Bigsby's WonderCog Hunt
Bigsby Shadington is teaming up with Nigel to bring back the Wonderclaw! To celebrate the conversion of the Wonderclaw to HTML5, a new week-long event, Bigsby's WonderCog Hunt was released to send Neopians on the hunt for wondercogs to help finish off the Wonderclaw machine upgrades. The event was also loosely tied to NeoYork, the Neopets physical pop-up shop in New York City.
The event ran for eight full days—with seven wondercogs to find and Day 1 lasting for two days—from Tuesday, August 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM NST through August 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM NST. The event page could be found under the "Explore" menu in the main site navigation.
Final prizes for participating in the event were handed out on August 21, 2026, and can be claimed any time after.
The Wonderclaw itself was not available to use until August 21, 2026—because of course Bigsby had to use all of the wondercogs found by Neopians to make the final fixes!
Beginning the Event
To begin the event, visit the event hub and read through the dialogue from Bigsby and Nigel. You will be presented with your first clue.
Wondercog Locations
According to the FAQ, you can find the wondercogs on any day of the event, however, final prizes at the end of the event will have bonuses for finding them all on their release dates. (Release dates are indicated below with the day numbers.)
Day 1 (August 13th and 14th)
Clue: Brr, it's cold in here! That's what I get for fixing the arcade's AC first... Actually, that reminds me I haven't visited my old friend on Terror Mountain in a while. It's because I'm not a fan of the cold, but I really should stop by his workshop sometime soon. He might be able to help me tinker with these machines!
Location: Donny's Toy Repair Shop
Day 2 (August 15th)
Clue: Hrm... I've been struggling a little bit with this machine here. I'm missing a particular shape of cog that's not easy to get; it'd take a special bit of magic to just find one. We may need to consult an expert craftsperson to make us one custom instead. You wouldn't happen to know any artificers, would you?
Location: Iridesia's Neopedia Article
Day 3 (August 16th)
Clue: This machine's nearly ready, but its internal mechanism is made of a very particular type of mineral. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's not of this world! We'll have to search high and low to get the metal we need, but even if we find it, we may not be authorised to take any home...
Location: Kreludan Mining Corp.
Day 4 (August 17th)
Clue: Oh confound it, this machine's got my head all spun around! Even without the missing Wondercog, I can't make heads or tails of what's gone wrong, and it feels like I'm just running in circles. Maybe it's time I took a break and did something to make me happy.
Location: Roo Island Merry Go Round
Day 5 (August 18th)
Clue: Have you ever gone deep-sea diving before? I must say, there was a time I was hooked on it! Saw all sorts of ruins, too - makes me wonder if we'd be able to find any scrap metal we could use on the ocean floor. Of course, we'd need a way to pull it up to the surface...
Location: Ye Olde Fishing Vortex
Day 6 (August 19th)
Clue: That's odd, I could have sworn I ordered the parts I needed for this machine... Wondercogs don't come cheap, you know, and the shipping was exorbitant! I can't believe – ah, hold on a second, it seems I forgot to have it delivered to this address. It'll still be at the depot. Would you mind picking it up for me?
Location: Grundo Warehouse
Day 7 (August 20th)
Clue: Whew! Almost done. Just one more Wondercog and this machine will be ready to go. The good news is: I have one right here! But the bad news is that it's... a little worse for wear. Nothing a tinkerer couldn't fix, though, especially if they've got a hot forge to work with, and access to a well-equipped workshop. It may be time to visit another old friend of mine - thankfully, this one makes their home where it's hot!
Location: Tangor's Workshop
Pop-Up Notification
Upon finding the wondercog, a pop-up will appear with the below text:
You found a Wondercog!
It hasn't been easy tracking down Iridesia since they started working on the restoration of Faerieland, but eventually you manage to find them by the Rainbow Fountain, having a chat with Naia while they fiddle with some artificing project, using their magical multitool.
"Hello, there!" Iridesia greets you. "Is there, um, something I can help you with?"
You tell them all about Bigsby's arcade repair project, and their face lights up as you go into detail about all the clockwork and machinery Bigsby is working with. You might glaze over a few of those finer details, because you're no expert, but Iridesia seems to fill in the gaps just fine.
"From the sounds of it, Bigsby needs a special kind of cog," they say. "If you'll give me a moment... "
Sure enough, all it takes is a moment: Iridesia pulls a piece of misshapen metal from their toolbag, and using their multitool and a bit of rainbow magic, they're quickly able to shape it into the perfect fit for Bigsby's machines!
"I hope this will help you," Iridesia says. You assure them it will, and thank them profusely for their help. It seems to make them very happy!
Congratulations! You got a Wondercog!
Prizes
There are daily prizes from Nigel over at the Wonderclaw arcade, along with final prizes at the end of the event. (There are no prizes received directly after finding one of the wondercogs, if you were thinking of the Festival of Neggs.)
Nigel's Gift
While Bigsby is fixing the machines, Nigel is in keeping an eye on the Wonderclaw arcade. Visit him daily for a prize, and if you have an active Premium subscription, you'll receive a bonus prize.
Similar to Reina's daily prizes at the Advent Calendar, Nigel will pop out from the side of the screen, and you must catch him and click on him to receive your prize.
Below are the possible bonus prizes for those with a Premium subscription:
Nigel's Gift Premium Prizes
Nigel's full message was:
Welcome, friend, to the Wonderclaw arcade! Here for the grand reopening eh? I gotta say, my ol' pal Bigsby's invested a lot of time, energy, and money into this place, and I've invested a lot into his success. So now that you're here, why don't you invest too? Pick a machine, pop in a Widget, and cash in on the returns! In the meantime, though, here's a gift to celebrate the arcade's return.
Now if you'll excuse me, I must get back to business. *Ahem ...* Buy, sell, buy, sell!
Final Prizes
Final prizes were able to be collected beginning on August 21, 2026, and per the FAQ are only available to collect until end of day on August 23, 2026, with the exception of the avatar remaining available to collect indefinitely.
I can't thank you enough for all your help in fixing the Wonderclaw machines. I've been wanting to get my arcade up and running again for a long time now, and without your help - and Nigel's investment - I don't think I ever could have made this dream a reality.
I don't have much to thank you with, but please, take this Widget to play one of the Wonderclaw machines with. I've replenished all the prizes, so you should be able to pull something nice with it! I'll place it in your inventory, so come see me in the NC Mall's Wonderclaw Arcade whenever you'd like to use it.
For participating in the event, the following item was awarded. Exact requirements are currently unknown.
For finding each of the wondercogs before the end of the event, the following avatar was awarded.
For active Premium members who found each of the wondercogs, the following bonus prize was awarded.
This page was written by JN Staff and last updated on September 5, 2026.
