#poptropica rumpelstiltskin

[comical-icicle]

Here they are!!!!

I finished the coloring and shading. And I added rumpel’s clouds but since it covered up some of the design (mainly top of the hair) I also have one without but kept the sparkles and some of the cloud outlines since it made a splotchy background and I thought it looked neat.

ANYWAY-

I had way too much fun doing this.

[lxvepup]

Happy New Year's Eve!! And a..sorta kinda belated Grapple-Pap 😅!

im pretty late on this holiday comic, but I'm happy with it nonetheless! at this point I think I've been (re)interested in Poptropica for about a year now!! a whole 2024 of this game becoming one of my biggest fixations by far. I've said it before, but I truly wish I could've reignited this flame earlier. at a time where I didn't have to watch it slowly "die" right when I've returned to it. but I can't do anything about that. all I can do is look forward. head into the new year with this same spark!! and that's exactly what I plan to do.

thank you for all the love shown on my Poptropica art. this is a small but passionate fandom that I seriously admire. I hope I get to continue throwing support at you all in 2025!! ❤️❤️❤️ (you don't have a choice actually. you Will get my support 😇)

[smash-or-pass-hear-me-outs]

[klds-12]

I Hate This Zesty Mf

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Poptropica dolls.

The ones on the Haxe version:

The files are lower quality

[askthefireversecharacters]

For Rumpel: How did you feel about almost getting killed by RQ? Aaaand then Quick Fire saved you? >:D

Rumpelstiltskin: " Ugh, I was hoping to avoid these types of questions, but I guess they'll just keep coming if I avoid them. I was...terrified...Out of all the other close calls I've had with that queen that was the closest she's ever gotten to killing me. I was sure it was the end of the line for me, but it wasn't, thanks to her... "

Rumpelstiltskin: " To this day I still wonder why the hero saved me, I mean, after what I did I wouldn't blame her for even THINKING about leaving me for dead! But she didn't...And I'm thankful for that. "

[askquickfireandtheothers]

RUMPLE CAN YOU TELEPORT THE PRINCE TO WHERE THE BARON IS?

FOR THE BARON: GIVE YOUR LITTLE BROTHER A HUG

NOW

Rumpelstiltskin: " Your lucky I'm being nice enough to do this for you. "

Red Baroness: " Alright, Alright. Happy now? "

[ The Prince is simply to stunned to even talk. ]

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Would anyone here actually hear him out? I'm really curious XD

Rumpelstiltskin from Poptropica

[snoopypliot]

Some Rumpel drawings

[lookingforcuteartsss]

Draw some Rumpel and Red Queen!

I think they're both interesting characters

she brought her own hammer 🔨

wish we could know more about them :P

[redshamrock56]

Just something that was on my mind. I think there was a theory about the magic girl, but IDK where it is.

[comical-icicle]

Gonna go ahead and share my current progress on this. Since Dr. Rumpel Bunskin exists, I wanted to try doing something similar with Black Widow.

So… I decided to draw it. I’m liking the progress!

[lxvepup]

Everywhere you go.

that's all the comics i have planned for Jade Scarab! Yippee :3!!!

[monster-carnival-island]

I am unsure if people remember my pink Rumpel design but I recently did a fun redesign of him adding even more things from his concept art and some personal HCs. Not replacing the old one this is just the one for my main AU :3

[lilyisatiger]

Pop Rumpel Spiel (it’s technically a theory)

(AKA making sense of basically a walking plot device)

This is probably definitely reaching, but I’ve come to a personal conclusion that Poptropica’s Rumpelstiltskin is not a villain… in the game’s classic sense, to be specific.

Fairy Tale Island is populated by, uh, fairy tale characters and Rumpel (as far as we know) is a resident. All the characters on the island are living lives that are at least alluding to the stories (ex: Red is a 20something delivery woman instead of a little girl visiting her grandma). So in retrospect, Rumpelstiltskin is no different.

Shared traits in Rumplestiltskin portrayals carry over his finnicky nature from the original fairy tale. He’s an expert trickster who screws with the people’s lives, yet his defeat usually involves reciting his full name.

In a way, Rumpel is living like the other denizens of Fairy Tale Island by playing as the “villain”. By concept alone, he’s the designated “plot causer” which I’ll still chew him out for but besides the point. He’s doing what all Rumpelstiltskins do—mess with everyone.

Infamously, he’s the only villain to never be properly defeated. After the story of Fairy Tale Island, Rumpel is (currently) less of a threat and pretty much a recurring nuisance. Like an annoying cockroach you can’t seem to catch, once again he’s messing with the player’s need for catharsis.

So Rumpel isn’t a traditional Poptropica villain. What I mean by that is outside of pulling the strings to ruin everyone’s life, he’s technically not malicious. Because Rumpel is just like everyone else in his island, living up to his fairy tale counterpart. He’s an almighty trickster who manages to get away, because he’s Rumpelstiltskin.

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Something tells me that the current Poptropica creators knew Rumpelestiltskin was the only good part of FTI, which is why they tried to milk his popularity.

Oh, yeah. They gave him the Dr. Hare treatment:

In one case, quite literally:

There's nothing wrong with a character being used for marketing. As long as they have an actual character, and a good story to back it up.

I don't mind characters like Oliver being used for marketing (although I wish Mya and Jorge got the same amount, lol) because he has an actual character, and an actual good story to back it up.

Rumpel's character is entertaining, and he is an intimidating villain, he's got a good design. They just didn't do much with him in the actual island, most likely because the island itself was barely an island. Other villains at least have a more impactful story.

And then the weird extended FTI plot on Home Island didn't help... mostly because it didn't go anywhere, so it felt like a waste of time. They could've used the time and energy they put into that to make actual islands...

What I'm trying to say is that Rumpelstiltskin is a good enough character, but he doesn't have a good story to justify his oversaturation.

I find it kind of interesting that since it's been a couple of years since this all went down, we're able to look at it in a different light. I guess the whole year-long hiatus, Shutdown Hoax, Poptropica moving to Coolmath Games and refusing to update made us more critical of modern Poptropica 🤔