Korbat

Korbat Facts

Pronounced: CORE-bat

Discovered: Prehistoric

Species Day: 26th October

Native Land: Neopia Central

The Korbat is a smooth-skinned Neopet with two small clawlike feet and two large, leathery wings. It has very large, shell-like ears, a slender but strong triangle-tipped tail and crude opposable digits. Its small but sharp teeth are also noteworthy. At about 70cm, it is a medium-sized Neopet.

Korbats are nocturnal by nature, although it doesn't harm them to be out during the day. Left to their own devices, they sleep upside-down during daylight hours, and awaken at dusk when most Neopets are winding down. Since darkness makes it hard to navigate, they use their exceptional hearing to help get a sense of where they're flying. Their wings are very strong, and beat fast when flying or hovering. If threatened, a Korbat will defend itself with its teeth and tail, but they are generally open and friendly Neopets when approached. Despite their resemblance to the human legend of the vampire bat, the majority of Korbats don't wish to harm anyone and certainly don't have a taste for blood. However, it is best not to anger Korbats as they tend to bear grudges.

The Korbat is one of the "prehistoric" Neopets dating from before official records of Neopian events were kept. The first-ever design for this pet gave it much bigger teeth and a fluffy head, and despite positioning the Korbat upside-down, there was no sign of the tail at all-perhaps the poor Korbat had to hold itself in place with its toes?

First Korbat

Korbat Trivia

While all Korbats sleep upside-down wherever possible, most of the time we don't tend to see them in that position. Until Year Nine, one exception was the Starry Korbat, whose "circle pose" (default image) mysteriously differed from all the rest, and showed the pet hanging from its image's frame, giving Neopians an idea of how useful the Korbat's strong tail must be.

Old Starry Korbat

A Few Famous Korbats

Kevin is a keen but amateur player of Gormball. Now that Dr. Sloth is no longer around on the Virtupets Space Station, there's room for him to play among the famous champions. He still gets wet more often than not, though.
The Korbat Defender is a member of the Defenders of Neopia. His full title hasn't yet been revealed, but he frequently features as a kind of poster child for the superhero organization.
At first sight, Lord Darigan doesn't look that much like a Korbat at all-he suffered particularly harshly from the effects that left Darigan pets looking twisted and bizarre, and his physique is more like that of a Mutant Grundo with wings and radar ears. This conflicted Neopian was thought to be dead after the first Meridellian war, but managed to claw his way back to health in time to turn the tide of the new battle going on in his homeland. Dark master or benevolent ruler? History will be the true judge of this enigmatic pet.
Altador Cup fans can watch out for Zo Junior (Team Haunted Woods).