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|release=October 6, 2000 | |release=October 6, 2000 | ||
|pronunciation=''[http://images.neopets.com/pronounce/audio/maraqua.mp3 marr-ack-qwa]'' | |pronunciation=''[http://images.neopets.com/pronounce/audio/maraqua.mp3 marr-ack-qwa]'' | ||
|plots=[[ | |plots=[[Hunt for the Battledome]]<br />[[Destruction of Maraqua]]<br />[[Curse of Maraqua]] | ||
|shops=[[Collectable Sea Shells]]<br />[[ | |shops=[[Collectable Sea Shells]]<br />[[kelp]]<br />[[Maraquan Battledome Items]]<br />[[Maraquan Petpets]] | ||
|games=[[Jubble Bubble]]<br />[[Petpet Plunge]]<br />[[Attack of the Revenge]]<br />[[Whirlpool]] | |games=[[Jubble Bubble]]<br />[[Petpet Plunge]]<br />[[Attack of the Revenge]]<br />[[Whirlpool]] | ||
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'''Maraqua''' is an underwater | '''Maraqua''' is an underwater kingdom discovered by [[Professor Chesterpot]] during the [[Hunt for the Battledome]] [[plot]]. The first kingdom, Old Maraqua, was discovered on 6 October 2000, but destroyed by a whirlpool on 18 August 2001, leaving only ruins. The survivors founded a new kingdom that was discovered in March 2005. | ||
Visually, Old Maraqua's structure was very different from New Maraqua's. Old Maraqua was built out of ''transparashield'', and had the look of a futuristic ocean colony. The smooth, bubble-like windows seemed to imply that there was an atmosphere inside the buildings. New Maraqua has a coral-like appearance, is made out of [[Maractite]], and is open to the oceans. | |||
==Attractions== | ==Attractions== | ||
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===Maraqua=== | ===Maraqua=== | ||
:'''Shops''': [[Collectable Sea Shells]], [[ | :'''Shops''': [[Collectable Sea Shells]], [[kelp]], [[Maraquan Battledome Items]], [[Maraquan Petpets]] | ||
:'''Games''': [[Jubble Bubble]], [[Petpet Plunge]] | :'''Games''': [[Jubble Bubble]], [[Petpet Plunge]] | ||
:'''Other:''' | :'''Other:''' | ||
::*'''[[Neohomes#Neighbourhoods|Maraquan Neohomes]]''': This area contains Maraquan theme Neohomes. | ::*'''[[Neohomes#Neighbourhoods|Maraquan Neohomes]]''': This area contains Maraquan theme Neohomes. | ||
In addition to having shops selling [[Maractite Weaponry|maractite weaponry]] and [[furniture]], Maraqua is also the [[Collectable Sea Shells|sole supplier]] of collectable [[Sea Shells]]. There is a shop selling Maraquan | In addition to having shops selling [[Maractite Weaponry|maractite weaponry]] and [[furniture]], Maraqua is also the [[Collectable Sea Shells|sole supplier]] of collectable [[Sea Shells]]. There is a shop selling [[Maraquan Petpets]] - different [[Petpet]]s from those that were sold in Old Maraqua and are now being sold on [[Mystery Island]]. | ||
The restaurant [[ | The restaurant [[kelp]], much like the [[Golden Dubloon]] on [[Krawk Island]], sells highly priced meals. It is frequently very busy, making entering the restaurant difficult. An [[avatar]] can be earned from it. | ||
===Maraquan Ruins=== | ===Maraquan Ruins=== | ||
[[Image:MaraquaRuinsNew.png|frame|right|The current ruins of Old Maraqua]] | |||
:'''Games''': [[Attack of the Revenge]], [[Whirlpool]] | :'''Games''': [[Attack of the Revenge]], [[Whirlpool]] | ||
:'''Other:''' | :'''Other:''' | ||
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::*'''Colouring Pages''': This area contains Maraquan themed [[colouring pages]]. | ::*'''Colouring Pages''': This area contains Maraquan themed [[colouring pages]]. | ||
::*'''[[Underwater Fishing]]''': Players can fish for items here. | ::*'''[[Underwater Fishing]]''': Players can fish for items here. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Old Maraqua=== | ||
[[Image:Piratekiko.gif|frame|left|Captain Dread.]] | |||
{{main|Hunt for the Battledome}} | |||
{{main|Destruction of Maraqua}} | |||
Maraqua was first discovered on 6 October 2000 by [[Professor Chesterpot]] while he was trying to rediscover the [[Battledome]]. It was the site of a battle between [[Chiazilla]] and [[MechaChiazilla]]. | |||
The original incarnation of Maraqua was destroyed by a whirlpool on 18 August 2001. It used to be home to the the Underwater [[Kitchen Quest]]s, later relocated to [[Mystery Island]], and [[Aquatic Petpets|Aquatic]] [[Petpet]]s, most of which were [[Old Neopets|redesigned]] and are now being sold on Mystery Island. It also used to sell [[Utility Fish]] and [[Aquatic Food]]s [[items]], which are now all retired. | |||
[[ | |||
The whirlpool followed a [[wikipedia: Adobe Flash|Flash]] [http://images.neopets.com/pirates/maraqua.swf movie] released the previous day, in which the Pirate [[Captain Dread]], a skeletal [[Kiko]], sailed to Maraqua in a submarine. He demanded his annual 'protection money' from King Koi, the then King of Maraqua, who refused to pay (giving reasons such as a 'poor Kelp Harvest'). From the tone of this conversation, it can be assumed that Captain Dread regularly came for this money. The whirlpool is believed to be the result of a curse from this Pirate. The whirlpool, ten miles wide, lasted until the 31 May 2002, where is finally subsided to reveal the Ruins of Maraqua. | |||
[[Image:maraquaRuinsOld.png|right|thumb|The old look of the Maraqua ruins]] | [[Image:maraquaRuinsOld.png|right|thumb|The old look of the Maraqua ruins]] | ||
After the whirlpool ruined the city, the Ruins began to be populated again, first by a gigantic [[Slug Monster]], then by a [[Darkest Faerie|Mysterious Statue]], then by a Bubbling Pit (listing all the available Maraqua-coloured Neopets), then by an [[Underwater Fishing]] area | After the whirlpool ruined the city, the Ruins began to be populated again, first by a gigantic [[Slug Monster]], then by a [[Darkest Faerie|Mysterious Statue]], then by a Bubbling Pit (listing all the available Maraqua-coloured Neopets), then by an [[Underwater Fishing]] area. | ||
=== | ===New Maraqua=== | ||
{{main|Curse of Maraqua}} | {{main|Curse of Maraqua}} | ||
[[King Kelpbeard]] set about building a new, more splendid city. He kept its existence a secret to protect it from those that would do it harm. However, news of its existence got out when [[Isca]] saved [[Garin]]'s life. [[Captain Scarblade]] and his pirates set out to destroy New Maraqua, but were defeated by [[Swordmaster Talek]]'s Maraquan army and Garin's pirates. This lead to Maraqua opening their doors to the public again. | |||
==Yooyuball== | ==Yooyuball== | ||
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[[Image:Rebuild_maraqua_poster.gif|right]] | [[Image:Rebuild_maraqua_poster.gif|right]] | ||
*[[The Neopets Team]] gave a hint Maraqua would return in the [[Advent Calendar]] of December 27, 2004, which showed all current bands of the [[Concert Hall]] playing to a version of [[Wikipedia:Band Aid (band)|Do They Know It's Christmas?]] with the words "Rebuild Maraqua - Let them know Neopia loves them!". A ''Rebuild Maraqua Poster'' was given out as a prize on the same day. | *[[The Neopets Team]] gave a hint Maraqua would return in the [[Advent Calendar]] of December 27, 2004, which showed all current bands of the [[Concert Hall]] playing to a version of [[Wikipedia:Band Aid (band)|Do They Know It's Christmas?]] with the words "Rebuild Maraqua - Let them know Neopia loves them!". A ''Rebuild Maraqua Poster'' was given out as a prize on the same day. | ||
*[[Kiko Lake]] is another underwater settlement. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||