Mermaid Man

==Summary==
Mermaid Man is a semi-retired superhero who lives in Bikini Bottom. He and his sidekick, Barnacle Boy, are the stars of a show-within-a-show called The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, but they are also real superheroes within the SpongeBob SquarePants universe.
The two are now very old and currently reside at Shady Shoals Rest Home. However, their two biggest fans, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, convinced them to come out of retirement.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: to | At least to 
Key: Old Mermaid Man | Prime Mermaid Man
Name: Mermaid Man (Real name Ernie)
Origin: SpongeBob SquarePants
Gender: Male
Age: 70s-80s. Over 5 billion years old chronologically (Was frozen for this long after Patrick froze the Earth)
Classification: Human, Superhero
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Toon Force, Immortality (Type 2: spoke and was very active even with a hole in his stomach), Regeneration (Low-Mid, regenerated from an explosion that left a large hole in his stomach), Time Travel, Vehicular Mastery (can utilize the Invisible Boat Mobile), Enhanced Senses (Knows how to use an invisible mobile boat, constantly hears the shell signal and locate the miss appears while she was invisible), Size Manipulation (He and Barnacle Boy claim to "shrink" whenever they're underwater), Empowerment, Reality Warping (With the power of friendship. who amplifies their powers and distorts all reality and characters to look like a comic book with this ), Underwater Breathing (Type 2: Can even breathe in water that exists underwater), Age Manipulation (The power of friendship returns the user to their prime), Animal Manipulation (controlled marine animals), Acausality (Type 1: Interacted with their past selves with no problems.), Elasticity (was fine and returned from being squashed into an origami), Water Manipulation via Water Ball, Air Manipulation via Raging Whirlpool (Can become a tornado), Telepathy and Summoning (Can summon other creatures from the sea with telepathy), Status Effect Inducement via Orb of Confusion (Anybody in its general vicinity will be left confused and unable to fight). Resistance to Acid Manipulation (He and Barnacle Boy were unaffected by a large wave of acid), Radiation, Magic, Electricity Manipulation (Didn't mind being hit by lightning next to Barnacle Boy. Was fine from being stung by a radioactive ant and being covered in radioactive liquids), Fire Manipulation (was unaffected by falling so fast it started to catch fire), Light Manipulation (Was right in front of SpongeBob's lit house which was so bright that it peeled Patrick and set Squidward's eyes on fire) and Status Effect Inducement (was unaffected by the immediate effects of the Globe of Confusion); his Belt has the following abilities: Size Manipulation (Can increase and decrease the size of people and buildings), Fire Manipulation (When SpongeBob used the belt, he set Squidward on fire), Animal Manipulation (The belt somehow made aggressive snakes appear on Squidward's head) | All previous abilities to a much greater extent, now with Acrobatics (here), Genius Intelligence, Flight (Can fly at will), Improved Air Manipulation (Can create a tornado), Stealth Mastery (Infiltrated the supervillain club without them knowing along with others). Resistance to Age Manipulation (With the power of friendship, he will remain in his physical prime)
Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level (Comparable to SpongeBob) | At least Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level (Stronger than before. Had several superhuman adventures)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with SpongeBob) | At least Massively FTL+ (Must be much superior to old self)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Comparable to SpongeBob) | At least Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level | At least Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level (Comparable to Man Ray) 
Durability: Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level | At least Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level
Stamina: Superhuman (Survived being frozen for 5 billion years in The Goofy Newbie, and even as an old man, he did not react to the pain of having his stomach exploded)
Range: Standard Melee Range on land, Below Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Belt, The Invisible Boat Mobile, tartar sauce containers, Orb of Confusion, Mermarang, etc
Intelligence: Below Average (Is very forgetful, gullible and immature, although he has shown basic fighting skills) | Extraordinary Genius (Was quoted that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy at their prime together, all making the world a better place, tricked a villain to trap his partner, very highly calculating and has become a living legend with vast experience facing a variety of villains, constantly defeated Man Ray and imprisoned him in a prison of tartar sauce, who in an alternate timeline if not defeated would have dominated the world, defeated Dirty bubble who together with Man Ray would have dominated the world despite only a short time having passed since his and Man Ray's alliance Both have contributed in creating vast artillery including Time Machines)
Weaknesses: Is very forgetful, senile, and cowardly | None notable
==Notable Matchups==
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