Portuguese Man o' War

The Portuguese Man o' War (*Physalia physalis*) is a build which resembles a Jellyfish but is actually a siphonomore. This build is actually a colony of players with different playstyles each. It is named as such because it resembles a wooden aquatic ship of the same name. The stingers of this build can be quite annoying, as this build can still dish out damage, even after it has been defeated.

## Overview

Like all Jellyfish, its Defense stat is abysmal, due to having a gelatinous body. Additionally, it also has poor Health. Its Mobility is mostly dependent on the wind, having very little on its own. However, it's attack is quite powerful, having the longest reach in the game other than Human weapons, thus the high Power. Lastly, it has a great Stealth stat due to its transparent body, ensuring that unwitting players may never detect this colony before its too late.

## Moveset

**Death Touch (Active, Attack)**- Deals great damage to most builds that touch it.

**Sailboat Float (Passive, Mobility)**- Allows the build to take advantage of wind physics to drift easily.

## Tier Placement.

High C-tier. An interesting take on Siphonophore mains, this build plays at the surface of the water, which is quite a dangerous place to be in, as opposed to the typical deep-sea Siphonophore. It has an insanely long reach and can make a team combo with *Nomerus gronovii*, with them having low enough DPS to easily leech off of this build's tentacles without dealing significant damage, and this build protects *Nomerus gronovii* players and provides a bait to be used. However, it is still not invulnerable and has some predators like Sea Slugs, Loggerhead Sea Turtles and Ocean Sunfish players. Blanket Octopi, in particular will rip off a stinging tentacle to use as a weapon against its own griefers. However, it can shake off the Sea Slugs easily by just sinking itself at will, but it has bad matchups against the other predators. Still, it is quite viable and okay as a Cnidarian.

## Outside Hall of Fame

While mostly absent in the Hall of Fame itself, this build is cited as the descendant of the Ocean Phantom, which has not only higher stats in general, but also can extract some EXP from algae and swaps the *Nomerus gronovii* for spindletroopers, which are actually able to fight off griefers that this build cannot deal with itself.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/portuguese-man-o-war.html
2. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenelizabeth/2020/10/14/no-the-portuguese-man-o-war-is-not-a-jellyfish/?sh=20266da0a8ad
3. ↑ https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Physalia\_physalis/
4. ↑ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/five-facts-portuguese-man-of-war/
5. ↑ https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/wildlife-explorer/marine/colonial-creatures/portuguese-man-owar
6. ↑ https://www.americanoceans.org/species/portuguese-man-o-war/
7. ↑ https://www.animalspot.net/manowar-jellyfish.html
8. ↑ https://www.waikikiaquarium.org/experience/animal-guide/invertebrates/jellies/portuguese-man-o-war/
9. ↑ https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/portuguese-man-o-war.html#:~:text=The%20tentacles%20contain%20stinging%20nematocysts,causes%20welts%20on%20exposed%20skin.
10. ↑ https://a-z-animals.com/animals/man-of-war-jellyfish/#single-animal-text
11. ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696138/
12. ↑ https://schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-post/creature-report-siphonophores/
13. ↑ https://portmanowar.wixsite.com/home/post/a-look-at-the-portuguese-man-o-war-and-mutualism
14. ↑ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/550892/facts-about-portuguese-man-o-war
15. ↑ https://www.wired.com/2015/03/absurd-creature-week-blanket-octopus/
16. ↑ https://iwt.ie/species-of-the-week-portuguese-man-owar/
17. ↑ https://speculativeevolution.fandom.com/wiki/Ocean\_phantom#:~:text=The%20Ocean%20Phantom%20is%20an,over%20a%20red%20alga%20reef.