List of Neopet redesigns

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
• Flye to Buzz
• Cerpull to Tatsu to Eyrie
• Polypup to Gelert (July 19, 2000)
• JibJib to JubJub
• Badeek to Kacheek
• Macy Gray to Kau
• Fuzio to Kyrii
• Mellish to Mynci
• Frogstomp to Quiggle
• Mok to Lutari

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

• 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.

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

• 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.:D

Eyrie

• 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

• 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

• The Gelert's ears became longer, thiner 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.

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

• 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.

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

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

Kyrii

• 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

• 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.

Quiggle

• 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 winds 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.

PetPets

Visual alterations have not been exclusive to Neopets: on two occasions, October 2002 and March 2004, some Petpets were renamed and redesigned, and a few others have been altered at other dates.

If one of these PetPets were attached to a Neopet before the change, they would remain as they were while the rest of the breed changed. If these were unnattached, they would revert to their current form.

October 2002

• Baby Vampire to Snorklin
• Cyclopian to Meowclops
• Fat Cat to Baraga
• Grakle Trap to Gremble
• Redtail to Candy Vampire
• Rotten Egg to Furwich
• Scary Jack to Snomorg
• Sugar Rush to Pwerko
• Skeleton Pirate to Goulblee

March 2004

These PetPets were changed in connection with the Destruction of Maraqua.

• Alfy to Pfish
• Bumpy to Tanizard
• Boris to Pepito
• Clippers to Frillabon
• Gomer to Filamen
• Pinky to Bowla
• Pokey to Cheerlub
• Prince to Pooka
• Prissy to Primella
• Ruby to Eelika
• Seamonkeys to Bleamix
• Sluggo to Ghostkerfish
• Snappy to Spirkle
• Swirly to Sproing

External Links

• Pick-A-Tatsu Competition
• Pick-The-Gelert Competition
• Pick-The-Mynci Competition
• Pick-The-Jetsam Competition
• Nothing But Neopets' Images of the Old Neopets