Banamein.

Banamein is a creepy Mynci plushie with a scythe and a pair of feathery white wings. One of his eyes is bloodred, the other is a button, like a doll's eye.

Welcome to Banamein's comics page!

What I am is disrepair
A creaking chair, the dusty air
An old nightmare... no more to scare.

It's your fault I have this lot.

You'll find me on the shadowed stair.
I'm waiting there with ragged hair
And one-eyed stare, for no-one cares

About the nightmare you forgot.

Comics

Meet the Characters:

Yuanaan, also known as Yooyu, is king of the castle. He is kindhearted and a little squeamish about his neighbors in the Haunted Woods. This means he's an easy target.
Banamein is the sort of person who thinks that people are naturally supposed to scream all the time. No one is quite sure what he is, and they don't really want to know.
Silence is the castle cook. Being a Haunted Woods native, it takes a lot more than a creepy Mynci doll to scare her. She's a fairly nice person, so long as you don't mess with her cooking.

Banamein: I heard the castle needs a new butler. I'd like to apply.¶ Silence (a Ruki): Really? Are you good with people?¶ Banamein: I scare adults and I make babies cry.¶ Silence: Are you willing to work for little pay?¶ Banamein: I wish to be paid with souls of the living.¶ Silence: Can you work every day?¶ Banamein: I'll only work when I want to.

Welcome to Banamein's comic! I draw these when I'm feeling bored and impish at the same time.

Silence: Okay, you're hired.¶ Banamein: Really?¶ (Banamein smiles)¶ Silence: *sigh*¶ Banamein: I'm bored. When do I retire?

Sorry about the sketch looming in the background of my comic, I photocopied these straight from my sketchbook and the picture on the next page was drawn dark enough that it showed up on this one.

(Banamein sees king Yuanaan. Yuanaan is a Wocky)¶ Banamein: Hi there, yer highness! I'm the new servant. My name's Banamein

This comic looked better in my head than it does on paper. The point is that Banamein can make his head/arms/etc. appear out of objects... in this case, in a pot of hard boiled eggs.

(First Aisha thief looks around the castle treasury)¶ Second Aisha thief: Anything worth stealing?¶ (First Aisha thief sees Banamein sitting on a pile of treasure. Banamein is smiling eerily)¶ First Aisha thief: No.

Who needs guards when you have Banamein to stare at people until they leave?

Fangirl: He's such a cute little plushie! I just wanna give him a big hug! Awww...¶ Yuanaan: Can't you do something about that fangirl?¶ Banamein: Of course.¶ Fangirl: Come here, little plushie!¶ (Banamein throws his scythe Frisbee style in the direction of the fangirl)¶ Fangirl: AIEE!¶ Banamein: Works like a charm!¶ Yuanaan: Works like a ghost paint brush.

Yes, Banamein just threw a deadly scythe at his only fan.

Banamein: Thanks for hiring me, yer highness!¶ Yuanaan: Sure.¶ (Yuanaan and Banamein shake hands)¶ (Banamein's arm falls off)¶ Banamein: I can make the other arm fall off, too.¶ Yuanaan: You're fired.

Extra limbs sold seperately.

(Banamein waves a picture around)¶ Banamein: Vote... for... my... BC... entry!!!¶ (Banemin jumps on Yuanaan's head and tears the picture into confetti and tosses it into the air)¶ Yuanaan: No.

This is NOT how to advertise your Beauty Contest entry, mmm-kay?

Yuanaan: I can't stand that Mynci!¶ Silence: So?¶ Yuanaan: He is annoying and never does any work.¶ (Banamein appears, hanging down from the ceiling)¶ Yuanaan: I fired him, but he won't leave!¶ (Banamein grabs Yuanaan's royal crown and Silence's chef hat)¶ (Banamein switches the hats so that Yuanaan is wearing a chef hat and Silence is wearing a crown)¶ Silence: Uh-huh.¶ Yuanaan: You see my point?

Aha... here we finally see Silence's chef hat. She usually wears it, but I didn't put it in the earlier comics 'cause I didn't feel like drawing it. And yes, Silence (the Ruki) is a girl.

Silence: Looks like you got some fanmail.¶ Banamein: Cool! What do I do with it?¶ Silence: Well, what do you think you should do with it?¶ (Banamein stares blankly at the neomail)¶ (Banamein tosses the neomail into the air)¶ (Banamein swings his scythe at the neomail several times, slicing it into shreds)

Silence: You're supposed to open it, you nitwit!

My apoligies to Deukes.

(Yuanaan is reading the newspaper)¶ Yuanaan: Have you read the news?¶ Silence: Let me see.¶ (Silence reads the newspaper)¶ (Silence sees Banamein haging upside-down from the ceiling)¶ Silence: Have you read the news?¶ Banamein: Let me see.¶ (Banamein takes the newspaper)¶ Silence: Do you even know how to read?¶ Banamein: Sure! It says 'The Faeries' Ruin' upside down.

The newspaper may be right side up, but Banamein is upside-down. A little Neopian current events for you (or Neopian history, depending on when you read this), here's where you can find out more about The Faeries' Ruin: [click] The Plot's Ruined

Banamein's Fan Comic

Two semi-plot-related comics before we begin ('cause I haven't yet drawn the chapter where these are relevant):

(Banamein holds up a butter knife)¶ Banamein: Flee in fear... I have a plastic butter knife!¶ (Banamein tries to stab a shadow wraith minion with the butter knife)¶ Banamein: Charge!¶ (The shadow wraith minion grabs the butter knife and crushes it)¶ Banamein: Uh...¶ Screenshot text: You swing the Plastic Butter Knife at Shadow Wraith Minon! Oops! It broke, WOW that is a flimsy weapon!

Had a butter knife.

Banamein: You may have broken my butter knife, but at least I still have...¶ (Banamein flourishes his scythe)¶ Banamein: ...this.¶ (Banamein slashes at the shadow wraith minion with the scythe)¶ Screenshot text: and the winner is... Banamein!¶ (Banamein holds up the battledome trophy)¶ Silence (from offscreen): Banamein! Where's the butter knife? I'm making lunch...

Banamein's scythe beats all opponents, hands down.

What would happen if you took The Faeries' Ruin plot comic and added Banamein? You'd get something like this...

Chapter 1

(Hanso looks out over the Faerie Festival at all the faeries turned to stone)¶ Hanso: This is terrible... I feel like I'm being followed... and all this jewelry is solid stone.¶ (He looks over his shoulder and sees a purse that hasn't been turned to stone)¶ Hanso: What's this?¶ (Hanso empties the purse of it's jewelry, including a golden tiara and a pearl necklace)¶ Altador: We should be nearly there.¶ Hanso: Huh?

All credit goes to TNT. The artists, the colorists, the writers... anybody who worked on this awesome plot! Yes, I'm horribly re-drawing your work, but please consider this a tribute, rather than vandalism.

(Hanso runs for cover)¶ (Altador and two knights, a Draik and a Skeith, walk into the Festival)¶ Altador: Yes, here we are. It's as I feared. The entire Festival -- turned to stone.¶ Draik knight: Is that a scythe on the ground?¶ (Brynn follows Altador, ignoring the scythe lying on the ground)¶ Brynn: King Altador? I'm called Brynn, and I'm here to offer my aid.¶ Altador: Your assistance would be most welcome.¶ Hanso: (whispering) What's she doing here?¶ Brynn: Who could've done this?¶ Altador: The sheer magnitude of the spell is mind-boggling.¶ Hanso: Perhaps I might be of assistance?¶ (All draw their swords and point them at Hanso)¶ Hanso: Or not... it was just a suggestion!

Fire the continuity director! Hanso's belt is backwards. Really, check out the first two pages in the official plot. His belt changes sometime between page one and page two.

Brynn: Hanso? What are you doing here?¶ Altador: You know this rogue?¶ Brynn: Yes, he's spent time in Brightvale's dungeons.¶ Jazan: I wouldn't trust him, if I were you.¶ (Jazan has been standing in the shadows, unseen until now)¶ Altador: Jazan!¶ Jazan: That's king Jazan.¶ (Banamein jumps up)¶ Banamein: And Banamein!¶ (Jazan grabs Banamein's scarf)¶ Jazan: Get your own comic!¶ (Jazan turns towards the others)¶ Jazan: What is this thing anyway?¶ Brynn: ...stupid plot fanatics...¶ Altador: It's a Mynci. Let us not forget our task is to free these stone faeries.¶ Jazan: Yes... of course.¶ (Jazan lets Banamein go, and Banamein jumps on Hanso's head)¶ Brynn: Let's listen to Hanso first, then we can question the Mynci.

Stupid plot fanatics? Like that weird one who's been trying to re-draw the entire plot?

(Banamein is sitting on Hanso's head)¶ Altador: I've trusted thieves before, but take care with your words, young Ixi.¶ Hanso: You're too kind. Your faith in me is truly touching.¶ (Hanso throws Banamein off his head.)¶ Brynn: Careful!¶ Hanso: Now, for my fees. I charge five neopoints a word, 10 for anything more than two syllables...¶ (All draw their swords and point them at Hanso again)¶ Hanso: All right, eight then!¶ (Brynn holds Banamein towards Hanso)¶ Banamein: Hi!¶ Hanso: Free of charge! Just take the Mynci away.

Hanso: For reading this comic, you now owe me five neopoints.

Go to the official plot comic, chapter 1, page 4 (this page). Look closely at panel 3 where Hanso is talking about charging five neopoints a word. Someone forgot to draw Hanso's Ixi horns. I fixed that in this version of the comic, though.

Hanso: *covers horns* For reading that last note, you owe me five hundred neopoints.

Chapter 2

Hanso: I was walking along and happened to be near the Faerie Festival...¶ Brynn: You mean you were going to steal from the faeries at their Festival.¶ Hanso: Give me some credit. A *real* thief always cases the joint first. Now, do you want to know what happened or not?¶ Brynn: Go on.¶ Banamein: Pay attention to me!¶ Hanso: I was walking along-¶  Brynn: You already covered that part.¶ Hanso: Anyway, I came upon Hubrid Nox holding something shiny. He was cackling to himself about 'freeing Neopia from those winged tyrants.'

Since I can't use those lovely flash effects in my comic I have to severely cut down on the amout of words in the script. But you probably noticed that, if you read this far.

Hanso: Then he started chanting. There was a blinding burst of light. When I woke up all the faeries had been petrified. So that's what happened. Any questions?¶ Skeith knight: How did you know they were scared?¶ Draik knight: You idiot! 'Petrified' means 'turned to stone.' Stop making us look like fools!

Y'know, when I hear the words "Altadorian knights" I think of something a little more grand than these two.

Jazan: What do you make of his story?¶ Altador: It seems unlikely that Nox could pull off a spell of this magnitude... perhaps we should consult with Xandra?¶ Hanso (to the Altadorian knights): Watch closely - your wallet will now magically disappear! Voila! It's gone!¶ Brynn: Come on, Hanso.¶ Brynn (to Altador): If Nox could do this to teh faeries, he could turn the rest of Neopia to stone.¶ Skeith knight: My wallet!¶ Blind Ogrin (to Xandra): ...of course, I didn't notice they were stone at first...¶ Altador: Ah, there you are, Xandra. We need your help.¶ Xandra: Yes?¶ Altador: We have someone who might have information about the faerie, er, problem. He saw an artefact that may be responsible for...¶ (Banamein takes a book of a shelf and starts ripping the pages out)¶ Altador: Um...¶ Xandra: What is that Mynci doing?!

Honestly... why is Hanso talking to the two knights on this page in the official comic? I just made something up.

Coming sometime: chapter 2, page 4

You know you're obsessed with The Faeries' Ruin when...

...You've noticed mistakes in the comic (including Hanso's missing horns, missed shading, height changes, wardrobe malfunctions, etc.)

...You write a TFR fan-fic

...You made a Xandra adoptable.

...You always have a tab open to TFR when ever you're on Neopets.

...You pretend you're Hanso and Brynn's daughter.

...You refuse to believe the plot is actually over.

...You think Hanso should go into the Hall of Heroes.

...Hanging up ornaments on the tree, you humed about the plot AND repeated CERTAIN lines from the characters

...You search "Xandra" on Neopets and find abandoned accounts to sob at

...You make a list of plot prizes in your head while having dinner

...You FINALLY find someone your age in school who also plays Neopets

...You get all frustrated and agitated over Brynn not finishing her sentence

...You start having nightmares about Xandra turning your friends and family to stone

...You make up reasons why you're obsessed with it

...You're reading this list.

...You play 'battle' with your best friend, and insist that her name is 'Xandra.

...When you have heated debates with your sister at the dinner table about who actually turned the faeries to stone.

...you made a faeries ruin siggie.

....you wrapped your christmas gifts in TFR paper.

....your gifts where plushies of shadows.

...you hang TFR ornaments on the christmas tree.

...you made a gallery of TFR things.

...In Pokemon, if your rival is a boy, you name him Hanso and you pick the girl to be your character and you name her Brynn/Xandra. Or if your rival is a girl, you name her Xandra, and you name your character Brynn/Hanso, depending on who you pick.

...You choose theme songs for the characters.

...You decided to keep doing the Plain of Peace activity instead of the Games Master Challenge (while it was still up)

...You screamed at the computer at least once during the "Plain of Peace" activity.

...Or tore apart a pillow during it.

...You made an epic lookup about it

...You formed your Thanksgiving mashed potatoes in the shape of Hanso's face.

...Only they're not mashed potatoes, they're mashed potansos.

...Your messenger name is Xandra.

...You're roleplaying a plot similar to this one.

...You're basing a character story off Xandra's personality.

...Your display picture on that messenger is Xandra.

...Your firefox skin is also that picture of her before the crash one.

...You use the spell book for an eye chart

...You dressed up like Xandra for Halloween.

...You skip out on your best friend's b-day party so you could complete the next step.

...You start dreaming up new steps and try desperately to get the new achievements before its to late

...When you stay up late to try to get all of the fearless deeds.

...When you got the "Goo wisperer" deed

...When you draw the comics and insert your own characters.

...You've had nightmares about the Wraith Caverns

...You start having nightmares about Zealots

...You stay up late waiting for the news to update to see if there's a new chapter out.

...You've actually cried because you haven't gotten the Fort Nox achievement yet.

...You've actually GOTTEN the Fort Nox achievement!!!

...You wish you could turn your enemies into stone.

...You've read the comics multiple times

...You've mentioned a plot character to someone in real life and gotten funny looks.

...You've memorized the comics.

...You make a board about being obsessed with it.

...You live on the TFR neoboard.

...You take the time to write fan fics about the characters.

...You've made neoboards about how bored you are waiting for the news to update.

...You make comics and articles in the neopian times about it!

...You are waiting to flame someone who bashed your favorite character.

...Before you go to sleep, its the last thing on your mind

...You dream about it

...You doodle pictures of the plot characters on your schoolwork.

...You change your avatar to fit the theme.

...You start calling Han Solo "Hanso

...You talk about the plot with your bff in classes

...Everytime a new chapter is released, you read all the old ones again... Just to refresh your memory

...You hear "Xandra's library" and think that activity was ages ago.

...You imagine that you are in the plot along with the heroes/villains.

...When even though you've completed the achievements the day they came out, you still go and do the maze just for the fun of it.

...You've had nightmares about the Castle Nox maze.

...You're already planning the next NT story and how to incorporate some characters from here.

...You think the maze was fun

...You write a poem about it

...You swear the pegs in the Nox maze have minds of their own...

...You catch up on a character's history by reading their original plot comic, Book of Ages entry, AND their Neopedia article.

...You get ideas for NT comics relating to the plot every day in study hall.

...You get caught drawing characters by your friends

...Jazan is awesome.

...Your dad has asked you if the faeries have been saved yet.

...You've been made fun of for being obsessed with TFR.

...You've noticed the little "Test 1e" thingy on the comic pages.

...You name your pet Hanso, then paint him blue, then yell at it for not being as cool as him or have his amazing drawing skills.

...You've started making Nox Nox jokes.

Got any "you know you're obsessed with TFR when" that I haven't listed yet? If so, please Shoot me a neomail so I can add it!

Oh look! A Xandra adoptable! Just copy and paste the coding on your lookup/petpage/whatever to use.


Hanso, no! I l--

Please, Brynn! Just finish your sentence!
(If I quoted your "Hanso, no!" sentence from the boards and you'd like credit, just neomail me.)

Silence: Aurgh! I can't figure out how to carve this meat!¶ Banamein: (grabs scythe) I can help!¶ Yuanaan: Oh, no you don't.

Thanks for offering, but no.

Banamein: Hey, check out my new sock puppets!¶ Yuanaan: Give those back right now!¶ Banamein's sock puppet: Talk to the hand.¶ Yuanaan: Sigh...

Well... this is from a neoboard incident where a user nicknamed Planty recognized Banamein and he stole her socks. Planty eventually got her socks back, so Banamein stole her hat instead.

Banamein: I got a present for you, yer highness!¶ (Banamein hands Yuanaan a box)¶ Yuanaan: Um. Thanks, what is it? Do I want to know?¶ (Banamein pops out of the box)¶ Banamein: Surprise!¶ Yuanaan: AUGH!

Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday! Happy Easter!

Silence: Sure is quiet today.¶ Banamein: So I've noticed¶ (Banamein walks offscreen)¶ Random person offscreen: AAIIEEEEEEEEEE *gurgle* *gurgle*¶ Silence: Not that I'm complaining or anything...¶ Banamein (from offscreen): Oh, sorry.

Ah, it's like music to my ears!

Yuanaan: Help! I have horrible growths all over my body!¶ (Silence dumps a bowl of soup on Yuanaan)¶ Yuanaan: Huh?¶ (The horrible growths disappear)¶ Silence: Who needs medicine when you have a cooking degree?¶ Yuanaan: I'm cured!

This is from April 1, 2011 when all your pets got a disease that gave them weird growths all over. One of the cures was to pour soup on them. O.o

You might notice that Banamein wasn't in that last comic. Let's try it again WITH Banamein...

(Banamein is hanging down from the ceiling and watches the following, unnoticed by Silence and Yuanaan)¶ Yuanaan: Help! the horrible growths are back!¶ (Silence dumps a bowl of soup on Yuanaan)¶ (The growths get larger and multiply)¶ Yuanaan: Augh! They're getting worse!¶ (Banamein grins)¶ Silence: Who put poisonous jelly in the soup?

Who, me?

Message: 1 New Neomail!¶ Neomail reads: *jumps out from behind a bush and hands you a stone tablet ...looks both ways... dives back in* You read the tablet and discover that it says 'I love Banamein!! PS: This is so that my fan mail does not get scythed and can be treasured forever¶ (Silence looks up to see the message)¶ Banamein: Who's it for?¶ (The message contains a rock that hits Silence on the head)¶ Silence: It's for you.

And to think I used to be worried about getting paper cuts.

(Banamein is holding a box of pins. He walks over to Yuanaan)¶ Banamein: Hey, yer highness! Watch this!¶ Yuanaan: Hm?¶ (Banamein stabs himself with pins all over, voodoo-doll style)¶ Scream from offscreen: EE-OUCH!¶ Banamein: It's long-distance acupuncture.

I'm getting good at drawing screams.

Yuanaan: Hello? Silence? Where are you?¶ (Yuanaan walks over to Banamein)¶ Yuanaan: Do you know where Silence is?¶ Banamein: Um... Getting groceries?

HOW DOES THE CROWN STAY ON YUANAAN'S HEAD?! IS IT GLUED ON?

Yuanaan: If you don't tell me where Silence is, I'll... I'll...¶ (The front door slams and Silence walks in)¶  Yuanaan: Silence! Where have you been?¶ Silence: Getting groceries.¶ (Banamein grins and Yuanaan glares at him)¶ Silence: You okay?

Banamein is guilty of telling the truth with intent to deceive.

That's the end of Banamein's comics (for now).
Unfortunately the awesome comic known as 420/440/0 has been taken down. If you know of any good petpage comics, shoot me a neomail so I can link to it here!


Complaints Dept.

Banamein is sitting at a desk, he has an annoyed look on his face. A sign above the desk reads 'Complaints

Someday I'm going to just make this the "NEOMAILS" section.

Banamein: *cracks knuckles*

Neomail from Planty: I have a complaint about Banamein. I want my hat back.

Comments Dept.

Because of Deukes's fanmail/confetti incident, I've added a new section to this page for questions, comments, and kudos about Banamein and this page. Obviously, sending them to the complaints section was a dumb idea.

Banamein: But it was your idea.

Hush.


Is Banamein a plushie?
Not exactly.

Is he a zombie?
No.

Is he a ghost?
No.

Then WHAT IS HE?!?
He's Banamein.

How do you pronounce "Banamein"?
Bah-NA-mine" with an accent on the "na". Though I didn't know that for like two years until Ami looked it up for me.

Just for the record, "banamein" is an Icelandic word meaning "cause of death." It was too cool a name to pass up, even if I didn't know how to pronounce it. I spent two years calling him "bana-meen.

Banamein: Hahaha! That's just lame!

Why did Banamein throw his scythe at his fan and shred his fanmail?
Because he's immature, inconsiderate, and waaaay too eager to hit things with his scythe.

Banamein: Wait. I got a fanmail? I've got... fans? No, really. Fans? Like, for real? No kidding?! I mean, this is so awesome! I could just hug you!

Not a chance.

Banamein: Where's my scythe?

You should paint Banamein with a Zombie Paint Brush.
There's two reasons I won't do this. 1) Myncis can't be painted zombie yet. 2) I can't afford one. Yes! I know I had a Zombie Paint Brush once, but I immediately sold it and spent all the neopoints on cool wearables. I have no sense of thrift.

Can Banamein see out of his button eye?
*scratches head* Uh... next question, please.

HE HAS NO ELBOWS!!!
I know that. What's your point?

Banamein is awesome, how did you make him?
Well... I took a Mynci plushie and left it out in the rain for a few weeks until he came alive seeking revenge. Okay, not really.

Where did you come up with the idea for Banamein?
Banamein is the result of watching too much of The Addams Family when I was younger. If you've watched any of those shows, you probably know what I mean... *snaps fingers twice*


Banamein's artworks:

Banamein is fairly cheerful, he is almost always smiling eerily. He looks like a creepy plushie. He is made of a white material patched with grey. Stitches mark the edge of his patches. He has stringy grey hair that hangs down over his face, but does not obscure his eyes. His left eye is large and sunken with a blood red pupil, his right eye is a big black button that's been sewn to his face. He has a pair of white feathered wings on his back. He wears breeches and a black tunic, the tunic has a white X drawn over his heart. He also wears a scarf around his neck and bracelets on his wrists. On his tail and right wing are loose ribbon-like wrappings. He carries a scythe that is about the same height as his shoulder. The blade is well sharpened.

By Pacmanite

Banamein: I'm off to hit things with my scythe! I'll send you a postcard!

By Vivi

Banamein, you're looking so creepy today it's almost cute...

By Jesse

Banamein: Is the picture done yet? Can I stop holding still yet? Can I look?

Uh, no. You can just keep standing there all day.

By Tinkor

Santa: *climbs down chimney* Ho, ho ho!

Banamein: *blank stare*

Santa: Um.

Banamein: *blank stare*

Santa: This is for you. *hands Banamein a chunk of coal* Merry Christmas! *climbs back up chimney*

Banamein: Woohoo! Coal! Just what I always wanted!

By Cat

Banamein: It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snoooooowiiiinngggg!!!

By Nestly

Stop running while carrying sharp objects!

Banamein: Hey, Bookkeeper! If you drew art like this, more people would visit my page.

We don't need more people visiting your page. You ego is bloated enough as it is! x.x


By Lucky

Nice. I know you have a scythe... so stop waving it in my face. *ducks scythe*


By Under

Banamein: Ahahaha! I've got art! Look at me!


Adopted:

Links:

Because some of you, for some reason, want to come back to this page. Are you guys out of your minds?!

The nightmare you forgot.
Banamein's Fan Comic

Shoot me a neomail if you want to link trade. Unlike Banamein, I don't bite.

Jackovy Still as shadows Ice and Darkness...

TFR plot guide directory OrphanAndrew's Art Page noir chamois

Dear reader, this petpage is supposed to end with the copyright nicely placed HERE, but now it's under the table which makes my layout look incomplete. What's more, nobody's going to read it 'cause people generally stop reading when they get to the end of the div! Except now you're sure to read the copyright because of reverse psychology. I can't win!



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