Category: Monthly Costume Contests

Jade Scarab Island, Monthly Costume Contests

Cat’s in the Costume Cradle 🐱

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, pop in for a sneak peek and costume collection!

Secret of the Jade Scarab, the final Dream Island winner, is still in development, and the Pop Creators are treating us to another sneak peek. Earlier, we got two glimpses of a cat, and now, there’s a third:

We still don’t know much about this green-eyed kitty, but from the various sketched movements in the new pic, it seems like it might play an active role in the upcoming quest! The Creators also promised this island is “coming soon” and will be available “to all players.” Sweet!

Curious about what secrets lie within the Jade Scarab? Check out this PHB post for an inside look with the Dream Island creator!

In other news, the fan submission reel for February’s costume contest is now up on Pop’s YouTube channel! A winner has not been announced yet, but you can enjoy the collection of entries below:

Exciting stuff, right? We’re still looking forward to new islands and costumes in 2022, but we Pop players haven’t forgotten the old ones. Poptropica blue, and islands that got pruned, when you comin’ home?

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coloring pages, Fan Art Features, Monthly Costume Contests, PoptropiCon Island

Coloring Action for Mighty Costumes

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, here comes a force of mighty coloring action! 🖍

It’s time for another monthly costume contest, and the current competition is open from now till Wednesday, February 16, at 8pm PST! Get the details on the Creators’ Blog »

Mighty Action Force by Slanted Fish

For more creative challenges, check out the new Mighty Action Force coloring pages on the Creators’ Blog! You can print out or download these outlines of the superhero squad to decorate as you please.

By the way, did you know that these PoptropiCon heroes are inspired by various characters from other franchises? Try swapping out Teen Arachnid for Spider-Man, or World Guy for Captain America. 🌎 Check out our PoptropiCon Island Guide trivia for more fun facts!

As for some already made art, check out the latest fan art features on Poptropica’s Instagram stories:

Monster Carnival showdown by @nova_opteryx
Sugar Rush costume design by @sporkledoggies

That’s all for now. Stay mighty and doodle on, Poptropicans! 💪

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Jade Scarab Island, Monthly Costume Contests

January Costume and Jade Scarab Crumbs 🐈

Smart Bubbles

Hello Poptropicans! In between being addicted to the Encanto soundtrack, I have some exciting updates!

The Creators announced the winner of the January Costume Contest: The Rockette by Purple Dragon. This outfit has pretty shades of gold and jade, and can even launch the player into the air with a jet pack!

And speaking of jade…

The Creators also announced that Secret of the Jade Scarab is in development, and will be available to all players upon release. No date has been announced yet, but they posted these teasers on the blog:

Not much has been revealed about the plot or other characters yet, though you can get an inside scoop from the designer here on the PHB, and more sneak peeks are to come! I quite like this little cat. I wonder if she’s related to Bastet in some way? 🤔🐈

Are there any particular Egyptian gods you’d like to see in this island, and what theories do you have about the characters or story? Do you plan on glitching your way past the stratosphere with the new jet pack? Let us know!

Castori honorem ~ Maryann/Smart Bubbles

Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Fan Art Features, Monthly Costume Contests, Social Media, Tribes

Dressed Designs and Tribe Throughlines

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! We’ve got costume designs, throwbacks, tone-twisting tweets, and a fan comic. Let’s pop right in!

January’s costume contest reel has been released, though a winner has yet to be announced. In the meantime, enjoy all the creativity:

Which ones are you hoping to see in the game? Here are a couple of costumes with great color schemes that caught our eye:

The Rockette by Purple Dragon
Star Twins by Maroon Moon

The Pop Creators’ Blog recently shared a post from guest writer Golden Crown about the old tradition of Tribes from the Poptropolis Games. By the way, thanks Golden Crown for sharing the PHB’s Tribes page, where you can learn more about each tribe’s personality and even tour their epic common rooms! Which flag will you fly?

Picking a tribe in the Poptropolis Games
Yellowjackets tribe common room

Over on Twitter, Poptropica shared a wholesome response to a wholesome meme, featuring a dino-dressed pet:

And in a less wholesome tweet still perhaps with a grain of truth:

Last but not least, here’s a fan art feature from Pop’s Instagram story! If you’re a diehard Pop fan, perhaps you too can relate to the intense passion captured in this comic:

Poptropica fan comic by @goldsberrie

That’s a wrap for this post. Pop on, Poptropicans!

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Baron's Airship, Monthly Costume Contests

Rainbow Pup with Reverts on Pop Outfits 🌈

Slanted Fish

Hey, is that a rainbow in the skies of Pop?

Just a hair of one — the Baron’s back in Home Island airspace and carrying goodies including the free winning costume design, Rainbow Pup by Hamburger Hamburger! 🐶🍔

Also in the Cabin of Curiosities, you’ll find three new clubhouse items: Dino Head (75 credits), potted Cactus (75), and Cards and Candles (75). Enjoy the Baron’s visit — it’s only going to last “a short while”!

In other news, the character customization screen has gotten a little update! Now, selecting a costume will bring up its image in larger detail, with a “Costumize” button to begin picking parts from it like before.

This time, though, a new gray “Revert” button will appear when you try something on. You can use it to undo your item selection and go back to the way you looked. Pretty handy! (Thanks to Friendly Feather for the tip.)

We’ve also been graced with a little reminder that Poptropica has been working on bringing back old islands, in the form of a TikTok/YouTube short featuring Arabian Nights, Ep. 1, although the video title references Ep. 2. Either way… yay! Let’s keep the episodes coming for all.

Anyway, that’s what’s up for now. See you in the next one!

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