A Who's Who of Neopia: Where Are They Now?

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DUSTY ARCHIVES OF THE LENNY LIBRARY – All celebrities have their fifteen minutes of fame, even the Neopets. The ones chosen to star in TNT’s latest plots were rocketed to superstar status. But a couple months later, when the war has ended or the puzzle has been solved, then what do the Neopets do? Where do they go? Through careful research and discreet following (which is clearly different than stalking), these probing questions now have answers. The truth shall be revealed.

Hannah

Claim to Fame: Hannah and the Pirate Caves, Hannah and the Ice Caves, table dancing, etc. The Usul has taken us from the treasure-filled depths of Krawk Island to the tip of Terror Mountain where she discovered an entirely new species of Neopet.

Where she is now: Even though she was the star of a record-breaking TWO games and a plot, Hannah’s turn in the limelight has ended. Her adventurous spirit has worn her out for now, and she decided to settle down for some much needed R&R. But instead of returning to her old job as a waitress in the Golden Dubloon, she has obtained a job at a higher end restaurant, Kelp, in Maraqua. When asked by one of our reporters about how she felt turning from Treasure Spelunker Extraordinaire to Seaweed Surprise Server Extraordinaire, Hannah stated that she was just passing the time until her next big adventure sweeps her away with the current.

Yurble Foreman

Claim to Fame: Yelling at, beating, poking innocent Neopets just trying to carry a few handfuls of sand, and toenail painting. The Yurble Foreman was widely disliked by all Neopets who attempted to solve the Lost Desert Plot. Many of them even petitioned to have him thrown into the Battledome for all vengeful BDers and their pets to show HIM what it feels like being slapped around by a cudgel all day.

Catchphrase: Innocent Neopet: “Please sir, may I have some more?"

Yurble Foreman: "NO! No sand for you! Come back! One hour!"

Where he is now: This past holiday season, the Yurble Foreman was spotted hanging around the Food Shop in Neopia Central ringing a handbell. What was even more surprising is that he had traded in his chef’s apron and hat for a Santa suit! That’s right, the Yurble Foreman appears to have had an (rather unfortunate) encounter with a Christmas Paint Brush. Although he begrudgingly said he was doing it as some sort of penance for his violent temperament working at the Scroll Repository, his red-and-green-painted toenails suggest that he may have actually been getting into the holiday spirit and enjoying his work for charity.

Evil Shaman

Claim to Fame: Controlling a giant Moltenore with his glowing fiery staff of doom, disappearing (and possibly appearing) in large puffs of smoke during the Volcano plot. The Shaman was the final obstacle crazed plot solvers had to defeat in order to save Mystery Island.

Catchphrase: Icarnatu ferosta lecktah!

Where he is now: After being banished by the extremely powerful incantation of thousands of Neopians shouting "BEGONE EVIL SHAMAN OF DARKNESS!!!" at once, the Shaman was not to be heard from until years later. It was only recently that the strange rumors started to surface about there being a new apprentice to Kayla looking very much like the Shaman in question seen rushing around in the back rooms of her Potions Shop in Meridell. When questioned about the true identity of her new protégé, Kayla simply replied that he was extremely talented at brewing the Vanishing Potion and took an interest in her Spooky Looking Dark Potion. The world may never know the whereabouts of the Shaman and his glowy staff.

Neopet V2

Claim to Fame: Trapping four children in an elevator, being another one of Dr. Sloth’s evil plots for world domination. He was later deactivated by competitive puzzle solvers and Neopia was safe again... at least for a while.

Catchphrase: "Sometimes I get so lonely..."

Where he is now: With the help of major reprogramming and a brand new artificial personality, Neopet V2 is now living out his abnormally long life as an accountant for King Skarl, assisting Snargan the Castle Treasurer keeping track of all the neopoints he swindles out of unsuspecting Neopets at Double or Nothing. When he isn’t holding Channy the Mynci hostage in the game Spell-or-Starve, Neopet V2 has been reported to haunt the Newbie Boards in his spare time, asking the eternal question: Wanna be friends?

Grand Bogen Rufus

Claim to Fame: Hosting the grand Gadgadsbogen Party that involved six confused guests not knowing what they wore, what they drank, or how low they can limbo.

Catchphrase: "What do you mean I have to clean up the Island?"

Where he is now: Rufus’s passion and love for fruit has brought him away from his home on Mystery Island and taken him to Meridell. To Meri Acres Farm, more specifically. He now works alongside that... Gelert Farmer no one knows the name of tending to the bushes that bear the most remarkable types of berries on the face of the planet, painstakingly watering each one, hissing at the Neopets that try to smuggle out more than six berries. He has had to say "Excuse me, sir, but that Grape Chia is not a berry. Kindly put her back where you found her" more times than one would expect.

The Meerca Brothers

Claim to Fame: Stealing Coltzan’s Crown, leaving a note bragging about it, and being dimwitted enough to sign it. Actually, it was Heermeedjet that signed the note, but we’re pretty sure that Meerouladen isn’t that much brighter than his sibling.

Catchphrase: "You have a spotty bum!"

Where they are now: Although no official report has been released by the team of experts hired by the Interior Decorator of the Scroll Repository to comb the pyramid for any clue of who was stealing all the furniture, it is most Neopians’ theory that it was the work of the Meerca Henchmen. A telltale pair of goggles looking very similar to the pair that Heermeedjet wears was found underneath a scroll rack. It is rumored that they have now gone into hiding under some sort of a trap door. We could not locate them to obtain a statement.

Morris

Claim to Fame: Stumbling upon Meridell with Lisha et al, playing a mean game of Neoquest, dressing up as the main Lupe character from Neoquest, helping defend his home from the invasion by Lord Kass, dangling from the Darigan Citadel, being rescued by Jeran, being a squire with Boris.

Catchphrase: "I was just about to beat Xantan!"

Where he is now: Tired of always playing second fiddle to Kayla, Lisha, Jeran and even Boris, Morris set out on a quest to train extra hard in the hopes of becoming a true knight of Meridell. After being laughed out of the Mystery Island Training School and even the Swashbuckling Academy (sources say Cap'n Threelegs told Morris 'Arr, even a scurvy scoundrel like me can't take yer dubloons, matey'), Morris decided to go to Grundo's Gym. Poor Morris is still searching for that place, refusing to believe it closed down after some nasty Vernax infestations. All we can hope is that his wandering has done him some good.

Tomos

Claim to Fame: Being a member of the Desert Scarabs gang that was featured in the recent Lost Desert Plot, accompanying Nabile in discovering the ruins of Qasala.

Where he is now: Tomos' love of scarabs can most likely be attributed to the moniker of the group of street urchins he joined at the tender age of three. They soon became the closest thing he had for a family, and Tomos affection for all things scarabaeus blossomed. After developing a slight phobia of live scarabs from being buried under a mountain of them when he mistakenly uttered something about golden eyes and evil doers to a statue, he has renounced his thieving ways and now travels from world to world with his Scarabug petpet named Abu, searching for all the inanimate Scarab items he can get his hands on. He hopes to one day have an entire army of Winged Scarabs or to find out what the heck that little scarab symbol in Sutek’s Tomb does.

Weewoo on the Fourth Frame of the First Page of the First Chapter of the Curse of Maraqua Plot – AKA Chuck the Weewoo

Claim to Fame: Not ONLY was he on the fourth frame, he was also on the fifth AND the first frame of page two! There were several fan clubs dedicated to the little feathered icon.

Where he is now: One of Chuck’s adoring fans sent him a White Petpet Paint Brush as a Christmas Present this last Month of Celebrating, and he was spotted a week ago exiting the AstroVilla Hotel sporting his freshly painted plumage. No one is exactly sure how he went from being a minor extra in a comic to a superstar living full time in the most expensive hotel suite that NP can buy on this side of Neopia, but our sources say that his newfound wealth has a lot to do with his rather sizable investment in the stock TNPT (The Neopian Times) that has recently skyrocketed. Chuck has declined to comment to our field reporters except to say that he is a weekly reader of the Times, and there was just something about the paper that struck his fancy.

These are only a handful of the characters we have been introduced to through exciting flash, comic, and puzzle plots. Now you have an idea about exactly what happens to the celebrities after they have been the talk of the town. And thus, this segment of "A Who's Who of Neopia: Where Are They Now?" has been concluded. Hopefully we have quenched your thirst for updates regarding your favourite well-known Neopets.

Disclaimer: By identifying the location of some of the more reclusive celebrities, the authors in no way condone or encourage readers to find and poke them with a What What What Stick. The authors are also not liable for any damages incurred as a result of such pokings.