Another year, another summer… another Poppies! 🥳🌞🏆
The Poppies are our fan-hosted award event for Poptropica fans. During the weeks leading up to the PHB’s birthday on July 26, readers can nominate and vote for their favorites in various categories. We’ll conclude with a party and livestream announcing the results!
After going over your feedback for how to approach the 9th annual Poppies, the votes ended in favor of keeping the event as it was, with a mix of categories about the game itself and the fandom beyond. 🎈
We’re now kicking off with a nomination round, where you are invited to suggest the contestants for each category! This round starts now and ends next Sunday, July 14. Nine awards for 9 years of Poppies — let’s go!
Poptropica Awards
⚔ Best Boss Fight: From the massive robot in Legendary Swords, to Mordred’s epic mecha in Astro-Knights, Poptropica is full of its own unique and challenging battles! Which was the most memorable?
🐹 Cutest Character: We’re not asking for the coolest or most villainous — for this award, we want you to tell us which character is the most adorable! (This applies only to NPCs, not user avatars.)
😭 Most Tearjerking Moment: Between Poptropica’s many adventures, you may find some bittersweet moments. From the story of the deceased in Ghost Story, to Annabelle and Count Bram’s end in Vampire’s Curse, what moments gave you pause? (This applies to all canon material, including the graphic novels.)
🎵 Classic Island Most Deserving of an Original Soundtrack: Islands released before 2013 (known as AS2) had no music, except for a few that were later updated. Which of the silent classic islands would you wish to get their own soundtrack?
Community Awards
🎨 Best Fan Art of the Year: And here come the artists! As always, there are still plenty of works to choose from within the past year, showcasing the fandom’s passion and talent. Browse across social media, the pop-art channel in our Discord server, and our DeviantArt group for potential candidates! (Anything published on/after July 2023 is eligible.)
📷 Best Fan Video of the Year: While the hype hasn’t been as big this year, some Poptropicans have continued to upload their video creations, ranging from in-game movies to discussions of the game’s history. Which clips were the most impressive? (Anything published on/after July 2023 is eligible.)
🖼 Best Animation/Animatic: A new arts category suggested by some PHB readers! This showcases a more specific type of fan video than the category above. (Works of any publication date are eligible.)
👗 Best Costume Submission: We’ve voted for the Best Costume Contest Winner before, but what about all those left in the slush pile? Which of the monthly costume contest entries do you wish had made it into the game but didn’t? Let’s give them another chance to shine! (Works of any publication date are eligible.)
🔎 Most Likely Popspiracy: Our Popspiracy series has hosted a range of wild conspiracy theories, ranging from the plausible to the downright preposterous! From all these interesting ideas, which do you think is the most likely to be true? (Works of any publication date are eligible.)
💃 POPPIES PARADE! 🕺
Can you recognize the PHB team’s blue carpet glamour in the illustration above? More in our Look Book!
(I’m stuck using my old outfit because I still can’t access my account.)
Thanks also to Gentle Dolphin for this year’s banner and Poppies art!
Now, it’s your turn! You may nominate up to three for each category — and it’s fine if you don’t have ideas for all of them! Feel free to peruse the PHB archives, our DeviantArt group, and other fandom spaces for your faves. Remember to put your suggestions in by Sunday, July 14.
Thanks for attending our blue carpet event once again, and be sure to check in later this month for more updates, polls, and party details!
🎉 Nominate in the comments below! 🎉
Castori honorem ~ Smart Bubbles
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