Today, December 15, is #InternationalTeaDay. People from all around the world are celebrating this glorious day by drinking tea and sharing interesting tea facts, talking about their funny tea-related anecdotes on their social media and other exciting things. It is a great day to celebrate one of the world's most famous drinks, that is consumed all around the world in various different cultures.
Earlier this year, it was International Coffee Day, and I made a
tribute to the Coffee Shop on Club Penguin. Following in similar fashion, I believe it's due that I make something special for International Tea Day, which inspired me to create this post.
But, I was stumped. I thought: what on Club Penguin has any relation to tea... or perhaps, whom? Then it hit me. Sensei. Yes Sensei, the mascot who brought us the Club Penguin Ninjas and Card-Jitsu, is in fact a tea lover himself. So I thought I'd make a blog post about him. But specifically, how he got here.
Today ladies and gentlemen, I present to you:
Sensei's Journey.
Let's start out with the basics. Who is Sensei, you may ask? Well, Sensei, also known as
The Sensei, is a grey-coloured penguin who was first seen in Club Penguin during the 2008 "Dig Out The Dojo" project, simply known as anonymous penguin, with his straw hat being titled down to cover his face, and his name only being presented as "??????". Mysterious. His identity was later revealed as a ninja master who had come to train penguins from all across the world into being black belt ninjas from mastering the art of Card-Jitsu. Fittingly enough, the word "sensei" is Japanese for teacher.
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| Dig Out The Dojo - 2008 |
Sensei is an ancient penguin. He wears a traditional Japanese straw hat, and has white bushy eyebrows and a long beard. He is often seen carrying a walking stick and wearing an old robe with sandals. When he was first spotted, he wore a brown coat, possibly to warm him from the cold weather, as he was working constantly in snowy weather, shoveling snow to create a path.
How did Sensei get here? Well, a long long time ago, Sensei was a regular penguin on the Island of Club Penguin, waddling around as usual, we can only assume this was pre-2005 due to his age. Sensei suddenly vanished to the wilderness, where he trained for many many years, mastering the elements of snow, water and fire. He developed a great interest in the power of them, and how it could be harnessed (this would later evolve, and is where the idea for Card-Jitsu would stem from). Sensei used to be good friends with Tusk, but, due to Tusk's jealously of Sensei's power, they became enemies. Sensei's walking stick is a tusk that he took from Tusk once he defeated him, and although they are now rivals, Sensei will be with him forever.
Sensei departed and went back to Club Penguin to teach the penguins of the island about Card-Jitsu. He built the Dojo atop a mountain, hidden from the island until 2005. The whole building was built by himself, and that is where he stayed. Until... a storm hit the Dojo, causing a huge sheet of snow to land on the area. Sensei was startled and started digging out the snow that had collapsed his building right away. Other penguins noticed and starting helping, which started the "Dig Out The Dojo" project.
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| Sensei digging during the project |
Penguins noticed Sensei, and he revealed himself to them, mentioning he was a traveler that had returned from a long journey. A journey of martial arts and Card-Jitsu, of course.
To thank the penguins who helped him restore the Dojo back to its original use, he taught them Card-Jitsu, a brand new mini-game, and helped them train up the ranks from a white belt to a black belt then finally a Ninja. Yes, the long-kept secret from Club Penguin was finally brought to reality. Those who could successfully win a match of Card-Jitsu against Sensei himself were accepted to be Ninjas and they were rewarded with many abilities. Such as the ability to vanish and disguise themselves on the Island whilst wearing a ninja suit. Sensei has all of the cards in Card-Jitsu and can only be battled and defeated by a black belt master so they can rank up to become a true Ninja.
In May 2013, his old friend-turned-enemy, Tusk, returned, plotted to avenge his defeat. He rallied up a snowman army which he gathered once he came out of his snow cave that he was forced in from the battle with Sensei, and vowed to master the element of snow in order to destroy Sensei's work that he felt so strongly towards. Tusk sent Tank, Scrap and Sly to attack Sensei, but we - the Ninjas and Sensei - were too strong in numbers for them and withstood the attack in the new game Card-Jitsu: Snow.
Tusk has disappeared after he mentioned that he has more power than Sensei and all of the Ninjas. He turned into a shadowy spirit and vanished, never to be seen again. It is unclear where he has gone, but we are safe from him, knowing that he got what he came for, supposedly.
Sensei is now a full-time mascot, constantly training those who are willing to master Card-Jitsu, and often retreats to land to meet penguins and tell them about his journey. He often visits during parties to meet us all. He was always around during the Card-Jitsu parties which he created, and is always humble to meet us. Penguins flee from everywhere to visit him, and are awed in his presence and love the stories he has to tell.
