One of my favorite Neopets' NPC characters has got to be Apple Bobbing Bart because he just seems like a normal shady carnie, which weirdly enough isn't as uncommon of a Neopets character trope as you would expect
Except the lore around him is that there is Something Very Wrong With His Hat. Every time something about this character comes up they hint at Something going on with the hat. And they've literally never explained what
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dreamcast neopet. vee m. ewe
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could you do a review of cloud neopets?
Cloud is a classic old-school Neopets colour, dating all the way back to Y1. Like a lot of older colors, it's A) relatively basic, in the sense that it usually just involves adding a pattern to a pet and nothing else, and B) it's pretty inconsistent depending on the pet, with differences in palette, concept, and even the number/shape of the clouds.
One of the most jarring differences is that on most pets, the clouds are just a pattern... but with a few, they actually integrated the cloud shape into the pet itself, usually in the fur/mane. These pets are by far the best of the bunch, as we'll go over in the species section, and it's an absolute shame that so many are stuck with patterns when they could've been so much more creative.
Unsurprisingly for a colour that's mostly a pattern, cloud pets also weren't really affected by customization. Some of them got a tad more polished in terms of exact cloud placement or hue, but at the end of the day there's not going to be much of a difference between a pre- and post-customization pet.
Favorite Species:
Gnorbu: The cloud Gnorbu just straight-up is the best cloud pet, no competition. Everything here is perfectly executed. The mane is properly cloud-like right down to the tail, and makes it extra cute and huggable. The pattern placement is good, just the right amount of clouds without being too much, and the colors are good—sticking to white with a pastel light blue accent, and only using a darker blue to make the eyes and ears pop. 10/10 would Gnorb again.
Jubjub: Someone saw and opportunity and someone took it. Like I said, the best cloud pets integrate the clouds into the body, and the Jubjub goes the extra mile by just having the entire body be a cloud.
My only complaint, which is minor, is that the bright cyan color they used as an accent feels a bit too bold and saturated for cloud—most other pets have a more pastel palette that better captures the sky look. Something like the cloud Gelert's base color would've been better here. Also, for some reason the feet have bright white highlights instead of a tint of the cyan, which makes them look weirdly shiny.
Cybunny: Just like the others on this list, integrating the cloud shape into the mane will always get a thumbs up in my book. I do have to knock it a point or two or A) not having the tail be cloud shaped as well (come on, a cotton ball shape is classic for cartoon bunnies!) and B) the shading on the mane is a bit too flat compared to the Gnorbu above, which is a much better example of how to shade clouds. I also would've liked to see the darker blue accents just like 10% lighter. Regardless, it's a nice color.
Least Favorite Species:
Kyrii: To be entirely fair to the cloud Kyrii, literally any cloud pet that doesn't do anything fun with the clouds could be considered the worst—and there's a lot of them.
However, I have to go with the Kyrii for a few reasons. First, Kyrii are known for their luxurious manes, so not taking advantage of that feels extra jarring here. Secondly, the dark blue on the mane is way too dark and there's way too much of it, and using it on the inside of the ear as well causes the ear to get lost in the fur. And finally, the eye is brown for no apparent reason.
This is particularly weird as it was a much better blue pre-conversion, which means that they changed it to... look worse. All right.
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The star of Circus Cirrus, Aerialsilk (aka. Aeriel).
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