Lupe

Lupe
Description:	Lupe
Info Page:	Lupe
Special Day:	2 May
Amount Created:	14,083,486 (4th - 5.03%)
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The Lupe (from the latin lupus meaning "wolf") is a wolf-like Neopet, released on 13 January 2000, as a selection from a Create-a-Pet Contest. Though hunters by nature, Lupes are loyal Neopets who will often throw themselves into danger to protect their friends. Lupes enjoy adventuring to new territories and prowling around Neopia.

Lupes have a natural rivalry with Chias. Lupe treats are shaped like Chias, and other foods like Chocolate Chias are Lupe delicacies. A Lupe will practice hunting on Chia plushies, and if given one to play with will invariably tear it up. There is a Lupe species weapon called the Lupe Chia Bomb that will do extra damage to Chias in 2-player Battledome matches, and in kind Hubrid Nox developed Hubrids Noxious Blade that does extra damage to Lupes. Users with both a Lupe and a Chia pet may notice their Chia looks unhappy.

A Halloween Lupe is called a Werelupe, a reference to the werewolves of real life myth. Spotted Lupes resemble African wild dog, and Maraquan Lupes resemble seals. In the Neopets Trading Card Game, Lupes are associated with the element of Earth.

Battledome

In the Battledome, Lupes have no natural resistances, however they do have six species abilities:

• Lupe Prowl - Attack: 2 x Darkness; Defence: none; available from level 3;
• Lupe Lunge - Attack: 2 x Darkness, 1 - 2 x Physical; Defence: none; available from level 15;
• Lupe Breath - Attack: 2 - 3 x Air, 2 - 3 x Physical; Defence: none; available from level 1;
• Lupe Shin Kick - Attack: 2 x Fire, 2 x Light; Defence: none; available on Lupe Day only;
• Lupe Growl - Attack: 2 x Air, 2 x Darkness; Defence: none; available on Lupe Day only;
• Lupe Shield - Attack: none; Defence: none; available on Lupe Day only.

There are also eighteen pieces of equipment that can only be used by a Lupe.

Colours

As of July 2010, Lupes can be painted in 47 different colours:

Baby - May 22, 2002 Blue - Natural Brown - May 2, 2003 Camouflage - May 2, 2008 Checkered - October 18, 2002 Christmas - December 6, 2000 Cloud - May 2, 2001 Darigan - ? Desert - June 25, 2001 Disco - May 2, 2008 Electric - May 29, 2002 Faerie - January 18, 2001 Fire - ? Ghost - October 30, 2003 Glowing - May 2, 2003 Gold - May 1, 2010

Green - Natural Grey - May 1, 2004 Halloween - October 11, 2002 Ice - May 2, 2007 Island - ? Jelly - May 2, 2009 Magma - December 15, 2009 Maraquan - March 31, 2005 Mutant - May 2, 2002 Orange - October 9, 2002 Pink - March 9, 2005 Pirate - May 1, 2004 Plushie - May 2, 2003 Purple - November 25, 2002 Rainbow - January 20, 2003 Red - Natural

Robot - May 2, 2002 Royal - September 12, 2005 Shadow - January 24, 2003 Silver - March 4, 2003 Skunk - ? Snow - May 1, 2010 Speckled - May 2, 2007 Split - May 2, 2001 Sponge - May 2, 2006 Spotted - May 2, 2009 Starry - November 12, 2001 Striped - January 15, 2004 Tyrannian - May 2, 2005 White - ? Yellow - Natural

Trivia

• As of March 2010, over 13.1 million Lupe's have been created, placing them in 4th out of 54 Neopets in popularity. They are also featured in 161 different items.

See also

• Famous Lupes: "Squeaky" Tressif, Balthazar, Borgarigmus, Captain Scarblade, Garon, Ghost Lupe, Gnarfas, Jeran, King Altador, King Coltzan III, Luperus, Mr. Lupid, NeoQuest Hero, Number Five, Reginald, Sabre-X, The Spirit of Slumber, Timu, Tomos, Tormund, Werelupe King, Werelupe Sage, Lucy (Neopets: The Darkest Faerie)
• Games: Bagatelle, Caption Competition, Defender Trainer, Ice Caves, NeoQuest, NeoQuest II, Meriball, Snow Wars 2

External links

• Neopedia: Lupe Mysteries, Neoschool: Mr. Lupid
• Gallery of Evil: Ghost Lupe, Captain Scarblade
• Gallery of Heroes: Jeran, Tomos
• NeoDeck: Lord Luparn, Sarkif, Admiral Arvakis, Grargadon, Ruali, King Coltzan III, Brack, Cactus Farmer, Balthazar the Bounty Hunter, Hagar Mountbane, Orig the Great, Luperus
• Neopets TCG: Ghost Lupe, Red Lupe, Lupe Defender, Blue Lupe, Chokato, Yellow Lupe, Red Lupe (2nd Print), Lupe Defender (2nd Print)
• Caption Competition: #1, #6, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #27, #29, #34, #46, #55, #70, #91, #112, #167, #177, #182, #191, #195, #200, #204, #228, #230, #238, #245, #273, #275, #277, #281, #312, #314, #364, #367, #373, #401, #408, #409, #420, #433, #445, #477, #482, #502, #552, #557, #584, #585, #588, #621, #635, #639, #657, #677, #690, #691, #692, #697, #701, #705, #706, #708, #715, #730, #738, #763, #792, #797, #820
• How to Draw: The Lupe, Jeran, Captian Scarblade, Tomos, The Ghost Lupe
• Editorial: 18, 24, 26, 29, 30, 33, 37, 39, 42, 44, 47, 49, 55, 64, 66
• IDB: Lupe