Aquatic Breathing

Aquatic Respiration
Atlanteans/Homo mermani (Marvel Comics)
Power/Ability to:	Breathe underwater

The power to breathe in both water and air. Sub-power of Aquatic Adaptation.

Also Called

• Amphibian Effect
• Underwater Breathing/Respiration
• Waterbreathing

Capabilities

The user can breathe in both water and air and are capable of staying underwater as long as they like and reemerge ready to breathe oxygen again.

Associations

• Amphibian Physiology
• Aquatic Adaptation
• Fish Physiology
• Respiratory System Manipulation

Limitations

• May have complications when transitioning from water to air.
• Chemicals/pollutants in water may damage lungs.
• May have a limited amount of time they can respire air or water.

Known Users

• Abe sapien (Hellboy)
• Atlanteans (DC Comics)
  • Aqualad
  • Aquaman
• Fish mane (Mane-online)
• Clawgrip (Super Mario Bros. Series)
• Blue Pikmin (Pikmin)
• Cyborg 008 (Cyborg 009)
• Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
• Uhari (Marvel Comics)
• Atlanteans/Homo Mermanus (Marvel Comics)
  • Namor/Submariner
  • Namora
  • Namorita
  • Tiger Shark
  • Attuma
  • Beemer
  • U-Man
• Shark-Girl (Marvel Comics)
• Gali/Gali Nuva (Bionicle)
• Link (Legend of Zelda); via Zora's clothes
• Zoras (Legend of Zelda)
• Number Seven (I am Number Four)
• Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)
• Rotfishes (Quake Series)
• Ripjaws (Ben 10)
• Jetray (Ben 10 AF, UA)
• AmpFibian (Ben 10 UA)
• Kevin 11 (Ben 10)
• Ditto (Ben 10)
• Big Chill (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Ultimate Big Chill (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Water Hazard (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Walkatrout (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Overflow (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy (Spongebob Squarepants)
• Cpt. Cutler (Scooby Doo)
• Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
• Serge (Generator Rex)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
• Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
• Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)
• Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
• Pinocchio (Pinocchio)
• Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)
• Toa Mahri (Bionicle)
• Mark Harris (Man from Atlantis)
• Hulk (Marvel)
• Fishmen/Merfolk (One Piece)
• Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Aquarius (Wild Cards series)
• Super-soldiers (The X-Files)
• Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• All the wisps (Sonic Colours) bestow this upon Sonic the Hedgehog when he is using their abilities.
• The bubble shield (Sonic 3 & Knuckles/Sonic Generations)
• Aquatic mobians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Jennifer Tate (Primal)
• Ai Apaec (Marvel Comics)
• Aquitians (Power Rangers)
• Argonians (The Elder Scrolls series)
• Agua Cristi and Bendita Kristi (Agua Bendita)
• Sea trolls (Homestuck)
• Harmonix and Sirenix Fairies (Winx Club)
• Merliah Summers (Barbie in a Mermaid Tale)
• Kilala Reno (Kilala Princess); while in Atlantica
• Rei (Kilala Princess); while in Atlantica
• Tippe (Kilala Princess); while in Atlantica
• Diana (Mermaids)
• Venus (Mermaids)
• June (Mermaids)
• Anyone who holds on to mermaids (Mermaids)
• The water demon (Charmed)
• Lady of the lake (Charmed)
• Mermaids (Charmed)
• Angel (Maximum Ride)
• Alex Woolsey (Heroes)
• Dillan (Power Rangers RPM)
• Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto); when fused with Samehada.
• Everyone (Nagi no Asukara)
• Madison (Splash)
• Allen Bauer (Splash); holding onto Madison
• Max (Maximum Ride)
• Fang (Maximum Ride)
• All SeaWings (Wings of Fire)
• Marina (Stingray)
• Aquaphibians (Stingray)
• Nessies (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)
• Shadowhunters (The Dark Artifices); via Symbol Magic
• Jack Dawson (Titanic)
• Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
• Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
• Merfolk (Disney's The Little Mermaid)
  • Ariel
  • King Triton
  • Melody (via Magic)
  • Ursula
• The Mariner (Waterworld)
• The Sole Survivor (Fallout 4); via Aquaboy/Aquagirl perk
• Sea monsters (Sofia the First)
• Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight)

Known Objects

• Underwater Materia (Final Fantasy VII)
• Underwater Breathing Rune (The Dark Artifices)
• Gillyweed (Harry Potter)
• Air Necklace (Sonic Adventure 2)
• Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Air Charm (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Poseidon's trident (God of War series)
• Magical Seaweed (Barbie: Fairytopia)
• Rebreather (Fallout: New Vegas)
• Mind Control Device (Inside)
• Water Breathing Potions (Minecraft)
• Starfire Sapphire Gem (Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic)

Gallery

Dolphin (DC Comics) sustains her respiration serenely underwater.

Fishmen (One Piece)

Mermaids (One Piece)

Alex (Heroes), right, is fine underwater as Claire holds her breath.

Dillan breathing underwater

Cpt. Cutler emerges

Gillyweed (Harry Potter)

Harry Potter swallows Gillyweed in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament to grow gills and fins.

Aquatic mobians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Air Charm (Archie's Sonic the Hedegog), a mystical necklaces that allows air-breathing mobians to breath underwater.

Nessies (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)

Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics) can breathe and even talk underwater.

Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown) allow the user to breathe underwater plus giving the user fish-like appearance and movements

Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Ripjaws' underwater breathing

Marina (Stingray)

Using Poseidon's trident, Kratos (God of War series) can swim and breathe underwater indefinitely.

The Mariner (Waterworld) can breathe underwater, thanks to a set of gills behind his ears.

Sea monsters (Sofia the First)

Atlanteans (DC Comics)

Tritonians (DC Comics)