The power to breathe in both water and air. Sub-power of Aquatic Adaptation. Variation of Non-Standard Breathing. Opposite to Lava Breathing.
Also Called[]
- Amphibious Breathing
- Aquatic/Amphibious Respiration
- Amphibian Effect
- Breathing/Breathe Underwater
- Submari (The Lorien Legacies)
- Underwater Breathing/Capabilities/Respiration/Survivability
- Water-Breathing
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.
Applications[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Chemicals/pollutants in water may damage the user's respiratory system.
- They can still suffocate in oxygen-deprived water unless they are also Oxygen Independent.
- May only be able to breathe underwater. Thus, have complications when transitioning from water to air and have a limited amount of time they can respire air or water.
- May be limited to certain kinds of water. Example: May only be able to breathe freshwater or only seawater.
- The pressure of the water can be a problem unless the user is immune to it.
Known Users[]
See Also: Artificial Gill
Comics
- Aquarus (Invincible)
- Vixen (DC Comics)
- Atlanteans (DC Comics)
- King Shark (DC Comics)
- Abe Sapien (Hellboy)
- Aquatic Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Iara Dos Santos/Shark-Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Samuel "Sammy" Pare/Squid-Boy (Marvel Comics)
- Atlanteans/Homo Mermanus (Marvel Comics)
- Ai Apaec (Marvel Comics)
- Todd Arliss/Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Uhari (Marvel Comics)
- Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
Cartoons
- Dragons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Jake Long
- Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
- Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
- Princess Merliah (Barbie in a Mermaid Tale)
- Piscciss Volanns (Ben 10 series)
- Ripjaws
- Magister Patelliday
- Kevin 11
- Ultimate Kevin
- Aerophibians (Ben 10 series)
- Jetray
- Amperis (Ben 10 series)
- Ampfibian
- Ditto (Ben 10 series)
- Pyronites (Ben 10 series)
- Necrofriggians (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
- Big Chill
- Ultimate Big Chill
- Orishans (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
- Water Hazard
- Ultimate Aggregor
- Walkatrout (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Cascans (Ben 10 Reboot)
- Overflow
- Undertow
- Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Various sirenas (Elena of Avalor)
- Princess Marisa
- Prince Marzel
- Mooncake (Final Space)
- Lopaka (Flipper and Lopaka)
- Serge (Generator Rex)
- Nessies (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)
- Mira (The Hollow)
- Nya (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); While Merged with the Endless Sea
- Agent K (Men in Black: The Animated Series)
- Syren (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Ladybug and Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via Aqua Form
- Sirens (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Merpups (Paw Patrol)
- Randy Cunningham (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
- Cpt. Cutler (Scooby Doo)
- Mermista (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
- Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)
- Marina (Snow White's Happily Ever After)
- Sea Monsters (Sofia the First)
- Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Jonathan Rook/Stretch Monster (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
- Xever Montes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series); via water-breathing rig and mechanical legs
- Sirena Ong (The Venture Bros.)
- The Winx (Winx Club); via Harmonix and Sirenix
- The Trix (Winx Club); via Dark Sirenix
- Roy (Winx Club); via Trident Aura
- Irma Lair (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Sea monsters (Luca)
- Lagoona Blue (Monster High)
- Pinkfong (Pinkfong & Baby Shark)
- Various penguins (Pororo The Little Penguin)
- Darwin Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Umi and Sora (Children of the Sea)
- Pyunma/Cyborg 008 (Cyborg 009)
- Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009 (Cyborg 009)
- Various aquatic Digimon (Digimon)
- Fish-Men (One Piece)
- Merfolk (One Piece)
- Guyver Units (Guyver)
- Alice (Moomin)
Video Games
- Achatina (Ark: Survivar Evolved)
- Seirus (AFK Arena)
- Chomper (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
- Chomper's Sons (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
- Archers (Hλlf-Life); Cut
- Ichthyosaurs (Hλlf-Life series)
- Blue Pikmin (Pikmin)
- Fishmen (Serious Sam); Cut
- Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Spyro (Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!)
- Noki Race (Super Mario Sunshine)
- Water-type Pokémons (Pokémon)
- Dratini Evolution Line (Pokémon)
- Dratini (Pokémon)
- Dragonair (Pokémon)
- Dragonite (Pokémon)
- Sebastian Solace (Pressure)
- Zora Race (The Legend of Zelda Series)
- Link (Majoras Mask);via Zora Mask
- Mermaids (The Sims 3: Island Paradise)
- Princess of Gentlehaven; via a magic spell (Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey)
- Vela (Jet Force Gemini); cybernetic lungs
- Fishface (Roblox: Survive and Kill the Killers in Area 51)
Literature
- Aquarians (The Crystal Chronicles)
- SeaWings (Wings of Fire)
- Percy Jackson (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
- Number Seven (Lorien Legacies)
Live Television/Movies
- Glendower Family (Haven)
- Merfolk/Merpeople (Siren 2018)
- Tidelanders (Tidelands)
- Adam Davenport (Lab Rats)
- The Deep (The Boys)
- Sirens (The Vampire Diaries)
- Various Supernatural Beings (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Miss Eglantine Price (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- Professor Emelius Browne (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- Charlie Rawlins (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- Carrie Rawlins (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- Paul Rawlins (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- Super-Soldiers (The X-Files Mythology)
Web Comics/Original
- SCP-169 - The Leviathan (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3700-1 - HOMER (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3700-2 - ANGIE (SCP Foundation)
- Umi Watters (Shark Girl Umi)
Known Objects[]
- Artificial gills (Various Media)
- Neutronic Air Gum (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
- Magical Seaweed (Barbie: Fairytopia)
- Underwater Breathing Rune (The Dark Artifices)
- Rebreather (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Underwater Materia (Final Fantasy VII)
- Poseidon's Trident (God of War series)
- Gillyweed (Harry Potter)
- Mind Control Device (Inside)
- King Triton's Trident (Disney's The Little Mermaid)
- Ursula's magic (The Little Mermaid)
- Water Breathing Potions (Minecraft)
- Conduit (Minecraft)
- Air Necklace (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Air Charms (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Starfire Sapphire Gem (Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic)
- Zora Tunic (The Legend of Zelda Series)
- Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Milagra seaweed (Elena of Avalor)