Blessing Elephant

The **Blessing Elephant** is the ninth type of elephant in the game. It was first released as a part of the 2018 Chinese New Year Event.

## Appearance

The Blessing Elephant has the same general appearance as the African Elephant, although it is white skinned and has slightly pinkish red ears with a yellow, pixelated diamond outline on each side of them. Its trunk is also patterned, with horizontal gold stripes on its white trunk. The Blessing Elephant wears ceremonial dress, most namely a gold headband with a red ball on a gold base, and a 'blanket' that is a slightly pinkish red with a yellow trim and tassels on the edges. It is also patterned, with the outline of a yellow diamond on its back similar to the pattern on its ears, and a yellow end which leaves a small rectangle around its tail. Its tusks are replaced with orange ceremonial horns, and its tail has red cuboids with a single yellow stripe each hanging from the stem. Finally, its tail is shaped like Chinese hanging firecrackers.

## Description

*Make a wish upon this elephant and live a happy life.*

## Requirements

* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 30 in the Second Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 30 in the 2019 Chinese New Year Event.
	+ Purchase for 30 in the Third Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 60 in the 2021 Chinese New Year Event.
	+ Purchase for 50 in the Fifth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 220 in the 2022 Chinese New Year Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Summer Party.
	+ Purchase for ? in the Badge Shop.
		- Blessing Elephant is tamed immediately upon purchase.
	+ Complete Blessing Elephant boss mission in the Fourth Anniversary Event (tips for completion are below).
* Once obtained, ride past 500m in Savannah (Blessing Elephant match can be tamed).

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 500m.

## Tips for Boss Mission

The Blessing Elephant boss mission is by far the easiest of any boss mission in the game. The player is faced with a slightly differently coloured map, similar to Savannah, that is littered with animal carcasses and features buffalo, elephants, vultures and lions, depending on whether the player has unlocked them or not. All the player has to do is play until approximately 1000m where the Blessing Elephant will appear, moving very fast, and jump on, without missing, eating or smashing the Blessing Elephant. From there on it is extremely straightforward, as long as the player's elephant habitat has been upgraded to level 5, meaning that the Blessing Elephant can smash anything, and the player simply needs to avoid running into a sidewall.

## Trivia

* The Blessing Elephant holds little significance to Chinese culture, possibly referencing China's strong spiritual belief and belief in fortune and blessing.
	+ The Blessing Elephant is more relevant to Indian culture, where people can visit temples to be blessed by elephants there.
	+ The appearance of the Blessing Elephant appears to be based on white elephants which are treated spiritually and often dressed up royally in India, Thailand and other Asian cultures.

## Notes

* The Blessing Elephant was first released on the 8th of February 2018 in version 1.14.0, as a part of the 2018 Chinese New Year Event.
* The Baby Blessing Elephant, like all 2018 Chinese New Year event animals, didn’t exist upon release, however the match could be tamed. The possibility to tame it was removed in 1.14.1 on the 14th of February 2018.
	+ It was added in version 1.15.1 on the 19th of April 2018.
* The Blessing Elephant's XP was changed on the 21st of June 2018 in version 1.18.0. The original XP was 30.
* The Baby Blessing Elephant used to have its front half coloured golden with yellow stripes.
	+ The Baby Blessing Elephant was modified in version 1.24.0 on the 23rd of October 2019, with its face changing from gold to green. This is likely to have been a bug.
	+ Since version 1.27.0, its colour was changed to flat white, similar to the adult version.

## Gallery

The bugged Baby Blessing ElephantThe Baby Blessing Elephant in the older versions
## References

1. ↑ https://isharethese.com/blessings-temple-elephant-hampi-south-india/