Deep Ones in Popular Culture

Since their official debut in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, the Deep Ones have had numerous appearances and references throughout popular culture.
==Books/Stories==
*13 Monsters: In Eric S. Brown's novel, a character compares the mermen he encounters to the Deep Ones which he had read about in Lovecraft's fiction in his youth.
*Cthulhu Armageddon: Deep Ones have been orphaned by the fact that Cthulhu did not notice him or bless him when he arose. They have since had civil war and conflict over why their religion was wrong.
*The Innsmouth Legacy: In her series of novels, Ruthanna Emrys uses and subverts the mythology of the Deep Ones and their involvement with the town of Innsmouth.
*Where the Deep Ones Are: a children's book, published by Atlas Games.
==Comic Books==
*Hellboy: Deep One-like creatures appear frequently in the series, with one of its protagonists, Abe Sapien, being a member of a race called Icthyo Sapien. There is also a race of creatures referred to only as "Frog Monsters," which were created in imitation of Icthyo Sapien and closely resemble Deep Ones.
*Infestation 2: In the Transformers segment, the Deep Ones appear as the minions of an Elder God.
*Marvel Comics: features several pastiches of the Deep Ones.
**In Marvel Premiere #4-6, the Serpent Men were created by and worship Sligguth.
**The Aqueos are a race of "vampire Atlanteans" who were created by the Great Old Ones and appear as antagonists in several stories involving the superhero Namor.
**The Broodings of Chthon are a race of frog-like humanoids who were created by and worship Chthon.
**Uluath's minions are a race of fishmen.
**In Scream: Curse of Carnage #1-2, Big Mother reanimated several corpses by fusing them with sea life and turning them into fishmen-like monsters.
*Miskatonic: The Deep Ones are encountered by Miranda Keller when Asenath Waite switches her consciousness with one.
==Television==
*Digimon Adventure 02: episode 13, "Call of Dagomon", features an Innsmouth setting, complete with Deep Ones.
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The 2012 animated series features a race known as the Daagon, a pastiche of the Deep Ones, who have a creature named Cthugha at their service.
*The Transformers: In the episode "Atlantis, Arise!", the Sub-Atlanticans strongly resemble the Deep Ones.
*Ultraman Decker: In the episode "Lord Ragon", its revealed that Ragon's species was responsible for many legends involving fish/human hybrids, including the incident in the American town of Innsmouth.
==Games==
===Traditional Games===
*Unfathomable: The Deep Ones, along with Father Dagon and Mother Hydra, appear in the Fantasy Flight board game, where players are passengers on the ship Atlantica heading across the Atlantic to Boston. On the journey, the ship is attacked by Deep Ones and certain players will be Hybrids who are secretly working with them to sabotage the ship and ensure it does not arrive safely at its destination.
===Video Games===
*Alone in the Dark: features the Deep Ones as one of the enemies in the game.
*Call of the Sea: The main character visited an island that inhabited Deep Ones in the past. In this island, she has discovered that she is a Deep One too.
*Demonbane: The R'lyeh Text is located inside Innsmouth where it is protected by Dagon and Deep Ones.
*Etrian Odysey 3: The Deep Ones are one of the races that appear as antagonists in the game. They live in an underwater city located at the foot of Yggdrasil and their goal is to free the "Abyssal God". (a reference to Cthulhu)
*Innsmouth no Yakata: features the Deep Ones as one of the enemies in the first-person shooter game.
*Skullgirls: features the Dagonians, a race of fish-like humanoids who inhabit a neighborhood called "Little Innsmouth".
*Warcraft: The murloc species bear a strong resemblance to the Deep Ones.
*The Witcher: features a race of underwater humanoids called the Vodyanoi, with some of its members being Dagon worshippers.
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