An eccentric billionaire is promising a big reward to whoever can prove the existence of cryptids — hidden creatures. The hunt is on for Bigfoot, Nessie, and other legendary beasts. But watch out: you’re not the only one in search of these monsters…and your competitors will stop at nothing to find them!
Entangle yourself in a string of brightly colored festive lights, with three blinking patterns to choose from. Free for Poptropica members and 75 credits for non-members, the “Tangled in Lights” costume is sure to be a holiday favorite. Batteries included. (Wait, this stuff runs on batteries, doesn’t it?)
Or, put someone else in the limelight… you might be interested in learning about the legendary cryptid Chupacabra, who you might just be able to encounter very soon on the next Poptropica adventure, Cryptids Island!
Cryptids Island is coming on Monday to Poptropica! Before you take on some of the world’s most fearsome mythical monsters, we’d like to tell you a little bit about the legends.
“Chupacabra” is Spanish for “goat-sucker,” and that’s exactly what this creature is said to do. Unlike many cryptids, the Chupacabra is a relatively recent phenomenon. The legend began in Puerto Rico in 1995, when a farmer found that several of his animals had been killed overnight, and the blood drained from their bodies through strange puncture wounds.
Since then, the stories have spread to Mexico and the United States. But accounts of the Chupacabra vary widely: sometimes it is reported to be doglike in appearance, and sometimes, as in the drawing above, as an alien creature that walks on two legs. The only thing that unites all the tales is the creature’s bloodsucking behavior.
Recently, a Chupacabra body was thought to have been found, but was proven to be a coyote with mange. So the questions remain. Is the Chupacabra a new, unknown animal? Is it a space alien? Or is it nothing more than a legend dreamed up by angry farmers? Perhaps one day we will know the truth.
Do you believe in the Chupacabra?
CAPTAIN CRAWFISH
“Goat-sucker”? o.O …hmm, maybe we don’t want to encounter this cryptid…
[Distantly, you hear a noise]
Captain Crawfish (what number are we on? 8?): AAAHHH! (You hear slurping.)
Chupacabra: Yur yummeh, Crawfeesh.
Captain Crawfish 8: NOOOoooOOoo! I’ve still got to live! Please, don’t suck my blood! Heck, I’m not even a goat!
Chubacabra: Ewww! I only eat GOATS! *spits Crawfish out*
Captain Crawfish 8: Whew! I survived!
[His panicked footsteps come closer to the PHB set and he emerges, out of breath from running for his life.]
Captain Crawfish 8: Hey, guys! It’s me!
PHB peoples: OMG!OMG! ME FIRST! LET ME AT HIM! :O
Captain Crawfish 8: …whoops. (The crowd descends on Captain Crawfish!)
PHB peoples: FOOOOOOOD!
Chupacabra: *reappears* Where is he? I don’t care if he’s fish, I want him too! SHARING IS CARING, PEOPLES!
(Due to violence, the rest of the scene has been censored.)
So, yay for those members out there, and for the rest of us – there’s no news yet on when Cryptids Island will be available to the public for free, but we’ll have the latest scoop about it here, so stay tuned. And now let’s welcome Nessie:
Cryptids Island is coming very soon to Poptropica! Before you take on some of the world’s most fearsome mythical monsters, we’d like to tell you a little bit about the legends.
Tales of the Loch Ness Monster go back centuries. Affectionately known as “Nessie,” she is said to live in the deep waters of Loch Ness, a lake in the Scottish Highlands. By most accounts, Nessie is a massive, long-necked creature that can travel on land as well as in the water.
The best-known picture of Nessie, shown above, was taken in 1934 by a surgeon named Dr. Wilson. Years later, another man claimed to have helped fake the photo, but it was impossible to know whether he was telling the truth, or simply seeking fame for himself.
Theories abound as to what Nessie could be. Some say that eyewitness accounts are honest misidentifications of everyday animals and objects. Others say she could be a leftover relic of the dinosaur age, specifically a plesiosaur. Still others think that there might once have been a Loch Ness Monster, but that it has died. And, of course, the possibility remains that Nessie is nothing but a hoax.
What do you think — do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster?
CAPTAIN CRAWFISH
Captain Crawfish sounds a little nerdy there, don’t you think? Maybe we should eat his brains…
LOL JK.
Anyway, there’s also a new PCB poll asking, “Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster?” At the time of this writing, 55% said yes, 22% said no, and 22% are undecided. (Where’s the other 1%? o.O) HAS CAPTAIN CRAWFISH TAKEN YOUR BRAINS? :O
Cryptids Island is coming very soon to Poptropica! Before you take on some of the world’s most fearsome mythical monsters, we’d like to tell you a little bit about the legends.
Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Yeti. Three names, one very large, very hairy creature. Reports of a half-man, half-ape abound all over the world.
In the Pacific Northwest region of North America, reports of a brown-haired beast go back decades. Most famously, a short movie taken by a man named Robert Pattinson Roger Patterson seems to show a Bigfoot lumbering through the woods, looking suspiciously back at the photographer.
In the snowy mountains of the Himalayas, a humanoid beast known as the Yeti, or the Abominable Snowman, has also been reported for years. But, as with the North American Bigfoot, no concrete proof of the Yeti has ever been found. A monastery in Nepal claims to have a Yeti scalp on display, but scientific tests of the hair have been inconclusive.
Well, what about you — do you believe in Bigfoot? Vote in our poll to the right!
CAPTAIN CRAWFISH
EL: FAKE!
CC VII: Yeah, wait, huh?
EL: That’s a snapshot from a smosh video called BigFoot Is *** Staring Shane Dawson.
Because Nessie is considered dangerous and won’t like being photographed by cryptid paparrazies.
So now I bet you’re all thinking, “Man, that gives me the grump. It’s such a flump. Now Loch Ness is no better than a garbage dump. “
Well if you are thinking that, I have breaking news…
YOU’RE WRONG!!!!
Loch Ness is famous only because of Nessie. But did you know those aren’t the only world famous (Well, poptropica famous) things in Loch Ness? Yep, Oprah’s there! No, wait, she’s in Australia, (that’s where I am). OK, take 2!
Have you spotted Nessie yet in the Cryptids Island sneak preview? Remember, you can look through the viewfinder every day for your chance to see Nessie and win a prize.
Even if you don’t see the Loch Ness Monster, there are plenty of other sights to see from the shore. Why, look who I saw cruising above the waters of Loch Ness!
You never know what you’ll find out there. Keep watching the skies! And the waters, of course.
CAPTAIN CRAWFISH
Oh, man. I’m really starting to regret giving him that balloon.
And that’s not the only thing drifting around in Loch Ness! I took a look in a book the viewfinder AND LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!
THAT IS UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE! WE DESTROYED THAT! IT DOESN’T EXIST! Well, at least now we know why the castle is such a mess.
Over and Out,
GB
[PS: This is what I posted on the Poptropica project, but I posted it on the poptropica project, so it’s not plaiglrism (or however you spell it). I just copied and pasted it because I didn’t feel like writing a whole new post.]
Sorry I’ve been posting so much lately. I figured you guys were getting bored of me so I was going to let someone else do it for a change, but I figured up-to-date news is more important. So, here goes.
First of all, there’s a new Creator’s blog post about the Cryptids Island preview.
Well, well, well — look what’s sneaked its way onto the Poptropica map.
You can visit Cryptids Island now for a special sneak preview! You’ll be dropped on the shores of Loch Ness. Check out the viewfinder next to the castle to see the amazing sights. If you’re lucky, you might even spot Nessie!
Anyone who does see the Loch Ness Monster through the viewfinder will win a special prize (and Poptropica Members get even more time to look). You can try once per day, so if you don’t see her today, try again tomorrow!
This post has been brought to you by our good friends at the Mews Foundation.
CAPTAIN CRAWFISH
Well, that says just about all doesn’t it. Keep looking through the viewfinder every day to hopefully get a picture of Nessy. (When someone on the PHB gets the prize we’ll tell you what it is.)
Credit to -jEllo- for cheat: If you look through the viewfinder, then save your game and log back in you can use it again. Repeat the process to look through it for as long as you want. Be sure to send us some pictures if you find him, we’ll give you credit!
Also, if you click on that link it takes you to Poptropica’s new sponsor, The Mews Foundation. (mewsfoundation.org)
Which is very funny because that is not a real organization. They actually made a whole site just for a business from Poptropica! (What a work effort!)
We are very pleased to inform you that the official Poptropica blog is being sponsored by our benevolent overlords at the Mews Foundation. Their interest in the more… unusual frontiers of science is one that all of the Poptropica Creators can get behind. The truth is out there, and the Mews Foundation is going to find it.
Head over to the website to learn more about the history behind Poptropica’s businessperson of the year, Harold Mews, how he relates to the upcoming island, and what his challenge for you is! Check it out for yourself. 😀
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