| The F.I.S.H. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Information | |
| Date released | June 30, 2006 |
| Available? | Discontinued |
| Update frequency | Occasionally |
| Items sold | Agent clothing |
| Where found | HQ |
The Factual Informative Spy Handbook (more commonly abbreviated as The F.I.S.H.) was the Penguin Secret Agency's handbook and spy gear clothing catalog. It contained a variety of information, such as the duties of agents, the history of the agency, details on the Spy Phone, Tic-Tac-Toe Code, and PSA Secret Missions, as well as various Club Penguin secrets. The pages were also filled with secret popups that could be seen by clicking on certain things in the handbook. It could be accessed in the PSA HQ since June 30, 2006, alongside the later-introduced Mission Console.
The handbook was updated over time with new pages. Whenever this happened, it was labeled with a different "version" on the cover. Initially, it was v1.0. The last new version was v1.3 in April 2008.
Following the destruction of the PSA HQ in the Popcorn Explosion, the F.I.S.H. could no longer be accessed after May 27, 2010. Its role in providing spy gear clothing was replaced by the Elite Penguin Force's Elite Gear. Several years later in November 2015, the handbook aspect of the F.I.S.H. was replaced by the EPF Handbook.
History[]
The F.I.S.H. announced in issue 37 of The Penguin Times
- June 30, 2006: v1.0
- ~February 2007 or earlier: v1.2
- April 21, 2008: v1.3
When v1.1 released, if it existed, is unknown.
Items[]
v1.0-v1.2[]
| Image | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
 |
Suit Jacket | 650 coins |
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Sunglasses | 200 coins |
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Bowtie | 50 coins |
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Night-Vision Goggles | 1000 coins |
v1.3[]
| Image | Item | Cost | Secret? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Black Sunglasses | 200 coins | |
|
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Black Bowtie | 50 coins | |
|
Black Suit | 650 coins | |
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Night-Vision Goggles | 1000 coins | Click penguin's Black Sunglasses |
Secrets[]
v1.0 onward[]
- On the "REASONS TO REPORT A PENGUIN" page, there is a "SECRET REVEALED!" box that describes how to find secret items, mentioning the Viking Helmet. Clicking its name causes a popup to appear explaining how to find the Blue Viking Helmet- open the Viking Helmet's popup four times.
- On the "YOUR SPY PHONE" page (renamed to "SPY PHONE DIAGRAM" since v1.2), a diagram of the Spy Phone is displayed. Clicking on its antenna causes a popup to appear containing a message in Tic-Tac-Toe Code, which reads "THE RED LIGHT SPELLS "YOU ARE COOL" IN MORSE CODE". This was originally a secret, and was first discovered by two players, who were each rewarded for 5000 coins for finding it.[1]
- On the "SECRET CODE" page, clicking the symbol after Z in the tic-tac-toe diagram caused a popup to appear, with a message explaining that this symbol was used as a signature by the head of the PSA. This also enabled a secret to appear on the "SECRET MISSIONS" page, described in the sections below.
- At the end of the handbook (v1.0)/alongside the spy gear (v1.2 onward), there is a "SECRET REVEALED!" box that describes some special dances and displays smaller boxes with various items and which special dances they can perform. Clicking some of the smaller boxes changes them to a different one. Clicking a box again would change it back to the original dance.
- Since v1.0, clicking the box with the pizza chef dance changed it to describe the lifeguard whistle wave.
- Since v1.2, clicking the box with the coffee server dance changed it to describe the lasso dance, and clicking the box with the hula dance changed it to describe the clown outfit dance.
- In v1.3, clicking the swimming dance box changed it to describe general instrument dances.
v1.0 only[]
- Opening the popup describing the head of the PSA's signature, mentioned above, allowed the signature on the "SECRET MISSIONS" page to be clicked. When it was clicked, most of the text in the head of the PSA's message would become slightly faded, but some letters would not (and a question mark faded in). The signature could be clicked up to four times, with most text fading out more each time (and the question mark fading in more) and completely disappearing on the fifth click. The remaining letters that did not disappear spelled "are there other puffles?", hinting at the existence of more puffle colors beyond blue, pink, black, and green, the only four to exist at the time.
v1.2 only[]
- The disappearing text mentioned above applies to v1.2 as well, but remaining letters are different. Instead, they are "PAPer clips are useful, too", hinting at a paper clip's use in PSA Mission 3: Case of the Missing Coins.
v1.3[]
- After the "A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR" page, turning the page goes to the back cover of the handbook. However, if the player owned the Mission 6 Medal, another page labeled "SUSPECT AT LARGE" appeared between the message and the back cover. It described Herbert P. Bear and Klutzy.
Trivia[]
- Unlike most text in Club Penguin, the text in the handbook's table of contents can be highlighted. This can be done to make it easier to see, as it is normally only slightly darker than the background.
- Various text in the F.I.S.H. was encoded in Tic-Tac-Toe Code, including:
- The page number in the bottom corner of every page.
- The secret popup (mentioned above) when clicking on the Spy Phone's antenna, mentioned the blinking red light says "YOU ARE COOL" in morse code.
- The Night-Vision Goggles were labeled "solar powered" on the side.
- On the "SECRET CODE" page, an example code was given. In v1.0, it was "cart surfers gives me lots of coins". In v1.2, it was "mullet likes eating fish more than worms". In v1.3, it was "the first pin on club penguin was a four leaf clover".
- According to Herbert's leaked files on Jet Pack Guy in issue 370 of the Club Penguin Times, he can still recite the F.I.S.H. from memory.
Gallery[]
Covers[]
v1.0
v1.2
v1.3 (original)
v1.3 (since October 2008)
v1.0 (June 2006)[]
(click "Viking Helmet" text)
(click Spy Phone's antenna)
(click head of the PSA's signature)
(click symbol after Z in diagram)
(click pizza special dance box)
v1.2 (~February 2007 or earlier)[]
(click "Viking Helmet" text)
(click pizza, coffee, or hula special dance boxes)
(click Spy Phone's antenna)
(click head of the PSA's signature)
(click symbol after Z in diagram)
v1.3 (April 2008)[]
- In October 2008, some fonts used in the handbook were changed. These images only reflect the original version, as nothing else was changed.
(click "Viking Helmet" text)
(click any special dance box expect drilling)
(click Spy Phone's antenna)
(click symbol after Z in diagram)
(if player owns Mission 6 Medal)
Other[]
The icon
The table of contents while highlighted
Jet Pack Guy reading the F.I.S.H. in PSA Mission 11: The Veggie Villain
Names in other languages[]
- The German abbreviated name was only seen in The Veggie Villain, where the handbook is held by Jet Pack Guy.
F.I.S.H.[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | F.I.S.H. |
| French | Le Morse |
| Spanish | M.A.S. |
| German | D.I.S.H. |
Factual Informative Spy Handbook[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Fatos Importantes, Segredos Hipersecretos |
| French | Unknown |
| Spanish | Manual del Agente Secreto |
References[]
SWF[]
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