Welcome the Zasaba!










Spring flowers have appeared all over Shengui Guo and with them, something quite special - the Zasaba! Zasaba eggs hatch around the time of "flower-viewing", and it's said that the one that spots the first hatchling in an area is considered to have great luck for the rest of the year.

Inhabitants of Shengui Guo have raised these insect pets for many years now, and as they were aware of their imminent arrival, were able to work with the Create-A-Pet Center to bring them to you!

Keep a look out for more Zasaba related things this week!

Note: Please keep all comments on the topic of the Zasaba!

April 15, 2016, 2:37 am by Aqua
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Yay mantis wasp bug. :D I like the weave pattern on its abdomen - I hope we get a colour where more of it is visible.

April 14, 2016, 6:27 pm by camellia
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bug pet! bug pet! bug pet! bug pet! bug pet! bug pet!

April 14, 2016, 12:28 am by Fractal
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The funny part about this to me is that I just got a pet praying mantis about a month ago and it looks a lot like the marsh one! Go figure haha

April 13, 2016, 10:42 pm by Cirice
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Oh my goooooooood I love them ;w; Mantises are so cute..... I can definetly see myself getting one of these in the future, when there's new colors and I have space lol

April 13, 2016, 9:38 pm by Autocracy
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I love the position these guys are in. It reminds me of the weird pose people stick girls in on comic book covers. http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mefcdkgooN1riso5no1_1280.jpg

April 13, 2016, 8:23 pm by Alison
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I thought I accidentally ended up on Neopets when I saw these haha. Very similar to the Ruki. I'm so excited to see another pet, they look awesome! !!!

April 13, 2016, 3:16 pm by TheJester
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I NEED ONE ASAP

April 12, 2016, 10:47 pm by Moondrops
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The Arid one is absolutely gorgeous. I might have to get one of these. * - *

April 12, 2016, 10:10 pm by Draken
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the more I look at these the more they tend to put me in mind of the Priest Kings from the Gor books or the Choja from the Riftwar Cycle books

April 12, 2016, 9:38 pm by SilveryBeing
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I always wanted a preying mantis pet!

April 12, 2016, 7:23 pm by Weiss
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omg, the Bloodred one is going to be vicious. i'm not even into that sort of thing and i can't wait to see it!

i love when a pet's Common color is actually really pretty. it makes Common seem special and not just "oh, i got a new pet and now i have to change it to a cool color ASAP" c':

April 12, 2016, 3:13 pm by Torrie
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I have a mighty need!

April 12, 2016, 1:03 pm by beinagrind
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That common colour scheme is absolutely gorgeous!

April 12, 2016, 12:23 pm by cinna
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NICE

(however i hope to see the day where a cartoon mantid doesn't have the end of its forelegs cut off)

April 12, 2016, 12:12 pm by Witchchylde
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I Could Not Wait to turn mine Dawn!

April 12, 2016, 12:10 pm by Sebille
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to me it does resemble the ruki quite a bit but i used to love the rukis, so i am glad subeta got one. good job on this i like the purple/ pink one best look forward to extra colors!

April 12, 2016, 11:33 am by Arch-Guardian-Angel
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Omg I log on and see these this is just awesome omg x3 these are just simplely darling omg sooner or later there will be spider pets OH YES

spider pets would be fricken awesome I would do a eight legged freak movie fan pet just so XD lmfao x3 omg now I want a spider pet now x3 anyways

these Zasaba are awesome ^_^ hope to see more colours expeshally the angelic colour and what most people want is the Glade colour am I right I think? XD

April 12, 2016, 10:54 am by MOKONA
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As a person who detests bugs and insects and had bad memories with insects, my answer is just a simple word: Ewww.... This species is something I definitely won't adopt.

But the design, with the exception of the face are looks quite OK. Two details I like are: the shield-like pauldrons and the wings. So great job on the artist for that.

April 12, 2016, 10:22 am by SYLVAN
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Awesome! I was wondering when we were going to have more bug pets added and I love mantids. <3

April 12, 2016, 9:55 am by bipolarness
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OH I can't wait to see them in some special colors. :D

April 12, 2016, 9:36 am by Quaint
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They're absolutely gorgeous! My favorite colors are Common and Aqua.

Also, I don't understand why people are saying they look too much like Rukis? They're look nothing alike asides from being based on the same creature...

April 12, 2016, 8:41 am by Objections
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Dont think it looks like the ruki from neopets. That thing looks like a cheesy human/bug hybrid of cringe. I think this looks like a bug. A cute, praying mantis bug. I personally like it. Reading some of the comments had me so "eh" like people are desperately searching to find something wrong with it (i mean you cant please everyone)... Sometimes you have to remember someone put time into drawing/making this and I think the artist did a great job! Bug lovers rejoice!

April 12, 2016, 7:50 am by Sparrow
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This is amazing! I love them, thank you!

April 12, 2016, 3:59 am by Marla
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It's not my thing but the coloring is lovely <3

April 12, 2016, 2:59 am by Yuzu
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I'm really not into bugs (and I mean really) but I must comment on how beautifully done these are! Fantastic job to the artist! I can just imagine someone getting a Field Zasaba and naming it Scyther. xD

April 12, 2016, 2:20 am by CORE
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Pretty sure my eyes just lit up. These are so great! Common, Aqua, Cherry, Twilight, and Scribble especially. Can't wait for the elixirs! Thank you Subeta & Artist[s]!!

April 12, 2016, 2:15 am by Penemuel
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Awesome! I need to make Mr. Morden into one of these :D Though his multiple eyes right now are still Shadow-esque... Hmmn.

April 12, 2016, 1:41 am by Autocracy
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The Angel version had better be an orchid mantis with intricate wings or I will literally die. Look at what this artist did: http://orig00.deviantart.net/a72b/f/2015/127/d/2/d2dbc4c0bac150c0880cb6b4c798314c-d8sgsxh.jpg

April 12, 2016, 1:12 am by Tigtorres
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I love this creature! I'm making one yo!

April 12, 2016, 12:59 am by Sophie
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The silver one is so pretty! Good job, artist(s)!!

April 12, 2016, 12:51 am by Lea
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i love this new species so much oh my god

April 12, 2016, 12:43 am by Raspberries
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Yooooooo these are beautiful!!

April 12, 2016, 12:43 am by Nefarian
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Super cool!! o I love the coloring!

April 12, 2016, 12:37 am by Bogleech
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It's heartwarming to see so many fawn over an insect pet that ACTUALLY FREAKING RESEMBLES AN INSECT. So many arthropods in other games, pet sites, cartoons and movies have those awful cartoon human faces on them, as if that's supposed to be cute, when it just looks uncanny and jarring.

Interestingly, the Zasaba's facial anatomy appears to be that of a hornet, rather than a mantis, making it a hybrid insect. The antennae are especially those of a Hymenopteran.

April 12, 2016, 12:17 am by devils_flame666
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Ohai. The ugly Ruki from neopets found it's way over to Subeta.

April 11, 2016, 11:59 pm by Sydney
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I cant wait for the glade look.

April 11, 2016, 11:38 pm by Tex707
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Yay!!! Must. Own. Dusk. Zasaba! I can't wait to see what a galactic, storm, or nightmare one looks like. ^_^

April 11, 2016, 11:07 pm by Targaryen
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I am good with bugs as long as it is not a tree or German roach!

April 11, 2016, 10:49 pm by Sleeb
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OMG. BUGGIES. LOVE.

April 11, 2016, 10:43 pm by Screech93
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How soon will the LifeLike dolls be coming through?

April 11, 2016, 10:36 pm by Buttercream
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MANTIDS!! How awesome!! I am so pleased to see a new bug oriented pet on Subeta!

April 11, 2016, 10:30 pm by TaintedTamer
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Very nice. :D

April 11, 2016, 10:23 pm by Tinly
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I hate bugs =s

April 11, 2016, 10:23 pm by Tinly
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I hate bugs =s

April 11, 2016, 10:19 pm by Quentin
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Looks just like the Vaspi from Rescreatu XD

April 11, 2016, 10:18 pm by Digitalis
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YEP. It's bound to happen now, and BUM isn't even that far into the story yet (as far as I know; I don't know if they post it anywhere other than Tapas).XD

April 11, 2016, 10:15 pm by Cordyceps_sapiens
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Ooh, I can't wait to see what the Graveyard and Nightmare versions will look like. New bug frend.

April 11, 2016, 10:08 pm by Medli
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welcome the ruki!

April 11, 2016, 10:08 pm by Biden
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IT'S SO LOVEL Y I C ARN'T JVSOV

April 11, 2016, 10:05 pm by Vinushka
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I've been wishing for a grasshopper/mantis looking pet since i joined subeta. Thank you!

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