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Ditto faces Shaka Zebu, greatest living Zebra Warrior!!

Ditto has the magic hatchet and heads to the palace to destroy the evil spirit vine that is corrupting the great baobab within!  He faces Tse Tse Snaketail, who manages to steal the magic shield artifact and then sends the possessed Shaka Zebu and a Carrion Flower warrior to fight Ditto.
The fight goes mostly according to plan, but Shaka Zebu is a fearsome warrior and Ditto needs to call in some extra help in the form of a hired life henchman to help him win the duel. Once Shaka Zebu is subdued, Ditto is able to defeat the evil vine thingy and free Shaka Zebu from Tse Tse Snaketail’s evil spell!


Ditto gets the ‘Rain of Fire’ Pyromancer spell – Full Walkthrough!

As soon as he hits level 68, Ditto is summoned back to Ravenwood School to learn the amazing new ‘Rain of Fire’ spell from Professor Falmea!
Of course not everything goes as planned, and learning the new spell takes Ditto from Wizard City, to Celestia, to Dragonspire and beyond!!

This is the full end-to-end Walkthrough to get the spell and, at around 22 minutes, is probably Ditto’s longest video ever!


Ditto visits the Tranquil Grove and does Tranquil things.

Ditto heads into the tranquil grove and talks to Queen and Princess AutumnRain – they are so nice. Ditto has lots of quests to turn in to the Princess and gets access to the Star School trainer – hooray!
Then Ditto talks to the Queen and learns that he has to take his magic choppy thing and dislodge the evil vine spirit thingy form the great magic Baobab to save Shaka Zebu.
Finally, Ditto goes wandering about Zamunda helping people and finishing up a bunch side quests before facing the evil in the throne room!


Captain Ditto in Ship to Ship combat with House Guzman!

In order to impress the MajorDomo in Puerto Mico, Captain Ditto and crew need to get down to some genuine pirating, attacking House Guzman ships and taking the silk that master monkey tailor Bernardo Sarstre needs to make Ditto’s special diplomatic suit!  The combat is fierce as Captain Ditto and crew board the Guzman ship, incapacitate the crew, and plunder the booty!


Ditto’s Mount Contest Winners!!

So here they are – the winners of Ditto’s great Mount contest!  Ditto asked everyone to write in and tell me what mount they would want to win, out of the list of codes he had, and then I chose winners randomly (using random.org) from all entries – and I got a LOT of entries!   So here’s the list of lucky winners!!

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Ditto faces Zanga Zebu!

Once he defeats the lesser minions of the dreaded Tse Tse Snaketail, Ditto has to face one of the greatest Zebra Warriors of all time, Zanga Zebu, under the evil control of Tse Tse.
This is an interesting boss fight, mostly because Ditto forgot to equip his boss fighting deck, and has to use a lot of strategy to beat Zanga. Well, if by ‘strategy’ I mean ‘throw as many fire dragons as possible at him’.


Captain Ditto heads to Sunny Puerto Mico!

Captain Avery wants Ditto has to head out to sunny Puerto Mico, trying to set up trade with those wily Monquistans.  The Monquistan Major Domo isn’t particularly receptive to pirates, however!  Can Ditto and his crew use their skills and ‘diplomacy’ to get the job done?


Ditto enters the Sacred Tomb of Kings in Zamunda!

After collecting the magic smoke dust or whatever it was, Ditto can enter the sacred temple thingy!  Ditto has to light the braziers in the right order to open the big door, then fight his way through several chambers to face down Tse Tse Snaketail and his evil minions – including Ditto’s long-time nemesis, ICE SPIDERS!  But even though Ditto makes short work of the minions, the worst is definitely yet to come!


Ditto Reporting Live from the Blizzard! I Found Nemo!!

Here is Ditto, reporting LIVE (Well, recorded technically)  from deep within the big blizzard, Nemo!  It’s very cold and the snow is coming down pretty fast now, but Ditto and Miss Narrator and all our friends are safe inside and keeping warm with lots of cocoa and cookies and big fuzzy blankies as we watch the snow come down!  I’ll do another report tomorrow when we see how much snow Ditto gets!! I wonder if it will be up to my waist!  Maybe deeper!


Well that all wrapped up nicely…

Captain Ditto and his trusty crew head to The Golden Finn tavern and talk to Captain Cutter about all they discovered about his untrustworthy first mate. After that, Captain Ditto heads down to the Tavern basement to talk to Ratbeard about his ghostly problems – and buy him some yum. After a long heart to heart, Ratbeard feels lots better and even levels up!!


Captain Ditto Investigates in Flotsam

Captain Cutter has some concerns about his First Mate, and Captain Ditto trails the scoundrel to Flotsam, where he catches him making nefarious plans with some wharf rats! Of course, Ditto and crew need to fight their way out of a dangerous situation to get news back to Captain Cutter!


Captain Ditto faces the Ghosts of Ratbeard’s Past!

Now that Ratbeard has joined Ditto’s crew, Captain Ditto talks to One Eye’d Jack about some of Ratbeard’s missing property, including his sword, Jack tells them it was hidden away nearby for safe keeping.

Once Ditto and Ratbeard collect the missing sword, however, the ghosts of Ratbeard’s past catch up with him – literally.  The ghosts of Ratbeard’s former crew surround Ditto and Ratbeard, and they must face down the ghosts and fight their way out of the supernatural encounter!

This is a great quest line and I’m very glad Ratbeard didn’t have anything to do with his crew’s unfortunate demise!  I can’t wait to see what happens next!!


Friendship Festival Contest! Ditto’s Mount Mania! Pick a Mount, Win a Mount!

Here it is, another fun contest for the Wizard101 Friendship Festival!!  Ditto has been given prize codes for a bunch of AWESOME mounts, and I am excited to give them away to my fans!  So how can you win a mount?  Well – just tell me which one you want, and you’ll have a chance to win it!

Skyvern Mount

Skyvern Mount

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Ditto’s Video Bloggy Thingy Feb 1st, 2013

Hello, it is the Ditto with another Video Bloggy thingy!!  Ditto has been a busy monster this week, oh boy!!  But before me get into all that, I’ll start like I usually do – the Twitter report!   (more…)


Ditto meets King Shaka Zebu – and the news isn’t good…

The great mystery of Zafaria is starting to become more clear! Much like Ditto’s previous adventures in Mooshu, Shaka Zebu, the great ruler of Zamunda, is under a terrible spell, tied to some creepy sickly baobab tree!!

Unfortunately, news of the kings illness is spreading quickly, and there are people rioting in the streets!! Ditto must act quickly to quell this civil unrest!


Ditto Investigates Tse Tse’s hut and meets lovely Queen Amahle

Ditto is still in Zamunda (how big is this place?) investigating that nasty Tse Tse guy and finds – get this – black and white paint. Like he was physically painting rhinos to look like zebras. Seriously? This is the worst scheme ever! The good news is that Ditto also levels up – yay!!

So once Ditto finds the paint he has to take the evidence to Queen Amahle AutumnRain – which may be my favorite name in the game so far. It’s a very pretty name!


Annoucing Ditto’s Tribal Crew Pack Contest Winners!!

Thank you everyone who entered Ditto’s Tribal Crew Pack contest!  I had TONS of great entries, and it was so much fun reading through them all!  As usual, I have chosen the winners randomly (using Random.org) and have already alerted them by email.  Congratulations to all the winners, and definitely stay tuned to Dittomonster.com for my next fun contest, which will be starting very soon!!

The Winners: (Each got a code for 5 Tribal Crew Packs in Pirate101!)

  1. Humble Amanda Nightingale – My favorite companion is Bonnie Anne. I love her attacks on every foe; it’s so helpful!
  2. Dreaming Kevin Morgan – My favourite companion is Lieutenant Otter Emmet Ensign.
  3. Cunning Aedan Morgan -My favorite has to be between Subodai and the Mustang Toreador from the Cool Ranch Side Quest.
  4. Salty Padric Otway – My favorite companion is Don Hernando Chavez, because it is so much fun to say “I have a monkey monk!”
  5. Brave Alex Richmond – Well most of my companions are terrible as you can see from the picture above. But my favorite companion would have to be Bill O’leary, my Cat Pirate from the Boochbeard Bundle! He is very strong and keeps getting stronger as I train him! He is so helpful in battle, and I could probably never beat bosses without him.  I’m hoping to get better companions, hopefully a Tribal Crew Pack will give me a companion!
  6. Clever Cole Crow – My personal favorite companion is Goronado, the Gortez clone. Why?
    1. He has two powers. First, there’s Vicious Charge, which allows him to span the board reasonably quickly. And then, Gorilla Warfare, which is a physical AoE that allows him to attack all the enemies directly around him.
    2. He holds up well in combat. While he’s not the heaviest hitter, being a Buccaneer, he’s still a pretty skilled combatant.
    3. He looks awesome!

Congratulations once again to all the winners – enjoy your prize codes!!

Ditto P. Monster


Captain Ditto is looking for Trouble’s Lamp…

Captain Ditto is a helpful sort of guy, and during his travels he met a down on his luck pirate named Trouble Tompkins.  Trouble asked Ditto to help him get a magic lamp that he thought would solve all his problems!  During his many travels, Ditto comes across such a lamp in a locked chest in an old abandoned house!

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Ditto in Zamunda – A bucket full of water… Elementals?

Ditto finished showing the water elementals who is boss, having defeated a whole bunch of them. Once he has completed his final battle, he is able to – I kid you not – put the water elementals in a bucket and use them to put out the fire!
I know the water elementals are trying to beat me up and everything, sure, but this just seems cruel and unusual… well, it’s definitely unusual!
Ditto finally completes the quest and heads back to town to see what’s next…


Ditto versus Finn Dorsal, Round 2!

Captain Ditto once again faces off against Finn Dorsal, the nefarious thug behind the theft of The Mooshu Falcon. The last time they crossed swords, Ditto and his crew were defeated by Finn’s ferocious onslaught and were forced to retreat. This time, Ditto has an all new strategy and some better weapons, and he finally used his training points on his crew, too…

The strategy was one I’ve talked about before – everyone attack a single enemy at a time and try to ignore the others. Using this strategy, plus a handy barrage in the opening salvo to soften up the enemy crew (highly recommended), Ditto and his crew are finally victorious and open the mysterious box which should contain the Mooshu Falcon – but does it?

The mystery of the stolen statue deepens even more!!


Ditto fights fire with… Water Elementals.

Ditto has to put out a burning watchtower, and the only way to do that is to apparently command some water elementals to put it out. Of course Ditto has to fight them to show them who is boss… A great fight against some tough storm school enemies.


Pirate101 Tribal Crew Packs Contest!!

Pirate101 has a great new item pack, the Tribal Crew Pack, and in it you could get some amazing new stuff, including Aztecosaur Companions, Mounts, Weapons, Housing Items, Pets,and Pirate Treasures that can be sold at vendors for gold!  These Crew Packs are available in-game now for Crowns, but Ditto has got some to share with his fans and followers – and you know how Ditto loves giving away prizes!  For the Tribal Packs there will be two ways to win, so everyone can get a chance!!   (more…)


Ditto’s Video Bloggy Thingy for January 20th! Ditto’s Back

Transcript Below

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Captain Ditto battles Finn for the Mooshu Falcon!!

So after much investigation, Ditto and his crew have found Finn, hidden away in Jonah town. Ditto and friends burst in on him, demanding he turn over the fabled icon, and.. well, Finn doesn’t really WANT to hand over the Mooshu Falcon. In fact, he’s pretty much dead set against it. Ditto and his crew fight valiantly against Finn and his surly crew, but unfortunately Finn has apparently learned a few tricks since the last time we fought him, and things don’t go as well for Captain Ditto.

This is a great example of a really challenging fight (at least it was to me) that needed some real strategy – strategy that I did not have… I will have to review the fight and see what other strategy I can use to defeat Finn and his minions.