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[[Image:Sm caption 398.gif|right|frame|A [[White]] [[Grundo]] and [[Blue]] [[Shoyru]] battle with sticky hands.]]
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The '''Sticky Hands''' are a series of [[Battledome]] [[weapon]]s that have the ability to a steal a weapon from an opponent. Their name and appearance are derived from the sticky hand [[Wikipedia:Toy|toy]]s that are often sold in [[Wikipedia:Bulk vending|bulk vending machines]] in the real world.
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The '''Sticky Hand''' is a reference to the toy of the same name that was introduced on ''(need dated)''. They are a common and popular brand of [[Battledome Equipment|weapons]] for the [[Battledome]] that can help to steal a weapon of the user's opponent.  


Sticky Hands, after successfully stealing an opponent's item, will be given to the opponent to use themselves. Stolen weapons are the user's only for the duration of the battle, but may be stolen back. At the end of a match, all stolen weapons are returned to their original owner even if they were not weapons that broke or were otherwise used up.  
Sticky Hands, after successfully stealing an opponent's item, will be given to the opponent to use themselves. Stolen weapons are the user's only for the duration of the battle, but may be stolen back. At the end of a match, all stolen weapons are returned to their original owner even if they were not weapons that broke or were otherwise used up.  


Only one type of stealing Battledome equipment can be equipped to a [[Neopet (species)|Neopet]] at any one time. There are six different types of Sticky Hand weapon, each one a different colour.


==Weapons==
==Weapons==
Below are details about the six weapon Sticky Hands. The pricing data is based on [[ImproveNeo]]'s price trend plotting, except in the case of the Rainbow Sticky Hand, where, due to its rarity, information is not available for an accurate estimation.
Only one type of stealing Battledome equipment can be equipped to a [[Neopet (species)|Neopet]] at any one time. There are six different types of Sticky Hand weapon, each one a different colour.


===Blue Sticky Hand===
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One of the cheapest Sticky Hands, the Blue Sticky Hand has a very low theft rate, [http://idb.finalhit.org/index.php?searchtype=idb_post&weap_id=558 approximately 14.55%]. It is a [[rarity]] 85 weapon, and costs approximately 2,230 [[NP]] as of July 2007.
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    |width=100|'''Name''' || width=80|'''Image''' || width=100| '''Approximate Chance of Stealing'''
===Red Sticky Hand===
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Costing, as of July 2007, an average of 2,050 NP, the Red Sticky Hand is rarity 88 and has an [http://idb.finalhit.org/index.php?searchtype=idb_post&weap_id=747 approximate stealing rate] of 25.45%.
    |Blue Sticky Hand||[[Image:Bd bluestickyhand.gif]]||15%
 
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===Yellow Sticky Hand===
    |Red Sticky Hand||[[Image:Bd redstickyhand.gif]]||25%
While [http://idb.finalhit.org/index.php?searchtype=idb_post&weap_id=794 unofficial tests] report this weapon has a 36.36% stealing rate, the Neopets Magazine notes the Yellow Sticky Hand, a rarity 94 [[item]], to steal 40% of the time. As of July 2007, it costs approximately 14,875 NP.
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    |Yellow Sticky Hand||[[Image:Bd yellowstickyhand.gif]]||35%
===Purple Sticky Hand===
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The Purple Sticky Hand, rarity 180, was an [[Advent Calendar]] item released in 2004. While costing little more than the Blue Sticky Hand - in fact, as of December 2009 it is priced at 13,100 NP - its stealing rate is an [http://idb.finalhit.org/index.php?searchtype=idb_post&weap_id=2594 estimated 53.85 to 55.35%].
    |Purple Sticky Hand||[[Image:Bd purple stickyhand.gif]]||50%
 
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===Green Sticky Hand===
    |Green Sticky Hand||[[Image:Bd greenstickyhand.gif]]||66%
The second most expense of the Sticky Hands, on average, the Green Sticky Hand is a rarity 96 weapon with a stealing rate determined in [http://idb.finalhit.org/index.php?searchtype=idb_post&weap_id=660 tests] to be approximately 61.81%, but confirmed by the [[Neopets Magazine]] to be 66%. It costs around 99,995 NP, as of July 2007.
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    |Rainbow Sticky Hand||[[Image:Bd rainbowstickyhand.gif]]||84%
===Rainbow Sticky Hand===
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The most expensive of all the Sticky Hands at anywhere form half a million to nine hundred thousand NP, the Rainbow Sticky Hand is a rarity 99 item with the highest stealing rate of any of the other Sticky Hand variants - [http://idb.finalhit.org/index.php?searchtype=idb_post&weap_id=743 estimated 87.27%], with the Neopets Magazine reporting an 84% chance of a successful steal.
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==Other Sticky Hands==
==Other Sticky Hands==
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==External links==
==External links==
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=25 Blue Sticky Hand], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=54 Blue Sticky Hand (2nd print)], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=12 Rainbow Sticky Hand]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=25 Blue Sticky Hand], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=12 Rainbow Sticky Hand]


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Revision as of 20:03, 19 August 2011

A White Grundo and Blue Shoyru battle with sticky hands.

The Sticky Hands are a series of Battledome weapons that have the ability to a steal a weapon from an opponent. Their name and appearance are derived from the sticky hand toys that are often sold in bulk vending machines in the real world.

Sticky Hands, after successfully stealing an opponent's item, will be given to the opponent to use themselves. Stolen weapons are the user's only for the duration of the battle, but may be stolen back. At the end of a match, all stolen weapons are returned to their original owner even if they were not weapons that broke or were otherwise used up.


Weapons

Only one type of stealing Battledome equipment can be equipped to a Neopet at any one time. There are six different types of Sticky Hand weapon, each one a different colour.

Name Image Approximate Chance of Stealing
Blue Sticky Hand Bd bluestickyhand.gif 15%
Red Sticky Hand Bd redstickyhand.gif 25%
Yellow Sticky Hand Bd yellowstickyhand.gif 35%
Purple Sticky Hand Bd purple stickyhand.gif 50%
Green Sticky Hand Bd greenstickyhand.gif 66%
Rainbow Sticky Hand Bd rainbowstickyhand.gif 84%

Other Sticky Hands

In addition to the weaponry made in the image of the popular Sticky Hand toy, there are two items on the website that are, in fact, still toys. These are Korbat Sticky Hand, and the Non-Sticky Sticky Hand, the latter of which comes from the Neocola Machine.

Other items themed on Sticky Hands include a Rainbow Sticky Hand Stamp and two trading cards.

External links

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