Toy Meerca

[Ian Wolf-Park]

Rainbow Pool


Clothing is Cool Negg


Apparently, according to Duke Pikachu, the toy is based on a Weasel Ball

[Blueysicle]

I used to have one of those!

Nice idea, though I don't think the execution really worked out...

[Breakingchains]

It's a cool concept, but the color scheme is awful lol. I'd say they should have picked either the colors of the ball or the weasel to work with and gone from there.

[Duke Pikachu]

Toy Meerca:
Since Ian Wolf-Park referenced my first post in the Jellyneo comments, might as well recycle my thoughts from the second post I made about my actual thoughts of the Colour:

So, you ever heard the phrase "be careful what you wish for"? Well, I wished for more Toy Neopets based on toys than just plastic figurines... and that's what I got. However it seems like me and TNT aren't exactly thinking the same kind of toy.


On one hand I give them points for creativity. Certainly an out-of-the-box pick which can be fun. Meerca in particular I can see them having a hard time thinking what to do. I'm trying to think now and I'm also a bit stumped. Maybe a yo-yo with a thick, ribbon string? Actually I'd be okay with the Meerca having been a plastic figurine, could have then done something fun with the tail.


Which leads us to what they actually did. I think the problem is they stuck TOO close to the actual toy in this case. The Meerca body colors are just garish, and the "weasel" looks out-of-place. Was up to me and it was decided to do this toy, I would have based the Meerca's body on the "Red Bouncy Ball" as it's an iconic Neopets toy item, the yellow star being where the Meerca's face would be. For the "weasel", I would have based it on a Petpet and I think the best choice would have been the Dandan (unless they wanted to be cute and use the Babyca).

Cool Negg Costume:
I'm fine with the idea, but not the Negg they chose. This would be an obvious reference to Meerca Chase, but the Cool Negg isn't a Negg that can be collected in that game. The top choices would have either been the Fish Negg or Power Negg. "Yeah, but that then wouldn't give them clothing options, Cool Negg at least has sunglasses". Well then, if sticking to the spirit of the reference isn't going to work out, maybe they should have done something else. Like I don't think the Meerca Spy or Crumpetmonger had been done yet.