#water peophin

[ponyartistbrainiac]

Bonus drawing of my water Draik named JudgeNeuvillette and my royal boy Peophin named LordHienRijin

[aspenwitch]

Marina and the healing springs! I like faerieland on the ground because all that green is fun to draw with

[adobe-outdesign]

are there any neopets/colors/combinations thereof you have a really strong opinions about but haven’t had the chance to review?

(I'll do Peophins for this one as I feel like I like them more than most and there's no requests in for them right now.)

I'm always amazed that Peophins aren't more popular than they are. They are one of the most beautiful 'pets by far—Neopets as a whole have pretty stocky, chunky anatomy, but Peophins are abnormally thin proportionally, and surprisingly anatomically accurate to real horses compared to something like the Uni. This gives them a natural elegance, which a lot of colours build upon.

Peophins are also really strong conceptually, taking inspiration from mythologies like the hippocampus. Even if you don't know what that is, the mere idea of an aquatic horse with a tail instead of back legs and fins along their ears is a very unique and easy design to grasp. Little things like the plates on their snouts also add to the uniqueness of the design.

The only thing that's bad about Peophins (other than the fact that underwater Neopets like them don't get much NPC rep) is that their basic colours are kind of terrible. They have the base color and yellow accents, but then turn around and have a really off-putting second color for the mane and a random green spot on their forehead gem, creating a mess of a palette. It would've been much better if the green gem was either yellow or the base color, and the mane was a neutral lighter tone. Thankfully, most other Peophin colors fix this issue.

Peophins benefited heavily from conversion, as their old art was extremely dated. In addition to overall art quality, the anatomy was also improved to be less lumpy and things like the ears and mane were improved proportionally.

Favorite Colours:

Tyrannian: Tyrannian's caveman-like designs are not something I'd usually refer to as pretty, but the Peophin knocks it out of the park. The dark streak down the back and the underbelly combined with the fur makes it look a lot more like a prehistorical seal-esq creature, and little details like the mask being made out of stone are perfect. The mane is also quite pretty and adds a much needed pop of color.

Both the UC and converted versions are great, though I'll give the UC a minor edge for having a slightly more unique shape to the ears/fins and having the tail elements be more visible.

Royal: What I like about royal Peophins is that they take the idea of the Peophin's head plate and gem and expand on it, both by wrapping it around the ears to make a kind of crown and by adding lots of complimentary jewelry. I also like how the robes flow nicely with the body and make logical sense for an underwater creature. Both the royal girl and boy are good and match each other well, though between the two I do like the royal girl a bit more just because of the lovely palette.

Stealthy: Slightly unusual for a ninja colour but still very cool, the stealthy Peophin feels like it was also made with the water in mind. Lose-fitting cloth ninja robes are replaced with water-friendly mesh, and there's a bunch of metal holding bands that compliment the usual head plating. I also think that it's neat that they have a tie around their mouth similar to the reins of a normal horse. Also, the unclothed base, while much simpler, is also pretty nice.

BONUS: I'm normally of the opinion that faerie pets are best with markings, whether they be swirls, layers of color, or speckles, so that they're not just a normal Neopet with wings attached. However, while I would've loved to see some light pink swirls around the hooves and tail of the faerie Peophin, it still looks really nice. This is mostly because the lavender base is complimented by pink and silver accents, making it different than a basic Peophin.

Also, the UC/styled version is stunning; the pose is super fluid, the shading is really good, and the slightly different, more defined anatomy in the face really adds something. The converted version is still nice enough, but the wings are a bit too small and washed out color-wise, having lost the yellow dots in them.

They also screwed up the wing shape a bit; it's easier to see in the original Battledome poses, but the wings are one single wing that should run down the back rather then overlapping. They only overlap in the styled art because of the perspective on the tail that isn't present in the converted version.

[siskiyn]

so yeah a couple weeks ago i started playing neopets again after 13+? years. i'm over here making a discount dnd party with names like these. i kinda like it though..... my oc brain is stirring after a long, long time. like i want them to be a crew. the found family trope incarnate. ride-or-die. i have no idea what colors i want these babies to be but i'm MOTIVATED. there are so many new paint brush / colors to consider too, i am actually having a blast over here making goals to reach & learning stuff i never ever bothered with in the past.

(please join me)

ONTO THE PETS + OC BRAINSTORMING

MALFEEN thinking wraith for Malfeen, first. he's becoming my battledome pet! something badass and/or eternal looking. that's all really. eventide zafara could be ok too with some customization. he look a little too unimposing with those eyes. something about wraith though OOH i want one.

VHAMPIRR Vhampirr has GOT to change species and color, grundos gotta be the UGLIEST mfers out in neopia i'm sorry. Vhamp's gonna be the leader because i rescued him from the pound first and ngl it was exciting. teenaged sisk never found anything good while pound surfing. now i don't even know how many painted pets i've seen in there. the satisfaction is astronomical.

anyways i don't wanna be too derivative with a name like Vhampirr but then again cringe is dead, he could be some cool undead mfer. i'm thinking darigan? (once a darigan fan always a darigan fan.) there are many good species options something about darigan xweetok makes me wanna punch it (lovingly). he looks like he'd make fun of you and be camp as hell. he looks like he gets a new piecing every time he's depressed because he finds it quite bracing and rejuvenating, actually.

OAXUN Oaxun is the only pet i made from scratch, in homage to an old pet from an old account (rip). the rest are pound finds. at first i was thinking making her into a little baby eyrie. babygirl of the party who everyone dotes on, receives the chaotic parenting of the whole gang. but man i love eyries a lot & with a name like Oaxun i feel like a material color like maractite, water or relic would be soo fitting. i'm less and less attached to baby the longer i think on it tbh.

GRIMSVONTE literally just adopted this dude tonight. idk if i'll keep him but i think royalboy or something fancy like that would match the name. he could be that escort mission tag-along that you absolutely suffer through. Grimsvonte hahaha... royalboy gelert got me fucked up with the bowl cut hair. it's giving trust fund kid, Grimsvonte the 3rd... it's giving "mother father i'm off on a harrowing adventure don't look for me". idk it could be comedy gold!!

not many of the royals appeal to me although royalboy peophin is kinda hot? Hot Middle-aged Grimsvonte?? no i'm not accepting comments. just think about it.

& that's it!!! well i have a baby kougra pound rescue but *covers his ears* i don't really like him or his ugly ass name. i think i'm overly attached to baby neopets due to Nostalgia only. they're relatively cheap to get too. i don't know! can you feel the vibe of this group so far? the vision?? if i do get a baby neopet it'll prolly be a more thoughtful addition. maybe one of the above will magically turn into a single parent. like, say... baby peophin for daddy Grimsvonte? (i know you agree. you agree with me right. look at them together.)

[selkies-song]

It's not a problem. I can stop whenever I want to. *cough* Meet Celduinn (slight mispelling of Cel Duin, "Running River" in Elvish) Don't have that background yet (and may never bc f*ck these limited edition neocash items tbh) but the water peophin went too perfectly with the new armor set for me to pass it up x_x She is Prid's personal royal guard and they're secretly in love. Yes this is a trope but I'm doing it anyways YOU CAN'T STOP ME. ....and I may also be considering adding a grey peophin to the herd as well lololol.

[saving-word-crawls]

The Neopet Nostalgia Crawl (Chapters 3+4)

For chapters 1+2, click here!

By: Tigger89

Chapter 3 - Rainbows and Random Events Based on updates from Year 2, February-May

3.1) Another day, another new set of neopet species. Write for 6 minutes, one minute for each new species, as you notice all the Acaras(can swim), Blumaroos, Peophins(can swim), Quiggles, Shoyrus(can fly), and Zafaras scampering around.

3.2) Something happened! Roll a die to determine what, and consult their descriptions at the end of the chapter. If you find yourself low on NP, don’t forget about playing games! 1 - Your pets are bored 2 - Your pets are hungry 3 - A pet is feeling sick 4 - Gain/lose neopoints 5 - You find a paint brush 6 - You find a treasure map

3.3) Well, that was exciting! But it’s time to get going. Write for 5 minutes at your own pace as you walk to the town square.

3.4) There seems to be some kind of gathering. As you push through the crowd of people, you see that they’re crowding around an ordinary well. Write 250 words as you ask around to figure out what’s up.

3.5) Apparently, this is a wishing well. If you toss 1 NP inside and ask for something, it might just appear out of the sky! What do you ask for? Something to eat - if you can write 200 words without using the backspace key, you’ll recieve a whole pizza. That’s enough food for six meals! A treasure map - if you can sprint 300 words in less than 10 minutes, you’ll recieve a treasure map. Follow the instructions in Random Event #6 below to complete your map. A paint brush - if you can write steadily for 10 minutes without taking any breaks, you’ll recieve a random paint brush from the list in Random Event #5 below. Something mysterious - if you can complete a 3-digit challenge, you’ll recieve a strange object called a codestone. I wonder what this could be for? For those not familiar, a 3-digit challenge is when you take the last 3 digits in your current wordcount, and write that many(001-999) words. Nothing - you can’t think of anything you need. Write 500 words as you walk away. However, good fortune follows you; you may retry a challenge or die roll once, in an attempt to obtain a more favorable result. This ability may be used once, and expires at the end of chapter 4 if not used.

3.6) Whether you got something or not, that was fun. Write 100 words at your own pace as you wander through the crowds.

3.7) Suddenly, your feet are wet! Backing up, you realize you walked straight into a puddle that’s swirling with many colors and patterns. Write for 2 minutes as you look around and try to find the source of this unexpected wetness.

3.8) You discover a wondrous pool filled with shimmering, ever-changing colors. A rainbow emerges from the pool, stretching into the distance. Write 200 words as you observe pets and their owners splashing in the waters, some lucky few using paint brushes to change the color of their pets! Much like playing games, you may come to the Rainbow Pool to paint your pets different colors at any time, provided you have a paint brush in your inventory. In order to paint your pet a new color, you must write for 5 minutes. The paint brush will be consumed by this action. You can also sell any unwanted paint brushes to other Neopians for 1,000 NP each, provided you write 100 words as you negotiate each sale.

3.9) Whether your pets are the same color they started today off as or not, you’ve all had fun. Write 300 words as you head back home, ready to get some good sleep.

Random Event #1: Your pets are bored Your neopets won’t do anything at all until you entertain them! You will need to play with each of your pets, using a toy in your inventory. For each pet, write for 2 minutes as you play with them and roll a six-sided die. If you roll a 1, or if you are playing with a Grarrl or a Skeith and roll any number, the toy will break and you will need to purchase a new one if you have pets remaining. Toys cost 400 NP each. If you can’t afford a toy, you may write for 5 minutes for each pet who hasn’t played as you search for something fun - and free! - to do.

Random Event #2: Your pets are hungry All of your pets are starving! You’ll need to get some food in them, quick. Write 100 words for each pet you own. You will also need food for each pet, which will cost 400 NP for each food item if you don’t have any in your inventory already. Fortunately, if you have a Grarrl or a Skeith, they can eat anything and you don’t have to worry about paying for them. If you can’t afford any food items, you may write 50 additional words for each pet who hasn’t eaten in lieu of purchasing food, as you stand in line at the soup kitchen.

Random Event #3: A pet is feeling sick Oh no, one of your pets is feeling under the weather! Randomly determine which, if you have multiple pets. Sprint for 2 minutes as you rush to the hospital, then write 250 words as you visit the pharmacy for a cure.

Random Event #4: Gain/lose neopoints Participate in a 5-minute word war. If you won - You find a small pounch of NP equal to double the number of words you just wrote! If you lost - As you reach into your pocket, you find a hole in it. You lose a number of NP equal to double the number of words you just wrote!

Random Event #5: You find a paint brush You’re walking along and suddenly you trip over a handle. Something is stuck in the ground! Write 300 words as you pull it out, revealing a wondrous paint brush! Randomly determine(random.org, or through creative use of your die) which you recieve: 1 - Blue 2 - Glowing 3 - Green 4 - Invisible 5 - Purple 6 - Rainbow 7 - Red 8 - Silver 9 - Split 10 - White 11 - Yellow

Random Event #6: You find a treasure map Suddenly, you notice something stuck to your shoe! Peeling it off, you realize it’s a map. As you follow the map, participate in a 10-minute word war. If you won - You find a chest at the end with a number of NP equal to triple the number of words you just wrote, three Neopian food items of your choice, and a paintbrush(randomly determine the type)! If you lost - You find a chest that’s been plundered. There’s no telling what wondrous loot it might have once contained, but all that’s left is a number of NP equal to the number of words you just wrote and three Neopian food items of your choice.

Chapter 4 - Games of Chance Based on updates from Year 2, June-July

4.1) Another day, another issue of the Neopian Times. You notice four new species are available for adoption now: Cybunny, Mynci, Poogle, and Techo. Write for 4 minutes as you read about them.

4.2) You also read that the Neopian Stock Market is opening for business. Write 200 words as you look over your purchasing options. You can buy stock in one company, and the number of shares are up to you. You also have the option to buy nothing. You will earn dividends and have the option to sell owned stock at the start of every chapter, but this is the only chapter you may purchase in. Don’t forget to write down how many shares you purchased and their value! Buy FAER(Faerie Clothing Ltd.) - currently trading at 80 NP per share Buy HELT(Health Frog Groceries) - currently trading at 40 NP per share Buy KSON(Kacheek and Sons Landscaping) - currently trading at 20 NP per share Buy TSRC(The Shoyru Company) - currently trading at 60 NP per share

4.3) Heading out onto the street, you notice a crowd gathered around a Blumaroo behind a table. Write for 2 minutes as you approach to see what’s going on.

4.4) Everyone is playing a new game called Dice-A-Roo! The game is simple. You roll a colored die and follow the instructions, which could add NP or items to the pot, advance to to the next die color, or even end your game! Each roll of a die will add 10 words to your total. The game ends when either you choose to walk away before rolling - in which case you earn whatever’s in the pot - or roll game over. In both cases, don’t forget to write as many words as you rolled. Start with the Red die.

Red Die: 1 - Game over 2 - Remove 1 NP from the pot 3 - Remove 3 NP from the pot 4 - Add 2 NP to the pot 5 - Add 4 NP to the pot 6 - Advance to the Blue Die

Blue Die: 1 - Game over 2 - Remove 5 NP from the pot 3 - Remove 10 NP from the pot 4 - Add 10 NP to the pot 5 - Add 15 NP to the pot 6 - Advance to the Green Die

Green Die: 1 - Game over 2 - Remove 25 NP from the pot 3 - Add 50 NP to the pot 4 - Win a toy item, even if you get game over. 5 - Win a food item, even if you get game over. 6 - Advance to the Yellow Die

Yellow Die: 1 - Game over 2 - Remove 50 NP from the pot 3 - Add 100 NP to the pot 4 - Nothing happens 5 - Random Event happens(see the bottom of the chapter for a list) 6 - Advance to the Silver Die

Silver Die: 1 - Game over 2 - Remove 250 NP from the pot 3 - Add 500 NP to the pot 4 - Nothing happens 5 - Win a random paintbrush, even if you get game over. 6 - Jackpot!!! Win a number of NP equal to the last four digits of your word count, even if you get game over.

4.5) Well, that was exciting! Or maybe infurating, depending on your luck. As you walk away from the crowd, a Silver Aisha beckons you over to a dark alley. Sprint 100 words as you, perhaps foolishly, follow them.

4.6) As soon as you’re hidden from view, they challenge your pet to a race: from here all the way around the magic shop and back. If your pet can beat them, they’ll get a very special prize. And even if they don’t, they’ll get a prize anyway. You agree, seeing no real way to lose here. Write as fast as you can for 10 minutes as your pet races the Aisha. If you write 600 words or more - your pet beats the Aisha, and they hand you a Super Nerkmid. If you write 300 words or more - the Aisha beats your pet, but the Aisha congratulates the effort as they hand you an Average Nerkmid. If you write fewer than 300 words - your pet comes in some time after the Aisha, and they wish you better luck next time as they hand you a Lesser Nerkmid.

4.7) Before the Aisha takes their leave, they whisper an address in your ear: 4711 Neopia Way. Write for 2 minutes as you search for this address.

4.8) You locate what seems to be an abandoned apartment over a bustling laundromat. Heading up the stairs, you find the door unlocked. Inside is a machine the likes of which you’ve never seen, with levers, buttons and dials sticking out all over. A blue sign with flashing lights advertises this as the “nosh-o-matic”. A star-shaped slot at the top of the machine reminds you strongly of a certain object you just recently acquired. Write 50 words as you insert the Nerkmid.

4.9) Three buttons light up at the top of the machine. Do you: Press the 1 button - Write 50 words and add 1 to your score. Press the 2 button - Write for 1 minute and add 2 to your score. Press the 3 button - Write for 2 minutes and add 3 to your score.

4.10) A lever shoots out of a slot in the left side of the machine. Do you: Move it up - Write 100 words and add 3 to your score. Move it down - Write for 2 minutes and add 1 to your score. Leave it the way it is - Do nothing and add 2 to your score.

4.11) A dial on the bottom of the machine lights up. Do you: Point it up - Write 50 words and add 2 to your score. Point it right - Write 100 words and add 3 to your score. Point it down - Write for 1 minute and add 0 to your score. Point it left - Write 25 words and add 1 to your score.

4.12) Three buttons in the center of the machine light up. Do you: Press the green button - Write for 1 minute and add 1 to your score. Press the blue button - Write 150 words and add 3 to your score. Press the red button - Write for 2 minutes and add 2 to your score.

4.13) The machine chugs and whirs before spitting out your food! Total up the points you earned in the last four steps above, and write 100 words as you check to see what you purchased. If you used a Lesser Nerkmid and scored 7-8: Congratulations, you’ve earned a gourmet food item of your choice! If you used a Lesser Nerkmid and scored anything else: Ew, you’ve earned a gross food item of your choice! If you used an Average Nerkmid and scored 6-9: Congratulations, you’ve earned a gourmet food item of your choice! If you used an Average Nerkmid and scored anything else: Wow, it’s a new toy of your choice! Hey wait, this isn’t food. Who stocked this machine, a Grarrl? If you used a Super Nerkmid and scored 5-10: Congratulations, you’ve earned a gourmet food item of your choice! If you used a Super Nerkmid and scored anything else: A paintbrush in a random color pops out of the machine. Wait, don’t eat that! Use it at the Rainbow Pool, instead. Note: if a pet eats a gourmet food item, record that in your notes. They might be eligible for special opportunities!

4.14) What a day! Write for 5 minutes as you return to your room, ready to get some much-needed rest.

Random Events List: (roll a 6-sided die)

Random Event #1: Your pets are bored Your neopets won’t do anything at all until you entertain them! You will need to play with each of your pets, using a toy in your inventory. For each pet, write for 2 minutes as you play with them and roll a six-sided die. If you roll a 1, or if you are playing with a Grarrl or a Skeith and roll any number, the toy will break and you will need to purchase a new one if you have pets remaining. Toys cost 400 NP each. If you can’t afford a toy, you may write for 5 minutes for each pet who hasn’t played as you search for something fun - and free! - to do.

Random Event #2: Your pets are hungry All of your pets are starving! You’ll need to get some food in them, quick. Write 100 words for each pet you own. You will also need food for each pet, which will cost 400 NP for each food item if you don’t have any in your inventory already. Fortunately, if you have a Grarrl or a Skeith, they can eat anything and you don’t have to worry about paying for them. If you can’t afford any food items, you may write 50 additional words for each pet who hasn’t eaten in lieu of purchasing food, as you stand in line at the soup kitchen.

Random Event #3: A pet is feeling sick Oh no, one of your pets is feeling under the weather! Randomly determine which, if you have multiple pets. Sprint for 2 minutes as you rush to the hospital, then write 250 words as you visit the pharmacy for a cure.

Random Event #4: Gain/lose neopoints Participate in a 5-minute word war. If you won - You find a small pounch of NP equal to double the number of words you just wrote! If you lost - As you reach into your pocket, you find a hole in it. You lose a number of NP equal to double the number of words you just wrote!

Random Event #5: You find a paint brush You’re walking along and suddenly you trip over a handle. Something is stuck in the ground! Write 300 words as you pull it out, revealing a wondrous paint brush! Randomly determine(random.org, or through creative use of your die) which you recieve: 1 - Blue 2 - Glowing 3 - Green 4 - Invisible 5 - Purple 6 - Rainbow 7 - Red 8 - Silver 9 - Split 10 - White 11 - Yellow

Random Event #6: You find a treasure map Suddenly, you notice something stuck to your shoe! Peeling it off, you realize it’s a map. As you follow the map, participate in a 10-minute word war. If you won - You find a chest at the end with a number of NP equal to triple the number of words you just wrote, three Neopian food items of your choice, and a paintbrush(randomly determine the type)! If you lost - You find a chest that’s been plundered. There’s no telling what wondrous loot it might have once contained, but all that’s left is a number of NP equal to the number of words you just wrote and three Neopian food items of your choice.

[nicepets]

Pet: Licorne

Owner: yuki_candie

[hangingsky]

Apparently tumblr lost of the things I drew ;n;

And I don’t think I have files either... This is the only image I could find of the water peophin I did for leopets. I seem to remember it was cute. I sure was proud 7 ys ago /orz

[neopetsbackgrounds]

[plushie-anubis]

Hello friends on the neotag! Adopted this girly from the pound a handful of days ago so I could zap her and get her adopted out again. Today she got zapped into a Water Peophin and she is now available for adoption!

If you’re interested in adopting her you can neomail me at flamingrythm2 or message me on here with your neopets username. 

Only adoption rules are that you let me know if you adopt her out to someone else so I can keep tabs on her and see how she’s doing. 

** If she’s not adopted out directly from me by July 15th, 2017 she’ll be going into the pound to be adopted out to someone else. **

[zombieborii]

They’re my neopets and I get to decide that they’re all best friends

[schnelly]

commission for @merry-berry !! a gorgeous, regal peophin design!

[inumerable]

in April during the long semi-lockdown that hasn’t yet ceased nor effectively changed our ability to be in world, I went back to one of my very first internet haunts, Neopets (!) - Neopets has simultaneously resisted all of my archival impulses because of how swiftly they would permanently freeze my accounts for trying to do risque roleplays as a 13 year old on the forums, and yet the site has remained exactly the same for the last 20 years. Still html, still runs on flash - just put their mobile site into beta in the last two months. Mostly static images and blocks of text. Being a mid to young millennial meant that while my impulse to literacy was engendered by reading books about dragons, my entire motivation to learn to type was fostered by AIM and the different communities of this virtual pet site. 

Neo is just y2k animal crossing, meaning it is faux capitalism and was really hard to be good at when I was young. Now, it’s easy. There are lots of stimulus packages (what else can a failingly irrelevant capitalist society do to bolster its participation?) and the systems, though labyrinthian, are easier to figure out.  Despite this, Neo is a refreshing dinosaur. Like all versions of social media marketed to kids and adults, it tries to incentivize you to stay on the site as long as possible. However, it remains a behemoth designed before algorithms and machine-learning and traffic-tracked advertising, which means all that happens on the site is essentially accomplished through random-number generators; the more time you spend on Neo the more likely a number comes up that makes something meaningful happen. Oh look! The water faerie has given you a healing potion. That was nice of her.  Also (my partner made fun of me for this) what I didn’t realize as a teen is that the key to Neo is going off-Neo to look things up - you need a whole participant-created wiki to play this game. I wish we had that for regular capitalism (”you spend most of your time playing this game reading about how to play the game!!”). I moved through the different corners of the site to try to find my “thing” (not as enthralled with learning basic html or roleplaying in the heavily filtered boards these days). At my quarantine peak, I tried to win a prize for drawing (obviously I’ll win! I’m a professional artist) while also engaging a bit of subversion. My “fanart” was above - a drawing of the Space Faerie, the only faerie whose complexion suggest she may not be a sort of Elizabethan white person and whose imagery always enthralled me - especially since most of her activities are sequestered in the paid-premium parts of the site. Alas, the “art contest” is also a random formula hack - your chances of winning are almost nothing if you don’t align with that week’s annual holidays.  My submission landed on “Peophin Day” - Space Faerie day isn’t til January. Somewhat delightfully, it also probably doesn’t matter that I’m a professional illustrator, artist and tattooer. The guidelines for good works on Neo are that the piece displayed considerable effort; this is a website for children these guidelines say, stop trying to win so hard. 

The only people playing these days are 25-30something millennials who grew up here, how would an actual kid even find Neo when they could have tiktok and nintendo switch? Quarantine certainly gave the site a brief resurgence of us, the nostalgians, seeking the ease of meaninglessly successful capitalism. Or maybe I just needed to feel a little random.

[adobe-outdesign]

Stealthy color for the Neopets review?

Stealthy was introduced post-customization, and while the idea of dressing your pet up in ninja clothes isn't anything new, the actual execution of the colour proved to be pretty neat. In addition to the clothes, Stealthy pets also have a dark blue base with bright blue pupil-less eyes. This looks great and helps to justify this as a paint brush colour instead of just a bunch of clothing sets.

The big issue that stealthy tends to have, at least in my opinion, is that a lot of Stealthy pets Aren't. Overly busy and detailed accents, amour, overly-bright palettes, and more are some things that tend to bog down the lesser Stealthy pets. The only one I think works despite having this attributes is the Stealthy Xweetok, which is based on Noh theater—otherwise, the colour tends to work best with minimal, subtle accent colours, a dark palette, and fairly practical clothing.

Favorite Species:

Hissi: There's nothing particularly special about this design, but I think it really captures the vibe of Stealthy perfectly. The hooded cloak works perfectly with the Hissi's body type, and the clothes are simple and practical. My only nitpick is that the subtle brown elements probably should've just been black, as the extra color doesn't add much to the design.

Mynci: I talked about the Stealthy Mynci already in my Mynci review so I won't go into too much detail here, but I like this design a lot. It's simple, it's practical, the gold and green palette works well with the blue base, and the gilded areas matching the shape of the Mynci's nose is a really nice touch.

Peophin: The Stealthy Peophin gets away from the ninja aesthetic a lot more than some pets, but I like it and I wanted to include it as an example of different ways the colour can be applied while stil looking good. In this case, the Stealthy Peophin has a lot of metallic gold accents against a black base, with netting across the body in patches and a tie around the muzzle that feels fitting for a horse. The whole design makes a surprising amount of practical sense for something that lives in the water.

Least Favorite Species:

Acara: This is what I was talking about when I said Stealthy pets tend to get too busy for their own good. The Stealthy Acara is really a mess, with a confusing mix of gold, green, and red accents all tossed together haphazardly, a snakeskin-like texture on parts of the outfit for no discernible reason, almost random placement of the gold accents, and a mask that leaves giant gaps around the eyes and reveals the mouth, which looks out of place. On the plus side... uh, at least the base colour looks fine?

Chomby: Yes I'm cheating and including two species instead of one, only because there are so many Stealthy designs that are a mess. In this case, the Chomby just has everything going on. Metal accents, random charms (complete with clipping error on the back spines), stitches, an incoherent colour palette with purple, green, orange, and pink accents all at once, and an overall look that could be spotted a mile away. All of the random doodads are part of the shirt and hat too, so you can't remove them in customization. Like the Acara, the base colour is nice, but that's it.

[plushie-neopet]

oil and water might not mix but the oil paint peophin sure is lovely

[synthaphone]

thinking about how kikos can function outside of water

did the fairies grant them (and koi, and peophins, and other pets with no legs or wings like maraquan pets) some sort of blessing that lets them swim/float through the air? because the altador cup has plenty of aquatic players that just kinda seem to float... 

how do they control it? is it like... a mental thing? is there a limit to how high off the ground they can go??? can they, like, jump. is it like they’re just moving around on invisible legs??? what does a kiko moving around out of water LOOK like