Pin Hoarder

The **Pin Hoarder** is an original character on ImagineFun. He is characterized by a black hood with golden trim, cloaking a shadowed face with two white eyes. He carries around a pin book normally. He collects pins and buys them from guests, though he is known to become upset when a guest won't trade with him.

The Pin Hoarder normally gives pennies to those who trade with him, with the occasional flynn token thrown in. However, he can also give a rare enchanted teacup pin to someone who trades with him. These pins are very rare, and sought after by collectors.
If you have "PinHoarder" in your nickname on the server, he will become aggressive and accuse you of being an imposter.

## History on ImagineFun

The Pin Hoarder appeared on July 14, 2020. He was originally created by IModZombies4Fun and Mouskegamer in response to demand for a way to trade in old pins. His design went through many iterations, with the most developed version being a kid who is obsessed with collecting pins. This design would have been more aggressive than the Pin Hoarder we know today, being a spoiled kid in comparison to a mysterious hooded figure. The obsession with pins remained, however, and the "shady, black market figure" we know today was created. His skin was pulled from the internet.

On July 14, 2020, the Pin Hoarder appeared in 3 spots around the map. His first den was in Adventureland, just under Tarzan's Treehouse. It's a small cave. The second den is found by utilizing the Frontierland entrance to Galaxy's edge, being in the bushes to the right hand side of the Droid Depot. The last den, his main living space, is between the Galaxy's Edge Marketplace and Rise of the Resistance. This larger cave consists of a small parkour, with a Moisture Vaporator to the left when entering. The Pin Hoarder is known to decorate for the holidays, especially Halloween.

## "Sicko Mode" Event and Impossible Cacti

Over the course of July, many different odd occurrences happened around the server. Cacti began to appear in random locations, seemingly sporadically. They were referred to as "impossible cactuses", due to their appearance on blocks aside from sand defying Minecraft's physics. Eventually, only 5 cacti remained around the park. 4 of them were at the various railroad stations, with the last being on top of the Matterhorn. Many cryptic riddles were released leading up to the end of the month. On July 31, 2020, a video was released just after the reveal trailer of Autopia, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, and It's a Small World (the latter of which would be eventually delayed). This video begins with a message from someone claiming to know the Pin Hoarder. It goes as follows:

> "We don't have much time to talk. I just discovered that the dark forces have been shifting, and my message was sabotaged. I just exhausted most if not all of my energy to create this link. And I know most of you are confused, so I will try to clear things up right now. With the four points being connected, we are *not done* yet. I was hoping the impossible cactus would help with our bridge, but having spoke with PH, he is confident that it's going into hiding. Without it, you know I had to take matters into my own hands. After the IC went missing, all we found was one last riddle. Now listen closely, as this is probably the last time you'll here from me before the bridge is complete. From sunlight to twilight, follow the red dot. Keep it in sight. Always remember to never turn right. The impossible cactus marks your stay for the night. Good luck."
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After the message is finished, it is revealed to be taking place on DisneyBuild, displaying an alter created by the Hoarder at Toontown Station. Prior to then, it was an unopened area of the map. He places a fourth Cactus Mickey Pin onto the alter, which causes a burst of light from both the alter and the cactus on top of the Matterhorn. Moe Kees is seen watching from afar as cacti begin to fly into the top of the mountain. Eventually the footage cuts, and a message displaying "users are encouraged to look in game" appears. Finally, a final message states that "the Pin Hoarder will return."

In game, players were teleported to the Matterhorn on most servers. The song "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott began to play as effects happened in sync to the music. Players were flung into the air as cacti flew from the top of the mountain. A force dragged players to the top of the mountain, and giant pin hoarders appeared dancing around them. Eventually, a message was given to players.

> "Isn't it beautiful? Darkness... Your friend. ~PH"
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This was followed by:

> "Uplink Complete | Keep the Red Dots in sight... and you will find your delight!"
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This riddle was eventually revealed to lead to Cars Land. Red dots can be seen on maps of both Disneyland and California Adventure. When the riddle was further expanded by IModZombies4Fun, it instructed users further on where it meant. Cars Land began construction soon after the event, and was opened on November 21, 2020.

After the message was received, servers 1 through 5 were shut off to allow for a restart. This restart updated the map to include Autopia, Finding Nemo, It's a Small World, and the Fantasyland Theatre. It also completed the Disneyland Railroad's full loop. Servers 6 through 9 were booted in advance, however, to allow a seamless transition as players were dumped from their previous servers to there. This only worked semi-well, as some users crashed from the amount of effects being displayed by the event.

Since this event, the Pin Hoarder has been fairly silent. On December 28 of 2020, however, an official Instagram account under @if.pinhoarder posted for the first time, displaying that a new era of lore for the server will likely begin soon.