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Comment by Lemming

Being added as of patch 2.4.3, along with a small "fix" that will have non-combat pets that fly higher up in altitude as opposed to skimming the ground.

Looks exactly like a shrunken down Nether Ray. As for why it's called a "Nether Ray Fry", I'm guessing maybe the dev in charge of names was hungry.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/june/netherrayfry.jpg

Comment by Windserpent

The addition of this pet would allow you to simultaneously...

Train a Nether Ray Hunter pet (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=23501)
Release your Hungry Nether Ray from its cage (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32834)
Summon your Nether Ray Fry (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38628)
Summon your Nether Ray Mount (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32316)

When you summon your mount, in the split-second before your Hunter pet despawns, you could take a picture of yourself with four glorious Nether Rays at your command.

Comment by Amatheiya

nether ray fry or tiny sporebat? at the distance the screenshot is at, you can't really tell. oh well back to farming rep...

Comment by 110266

Check out http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/june/netherrayfry.jpg for a close-up on the pet, amatheiva.

Comment by 87828

Fry actually reminds me of the character Fry from Futurama :D

Comment by 87828

hmm, not able to find it at either base on live, is this actually been continued into live version?

Comment by 167251

Requires exalted with the Sha'Tari Skyguard just like the tiny spore bat requires exalted with Sporeggar

Comment by Martia

He's sold for 32g...another small new gold sink. Nothing like Haris Pilton's new fashion line ;), but fairly expensive for a vendor pet. Second only to the Mana Wyrmling which sells for 40g. Unless of course you're exalted with Consortium as well, in which case they tie for cost :)

Comment by Addfwyn

Get this with a Skyguard mount, you'll match very nicely. For people who love collecting minipets, his will be a nice bonus.

Also very nice for those of us that already grinded out the rep, it's nice to see them continue to add rewards retroactively to reputations.

Comment by 168223

sweet, think i got mine a day early, then again, im West Coast, getting me a nether ray fry =D

Comment by 83938

Confirmed, the Nether Ray Fry is available from the Sha'tari Skyguard Quartermaster in Terrokar. At max rep it was 32g.

The pet animation is the same as the mount and NPC, coloration looks like a Blue Nether Ray mount.

Comment by 102785

Supposedly as of patch 2.4.3 "Numerous flying non-combat pets have had their flight height modified to no longer skim along the ground." But as far as I can tell this is exactly what they still do....

Comment by 188301

if your a hunter there is another reason to get this little guy. as Windserpent pointed out, you can have 4 of them at one time, but to be more realistic, the caged nether ray would have been spent for the rep. it is very hard to take a picture in that split second where your mount and pet are still active. buuut, have the fry out with the hunter nether ray (maybe even give the fry a pet biscut :P) then when you mount your riding ray, it will look a bit like your mounting your pet, its fun!

Comment by 438366

This pet now flies with you high up in the air. I believe this is new in patch 3.2.2

Comment by 396370

i'd like to say that this guy does follow you up in the air (and down in other cases) they fixed it, I dont know in wich patch, but atleast they've fixed it ;) now it's one of the only non-combat pets that can fly :)

Comment by 412625

Just to clarify, this little guy is not a copy of the Blue Riding Nether Ray as posted above, but in fact a copy of the Purple Riding Nether Ray

Comment by mudplayerx

- DOES follow you up in the air when you fly.
- Looks like a mini purple nether ray.
- Does not despawn when you zone or log off.

Comment by laeninakomi

Transmogger's: This is an absolutely PERFECT pet for the purple judgement set! :)

Comment by onelotus

Silly persons! Small Fry has been used for decades if not longer, as a term even for a small child.

Comment by 248275

Probably giving away a trade secret here, but...!

If you have the rep, you can buy multiples of these from the Skyguard vendor, learn them (only three at a time, since that's the duplicate pet limit) then cage them and sell them on the auction house. It's a pretty nice little income, and one more reason to thank yourself for doing the grind to Exalted.

Comment by 1066931

This pet has several different stat combinations available, I'm trying to decide which one to keep. A S/S or a P/P or in other words, a high speed pet vs. a high power pet. Does anyone have any thoughts? Buying from the vendor, I managed to get one of each (as well as a B/B but I plan to resell that one.)

Comment by ZsadistNazjatar

You can buy this by having exalted reputation with this faction.

Comment by Delectatio

Apparently Maaria, Sha'tari Defense Quartermaster, located in the Trading Post, is ALSO selling this. They have recycled a pet, where you only need to be revered to get.. Though it costs more buying it from her, seeing as 2000 Apexis Crystals are a good amount.

I am not sure if they have done a mistake here, and have added the old fry into the game.. and not the new one. I can't find any information about the NPC who sells Sky Fry, the new Netherling that is supposed to be in the game.

I will contact Blizzard about this, and update information!