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The Neopian Conspiracy Theories - Part Five


Well, I seem to have made it back in one piece, and of course I have picked up more knowledge on my travels!

We've looked into the ways that the Neopian Shadow Government makes Neopoints, but there are also strange things happening with items.


The Pant Devil

I'm sure everyone has met this annoying blue ghost. He seems to pop up at the worst moments, normally just after you buy something expensive. He will quickly snatch the item from you and flee before you've even managed to finish counting your change.

Now, if everyone has experienced this, and with some 22 million people playing NeoPets, that's one busy Pant Devil, and a lot of items!

But what does he do with the items? Surely he has no use for them (other then maybe a few choice Battledome weapons). He gives the rest to the Shadow Government!


The Snowager (so many people pointed out stuff that I can't list them all, but thank you!)

The Snowager is the only one of its kind, unique in all Neopia. So how did it come into being? What became of its parents? How long has it lived, and how long will it live? And exactly what does it eat? Rumours are that it will happily munch on your pet, but I have found no evidence of this ever happening.

It's a gigantic worm made of Ice, now lets just think about this… A worm made of ice, surely its blood freezes in its veins? Ice is brittle, so how does the Snowager move without shattering himself? Ice can also be "sticky" (if you've ever stuck your tongue to a lollypop, you know what I mean), so surely the monster would be stuck to the inside of the cave, and the treasure hoard. Also the temperature would have to be kept at a perfectly steady level, any increase in temperature, and the beast would melt, and if the temperature dropped any lower more layers of frost would build up across its body and its cave making it impossible for it to ever move! But even in some of the coldest (or hottest) places in Neopia, the temperature is never constant, it always fluctuates by at least a couple of degrees!
And why has no one ever thought of going in there with a Fire Weapon like the Million-Degree Sword - they would be able to melt the worm, and take all its treasure.

Its because the Snowager is not just ice alone, it is carefully protected by the magic and technology of the Shadow Government, maybe it was even created by them to guard items on their behalf.

So why do they allow us to sneak in and steal items while it sleeps?
Its so that we never attempt to storm into the caves in our hundreds all armed with Million-Degree Swords. Think about it, it would require quite some effort on our part to amass an army and equipment capable of taking out the Snowager, but its so very easy to just sneak past him when he sleeps and grab an item, then leg it out of the caves. So by carefully allowing a tiny percentage of their items to be looted, they protect themselves from a full-on raid.

And as pointed out by Rwj, if the Snowager wakes up and blasts your pets, you have to go get them healed - maybe the SG are producing the healing potions!


Discarding Items

I've often wondered what happens when you discard an item. Surely that implies dropping it on the floor, but then try as you might, you can search and search, but the item is no-where to be seen!

There are some strange individuals in Neopia, which have had no mention made of themselves anywhere (for example, the Bug Brothers). I believe that once you discard an item, some strange creature, or person unheard-of comes along and whisks away the items before you have a chance to see where it landed! Of course, these items go to the Shadow Government!

So I ask you, don't just discard your items, which will guarantee your items get into the hands of the SG. Instead donate them to the Money Tree, which although also a front for the SG, there is the tiniest chance that another Neopian may gain the item instead of the SG.


The Item Quests (again lots of people pointed this out, thank you all!)

The Underwater Kitchen, The Snow Faerie, The Witch's Tower, the list goes on…

There are many quests that could be completed in Neopia. They're a simple idea - go get some items, give them to whomever, and get a reward.

But most of the time, the items you get as a reward are worth far less then the items you had to collect. Also most of the quests ask you to obtain items for a spell or recipe, but I've never seen a Wand of Chia-frazzling or plate of Creamy Tomatoes with Yeast Mash. And surely the Esophagor can't be that hungry! So why are we collecting items to make other items that are never seen anywhere in Neopia? Either these strange recipes are simply made up, or the Shadow Government is experimenting with strange and frightening new ideas!


Faerie Quests
(thanks to darkprincess13uk)

Why are the Faeries constantly loosing items, and asking you to finds replacements for them? Surely with all their magic, they can either conjure up a new item, or locate the one they have lost. Also, think about how many people must obtain items for the Faeries each day - how many purple lipsticks does a Faerie need???

So you go find these items, hand them over, and them the faerie waves a magic wand, and your Pet is fully healed, is suddenly faster, or maybe something else. But this is magic, its not costing the Faeries anything to just wave their wands about a bit… So what happens to the hundreds of items? But surely the Faeries can't have anything to do with the Shadow Government? Can they?


Kauvara's Magic Shop

The Faerie Portrait is sold in Kauvara's shop for a considerable amount of Neopoints. Yet it doesn't do anything, except entice you with its cryptic message "Could this portrait of the Faerie be the secret you've been looking for? Find out. Very Rare Item**" If you try to use the item, it simply disappears! (thanks to clare4000).


Bottle Faeries are also sold by Kauvara, and this very strange little circle of events was pointed out by meaningless_username.
Balthazar the Bounty Hunter runs around and catches Faeries, and then shoves them into bottles. He then sells the Faeries to Kauvara, who places them in her Shop. Kauvara has an agreement with the Faerie Queen, and pays her to ensure that the Faeries will bless your pet once released. Neopians then buy the faeries from the shop for large amounts of Neopoints. Once released, the Faeries are again captured by Balthazar. (I imagine the poor faeries get quite distressed by all of this, and are sometimes so relieved to be out of the bottle, they forget to bless you pet!). This may just be a strange profit-making venture by Balthazar, Kauvara and the FaerieQueen, or is the Shadow Government also involved?


Once again we have come to a convenient place to stop, there are so many other strange happenings in Neopia, so best to stop here for now before we all get too paranoid!!
As always, if you have any ideas, feel free to let me know! See you next time!

Onugu


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Replies


These are the Neomails I got after this article appered in the Neopian Times.

Please respect these ideas as belonging to the people who thought of them, and DONT rip them off! Thank you!

 

From
Kelly Shell (hunter7251)
Sent 1/4/2002 01:40pm
Subject Theory

I would like to be invited to your guild. The theory that I have is about the tombola coins and why they are still circulating if the tombola game is free. By the way I heard about this guild from my sister. Her neopet name is misthawk.

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From
Lizzi Yan (aznpreppygurl)
Sent 1/4/2002 07:18pm
Subject none

Hi I saw your name in the Neopian Times and I was wondering what does faerie portrait do? What are the drop down choices? What did you mean when you said it dissapears?

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thesequestionsr tohard (flyingdeathman373)
Sent 1/4/2002 07:18pm
Subject more conspiracies

onugu,
i have read your articles and the articles of others in the neopian times and I would like to contribute. (actually i'm not making the contribution, my bro svegeta373 is, but he isn't 13) His conspiracy theory involves the glb (grand lightning beam). As you know this weapon is recomended by every person who has put up a weapons guide. However, my bro has a fairly strong pet equiped with an imp. lightning beam. He bought a grand one to see how good it was. THE GRAND LIGHTNING BEAM DID 1 MORE ICON OF DAMAGE THAN THE IMPROVED ONE!!! and since the glb is 10,000's more than the imp. one, you know as well as i do that its a major rip off. could all that excess money be flowing to the Shadow Government? just thought you'd want to know. -flyingdeathman373

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Sent 1/4/2002 07:39pm
Subject none

Hi. I was thinking, you're into theories and stuff, but whatever happened to the time machine, like, it just disapeared one day. I think that maybe, it worked and then, he crashed somewhere else, but i also noticed this dinosaur paw in the ground where he used to be, and, maybe, i was thinking he maybe got crushed
if u have time, (i know you're busy) to investigate.
thanx

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From
CrazyBoy (canuckgamer)
Sent 1/4/2002 07:49pm
Subject ODD???

Wanna see somthing cool or hot really :)
http://images.neopets.com/winter/icecaves.gif
at one point in time the ice caves where filled will lava!!!!
That should have melted the cave and filled it with water.
Then in time freeze and seel they cave or at least the crack in it but it still there???
WHY!!!

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From
Brandon Mau (quantum73)
Sent 1/4/2002 10:03pm
Subject NT

Not to be rude or anything, but are you writing the NT articles just so you can get the trophies? Neopets is just a game, and we all should be reminded not to be caught up in it. We will have to go into the real world someday, you know.

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From
Julianne Holzschuh (white_tigre)
Sent 1/5/2002 01:07am
Subject crazy conspiracy theory

What's with the smuggler's cove? Strange, extremely rare items that, apparently, 'just wash up on a beach'. Yet they all command extremely high prices. That's a LOT of money which goes right into the pockets of dubious people for weird items.
Also, whenever they 'aquire' something new, they freely advertise it on the new features page, where everyone in neopia can see it, but if you try to visit their cove twice in under an hour, they warn you off, saying 'you'll attract the attention of the authorities'. What's up with that?
Also, what's with the poogle races on faerieland? Where does all the money made from it go to? And where's the garuntee the races aren't fixed?

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From
can't tell (digitalkid23)
Sent 1/5/2002 05:44am
Subject none

hi i read ur article but i'm confused no one told me about the shadow goverment what is it?

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From
Rhiannon Knol (autumnleaf731)
Sent 1/5/2002 08:30am
Subject Guild

I would like to join you guild. I saw your article in the paper. I have some of my own theories.

If you would like to hear them, please neomail me.

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From
Rodney Fencl (rod_the_hero)
Sent 1/5/2002 09:49am
Subject shadow goverment yet again

the games. think about it you can only make NP in the first three times you record the score. yet again the SG is involved because if you play a game long enough you grow into a habit of making the best plays meaning you could make 1+,+++NP by the end of the day.

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From
Zecharaiah (enigma_2000)
Sent 1/5/2002 10:41am
Subject Something to think about

Hello! I realizes that you're a busy dude, wrapped up in this investigation of 'the Shadow Government', but I want to offer you something to add to your investigation - that is, if you didn't already think of it.
Do you remember a while ago, everyone was talking about another contreversy - the spires. It was said that there was something about these pillars of stone, and that legend... I'm not sure of all the details, but do you think that this is somehow involved with the shadow government?

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From
Demeter (angel_of_blue_moon)
Sent 1/5/2002 03:19pm
Subject none

Hi! I just read your article in the Neopian Times and I found it very informative. I especially like your little remark about ice being "sticky" , I got my tongue stuck on a popsicle yesterday, not pretty, but getting it stuck on your lip is even worse! Anyways, keep up the good work!

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From
Andrew Williamson (1_sane_lunatic)
Sent 1/5/2002 03:31pm
Subject Shadow government

Ahh, what about Nigel the Chia? He takes a 20 np comission! With all the millions of transactions going on daily how rich can he be? Obviously he doesn't keep all that money to himself (If he did he'd drive a cooler car). Then what does he do with it?

I already sent you a message and it got me to thinking. Where did nigel the chia get his car? There is no place in neopia that has a car! also how did those people at the haunted house game get there cars?? Are they working for the sg to distract us while sg agents pick our pockets? We may never know. (Incidentally I really really really really really really want to join your guild)

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From
April Potter (chillgal101)
Sent 1/5/2002 06:51pm
Subject Random Chat

I read your article in the neopian times.I wanted to focus on the Faerie quest part. When I go on these quests I have to buy some book or clothing item .when ever i bring the item to them my pet is always fully heald and fed.Let me tell you a story.I was on my second quest. The earth faerie had asked me to get her something realy expencive that i dont remember.Any ways after a bought the thing i took it to her my pet was fully heeled and fed so when i gave it to her you know what she did? she made it fully heeled and fed. i was so mad! end of thet story, please dont bring it up. i would like to point out, the faeries NEVER give out items! and what is behind the hidden tower? cant the faeries make enough money acording to all the people who play the wheele of excitement every hour! the hidden tower prices there are equal to the amount of money the faeries make off the whele of excitement!think about it! they dont need teh hidden tower! and half the players cant get to it or afford it anyway!they never build any other shops and what about the employment agency?its imposible to get there intime to get a job and imposible to get job cupons! thank you for your time and i hope im not bothering you.

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From
Jessica ******** (specialteacher54)
Sent 1/5/2002 08:20pm
Subject Shadow Goverment

I have an idea.

The Rock Concerts. You pay 250 np, & you see a little repeat show & an item that no one will buy!!

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From
Candice Frye (candyzandy)
Sent 1/5/2002 09:11pm
Subject strange

I am in your guild but i'm new to this stuff but anyways.. i was wondering.. where does the guy at the Tiki Tack Tombala get his Neopoints to give out when he feels sorry for you? and i guess he just makes the gifts that aren't food since they are really cheap.
~Candice

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From
Ayme West (akwfishies)
Sent 1/5/2002 10:08pm
Subject Just a moment of your time...

I would love to tell you about my new theory. After I read your latest article today, I've been thinking about the strange occurences of my adventures around Neopia. Here's the strangest I've come across: You know at the beginning of some games, like Meerca Chase, they have you "Catch the Chia" as many times as you can? Well, who are you catching them for? Only Lupes want Chias. And Lupes are the only pets I've ever heard of that go after other neopets. Doesn't that seem odd? I fear the Lupes are also in connection with the Shadow Government. Think about it, tell me what you think.
Ayme

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From
i luv lupes! (i_luv_lupes99)
Sent 1/6/2002 02:42am
Subject The Neopian Shadow Government

I have noticed something odd that has happened and is happening. I thought you'd add it to your Articles about the Shadow Government (I'm a big fan of your articles).

When you go out for a walk, a random effect might pop up saying that your pet is sick or your item was stolen or something bad. Do you think these are really "Random" Effects?

Also, what about those "Chance/Luck" games that you pay to play but you nearly never win? Are those games really about luck? Or does the Shadow Government control whether you win or not?

Thanks for reading these.

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From
wai ng (candy88524)
Sent 1/6/2002 07:02am
Subject none

More Conspiracies, well just one actually, have you noticed how the videos suddenly become so popular just because they have magically turned into expensive items, into unbuyables! is the shadow government behind this change? do they want to inflate the economy? as they said to not SELL them in any circumstances

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From
Julien Portelance (crushnater)
Sent 1/6/2002 08:03am
Subject S.G

petpets.....what are they?oh ya there pets for our pets but who made them?they can't have parents or were would there parents would of come from?what are the made of?could they be robots from the S.G keeping an eye on us.......?

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From
Petra Arkanian (cornfllower)
Sent 1/6/2002 08:13am
Subject a new conspiracy idea:read

Well, I found your articles pretty interesting.
I realized nother conspiracy right under our noses: Books.
You know how they disappear each time and 'poof' into nowhere? Well, where do they go?
They go write back to the bookstore, where they are sold again for a lot of np.
Books can be reread- so recycled books fly across neopia, and every time one is bought from the bookstore, the Shadow Gvt. must be getting the money..

What do you think? You might have thought of this already though:
PLEASE neomail back, because after all I did point out another conspiracy theory! :)

Keep writing articles!
Thanks,
-cornfllower

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From
Sent 1/6/2002 09:24am
Subject none

hi! so, i do have a new theory, the hidden tower. what i ask is why do the faeries try to keep it hidden?

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From
Rhiannon Knol (autumnleaf731)
Sent 1/6/2002 09:34am
Subject Guild

Ok. My first theory is about the golden doubloon, i mean, its never open. Could this be the shadow governments base? It something to do with nv2 also i think.
Next, The brain tree. Why does it need to know the birth and death dates of all these neopets? Is it collecting the information to give to someone else?

These are only some of my theories. Do you like them?

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From
Miyona Kiya Brief (rainbow_goddess17)
Sent 1/6/2002 09:46am
Subject Neopian conspiracy theories

I am an avid reader of all the articles to date about the Shadow Government. As I was playing Kauvara's potion game the other day, something occured to me: That game is nearly impossible. I'm sure very few people are consistently good at it. So what does she do with the failed potions/ingredients? Gives them to the SG, of course! Logically, she supplies them with things needed to make healing potions, etc. and in return, they make her a couple new potions she can sell for money to keep the game running and thus provide them with more ingredients....Does this sound logical to you?

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Miyona Kiya Brief (rainbow_goddess17)
Sent 1/6/2002 10:10am
Subject Neopian conspiracy theories

I came up with another theory, this one involving the stock market.
There are many companies you can buy stocks from, and yet a good chunk of them serve no purpose except to sell stocks. Perhaps the SG invented them and created false stocks or something like that to earn money? For example, Kacheek Telecommunications used to be very, very expensive-and yet, I have never seen a product manufactured by them.

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From
thesequestionsr tohard (flyingdeathman373)
Sent 1/6/2002 11:30am
Subject conspiracy theory

*another conspiracy theory* this one involves "Grarl Keno." Do you know anyone who won a single neopoint from it? Neither do I. And you get tempted into it so easily by the amount of money you can win if you match all ten... Now you say, "but im only one person and I only spend about 500 - 600 np on it. But then you realize that about three million people playing it and spending about 500 - 600 np a day it makes a handsome profit. And where does that money go??? The shadow government of course! I merely wished to allert you to this conspiracy thank you again :^] -flyingdeathman373

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From
Nate Gleason (darkstone182)
Sent 1/6/2002 01:03pm
Subject Neoluminati

Heres only ONE of my many conspiracies:

Balhatzar used to be human/faerie,now he's a lupe!And notice how he wants to fight less than catch faeries now?My answer:Edna is practicing lycanthropy!And the Chia in the forest-nothing more than an expeirment gone wrong that she blamed on Sloth.

Oh yeah,I have a good real world one to:At universal studios,the scene to whoville is right behind the Norman Bates Motel.

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From
courtney rubenbauer (alexastar44)
Sent 1/6/2002 02:49pm
Subject none

wow ur neopea times atrical reallyyy got me thinking and there were alot of points proved in that i loved thta atricle i am now going to find ur other e mails

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From
courtney rubenbauer (alexastar44)
Sent 1/6/2002 02:51pm
Subject none

what is the shadow govermeant SG pleas telll me

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From
Andrew Williamson (1_sane_lunatic)
Sent 1/6/2002 05:35pm
Subject The shadow government

There is a suspicious black lupe lurking behing shops 60-70 (check for yourself). How did it get there? What is it doing there? And how the heck did it get black? You can't paint lupes shadowed, so whats going on here?

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From
Kelly O (demi2k)
Sent 1/6/2002 07:01pm
Subject shadow government

hey. ive read your articles in the neopian times. I would love to be in your guild. I've noticed something strange. You know the grundo in the virtupets space station in the secret room that sends you on the spy quest? what is this gadget he speaks of? I think he works for the SG.

Similar to the one above, but you know the guy with the time machine that used to be in tyrannia? then he left? well how did he get a time machine? why does he need omellettes to fix it? remember the consparicy about the alien aishas? i think maybe they are evolved aisha mutants from the future and this guy in the time machine came from a time in the future when alien aishas were created. or maybe the shadow government is from the future?

i have other theries, I'll tell you if i can join your guild.

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From
kelly ondricka (_spazz_)
Sent 1/6/2002 08:51pm
Subject The SG attacked me!!!

A fungus ball is sitting on this page... and it EXPLODES!. You get confused and drop 80 Neopoints :(

The fungus ball was obviously a trap set by the SG

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From
Alex Beharrell (aerodisplay)
Sent 1/7/2002 10:27am
Subject New Info (SG)

I have read all your articles and I will help you find out about the Shadow Goverment if you would like to be a patner guild with mine. I already know where Mordor is located and that the Faeries are good because the Hidden Tower is to give us good battle items but not make us panic.
aerodisplay
P.S. If you do not accept please Neomail me so I know to send you more info

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From
Andrew Williamson (1_sane_lunatic)
Sent 1/7/2002 03:30pm
Subject THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT

THE CARTOON NETWORK THEATRE IS GONE! I JUST NOTICED THIS!!!

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From
Petra Arkanian (cornfllower)
Sent 1/7/2002 04:07pm
Subject a new conspiracy idea:read

Btw: there are 4 retired pbs- speckled, electric blue, scritchy, and lost desert, you should but them if u haven't heard already.

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From
James Kind (havaheart)
Sent 1/7/2002 07:24pm
Subject Shadow pets

You may have said something about this but...What's all this about shadow pets? Shadow pets would be the prefect weapon for the shadow government. They can lurk in the shadows, learning everything to know.

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