Meikai

Meikai (溟海) is a wizard and major character in Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea. He is Wadanohara's presumably deceased father.
== Physical Description ==
 Meikai had raceless white skin, gray eyes and brown hair. He wore a pointed hat with a darker navy strip, a light blue crescent moon, and two stars as decorations. He had a large navy cape with a star pattern inside and a large necklace with teardrop and circle beads and crescent moon pin on his blazer above the necklace. Under the cape, he wore a blazer with six buttons in two rows, trousers, and dress shoes with one large silver button on each.
When he was younger, he wore a dark blue sailor outfit.
== Personality ==
Meikai was shown to be calm, wise, and mature, coolly dealing with the Sea of Death invasion. Like his daughter, he loved the sea dearly; his love is strong enough he'd willingly sacrifice his life to seal away the kingdom's enemies. Though he died before he met his daughter, Meikai held a fatherly love for her.
== Background ==
Meikai gave his life to seal Mikotsuhime and the other inhabitants of the Sea of Death away. Due to his death prior to the events of Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea, Meikai's only appearances are in the form of references and memories of others. He does have a short appearance near the end of the game though, where he councils Wadanohara. Prior to his disappearance, he had been given a choice by the Sea King to choose between his familiars as to who would possess the Sacred Sword; at the time this was happening, his former familiar Old was listening in on the exchange. Meikai had drawn his decision and picked Tatsumiya to be the one to wield the Sacred Sword; the shark familiar was upset at the wizard's choice, thus leading him to betray Meikai and the Sea Kingdom.
In an extra video in the bonus room, he is seen prior to performing the spell to seal Mikotsuhime and her supporters to the Sea of Death, expressing a collected demeanor to his possible death by sacrifice.
== Appearances ==
=== Major ===
* Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (Original) - Major character
* Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (Manga) - Major character
* Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot- - Major character
=== Cameo ===
* Funamushi Private Deep-Sea Academy - Cameo
== Relationships ==
=== Relatives ===
==== Wadanohara ====
Wadanohara is Meikai's beloved daughter. He sacrificed his life before Wadanohara was born to seal away Mikotsuhime. Wadanohara loves her father dearly, even if the only instance of them meeting is in a dream in which Meikai grants Wadanohara his staff, which was the only time they ever truly interacted with one another. A portrait of him is hung in the foyer of their house. While Meikai disappeared before he could personally meet his daughter, he loved her dearly in his final moments of life. After his death, he became the Cast Pearl above the Sea King's palace, posthumously protecting the kingdom and in a way, his daughter. In one of the endings, following the ideals of her father, Wadanohara sacrifices her life to protect the Blue Sea Kingdom.
==== Minami ====
Minami is Meikai's grandson. In a bonus scene in Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot-, Meikai is shown to make an appearance as a spirit to Minami, who had gotten lost while running around. Meikai walks and talks with him along the way, until Minami can see the castle. Meikai disappears after, and Samekichi finds Minami. It seems Minami is unaware of who Meikai actually was.
==== Samekichi ====
Samekichi is Meikai's son-in-law. The two have never personally met.
=== Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea Cast ===
==== Moon Spirit ====
Meikai met the Moon Spirit on the surface and soon fell in love with her, sneaking off to see her every night. She was cursed by the Sea King when he became jealous about losing his precious friend Meikai, later seen crying over her body.
In Funamushi Private Deep-Sea Academy, Meikai and Wadanohara's unnamed mother are still alive. 
==== Tatsumiya ====
Tatsumiya was Meikai's trusted former familiar. One day it fell upon Meikai to choose one of his familiars to wield the Sacred Sword, and Meikai chose Tatsumiya. This later resulted in feelings of betrayal from Meikai's other subordinate and Tatsumiya's colleague Old. After the Sea of Death's first invasion, Meikai entrusted Tatsumiya to take care of his daughter Wadanohara moments before his death. Tatsumiya greatly respects and cares deeply for her former master, continuing to refer to herself as his familiar even after his death. She also continues to grieve for Meikai centuries after his death, often expressing sorrow when alone over his passing.
In Funamushi Private Deep-Sea Academy, Tatsumiya is still a subordinate of Meikai. Old, Meikai, and Tatsumiya all work together in the same company and often go out drinking on their way home from work. 
==== Old ====
Old was Meikai's former familiar. Sometime in the past, Meikai had been given a choice to choose between his familiars as to who would wield the Sacred Sword; his ultimate choice was Tatsumiya, causing Old to defect from Meikai and join the Sea of Death's forces. Sheep has accused Meikai of allegedly "stealing" Old; what this is in reference to remains unknown. As of the 2017/10/21 update, Old is shown to have had romantic feelings towards Meikai; however, these feelings seem to have died off, and Old is shown to have a remorseful face.
In Funamushi Private Deep-Sea Academy, Old is a subordinate of Meikai, and they have a good relationship. Old, Meikai, and Tatsumiya all work together in the same company and often go out drinking on their way home from work. 
==== Aounabara ====
 
Aounabara was Meikai's companion. Meikai was created by Satanick as a friend and companion for Aounabara. When Aounabara discovered Meikai had fallen in love with the Moon Spirit, he became upset his dear friend and "precious treasure" had been taken from him. He cursed Meikai's lover, deeply hurting Meikai, subsequently causing the Sea King to fall into a deep slumber as he felt unfit to be king. Meikai later contemplates if things could have been different if he had forgiven Aounabara. However, despite his regrets, he knows time will not turn back, and the world has since changed. 
Meikai is the one who afterwards sealed Aounabara's daughter Mikotsuhime into the Sea of Death. 
As of the 2017/10/22 Sunahama relationship charts update, the Sea King is shown to have feelings towards a young Meikai.
==== Sheep ====
Sheep and Meikai have never interacted, but Sheep has expressed a dislike for Meikai for "stealing" Old.
==== Satanick ====
Satanick is the one to have created Meikai. This was revealed in a bonus scene of the Reboot. Created from a star, this light falling onto the sea soon turned into a boy - Meikai. Not much else is currently known about their relationship.
== Trivia ==
* "Meikai" means "dark ocean" in Japanese. 
* In an old QnA, Deep-Sea Prisoner had been (jokingly) asked if Meikai was Old's wife; she responded by questioning why homosexuality between the two was being asked. 
* His staff can be used as a weapon and broom. 
== Abilities ==
=== Skillset ===
* Witchcraft - Being a wizard, Meikai is able to perform magic.
* Flight - Being a wizard, he has learnt the ability to fly on a broomstick.
=== Natural Abilities ===
* Nigh-Absolute Immortality - Being a wizard, Meikai cannot die from natural causes such as aging or disease. 
== Artwork Gallery ==
=== Games ===
==== Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea ====
Bio Meikai.png|Meikai's bio
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WATGBS BR 4.png|Meikai in a Bonus Room picture.
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=== Manga ===
==== Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (Manga) ====
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Dragonform.png|Child Meikai with Aounabara's dragon form.
=== Mini-Comics ===
==== Funamushi Private Deep-Sea Academy ====
kaiteigakenchara2.png|Translated by Yao Typeset by Jo
=== Website Artwork ===
touhyow1.png|The results of a Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea favorite character survey with Meikai ranking 7th
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Love4.png|Various relationships 
==== Deep-Sea Prisoner Banners ====
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=== Instagram ===
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=== Merchandise ===
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== Quotes ==
== Navigation ==
== References ==
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