Author: Slanted Fish

Hello! I'm Slanted Fish, the editor-in-chief and creator of the Poptropica Help Blog (PHB). I'm a writer, Hong Kong native, and Christ follower. My Poptropica username is slantedfish 🐠 Don't forget to be awesome!
Free Membership Giveaways

PHB Membership Giveaway: August 2022

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, we’re approaching the end of the month, which means it’s time to announce another lucky Poptropican to win our monthly membership giveaway! 🎁

Congratulations, Love Singer — your new membership status lets you play various exclusive quests, including the upcoming relaunch of PoptropiCon, Ep. 3: Reign of Omegon! Plus, you’ll also get to enjoy premium store items, member gifts, and other perks.

If you’re not a member, you still have the chance (or many chances, in fact): the PHB is hosting a giveaway every month, and it’s easy to enter! Just comment on the Free Poptropica Membership page and leave at least two other comments around the PHB within the month to be entered into that month’s giveaway.

We’ll announce a winner sometime in the final week of each month. If you don’t win, you can always try again for the next month! Full details »

Congrats again to Love Singer! Keep on popping on! 💖👩‍🎤

Fan Art Features, PoptropiCon Island, Social Media

PoptropiCon Ep. 3 to return next month 🤖

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Wicked Cool News alert: PoptropiCon Island, Episode 3: Reign of Omegon returns to the map next month, completing the saga! ⚡️

The news comes as Ep. 2: Spoiler Alert was re-released to all players two months ago, giving everyone a chance to explore the epic Poptropica convention and uncover the twist behind the Omegon costume contest.

Download extras including this screensaver from our PoptropiCon Island Guide!

There’s no mention yet about who will be granted access, but if the recent past is an indicator, the episode will probably release for members only first — and hopefully for all eventually.

However, all episodes of PoptropiCon are currently playable in Poptropica’s paid Steam bundle, which also comes with many other newer classic islands. Read our Steam review here!

Onto another villain, Poptropica on Twitter recently put out a Pop poll about Dr. Hare’s species. As lore would have it, perhaps it’s both: Dr. Hare was a scientist who fused into his current form of evil genius rabbit when an experiment on a bunny rabbit went wrong. 🐰

Either way, he’s a longtime beloved icon in the fandom! Check out this fun marker drawing Pop recently retweeted from fan artist @loudcrab:

Stay tuned with us for the re-release of PoptropiCon’s conclusion for Haxe Poptropica, and keep on poppin’ on! 💫

~🐠

Fan Art Features, Store

‘Sphinx’-ing up summer styles 🦁

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Hey Poptropicans, pop in for shop drops and art to heart! 💖

The Baron’s airship has departed without its master, but meanwhile down on Home Island, Amelia’s going on with life as usual. Adventure Outfitters has rotated some of its styles for both players and pets, with highlights including the Forest Druid costume and Lion’s Mane for pets. Check out the full stock on the Creators’ Blog! 🛍🌳

Also, enjoy the latest fan art from Poptropica’s Instagram stories, featuring plenty of canonical and original characters to love! As always, click the artists’ names to see in more detail. 💫

Sphinx from Mythology Island by @waterlilly707
Quiet Thunder (Popsona) by @sketchmilyyt
Pop OCs by @cacaocheri
Pop OC fusion by @meganf123456
Ask the sad boys – comic by @ask.poptropica.villains
Quirked up white boy Dr. Hare by @toxicooz
Shy Rocket (Popsona) by @pinklightningmc
Friendly Boa (Popsona) by @mysticsunni
Self ship with Rumpelstiltskin by @toxicooz
Dr. Hare, Strength Tester Carnie, and other Pop portraits by @emelyn_is_trying

In other news, be sure to give a try to our latest Pop puzzle game, What’s Missing? — answers will be revealed next week! Keep on poppin’ on!

~🐠

Guest Posts

Pop Puzzles: What’s Missing? Round 2 🧐

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Dizzy Feather. Enjoy!

A Grave Mystery: Perhaps a new perspective would help.

Hello everyone, Dizzy Feather here with round two of “What’s Missing?” To make things a little easier than last time, I’m including a hint and Hangman-style placeholder with each one. Here’s how the game works:

I’ll show you screenshots from Poptropica with a detail covered up, and you try to guess what the missing piece is. Leave your guesses in the comments of this post, and in about a week I’ll share the answers and shout out those who got any of them correct! A couple of rules:

  • No cheating! Don’t go in-game to the area shown to find the answers, and don’t copy someone else’s answers (best not to look before sharing yours). Not only would that be cheating others, but you’ll be taking the fun away from yourself!
  • Have fun! It’s just a game. Don’t pressure yourself to get them all.

Now that we’ve got that down, let’s begin with this Jade Scarab edition puzzle! You may need to click on images to view them in full.

1. Made from water, mud, straw, and cow dung. Would you take a sip from it?
D _ _ _  B _ _ _ _ _
2. A hot spot.
A _ _ _ _ _
3. It’s one of the most famous constellations. 
B _ _   D _ _ _ _ _
4. Enclosed in the glass is something allergic to water.
L _ _ _ _ _ _
5. A classic bath toy. 
B _ _ _  R _ _ _ _ _  D _ _ _ _
6. It lights the way.
W _ _ _  T _ _ _ _ 
7. You get this when you buy something.
R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. Slanted…
F _ _ _ 
9. You launched this into space on another island.
D _. H _ _ _’ _  R _ _ _ _ _
10. A villain on vacation.
R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

So what’s missing? Share your guesses in the comments below, and be sure to check back next week to see how many you got right! Have fun!

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Dizzy Feather. If you did, you might also enjoy her clubhouse tour, or a similar puzzle series from the PHB, Stolen Snapshots, featuring scenes from classic islands.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!

Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: The Witch’s Heart, Part 3/6 🧙‍♀️

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!

Heart is back once again, and we’re halfway through my fanfic! Not long to go before we arrive at the conclusion to Alouette’s tale. It’s been wild in Poptropica recently with the Baron missing, potentially kidnapped by Rumpel. Things are starting to heat up here in The Witch’s Heart, too…

We last left off at the possibility of Fairytale Island being in danger, again. So is it? Time to find out! 

CITIZENS of Fairytale Island are gathering around the king’s castle, where the huge dragon has decided to land. The SEVEN DWARVES are all panicking at the thought of the dragon eating all of Snow White’s animals. Some are speculating that the king is behind this, and overall no one is having a good time.

SABRINA arrives in the middle of the chaos and casts a magic shield around the citizens, protecting them from any incoming dragon attacks. ALOUETTE watches her mother from a distance. 

SABRINA:

Mighty dragon of the unknown lands, we show no harm to you, and we will return your child with no hesitation. 

The giant dragon does not seem to be listening to SABRINA at all. Instead it yawns and continues staring at the citizens. ALOUETTE holds up PEARL so the giant dragon can see it.

ALOUETTE: 

Hey look! Unharmed! I’m handing Pearl back to you! 

ALOUETTE walks towards the dragon and is about to hand PEARL back when the GIANT DRAGON suddenly roars, scaring the SEVEN DWARVES and the THREE LITTLE PIGS. Even PEARL seems scared and immediately curls up into a ball. 

ALOUETTE: 

Weird, if I was a mom, I would do anything to get my children back. Not scare them away. 

Realizing the peacefulness of the dragon, SABRINA lowers the magic shield she put around the citizens, before turning to face them.

SABRINA:

The dragon shows no interest in harming us! We are safe. You may now leave while I figure out why this dragon is even here in the first place. 

Hearing this reassuring news, the CITIZENS leave, knowing that their days could continue along in peace. (Or will they?) SABRINA turns to face the giant dragon again.

SABRINA:

If your child is not what you want, then I have no idea what you want!

ALOUETTE watches the GIANT DRAGON look disappointed, yet also looking at the castle with interest.

ALOUETTE:

Is something happening in the castle? Like you know, a certain goblin kidnapping happy endings again? 

The GIANT DRAGON nods, although still looking disappointed. 

ALOUETTE:

Only one way to find out. 

Climbing up the stairs to the castle, ALOUETTE uses a levitation spell to lift herself up to the balcony. The castle seems quiet, too quiet. ALOUETTE casts another spell, which summons a crystal ball that reveals what is going on in the castle. 

ALOUETTE:

Oh no…

The scene cuts to the gardens outside the castle. 

ALOUETTE: (off screen, shouting)

It better not be him again!!

Birds fly away from the garden and Sabrina looks up at the castle, confused as to what’s going on.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Yeah, this island can’t seem to catch a break. First happy endings are stolen, and now something bad is happening in the castle? And who is the one behind this? Find out when part 4 is out! See you guys later!

The Witch’s Heart is a short story from the universe of Storm’s Calamity, which is available to read on Tumblr and Quotev.

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by HeartofEnder. If you did, you might also enjoy her Pop Worlds house tour and intro of her Popsonas.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!