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Plot Parody

I just want to say that one time you commented on one of my boards about my TFR parody (I think it was about a part where that silly ol’ blind ogrin’s GPS just kept recalculating on him or something) and it made my day. That is all, thanks 🙂

UC Pets

I realized after that I posted this in the comments and didn’t use the form. I am very sorry for the double posting mess. Just wanted a chance to ask

Hey, Snarkie! *tosses some red vines*

What is your personal take on UCs?
Who’d decision was this? Why were certain pets only chosen from some colours that remained UC? Why not all Faeries, or Royals, for example?
Did TNT EVER have a plan of making them available, or did they try? Did they think they could sell a UC PB, or a potion in the Mall?
Coming from a lover of one single UC (I won’t reveal, because that will reveal me), I can’t fathom the feeling some may have gone through losing their hard-earned, painted pet for one that may not have been as extravagant as its UC form.
Please lighten the darkened places for us. And sorry for bombarding with a million questions right off the bat.
Having a lovely time browsing your site!

Long Lost Blue Zafara Plushie Prototype

Hi Snarkie! I ran into an odd item and I was wondering if there was a story behind it- the Long Lost Blue Zafara Plushie Prototype. The art for this guy depicts him with a little tag around his neck in the shape of a star with a clear sleeve around it, like the traditional KeyQuest plushies have.
Was there ever actually a Blue Zafara KeyQuest plush that never got released, or is this item just a silly joke to spark exactly this sort of question?

Unused Art/Characters

So there’s now a mobile game for Neopets called Legends and Letters, which has a gacha element using Neopets characters to build a team. For the most part, it uses existing art for established characters that we’ve seen before, like Battledome poses and TCG art. Some previously unused characters have also shown up, like that Lutari Island Ogrin (now called Thogrin):
https://bookofages.jellyneo.net/characters/7814/

However, a couple of other characters have shown up with art we’ve either not seen before, or entirely new characters. I assume most are from canned/cut down features, and I was wondering if you had any insight on them? The first is the Pirate Supporter:

https://bookofages.jellyneo.net/characters/7816/

He appears with other pirates from the Curse of Maraqua plot, but he was never a challenger. I assume he was a cut challenger? Does that mean there were entire waves cut from Curse of Maraqua? (And, I guess, given CoM’s mechanics that would mean another 5 cut challengers exist?)

They’ve also released a character that appears to be a coloured version of Gladstone from the Seekers:

https://bookofages.jellyneo.net/characters/6001/

Does that mean all of the characters that appeared in the Obelisk trailers had full art drawn? Or was Gladstone also a cut challenger? Were there others?

Finally, there’s new art for Captain Bloodhook, the Eyrie that was thought blown up by Hannah in the Neopedia (new art shown far right here):

https://bookofages.jellyneo.net/assets/imgs/events/pages/legends-and-letters_pirates.png

He was thought dead after that, but does this art mean there were plans for him in some cancelled feature as well? Or was he another of the possible cut CoM challengers?

Thanks for any answers you can give!