#poptropica basho

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A younger Basho and his brother, before they went their separate ways.

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Ok now before I get into the details, I want to point out two things. One, I am from now on gonna take my time in my work and not add in a schedule or when I should upload a certain thing, so the Sketchapalooza Part 3 is not having a release date, I’m just gonna try and upload it whenever I can get enough pictures. Secondly, I am now temporarily in a Poptropica phase so be prepared.

So you know the Red Dragon Story from Poptropica? Well I found out about the Shogun and Basho’s relationship, so I thought, “Hey? What if the Basho sang this song as an apology?” So I decided to do a composition of Basho’s song! It’s nothing much, it’s just Distant Time from Princess Kaguya but my own composition! And yes, that is me trying to do an impression of Basho from Poptropica singing. Keep in mind that because of that, that isn’t my natural singing voice. It’s also the highest I can go when singing. This isn’t really good but I hope you like it anyway!

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it's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

That's true!

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Which old man in Poptropica is your favorite then, haha

Oh... very funny. You got me, I'm laughing!

Well, anyway, these guys are my favorites:

Also, idk why, but the suspicious old man from Mystery Train Island captivates me:

We know who you really are >:(

What a funny question.

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It's the same picture 📷

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He's a lot more intimidating with the mask!

Put your mask back on.

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Old man yaoi

Oh my God Zeus Kronos whatever XD

There are surprisingly a lot of old men in Poptropica. And this isn't even all of them.

What if all of these old men got together???

Well... except Basho and the Shogun, lol

Since this website won't allow more than 30 tags, I'm just gonna put all of their names and islands here.

Shark Tooth Island:

Professor Hammerhead

Skullduggery Island:

Bilge

Captain Crawfish

Governor Roland

Jeeves

Ink Wells

Cryptids Island:

Harold Mews

Red Dragon Island:

Basho

The Shogun

Mystery Train Island:

That suspicious 4th wall breaking old man

Ghost Story Island:

Magistrate Henry Flatbottom

S.O.S. Island:

Captain Boomer

Vampire's Curse Island:

Count Bram

Lunar Colony Island:

Captain Gordon

Back Lot Island:

Carson Willis

Mocktropica Island:

Focus Tester

Monster Carnival Island:

Dr. Dan

Survival Island:

Myron Van Buren

Winston

Max McGullicutty

Mission Atlantis Island:

Cam Jameson

Arabian Nights Island:

The Sultan

The Vizier

The Jailer

Graphic novels:

Nils

Spencer Albright

Escape from Pelican Rock Island:

Patches

Home Island:

Xavier Pendragon

Clareta's Brother

Fairy Tale Island:

Fairy Tale Island King

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Send the ais a colorful song ;)

Hmm... I know a colorful song or two...

I'll send it to the elderly ones, see what they think.

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Under dressed

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Which villains have family me

Eh? Family members is what you mean to say?

Betty Jetty has Ned Noodlehead as her brother

The Shogun has Basho as his brother

Zeus has... a whole bunch of people

The Baron has these people

Myron Van Buren has these people

Maybe I'm forgetting some villains

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Bonus: Some villain headcanons

These people might be Dr. Hare's family:

Governor Ridley might be related to Captain Crawfish:

His picture in Crawfish's dream, on the bottom right

I once made a joke that Blinked was related to Gretchen Grimlock (even though he's a parody of a YouTuber)

@sylunisart once told me that Samuel Brains had triplet daughters, Sandy, Candy, and Dandy, but they were cut out or something XD

Also Sir Howard Diggery could be this kid's father

Myron's sister is Daphne Dreadaught's mom

Oh, and Awantagi is somehow related to Joe Puddy

OH! And this Master of Coin guy from Arabian Nights Island is Mordred's dad

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I have a pet peeve about villains who get away unpunished. The shogun, for instance.

Oh... his brother Basho let him off the hook, I remember! It always seems to be the family members XD

Forgot what his motivation was. Probably doesn't matter.

You know with Scheherazade (I can say her name now), I was mostly mad that they were acting like she was justified in doing what she did XD

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You're right about the other villains not having as much depth as Octavian. With most of them, we don’t even know their backstories!

Oh yeah, I said that.

I should make a list of the villains that have somewhat of a backstory/motivation:

Dr. Hare: Dr. Harvey Hare was the lead scientist for NISS (National Institute of Silly Sciences). There he engineered a top-secret mind control device. The device malfunctioned during testing on a bunny rabbit, fusing him with it.

Copy Cat: Copy Cat made millions selling illegally copied music, but she was caught when she offered a bootlegged computer game to an undercover agent.

Sir Rebral: Sir Rebral believes he is descended from royalty. He was apprehended while stealing the crown jewels from the Queen of Arturus from Astro-Knights Island.

Speeding Spike: Spike was a car thief, and loved speeding.

Ratman: Ratman used trained rats to help him steal money and jewels, but his pets "ratted" on him, leading to his imprisonment.

Crusher: Crusher once stole a monster truck and smashed cars in a parking lot for fun.

Betty Jetty: Betty Jetty was a pilot who flew without a license.

Director D: He is bald and is embarrassed that he is bald, so he wants everyone to be bald too.

Vince Graves: Vince is a renegade archaeologist who is often found in Egypt looking for rare artifacts, and is willing to steal artifacts if necessary. When he finds something valuable, he quickly sells it to the highest bidder and then leaves.

Binary Bard: Mordred (Binary Bard's original name) brought technology to the Kingdom of Arturus. His unnatural experiments (aka cyborgs) led to his imprisonment. Mordred escaped prison and fled into space. His unfinished ship crashed on Pewter Moon, where he was gravely injured. He rebuilt himself as part man, part machine in order to survive, becoming the space tyrant Binary Bard.

Gretchen Grimlock: Gretchen Grimlock is the wealthy owner of Gretchen's Beauty Products, Inc. Her company uses endangered plants and animals in its products. One day while searching for a rare orchid she was attacked by Bigfoot, which caused her to start hunting cryptids.

The Shogun: He and his brother Basho trained as Samurai, but Basho decided to become good and left to be a ninja. Basho was angry at his brother for leaving, and stayed with the Samurai, eventually becoming a tyrant ruling over old Japan. 

Mr. Silva: He wanted to be a fireman. But now he's stuck as a science teacher.

Holmes: Holmes was a robot created by the scientist Dr. Harold Langley to compete in game shows. Eventually he became resentful that Langley was getting all the praise.

Henry Flatbottom: Henry was best friends with Valiant, but he also had a crush on Valiant's girlfriend Fiona. Years after Fiona rejected him, Henry used his power (he's the magistrate) to organize Valiant's death so Fiona could choose him instead.

Count Bram: He was turned into a vampire, and tried for years to come up with a cure for it. Eventually his wife died (because she's a human) and Bram lost his mind.

Mark Hertz: Used to work at Poptropica Headquarters, but left for MegaFightingBots because Poptropica wouldn't allow children to type anything in order to chat with each other.

Ringmaster Raven: Bird Boy was an orphan who was born with avian-esque features. He was used as a side-show attraction in a carnival until he was left behind at a town (accidentally or intentionally). Some time later, Bird Boy was accused of burning down a shop, although it is very heavily suggested that he was most likely framed by the real arsonist. He went into hiding until he was caught, and was driven out of the town as a result.

Myron Van Buren: MVB is the last living descendant of the legendary Van Buren hunting family. He became obsessed with proving his worth.

Scheherazade: Scheherazade and her father were poor traders. One day, her father found a genie lamp, and wished to be a sultan and his daughter a princess. The Sultan became obsessed with the genie and his new wealth, forgetting about Scheherazade, causing her to eventually run away and form the Forty Thieves.

Chthonians: The Chthonians were at war with the Mole People for centuries, but only because the Moles took one of their eggs (the Moles not knowing what it was).

Rumpelstiltskin: The Red Queen captured him and kept him locked in the treasury/prison for years.

Dr. Gramston: Dr. Gramston was a dentist on the Blandside, but her business was failing because half of the townspeople (the Goofside residents) refused to brush their teeth. One day Gramston fell through a hole in her office into the sewers, where she discovered the magical crystals that could turn things goofy or bland. She created a plot to turn the entire island bland.

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WTF why are the adults in Poptropica so stupid?

Meta answer: Because it being a kids game, they want the kids to be more capable than the adults and solve all the problems.

In-universe answer: There's some powerful dark magic at work here...

Most of the competent adults are evil. Some of them are good. Some of them are... a bit more gray.

I'm not including non-humans or half-humans or former human characters like Fiona, Dr. Dan, and the god characters because I'm trying to make a point about the humans in Poptropica.

Adults That Are Good And Useful:

Harold Mews

Max McGullicutty

Amelia

The Curator

Basho

Claria and Bes

The Mimes

The Vizier

Spencer Albright and Jonas

Dr. G. Romero

Princess Elyana

Dr. Harold Langley

Willy Wonka

Xavier Pendragon

Adults That Are Morally Grayish And Useful:

Dr. Lange

Bert Shell

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I don't know what you want me to say XD Funny thing is, in the novels the adults (for the most part) are completely competent. Well, Octavian and Jonas do some illogical stupid stuff, but for the most part they're competent. And in a lot of islands, there's at least one adult that isn't useless...

I really don't know what you want me to say XD