Count Von Roo

Count Von Roo, Gallery of Evil portrait

Count Von Roo is a vampire Blumaroo living in the darkest reaches of the Haunted Woods where no sunlight reaches through the trees. Count Von Roo is a very solitary creature until he gets hungry. He has been known to glide through the night sky to nearby villages in search of a tasty snack. Neopians are cautioned to close their NeoHome windows at night, because if they leave it open they may not be there in the morning.

Although originally said to be found in the Haunted Woods, he now also resides at Roo Island, where he sleeps in a stone coffin until nightfall.

Plot Summary

NeoQuest II

Main Article: NeoQuest II

In the Haunted Woods chapter of NeoQuest II, Rohane and his party save Count Von Roo from Meuka. He explains that he was not the one who cast the spell locking the sun in the sky, instead, he was trying to cast the counterspell. He reveals that Spider Grundo, Balthazar, and Hubrid Nox worked together to lock the sun in the sky. Count Von Roo admits that he is an "evil, blood-sucking fiend" but makes a truce with Rohane and his party because they are both working toward the same goal.

Battledome

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Count Von Roo's equipment is unintimidating to anyone. He has only one item that consistently does 6 icons of damage, the Von Spider. His second best weapon is the Grand Lightning Beam, which does from 4 to 6 icons of damage.

The only thing a lower level Neopet would have to worry about is his 90 HP. Count Von Roo lacks any substantial defensive weapons, so he can be taken out quickly with a few strong snowballs, but since these are single use items this may be a bit expensive for some. Pets with very low HP should bring a healing item with them into the Battledome, but if there HP is that low, healing elixirs that are given occasionally for free at the Healing Springs should be about enough to fully heal that pets HP.

If you know you have found Count Von Roo but can't seem to challenge him don't worry, he can only be fought at night from 12 midnight to 1 AM NST. It is only an educated guess of mine because that is the same time he is awake for Deadly Dice. This Neopian Times article only says "at certain times".)

Has the Faerie Ability Frost, Psychic Attack, Scorch.

Quotes

During Fight...

• DIE!
• I have lived for a thousand years, I cannot be defeated!
• Nobody messes with Count Von Roo
• Talk to me with respect, I am a Count!
• When it is dark my creatures will come to my aid!
• You better protect yourself...
• You should not have disturbed me...
• You von't escape!
• You will be my slave!

After Loss...

• (unknown) (random During Fight quote)

After Win...

• This vill be fun! (random During Fight quote)

Frozen

• I can't believe you froze me! (random During Fight quote)

Lose

• (unknown)

Win

• You may have beaten me this time, but next time vill be different!

Deadly Dice

Main Article: Deadly Dice

From 12 midnight to 1 AM NST, Neopians can visit Count Von Roo at Roo Island for a game of Deadly Dice.

In this game Neopians roll against Count Von Roo with a level at stake. If the player rolls lower than Count Von Roo, then their Neopet loses a level. If the player rolls higher than Count Von Roo, then their Neopet gains a level.

If the player ties Count Von Roo, then the player and Count Von Roo both roll again, and the levels at stake are doubled. (The second roll is for two levels, the third is for four levels, etc.)

There is an avatar for playing Deadly Dice. In order to get it the player must tie Count Von Roo and then win. The Deadly Dice avatar can actually be lost when playing the game again, so Avatar collectors usually only play until they get the avatar.

Trivia

Count Von Roo can only be fought at night.

• Because Count Von Roo is a vampire, he can only be challenged in the Battledome at certain hours in the night.
• Count Boris idolizes Count Von Roo, and even dresses up as a vampire.
• Blumaroos painted with the Halloween Paint Brush look exactly like him.
• How to Draw added on October 29, 2004.

External Links

• Neopedia: Count Von Roo
• Gallery of Evil: Count Von Roo
• Neopets TCG: Count Boris, Touch of Von Roo
• Caption Competition: #18, #229