The ability to adapt to underwater environments. Variation of Environmental Adaptation.
Contents
Also Called
- Aquatic Mutant Physiology (Marvel Comics)
- Sub-Aquatic Adaptation
- Undersea Adaptation
- Underwater Adaptation
- Water 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 Resistance
- Gill Manifestation
- Enhanced Lung Capacity
- Enhanced Swimming
- Pressure Resistance
- Underwater Senses
- Water Maneuverability
- Webbed Appendages
Techniques
Associations
- Aquatic Mode
- Cetacean Physiology
- Environmental Adaptation
- Fin Manifestation
- Fish Physiology
- Water Manipulation
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)
- Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
- Atlanteans (Homo mermanus) (Marvel Comics)
- Alani Ryan/Loa (Marvel Comics)
- Marrina Smallwood (Marvel Comics)
- Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- African American mutants
- Asian mutants
- Hispanic mutants
- Native American mutants
- White mutants
- 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)¨
- Experiment 602 "Sinker" (Lilo & Stitch)
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)
- 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)
- Various aquatic and amphibious species (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
- Demigod Children of Poseidon (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
- Percy Jackson
Mythology/Religeon
- Kori (Columbian/Venezuelan Folklore)
Video Games
- The Four Horsemen (Darksiders)
- War
- Death
- Fury
- Chomper (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
- Chomper's Sons (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
- Archers (Hλlf-Life); Cut
- Ichthyosaurs (Hλlf-Life series)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
- Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)
- Rahabim vampires (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Link (Legend of Zelda); via Zora Armor
- Merman Genome Chip Users (Project Altered Beast)
- Leviathan
- Luke Custer
- Rotfishes (Quake Series)
- Electric Eels (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
- Fishmen (Serious Sam); Cut
- Mantamen (Serious Sam); Cut
- Water Skylanders (Skylanders)
- Water Dragons (Skylanders)
- Gillmen (Skylanders)
- Titans (Skylanders)
- Hydra (Skylanders)
- Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog); only in Chaos 6 transformation.
- Clawgrip (Super Mario Bros. Series)
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)
- Merman Genome Chip (Project Altered Beast)
- 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)
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)
Aqualad (Dc Comics)
Ripjaws (Ben 10 Series)
Jetray (Ben 10 Series)
Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog) in Chaos 4 transformation.
Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown)
Sharkboy (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl) can breathe and adapt in any water environment.
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Experiment 602 "Sinker" (Lilo & Stitch)
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