Club Penguin Rockhopper
The pirate Rockhopper is a famous and friendly red pirate penguin that often sails to Club Penguin aboard his ship, the Migrator. He usually arrives every other month and often his appearance heralds a big party. He comes along with his red puffle, Yarr. He always docks the Migrator at the Beach. Rockhopper always arrives with rare items brought from Rockhopper Island. Often one of the items is a free item that non-members can purchase, but the rest of the items he brings are for members only.
A really fun thing to do when Rockhopper is on the island in Club Penguin is to try and locate him. While he is visiting, he will often appear on one particular server at a time and move from room to room. Players who find him can have an autographed photo that is a player card background. When Rockhopper is online he appears just like a large red penguin except that he wears a pirate hat, and a long black beard which help him stand out.
You can see when he is arriving by looking for the Migrator on the horizon from the telescope at the top of the lighthouse. The Migrator will start to appear almost a week before he arrives on the island. In a well-known incident in February, 2008, Rockhopper’s ship struck an iceberg and was heavily damaged. Rockhopper and Yarr arrived on the island in a rowboat and Gary the Gadget Guy led all of the penguins on the island in an effort to rebuild Rockhopper’s ship. This event led to the release of a new game on Club Penguin called Aqua Grabber.
In order to spot Rockhopper when he is wandering around the island, follow some basic tips. Look for him during popular times such as evenings when he is most likely to be there. Get together with friends to spot him. Spread out across several servers. Use a Rockhopper Tracker to try and find out which server he is logged into and then go from room to room on that server. Be patient. Sometimes a great strategy is to pick a popular server and just wait for him there.