Neighthan Rot (G1)

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Neighthan Rot is a 2014-introduced and all-around character. He is a hybrid, the child of a unicorn and a zombie, making him a "zombicorn" as he likes to call himself and a student at Monster High. Like his longtime hybrid friends —Avea, Bonita, and Sirena—, Neighthan has a history of going from school to school because he fits in nowhere. Despite this, he still tries to give everyone a chance and is socially highly developed. Being half a zombie and half a unicorn, Neighthan can speak regular English and has healing powers, but he's also very clumsy. He can barely take two steps without tripping or knocking something over, meaning his healing powers are mostly used on himself. He has a crush on Frankie Stein, whom he shares many traits with, and the interest is mutual, but they are currently not dating.

Portrayers[]

He is voiced by Josey Montana McCoy in English.

Character[]

Appearance[]

Neighthan Rot is tall and slender and has grey skin, which is more zombie-like on his left half. He has unicorn ears on top of his head, a blue unicorn horn, and blue eyes. He has long black hair in a ponytail with red, blue, and yellow streaks, with a lock of hair framing the left side of his face and a long tail with streaks of red, blue, and yellow.

He wears an elbow-length sleeve shirt with a ribcage design and the primary colors, with one sleeve is red, and the other side is blue, and the back of the shirt is plain black. His pants are asymmetrical; one side of his pants is plain black, and the other side with a leg muscle design colored with the primary colors. His shoes are yellow with spikes on the toes.

Personality[]

Despite his young age, Neighthan is shown to be a very compassionate, mature, open-minded, and patient person. Out of all his hybrids friends, Neighthan is the most optimistic and friendly to the other students once they transfer to Monster High. Due to his past experiences of being judged for his appearance and mixed heritage, he doesn't like monsters judging others based on their appearances. In Neighthan's diary, it is revealed that he wants to be a psychologist to help people with their emotional issues and provide a trusted ear for them to confide in. He is very selfless and thoughtful, as he was prepared to give up his spot for one of his friends if there wasn't any room at the school and is very attentive to his friends. Therefore, he displays a lot of emotional maturity and is a social, helpful monster who loves hanging out with his best friends.

Neighthan is also very clumsy, which he acknowledges, and is a bit embarrassed about since he ends in injuring himself a lot. His favorite foods are fried pickles and brain puffs, only not together because he thinks it would be nasty. Though it may or may not be a unique ability or special ability, he does possess the ability to speak human-and-other-monsters English, which his father may or may not have, and where he probably gets from his unicorn mother.

Fiction[]

Comic[]

I Only Have Eye for You[]

Neighthan is one of the students fleeing from a giant flame monster that turns out to be Heath Burns. ^[Source]

Abilities[]

Being a unicorn and a zombie, he has the abilities of a unicorn and a zombie:

Healing Abilities: Neighthan has healing abilities with his horn, which mentioned in Freaky Fusion, he mostly uses it to heal himself. But in Graveball Grates, he is seen healing Deuce Gorgon when he gets knocked out. Whenever Neighthan uses his powers, his horn emits a blue, glowing aura.
Immortality: Since he is half zombie it's implied that like them he is immortal.

Skillset[]

Ability to Speak Human English: Unlike most zombies, Neighthan speaks the English language rather than "Zombie" which is a series of moans and groans, which may or may not be because he is not fully zombie.

Relationships[]

Family[]

Being that his mother is a unicorn and his father is a zombie, he likes to call himself a "zombicorn". Neighthan got his zombie clumsiness from his father, and got his healing ability from his mother. He loves both parents deeply, and according to his diary, his mother has the ability to turn herself into a two-legged creature since she is a unicorn, similar to a horse, and usually has four legs.

Friends[]

He is best friends with Avea Trotter, Bonita Femur and Sirena Von Boo. Neighthan also gets along well with Frankie Stein and her friends, but is typically a very social monster. Among his hybrids friends, Neighthan seems to act as the leader and spokesperson of the group since he is the least wary when interacting with other students.

Romance[]

Neighthan does not appear to have any romantic interest in any other monster other than Frankie Stein. They first met when Neighthan and his friends just transfer to Monster High, and Neighthan helps Frankie up after she tripped on the floor. The two were instantly smitten and become close as Neighthan helps Frankie and her friends and provides emotional support to Frankie over her personal issues. He appears to be clumsier than usual when around Frankie, which the latter seems to find adorable.

In his diary, it reveals that Neighthan knew Frankie before he entered the school because he saw her from afar during his meeting with Headless Headmistress Bloodgood and described her as "perfect" in his diary, and stated that he had nothing in common with her because he asks himself how he can have anything in common with perfection. Frankie and Neighthan's love was hinted as shown in a dance music scene of the Boo York, Boo York movie, where Catty Noir was singing "Search Inside".

Timeline[]

November 19, 2013: Mattel requests the trademark for Neighthan Rot.
February 16, 2014: Neighthan Rot's debut doll is on display at American International Toy Fair.
April 03, 2014: Neighthan Rot's profile art is revealed through the Maul update.
May 05, 2014: Neighthan Rot's profile is published on the Monster High website.
September 16, 2014: Neigthan makes his 3D cartoon debut in "Freaky Fusion".
September 25, 2014: Neigthan makes his 2D cartoon debut in "Graveball Grates".
May 15, 2020: Garrett confirms on his Instagram account that Neighthan was planned to be gay but Mattel would say that it wasn't the right time.

Notes[]

Neighthan's forename is a portmanteau of the word "neigh", the sound that horses makes, and the name "Nathan". Fun fact : his birthday is February 23rd, so he's a Pisces.