List of Neopet redesigns

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Over the years, many Neopets have changed both name and form as the drawing techniques and styles of The Neopets Team developed. Most references to their previous incarnations have been removed from the website, but some still exist in past Caption Competitions and New Feature pages.

Name Changes

Some species of Neopets have undergone name changes (usually along with a visual redesign) since they were first officially named. The dates for these changes are still being researched.

• Tigren to Acara - July 19, 2000
• Flye to Buzz - July 24, 2000
• Cerpull to Tatsu - July 13, 2000 - to Eyrie - January 26, 2001
• Polypup to Gelert - July 19, 2000
• JibJib to JubJub - August 23, 2000
• Badeek to Kacheek
• Macy Gray to Kau - July 26, 2000
• Fuzio to Kyrii - February 9, 2001
• Mellish to Mynci - June 29, 2000
• Frogstomp to Quiggle - July 25, 2000
• Mok to Lutari

General changes for all redesigned Neopets

• Soft (smooth and gradual) shading was replaced by cel (sharp) shading to give the pets a more realistic look, to make the pets look actually real and not just look like they were cut out of pieces of soft-shade patterned paper.
• For some of the pets the "cute dial" was turned up.
• More expression was added to the faces of many of the pets.

Visual Changes

This section describes the visual alterations to the images of Neopets, that is, changes in their anatomy rather than their pose. For simplicity, their modern names are used to refer to the pets: for their contemporary equivalents please see above.

Acara

Changes occurred on July 19, 2000.

• The Acara's pupils and eye-whites were inverted, to give the modern blue pupil and white surround.
• The twin horns developed from hair tufts.
• The paws developed distinct three toes.
• The mouth became less cat-like.

Aisha

• The Aisha's expression changed from a mouthless and slightly hostile expression to a more mellow and friendly face.
• Characteristic dark areas around the eyes were added.
• The ears stopped pointing in opposite directions, and pointed in the same direction.
• The tiny triangle on the collar was changed to the shape of an A.
• The second redesign saw the dark eye areas slightly grow.
• The head also grew in proportion to the body.

Bruce

• The shape of the Bruce changed from an aged photo of Bruce Forsyth to a caricature of him, then to a penguin.
• The bow was retained throughout this, but was enlarged in later versions of the Bruce.
• The legs disappeared and the feet became directly attached to the body.

Buzz

Changes occurred on July 24, 2000.

• The Buzz's wings altered from feathered wings to gossamer wings.
• The antenna were removed.
• The single eye for a body was replaced with a wasp's body, who's eyes became more insectile with an eyelid (which was later removed).
• The feet became clawed.

Elephante

• The Elephante's distinctive head-piece was introduced, the gem first containing an emoticon which adjusted to the pet's mood. The emoticon was later removed.

Eyrie

Changes occurred on July 13, 2000 and January 26, 2001.

• The nose-horn was removed.
• The other horns were also removed and replaced with the Eyrie's distinctive ears, in an effort to make it more "griffin-like".
• The dragon-esque ridges along the spine were replaced with a line of fur quills, which developed later into the mane.
• The wings became less leathery and more feathery.
• The tail stopped being as reptilian, and gained a tassel-like end.
• The feet and hands lost their claws.

Flotsam

Changes occurred on June 22, 2000.

• The Flotsam became less fish-like and changed shape into a dolphin-esque creature.
• The three dorsal fins became one single fin.
• The Flotsam lost one set of fore-fins.
• The tail at the rear lost its spine.

Gelert

Changes occurred on July 19, 2000.

• The Gelert's ears became longer, thinner and more whip-like, as did its tail.
• The collar was lost.
• The Gelert became considerably thinner and more Greyhound-like, before gaining some more puppy-fat.
• The Gelert developed a flash of bristly hair between the ears.

Grundo

• There became less definition between the Grundo's head and body sections as the more neck-like section vanished and the arms were moved closer to the sides of its head.

Jetsam

• The Jetsam became less fish-like and changed shape into a shark-esque creature.
• The dorsal spines became three dorsal fins which became two fins.
• The distinctive black eyebrow-like protrusions appeared.
• The tail at the rear lost its spine.
• The Jetsam gained and lost an overbite.

JubJub

Changes occurred on August 23, 2000 and June 6, 2006.

• The feet became more rounded, and shrank a little to show the JubJub's face a little more.
• The hair smoothed out a little.
• The eyes grew bigger.
• With the second redesign, the JubJub changed from a sitting posture to a walking posture.

Kacheek

• The Kacheek's eyes moved apart, then later began to gleam.
• Three short bristles of hair appeared on the top of the cranium. One of these bristles was lost.
• The lighter belly of the Kacheek increased in size.
• Two toes developed.
• The Kacheek became upright.

Kau

Changes occurred on July 26, 2000.

• The Kau went from being a humanoid representation of Macy Gray to bovine in shape.
• The Kau lost its ray gun.
• The Kau lost its musical accompaniment.

Kiko

• The Kiko's eyebrows became more distinct, and it gained irises.
• The plaster was changed from a simple white cross to a pair of bandaids.

Koi

• The Koi's hands became less-dexterous fins.
• The Koi's nostrils became more distinct then vanished.
• The Koi's tufts of hair-like material protruding from the sides of its head became fins then back to tufts, only more strand-like.
• The central hair moehawk became more like a dorsal fin.
• The Koi's stripes vanished.

Korbat

• The Korbat developed an arrow-ended tail.
• The Korbat developed hands on the ends of its wings.

Kougra

Changes occurred on June 24, 2004 and August 25, 2004.

• The Kougra's muzzle became more visibly furry.
• The Kougra developed claw-like nails, which it later lost.

Kyrii

Changes occurred on February 9, 2001.

• The Kyrii lost its shoes and gloves.
• Arms developed between the hands and body where before there had just been space.
• The hands lost one finger each.
• The body of the Kyrii became squirrel-like, with a more structured body appearing.

Lenny

• The ring around the Lenny's neck vanished.
• The heavy eye-line vanished.
• The two divisions of the flipper-esque feet became three, then back to two (but these were more talon-like).

Lupe

• The Lupe developed a lighter underbelly.
• The whites around the Lupe's eyes became yellow, then back to white.
• Three toes developed per paw.

Moehog

• The Moehog's tusks began to emerged from the mouth, rather than its sides.

Mynci

Changes occurred on June 29, 2000.

• The Mynci became more monkey-like.
• The Mynci lost its clothing.
• The flash of different-coloured hair on the top of the cranium vanished.
• The tail began to twist around itself anticlockwise while at rest.
• The mouth became less connected to the nose.
• The feet lost their opposable toe.
• The eyes became less circular and more D-Shaped.

Nimmo

• The Nimmo gained a finger on each hand.
• The posture became more symmetrical.
• The mouth closed.
• The light underbelly was added.

Quiggle

Changes occurred on July 25, 2000.

• The Quiggle's legs and arms became more defined.
• The eyes became spaced further apart.
• Stripes appeared around the Quiggle's back.
• The toes took on a closer look to the fingers.
• The Quiggle gained an extra finger on either hand.

Scorchio

• The Scorchio's wings and arms separated and the wings moved onto the back, connected at a joint rather than being a flap of skin between the hands and the body.
• The six spikes of hair became five spines on the top of the cranium.
• The Scorchio developed hands.
• The tail lost its arrowhead but gained spines running down it.
• The banded belly section was introduced.
• A nose was added.
• The Scorchio was generally 'fleshed-out'.

Tuskaninny

• The Tuskaninny's nose moved inside the muzzle.
• The three follicle for whiskers became four, then became three again.
• Eyebrows appeared.

Zafara

• The Zafara lost all but three spines on its back.
• The arrowhead on the end of its tail became more feathered.
• The Zafara became more upright, and developed more hand-like front paws.

External Links

• Pick-A-Tatsu Competition
• Pick-The-Gelert Competition
• Pick-The-Mynci Competition
• Pick-The-Jetsam Competition
• Editorial: 14, 63, 88, 91, 94, 105, 110, 111, 112, 129, 145, 146, 149, 151, 152, 155, 157, 161, 169, 184, 187, 189, 209, 217, 257
• Selected Fansites: Nothing But Neopets' Images of the Old Neopets