Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Invisible Ring. Enjoy!
This is it, the best of my seven Realms for last: my Home Realm, Asgard. It’s my first Realm, and one of the first experiences I ever had when I first came to Poptropica back in the fall of 2014. It was so strange, and so different from the Poptropica that I visited in 2008… and yet so beautiful. I was utterly lost in the mountains and trees and rainclouds here, none the wiser that Realms was just as new to Poptropica as I was… and none the wiser on how much Realms had in common with Minecraft.
…And apparently none the wiser that these rainclouds are soaking me right now! *ACHOO!* …I better finish my thoughts INSIDE this house rather than on top!
There, that’s better. Now, as I was saying, this is my first Realm, AND my favorite. And this is the first house I ever built here in Realms! …Those were the days when I was just learning HOW to create, much less mine and explore Realms, but I took to it like a fish to water and gave it a try. I LOVED how this first try came out, and I still love it now.
But speaking of a fish to water, the rain stopped! Now’s my chance to tour my ancient Asgard Realm! …WHEEEE! There are even more trees than I remember!
…And it’s no wonder. There’s a well here! The trees must grow fast in this area, but what’s that thing sticking out underwater? Is that an arrow sign?
…Whoa! It’s not just an arrow sign. It’s an underwater tunnel, and it leads to an underwater bunker! That’s so cool! I haven’t seen an underwater phenomenon like this since the Mission Atlantis quest.
I’ll never forget the first time I completed that episodic adventure. It was right before I first entered Realms. I played all three episodes back to back, none the wiser they were ever separate from each other… and it was the first island I ever solved all on my own without any help!
Mission Atlantis prepared my thinking skills both for creating this Realm, AND for my aquatic journeys within. But before I drown in nostalgia, I better resurface and check out the REST of my nostalgic Realm! Luckily, I LOVED planting signs in Realms back when I was a rookie, so all I gotta do is follow them!
…Or should I say follow them back HOME: It’s my first and largest treehouse I built in Realms! I used to LOVE climbing up here and calling this place home every time I came, and I can’t believe it’s still in such good shape after all these years!
It’s my favorite spot in this whole Asgard Realm because this was the place where I leveled up to Level 15 and earned my Master Creator outfit. I didn’t have a lot of resources to build with back in my early levels, but I had lots of raw wood and greenery, so I just kept making this tree fort bigger and greener until I used enough Poptanium to reach that winning level!
This was a big deal for me, because Poptanium was hard for me to find back then. For the longest time, the only way I knew how to get Poptanium was to mine this one realm, and this realm is full of Poptanium-thieving pixies! But they couldn’t steal Poptanium bars, so I hid reserves of them in every place I could find.
The first time I tried to save Poptanium for a rainy day was when I built wishing wells to hide them in. But as my realm-building power grew, I rebuilt these wells into temples in the sky. Finding the power to make solid ground and buildings above the clouds was as exciting for me as the bouncy clouds of Early Poptropica!
Yes sirree, this Asgard Realm was truly my training realm for all the other realms I built… Once I actually FOUND more realms to build, that is! …Then when I couldn’t figure out what else to build in Asgard, I’d hop to other realms like my desert realm Keafogoab Sha and find some inspiring landmarks to build back home!
Then, years later in 2018, I gave Poptropica Membership a try and unlocked some Fire and Crystal realms to build. Thus, my Candy Realm and Bowser Castle Realm were born. I also got to share my Asgard realm, which pointed me towards the public realms domain that I never saw before. So I visited other peoples’ Realms for the first time and learned how to collect tons of Poptanium without any mining! …And more Poptanium meant that my Realms grew that much faster.
Unfortunately, Realms crashed right after that, and it took a whole year before Realms was fixed. But then in 2019, Realms re-opened, and I went wild and poured whole waterfalls (and a year of suppressed realm-building) right outta my system and into my very own Namek Realm!
When word got out that Realms was going away again (thanks to the Glowbhax monster), I recorded all my Realms progress from 2014–2020 right here in this video, none the wiser that Realms would make a comeback once again on Steam after a couple more years.
But when it did, you can bet that I bought my Steam ticket soon afterwards, and built my Winter Realm, and later on my Galaxy Realm. And viewing all my older Realms with fresh eyes inspired me to spruce ‘em up and invent the very Realms Tours you’re reading right now!
This Asgard Realm is, and always has been my very favorite part of Poptropica. Even my favorite islands Super Power, PoptropiCon, and Monkey Wrench can’t compare to the freedom and music I found here… I can build whatever I want, wherever I want, in ADDITION to exploring! Best of all, I can build more stuff to explore!
Now that I’ve visited and toured more realms, I know that this is the best realm to build more scenery in! …I mean, you can always TRY to build mountains and forests in a sweltering fire realm or a barren moon realm, but it just isn’t the same as THIS grassy ground…
…There! That’s better. That’s ANOTHER thing I love about Asgard: Even after all these years I’ve never really stopped coming back to build more in this realm! This makes me want to build more forests!
…And treehouses! …And basketball courts! And underground swimming pools with pirate ships and diving boards! …Heck, why not a castle or two? And while I’m at it, let’s make a BOUNCY CASTLE! Then I can bounce high enough to make some islands in the sky! WHEEEEEE!! The fun never stops!
…Wait! I see something! Are those Realms animals? Wow, it’s been ages since I’ve seen creatures like those… and it looks like one of them is in the ancient Asgard ruins! …I was wondering where that place was. Now I’m REALLY glad I built these sky islands. They’re giving me the bird’s-eye view I need for the grand finale of my final Realm tour!
…This is it! The ancient Asgard ruins; where I first began my Poptropica Realms journey all those years ago…
…Boy, does this bring back memories! Nearly 12 years ago when I first entered Poptropica, I came to this temple and found this very hammer that gave me the power to mine and create. Now after all these years, it feels like my journey through Realms is finally coming to a full circle!
It already has, Invisible Ring! …Welcome back!… My, you’re all grown up, and I am quite pleased with the way you modified my temple!
WHOA- …Um… Thanks! …Do I know you, Mr. Viking Ghost?
Ah, yes, it’s been too long, you wouldn’t remember…
I am the First Master Creator of Poptropica Realms. I created these very ruins, AND I created that blue Svadilfari hammer you’re holding right now. When you first came to Poptropica Realms as a child, I told you to take my hammer to explore, destroy, and create!
Oh! …This is YOUR hammer? …Um… Do you want it back?
Ha-ha! …No, I am a ghost! I can’t wield that hammer with ghost hands! …Besides, I already had my fill of Realm-building while I was alive.
What do you mean?
I didn’t just build this temple, you know. Haven’t you wondered where the ancient ruins and landmarks in all of your OTHER Realms came from?
That was YOU? …You built the giant Swamp-Realm robot and the Desert-Realm Windmill? AND the Fire-Realm spa resort? That’s AMAZING!
If you think THAT’s amazing, take a look at the level you have reached here in Poptropica Realms.
FIVE HUNDRED levels? WOW! That’s gotta be a world RECORD! …Say, I should apply to Guinness World Records for that!
You should, Ring. You truly have the power of a million Poptanium, and your creative levels have surpassed even my own. I dare say that you are the GREATEST Master Creator of Realms I have ever seen!
Really? Wow, thank you Master Creator!
No, thank YOU. Your Realms tours were REMARKABLE! I’ve never had so much fun exploring in Realms before!
Really? I’ve never had so much fun BUILDING in Realms before! …So you went to my Realm tours, too?
Yes, Invisible Ring. You and your seven realms have grown so much these past 18 months alone… and yet you’re no less curious and adventurous than you were 12 years ago! …Hold on to that curiosity, for you will need it in the real world… and in ANY world you travel to.
…And to congratulate you for completing your Master-Creative Realm Tour quest, I bestow upon you a special Realms medallion I just made with my ghost-hammer. Remember how far you’ve come, Invisible Ring, and remember how far you have to go… So, GO FORTH AND CHANGE THE WORLD!
I WILL!
…I will, because I’m finally READY to go beyond Realms and change the world. But before I do that, I must refresh myself and put my Master Creator outfit back on! I reckon I left it on my bed again.
…There! I’ll bunk here for the night, and then my REAL journey begins tomorrow! …But I’ll be sure to come back home to THIS awesome treehouse every now and again for some fun.
Thank you all for joining me on my final Realms Tour! Hope you had as much fun as I had. As always, check out my Realms slideshow (below) and playthrough video (above) to see my Realm in its full glory, and go to my Pop Fan Kids website to see all seven of my Realms tours together in one spot. …Look out, world, here comes Master Creator Invisible Ring!
Panoramic Slideshow
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