Merpeople/Marvel

Mermaids or Mermen are legendary aquatic creatures with the head and upper body of a female/male human and the tail of a fish.
The more humanoid Sirenas were said to be "mermaids of the Sulu Sea", in the Philippines.
== Contents ==
* 1History
** 1.120th Century
* 2See Also
* 3Links and References
** 3.1References
== History ==
=== 20th Centuryeditedit source ===
A scientist plotted to use a mermaid from Atlantis to gain world renown, so he lied to her that he loved her until he could build an escape-proof tank. Unfortunately for him, she had the exact same intentions for him and dragged him down to Atlantis so they could use him as a specimen to model how human males appear in order to create an invasion force.
Later, a man attempted to play a joke on a skeptical friend. He hired a girl with a mermaid costume to be dropped into the sea by a helicopter and then brought out of ocean with a net. The trick worked as his friend believed her to be a true mermaid, and he told his men to throw the girl back but his friend thought he was crazy to release such an amazing discovery. He let the man know that he set the stunt up to fool him when one of his men tells him that the girl he had hired had become ill that day and never showed up for the prank.
A man was drawn to the sea and fell in love with a Mermaid. In order to live with her, the man had an operation to give himself gills, but unbeknownst to him, the Mermaid had an operation so she could live on land.
Linda Brown was a wheelchair-bound girl living with her Aunt May and Uncle Ben in a house besides the sea, which she loved. When she began to become restless at night though, May and Ben began to fear that she might start to 'sleepwalk' like her Aunt, and May wondered if they had not kept her "too long". Sure enough, drawn by a compulsion she could not resist, Linda Brown returned that night to the ocean where, free of her wheelchair, she realized that she truly was a mermaid.
The Sirenas were "Mermaids from the Sulu Sea", off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, and ancestral enemies of Atlantis. The Sirenas were believed to be a myth by the Filipino people.
== Contents ==
* 1History
** 1.1Origin and early years
** 1.2Modern Age
*** 1.2.1Atlantis-Pan conflict
* 2Habitat
** 2.1Habitat
* 3Miscellaneous
** 3.1Representatives
* 4Notes
* 5See Also
* 6Links and References
** 6.1References
== History ==
=== Origin and early yearseditedit source ===
The Sirenas were "Mermaids from the Sulu Sea". They were possibly as ancient as the gods.
They became ancestral enemies of Atlantis, both parties blaming the other one:
* According to the Atlanteans, the dragon "Kala Teer" protected their people for generation from the waves of Sirena hordes. Countless of these "savages" turned back from Atlantis. Although, always more Sirenas lurked, waiting the chance to strike at Atlantis.
* According to the Sirenas, the dragon "Kalak Ti'er" murdered and preyed upon the Sirenas for generation. A thousand Sirenas were killed, while Atlantis laughed at the slaughter.
=== Modern Ageeditedit source ===
The Sirenas were believed to be a myth by the Filipino people.
The human heroes Aero (Lei Ling) and Wave (Pearl Pangan) helped Carina and the human Sea Hunter overthrow their queen, Reyna Sirena.
==== Atlantis-Pan conflicteditedit source ====
To fight the war with Namor, king of Atlantis, started over the imprisonment of Kala Teer, whom Big Nguyen Company CEO Mike Nguyen used to power Pan, the Portal City, Nguyen enlisted help of the Sirenas, led by Carina and the Sea Hunter.
The dragon was released, seemingly in compliance to Namor's ultimatum to Nguyen, and returned to Atlantis, as it was implanted with Sirena tech which caused it to go insane and tear the city apart. Namor immediatley attacked the city and Amadeus Cho, leader of the new Agents of Atlas, who had negotiated between the two parties. Cho was wounded by Namor, but the Submariner was incapacitated by the timely arrival of the Sirenas.
As Nguyen and the Sirenas were plotting an attack on the weakened Atlantis, Namora, Venus, and Jimmy Woo returned with the Sirena implant, causing the Sirenas, Agents of Atlas, and protectors of Pan to argue on the right of a strike. Protector had the Pan Guard to temporal blast the Agents, leaving the Sirenas to ride towards Atlantis, joined by Wave, despite Aero's opposition.
The Sirena is a mythological sea creature from Filipino culture. In some regions of the Philippines, particularly Bicol and Visayas, Sirenas are known as Magindara and portrayed as vicious mermaids. Like Sirens of Greek mythology they have alluring and irresistible singing voices; unlike Sirens, which are portrayed as part woman and part bird, Sirenas are often portrayed as mermaid-like creatures that live under the sea. In Philippine mythology, the Sirena is a mythological aquatic creature with the head and torso of a human female and the tail of a fish. The Sirena is an Engkanto –' the Filipino counterpart of English mermaids. Engkantos are classified as one of the Bantay Tubig, (guardian of a body of water) a Filipino term for mythical guardians of the water. In addition to the Sirena, other examples of Bantay Tubig are Siyokoy, Kataw and Ugkoy. The male version of a Sirena is called a Sireno. Sometimes Sirena are paired with Siyokoy. A popular mermaid character in the Philippines is Dyesebel.
== Behavior[edit] ==
The Sirena has a beautiful and enchanting voice that can attract and hypnotize males, especially fishermen. Sirena sing to sailors and enchant them, distracting them from their work and causing them to walk off ship decks or cause shipwrecks. They sing with enchanting voices while hiding among the rocks by the shore. When the men hear these songs they are hypnotized and are abducted by the Sirena. Some folk traditions claim that the Sirena carry their victims under the sea, sacrificing them to the water deities. Other stories claim that the Sirena pretend to need rescuing from drowning, luring men into the sea, but proceed to squeeze the life out of any man who falls prey to their hoax.
A malevolent Sirena may tease and attract human males with its spellbinding songs. Occasional reports had Sirena grabbing seemingly hypnotized humans and drowning them or taking them under water. Another view had the tempted human chasing the Sirena into deep water until he drowned or that he had a heart attack upon seeing such an Engkanto and toppled into the water to his death.
When a mermaid falls in love with a human she or he becomes tame and obedient to the human.
Dugongs, sea turtles, and small cetaceans such as dolphins usually accompany the Sirena.
== Appearance[edit] ==
Sirena are beautiful sea creatures with the upper body of a human with long, flowing hair that is often curly or wavy and the lower body of a fish or has a tail of a fish. In pre-Hispanic Philippines they were believed to be beautiful.
== Folklore[edit] ==
Many Pangasinan myths describe Sirena who drown fishermen and warriors who worship Apo laki. In some stories they are guardians of the waters of "asin-palan", shielding it from the tattooed raiders from the Visayas.
In Pre-colonial Philippines, it was believed that in the full moon or in the Dayaw or Kadayawan, one of the embodiments of the moon who is Bulan descended from the heavens to swim with the mermaids and that the mermaids protected the boy moon from sea monsters.
== Popular culture[edit] ==
Marina was a fantasy series that features a mermaid. It aired on February 23, 2004 to November 12, 2004, starring Claudine Barretto.
The first TV series adaptation of Dyesebel was broadcast on GMA Network in 2008. It originally aired on April 28, 2008 and ended on October 17, 2008, completing 125 episodes. It starred Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes in the lead roles. Cindy Kurlteto was originally cast as Dyesebel.
A second Dyesebel adaptation was broadcast on ABS-CBN played by Anne Curtis.
The Homo mermani or Homo mermanus are often referred to as Atlanteans, as it is in the city of Atlantis that their first complex society on Earth emerged.
== Contents ==
* 1History
** 1.1Origins
** 1.2The First Atlantis
** 1.3War with the Great Old Ones
** 1.4Lemuria
** 1.5Modern Age
* 2Alternate Universes
** 2.1Counter-Earth
** 2.2Earth-717
** 2.3Earth-772
** 2.4Earth-776
** 2.5Earth-1228
** 2.6Earth-7712
** 2.7Earth-9904
** 2.8Earth-9997
** 2.9Earth-96943
** 2.10Earth-989192
* 3Powers and Abilities
** 3.1Powers
** 3.2Average Strength Level
* 4Habitat
** 4.1Habitat
** 4.2Gravity
** 4.3Atmosphere
** 4.4Population
* 5Miscellaneous
** 5.1Type of Government
** 5.2Level of Technology
** 5.3Cultural Traits
*** 5.3.1Languages
** 5.4Representatives
* 6Biology
** 6.1Description & special adaptations
** 6.2Reproduction and Cross-breeding
*** 6.2.1Fertility of the Hybrids
** 6.3Mutants
** 6.4Sirens
* 7Atlantean Technology
* 8Notes
* 9Trivia
* 10See Also
* 11Links and References
** 11.1References
* 12References
== History ==
=== Origins ===
The "Homo mermani" are in fact native to the planet Vodan; however, the history of their immigration to Earth, and other related origins, were lost, and unknown even to the likes of the Logomancer, though a few theories (some possibly cumulative) exist:
* Genetic manipulation: As the underwater breathing ability was found in both Inhumans and Deviants, it is speculated that it was scientifically bestowed upon humans by Inhuman or Deviant geneticists.
* Divine intervention: The Atlanteans credit Neptune who would have transformed them from air- to water-breathers.
* Natural evolution/adaptation: It is stated that 10,000 years ago, a genetic offshoot of man, Homo mermanus, evolved the ability to live underwater. The Atlanteans reject violently the theory of natural evolution of their species. A mere fraction of its inhabitants survived after adapting their bodies to live under the sea as water breathers.
* Magical manipulation: According to Neptune himself, the few surviving Atlantean sorcerers used their powers to transform the Atlanteans into a water-breathing race.
* Instantaneous Adaptation: Another account stated a mere fraction of Atlantis' inhabitants survived after adapting their bodies to life in water, which they came to be able to breathe in the direct aftermaths of Atlantis' destruction.
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=== The First Atlantis ===
Atlantis itself had been a small above ground continent with many human settlements, when an event tens of thousands of years ago called the "Great Cataclysm" caused it to be submerged into the sea. 2,000 years later, a group of Homo mermani made the ruins of the human settlements in Atlantis their home and went on to develop a society there using as much of the material as they could scavenge from the wreckage.
For a more complete history of the Homo mermani, please consult the pages for Atlantean and Lemurian History.
=== War with the Great Old Ones ===
When the humans returned into the oceans as Homo mermanus, they woke up the ancient evil that dwelt there, the first rulers of Earth, hideous things that had built huge cities, worked uncanny magic, enslaved servants that lived and died in their dark glory. This evil had gone for a time when the stars had turned round in the sky.
Using Sh'g'th tissue, a formless substance used to create unholy life, and created the first Aqueos, who went to live in R'llyeh.
The Great Old Ones, and their spawn, the Aqueos, lived (among other cities) in R'llyeh, also known as "the First Atlantis".
=== Lemuria ===
500 years after the settlement of Atlantis, another group of Homo mermani left Atlantis to found their own city - this time in a part of the ruins of another continent submerged during the Great Cataclysm - Lemuria in the Pacific Ocean.[citation needed]
These "Lemurians" would discover the Serpent Crown in the ruins of their city, and through their leader Naga's exposure and extensive use of the ancient mystical device, they would become more serpent-like in appearance than their Atlantean cousins.[citation needed]
=== Modern Age ===
During the 20th century, the Atlantean race began to come into sustained contact with their human "cousins". These contacts have often been hostile, and have included many aborted invasions and even separate occasions when large numbers of Homo mermani were rendered comatose or sterilized for periods. During the Second World War the kingdom of Atlantis also fought against the Axis Powers in alliance with the Allied Powers.
However, not all interactions between Homo sapiens and Homo mermanus have been hostile: During the 1920s a Homo mermani female, Princess Fen of Atlantis mated with the human sea captain Leonard McKenzie, a union which produced the first human/Atlantean hybrid: Namor, the Sub-Mariner.
== Alternate Universes ==
=== Counter-Earth ===
When Franklin Richards created Counter-Earth to save the lives of the heroes who sacrificed their lives battling Onslaught, he created an alternate version of Atlantis and the Atlantean people.
In this reality, the Atlanteans were terrorized by pollutants leading Namor to wage war against the surface world. However he was defeated by the combined efforts of the Fantastic Four and Avengers and soon learned that his own Warlord Krang manipulated the events of the battle and called off the invasion. Namor then came to the aid of Counter-Earth to protect it from destruction at the hands of Galactus.
Following the heroes of Earth-616's return to their own world, Counter-Earth was manipulated by the Dreaming Celestial causing geological disruptions that saw the Eastern United States flooded. Atlantis was then controlled by Dorma who renamed the nation to Atlan and invaded the flooded parts of North America, slaughtering many. Warlord Krang meanwhile was betrayed and killed by the Masters of Evil. Dorma eventually joined Dr. Doom's Generals a cadre of super-human world powers that sought to bring order to the endangered Counter-Earth. Together, they managed to pull Counter-Earth out of the pocket dimension it existed in and into Earth-616. After subsequent clashes with the Fantastic Four, Dorma and her comrades were locked away in the Baxter Building on Counter-Earth.
Breaking Free, Dorma returned to Atlan where she amassed a cache of nuclear weapons to blow up the surviving surface dwellers. However the reality jumping Proteus of Earth-58163 arrived and used his powers to raise Atlan to the surface causing every member of the Atlantean race present to suffocate. If there are any Atlantean survivors remains to be seen.
=== Earth-717 ===
The Atlanteans of this reality and their story mirrors that of Earth-616 with the only difference that Namor was grown on land rather than in Atlantis.
=== Earth-772 ===
On Earth-772, Namor would win the heart of Sue Storm in a reality where the Fantastic Four would accept Spider-Man into their ranks. They would be married and Sue would become the first non-Atlantean queen of Atlantis and pregnant with his child. They would be accepted by the Atlantean people. A jealous Reed Richards would attempt to kill the people of Atlantis with a bomb that would eliminate the oxygen from the ocean. However, watching Sue give birth her child, Reed would change his mind and deactivate the device.
=== Earth-776 ===
In this reality Namor would team up with the Hulk and clash with a team of Avengers decked out in Iron Man armor. The duo would slay Iron Man before parting company.
=== Earth-1228 ===
Atlantis would be targeted by the Skrulls who would be testing out cosmic ray emitting boxes to make the people of the Earth their slaves. A Skrull would infiltrate the kingdom with a device and the Sub-Mariner would blame this realities Fantastic Four, leading to a brief clash before they would learn the truth and foil the Skrull plot.
=== Earth-7712 ===
Namor would clash with the Fantastic Four, who had different powers than their Earth-616 counterparts.
=== Earth-9904 ===
In this reality, Namora would aid Jimmy Woo in recovering the Human Robot from San Francisco Bay. Namor was also reported missing in this reality.
=== Earth-9997 ===
The past of the Atlanteans of Earth-9997 mirrors that of their Earth-616 counterpart.
=== Earth-96943 ===
In 2199 the discovery that the frigid oceans beneath the surface of the Jovian moon Europa were perfect for colonization by Atlanteans
=== Earth-989192 ===
In this reality, Namorita and her pink skinned Atlanteans warriors allied themselves with Moses Magnum moving to conquer the world.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
Amphibious Physiology: Most Atlanteans can only survive out of the water for about 10 minutes without artificial aid.
Superhumanly Acute Senses: Atlanteans are specifically adapted to living in the ocean. Atlanteans' eyes are capable of seeing with perfect clarity, even in the near-total darkness of the ocean floor. They are also able to hear and smell under the water as well as humans do on land.
Superhuman Strength: The average Atlantean can lift about 4 tons.
Superhuman Speed: Atlanteans can run and move at speeds greater than the finest human athlete. Their superior speed also extends into swimming and he can reach a top speed of about 30-35 miles per hour.
Radiation Immunity: Namor claims that his people are immune to radiation.
=== Average Strength Level ===
4 Tons.[citation needed]
== Habitat ==
=== Habitat ===
Marine
=== Gravity ===
Earth gravity
=== Atmosphere ===
Oxygen/nitrogen rich liquid atmosphere
=== Population ===
It is not known precisely how many Atlanteans there are in the world today. The number is believed to be fewer than ten thousand, an extremely small figure when compared to the surface human population of more than six and a half billion. About two thousand live in the capital city of Atlantis and its immediate vicinity. Others live in small enclaves from pole to pole.
In 2022, an estimate circa 12,020 was produced. A less precise statement mentioned 12,000 people as "the vast majority" of the Atlantean population.
== Miscellaneous ==
=== Type of Government ===
Monarchy
=== Level of Technology ===
Advanced
=== Cultural Traits ===
Most Atlanteans live in caves on the ocean floor or the submerged portions of coral reefs. The inhabitants of the capital city of Atlantis live in the ruins of the ancient city of surface Atlantis. Because there can be no fire underwater, the Atlanteans have lacked the capacity to forge steel or burn fossil fuel for energy. Because of the aquatic medium in which they live, they were also unable to isolate or mix chemicals. Consequently, the Atlanteans never developed a native technology beyond that of flint tool making. Swords and armaments used in warfare were largely salvaged from the ruins of surface Atlantis or sunken ships of human construction. It is only in the past century, through interaction with scientists of the non-human Deviant race, that any form of advanced technology was developed. Astronomy, chemistry, biology, and physics remain virtually unknown sciences. Medicine has remained primitive, with drugs unheard of and surgery impossible under water. No system of mass communication has ever been developed, nor any means of mass transit.[citation needed]
With Deviant technology, Atlanteans built their first warships at the outbreak of World War II.[citation needed]
Atlantean government has traditionally been tribal, although the citizens of the capital city of Atlantis have adopted the stylings of a monarchistic republic from their long-dead surface predecessors. Besides an ancestral monarch, Atlantis has a Council of Elders, who serves as the judiciary and legislative branch of government. Atlantis has a standing militia who perform police functions in times of peace. Although the monarchy of Atlantis claims all Homo mermani dwelling in the Atlantic Ocean as its subjects, in actuality the monarchy neither provides services or protection nor demands tribute or recognition from those who live beyond one day swim from the capital city. Most Homo mermani continue to live tribally. The largest grouping of Atlanteans in the Atlantic Ocean outside the capital city are ruled by the barbarian warlord Attuma.[citation needed]
Atlanteans subsist on raw fish and seaweed. They are largely a hunter / gatherer society, who have made successful attempts to farm seaweed. In most of the Atlanteans tribes, male hunt for fish and females gather seaweed. In the monarchy of the Atlantean capital, society is stratified so that there is a special guild of hunters and gatherers who provide food for the entire population. This frees the rest of the society for other pursuits, such as the advancement of culture. The culture of the tribal Atlanteans remains primitive, with ritualistic dance and storytelling at its core. The culture of monarchic Atlantis is slightly more sophisticated, with its class or guild of entertainers. The religion of most tribal Atlanteans is pantheistic nature-worship. The state religion of monarchic Atlantis holds in reverence the Greek god of the sea Neptune, who once lived among the Atlanteans some two millennia ago before leaving them. The Atlantean Empire in many ways resemble the ancient Roman Empire at its zenith.[citation needed]
==== Languages ====
Atlanteans communicate by means of a limited range of high-pitched vocal sounds and elaborate "signing" gestures. A more varied spoken language is not possible due to the inherent limitations of sound transmission through water.
However, a spoken and written language exist. Please consult here our Atlantean Dictionary.
=== Representatives ===
See for all Earth-616 representatives. see Atlanteans (Homo mermanus)/Alternate Realities for a listing of Atlanteans from alternate realities.
See the List of all known Atlanteans.
== Biology ==
=== Description & special adaptations ===
Atlanteans possess twin gills located on their necks near the clavicle bone, which enable them to extract oxygen from the water. They possess physiologies far stronger and more durable than their surface counterparts, which enable them to withstand the vast water pressure at the ocean's bottom as well as the pressure changes encountered traveling from one depth to another.[citation needed] However, their durability to water pressure isn't without limits; normal Atlanteans are incapable of safely traveling to the deep oceanic trenches on their own power.
Compared to the average air-breather, the average Atlantean is about ten times stronger. The average Atlantean can swim at a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour.[citation needed]
Atlanteans are warm-blooded, and their blood circulation is superior to that of land-dwellers, enabling them to withstand the near-freezing temperatures of the ocean depths with minimal discomfort.[citation needed]
Atlanteans have specially-adapted eyes possessing vision more sensitive to the green portion of the spectrum. This enables them to see more acutely in the dimly lit ocean depths.[citation needed]
Atlanteans need water in order to breath, and will suffocate in open air in about five minutes, though Fen, Namor's mother, used a potion that allowed her to breathe air for five hours, but eventually began to breathe air and underwater permanently.[citation needed]
Atlantean skin tends to be light blue in color, although certain individuals are darker.[citation needed]
Atlanteans possess residual body hair primarily on their heads, a holdover from their surface-dwelling ancestry.[citation needed]
Despite their various marine characteristics, Atlanteans are mammals: they bear their young live and care for them during infancy. Although rare, it is possible for an Atlantean and an air breather to mate. The physical characteristics such an offspring will inherit are subject to genetic chance. In the known cases of such matings, the offspring acquired the capacity to breathe in both air and underwater.[citation needed]
The life expectancy of an Atlantean is about 150 years.[citation needed]
=== Reproduction and Cross-breeding ===
The Atlanteans, as their cousins the Lemurians, have proved to be fertile with humans, and generate from those unions mutant hybrids, fertile or not.[citation needed]
It was hinted by Steve Rogers that the hybrid combination of human and Atlantean led to the power set, immense strength and winged ankles among others, shared by Namora and Namor.
==== Fertility of the Hybrids ====
As hybrids, Human-Atlanteans aren't all able to reproduce:[citation needed] Namora has been unable to reproduce with Talan, a pure-blooded Atlantean.[citation needed] She is then supposed to be a sterile hybrid, leading to her cloning in order to create a child.[citation needed]
But Namor has been shown in many realities to be able to reproduce with Atlanteans (Dorma, Abira), mutated humans (Susan Storm) or even aliens with the Plodex Marrina. Full list of known human-Atlantean hybrids
=== Mutants ===
Many mutants and powered beings are born among the Atlanteans. Their true biological nature is quite unknown, but were stated to be Atlantean mutants Crosta by Juston's Sentinel, Attuma (Earth-2189) (by Namora), and Surf members Undertow, Sharkskin and Eel.
* Full list of known supposed or confirmed mutants
Those mutants aren't to be confused with the human/Atlantean hybrids mutants, which their mutancy is supposed or confirmed to came from an X-Gene, developed within the human genetics.
=== Sirens ===
A rare Atlantean offshoot or subspecies with the inherent capacity for casting magic through song.
The few of whom to have made appearances to date were largely female. These waterbreathers are capable of surviving on dry land without the need of water filtration systems or conversion serum's which have been used to temporarily or permanently transform other mariner races into surface dwellers. Full list of known Atlantean Sirens
Their physiologies evidently adapted lungs as well as gills in order to carry their narcolepsy inducing tunes either on dry land or in the depths.
== Atlantean Technology ==
Vehicles:
* Patrol Craft: Two-man, open cockpit, aquatic scout ship used by Attuma's army. Each patrol craft is equipped with an Atlantean Ray Cannon.[citation needed]
* Pincer Tank: Two-man, open cockpit, aquatic craft armed with a set of flexible pincer claws that can be used to grapple and entangle opponents. Used by Attuma's army.
Individual weapons and equipment:
* Body Armor: Atlantean soldiers wear body armor[citation needed]
* Ray Pistols:[citation needed]
* Ray Rifles:[citation needed]
* Heat Ray: One of Attuma's troops utilized a hand-held heat ray against Iron Man.
* Power Tridents: Project stun blasts.[citation needed]
* Water-Breathing System: When a non-amphibious Atlantean ventures into the surface world, he wears a sealed bubble helmet that covers his head and neck-gills. The helmet is designed to enable the wearer to see normally. A small cylindrical backpack recycles and renews the water. The system enables the wearer to stay away from the water for days before they suffer ill effects.[citation needed]
* One-Man Propulsion System: This is a small cylindrical platform that clamps to the user's feet. It is steered by flexing the feet and legs. It can maintain speeds of 75 mph for up to two-thousand miles in the water. It's usefulness in the air is limited to a short hop of 10 to 20 feet (i.e. enough to get onto a dock or the shore).[citation needed]
* Turtle Transports: These gigantic turtles are bred to carry troops on their backs across great distances. These turtles are amphibious and can function equally well in or out of the water.[citation needed]
* Air-Breathing Serum: Atlanteans have developed a chemical compound that allows normal breathing in air, while turning the flesh from normal blue to human flesh-tones and requires a separate serum to reverse its effects. Variations of this chemical allow air-breathing for 24 hours.[citation needed]
== Notes ==
* Atlantis and the Atlanteans (as the continuation of ancient Atlantis, a location mentioned within the Cthulhu Mythos, were tied to the Marvel Comics version of the Mythos at occasions:
** The Lemurians were of an Atlantean sect worshiping the Elder God Set, that left Atlantis, and founded the kingdom of Lemuria.
** The Unforgiven Dead, led by Suma-Ket, worshiped the Old Ones, took control of Atlantis, and sacrificed Atlanteans to their dark gods for further power. They were themselves known as the Old Ones.
** The Aqueos, for a part vampirized Atlanteans and Lemurians, were created from Sh'g'th tissue, a formless substance used to create unholy life, by ancient "things", beings from the stars, and lived in R'llyeh, the "First Atlantis", the "Seventh World of the Ancients".
== Trivia ==
* According to Wolverine Atlanteans have a unique scent which he describes as being like 'sushi dipped in motor oil', which makes it easy for him to track them on land.
: "The plant took away their ability to breathe air, but enabled them to draw oxygen from the sea. They settled in the ocean, away from war and diseases. My mother gave birth to me there, and I became the firstborn son of Talokan."
: ―Namor[src]
Talokanil are the inhabitants of the underwater kingdom of Talokan. They are descended from an enhanced group of humans from Yucatán who consumed an underwater herb infused with vibranium.
== Contents ==
* 1History
** 1.1Origins
** 1.2Monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.
** 1.3War with Wakanda
*** 1.3.1Ambush on the Harvey Sub-Sea
*** 1.3.2Meeting Shuri
*** 1.3.3Attack on Wakanda
*** 1.3.4Talokanil vs Wakandans
*** 1.3.5Returning Home
* 2Technology and Weapons
* 3Characteristic Traits
* 4Notable Talokanil
** 4.1Talokanil Mutants
* 5Trivia
* 6References
* 7External Links
== History ==
=== Origins ===
: "These are all Mesoamerican artifacts. Most likely 16th century. Have you been alive since then? Your mother was human.""She was. But then she became something else.""How?""How? How is never as important as why."
: ―Shuri and Namor[src]
The Talokanil came to be when their Mayan ancestors in Yucatán swallowed a concoction created from a vibranium-infused plant which altered their physiology, changing their skins blue, making them able to breathe in water but no longer in air. The first Talokanil to be born after their transformation was Namor, who was born a mutant with winged feet and the ability to breathe air.
=== Monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D. ===
Talokanil activity was marked as a "hot-spot" monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.. By 2010, their activity in the Atlantic Ocean was displayed in the holographic maps used by the organization to oversee those activities.
=== War with Wakanda ===
==== Ambush on the Harvey Sub-Sea ====
With Vibranium being exposed to the world by Wakanda, the Talokanil were under pressure as political superpowers like the United States of America tried to gain the metal for themselves. The USA used a Vibranium Detector made by Riri Williams to detect Vibranium under the ocean. Namor and Talokan's militray, led by Attuma arrived at Harvey Sub-Sea and attacked. They killed Henderson, Smitty, and other Navy SEAL members in water on board. While Namor killed Graham and the pilot by throwing them into water.
==== Meeting Shuri ====
Namor arrived at Wakanda to meet Shuri and Ramonda, telling them to find the scientist that created the detector and her to him. Namor sent his suborniates to capture her. After the Talokanil soldiers killed the police officers and Attuma defeating Okoya, they successfully captured Riri and take Shuri with them to Talokan.
==== Attack on Wakanda ====
After arriving in Namor's cave, he took Shuri with him to explore his kingdom of Talokan. Nakia eventually sneaks into the cave, killed the Talokanil and rescued both Riri and Shuri. After it, Namor arrive back and had a meeting in the Capital City, letting them know to prepare for war against Wakanda. Namor led his army into Wakanda and flooded the Golden City as the invaded. While the Talokanil attacked every civilians in the city, Namor flew up and attacked the aircrafts in the sky. Once he finished attacking the aircrafts, he approached Ramonda and Williams in the Citadel and threw the Hydrobombs towards them, killing Ramonda and ending the invasion.
==== Talokanil vs Wakandans ====
The Talokanil spotted another detector, but it emitted a loud pulse, causing Namor and his army to swim to surface, where they saw a ship carrying the Wakandans onboard and battling against them. After Namor was defeated by Shuri, they made an alliance and the Talokanil returned home.
==== Returning Home ====
After the battle, Namor in his cave, painting a new mural on his wall reflecting his conflict with Wakanda. Namora arrived in his cave, disappointed at him for making an alliance with Wakanda, but Namor reassures her that someday when Wakanda comes into conflict with other surface worlds, they will help them.
== Technology and Weapons ==
Like Asgardians, Talokanil technology has a primitive facade that belies its highly advanced nature. But unlike the Asgardians, instead of being fused with magic, their technology is made from the material known as vibranium, located in the same region where the species was born, thanks to an impact of a meteorite loaded with that mineral, which allowed them to advance much faster than human civilization. They have Vibranium Spears and respirators to enable them to breathe on the surface without having to draw to oxygen from water. They also have a light source made of vibranium called Sastun that allows to illuminate Talokan Capital City. This technology rivals that of the human nation of Wakanda, as their technologies are made of the same material.
== Characteristic Traits ==
: "They were blue. And they had superhuman strength. And they came from the water on the backs of whales. I struck down three of them with blows that should’ve killed them… but they rose again."
: ―Okoye[src]
The Talokanil possess enhanced strength, durability, speed, agility, endurance stamina, reflexes, a regenerative healing factor, and the ability to breathe underwater; however, they cannot breathe air and have to wear respirators when going on land, the exception being Namor due to his Mutant physiology. Their skin is blue when they go to the surface due to the way their body processes oxygen, but underwater, they’re more human since they were humans who were mutated after consuming the underwater herb which was infused with Vibranium.
The Talokanil apparently have some sort of telepathic connection to marine life, being able to ride whales and use them to carry large structures or heavy objects. They are also able to wall-crawl all kinds of structures, and emit a siren-like singing of a hypnotic nature with their voices, which will make anyone who heard it jump into the water.
== Notable Talokanil ==
Namora
Attuma
Fen †
=== Talokanil Mutants ===
Ch'ah Toh Almehen
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, the Atlanteans (Homo mermanus) are generally depicted as the descendants of ancient humans from the small continent of Atlantis, which was submerge during a Flood-like calamity called the "Great Cataclysm" 20,000 years ago (circa 18,000 BC). Exactly how said humans became aquatic is subject to much debate, with various storylines presenting multiple possible explanations, varying from divine intervention to magic to natural evolution. Another, more recent storyline claims that they originally evolved on the water world of Vodan, and later migrated from it to Earth through a secret deep underwater passage that connects the two worlds, though the history of their migration to Earth is all but lost.
Talokan is an underwater kingdom ruled by Namor in the Atlantic Ocean and is home to the Talokanil.
== Contents ==
* 1History
** 1.1Foundation
** 1.2Monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.
** 1.3Namor's Rule
*** 1.3.1Visited By Surface Dwellers
*** 1.3.2Capital Meeting
*** 1.3.3Return Home
* 2Trivia
* 3References
* 4External Links
== History ==
=== Foundation ===
: "My mother and her village were driven from their farms by Spanish conquistadors who brought the smallpox, a hateful language, and dogma from another world. Facing starvation, war, and disease, my people turned to Chaac. Our God of Rain and Abundance. Chaac gave our shaman a vision. A way to save his people."
: ―Namor[src]
Millennia ago, a meteor from outer space containing vibranium crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near the Yucatán. While the vibranium sank to the sea floor, it also affected some of the underwater plant life closer to the surface. In 1571, a Yucatán-Mayan tribe found themselves dying due to smallpox introduced by Spanish colonizers. Praying to a Mayan deity, one of the tribesmen was guided towards a vibranium enriched plant, which the tribe ingested. Waking up with blue skin and gills, they went into the sea to breathe, where their skin colors were restored.
They migrated to the Puerto Rico Trench, approximately 12,000 feet deep. Inspired by his mother's stories passed on from his Aztec father, Ch'ah Toh Almehen took the name of the Aztec underworld paradise Tlālōcān and translated it from Nahuatl into their tongue of Yucatec Mayan as "Talokan", establishing this as the name of their new underwater nation. The people called themselves Talokanil and established Talokan on the sea floor where the raw vibranium deposits remained.
Shortly after, a small group returned to the surface, only to see a plantation run by a slave master. Setting fire to the property and killing the colonizers, Talokan harbored a resentment towards surface dwellers and elected to keep their existence hidden from humanity.
=== Monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D. ===
Talokanil activity was marked as a "hot-spot" monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.. By 2010, their activity in the Atlantic Ocean was displayed in the holographic maps used by the organization to oversee those activities.
=== Namor's Rule ===
==== Visited By Surface Dwellers ====
: "You are the first person from the surface to come to Talokan."
: ―Namor to Shuri[src]
In 2025, Namor sent his subordinates to capture Riri Williams. They captured her and brought Shuri with them, after she had asked so, to Talokan. They took them to an underwater cave, where they could breathe oxygen. In an attempt to demonstrate his point and perspective to Shuri, Namor decided to bring her to Talokan's capital, deep down below. He then proceeded to give her a tour of the city, showcasing its people and technology to her. Awed and moved by the sight, Shuri came to understand Namor's deep desire to keep his kingdom safe.
==== Capital Meeting ====
: "Líik'ik Talokan!"
: ―Namor[src]
Outraged by this act of deception, and concluding that Wakanda was just the same as the other surface nations, Namor returned to his capital. He then declared war on Wakanda, calling for his entire kingdom to rise.
==== Return Home ====
: "Talokanile'ex! Kone'x sunake otoch. Holto'b battel bey tuune’."
: ―Namor to Talokanil Armed Forces[src]
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== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Atlantis is the underwater kingdom inhabited by the Atlanteans and ruled by Namor.
** The change was made to avoid comparisons to Aquaman, which although created later, was presented earlier on the silver screen with the DC Extended Universe film Aquaman in 2018, four years before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever released in 2022.
* Talokan is based on Tlālōcān, one of the underworld realms in the Aztec codices ruled by the Rain God Tlāloc. It is a paradise for the souls of those who died of a water or a storm-related death. In the comics, Tláloc is the Storm God of the Tēteoh.
* The association between the legendary Atlantis and Mesoamerica originates from the book Atlantis: The Antediluvian World (1882) by Ignatius L. Donnelly, in the book, Donnelly says that Aztlán, the ancestral land of the Aztecs was actually another name for Atlantis.
Atlantis is the titular location of Atlantis: The Lost Empire. It was a powerful empire established thousands of years ago that was mostly destroyed in a terrible cataclysm in 6,800 BC and was rediscovered in 1914 in the events of the film.
== Contents ==
* 1History
* 2Geography
* 3Government
* 4Fauna
* 5Development
* 6Other appearances
** 6.1DuckTales (1987 series and 2017 series)
** 6.2American Dragon: Jake Long
** 6.3Phineas and Ferb
** 6.4The Little Mermaid comic serial
** 6.5Pirates of the Caribbean
** 6.6Aladdin (TV series)
** 6.7Once Upon a Time
** 6.8Avengers Assemble
* 7Gallery
== History ==
Sometime presumably before 100,000 BC, Atlantis was simply another civilization in the world and the Atlanteans were a normal race like any other. One fateful day, a huge comet passed over the Earth. A single piece broke off and fell upon the landmass that was inhabited by the Atlanteans. To their astonishment, they managed to discover the great properties possessed by the comet fragment. Soon, they would use the fragment, which they called the Heart of Atlantis, as their source into becoming a more advanced civilization than any other before in history.
But instead of using their new found technological powers for good, they exercised it to dominate other lands, establishing colonies all over the ancient world and subjugating the people there. They created a fearsome armada of flying machines called Martags, artificially-intelligent Leviathans that waged war with unmatched strength and Gungnir, a powerful weapon. However, their hubris would become their undoing when an accidental discharge caused a Great Flood that threatened to wipe out Atlantis as a whole. The crystal that had fueled their technology and gifted them with extended longevity, would save a part of the city, though it would be buried beneath the waters and deep into the Earth.
Humbled by the result of their arrogance, the elder leaders of Atlantis, in particular its King Kashekim Nedakh, decided to keep the crystal secret, even from its people, forever so as not to repeat their actions. Kashekim went further by ordering all of Atlantis' history to be destroyed and hid the crystal deep within the city through the throne room. Overtime, their past glory had been all but forgotten.
At some point, a shepherd named Aziz managed to stumble upon Atlantis. For two years, he secretly immersed himself it its culture, uncovering bits and pieces of its past, including the location of the Heart of Atlantis. Upon his return to the surface, however, he was considered a madman and subsequently sent to an asylum. While imprisoned, he would detail his journey in great detail, albeit in the Atlantean Language. His writings would become known as the Shepherd's Journal.
The Journal would pass through many hands over time, thus bringing the legend of Atlantis back into the consciousness of the surface world. Some considered it fact, others called it fiction, the discovery of the lost empire was nonetheless considered one of the greatest treasures all archaeologists strive to achieve.
8,800 years after the Great Flood, in 1914, Preston Whitmore funds an expedition to Atlantis following the recovery of the Shepherd's Journal three years prior. Under the command of Lyle Rourke and guided by Milo Thatch's translation of the book, the expedition succeeds in finding Atlantis, despite suffering a loss of well over half its crew.
Rourke attempts to steal the Heart of Atlantis after he manages to locate it, uncaring that to remove the crystal from the city would bring about imminent death to its people. Milo leads an effort to stop Rourke and returns the crystal in time to avoid the city being engulfed by lava from an erupting volcano. While the expedition returns to the surface, Milo stays behind the help the people rediscover their past and lead them to a better future. Whitmore Industries ensured that the secret of Atlantis would be kept hidden, but would allow trips to the city in secret for celebrities, dignitaries and Whitmore Industries employees. Among the more notable visitors were Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs, who became popular enough with the people of Atlantis for a bed and breakfast to be named for him.
Several years after the expedition, Atlantis is raised by the Crystal and the Spear of Atlantis combined to it's original position in the middle of a fishing spot at the Atlantic Ocean, out of sight of nearby nation. With Atlantis re-emerged, the world became 'a better place'.
== Geography ==
According to Plato, Atlantis is located somewhere beyond "the pillars of Heracles." The exact position has been debated by scholars for centuries with no theory being any better than the other. Many have even reasoned that it may not be in the Atlantic Ocean as has generally been believed.
At the height of its power, Atlantis was, as Plato described, "an island which was larger than Libya and Asia together," by which he meant the ancient Libyan domain and Asia Minor. Following the Great Flood, all that remains is a small island that has been buried within a deep cave system resembling those found within old Hollow Earth theories. Despite being a fraction of its once enormous size, Atlantis is still a very large city, comparable to the size of the major cities on the surface such as New York City, Paris, Tokyo, and London. The city is divided into several rings and once held a form of monorail transport.
The journey to Atlantis is a difficult venture unto itself. One must first descend toward a specific point in the Atlantic Ocean. Travelers must then successfully pass a Leviathan to an underground tunnel it guards. Upon surfacing into the entrance of a cavern, travelers must trek for days through the catacombs of Atlantean ruins, facing various dangers such as forgotten Atlantean machines, deep chasms, and hostile wildlife such as Pyreflies. Finally, there is a dormant volcano they must pass before reaching Atlantis. Around 1000 BC, during the time of the shepherd Aziz, he was able to access the Atlantean catacombs by way of a cave on the surface, an entrance which had become submerged by the time of a failed Viking expedition in 793. As told in the framing story of the Atlantis Subterranean Tours guidebook, after the original expedition, Whitmore Enterprises discovered other means of reaching the Atlantean Highway through hidden caverns in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. These would be the routes they would use to allow celebrities, dignitaries, and Whitmore employees to visit Atlantis on secret trips.
What remains of Atlantis is situated atop flowing lava, protected by the power of the Heart of Atlantis. While the city is mostly ruins, it is still vibrant with life. Following the events of the city's rediscovery by the Whitmore Expedition, the Guardians of Atlantis, previously thought to have been lost in the Great Flood, have surfaced from their dwelling beneath the city's waters and stand in an encompassing circle, signifying the range of their protection. The Heart of Atlantis, once hidden deep within the city, now shines above, hovering over the city. A circulation system provides Atlantis with water, powered by the Heart of Atlantis.
After the events of Atlantis: Milo's Return, the city of Atlantis is now situated in the center of the Atlantic Ocean again, out of sight of any nearby land, but in the middle of a fishing ground.
== Government ==
Atlantis appears to be a monarchy led by a King and Queen. However, in the sequel, Kida mentions a Council that she says can look over the city while she is away, implying that Atlantis has another branch of government with as much power as the King and Queen themselves, a branch which is democratically elected. The royal bloodline has a special connection with the Heart of Atlantis, which means they are in charge of defense of the city, development of technology, and use of the crystal's power. The Council likely is in charge of more day-to-day activities and the creation and enforcement of laws.
== Fauna ==
Various types of strange animals live in and around Atlantis. They were likely inhabitants of the continent where the city originally existed, but have gone extinct everywhere else except the city due to the flood.
Some examples of Atlantean animal life include:
* Parrot Lizards, beaked flying lizards that similar to parrots, are kept as pets and raised for food.
* Pyreflies, small bioluminescent and combustible insects that nest in large groups
* Blue ostrich-like reptiles, possibly domesticated as they are seen in a marketplace
* Marine animals such as fish, crustaceans, and eurypterids, which the Atlantean people catch and eat
* Lava dogs, domesticated dog-like omnivorous animals which can withstand the temperature of magma
* Lava whales, larger relatives of lava dogs
* Bahadmok Tigers, domesticated creatures resembling blue dicynodonts
* Giant domesticated crabs which the Atlantean people ride on
== Development ==
The filmmakers noted that the vast majority of their research about Atlantis was primarily done through the Internet. Sifting through all of the information they could find, both plausible and fictitious, to pick out what would work to facilitate the story they were telling.
For the visual design, directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale immediately did not want Atlantis to be heavily influenced by the commonly used Greek look. Art director David Goetz noted that, as part of the desire to illustrate the civilization as being the "mother culture," they looked into the unusual architectural designs used in Southeast Asia, notably Cambodia, as well as the Mayan architecture found in South America. Further refinements were done in an effort to emulate the art style of production designer Mike Mignola.
The core production team took a trip to the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico during the pre-production stages of the film. This was done for research to get a better feel of what it is like to live underground. It also provided inspiration towards the development of the caverns the Whitmore Expedition journeys through towards Atlantis.
== Other appearances ==
With the myth having captured the imagination of people for countless years, other interpretations of the city of Atlantis exist in various Disney media, though are unrelated to the version depicted in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
=== DuckTales (1987 series and 2017 series) ===
Atlantis appears in the DuckTales episode "Aqua Ducks", a part of the "Catch as Cash Can" story arc. Here, Scrooge McDuck searches for portions of his fortune lost at sea when transferring it to be weighed. After running afoul of a group of Fish-Men, they are sentenced to work in their dump, which is actually the ruins of Atlantis, which the Fish-Men deemed just another large chunk of human garbage. Scrooge's team eventually manages to raise Atlantis by using Gyro Gearloose's Super-Fizz, which brings it up to the surface and eventually allows it to float into the sky. The Fish-Men are angry at the escape at first before realizing that the trash is now being taken away and Scrooge claims the treasure of Atlantis and finds the lost portions of his fortune along the way.
In DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, it is offhandedly mentioned that Merlock the Magician used the powers of Gene the Genie to destroy Atlantis (which was apparently a popular resort that refused to give Merlock a reservation), among many other evil deeds.
Atlantis makes an appearance in the Ducktales reboot television special "Woo-oo!" Here, Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Webby Vanderquack, and Launchpad McQuack are searching for the Jewel of Atlantis that is hidden deep within the city temple; however, Flintheart Glomgold is also in pursuit of the jewel as well. Atlantis is shown to be hanging upside down because of its poor foundation that kept it upright. It was destroyed by Glomgold's submarine torpedoes.
=== American Dragon: Jake Long ===
In "Hero of the Hourglass," it's revealed that Fu Dog once used the Uchrono Hourglass to travel back in time and visit Atlantis, only to unwittingly have it sink into the ocean.
=== Phineas and Ferb ===
In the episode of the same name, Atlantis is the main location Phineas, Ferb, Buford, Isabella, Baljeet, and Irving go see for the day. They manage to briefly raise it up to the surface which ends up winning a sand castle contest for Candace, only for it to sink back down to the depths. They also sing a song of the location's name after they find it.
=== The Little Mermaid comic serial ===
In the Marvel comic book series for The Little Mermaid, Atlantis was shown as an island with a crystal globe plugging an active volcano. The Merpeople, Sharkanians, and an unknown race of pegasus-centaur hybrids were the main occupants of the island. It sank after the prince of the Sharkanians removed the crystal globe from the volcano, resulting in it exploding. It is also implied that the princess and the king of the merpeople of Atlantis were Ariel's ancestors.
=== Pirates of the Caribbean ===
Though Atlantis has yet to appear in any media, it is part of the backstory of the Sword of Triton. According to Pirates of the Caribbean Online and On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide, this weapon is said to have been forged in the lost city of Atlantis and has passed from one ancient mariner to another, until falling into Blackbeard's possession.
=== Aladdin (TV series) ===
In one episode, an entity called the Ethereal claims to have sunk Atlantis because they had become irredeemably corrupted. This lines up surprisingly well with the reason the Heart of Atlantis sunk the city in the film. Some might speculate that the Ethereal is somehow related to the Heart of Atlantis due to these similarities; the Ethereal in the TV series even mentions a well-stocked library having been in the city, which Atlantis in Atlantis: The Lost Empire once had.
=== Once Upon a Time ===
Atlantis doesn't appear on the show. However, in a flashback from Season 5, Baelfire is bitten and poisoned by an Atlantean rat snake, inducting the city's existence.
=== Avengers Assemble ===
Atlantis is ruled by the Atlantean Attuma in Season 1 and Season 2. By Season 2, a resistance has risen against Attuma lead by his former adviser Lady Zartra.
Atlanteans are a race of advanced human beings who have discovered technology far more powerful than any modern machine. Their history dates back at least ten thousand years; they can live to great ages that may seem inhuman to outsiders, with the oldest Atlantean being the former King, Kashekim Nedakh. At the height of their power, Atlantis was known across the world and referenced by philosophers such as Plato; however, they have since fallen and are usually thought to be a myth by most people.
== Contents ==
* 1Appearance
* 2Society & Culture
** 2.1Royalty
** 2.2Technology
* 3American Dragon: Jake Long
** 3.1Physical Appearance
** 3.2Current Status
* 4Trivia
== Appearance ==
Atlanteans are dark skinned with white hair. Most of their garments are blue, with some gold and orange shades interwoven. They usually have blue tattoos.
== Society & Culture ==
The culture appears to have stressed the importance of water; there are many flowing waterways located in their great city and even their language (which also appears to be important in Atlantean society) is modeled after the flowing form of water. The loss of the ability to read was a huge blow on the Atlantean culture, it crippled their ability to use their flying machines and their once-powerful technology. When Milo Thatch reintroduced the ability, Atlantean society had begun to rise once more.
Each Atlantean gains a small, blue crystal, which they use to power the technology they frequently use. It can also be used to heal wounds, as seen when Princess Kida heals Milo's cut chest. All of these crystals are smaller parts of the Atlantean's Great Power Source: a Giant Crystal that shines bright blue and can only be touched by those of Royal Blood. Because Atlantis cannot function without it, it has been called the Heart of Atlantis.
The Crystal may chose a host of Royal Blood when Atlantis is in great peril. However, if the crystal is removed, the Atlanteans lose their power and will eventually die. The King's crystal piece appears to have some sort of value and importance amongst the Atlanteans, as King Kashekim passes on the crystal to Milo Thatch as he dies.
=== Royalty ===
The Royalty among the Atlanteans is regarded highly, for example, no one seemed to question King Kashekim's decision to keep Atlantis submerged except his own daughter. For many thousands of years, they accepted his decision even when their culture was dying. Royalty is also highly important amongst the Atlanteans because the only ones who can properly fuse with their Power Source are the ones of Royal Blood. Should anyone else attempt this, they will be crystallized, which is extremely painful and possibly fatal.
When a King dies, the Atlanteans carve his face into a great stone, and their child lights it up with their crystal. The stone then flies up and circles the Power Source.
=== Technology ===
The technology of the Atlanteans was highly advanced; it could easily outdo a combustion engine. The Atlanteans also mastered the power of flight millennia before the rest of humanity did. They could create great machines with their skills, an example being the Leviathan. How the Atlanteans gained such advanced technology is not known or elaborated upon.
== American Dragon: Jake Long ==
Atlanteans are, as their name implies, an ancient race who inhabited the Island of Atlantis. Unfortunately, not much is known about them. They are very briefly seen in a single episode, "Hero of the Hourglass" (Season 2), of the series American Dragon: Jake Long.
=== Physical Appearance ===
Atlanteans are humanoid creatures with very pale skin. They have spikes reminiscent to fins on the lobe of their ears and on the back of their forearms near the elbow. Females usually wear skirts with tank tops while males wear tunics, all of which come in very pale, pastel colors. Both wear knee-high boots.
=== Current Status ===
It is currently unknown what happened to the Atlantean race. The sinking of their city could have caused their unfortunate demise and immediate extinction, which would negate the popular belief that Atlanteans are aquatic creatures. It is also possible that they have settled at the bottom of the ocean and have kept their existence secret to avoid another incident or as to not attract undesirable visitors.
In "The Hunted" (Season 1), it is hinted that Atlantis and its inhabitants may have survived; a Mermaid, called Silver, says she recently graduated from Atlantis University. Of course, this doesn't prove that the establishment is actually situated in Atlantis.
Also, in the episode "Shaggy Frog", a female Atlantean can be seen very briefly (albeit with a darker palette of colors than the originals) inside an ice cream parlor. This may indicate that a few individuals managed to escape the catastrophe and now live across the surface.
== Trivia ==
* According to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, Atlantis was located in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, hence its name.
* It is revealed in "Hero of the Hourglass" that Fu Dog was the one responsible for sinking the Island of Atlantis by pulling the plug.
* Councilor Omina is possibly a great descendant of the Atlanteans, since she's the Dragon of Atlantis.
* The Atlanteans are polytheistic, as evidenced by Kida saying the "gods became jealous." According to the legend of Atlantis, the Olympians destroyed Atlantis after its people had become amoral and, in the eyes of the gods, ugly.
* The Atlanteans have the ability to communicate by telepathy.
* They seem to age longer than average humans. 300 or 400 years in Human time is just one year to them therefore they live.
* The Atlanteans don't appear in Once Upon a Time. However, in a flashback from season five, Baelfire is bitten and poisoned by an Atlantean rat snake, inducting their existence.