I wonder if Kass is actually going to return as a reformed villain battling against the three, but now painted in the new paintbrush color. Putting it out there, manifesting it.
You know, in hindsight, it's pretty interesting to think about the whole Meridell vs. Darigan Citadel situation (how Skarl stole resources from the Citadel and then painted them as villains), when you consider also that the creators of this website are British.
honestly your total willingness to do a stupid pirate voice just because you know its more entertaining that way would probably take you very far in the voice acting industry lol love these videos so much ❤
YESSSS same thats why i loved Kass so much you could feel the anger and resentment towards meridell for what they did to the citadel. i dont think it was about power to him.
Your opening remarks on how important plots are to Neopets was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your hype with us and love the "what we know so far" deep dive. I learned a lot!!
I just couldn’t get over when Ogrin day came around and they had the old Orion art on their Twitter and I discovered he lost his ring. Finally bringing Divorce in as a plot point
I really hope there is an Obelisk-style multi-faction war where we all have to back a specific villain. I would struggle so hard to choose between Kass and Vira
THIS is what made me stay on Neopets! As a kid and now as an adult. The plots. I never felt more like a part of a community than participating in a plot and working together. It was seeing the hints and clues and countless speculations and seeing theories get vindicated or be totally off-base. My first real plot was Tale of Woe, and experiencing that in real-time was amazing, and I can't wait for that feeling again. I'm honestly so excited to see The Darkest Faerie again. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie was my OBSESSION as a child and now as an adult I'm collecting Darkest Faerie items on Neopets. Thank you for playing a part in reviving a key part of my childhood and ushering in people, both old and new, to Neopets!
Okay wanted to mention- the Aisha's arm was grabbed by the tentacle and that's why it shifted, I think! The gadget looks like it may be stopping the progression of he void spread- since before it was put on you can see it on more of her body in the background art.
Also GOD I can’t wait for your huge lore video to drop. Neopets is SO interesting but the site is so weird to navigate and explore since it’s so broken, and also reading hard. So every time I try to look at the plots I am discouraged but I wanna know about the lore and I just know you’re gunna make it as digestible as you can for us 💕💕💕
Lord Kass was the first villain i looked into when i started playing neopets....and honestly one of the og baddies i loved as a child. but seeing you just constantly gush about him has made me want to look into the Meridel plot again to remind myself about why i loved him so much....and honestly i think he was why i wanted to paint my kougra Darigan since i was a kid now that i think about it. and i was finally able to paint my kougra darigan not to long ago.
I'm trying (and failing) to temper my expectations with the plot, since they have so few resources compared to the 2004-2010 plot golden era. I'm just so excited to see it breathe some life back into Neopia, it's so much more than a pet dress-up simulator! I remember obsessively poring over the TCG plot tie-in sets for that sweet, sweet Lore (Was anyone else deeply offended as a child that characters like Bruno were classified as villains while assholes like Skarl were heroes? Not over it 20 years later tbh)
im getting chills i love neopets 🥺i was too young at the time to play old neopets properly, i would play sometimes and feed my pets but then i would forget about it for a while LMAO playing neopets now is sooo much fun 🥺🥺and as ive grown a better grasp on the game i feel more like a part of a community, and it's a lot of fun 🥹
If neopets wanted me to be a good guy, why make villains so hot? Edit: okay I’m slightly happy I skipped the last few advent days cause I was doing bad emotionally cause void faellie would have ruined my life lol
I dont know anything about neopets but I recently just came out of the hospital for a mental health crisis and a smile appeared on my face when I saw this video finally pop up in my feed. Thank you, for everything . I love your content , I feel a little less alone
i’ve been dying for an explanation of this upcoming plot!! i never got to participate in any events growing up, and i started back up AFTER watching your video on the faerie festival 😭 so this is amazing ty for your work!!!!
I actually found your channel trying to find a video about Neopets lore, so saying I'm excited for your video on the lore is an understatement. I used to play back in the early days but I was so young back then! Your videos so far have been super helpful for getting back into this.
The plot may be beginning now! As of 3/18/24 if you go to Unis Clothing, the shopkeeper is grey! She says, "It's okay, I understand if you don't like anything... have I always had such poor taste?" Grey Day is April 14th...
@@theamandafiles ok but wait this one is for the edgy ones only, I’m gonna need jhudora to sacrifice herself and get voided or whatever and illusen is gonna nurse her back to health or somethin AND they smooch look I’m writing the fic AS WE SPEAK
YESSSSS WE LOVE A SACRIFICE FROM THE EDGY MEAN BITCH GIRL WHO SECRETLY HAS A HEART OF GOLD BUT ONLY FOR HER ONE TRUE LOVE THAT SHE SWEARS IS HER ARCH ENEMY !!!!!! @@clarkispotamia
i was so lost during the plot related stuff this year (i never followed plots or knew these characters as a kid) and this made me really excited actually
To your point about Orion O. Ophiuchus, it turns out Ophiuchus is also a constellation. It's of the "snake bearer," so your clocking of Ophi meaning snake was right on the money!
Why do you and Salem have me playing neopets again like I'm not almost 40?! I hardly even know what's going on, but I'm in there bouncing hassees and feeding and grooming my pets. 😂
growing up i only really participated on the return of sloth and moltara plot, but god i was hopeless there as a kid, so now im gonna do my best on the next one, its been a while
Please give me at least five (5) business days notice before dropping the 6-hour lore video because I’m going to have to call out of work, cancel all my plans, etc. ❤️
nothing makes me happier than listening to you talk about neopet a subject i know nothing about! your neopet lore video is going to be my roman empire!!!
Even though the future is uncertain and doom seems to be on the horizon for Neopia, there is one source of solace we can always rely on: Amanda putting the Ice Cream Machine Game Music at the end of a Neopets video. 💖 BUT FOR REAL: I am so stoked for this plot and THANK YOU for covering and sharing information on it! Hope all of our wildest theories and dreams COME TRUE!!! #KassResurrection #TeamKass #KingKass #KassForever 🤪
watching this while i play sakhmet solitaire over and over and pray for RE’s (it’s not working) i think i managed to join neopets at the perfect time, i joined about a month before the festival of neggs 2023 and while i wasn’t aware of the plot elements of it at the time its exciting that i get to be here for the full resurgence!! thanks for filling me in on everything i didnt catch! :D edit: i dont think i know enough about neopets to make a well-educated theory but im curious about the bythons’ role in all this they are newly discovered proof that life can live (or lives?) near or in this quasar.. maybe they come from somewhere that’ll become a new permanent area? i also wonder if they have any other plot significance, there’s the christmas bython which was an advent calendar prize and while it might just be a cute little petpet design for it i feel like this confirms they’re definitely going to be incredibly relevant somehow. my heart is saying cute little parasites, because i love cute little parasites. they also are def related to orion as ive seen others say because of his last name, i wonder if they have something to do with the visions he’s having? maybe they’re a cause of or the key to “something,” though i dont know what that something would be yet.
Before I found your channel, I had last played Neopets when I was 11 in 2000. Your videos made me want to revisit things and it has been an absolute blast! Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see your lore video.
Just got my wisdom teeth extracted and still loopy from the numbing, and Miss Amandafiles just dropped a full length feature film about Neopets- 🙌😍🥳🤩 we are blessed
Once again, excellent video! lol Battle for Meridell and Hannah and the Icecaves are literally my roman empire! I'm really looking forwards to your 6 hour long multiple plot reviews video! I'm typing a lot so I apologize in advance if I sound crazy and incoherent with my theories and ideas. I have a lot to say and I have no friends that care about neopets to talk about it with. lol As for theories on the upcoming plot... The Darkest Faerie is definitely back! It's not a coincidence that the plot is taking place in January... which is known as the "Month of Sleeping"!! And the Altadorian constellation "The Sleeper"... is The Darkest Faerie! Plus the neopets social media accounts posted a pic of The Sleeper constellation on Jan 1st. There's also a body of water in the image as well, which potentially hints and coincides with the theory that The Darkest Faerie is probably hiding in a cave somewhere in the Ruins of Maraqua. The maractite cauldron also adds onto that theory. I think the plot will have a Cosmic Horror/Eldritch theme. The visions from the advent calender took place in some distant part of the universe. The day 26 comic from the advent calender showed shadows of what looks like a tentacle, claw, and two other appendages. Eldritch horror in media usually has themes based on the fear of incomprehensible/recognizable yet indistinguishable things that are usually from outside our realm. From the comic on day 27 of the advent calender, the Aisha character is running away from this giant tentacle-eyeball abomination. I think that The Darkest Faerie has made contact with some ancient Eldritch being/Neopets equivalent of Cthulu, and that she might try to use this being/power to take over Neopia. This leads me into thinking the new paint brush that was teased will also be Eldritch/Cosmic horror themed. Maybe painting/turning pets into terrifying cosmic horror-like abominations is part of the plan? The only thing that makes me think this is wrong is some of the mutant pets look like absolute eldritch abominations already. I originally was thinking it'll be a Void Paint Brush, but the vision in Brightvale showed that there's a skull on the paint brush and I don't really associate skulls with voids... How I think the battledome segment of the plot will go about is that users/players can choose a faction to side with between either the villain alliance or heroes/faeries. Then the later half of the plot will probably involve the villains and heroes/faeries making a temporary alliance and team up Avengers-style because the eldritch powers/characters overpower the villains and could potentially destroy Neopia. I feel like this is kind of foreshadowed because seeing Lord Kass' sword in the rock in space felt sus. Shouldn't the villains be in the same side as the out-of-this-world eldritch being from the void? Why does he not have his sword?
You're a great voice actor I love that Vira is just your voice, and it fits too I was blown away by how good the Shadow Usul's entry was too Oh wow I did NOT recognise that sword, but it totally is!
Omg Amanda thank you! I returned to Neopets last year and feel like I missed so much and the plots are like my fav part of the site! This is so helpful!
You are the reason I created a new neopets account a couple of months ago and these videos you do are wonderful. (Also I'm killing it with getting so many fantastic pets in this new era, my 12 year old self would be proud)
I never followed any of the plots, even as a kid when I played Maraqua was already destroyed, Kass/Darigan thing already happened, Dr. Sloth was defeated, so I thought I was already too far behind. Excited to catch up now:)
Lord Darigan and Count Von Rue could be used interestingly - picture this; everybody can choose to side with the Good Guys and the Bad Guys. Then, an event happens, and one or two of the members from each side betrays their respective teammates-Also giving the players the opportunity to switch sides. As far as motives go; you've already illustrated good reasons for Lord Dargian would turn on the Good Guys-I just think it'd be funny for Count Von Roo's reasons for for turnign would be as simple as: "Can ya blame me??? Those stiffs (rigamortis joke lol) can't appreciate a fun dice game. I just wanna be a Silly Little Guy, and the only ones who'll appreciate me for that are you clowns! So consider me apart of your circus. 3:
As a player who logs in some years exclusively for the nostalgia of the advent calendar, it was really cool to see a new plot pop up randomly to shake things up - legit got me thinking "huh, maybe I'll have to check this out if it takes off after the holidays". Awesome job by the Neopets team for the creativity! Thanks for the amazing summary of everything in the video - all of the subtle hints they dropped (that I never would have picked up on) throughout the event were super neat. Your rants were great, love your unfiltered passion! Hoping your main man makes a glorious return soon!!
Yoooo, my tinfoil hat is fully engaged now. Not me hanging off every last word you spoke. I can't believe I didn't realize his SWORD in the comic, omg. BRING BACK KASS!
Wanted to add now that I watched the video... Well done! Love all the things you noticed that I def did not during the latest plot reveal! Excited for this new year and excited to have found you to share this revamped Neopets journey with! THIS MAKES ME SOO HAPPY! :)
thank you for this!! as someone who only picked neopets back up in november after almost a decade, the catch up on on the lore is very appreciated and I can’t wait for the new plot! 🎉
This is crazy. Im a returning player who only remembers meridell vaguely. Thanks so much for putting all this together. It's great to catch up and see how complex the writing is now.
I don't drink alcohol for medical reasons, but I'm happy to be one of the faeries for your Halloween villain game. Jhudora, Darkest Faerie, or Ambition of the Three. Maybe Ambition because I think other people would want to be Jhudora and Darkest Faerie even more.
thank you soooo much for summarizing all the plot hints and comics so far, I only started playing again in October and ignored the theming of the trick or treat bags like a little kid ignoring the card on the way to ripping open their birthday presents
I just wanna say that I can't wait for your Neopets lore video! I really like your storytelling, and I'd listen to you talking about anything, tbh. But especially about the Maraqua plot and Cailys!
I've recently started back up on Neopets, so I've been listening to your videos in the background while I do stuff. Just wanted to say Ophiuchus (aka Serpentarius) is also a constellation. Allegedly it should be one of the astrological signs now due to earth slowly shifting in space. But yeah, I'm really enjoying your videos.
Your tangent about Jhudora literally changed me over to a Jhudora/Illusen truther I love this. It sounds unhinged but it's so put together that I honestly have to believe 90% of this is probable like YES Give me these Villains and Redemptions TNT knows what the people want and it's the baddies
At the risk of sounding totally insane, my crack theory is that Orion is actually a villain in disguise like Xandra was. I'm sure you'll cover this in the upcoming lore video, but one thing that wasn't touched on here was that Xandra brought about the fall of Faerieland by fooling the protagonists of the Faerie's Ruin plot. She tricked them into doing her dirty work and covering her own tracks, ultimately handing her the tools she needed to assemble the last pieces of her jigsaw puzzle and descend into full crazytown. Xandra was a master manipulator, and if you go back and read the story comic archive, the hints at her true nature were there from the start- she claims someone stole an artifact from her that may help, but we have no reason to believe her. She subtly badmouths the faeries, and is conveniently never around when the others are in trouble, showing up after problems are resolved, and killing Hubrid Nox off-screen (rest in peace, you shall live on in my future fanfic lmao). Orion doesn't have overt evidence of being a villain quite yet, but certain things have pinged in my brain as being a bit suspect. For one, as you pointed out, his name is Orion Ophiucus- which can translate to 'constellation of snakes', or the direct-from-Greek translation of 'STAR SERPENT-BEARER'. He's the bearer of snakes, which COULD reference his involvement in the appearance of the Bython in the Festival of Neggs... or it could imply that he's the bearer of forbidden knowledge. The serpent in classic biblical literature is responsible for the gifting of forbidden knowledge of good and evil, which could also tie into Orion's fortune-telling, someone who uses tarot and science to gain knowledge he probably shouldn't get his little mitts on. This becomes very literal with his whole lyre-vision-sharing debacle. Second, the timing of Orion's second appearance is suspicious. He shows up screaming that you stop the Advent Calendar- Reina directly addresses that she can't because it's the happiest event of the year! People depend on the AC to brighten their days during the coldest and most isolated months, and the fact Orion insists she shut it down is just odd to me?? What would closing the AC accomplish? There's no benefit to this, especially when we don't know what he's even talking about- Orion doesn't even offer an alternative of what we SHOULD be doing to help Neopia in peril, all he does is yell about shutting down the big event with no recourse. The only effect this would have is seeding depression and woe amongst the general populace, which I can only see as benefitting the Coalition of Baddies we're sure to see come forth. And to top it off, the vision Orion shares is intimidating and frightful- once again with no recourse. We see a vision of doom and gloom with no concrete evidence for what the threat is, here. Is it the void tentacles? The Big DF on her way to rob the world of color with that odd paint brush reminiscent of Geraptiku- which, by the way, has dismally scant lore as a doomed and empty civilization? Maybe the void tentacles are actually a good guy trying to warn or protect the Faellie and Aisha, and they just ran away because they didn't understand! There's a chance that's Orion himself wearing that coat and holding that paint brush in the vision; it doesn't quite match the silhouette and the paws don't look right, but it could be! What benefit do we have from seeing this vision? No solid answers and nothing concrete as of yet- all it did was summon Fyora, who as we know is SUPPOSED to be upset by all these shenanigans taking place, so this all feels very deliberate and planned. Anyway that's my rant, gonna slink back into my hole in the Ice Caves so I can simp for the Snowager some more.
This was a great and funny recap for someone who only just started playing again this month after, like, a ten year hiatus lol. I'm so stupid excited for my first big plot!!
@@theamandafiles Yesssss! And also Bruno is low key kinda cute ngl, Looking forward to your coverage on the plot when it starts. Honestly the idea of multiple Neopets villains teaming up is such a big dream of mine. I might faint if it actually happens.
I had a very brief SubetaPets phase back in the day. They had a colour called anti-matter, and it was one of my faves. So seeing that there may be a void/anti-matter type colour possibly heading our way has got me pretty hyped!
So fuckin hype for this new plot, it’ll be my first one ever!! Why tf is neopets so scary Omg like the lore is so messed up sometimes I am obsessed. Also low key thinking about cosplaying as one of the faeries since my goal is to get back into cosplay, so I migghhht do the darkest faerie
I think we’re going to get the darkest faerie but also Drakara who is more ancient and rivals Fyora in power. And who we can speculate gave Vira her curse
I agree. The faerie in the comic looked more like her than the darkest. Between the hand and her silhouette, specifically the top of her head, I'm sure it's Drakara.
Literally had 0% idea neopets had this deep of a lore Also Lord kass looks so good :0 from what you said about him he seems like a character i would love
I'm so excited to see MY beloved husband, Lord Kass, again Wouldn't be surprised if they're adding him bc he has such a big fanbase, ppl are constantly bringing him up on the discord group, lol He even got a shirt recently!!!
My one small theory is that Magnon guy from the negg festival (the kacheek guy), he's from brightvale like the aisha right? And u even mentioned how he was into making portals? What if he's in cahoots or is a lackey of the bad guys? Like he gave misinformation to kari and mira hoping he'd lead them astray. Also, what if he's the reason why the aisha was stuck out in space, since he did do a lot of messing around with portals? And what if it's Magnon who is holding the paintbrush in brightvale, or one of the main villains he let through via one of his portals?
I know it's unlikely, but if they revealed a Void Faerie I would lose my mind and make her my entire personality.
me out here just bobbing for apples 100% IGNORANT to all of these wild plot lines while TNT has been playing 4D chess for years?????
Don't mind me someone who bobbed for apples at most 10 times in my life before I made my judgements
Seriously I've been playing neo for like 20+ years and I know *nothing* ... so glad we have professor Amanda to fill us in 😂😂
Actually since we're on this topic you know what would be awesome? If neopets updated their dailies. It's been like 20 years
I wonder if Kass is actually going to return as a reformed villain battling against the three, but now painted in the new paintbrush color. Putting it out there, manifesting it.
You know, in hindsight, it's pretty interesting to think about the whole Meridell vs. Darigan Citadel situation (how Skarl stole resources from the Citadel and then painted them as villains), when you consider also that the creators of this website are British.
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Shots fired!!!!!
Skarljamin Netanyahu
i think about neopets in the context of colonial politics every day of my miserable life
@@z.m.stewart1996you’re not alone 😵💫✊
honestly your total willingness to do a stupid pirate voice just because you know its more entertaining that way would probably take you very far in the voice acting industry lol love these videos so much ❤
I am hoping for more complexity in antagonists than “power hungry”
YESSSS same thats why i loved Kass so much you could feel the anger and resentment towards meridell for what they did to the citadel. i dont think it was about power to him.
I'm ngl, your Darkest Faerie voice acting was a complete slay-- i'd love to hear you VA more stuff!
I mean I understand Cass but like THE DARKEST FAIRY????? GOD SHES GORGEOUS
SHE IS TOOOOOOOO HOTTTTTTTTT
Your opening remarks on how important plots are to Neopets was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your hype with us and love the "what we know so far" deep dive. I learned a lot!!
What if the villains do something big and take over Neopets for awhile and everything changes cause that would be so cool.
I just couldn’t get over when Ogrin day came around and they had the old Orion art on their Twitter and I discovered he lost his ring. Finally bringing Divorce in as a plot point
I really hope there is an Obelisk-style multi-faction war where we all have to back a specific villain. I would struggle so hard to choose between Kass and Vira
THIS is what made me stay on Neopets! As a kid and now as an adult. The plots. I never felt more like a part of a community than participating in a plot and working together. It was seeing the hints and clues and countless speculations and seeing theories get vindicated or be totally off-base. My first real plot was Tale of Woe, and experiencing that in real-time was amazing, and I can't wait for that feeling again.
I'm honestly so excited to see The Darkest Faerie again. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie was my OBSESSION as a child and now as an adult I'm collecting Darkest Faerie items on Neopets. Thank you for playing a part in reviving a key part of my childhood and ushering in people, both old and new, to Neopets!
Okay wanted to mention- the Aisha's arm was grabbed by the tentacle and that's why it shifted, I think! The gadget looks like it may be stopping the progression of he void spread- since before it was put on you can see it on more of her body in the background art.
Also GOD I can’t wait for your huge lore video to drop. Neopets is SO interesting but the site is so weird to navigate and explore since it’s so broken, and also reading hard. So every time I try to look at the plots I am discouraged but I wanna know about the lore and I just know you’re gunna make it as digestible as you can for us 💕💕💕
Two hours of The Amanda Files is a good day in my opinion!
Lord Kass was the first villain i looked into when i started playing neopets....and honestly one of the og baddies i loved as a child. but seeing you just constantly gush about him has made me want to look into the Meridel plot again to remind myself about why i loved him so much....and honestly i think he was why i wanted to paint my kougra Darigan since i was a kid now that i think about it. and i was finally able to paint my kougra darigan not to long ago.
imagine if kass comes out of the void tattered and evil omfg
i will eat my laptop i’ll take a bite out of the corner of the screen like its a fucking dorito
I'm trying (and failing) to temper my expectations with the plot, since they have so few resources compared to the 2004-2010 plot golden era. I'm just so excited to see it breathe some life back into Neopia, it's so much more than a pet dress-up simulator!
I remember obsessively poring over the TCG plot tie-in sets for that sweet, sweet Lore (Was anyone else deeply offended as a child that characters like Bruno were classified as villains while assholes like Skarl were heroes? Not over it 20 years later tbh)
im getting chills i love neopets 🥺i was too young at the time to play old neopets properly, i would play sometimes and feed my pets but then i would forget about it for a while LMAO
playing neopets now is sooo much fun 🥺🥺and as ive grown a better grasp on the game i feel more like a part of a community, and it's a lot of fun 🥹
As someone who regularly re-listens to Quinton Review's iCarly/Sam and Cat/Victorious videos, I am STOKED for a 6-hour Amanda video drop.
as someone who only knows neopets stuff from your videos, learning that lord kass is considered a villian is a complete shock lmao
RIGHT!!!!??? NO MORE!!!!!!
If neopets wanted me to be a good guy, why make villains so hot?
Edit: okay I’m slightly happy I skipped the last few advent days cause I was doing bad emotionally cause void faellie would have ruined my life lol
The idea that I might get The Darkest Faerie and my girl Xandra back, in this, the year of our Neopets revival, yas please
the fact that this plot is my exact kind of brainrot makes my return to an account i was unable to get into for 12 years just something so personal
I dont know anything about neopets but I recently just came out of the hospital for a mental health crisis and a smile appeared on my face when I saw this video finally pop up in my feed. Thank you, for everything . I love your content , I feel a little less alone
THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE! I love your neopets videos SO much, this made my whole week 💗💗💗
An Amanda neopets video is just what I needed, thank you 😌🫶
I played Neopets as a kid, but didn't realize how much lore there was. I've started playing again, so awesome to see this!
The text messages between Lord Kass--I am DYING! 😂😂
i’ve been dying for an explanation of this upcoming plot!! i never got to participate in any events growing up, and i started back up AFTER watching your video on the faerie festival 😭 so this is amazing ty for your work!!!!
I actually found your channel trying to find a video about Neopets lore, so saying I'm excited for your video on the lore is an understatement. I used to play back in the early days but I was so young back then! Your videos so far have been super helpful for getting back into this.
The plot may be beginning now! As of 3/18/24 if you go to Unis Clothing, the shopkeeper is grey! She says, "It's okay, I understand if you don't like anything... have I always had such poor taste?"
Grey Day is April 14th...
my insane theory is that we are getting a gay faerie kiss thats it
IM MANIFESTING IT EVERY SINGLE DAY !!!!!!! JHUDORA SAVES ILLUSEN & ILLUSEN GIVES HER A LIL KISS TO THANK HER & JHUDORAS LIKE 😳😳😳
@@theamandafiles ok but wait this one is for the edgy ones only, I’m gonna need jhudora to sacrifice herself and get voided or whatever and illusen is gonna nurse her back to health or somethin AND they smooch look I’m writing the fic AS WE SPEAK
YESSSSS WE LOVE A SACRIFICE FROM THE EDGY MEAN BITCH GIRL WHO SECRETLY HAS A HEART OF GOLD BUT ONLY FOR HER ONE TRUE LOVE THAT SHE SWEARS IS HER ARCH ENEMY !!!!!!
@@clarkispotamia
i was so lost during the plot related stuff this year (i never followed plots or knew these characters as a kid) and this made me really excited actually
To your point about Orion O. Ophiuchus, it turns out Ophiuchus is also a constellation. It's of the "snake bearer," so your clocking of Ophi meaning snake was right on the money!
I wonder what the middle O stands for...
My mind was super blown when you started getting doe eyed over lord Kass' sword.
Why do you and Salem have me playing neopets again like I'm not almost 40?! I hardly even know what's going on, but I'm in there bouncing hassees and feeding and grooming my pets. 😂
I’m 52 and just picked it up again after 18 years away😂
I fkn love hasee bounce.
I’m 32 can u play castle escape for me plz my computer oopsed itself
growing up i only really participated on the return of sloth and moltara plot, but god i was hopeless there as a kid, so now im gonna do my best on the next one, its been a while
Please give me at least five (5) business days notice before dropping the 6-hour lore video because I’m going to have to call out of work, cancel all my plans, etc. ❤️
nothing makes me happier than listening to you talk about neopet a subject i know nothing about! your neopet lore video is going to be my roman empire!!!
Not entirely related but these deep dives remind me of being in middle school going on Gaia online LOL
Even though the future is uncertain and doom seems to be on the horizon for Neopia, there is one source of solace we can always rely on: Amanda putting the Ice Cream Machine Game Music at the end of a Neopets video. 💖
BUT FOR REAL: I am so stoked for this plot and THANK YOU for covering and sharing information on it! Hope all of our wildest theories and dreams COME TRUE!!!
#KassResurrection #TeamKass #KingKass #KassForever 🤪
watching this while i play sakhmet solitaire over and over and pray for RE’s (it’s not working)
i think i managed to join neopets at the perfect time, i joined about a month before the festival of neggs 2023 and while i wasn’t aware of the plot elements of it at the time its exciting that i get to be here for the full resurgence!! thanks for filling me in on everything i didnt catch! :D
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i dont think i know enough about neopets to make a well-educated theory but im curious about the bythons’ role in all this
they are newly discovered proof that life can live (or lives?) near or in this quasar.. maybe they come from somewhere that’ll become a new permanent area?
i also wonder if they have any other plot significance, there’s the christmas bython which was an advent calendar prize and while it might just be a cute little petpet design for it i feel like this confirms they’re definitely going to be incredibly relevant somehow. my heart is saying cute little parasites, because i love cute little parasites.
they also are def related to orion as ive seen others say because of his last name, i wonder if they have something to do with the visions he’s having? maybe they’re a cause of or the key to “something,” though i dont know what that something would be yet.
"Biggest concern is looking at Neopets ghoulishly" honestly same
I just hope that Faellie is okay
Before I found your channel, I had last played Neopets when I was 11 in 2000. Your videos made me want to revisit things and it has been an absolute blast! Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see your lore video.
Just got my wisdom teeth extracted and still loopy from the numbing, and Miss Amandafiles just dropped a full length feature film about Neopets- 🙌😍🥳🤩 we are blessed
i am in a week long 9-6 online class BLESS AMANDA for giving me something to listen to while i work!
i desperately need more of your neopets rambling and speculating the way you relay information is just perfect for my brain i love it very much :]
Once again, excellent video! lol Battle for Meridell and Hannah and the Icecaves are literally my roman empire! I'm really looking forwards to your 6 hour long multiple plot reviews video!
I'm typing a lot so I apologize in advance if I sound crazy and incoherent with my theories and ideas. I have a lot to say and I have no friends that care about neopets to talk about it with. lol
As for theories on the upcoming plot... The Darkest Faerie is definitely back! It's not a coincidence that the plot is taking place in January... which is known as the "Month of Sleeping"!! And the Altadorian constellation "The Sleeper"... is The Darkest Faerie! Plus the neopets social media accounts posted a pic of The Sleeper constellation on Jan 1st. There's also a body of water in the image as well, which potentially hints and coincides with the theory that The Darkest Faerie is probably hiding in a cave somewhere in the Ruins of Maraqua. The maractite cauldron also adds onto that theory.
I think the plot will have a Cosmic Horror/Eldritch theme. The visions from the advent calender took place in some distant part of the universe. The day 26 comic from the advent calender showed shadows of what looks like a tentacle, claw, and two other appendages. Eldritch horror in media usually has themes based on the fear of incomprehensible/recognizable yet indistinguishable things that are usually from outside our realm. From the comic on day 27 of the advent calender, the Aisha character is running away from this giant tentacle-eyeball abomination. I think that The Darkest Faerie has made contact with some ancient Eldritch being/Neopets equivalent of Cthulu, and that she might try to use this being/power to take over Neopia.
This leads me into thinking the new paint brush that was teased will also be Eldritch/Cosmic horror themed. Maybe painting/turning pets into terrifying cosmic horror-like abominations is part of the plan? The only thing that makes me think this is wrong is some of the mutant pets look like absolute eldritch abominations already. I originally was thinking it'll be a Void Paint Brush, but the vision in Brightvale showed that there's a skull on the paint brush and I don't really associate skulls with voids...
How I think the battledome segment of the plot will go about is that users/players can choose a faction to side with between either the villain alliance or heroes/faeries. Then the later half of the plot will probably involve the villains and heroes/faeries making a temporary alliance and team up Avengers-style because the eldritch powers/characters overpower the villains and could potentially destroy Neopia. I feel like this is kind of foreshadowed because seeing Lord Kass' sword in the rock in space felt sus. Shouldn't the villains be in the same side as the out-of-this-world eldritch being from the void? Why does he not have his sword?
I'm intrigued!
You're a great voice actor
I love that Vira is just your voice, and it fits too
I was blown away by how good the Shadow Usul's entry was too
Oh wow I did NOT recognise that sword, but it totally is!
a 1hr 45 minute neopets video !!! in 2024 !!! you are doing god's work
Omg Amanda thank you! I returned to Neopets last year and feel like I missed so much and the plots are like my fav part of the site! This is so helpful!
You are the reason I created a new neopets account a couple of months ago and these videos you do are wonderful. (Also I'm killing it with getting so many fantastic pets in this new era, my 12 year old self would be proud)
I cannot wait for your lore video!! Super pumped!
BABE THE POKEMON VIOLET/SCARLET EPILOGUE IS OUT & ITS SO CUTE SEEING ALL THE OG BESTIES! ALSO I cant wait for more love & deepspace!!! Ily girl
omg I’m going to be Boochi at your Halloween party.
yeasss. this is a perfect video that I needed as I try to save up for a pastel paint brush
I never followed any of the plots, even as a kid when I played Maraqua was already destroyed, Kass/Darigan thing already happened, Dr. Sloth was defeated, so I thought I was already too far behind. Excited to catch up now:)
that voice acting aaahh love
Oh I'm so ready to grab a cup of tea and watch this
ugh amazing video!!!
when no one else got me i know the amanda files got me
I'll dress up as Captain Scarblade. Real talk though, I didn't think I'd be this invested in Neopets lore 22 year later but here I am.
Lord Darigan and Count Von Rue could be used interestingly - picture this; everybody can choose to side with the Good Guys and the Bad Guys. Then, an event happens, and one or two of the members from each side betrays their respective teammates-Also giving the players the opportunity to switch sides.
As far as motives go; you've already illustrated good reasons for Lord Dargian would turn on the Good Guys-I just think it'd be funny for Count Von Roo's reasons for for turnign would be as simple as: "Can ya blame me??? Those stiffs (rigamortis joke lol) can't appreciate a fun dice game. I just wanna be a Silly Little Guy, and the only ones who'll appreciate me for that are you clowns! So consider me apart of your circus. 3:
I love a good rogues gathering. Like that one episode of Jimmy Neutron.
As a player who logs in some years exclusively for the nostalgia of the advent calendar, it was really cool to see a new plot pop up randomly to shake things up - legit got me thinking "huh, maybe I'll have to check this out if it takes off after the holidays". Awesome job by the Neopets team for the creativity!
Thanks for the amazing summary of everything in the video - all of the subtle hints they dropped (that I never would have picked up on) throughout the event were super neat. Your rants were great, love your unfiltered passion! Hoping your main man makes a glorious return soon!!
Yoooo, my tinfoil hat is fully engaged now. Not me hanging off every last word you spoke. I can't believe I didn't realize his SWORD in the comic, omg. BRING BACK KASS!
Idk how but when you kept mentioning the hair in the vision where someone is holding the new paintbrush I kept going back to Xandra.
I have been WAITING for you to talk about this.
Wanted to add now that I watched the video... Well done! Love all the things you noticed that I def did not during the latest plot reveal! Excited for this new year and excited to have found you to share this revamped Neopets journey with! THIS MAKES ME SOO HAPPY! :)
SO hyped....... both for the upcoming plot and for your coverage of it wehehe
thank you for this!! as someone who only picked neopets back up in november after almost a decade, the catch up on on the lore is very appreciated and I can’t wait for the new plot! 🎉
This is crazy. Im a returning player who only remembers meridell vaguely. Thanks so much for putting all this together. It's great to catch up and see how complex the writing is now.
I don't drink alcohol for medical reasons, but I'm happy to be one of the faeries for your Halloween villain game. Jhudora, Darkest Faerie, or Ambition of the Three. Maybe Ambition because I think other people would want to be Jhudora and Darkest Faerie even more.
Have you seen the Stardew Valley 1.6 update teases? Shows a few different colored frogs, so you might be able to raise them in the future.
thank you soooo much for summarizing all the plot hints and comics so far, I only started playing again in October and ignored the theming of the trick or treat bags like a little kid ignoring the card on the way to ripping open their birthday presents
I just wanna say that I can't wait for your Neopets lore video! I really like your storytelling, and I'd listen to you talking about anything, tbh. But especially about the Maraqua plot and Cailys!
I've recently started back up on Neopets, so I've been listening to your videos in the background while I do stuff. Just wanted to say Ophiuchus (aka Serpentarius) is also a constellation. Allegedly it should be one of the astrological signs now due to earth slowly shifting in space. But yeah, I'm really enjoying your videos.
Your tangent about Jhudora literally changed me over to a Jhudora/Illusen truther I love this. It sounds unhinged but it's so put together that I honestly have to believe 90% of this is probable like YES Give me these Villains and Redemptions TNT knows what the people want and it's the baddies
Voice acting 10/10! Seriously the female voices you did sounded really really good!!
void within? sounds cool wonder if it will have to do with the style studio too
At the risk of sounding totally insane, my crack theory is that Orion is actually a villain in disguise like Xandra was.
I'm sure you'll cover this in the upcoming lore video, but one thing that wasn't touched on here was that Xandra brought about the fall of Faerieland by fooling the protagonists of the Faerie's Ruin plot. She tricked them into doing her dirty work and covering her own tracks, ultimately handing her the tools she needed to assemble the last pieces of her jigsaw puzzle and descend into full crazytown. Xandra was a master manipulator, and if you go back and read the story comic archive, the hints at her true nature were there from the start- she claims someone stole an artifact from her that may help, but we have no reason to believe her. She subtly badmouths the faeries, and is conveniently never around when the others are in trouble, showing up after problems are resolved, and killing Hubrid Nox off-screen (rest in peace, you shall live on in my future fanfic lmao).
Orion doesn't have overt evidence of being a villain quite yet, but certain things have pinged in my brain as being a bit suspect.
For one, as you pointed out, his name is Orion Ophiucus- which can translate to 'constellation of snakes', or the direct-from-Greek translation of 'STAR SERPENT-BEARER'. He's the bearer of snakes, which COULD reference his involvement in the appearance of the Bython in the Festival of Neggs... or it could imply that he's the bearer of forbidden knowledge. The serpent in classic biblical literature is responsible for the gifting of forbidden knowledge of good and evil, which could also tie into Orion's fortune-telling, someone who uses tarot and science to gain knowledge he probably shouldn't get his little mitts on. This becomes very literal with his whole lyre-vision-sharing debacle.
Second, the timing of Orion's second appearance is suspicious. He shows up screaming that you stop the Advent Calendar- Reina directly addresses that she can't because it's the happiest event of the year! People depend on the AC to brighten their days during the coldest and most isolated months, and the fact Orion insists she shut it down is just odd to me?? What would closing the AC accomplish? There's no benefit to this, especially when we don't know what he's even talking about- Orion doesn't even offer an alternative of what we SHOULD be doing to help Neopia in peril, all he does is yell about shutting down the big event with no recourse. The only effect this would have is seeding depression and woe amongst the general populace, which I can only see as benefitting the Coalition of Baddies we're sure to see come forth.
And to top it off, the vision Orion shares is intimidating and frightful- once again with no recourse. We see a vision of doom and gloom with no concrete evidence for what the threat is, here. Is it the void tentacles? The Big DF on her way to rob the world of color with that odd paint brush reminiscent of Geraptiku- which, by the way, has dismally scant lore as a doomed and empty civilization? Maybe the void tentacles are actually a good guy trying to warn or protect the Faellie and Aisha, and they just ran away because they didn't understand! There's a chance that's Orion himself wearing that coat and holding that paint brush in the vision; it doesn't quite match the silhouette and the paws don't look right, but it could be! What benefit do we have from seeing this vision? No solid answers and nothing concrete as of yet- all it did was summon Fyora, who as we know is SUPPOSED to be upset by all these shenanigans taking place, so this all feels very deliberate and planned.
Anyway that's my rant, gonna slink back into my hole in the Ice Caves so I can simp for the Snowager some more.
this is SOOO GOOD omg im totally subscribing to this.
i have hours of cleaning to do and this is exactly what i need to motivate me tysm for uploading amanda ❤
cleaning & video complete! i believe NCUCs are going to be plot relevant. i couldn’t tell you how but i have the biggest feeling
NEW AMANDA NEOPETS VIDEO LET’S GOOOO
This was a great and funny recap for someone who only just started playing again this month after, like, a ten year hiatus lol. I'm so stupid excited for my first big plot!!
The Tale of Woe was my jam back in the day.
ITS SO GOOD sophie stan forever
@@theamandafiles Yesssss! And also Bruno is low key kinda cute ngl,
Looking forward to your coverage on the plot when it starts. Honestly the idea of multiple Neopets villains teaming up is such a big dream of mine. I might faint if it actually happens.
I had a very brief SubetaPets phase back in the day. They had a colour called anti-matter, and it was one of my faves. So seeing that there may be a void/anti-matter type colour possibly heading our way has got me pretty hyped!
okay so only question is when are we getting a Neopets The Darkest Fairie playthrough from you?
So fuckin hype for this new plot, it’ll be my first one ever!! Why tf is neopets so scary Omg like the lore is so messed up sometimes I am obsessed. Also low key thinking about cosplaying as one of the faeries since my goal is to get back into cosplay, so I migghhht do the darkest faerie
I think we’re going to get the darkest faerie but also Drakara who is more ancient and rivals Fyora in power. And who we can speculate gave Vira her curse
oooooh why did i totally forget abt drakara she would totally do this too
I agree. The faerie in the comic looked more like her than the darkest. Between the hand and her silhouette, specifically the top of her head, I'm sure it's Drakara.
omg seeing this while I’m at work and I cannot tell you how excited I am to go home and listen to some Long-Form Content™ thank you Amanda ♥️
I'm happy to see these resources being put to use, i'm so intrigued!
Literally had 0% idea neopets had this deep of a lore
Also Lord kass looks so good :0 from what you said about him he seems like a character i would love
Your voice is so nice, and I loved hearing you do voices. I loved the Dark Faerie voice I especially.
That Kuriboh reigns supreme 👑
Loved the video ❤
The darkest faerie is my favorite character of all time and the hope of more content with her makes me SO happy
Orion is hot so needless to say, I’m excited
I'm so excited to see MY beloved husband, Lord Kass, again
Wouldn't be surprised if they're adding him bc he has such a big fanbase, ppl are constantly bringing him up on the discord group, lol
He even got a shirt recently!!!
My one small theory is that Magnon guy from the negg festival (the kacheek guy), he's from brightvale like the aisha right? And u even mentioned how he was into making portals? What if he's in cahoots or is a lackey of the bad guys? Like he gave misinformation to kari and mira hoping he'd lead them astray. Also, what if he's the reason why the aisha was stuck out in space, since he did do a lot of messing around with portals? And what if it's Magnon who is holding the paintbrush in brightvale, or one of the main villains he let through via one of his portals?
OMG I hope they bring back Kass! Ahhh!