IT’S A WRAP! Find out the winners in our recap here.
Heyyo, Poptropicans! The Poppies nominations are in, and now it’s time to vote. 🗳️ The polls will be open untilTuesday, July 23, so don’t delay!
Plus, mark your calendars for the PHB’s birthday on Friday, July 26, when we’ll announce the winners on our Discord server, the PHC. 🥳 The show for our Poptropica fan awards will start at 7pm EST / 6pm CST / 5pm MST / 4pm PST. If you live in a different time zone, you can use a time zone converter to see what time it’ll be for you. 🗓️
Don’t miss out on the afterparty right after the show! Come dressed in your best and meet us at the Arcade on Poptropica (accessible via the menu in the corner of the game on computers, not mobile). We can’t wait to celebrate the PHB’s Sweet 16 with you! 🎂🩵 Until then…
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
Wax Eloquent: The stars never fade away, they may only melt.
⚔ 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.)
🎵 ClassicIsland 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
Supersonic: You will know our velocity.
🎨 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.)
Poppies 2024 Banner and Illustration by Gentle Dolphin
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!
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!
Welcome back to Seven Systems! Apologies, it’s been a while. Let’s do a quick recap of Part 3:
The queen’s knights are patrolling Astro-Knights Island, where the Baron is rumored to be. Tempest awakens a mysterious dragon form while defending the citizens from the queen’s knights… and that’s where we left off. Let’s get back into it! (Or start from the beginning here.)
(“Dragon form Tempest” by Solemn-Siren/HeartOfEnder)
THE SEVEN SYSTEMS Part Four: The StormCaller (Continued from Part 3)
TEMPEST, in her new dragon form, immediately leaps into action. She swats a knight that was behind her with one swish of her tail, before leaping into the air and landing on top of the fountain, sharp claws gripped onto the stone.
TEMPEST:
Hear me, knights! You do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, touch the people of this kingdom! You can’t just bring innocent people into a battle they know nothing about, and I will now punish you for it!
TEMPEST jumps off the fountain, landing on the ground and sending a lightning shockwave across the ground, knocking nearby guards off their feet. She immediately leaps back into the air, levitating across the ground as if the air was water.
Despite this threat, the knights try to fight back. But they stand no chance against a massive lightning breath from TEMPEST, which also scorches the nearby grass.
TEMPEST continues to gracefully fight the knights, alternating between leaping across the ground and floating in the air. The knights fall one by one, until only a few are left.
They try to flee, but TEMPEST has something prepared for them, flying into the sky as it begins to darken and rain…
Something’s brewing over at PHB headquarters, and it’s definitely not coffee. Someone (presumably one of the authors) broke the breakroom’s coffeepot! Who could have committed such an atrocity?! Watch and find out:
…Fishy, how could you?! 😭😭😭
In all seriousness, I hope you guys like my silly little animatic. I had a lot of fun making it!
The audio comes from a famous scene in the show Parks and Recreation. This particular clip has inspired many parodies, and it was just a matter of time before Poptropica got the “Who Broke It?” treatment.
You may have also noticed some photos in this mostly-illustrated video. The broken coffeepot is lifted straight out of the original Parks and Recreation scene, the cat-ifited Purple Paw image is an edit of Chocolate aka OMG Cat, and the wall at the end features some art of the PHB authors: the current PHB banner by Slanted Fish and a “Draw the Squad” meme by Magic Kid and QueenCookieMonster. 📷🎨
Once again, I hope you like the video (and this post, I guess). You guys are more than welcome to share your Pop creations be it videos, art, or writing! You can post them on social media, on the PHC Discord server, or even on the PHB. We love seeing everyone’s work!
(This post is ripped off-er, lovingly inspired by an article written by parody news platform “The Onion”. Please note the original does contain some contain some mature content!)
With the approach of June and many Pride-themed events, many Poptropicans may be unsure of how to respond to their friends in a way that makes them feel safe and supported. While we cannot speak for every situation, here are some pretty universal things not to do:
1. “Behold! The oracle spoke the truth!”
You can be supportive without mentioning some ancient woman’s prophesy.
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