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Usul
Description:	Usul
Info Page:	Usul
Special Day:	27 November
Amount Created:	8,328,745 (12th - 2.98%)
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The Usul is a squirrel-like Neopet released on November 15, 1999 as one of the original Neopets on the site. Usuls are loyal and friendly pets who prefer to live in trees. During cold weather, Usuls are the first to share their food with friends. They also enjoy grooming, and are very proud of being Usuls (the default Usul petpage mentions "Usul Power!" several times).

The Usul began to receive large attention on June 7, 2001, with the release of Usuki Dolls and Usukiland, an item type and shop which focuses solely on Usul-type items. The Usul can also be painted the Usuki colour, which is unique to the Usul with the Usuki Paint Brush. Because of its affiliation with Usuki, the Usul is to date the most featured Neopet in all of the items in Neopets, with newer Usuki being added every year, including on August 20, the Annual Usuki Doll Convention. The name possibly comes from a mix of the words "usagi" (meaning rabbit in Japanese) and "squirrel".

In the Neopets Trading Card Game, Usuls are associated with the element of Earth.

Battledome

In the Battledome, Usuls have a 20% resistance to dark attacks. They are vulnerable to fire and water, receiving 20% more damage from each. They also have three species abilities:

• Usul Growl - Attack: 2 x Earth, 2 x Dark; Defence: none; available from level 1;
• Usul Glare - Attack: 2 - 3 x Fire, 2 - 3 x Dark; Defence: none; available from level 1;
• Usul Bite - Attack: 1 - 2 x Physical; Defence: none; available from level 1.

There are also fifteen pieces of equipment that can only be used by an Usul.

Colours

As of November 2010, Usuls can come in 50 different colours:

Baby - May 22, 2002 Biscuit - November 27, 2007 Blue - Natural Brown - August 23, 2001 Camouflage - November 28, 2005 Chocolate - September 16, 2006 Christmas - ? Cloud - August 23, 2001 Darigan - January 27, 2004 Desert - July 8, 2004 Disco - November 26, 2008 Electric - May 20, 2002 Faerie - January 18, 2001 Fire - November 27, 2002 Ghost - October 30, 2002 Gold - March 2, 2001 Green - Natural

Grey - November 28, 2006 Halloween - October 28, 2005 Ice - December 21, 2005 Island - November 27, 2002 Jelly - ? Magma - December 15, 2009 Maractite - November 25, 2010 Maraquan - November 26, 2009 Mutant - November 22, 2001 Orange - November 26, 2003 Pink - June 12, 2003 Pirate - November 26, 2008 Plushie - November 26, 2003 Purple - October 25, 2001 Rainbow - January 8, 2003 Red - Natural Robot - November 27, 2001

Royal - November 26, 2004 Shadow - November 26, 2009 Silver - February 24, 2004 Sketch - November 25, 2010 Skunk - June 11, 2001 Snow - December 16, 2003 Speckled - ? Spotted - November 27, 2001 Starry - November 28, 2005 Strawberry - August 28, 2001 Striped - September 21, 2001 Tyrannian - July 19, 2005 Usuki - August 20, 2003 White - ? Yellow - Natural Zombie - November 27, 2007

Trivia

• As of April 2011, about 8,025,000 Usuls have been created, ranking them 12th of 54 Neopets in popularity. They make up 2.96% of the Neopian population.
• 356 items can be found with the keyword "usul" in them.
• 484 items can be found with the keyword "usuki" in them.
• The Usul has gone through one redesign; voting for it ended on on August 29, 2000, and the new version was released August 31.
• There are four games involving the Usul heroine Hannah: Hannah and the Pirate Caves, Hannah and the Ice Caves (game), Hannah and the Kreludor Caves, and Hannah and the Wardrobe of Adventure.

See also

• Famous Usuls: Fenny Vail, Garin, Gilly, Hannah, Laura Usul, Princess Vyssa, Sally (BfM), Sally (Usuki Frenzy), Shadow Usul, Shylock Usulski, Uggsul, Ursula, Usinda, Uzarro
• Games: Caption Competition, NeoQuest I, NeoQuest II, The Castle of Eliv Thade, Alpine Challenge, Defender Trainer, Defenders of Neopia, Hannah and the Ice Caves, Hannah and the Pirate Caves, Trouble at the National Neopian, Usuki Frenzy, Gormball

External links

• Gallery of Evil: Shadow Usul
• Gallery of Heroes: Hannah, Garin
• Neopedia: Usuki Dolls, Shadow Usul, Sally the Usul, Hannah and the Pirate Caves - Part 1, Hannah and the Pirate Caves - Part 2, Hannah
• NeoDeck: Ursula Usul, Uzarro, Grotson, Alabaster, Shadow Usul, Uggsul, Princess Vyssa, Valkyrie, Usinda, Gilly the Usul
• Neopets TCG: Shadow Usul, Darigan Usul, Usul-in-Waiting, Green Usul, Red Usul, Hannah the Usul, Hannah the Cursed, Hannah the Usuki Doll, Hannah the Cursed (2nd Print), Hannah the Usul (2nd Print), Green Usul (2nd Print)
• Caption Competition: #4, #22, #37, #39, #48, #57, #83, #99, #102, #114, #149, #150, #166, #167, #169, #176, #181, #184, #187, #196, #201, #208, #214, #215#231, #237, #246, #262, #278, #284, #288, #292, #297, #298, #312, #321, #337, #343, #344, #345, #356, #360, #361, #363, #368, #383, #388, #420, #454, #456, #472, #475, #479, #480, #487, #494, #514, #542, #584, #596, #604, #609, #619, #631, #632, #635, #636, #641, #646, #649, #654, #694, #703, #725, #729, #732, #755, #756, #759, #780, #783, #808
• How To Draw: The Usul, Hannah, A Werewolf Usuki
• Help File: What are Usuki Dolls?
• Editorial: 22, 32, 37, 40, 49, 59, 60, 63, 70, 72, 87, 88, 89, 91, 111, 117, 118, 122, 124, 128, 139, 141, 146, 157, 159, 166, 167, 173, 179, 187, 196, 197, 203, 207, 211, 261
• IDB: Usul