Also Called
- Sub-Aquatic Adaptation
- Undersea Adaptation
- Underwater Adaptation
Capabilities
User is able to survive and adapt to underwater environments, being able to breathe water in lieu of, or along with, a gaseous breathing medium, to swim well and to endure high water pressure and extreme water temperatures. They are able to use their senses to perceive normally regardless of the distortion/pressure of the water, possibly including ignoring various impurities that would otherwise reduce the visibility.
Applications
- Aquatic Breathing
- Cold Immunity
- Enhanced Lung Capacity
- Pressure Resistance
- Speed Swimming
- Underwater Senses
Associations
- Aquatic Mode
- Cetacean Physiology
- Environmental Adaptation
- Fin Manifestation
- Fish Physiology
- Gill Manifestation
- Underwater Combat
- Water Maneuverability
- Water Manipulation
- Webbed Appendages
Limitations
- May be unable to survive on dry land for long.
Known Users
Comics
- Atlanteans (DC Comics)
- King Shark (DC Comics)
- The Drowned (DC Comics)
- Atlanteans (Homo mermanus) (Marvel Comics)
- Alani Ryan/Loa (Marvel Comics)
- Marrina Smallwood (Marvel Comics)
- Iara Dos Santos/Shark-Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Samuel Paré/Squid-Boy (Marvel Comics)
- Todd Arliss/Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)
- Uhari (Marvel Comics)
- Abe Sapien (Hellboy)
Cartoons
- Ripjaws (Ben 10 Series)
- Jetray (Ben 10 Series)
- Nya (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Aquatic Breathing
- Beshte (The Lion Guard)
- Zuma (PAW Patrol)
- Gordon Tracy (Thunderbirds)
- Harmonix and Sirenix Fairies (Winx Club)
- Merliah Summers (Barbie in a Mermaid Tale)
- Syren (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Ladybug & Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via Aqua Form
- Jonathan Rook/Stretch Monster (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
- Mira (The Hollow)
- Merpups (Paw Patrol)
- Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Anime/Manga
- Aquos Bakugan (Bakugan)
- Doraemon (Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King); via Familiar Light
- Dorami (Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King); via Familiar Light
- Arqua (Dragon Ball GT)
- Rahabim vampires (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Amachi (Naruto)
- Isaribi (Naruto)
- Fishmen species (One Piece)
- Merfolk species (One Piece)
- Chaos (Sora No Otoshimono); via consuming Siren
- Siren (Sora No Otoshimono)
- Hideauze (Suisei No Gargantia)
- Water-Type Pokemon (Pokemon)
- Pyunma/Cyborg 008 (Cyborg 009)
- Mercuphobia (Fairy Tail: The 100 Years Quest)
Live Movies
- Gillman (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Guiron (Gamera vs Guiron)
- Zigra (Gamera vs Zigra)
- Gungans (Star Wars)
- Jar Jar Binks
- Quarren (Star Wars)
- Mon Calamari (Star Wars)
- Nautolan (Star Wars)
- Sharkboy (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl)
- The Mariner (Waterworld)
- The Amphibian Man (The Shape of Water)
- Alita (Alita: Battle Angel)
Live Television
- Sea Devils (Doctor Who)
- Marina Aguas (Marina TV Series)
- Aquitians (Power Rangers)
- Aryanna (Aryanna Philippine TV Series)
Literature
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Video Games
- Chomper (Dusk)
- Chomper's Sons (Dusk)
- Archers (Half-Life)
- Ichthyosaurs (Half-Life series)
- Rotfishes (Quake Series)
- Electric Eels (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
- Fishmen (Serious Sam)
- Mantamen (Serious Sam)
- Water Skylanders (Skylanders)
- Water Dragons (Skylanders)
- Gillmen (Skylanders)
- Titans (Skylanders)
- Hydra (Skylanders)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
- Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)
- Link (Legend of Zelda); via Zora Armor
- Clawgrip (Super Mario Bros. Series)
- The Four Horsemen (Darksiders)
- War
- Death
- Fury
Other
- The Toa Mahri (Bionicle)
- Red (NES Godzilla Creepypasta)
Known Objects
- Familiar Light (Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King); via Environmental Adaptation
- Ena/Sea Robe (Nagi no Asu: A Lull in the Sea)
- Gillyweed (Harry Potter)
- Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Zora Armor (Legend of Zelda)
- Pearl of Transformation (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Gallery
Atlanteans (DC Comics)
Tritonians (DC Comics)
Archers (Hλlf-Life)
Being underwater creatures, Ichthyosaurs (Hλlf-Life series) can live underwater without any issues, especially in Earth’s waters at the time of the Resonance Cascade event.
Marrina Smallwood (Marvel Comics)
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Iara Dos Santos/Shark-Girl (Marvel Comics)
Ladybug & Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) in Aqua Form.
Due to being aquatic soldiers, the Fishmen (Serious Sam) are not only adaptive on the surface, but they are also adaptive inside the water.
Like the Fishmen, the Mantamen (Serious Sam) are adaptive to underwater areas, like rivers, oceans, lakes, and so on.
Dimitri (Sly Cooper), like his grandfather, Reme Lousteau, is a deep sea skin diver who shows to be a superior fighter in the water by using swift evasive maneuvers.
A Sea Devil (Doctor Who)
The Zora Armor (The Legend of Zelda) allows Link to breathe and swim underwater, though it also makes him more vulnerable to fire and ice attacks.
Godzilla (Godzilla)
Mane Six (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), as seaponies.
Hippogriffs (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), as seaponies.
Using his shapeshifting abilities, Red (NES Godzilla Creepypasta) can transform into a form more suitable for aquatic environments.
Jonathan Rook/Stretch Monster (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
Due to his Evolution, Rahab (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver) became amphibious and able to swim, becoming immune to the vampire weakness of water...
...traits he passed on to his clan, the Rahabim.
Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants)
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