At All Costs - (Attempting) To Get a Darigan Paint Brush Using Alternitive Measures by noremac9 |  |
THE PITS - At the first sound of "Darigan Paint Brush", loads of Neopians immediately
began deciding which pets they wanted to paint Darigan. Then, when they heard
rumors of an impending release, they all twiddled their thumbs, and few twiddled
there toes, but the point is, they were anxiously waiting… waiting for the day
of arrival, they day they could buy a beautiful (in its own way) Darigan paint
brush. And sure enough, that day arrived. Trouble was, so did the price tag--
a whopping 750,000 NP. And then they all began to twiddle their thumbs and toes,
anxiously waiting for something large to fall on them and put them out of their
misery. A few bought it, blowing loads of cash, one of such people being right
over there-- the guy with the "Will do ANYTHING for food!!!!!" sign. He has a
Darigan Eyrie now. But luckily, there are some great alternatives that are almost,
almost as good as actually having one. Not really, but we'd all like to think
that way. And if that doesn't work-- well, there are a few desperate ways to actually
get one.
Sketch + Rumor + Wishful Thinking = Sort of Painted Darigan?
Before it was released, there was a really, really big rumor going around
that Scritchy Sketchy paint brushes were going to be turned into Darigan paint
brushes, and that all the Sketch pets would go Darigan. A lot of people spent
their money on the paint brush, and they all got sad when it didn't change,
and most of them dumped their brush. Well, here's your chance! Just buy one,
paint your pet, and say "Well, I thought it was going to change, so I painted
my Eyrie with a that paint brush and… it didn't. Heh!" Sure, people might think
you're a LITTLE strange by not repainting it, but just say something like, "My
pet, once they became Sketch, found their way onto a piece of paper, and now
the Paint brush won't work! Heh!" Sure, it might be strange if they see your
Eyrie walking around doing things, so if they comment, knock them out with a
Dung Catapult. Then, take their stinking body, put in a big canvas bag, and
ship it to the east shore of Krawk Island. Should work fine. Not optimal, but
tolerable.
Repeat the Scenario
Okay, so this whole Darigan-pets-morphing-into-really-cool-colors thing came
from somewhere. And that somewhere is from having an Orb, and having that Orb
stolen. So it can only be assumed that repeating that same incident will produce
the same effects, right? Well, it's worth a try. One way to do it would be to
find an undiscovered country, for them to have an Orb, for you to steal it,
and then for you to give it back. Then, PRESTO, all your pets become Darigan-looking…
with luck. Trouble is, you have to find an undiscovered country, and if someone
else hasn't discovered it, chances are you probably won't, either. But the bigger
problem is that, assuming you found an undiscovered country, they might not
have an Orb. Actually, the chances of them having an Orb are so slim, you're
more likely to see Sloth run past you with 'My Little Uni' underwear on his
head, singing Broadway tunes. Okay, so that's a bad example-- your chances are
about the same as winning the Neopian Lottery. Wait, er, well, the point is,
your chances are SLIM to NONE of finding another Orb in the first country you
discover.
That's why plan B is much easier, if not more difficult-- or in other words,
it's easier to attempt, and harder to succeed. See, there's ALREADY an Orb out
there, and you could just pry it form whoever got it when Lord Darigan fell,
then keep it for a day, and throw it off a bridge. You KNOW that will turn all
your pets Darigan, it just might get you locked away for life. Assuming you
can even manage to pilfer it (which, looking at your physique, won't be happening--
lay off the chocolate Chias).
Get The General Look the Cool Way - As in, ICE COOL
Okay, since a lot of the Darigan pets are primarily purple, why not simulate
the effect? See, there's the place called the Top of Terror Mountain, and it’s
REAL, REAL cold up there. So just go up there, bury the pet you want to be painted
in snow, tell them to stay there, and come back in a few weeks. They'll be as
purple as an Ummagine, guaranteed! Then, just take them back to wherever you
live, and you'll have a Darigan-looking pet. Of course, on green pets, like
the Darigan Moehog, just ignore this tactic. For them, you can put Slorgs all
over 'em for a few weeks, with similar effects. The red eyes will probably appear,
too, due to their new anger level towards you. Anyway, back to the frozen ones.
This should work fine, you just might need to bury them again every two to three
days for two to three weeks. But it works-- who can tell the difference between
a Darigan Skeith, and a frozen Red one?
Switch-A-Roo, Without the Roo
Okay, for this approach, you need to have a few supplies. They are as follows:
Purple paint brush
Two bat cookies
Black petpet paint brush
Purple petpet paint brush
Coral orb
Battle potato
Lots of glue
Okay, so first you take the purple paint brush, and paint everything but the
paint dripping from it black with the black petpet paint brush. Then, you glue
the Coral Orb to the back of the paint brush. Next, you break one of the Bat
Cookies in half, and glue one wing to each side. Then you paint the wings to
look properly with the petpet paint brushes. With the other Bat Cookie, you
break it in half, and eat it. It's pretty tasty. If you've finished with the
paint job-- wha-la! You're done. Actually, there's one thing left to do-- take
the Battle Potato and shove it up your nose. It's got nothing to do with the
paint brush imitation, but I find it funny to think that you'll be sneezing
spuds for weeks to come. So gullible…
Okay, so now that you've got a decent imitation of the Darigan Paint Brush,
go to the Rainbow Pool. This is where everyone in Neopia comes to paint their
pets, because it's the only way to do it. Just lie there in wait, and watch
each person come. When you see someone with a Darigan paint brush come, just
get right next to them. Then, as their about to walk into the pool with the
brush, shout, "Hey! Look! A two headed Moltenore that speaks shaky Spanish!"
and point at the Money Tree. As they look at this supposed sight, just grab
the paint brush, put the fake in its place and get the heck out of there. The
next day, come paint your pet with a genuine Darigan paint brush. I can't promise
this'll work, but I'd say you've got pretty good chances. Plus, even if it doesn't,
you still have a battle potato up your nose, and that's got to count for something,
right?
Beg From the Source
Okay, I put this one last FOR A REASON. I warn you, I am not responsible for
pain, injury, etc. from using this method, because all of the above are likely.
Oh yeah, and you might be banished from Neopia forever, too. Just go to Lord
Darigans' steaming body… the one that just got beaten up… and slowly, carefully
give his knocked-out-for-the-count-ness a Healing Potion IX. Then, sit back,
wait for him to wake up, and ask him if you can have a Darigan Paint Brush for
unleashing his powerful destructive tendencies on Neopia once more. Then, show
him your "Lord Darigan Action Figure - Cackling Action, just press his tail!",
your 1:4 replica of the Orb, and your Skarl punching bag. That'll probably help.
But more than likely, although I haven't actually tried this, he'll 'vanquish'
you, attack again, get beaten up again, and then you'll be banished from Neopia
forever. You might get to meet the Space Faerie as she caries you to another
planet, so that might be cool.
Well, that pretty much wraps it up-- if none of those ideas work, well, sorry:
you'll never get a Darigan paint brush. Okay, well, you COULD actually work
hard, and honesty, and save up enough money to get one, but hey, we all know
that's just… just ridiculous. I mean, that requires EFFORT! So remember, if
none of this works, you did it wrong!
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