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"You should not have disturbed me..."

– Count Von Roo

Count Von Roo is a vampire Blumaroo from Roo Island.

Appearance[]

He is an orange Blumaroo with glowing red eyes and sharp fangs. He wears a black cape and has what appears to be black, slicked back hair with a prominent widow's peak.

The ends of his ears and nose are usually either red or pink.

Personality[]

One of the few things known about his personality is he is solitary, generally avoiding others until he gets hungry. He seems to be overconfident in his powers, as well, based on certain quotes in the Battledome.

He is not ashamed to admit his own evil, as seen in NeoQuest II.

He seems to be fairly scheming, using the Deadly Dice game to lure victims with the promise of a chance of increasing their levels. If you lose against him, he says "Ha ha ha! I won, as planned! You fool!"

He is also shown to have a sense of humor, joking in a math-related Better Than You competition that "I am a count, after all." However, this seems to contradict his statements when applying for Pound Director, in which he states the sanguine humor should be removed from the system; on the other hand, this may have only been his attitude towards what he perceived as prisons.

History[]

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Gallery of Evil Description

Living in the darkest reaches of the Haunted Woods, a place so dark that no sunlight at all reaches through the trees, Count von Roo is a very solitary creature... well, until he gets hungry... Von Roo has been known to glide through the night sky to nearby villages in search of a tasty snack.
Always make sure your window is closed at night, because if you leave it open, you may not be there in the morning...

Count Von Roo was born 200 BN, and was scorned from society because of his evil. An outcast, he wandered Neopia alone for years by nighttime until he came across an uninhabited Island (now Roo Island) and settled into an old, decaying castle.

He slept for 200 years, before awakening to bring terror to all of Neopia.

At some point, he stole a diary containing the first part of a spell that would rid Neopia of all vampires before the Ghoul Catchers could get to it. It is unknown what happened after that, but it is presumed The Ghoul Catchers were unable to rid Neopia of vampires.

For 2013's April Fool's joke, the Count was an option to vote for as the new head of the Neopian Pound.

Abilities[]

Being a vampire, Count Von Roo has many of the abilities of traditional vampires.

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  • Transformation: As a vampire, he is able to transform into a bat-like creature (depictions range from a Korbat to a bat-like creature with Von Roo's head).
  • Transforming Others: He is able to transform others into vampires. This is shown on the TCG "Touch of Von Roo" where a girl is seen transforming into a vampire, and in an image where Count Von Roo can be seen behind a Grundo Vampire.
  • Flight: While in bat form
  • Transfer of Strength: Judging by the fact he is able to take away or give levels in Deadly Dice, it is obvious he is able to both grant and drain someone of their strength. It is assumed what he drains is kept for himself to increase his own levels.
  • Partial Immortality: Count Von Roo, as a vampire, no longer ages, and is immune to many normal types of damage. However, he has most of the weaknesses of normal vampires.
  • Hypnotism: He states he is able to "turn you into my slave" implying traditional vampire hypnotism.
  • Knowledge: Count Von Roo has revealed in various interactions that because he is centuries old, he spent much of his time reading, and as a result is knowledgeable in many areas.
  • Count von roo battledome gain
    Math(?)
    : In one Better Than You competition, Count Von Roo states he would make a good royal treasurer since he "is a count, after all."
    • Interestingly, in some regions, actual vampire lore does include vampires obsessively counting certain things.
  • Combat: Get the random event where Count Von Roo bites your pet and you can get him as a Battledome challenger. You can view his battle profile here.

Game[]

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Deadly Dice

This game is available between midnight and 1 am NST (and all day on Halloween); you must roll the dice to try and beat Count Von Roo and increase your pet's level. Should you lose, your pet will lose a level, and you might also lose the avatar you won from him. You can play here.

NeoQuest II

Count Von Roo also features in Chapter IV of NeoQuest II. He tries to cast a counterspell to the one that kept the sun locked in the sky as he cannot go out during sunlight. After being freed from Meuka by Rohane and his party, he makes a truce between them as they are working towards the same goal.

Items[]

  • Headless Von Roo Plushie
  • Count Von Roo Halloween Costume
  • Cot Von Roo
  • Count Von Roo Pinata
  • Von Roo Clock
  • The Legend of Count von Roo
  • Von Roo Gnome
  • Von Roo Dice
  • Count Von Roo
  • Snow Von Roo Sculpture
  • Von Roos Castle Stamp
  • Von Roo Plushie
  • Count Von Roo Booster Pack
  • Count Von Roo Stamp

More can be seen here.

Trivia[]

  • Sources conflict on whether he lives in The Haunted Woods or on Roo Island, although the fact he can be found on Roo Island confirms the latter.
    • As his Neopedia article states that he wandered for many years, it is presumed by fans that he migrated from The Haunted Woods to Roo Island, which would explain the conflicting information.
  • Ironically in the Battledome, Count Von Roo does not have "Drain Life" as one of his abilities.
  • Von Roo is clearly a reference to Dracula and bears many similarities to the 1931 film portrayal of the character.
  • Count Von Roo is the only confirmed vampire character on Neopets. (Not counting the Poogle Vampires from NeoQuest (they were only enemies for that game, not actual characters), various Halloween images with unnamed vampires, or Petpets such as Bat Boy. It is also unknown if the Spooky Petpet shopkeeper or the Haunted Weaponry shopkeeper are true vampires, or simply in costume.)
    • There is an indication that there are others, however, as an image portrays Count Von Roo behind a transformed victim, Touch of Von Roo shows a young lady being transformed into one, and The Ghoul Catchers indicate there are others in their Neopedia article.
  • Count von roo blue maybe
    In the first ghoul catchers article, there is a portrait of a blue vampire Blumaroo in one of the images as they enter what turns out to be Count Von Roo's lair, suggesting The Count may have been blue at one point.
  • The "Touch of Von Roo" card seems to have the same Usul in the "Count Von Roo" card, suggesting Count Von Roo successfully attacked the girl in his TCG image
  • Von-meaning
    "Von" is a German title used for nobility, suggesting Count Von Roo's land of origin may be the Neopian equivalent of Germany. Whether this would be the Haunted Woods or Roo Island is uncertain.

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