Hissi

Red Hissi as of June 16, 2006.

The Hissi is a snake-like Neopet with wings, likely based on the Aztec serpent god Quetzalcoatl. It was released May 4, 2005. Hissi have acute vision and a keen sense of smell which makes them extremely good at games of hide and seek.

Users had been wanting a snake-like Neopet for a long time, and were happy to see the Hissi created. It is generally considered to be a fairly good pet, with nice artwork for the standard colours. Since most of the Neopets are made to look "cute," there is a large group of players who celebrate every time Neopets releases a non-cuddly pet.

Because they are Limited Edition, not very many are created. A limited number are available for creation every Hissi Day. They can also be created from an existing pet with a Hissi Transmogrification Potion, Morphing Potion or by a species-changing zap from the Lab Ray.

Colours

As of July 2010, Hissi are available in 36 different colours:

Baby - September 1, 2005 Blue - Natural Brown - August 15, 2005 Camouflage - May 4, 2010 Cloud - June 16, 2005 Darigan - November 22, 2005 Desert - May 4, 2006 Disco - June 1, 2005 Faerie - September 21, 2009 Fire - May 6, 2008 Ghost - May 20, 2005 Glowing - October 3, 2005

Green - Natural Grey - April 15, 2008 Halloween - May 5, 2009 Ice - October 6, 2005 Island - March 7, 2007 Magma - December 15, 2009 Maraquan - November 2, 2005 Mutant - August 25, 2005 Orange - May 18, 2005 Pink - May 4, 2007 Pirate - May 6, 2008 Plushie - January 20, 2006

Purple - May 18, 2005 Rainbow - May 23, 2005 Red - Natural Relic - May 4, 2010 Robot - May 4, 2007 Royal - July 30, 2010 Speckled - May 5, 2009 Shadow - June 1, 2005 Starry - May 17, 2005 Striped - May 4, 2006 White - August 5, 2005 Yellow - Natural

Trivia

• As of March 2010, they are the 51st most popular out of the 54 existing Neopets, with just over 266,501 (out of 266,500) Hissi's created. There are currently 85 Hissi related items.
• Hissi Day is on May 4th.
• In the Neopets TCG Hissi are associated with the element of Darkness.
• At first, many users considered Hissies ugly when they debuted. However, this made them more available than other Limited Edition Neopets, and they became popular soon afterwards.
• The Hissi's name is probably derived from the word hiss, the sound a snake makes.

See also

• Famous Hissi: Kastraliss, Layton Vickles, Geraptiku Monster, Two-Headed Hissi

External links

• Neopets Description: The Hissi
• Rainbow Pool: Hissi
• NeoDeck: Mystical Hissi Knight
• Neopets TCG: Shadow Hissi, Yellow Hissi, Hissi Oil
• Caption Contest: #480, #558, #564, #571, #582, #588, #602, #638, #640, #648, #657, #670, #691, #702, #710, #716, #721, #726, #728, #758, #794, #804
• How To Draw - The Hissi