User blog comment:Numbuh 404/Motes Idea/@comment-5571486-20170429080538/@comment-4165715-20170430001619

In the Neopets franchise, motes are tangible (and buyable) magical items that are more-or-less their own version of emoticons that embody various elements (a fire mote looks like a smiling flame, a water mote looks like a smiling water ball, etc.). When you get one, you can equip it to your weapons (both online and in-game on the PS2) to better combat your elementally-aligned opponents. I remember liking them because it turned ordinary weapons into more enhanced ones, so you could do more damage to enemies. (Ex: If you're fighting a fire-aligned enemy, you'll be wise to equip a water mote to your sword.)