Phantoms

Phantoms are very dangerous, very fierce characters that often attack Jamaa. Often, the Alphas mention them. There are several minigames in which the player fights, battles, defeats, or tries to escape from phantoms, and usually there is a prize at the end.

Phantoms usually only come out near Halloween or the "Night of the Phantoms," or when the Phantom Vortex appears, as it is the month of shadows and scariness. They would come out whenever three or more Jammers sleep by the broken Zios statue in the Lost Temple of Zios. The Phantoms are viewed as the antagonist or as a complication to games. The most notable of all the phatoms is the giant large phantom that can be bought in Epic Wonders. It is said that this may just be a giant phantom or rather dark magic gone wrong. Phantoms are quite common in adventures.

It is true (As found in 'The Hive' adventure) that the Phantoms have a hive that is ruled by the King Phantom.



History
"Mira, the Sky Mother, was heartbroken after she lost her companion spirit, Zios, the Sky father. Her feelings of sadness and anger fell to the earth of Jamaa. Mira's tears mixed with the elements of Jamaa and formed the dark mysterious phantoms that haunt this land today. Because of the sadness and anger that they were created from, the phantoms' only goal is to bring chaos and destruction to Jamaa."

The phantoms are destructive and rather cold and bitter in nature. They seek only destruction upon the lands of Jamaa, thus ensuring protection of the Alphas. It is rumored that the Alphas fought a ferocious battle against these heinous creatures and all phantoms were pushed into a life of solitude, rarely to be seen since. Since then the Alphas disappeared, but with their return, phantom sightings have increase twofold and many Jamaa citizens have reported attacks on surrounding villages. Jamaa residents can now battle phantoms in the new AJ adventures.

The Myth
''The phantoms are a race of black, chaotic creatures that were formed by Mira's tears. She sobbed when her husband, Father Sky, Zios, was struck down by the first phantom formed. That first phantom is the king, and he was formed when Mira cried tears of happiness at the sight of the new world, Jamaa. Phantoms now invade Jamaa, with but one reason.''

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To make all other creatures extinct, and take over Jamaa.



This story was found on a scroll in the Temple Of Knowledge. It is thought to be written by Greely, due to his deep knowledge and affiliation with phantoms.

Proof Of Existence
Where are phantoms seen?

As Jammers, we do not recognize that we are surrounded by phantoms in many places, particularly in dark niches. Phantoms are seen during Halloween, no doubt thanks to the increase of dark magic flowing throughout the lands of Jamaa. Despite the increase of phantoms at this time, there have been no reports of attacks.

Rumors also say that phantoms surround the pit with a fallen statue of Zios when three or more Jammers sleep near its base. Phantoms can also be found near Mira's campfire in Sarepia Forest, maybe a clue towards the disappearance of Mira! Strangely, this phantom does not require any "rituals" to be seen.



Trivia
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 * You can find phantom plushies in a den claw machine.
 * Quite a few statues were given, the Tall Phantom Statue [Pink, yellow, green, red, and blue] could have been obtained as a gift by reaching level 5 in the game Phantoms! in the year 2011's Halloween.
 * During Halloween, the statue of Mira in Jamaa Township is replaced bya Tall Phantom Statue.
 * During 2013's Halloween, shorter and wider versions of the Tall Phantom Statue were given as prizes for reaching level 5 in the game Phantoms! These are called Heavy Phantom Statues. They come in 5 colors: pink, green, yellow, blue, and red.
 * During the 2011 and 2012 Jamaalidays, a Phantom Ice Statue was given as one of the twelve gifts. A little later in the Jamaalidays each year, members can buy a Phantom in Ice.
 * August 2012's Monthly Member Gift was one of the four golden phantom statues.Caged_phantom.jpeg
 * Merchandise for phantoms was popular, such as Phantom Hats. Phantoms are often seen captive as Den Items. [Giant Trapped Phantom, Imprisoned Phantoms, Caged Phantom]
 * Phantom Invasion Jamaa Township, Sol Arcade includes the concept of not targeting the phantom in the spaceship.
 * Wind Rider, in Sarepia Forest, is a game that also includes phantoms.
 * In Sky High, in Coral Canyons, you would lose the game by colliding into a phantom.
 * In Twister, a game in Canyons Pathway, phantoms are seen being drawn towards the twister.
 * In Falling Phantoms, a recently added game in the Lost Temple of Zios, the player must avoid falling phantoms.[[File:Images-1.jpeg|thumb|264px|This was the letter that delivered the gift above ^
 * "PESKYPHANTOMS" was a code when the AJHQ was updating Animal Jam. It got an Imprisoned Phantoms den item for the player. This code had expired on May 31, 2012.
 * "AJHQ has been busy defeating against those pesky phantoms and creating new features for all players in Jamaa! You're pawsome for being so patient!" -A letter from AJHQ when they were updating Animal Jam.
 * If enough Jammers sleep in The Lost Temple of Zios, phantoms will come out of the stone pit where the Zios idol is.
 * Some people use wolves, monkeys, and other creatures to make phantoms. Some even make species of phantoms and make some friendly.
 * Phantoms could possibly hatch from eggs, as suggested by Phantoms hatching out of the eggs by clicking the Nest of Eggs item.
 * This may not be true, however, because of how a bunny hatches from the eggs, even though bunnies normally don't hatch from eggs. This could be the same for Phantoms.