Scythemantis Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi, never posted before, but having played Neopets since it began and being big into mutant pets, I took it upon myself to review all fifty-something of them on my site: http://bogleech.com/neomutants1.html http://bogleech.com/neomutants2.html http://bogleech.com/neomutants3.html http://bogleech.com/neomutants4.html http://bogleech.com/neomutants5.html I feature a lot of retired/unreleased artwork and talk a bit about the better and worse changes they've made to some of the designs. Note that it's very very opinionated, so don't take it personally if I hate your favorite pet of all time. I'm just a huge fan of strange, creepy monsters and prefer mutants like the Gnorbu, Koi and old-style chia, the slimy diseased-looking mutants! They're my whole reason for having a neopets account, honestly. Anyone else have favorite/least favorite mutants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I loooove mutants. I currently have a Mutant Lenny with a Mutant Urgoni, and a Mutant Hissi. I want more mutants. But some of them are just gross. Mutants I would never own: Aisha, Gnorbu, Slorg, Acara, Kau, Ogrin I want a Mutant Draik!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaal_ Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Mutants are awesome, there are a lot of cool ones out there. :D Mutants I would never own: Aisha, Gnorbu, Slorg, Acara, Kau, Ogrin Whaaat? *Pets his mutant ogrin...* xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahtaxotep Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 This is a good thread for anyone not sure on what potion to buy for the Mutant avatar! It honestly never occurred to me to consider the plausibility of shape changes during morphing. Good on you Scythemantis for taking the time and effort to put those pages together, and for having the initiative to look at Neopets with a scientific eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I love your blog .. it's amazing .. I find your taste a bit weird but that's ok ... to each their opinion ;) I currently own a mutant Lenny which I find amazing :) but I adopted out my mutant Elephante because I got bored with it ... I kinda miss it a bit though :sad02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythemantis Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 The Slorg is my favorite of the mutant petpets of course :P I recall long, long ago, they did a poll on the front page asking players if they would like a Slorg neopet version (like the Krawk), and the results were definitely yes by a huge amount, but they never did it. It would've been great to see a giant neopet version of the horrendous mutant Slorg...and all the other Slorgs really. I like there to be both totally crazy mutants like the Ogrin and plausible mutants like the Moehog, though some mutants come out looking too much like just Darigan or Tyrannian pets. The only neopets without mutants now are the Nimmo, Poogle, Chomby and Wocky...I'll be sad when there's no more left since I always look forward to what they'll do with the next one. I do hope they put a lot of creativity into those four, when they get around to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLaura Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 certain "mutant" ones look genuinely normal for me..like the draiks, they just look like cooler dragons in the mutant form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Mutants are awesome, there are a lot of cool ones out there. :D Whaaat? *Pets his mutant ogrin...* xD lol, Mutant Ogrins are hideous in my opinion. Nothing personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknriot Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 This was so interesting to read! I actually really like the Mutant Ogrin, the colors are great - I don't know if they're very mutant-y at all, but I love them on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaal_ Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 lol, Mutant Ogrins are hideous in my opinion. Nothing personal. Haha! It's true, though - it's so hideous I love it! xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August of Lake Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hmm, I agree with someone that the mutant draiks look like much cooler dragons, I don't even like most draiks(I think they're ugly, and not dragon enough). As for my favorite mutants, Kau(Go Lovecraft), Eryie(It looks proper, and I like the colors), Peophin(Nice colors, and sealike), Pteri(I like the mask, and the colors) and the Uni is pretty nice in a Ki-rin way. Least...Kougra(blah), Moehog(looks diseased, in a bad way.), and the Acara's feet just strike me as wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I love your blog .. it's amazing .. I find your taste a bit weird but that's ok ... to each their opinion ;) I currently own a mutant Lenny which I find amazing :) I also have a mutant Korbat ........ but I adopted out my mutant Elephante because I got bored with it ... I kinda miss it a bit though :sad02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 This is excellent. You brought up some great points, and while I don't necessarily share the same fondness for the gross, (my preference probably falls under the "huge draconic beast" category), I think your expectations for the Mutant color were spot-on. I agree that the Mutant Acara doesn't really feel like a mutant. It should've been a new color xD That said, I'm hoping to morph my pet Wyvern into a mutant Draik, as the cartoony version of most draiks just won't cut it for a Wyvern :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Mutant Draiks are awesome. I want one. They look fierce. My 1000th post, ftw. *balloon and confetti shower* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythemantis Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks for so much nice feedback, I'm thinking of submitting a toned-down version to the neopian times perhaps :) Most people prefer either cute things or fierce things, with the weird/gross stuff I like being a little rarer. I'm the same way with pokemon...I like Gloom and Garbodor rather than stuff like Mewtwo or Zoroark :P It's nice how mutant neopets every possible taste, they're so diverse. I might have reviewed Darigan and Tyrannian stuff one day, but then ALL of them would be me complaining about the customization changes. Not really fair that mutant and maraquan kept their weirdness, but those others didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaoticmemories Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 deff brought a few mutants to my attention, and seeing the different artistic trends is cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahtaxotep Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Thanks for so much nice feedback, I'm thinking of submitting a toned-down version to the neopian times perhaps :) That's a great idea! There's definitely articles published in the Times about peoples likes and dislikes in pet colours and they usually aren't that well researched/justified. I have never submitted to or been published in the Times so I don't know about the content guidelines. But if I were reading this as a Times article I would like it to start with that Chia explanation of why you were drawn to Neopets because of the weird mutated pets, then focus on top/least favourites so it's short enough for an article. That's what I would like to read in the Times, but that's just my opinion obviously and I don't want to sound all bossy about it :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachany Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 The blog won't load on my computer :( My favorite mutant is probably the Mutant Draik, because it looks less cartoon-y and more dragon like :) I don't really like the Mutant Tuskaninny because it just looks...weird. The mutant Xweetok strikes me as interesting, but I can't really say whether I like it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingeevee Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 That was a great blog!^^ My most fav mutant is the cybunnies! *hugs Xhenarot* I love that goth look on them, plus the skulls on their design I totally can't resist x3 Other than that, I like mutant Draiks, Lennies, Korbats, and Blumaroos ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wolf Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 That was a very nice read. I had no idea of the changes mutant pets went through when customization came out. I just assumed they were the same as before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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