Meepers

### Description

The Meepers are a charming and simple lot. The males respond to calls of "Mr. Meepers", though they have no way of understanding the greeting.

## Parts

### Decoration

Meepers Fin

Meepers are herbivorous, bird-like creatures which are native to Trunkle, the second continent of both Tapti and Spore Creatures. Meepers are the unofficial mascot of the game, being featured on the title screen and the subject of a cheat.

## Biology

Meepers are small, round, and bird-like. They have two small, short legs ending in tiny bird-like talons. They have two small wings on the sides of their body, and, though they cannot fly, these wings give them the power of Heal 1. They have large, expressive, golden eyes with tiny eyebrows, and a small, round, beak-like mouth. Meepers have a crest of large feathers which begin on their heads and run down their backs to their stubby, pointed tails. Meepers are bright red, with yellow mouths, feet, and spots which run along their wings, feathers, and legs.

Meepers are peaceful herbivores which live on the mainland of Trunkle. They respect the Kimpokos who guard the entrance to Noodlin, and they are prey to the aggressive, territorial Supupie. Meepers spend much of their time by the shores of Trunkle. They are rather weak, mostly unable to fend off attacks from Supupie, but some of them are extremely fast.

## Story

When the player reaches Trunkle, a short cutscene will play: the spaceship seen earlier will attempt to beam up a Meepers, but it will get a few plants instead. It chases the Meepers up a cliff, but it hits something and begins breaking down, leaving a pile of spaceship debris on the cliff.

The player will find themselves trapped on a small island. A cave, the only exit, is blocked off by rocks. The player attempts to reach the mainland by entering the deep water, but they can't make it across. Suddenly, a Meepers breaks through the cave and provides the player with an exit. They move to the next island, where the Meepers requires the player to shake a grape down from a tree to heal themselves. The next cave moves the player to the mainland, where the Meepers will give the player the Meepers Arm part. The Meepers is worried about the player's health, and wants them to have the arm because it has the Heal 1 Bio-Power. The player must burrow back to their nest and equip the part to continue.

Next, the player must help the Meepers find its three friends. One is easily found by the pond on the left side of the mainland. One is found sprinting at blistering speeds along the left shore of the mainland, and the player must catch it by positioning themselves in its path. The third is found along the cliff in the center of the mainland being harassed by a Supupie. The player must defeat the Supupie to save the Meepers. Once this is done, everyone reconvenes at the entrance to the mainland, and the first Meepers realizes that one is still missing. The player must travel to the far right of the mainland and travel up the cliff where the pile of spaceship debris can be seen. When in range, a blue, mutated, infected Supupie will pop out of the debris and charge the player, forcing them into a fight. When the player defeats this Supupie, they will realize that the last Meepers has blocked themselves into the cave on the cliff to avoid the Supupie. The player must pick up the spaceship part left behind to convince the Meepers to leave the cave and open the path to Noodlin. The player can now leave, though all five Meepers can now be found standing in a circle around the pond with a part in the middle.

## Trivia

* Meepers are the unofficial mascot of Spore Creatures. One is found as the only creature on the title screen of the game. An achievement, Dr. Meepers, M.D., requires the player to heal many life points, and the Meepers Arm is the first part in the game with the Heal Bio-Power. There is even a cheat in the Cheat Shop which will turn all NPCs into Meepers. The boxart for the game features a discolored, green Meepers, along with several other discolored creatures such as the Flabawaba.