Count Von Roo

Count Von Roo, Gallery of Evil portrait

Count Von Roo is a vampire Blumaroo, over 200 years old. He was said to live in the Haunted Woods, but now resides in a mausoleum on Roo Island. Fear of him coming in the night looking for a tasty snack ensures that Neopians keep their Neohome windows shut.

He sleeps through most of the day, and is only active between 12 am NST and 1 am. Visitors to his tomb during this time can challenge Von Roo to a game of Deadly Dice, with their Neopet's levels at stake. It is also only during these hours that he can be fought in the Battledome.

Blumaroos look like the Count if they are painted Halloween.

Plot Summary

NeoQuest II

Main Article: NeoQuest II

In the Haunted Woods chapter of NeoQuest II, Rohane and his party save Count Von Roo from Meuka. He explains that he was not the one who cast the spell locking the sun in the sky, instead, he was trying to cast the counterspell. He reveals that Spider Grundo, Balthazar, and Hubrid Nox worked together to lock the sun in the sky. Count Von Roo admits that he is an "evil, blood-sucking fiend" but makes a truce with Rohane and his party because they are both working toward the same goal.

Battledome

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Weapons Used (In Order Stolen)
Grand Lightning Beam	Attack: 2×Light   2×Fire   0 - 2×Physical   Defence: 3×Darkness Defence
Supersize!	Attack: 2×Physical   Defence: 1×Physical Defence
Downsize!	Defence: 50% of all×Air Defence  ×Darkness Defence  ×Earth Defence  ×Fire Defence  ×Light Defence  ×Physical Defence  ×Water Defence  (Once per battle)
Auto Targeting Telescope	Attack: 2×Fire   1 - 2×Physical
Mad Umbrella	Defence: 2×Earth Defence  2×Water Defence
Von Roo Spider	Attack: 2×Earth   2×Fire   2×Darkness
Python Bracelet	Attack: 3×Physical   Defence: 2×Physical Defence
Legendary Von Roo Ring	Attack: 3×Darkness   Defence: 2×Light Defence  2×Earth Defence

Count Von Roo's equipment is unintimidating to anyone. He has only one item that consistently does 6 icons of damage, the Von Spider. His second best weapon is the Grand Lightning Beam, which does from 4 to 6 icons of damage.

The only thing a lower level Neopet would have to worry about is his 90 HP. Count Von Roo lacks any substantial defensive weapons, so he can be taken out quickly with a few strong snowballs, but since these are single use items this may be a bit expensive for some. Pets with very low HP should bring a healing item with them into the Battledome, but if there HP is that low, healing elixirs that are given occasionally for free at the Healing Springs should be about enough to fully heal that pets HP.

If you know you have found Count Von Roo but can't seem to challenge him don't worry, he can only be fought at night from 12 midnight to 1 AM NST. It is only an educated guess of mine because that is the same time he is awake for Deadly Dice. This Neopian Times article only says "at certain times".)

Has the sponsor abilities Frost, Psychic Attack and Scorch.

Deadly Dice

Main Article: Deadly Dice

From 12 midnight to 1 AM NST, Neopians can visit Count Von Roo at Roo Island for a game of Deadly Dice.

In this game Neopians roll against Count Von Roo with a level at stake. If the player rolls lower than Count Von Roo, then their Neopet loses a level. If the player rolls higher than Count Von Roo, then their Neopet gains a level.

If the player ties Count Von Roo, then the player and Count Von Roo both roll again, and the levels at stake are doubled. (The second roll is for two levels, the third is for four levels, etc.)

There is an avatar for playing Deadly Dice. In order to get it the player must tie Count Von Roo and then win. The Deadly Dice avatar can actually be lost when playing the game again, so Avatar collectors usually only play until they get the avatar.

Trivia

Count Von Roo can only be fought at night.

• Count Boris idolizes Count Von Roo, and even dresses up as a vampire.
• Blumaroos painted with the Halloween Paint Brush look exactly like him.
• How to Draw added on October 29, 2004.

External links

• Neopedia: Count Von Roo
• Gallery of Evil: Count Von Roo
• Neopets TCG: Boo!, Touch of Von Roo
• Caption Competition: #18, #229