Usul

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The Blue Usul as of November 2006, from the design released on August 31, 2000.

The Usul is a squirrel-like Neopet released on November 15, 1999 as one of the original Neopets on the site. Usuls are loyal and friendly pets who prefer to live in trees. During cold weather, Usuls are the first to share their food with friends.

The Usul began to receive large attention on June 7, 2001, with the release of Usuki Dolls and Usukiland, an item type and shop which focuses solely on Usul-type items. The Usul can also be painted the Usuki colour, which is unique to the Usul with the Usuki Paint Brush. Because of its affiliation with Usuki, the Usul is to date the most featured Neopet in all of the items in Neopets, with newer Usuki being added every year, including on August 20, the Annual Usuki Doll Convention. The name possibly comes from a mix of "usagi", the japanese word for rabbit, and "squirrel".

Overview

As a general rule, Usuls are very friendly and kind and don't hesitate to share their food stores with other Neopets when the cold winter months approach. They also enjoy grooming, and are very proud of being Usuls (the default Usul petpage mentions "Usul Power!" several times). Supposedly, they are fairly gentle, but are probably a force to be reckoned with when they give their best shots in the Battledome. However, there are one or two (ONLY ONE OR TWO!) Usuls who display almost none of these characteristics, like the Shadow Usul.

Colours

As of December 2009, Usuls can come in 48 different colours:

Baby - May 22, 2002 Biscuit - November 27, 2007 Blue - Natural Brown - August 23, 2001 Camouflage - November 28, 2005 Chocolate - September 16, 2006 Christmas - ? Cloud - August 23, 2001 Darigan - January 27, 2004 Desert - July 8, 2004 Disco - November 26, 2008 Electric - May 20, 2002 Faerie - January 18, 2001 Fire - November 27, 2002 Ghost - October 30, 2002 Gold - March 2, 2001

Green - Natural Grey - November 28, 2003 Halloween - October 28, 2005 Ice - December 21, 2005 Island - November 27, 2002 Jelly - ? Magma - December 15, 2009 Maraquan - November 26, 2009 Mutant - November 22, 2001 Orange - November 26, 2003 Pink - June 12, 2003 Pirate - November 26, 2008 Plushie - November 26, 2003 Purple - October 25, 2001 Rainbow - January 8, 2003 Red - Natural

Robot - November 27, 2001 Royal - November 26, 2004 Shadow - November 26, 2009 Silver - February 24, 2004 Skunk - June 11, 2001 Snow - December 16, 2003 Speckled - ? Spotted - November 27, 2001 Starry - November 28, 2005 Strawberry - August 28, 2001 Striped - September 21, 2001 Tyrannian - July 19, 2005 Usuki - August 20, 2003 White - ? Yellow - Natural Zombie - November 27, 2007

Merchandise

...to be added...

Trivia

• As of March 2010, over 7.7 million Usul's have been created, ranking them 12th of 54 Neopets in popularity. They are also featured in 387 different items (266 of which are Usuki related items), and come in 45 different colours.
• The Usul has gone through one redesign; voting for it ended on on August 29, 2000, and the new version was released August 31.
• Usul Day, called the Usul Skiing Season, is on November 27.
• In the TCG, Usuls are associated with the element of earth

See also

• Famous Usuls: Fenny Vail, Garin, Gilly, Hannah, Laura Usul, Princess Vyssa, Sally (BfM), Sally (Usuki Frenzy), Shadow Usul, Shylock Usulski, Uggsul, Ursula, Usinda, Uzarro
• Games: Caption Competition, NeoQuest I, NeoQuest II, The Castle of Eliv Thade, Alpine Challenge, Defender Trainer, Defenders of Neopia, Hannah and the Ice Caves (Game), Hannah and the Pirate Caves, Trouble at the National Neopian, Usuki Frenzy, Gormball

External links

• Neopets Description: The Usul
• Pronunciation: Usul - ooh-sul, Usuls - ooh-suls
• Rainbow Pool: Usul
• Gallery of Evil: Shadow Usul
• Gallery of Heroes: Hannah, Garin
• Neopedia: Usuki Dolls, Shadow Usul, Sally the Usul, Hannah and the Pirate Caves - Part 1, Hannah and the Pirate Caves - Part 2, Hannah
• NeoDeck: Ursula Usul, Uzarro, Grotson, Alabaster, Shadow Usul, Uggsul, Princess Vyssa, Valkyrie, Usinda, Gilly the Usul
• Neopets TCG: Shadow Usul, Darigan Usul, Usul-in-Waiting, Green Usul, Red Usul, Hannah the Usul, Hannah the Cursed, Hannah the Usuki Doll, Hannah the Cursed (2nd Print), Hannah the Usul (2nd Print), Green Usul (2nd Print)
• Caption Competition: #4, #22, #37, #39, #48, #57, #83, #99, #102, #114, #149, #150, #166, #167, #169, #176, #181, #184, #187, #196, #201, #208, #214, #215#231, #237, #246, #262, #278, #284, #288, #292, #297, #298, #312, #321, #337, #343, #344, #345, #356, #360, #361, #363, #368, #383, #388, #420, #454, #456, #472, #475, #479, #480, #487, #494, #514, #542, #584, #596, #604, #609, #619, #631, #632, #635, #636, #641, #646, #649, #654, #694, #703, #725, #729, #732, #755, #756, #759, #780, #783, #808
• How To Draw: The Usul, Hannah, A Werewolf Usuki
• Help File: What are Usuki Dolls?
• Editorial: 22, 32, 37, 40, 49, 59, 60, 63, 70, 72, 87, 88, 89, 91, 111, 117, 118, 122, 124, 128, 139, 141, 146, 157, 159, 166, 167, 173, 179, 187, 196, 197, 203, 207, 211, 261