Bubbles the Giant Seahorse

## Bubbles

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**Bubbles the Giant Seahorse** is an original character designed by Frostybites16. Bubbles the Giant Seahorse resides in the Oceania universe.

Bubbles is a giant seahorse that is one of Sapphire's pets

## Appearance

Bubbles is a very large seahorse who's body is slender, the snout is long, the tail is long and prehensile, and his armor is bumpy and jagged like coral. He also possesses a long prehensile tongue. His head and dorsal ridge have some more or less long and numerous dermal filaments which are bifid. He has long leaf-like protrusions coming from his head and down his neck resembling a standing "mane" as well as leaf-like fins. The leaf-like lobes of skin that grow on his body provide camouflage, giving the appearance of seaweed.

Bubbles is a vibrant red in color with white stripes on his head and neck. The stripes are boldest on the head and neck and become gradually fainter further down the body, blending with the red. He also has a broad white dorsal stripe on his back. The rest of his body is covered in small white speckles. He has a blue tongue and his eyes are orange. He also has an orange and purple starfish on his neck that Sapphire decorated him with as a sign of joining the family.

Bubbles has a bit of a lazy eye, and often has a blank expression on his face, which can sometimes give off the impression that nothing is going on in that head of his. Though he is usually cross-eyed, his eyes do become un-crossed sometimes, such as when he gets defensive, or if he's really focused on something such as food. He also has the quirky tendency for bubbles to stream from his nostrils, hence the nickname.

## Personality

Bubbles is very affectionate, playful, and loyal. and like all seahorses he loves to swim and hop. Bubbles isn't the brightest, but despite his appearance, every once in a while he is pretty smart at times, he's just mostly a really weird individual who does weird stuff. He usually spends his time primarily just standing around Sapphire's Home, licking or eating strange things, or standing in inconvenient locations. He also has those Leaf-like protrusions on his head that act as ears so they can signal emotion and curiosity, perked up when happy or alert, laid down when threatened, drooping when sad etc. he is friendly to those who have been friendly to him, but he will act hostile when he feels like he or someone he cares about is threatened,

## Abilities

**Natural Abilities:**

* **Speed:** Unlike Their smaller ancestors and counterparts, giant seahorses are very quick. Bubbles can swim fast by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of his neck and a dorsal fin on his back closer to the tail end, as well as hop on his tail along the sea floor similar to a kangaroo. Bubbles can reach speeds of up to 40 mph
* **Agility:** Like most seahorses, Bubbles can swim forwards, backwards, up and down.
* **Armor:** Like most seahorses, Bubbles has pretty solid armor, which makes him difficult to actually take out. The bony-plated armor of seahorses is a multifunctional adaptation, providing structural support, aiding, in prehension, and protecting against predators. The armor in the tail upon compression, the overlapping bony plates slide past each other, allowing the tail to be compressed to nearly 50% its original length
* **Prehensile Tail:** Bubbles is able to coil or grasp things with his tail.
* **360-degree vision:** Bubbles has the ability to move each eye independently, granting him 360-degree vision.
* **Darkvision: Bubbles:** can see in the dark
* **Camouflage:** Bubbles can change color to blend in
* **Strength:** Bubble's compact, sturdy build and well-muscled body allow him to comfortably support, carry, and move a lot of extra weight
* **Prehensile Tongue:** Bubbles has a long tongue he can use to grasp and manipulate objects.

**Skillset:**

* **Spine Ball:** His body is covered in hard, bony plates with coral-like spines, and when threatened, he can curl up into a ball and present his bumpy and jagged coral-like armor to an attacking predator.
* **Tail Smack:** Bubbles can smack stuff with his tail. analogous to a land horse kicking
* **Tuck & Roll:** Bubbles learned that if he rolls into a ball, and leans forward, he can also roll around while in this state along the ocean floor pretty fast. He learned this technique from Barnacle, who in turn learned it from Sapphire, who in turn learned it from his friend Steen.

## Relationships

### Family

* **Sapphire:** Owner
* **Barnacle:** Adoptive Brother
* **Halenine the Octomaid:**
* **Hillin the Slugmaid:**

### Allies

* **Sapphire the octomaid:** Owner
* **Barnacle the sea whelk:** Adoptive Brother
* **Steen's pet worm:** Friend
* **Steen the hermit crabmaid:** Any friend of Sapphire's is a friend of his
* **Heikala the Lobstermaid:** Any friend of Sapphire's is a friend of his
* **Isura the Mako Sharkmaid:** Any friend of Sapphire's is a friend of his

## Trivia

* Bubbles was created on February 9th, 2023, and was drawn on February 15th 2023
* I always like to imagine if my OC's had voice actors/actresses, and for Bubbles, well obviously he cant talk, but I do imagine him making zorse noises, such as these, and this. He also screams like a goat occasionally
* Bubble's theme is Sting - Inside Rail, Anno Domini Beats | Pray and Jackal Queenston - Rubberband
* Coral was one of the names I was considering for Bubbles but there is already an Oceania character with that name so I went for something else, and something that as arguably more creative I think, cause the nose bubbles.

## Gallery

Bubbles LineworkBubbles uncolored character sheetBubbles pictured in a diagram with other seahorses