#vampire squid mer

[mochatea-bunny]

Little sneak peek at what my idea is for lunar need to figure out what I'm missing as it feels not done yet but idk what it is yet :p

Buttttt lunar is a axolotl and vampire squid as moon type mers have the pattern of being part squid or octopus and I'd love to see what yalls guess will be as to who moon will be!

Heads up this may not be the final design and I'd love some feed back on what to add!

[sleipliir]

Vampire octo boi 🦇🐙❤️

&

Goth Vampire octo boi 🦇🐙🖤

Also.. Color refs for both cuz why not

[batterycows]

’Tis the season !

[pillowspace]

What does sun and moon or eclipse if he included thoughts about there is many different versions such as daycare attendant, mers, gods, flowers, fairies, cryptics, aliens, vampires, steampunks, cyberpunk, ihops, candies, humans, cowboys, mafia, pirates, naga, magical beings, worms etc etc of themselves created by the love of artists and writers? And which one of it peak their interests the most?

It's incredible! Humans are so creative!! I like the one where I'm a DRAGON! Ohh, I love candy ones, there's a candy store too!

There's a lovely butterfly one. A firefly squid one, too. Those are good. (What's ihops? Is that a rabbit one?)

We like the cryptid and knight ones.

Sun was easy because I already knew he likes dragons and candy. The OTHERS? Fought for my life to think of what AUs they would like

Sun is referring to @newts-and-sharks and @suntimeswolliw AUs. Moon is referring to @zus-a-fungi and @mocha-illustrates AUs. Eclipse is referring to @naffeclipse and @artrider180 AUs. Apologies to be tagging y'all :sob:

(They do not actually know of AUs, this was just for the question)

[spaceyderg]

Wanted to try my hand at a mer Miguel design so I tried out a vampire squid look and got carried away painting it (;;￣▽￣)

[yeonshy]

८. ･ ͙．d͟e͟e͟p͟ s͟e͟a͟ u͟s͟e͟r͟n͟a͟m͟e͟s͟ ᰍ ｡ ͘ ᳞ ✽

squidshie -> from "squid" and "squishy"

byeonie -> from korean "별가사리/byeolgasali" (starfish) and "생선/saengseon" (fish) / may also be interpreted as "별/byeol" (star) and "생선/saengseon" (fish)

stmare -> from "starfish" and italian "mare" (sea)

ssaend -> from "sand" and korean "생선/saengseon" (fish)

jellymr -> from "jellyfish" and spanish "mar" (sea)

marcury -> from spanish "mar" (sea) and "mercury"

merwdusa -> from french "mer" (sea) and spanish "medusa" (jellyfish)

mmariane -> from "mariana trench" and "marine"

glowcn -> from "glow"

maarinetta -> from "marine"

coralqae -> from "coral" and "algae"

inkaomj -> from "ink" [in relation to squids] and "kaomoji"

bwadam -> from korean "바다/bada" (sea)

ddaeyang -> from korean "대양/daeyang" (ocean)

gleowpm -> from "glow" and korean "거품/geopum" (bubble)

seonbaks -> from korean "선박/seonbak" (marine)

polqo -> from italian "polpo" (octopus)

poulqe -> from french "poulpe" (octopus)

merimer -> from french "mer" (sea)

viemarin -> from french "vie marine" (sealife)

owtopus -> from "ow" [expression] and "octopus"

illmare -> from "ill" and italian "il mare" (the sea)

boorbjw -> from "boo" and spanish "burbuja" (bubble)

mqrino -> from spanish "marino" (marine)

lunemer -> from french "lune" (moon) and "mer" (sea)

oscuriidad -> from spanish "oscuridad" (darkness)

marilar -> from "marine" and spanish "brillar" (to glow/shine)

klamarin -> from spanish "calamar" (squid) and "marine"

saenglu -> from korean "생선/saengseon" (fish) and "glu glu" [fish sound? lmao]

seondr -> from korean "생선/saengseon" (fish) and spanish "nadar" (to swim)

booral -> from "boo" and "coral"

dizzopod -> from "dizzy" and "isopod"

isoponpon -> from "isopod" and spanish "pompón" (pom pom)

vampsqd -> from "vampire squid"

[cryptidwithacopiccollection]

-points at you with delight and glee- FELLOW MARINE BIOLOGY/OCEANOGRAPHY ENTHUSIAST!!! hi I love your mer-attorneys and all the sea creatures you pick it delights my inner fish immensely

FKJHSAJHKSDKHSD THANK YOU!!

This whole AU would not have been possible without @original-character-chaos, who contributed to like half of the creature picks for the mers. It started out as me making a joke that if Miles Edgeworth was a mer, he'd be a frilled shark. Nox then asked if Gumshoe would be an octopus. Then I decided Franziska would be a sixgill because I love sixgills. We promptly spiraled out of control from there.

And when I say spiraled oh boy do I mean it. Under the cut is several paragraphs of infodumping.

First was our basic criteria: only deepsea animals.

Next came picking out deepsea animals for everyone. At this point we had Mia, Maya, Pearl, and Miles figured out, but we needed something for phoenix. At first I tossed around the idea of a coelacanth, since they're both blue and incredibly persistent, but they aren't able to swim very deep (only 700m down, mia would have had a 6,000 meter lead on him). Then I was looking up deep sea sharks. and one name stood out as odd to me. The basking shark was on there. Which was weird, they're surface dwellers. They literally have "basking" in their name, why would they be deepsea. Then I found out that they can dive up to 2,000 meters below the surface. for reference, that is as deep as GIANT SQUIDS.

And then it clicked that of COURSE Phoenix Wright, of all characters, would make a great deepsea mer to have basking in it's name. A few other factors, such as basking sharks being able to breach and being warm-blooded (just think of the cuddling possibilities), sealed him in.

Not only did we decide that we were only allowed to pick deepsea animals (reaching the twilight zone, aprox. 200 meters below sea level minimum, preferrably closer to the midnight zone at about 1,000 meters), but each character, save for identical twins, would be a different species. The specificity has gotten to the point where all mers in the Fey family have to be in the order scyphozoa, aka "true" sea jellies, and ON TOP OF THAT their bioluminescence directly correlates with their spritual power. So Mia, Maya, and pearl are all bioluminescent, but Dahlia and Iris aren't. Similarly, while we decided to give all characters distinct species, we also wanted bio family to show some relation to each other. So while Apollo is a thorny whiplash squid and Trucy's a vampire squid, they're both red cephalapods, and their common root, Thalassa, is a blanket octopus. Nox and I were kinda loosing our shit trying (and failing) to cross-reference the depth range of the gelatinous blanket octopus (Thalassa), which is different from a the shallow-dwelling rainbow blanket octopus, and even after digging up actual research papers our findings were unfortunately inconclusive. Another less complicated example is Manfred vonKarma, who we lovingly gave a greenland shark for the fact that he's old as fuck and also full of poison. Then of course Franziska had to be a shark too, so I said bluntnose sixgill because they are so fucking cool, and everyone sleeps on them.

And I mean it. Look up the largest sharks in the world. #1 will be the whale shark, for obvious reasons, the largest we've ever accurately measured was over 60 feet long. #2 will be the basking shark, which also checks out, their largest on record was over 40 feet.

But then you check for the next on the list. Now, weight-wise, the results do look different, but we're specifically focusing on the length of the shark from snout to tail-tip for this. And it's also where I start wanting to throw hands. On base reaction, most people would say the great white. A good record on measurements is this article, but they unfortunately appear to have fallen for the Great White propaganda, claiming the largest one on record was 23 feet. Wow, that's big! Sure would be cool if it was true. The largest great white that I can reliably find measurements on is Deep blue, who clocks in at just over 20 feet. There are unconfirmed reports from several hundred years ago of whites that were well over thirty feet... that I don't believe were actually great whites. See, they bear a striking similarity to the harmless, much larger basking shark, and I'd bet actual money on these reported catches just being very unfortunate baskers, sorry guys.

So, great whites only grow to about 21 feet MAXIUM, and most average 15-16 feet. Why have I spent so much time tearing them down over sixgills? WHEHEHEELLL. Buckle up. The largest recorded bluntnose sixgill shark was

26.

feet.

long.

Unlike great whites, a sixgill has no larger relatives to be mistaken for.

AND while I'm at it, I would like to add that the average size for this species, 11-14 feet, isn't nearly as well documented as other shallow-water sharks, and is based on when the shark reaches sexual maturity; sighted sixgills often reach well past 18 feet. Submersibles have encountered massive ones, such as this gorgeous beast, and because I'm so very normal, I did the math. It's stated in the extended cut of the exploration that her head is about 3 feet wide. And based on this reference, i measured out a sixgill's head width as about 1/7th of their total body length.

3 x 7 is 21, so that shark is, give or take, about 21 feet, possibly longer. Since they are deep-sea sharks, with the adults sticking to deeper waters, it is entirely possible that the largest ones are just chilling near the seafloor having never seen a submersible or ROV. Even discounting that, we have a (albeit roughly) measured sixgill who is as big as Deep Blue, if not bigger, and google is a liar.

They also are responsible for trying to eat underwater ethernet cables

So yeah. that's a lil bit of lore for Law of the deep, the silly little deepsea mer au for ace attorney! Thank you so much for the ask, again :D

[sugarhoneydoodles]

Soooo i did a swap au of azul and yuuri

so here's yuuri for the au! shes a vampire squid mer

[twistedroseytoesy]

"There are many perks to marine biology"

I really enjoy your headcanons of specific sea creatures as merpeople! The little details and facts just make them so much more interesting! My current favorite is the vampire squid!

If your time is free and you are willing, would you mind perhaps Octavinelle with a box jelly fish or orca? Obviously it's your choice, but these specific two are just very interesting to me.

Since I had a few other jelly asks, ima go for the orca. also kinda struggled to make these very long due to the Orca mer being a bit more on the mean side.

a bit mean but incredibly smart. The wolves of the sea in how they work best in packs.

Description

you were a large mer, with black skin and white patches along your large strong body. your large body and pack working to hunt down larger prey, from seals to even some fishing boats. You loved being with your pack and whenever you were with them you loved to play with the smaller creatures around you. From messing with other dolphin mers to taunting smaller prey mers and watching them hide away.

When you got your legs you were still incredibly strong and liked to push others around. You were a staggering 7 feet tall and had Vitiligo patches that resembled your black and white skin from your merform. If anyone tried to make fun of you for your spots though they would be beaten senseless. You made quite the reputation for yourself in savanaclaw and with others. You were incredibly strong and smart, very few stood up against you.

Octavinelle

Azul: He HATED you, you reminded him of other mers that picked on him growing up. It didn't help that when he did try to con hire you, you started to tease and mock him. So with the near bullying, he set out a way to get some blackmail on you and get you to work for him otherwise risk expulsion. You both had quite the rivalry. When he overblotted you were somewhat taught the error of your own ways too, just seeing how your action affected others kinda was like a slap to the face, you didn't change much but you did ease up on the bullying. You two were very awkward around each other but eventually became good acquaintances.

Jade: Thought you were fairly easy prey to get into the lounge as a stronger worker. A bit miffed at how angry and physically violent you became. Enjoyed finding blackmail on you for Azul and liked watching you squirm as you were cornered into working for the lounge. Found even greater joy in seeing you struggle under the work he put you through. Even snuck in some experimental mushroom dishes for you to try, you'll probably be fine~ Liked to watch what made you tick and laughed with Floyd at how you and azul struggled to get along after the overblot incident. Kept you at an arm's length and as a work acquaintance, wich was more than fine by you.

Floyd: Called you Orca. Teased and poked at your unique spots. he got a good slap to the face and laughed at you and that made you angrier. He liked poking fun at you since you would get so angry with him. You were very fun to play with and you didn't go easy on him so he wasn't easy on you either. Crazy enough you both started to have fun during these games and started messing with others too, it was like you were back with one of your pack buddies! You both were now the scariest people in the school so congrats I guess? messed with you when you were both working and laughed at you and Azul's rivalry turned awkward friendship. Still likes to drag you around to play with him and mess with some rude fishies.

Realized I forgot about merform stuff, they are all fairly impressed with your size and strength. jade liked to poke and prod at you. Floyd liked when you launched him or played just as violently with him, obviously you would both stop if there was any blood though. Azul stayed away from you as you teased him with the tweels about how you enjoyed octopus.

[cyrusthemagician]

🫧waterpark au concept/general idea! (wip)🌊

working name(?): The Amazing Digital Mer-Park

overview/concept: The circus is replaced with a massive waterpark, each character getting their own section of it that's themed off their personality as well as what their section of the park is dedicated to! while it hasnt been decided who does what yet some examples are:

swimming classes

food, drinks, and treats

water shows

I've also mixed in some mermaid stuff and theming since each character has their own sea creature/animal (based on their personality or what i think suits them best) that they turn into, like a mermaid ofc. I actually have the offical list for this since its like teh only thing ive decided fully on lol (under the cut aswell as more info)

THE CAST AND THEIR MERMAID SPECIES

CAINE- mantis shrimp (confirmed)

GANGLE- eel(confirmed)

ZOOBLE- vampire squid (confirmed)

KINGER- king mackerel (confirmed)

RAGATHA- jelly fish (confirmed)

JAX- sea bunny (confirmed)

POMNI- court jester goby (confirmed)

BUBBLE- pearl (in a clam?) (confirmed)

MY OCS SPECIES (the characters are non cannon to the actual au itself)

CYRUS- beta fish (confirmed)

SUNBIE- lemon shark (confirmed)

SKYBLUE- shark (not sure, maybe orca)

BUBBLIE- jelly fish (confirmed)

POPPI- seal (confirmed)

BUGMI- sea bunny (confirmed)

I am considering whether they should be AI that have human souls in them or just be humans on their own as it is normally in TADC.

game overview: The concept for as a "game" is that its a free roam pick your own team sorta adventure. At the start of the game the player would originally get to choose which section of the waterpark they want to go to. This is where they would choose to be a "visitor" (temporary so you can go to other sections of the water park and check them all out or just enjoy the mini games) or they can choose to be an "employee" in which you would help the AIS/Characters with whatever their section is based on or does! its a major wip and im planning on messing around with it but that's kinda the basics as of now

[kots-kots]

Pillar men, but merman AU.

With that horn Wamuu would definitely be a narwhal mer lmao

oh my gosh… yeah i can def see it but like

hear me out…. pillar men would probably be some apex predator of the sea like orcas and shit

though i can def see Santana being a vampire squid and Esidisi being a lion fish…

LOL WAIT THEN WOULD THEIR GOAL BE LIKE.. TO WALK ON LAND??? LOL???

also this is random but in a merman au i feel like fugo would be a blue ring octopus

[bulletinboard-writings]

Mer-May 2024

Not affiliated with whomever started Mer-May, just an extra prompt list for anyone who might want it. Despite being a writing prompt blog, art is art and it would be an honor for these to be used in any way. <3

Sandy Beach.

Bubbles.

Artic.

Leaping.

Whale.

River Banks.

Fish Face.

Sea Bunnies.

Bioluminescence.

Ocean Waves.

Sunrise/Sunset.

Conch Shell.

Lake Side.

Water Birds.

Vampire Squid.

Pirate Encounter.

Starfish.

Abyssal.

Reverse Mermaid.

Sea Dragon.

Star Gazing.

Kelp Forest.

Sunken Treasure.

Dolphin.

Swamp/Bog.

Seashell Accessories.

Eel.

Caves/Caverns.

Moonlight.

Deep Diving.

Sharks.

[practically-an-x-man]

your OCs are mer-people now! what kind of fish or sea creature do they resemble?

Ooooh thank you so much for the ask! This is really interesting!!

Rae: White sturgeon

Robin: Orange carp/koi

Madison: Mutations are already modeled after a Pacific lionfish

Ophelia: Ursula-style octopus tentacles!!

Gia: Ornate wrasse

Jasper: Mandarinfish

Katherine: Coral catshark

Kestrel: Banded leporinus

Quinn: Vampire squid

Eris: Thresher shark

Nikoletta: Blue lanternfish

Jimmy: Ghost glass catfish

Vivienne: Siren form is already modeled after a purple-and-red betta fish, like this one

[creativewitchart]

MERMAY BEBBIESSSSS BIG BOI TIME >:)))

Made a mer version of my boyo Nyx(he's base off a vampire squid)

[honey-minded-hivemind]

So do you have ideas for what different species/tail types the yanderes are/have? 🤔 I could guess that some of them have tails that relate to each other (ie Logan & Victor, Erik & Wanda and Pietro) but I'd like to hear what you picture some of them as!

Okay! This is for the big sirens/ H2-Oh No AU, okay? Let's dive in-

Logan and Victor I see as orca sirens or shark sirens

Magneto, Wanda, and Pietro I can see as eels or stingray sirens

Ororo is an electric eel siren

Charles Xavier is likely a blue whale siren

Beast is a narwhal siren

Mystique and Rogue are jellyfish sirens

Lance is a rockfish siren or sand shark siren

Fred is a pufferfish or blobfish siren

Jean is a koi fish siren

Scott is a vampire squid siren

Gambit is an octopus siren

Then you have Reader and their friends:

Todd/Toad is a mudskipper siren or leafy sea dragon siren

Kurt/Nightcrawler is a blue-ring octopus siren

Kitty/Shadowcat is a dolphin siren

Evan/Spyke is a pufferfish/blowfish siren

And Reader is... I'm not sure. They could be an octopus siren, or a whale siren, or even an eel siren, or some other type...

These are if they're based on real animals, okay? This isn't if they were just a generic mer/siren like in H2-Oh No or The Little Mermaid, etc. ...

[revenant-coining]

Vamuimeric

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Vamuimeric: a gender connected to vampire squid merfolk.

Etymology: vam(pire) (sq)ui(d), mer, “ic” meaning of or pertaining to

for day 5 of @heaveness ‘s 900+ followers coining event; for the prompts: blood/water

@radiomogai , @imawanokiwaaa

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