Fish People Physiology

Fish People Physiology
The Gill-Man (The Creature from the Black Lagoon)
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of fish people.

"They were mostly shiny and slippery, but the ridges of their backs were scaly. Their forms vaguely suggested the anthropoid, while their heads were the heads of fish, with prodigious bulging eyes that never closed. At the sides of their necks were palpitating gills, and their long paws were webbed."

― H.P. Lovecraft's Deep Ones, The Shadow Over Innsmouth

The power to use the abilities of fish people. Variation of Cryptid Physiology. Combination of Humanoid Physiology and Fish Physiology. Not to be confused with Merfolk Physiology.

Also Called

• Fish People Mimicry
• Fishfolk Physiology
• Fishguy/Fishgal/Fishgirl Physiology
• Fishman/Fishwoman Physiology
• Gillman/Gillwoman Physiology
• Humanoid Fish Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can transform into a fish people, category of (usually) intelligent, underwater fantasy species. While they're humanoids (one head, two arms, two legs), they don't look human; their bodies, especially the faces, have a fish-like/reptilian appearance. Their disposition/attitude towards others (especially surface folk) and ability to survive on land vary depending on the character and the series.

While Fish People are most often a pre-existing race, sometimes they are former humans (or fish) who are the result of mutation. This origin seems especially prevalent in Western Animation.

Applications

• Amphibian Adaptation
• Aquatic Adaptation
  • Aquatic Breathing
• Camouflage (Varies)
• Dermal Armor
  • Scale Manifestation
• Enhanced Senses
  • Underwater Senses
• Enhanced Speed
  • Speed Swimming
• Human Anatomy Replication
  • Enhanced Body
  • Enhanced Intelligence/Wisdom (Varies)

Variations

• Brumation
• Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
• Fear Inducement
• Hyper Instincts
• Natural Weaponry
  • Claw Retraction
  • Powerful Bite
    • Fang Retraction
• Self-Sustenance
• Underwater Strength - some users possess inhuman strength while in water or on land.
• Water Maneuverability

Associations

• Classic Monster Physiology
• Cryptid Physiology
• Fish Physiology
• Human Physiology
• Merfolk Manipulation
• Merfolk Physiology
• Reptilian Physiology

Limitations

• May have complications when transitioning from water to air.
• Scales and skin may dry when overexposed to the Sun or artificial heat, such as fires or heaters.
• May be vulnerable to certain diseases.

Known Users

See Also: Fish People.

• Hyooman tribe (Adventure Time)
• Kelpie and Shark people (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Dagon (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest)
  • Myu
  • Remia
• Hamlet Fishmen (Bloodborne)
• The Gill-Man (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
• Deep Ones (Cthulhu Mythos)
• Pelagic Grouper (Darkest Dungeon)
• Pelagic Shaman (Darkest Dungeon)
• Hangyomon/Divermon (Digimon)
• Divemon (Digimon)
• Regalecusmon (Digimon)
• Sea Devils (Doctor Who)
• The Hath (Doctor Who)
• Saturnynians (Doctor Who)
• Fishface (Dynomutt)
• Syokoy (Filipino Mythology)
• Abe Sapien (Hellboy)
• Gillfolk (Hotel Transylvania)
• Gill/Gil Moss (Kim Possible)
• Mer-Man (Legacies)
• Zoras (The Legend of Zelda)
• Gill Beasts (Monolith Productions' Blood)
• Nereid (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
• Sahuagin (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
• Lagoona Blue (Monster High)
• The Gill-Man (Monster Squad)
• The Missing Link (Monsters vs. Aliens)
• Uncle Gilbert (The Munsters)
• Fishmen (One Piece)
  • Arlong
• Seafolk (One-Punch Man)
  • Deep Sea King
• Deep Ones (Pathfinder)
• The Crew of the Flying Dutchman (Pirates of The Caribbean)
• Fish Mutants (Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin)
• Fishmen (Serious Sam); Cut
• Gillmen (Skylanders)
• Mon Calamari (Star Wars)
  • Admiral Gial Ackbar
• Aquaphibians (Stingray)
  • King Titan
  • Surface Agent X20
• Merpeople (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Daagons (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Aqualandians (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
• Gill-Man (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries)
• Undersea Gal (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
• The Asset (The Shape of Water)
• Undyne (Undertale)
• Rahab (The Ocean Hunter)
• Sea monsters (Luca)
• Aquatic Mobians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Marcellus (Arlo the Alligator Boy/I Heart Arlo)
• The Zenion (Omega Mart Mythos)
• Krakens (Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken)
• Titanium Chef (Sushi Pack)
• Ragon (Ultra Q/Ultraman series)
• Digon (Ultraman Dyna)
• Eugene (Hilda)

Known Objects

• Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Gillyweed (Harry Potter)

Gallery

The Gill-Man (Monster Squad)

The Fishmen (Serious Sam) are an aquatic infantry within Mental's evil army of monsters. Like any Fishman, they are fast swimmers, and they also possess a row of razor-sharp teeth.

Uncle Gilbert (The Munsters)

Gillman (Hotel Transylvania)

Deep Ones (A Shadow Over Innsmouth)

Hamlet Fishmen (Bloodborne)

Undersea Gal (Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Abe Sapien (Hellboy)

Mon Calamari (Star Wars)

Aquaphibians (Stingray)

Fishmen (One Piece)

The Missing Link (Monsters vs. Aliens), a 20,000-year-old half-catfish, half-gorilla creature.

Neptunia (Darkwing Duck)

Gil Moss (Kim Possible)

Kelpie (American Dragon: Jake Long)

Shark people (American Dragon: Jake Long)

The Fishmen (Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin) are a race of mutant fish created by Dr. Loboto to act as his henchmen.

The Seafolk (One-Punch Man) are an amphibious race of monsters that came to take the surface world for themselves...

...led by the Deep Sea King.

Merpeople (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Daagons (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Fishface (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)

Zoras (The Legend of Zelda) are aquatic, blue-skinned humanoid creatures that exist in Hyrule, Labrynna and Termina.

The Asset (The Shape of Water) is an amphibious-humanoid being found in a South American river that was worshipped by the indigenous people there.

Gill-Man (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries)

Rahab (The Ocean Hunter)

After Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean) abandoned his duty as the ferryman to the afterlife he brought a curse upon himself and his crew, which caused their transformation into fish-men.

Luca (Luca)

Aquatic Mobians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Hangyomon/Divermon (Digimon) is based on fish people.

Remia and Myu (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest), two Dagon beastfolk.

Titanium Chef (Sushi Pack)

Ragon (Ultra Q/Ultraman series)

Digon (Ultraman Dyna)