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!
Fan Art Features, Store

‘Sphinx’-ing up summer styles 🦁

Slanted Fish

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!

Advertisements, Fan Art Features, Social Media

Happy Meals and Scrappy Feels 😊

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, pop in for credits and characters!

There’s a new ad on Home Island for McDonald’s Happy Meals, which (for those in the US) are now offering Match Battle boxes as an extension of the Pokémon trading card game. Watch the short video to earn 10 credits, and replay it as much as you like to keep collecting credits!

Thanks to HeartofEnder for the tip!

And while you’re on Home Island, don’t miss out on the Baron’s airship and whatever shenanigans are going on with the disappearance of the scrappy sky pirate who was recently voted “Most Captivating Current Character” in the Poppies! At least Ack is there to give out goodies. 🙉

In other news, enjoy the latest fan art features from Poptropica’s Instagram stories showcasing iconic characters, including a lovely sketch of the Baron! As always, click the artists’ names to see more. 💫

Octavia Crawfish (Pop OC) by @icee_moon_demon
Copy Cat by @toxicooz
Childhood crush on Shark Boy by @princess_yonnie100
Red Baroness and Ack by @cootietown
Non-villain NPCs by @happyclonetrooper
Ringmaster Raven wakes up Binary Bard – comic by @ask.poptropica.villains

Also on IG, a collaborative post between Coolmath Games and Poptropica featuring Coolmath’s Poptropican flying out of a fishbowl recently popped off with over 11K likes. She’s an icon to watch!

Keep on poppin’ on!

~🐠

Guest Posts

Pop Puzzles: What’s Missing? — Answers 🔑

Slanted Fish

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

Falling to Pieces: Let’s see if we can rig this guy back together.

Hello everyone, Dizzy Feather here with the answers to “What’s Missing?”, my Pop puzzle from last week, where I obscured items from in-game scenes for you to guess “what’s missing.” If you missed it, play the game on the original post before scrolling down for spoilers!

Since it might have been a bit hard, I also shared riddles for each one:

  1. It brings you light but melts away.
  2. It holds what’s write.
  3. Red, Orange, and Yellow will turn to grey after it touches.
  4. Fruit from legend will make your heart beat.
  5. Villain from an unfinished story. This may hint at the return.
  6. Shake it and a seasonal weather shall be copied.

How many can you figure out? While I didn’t get many guesses on the original post, shout-out to Smart Icicle and Purple Star for getting a correct guess each! Anyway, here are the answers:

1 – Candle
2 – Pencil holder
3 – Fire extinguisher
4 – Golden Apple from Mythology Island
5 – E. Vile teabox
6 – Unicorn snow globe

I hope everyone enjoyed this guessing game! I may do another soon, perhaps changing some things up to make it a little less challenging. Let me know in the comments if you have any feedback!

– Dizzy Feather

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!