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Year 7: 2005

Year End Summary

• 6 new colours for Neopets
• 7 new colours for Petpets
• 53 3 new species discovered
• 7 species revamped
• 2 events occurred

• 2 new lands discovered
• The Darkest Faerie video game was released
• Neopets is purchased by Viacom

January

• 4th - The colour Grape is announced for the Chia with the release of the Grape Chia Pop
• 11th - It's now possible for accounts to be suspended, rather than all-out frozen
• 11th - Moderators can (and will) now "lock" topics on the Neoboards
• 27th - The Lost Desert Scratchcard Kiosk opens

February

• 8th - The Lever of DOOM opens in Virtupets
• 8th - The Quiggle is revamped
• 17th - The Secret Ninja Training School opens on Mystery Island
• 18th - The colour Chocolate is announced as a Lab-only colour

Warning: Do not lab your pets before breakfast

March

• 15th - The Curse of Maraqua Plot debuts

April

• 1st - TNT releases over 50 new species of Neopets. Oh wait... April Fools!
• 12th - Kelp opens in Maraqua
• 26th - The Mynci is revamped

May

• 4th - A new pet, the "Hissi", is introduced to the site as the 50th Neopet
• 9th - Pets all over Neopia join up and take sides in the Curse of Maraqua Plot
• 11th - The colour Clay is announced for the Kiko and the Jubjub as a Lab-only colour
• 11th - The colour Clay is announced for Petpets with the release of the Clay Petpet Paint Brush
• 19th - The battle begins in the Curse of Maraqua Plot
• 20th - Users can now create a Gallery to display their most prized items

June

• 8th - Petpet Appreciation Day is celebrated throughout Neopia for the first time
• 10th - The Curse of Maraqua Plot officially concludes
• 16th - The Lost Desert TCG series is released
• 20th - Ye Olde Fishing Vortex opens in Maraqua
• 20th - Neopets is purchased by Viacom
• 27th - The Acara is revamped

You don't want to eat me... my brother's much bigger!

July

• 6th - World Challenges are launched
• 12th - The Tuskaninny is revamped
• 13th - The Lost City of Geraptiku "reopens" to visitors
• 15th - The colour Chokato is announced for the Kiko
• 20th - The colour Custard is announced as a Lab-only colour
• 20th - The colour Custard is announced for Petpets with the release of the Custard Petpet Paint Brush
• 27th - The colour Camouflage is announced with the release of the Paint Brush

August

• 3th - The Petpet Laboratory opens and the colours Strawberry, Jelly, Chocolate, and Gold are announced for Petpets as Lab-only colours
• 29th - The Kyrii is revamped
• 30th - The Lost Desert Plot debuts

September

• 7th - An outbreak of Sneezles hits the colder areas of Neopia
• 16th - Jazan is placed in the Gallery of Evil mid-plot
• 22nd - The final challenge of the first Defenders of Neopia series is launched
• 28th - A second set of World Challenge maps is released

Don't be such a baby, I promise it won't hurt a bit!

October

• 10th - The Eyrie is revamped
• 12th - The colour Starry is announced for Petpets with the release of the Starry Petpet Paint Brush
• 31st - Trick or Treating returns across Neopia.

November

• 4th - The Darkest Faerie TCG expansion is released
• 7th - TNT adds a FAQ section to the Terms and Conditions page
• 8th - The Pteri is revamped
• 9th - The Lost Desert Plot concludes... or not! While the conclusion is officially announced in the news, it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems.
• 15th - The Darkest Faerie PS2 game is released
• 22nd - The colour Darigan is announced for Petpets with the release of the Darigan Petpet Paint Brush
• 29th - The Lost Desert Plot officially concludes with the unveiling of Qasala
• 29th - Jazan's Gallery of Evil entry is changed to that of "Cursed Jazan" after he saves Neopia
• 30th - A new pet, the "Xweetok", is introduced to the site

December

• 19th - TNT places adoption restrictions on accounts younger than 4 months
• 27th - A new pet, the "Ogrin", is introduced to the site

This page was written by noileh and last updated on March 3, 2021.