Merfolk Physiology

The power to use the abilities of Merfolk. A Variation of Mythic Physiology and Fish Physiology.

Also Called

 * Merfolk Mimicry
 * Mermaid/man Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into an merfolk (male or female), with upper body of humanoid and lower body (in taur-style) either that of a fish or cetacean. Some are able to transform completely into humanoid form to move on land, some can split their tail into legs while others have to find other ways to move there.

Merfolk are sometimes depicted as perilous creatures associated with floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drowning. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition) they can be benevolent, bestowing boons, teaching or even falling in love with humans.

Applications

 * Aquatic Adaptation
 * Cetacean Physiology or Fish Physiology
 * Enhanced Senses
 * Speed Swimming

Variations
Cilophytes/Cecaelia are a variation of merfolk with cephalopod lower body:
 * Cephalopod Physiology

According to Japanese legends, eating the flesh of a mermaid may also grant Semi-Immortality or Immortality, and their other organs/bodily parts such as blood and liver may have similar and related effects. This has obviously unpleasant consequences.

Associations

 * Aquatic Life Manipulation
 * Ichthyoid Manipulation
 * Aquatic Life Communication
 * Beacon Emission
 * Human Disguise
 * Musical Empathy
 * Siren Song
 * Supernatural Beauty
 * Water Manipulation
 * Weather Manipulation

Limitations

 * May have complications when transitioning from water to air.

Known Users
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 * Mermaids/Mermen (Mythology)
 * Ningyo (Japanese Mythology)
 * Sirens (Greek Mythology)
 * Sea Deities (Mythology)

Film/Television

 * Aquamarine (Aquamarine)
 * Siu May (Mermaid Got Married)
 * Madison (Splash!)
 * Diana (Mermaids)
 * Nereid (Fishtales)
 * Barnaby (Sabrina Down Under)
 * Finn (Sabrina Down Under)
 * June (Mermaids)
 * Venus (Mermaids)
 * Cleo Setori (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Emma Gilbert (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Rikki Chadwick (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Charlotte Watsford (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Gracie Watsford (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Julia (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Sirena and the Mermaids of White Cap Bay (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
 * Louise Chatham (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Bella Hartley (H2O: Just Add Water)
 * Zac Blakely (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Sirena (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Nixie (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Lyla (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Rita Santos (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Aquata (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Maya (Mako: Island of Secrets)
 * Marina Aguas (Marina TV Series)
 * Aryana Mendez (Aryana TV Series)
 * Princess Neptuna (Aryana TV Series)
 * Josephine as Dyosa Agua (Dyosa TV Series)
 * Cody Griffin (The Thirteenth Year)
 * Cody's mother (The Thirtheenth Year)
 * Ariel (Once Upon A Time)
 * Ursula (Once Upon A Time)

Animation

 * Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
 * Melody (The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea); being half human and half mermaid
 * Poseidon (Hercules)
 * Amphitrite (Hercules)
 * Winx Fairies (Winx Club); by evolving into their Sirenix transformation
 * Triton (Hercules - the Animated Series)
 * Bai Tza (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Manga/Anime

 * Eve (Black Cat)
 * Golden Darkness (To Love-Ru)
 * All Merfolk (One Piece)
 * Tears of a Mermaid (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Enchanting Mermaid (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Cure Mermaid (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Toon Mermaid (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Mermaid Knight (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Mermaid Archer (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Rainbow Marine Mermaid (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Sentinel of the Seas (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Sirenoid (Bakugan)
 * Aquarius (Fairy Tail)
 * Tamao Ichinose and the Swim Club (Rosario+Vampire)
 * Mermista (She-ra the princess of Powers)
 * Namiko (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)

Literature

 * Merpeople (Harry Potter)
 * Mermaids (Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Comics

 * Merpeople (DC Comics)
 * Mer-People (Marvel Comics)
 * Mermaid (Marvel Comics)

Other

 * Merfolk (Magic: The Gathering)
 * Merfolk (Dungeons & Dragons)}}