Cleo Mirreeulla

### Monster Parent

"I am a Water Monster, my family is semi-famous in Australia; from the Australian Enigma to the Hawksebury River Monster."

### Killer Style

"My style embraces both fresh and saltwater themes."

### Monster Quirk

" I become incredibly uncomfortable around knives and fishing nets, they really freak me out."

### Pet

"Do I have any pets?…hmm I make friends with the many animals around my family's house… I don’t have any that's specifically mine."

### Favorite Activity

"I love phanto-graphy, being able to just take pictures of my surroundings though an underwater view is so bootiful."

### Biggest Pet Peeve

"My Biggest Pet Peeve is constantly being hassled for not choosing to define myself as a freshwater or saltwater ghoul."

### Fav School Subject

"My favourite class is Ocean-ogre-phy, I just love learning about the ocean and how we can remove pollution from it."

### Least Fav Subject

"I despise Mad Science, too many random liquids and flames that get in the way of doing hard work."

### Favorite Color

"I love blue obviously, green and I love the colour of orange corals."

### Favorite Food

"My favourite food is anything cooked and wrapped in bread, it's heavenly."

**Cleo Mirreeulla** is a a 2024 and all-around character for all current **Monsternate** Fanon of Monster High. A fun loving and proud woman of the land and the sea; Cleo is a Water Monster, specifically a Sea Serpent. **Cleo Mirreeulla** is apart of the **Monsternate Universe** and is not currently included in any current *Fanon* Monster High Generations.

## Character

### Biography

Cleo has come from a long line of aboriginal sea serpent's native to Australia and Sea Serpent's extending all the way back to the ancient British Isles and many phantom isles. Her maternal grandfather was the Australian Enigma of the coast of Queensland, while her Paternal Grandmother was known as the Hawksebury River Monster, hence the families prominent last name of Mirreeulla. Her father and mother had the standard relationship, having known each other since childhood but had only forged their relationship during their young adulthood.

Cleo was born as the middle child of three siblings, the eldest being her brother and the youngest a sister. She grew up in a mirror realm of an underwater town, and yet she and her family always had time to travel along the coasts of New South Whales to all the way up the Queensland Coast. She loved living as a Monster, but often spied on the humans of the surface; causing a little stirring in the waters or chasing off fish when humans got to close. Like all members of her family, she was taught in the way of magic; her eyes being opened up to wonders of her people's knowledge and magic. Being well versed in magic centered around the Dreamtime and spiritual planes. As she grew up she developed an interest in photography and oceanography, hoping to explore and catalogue not only the oceans of Earth but the oceans of other dimensions.

Her entry into the Society of Mystical Monsters was made on a personal invitation. She had been swimming off the Great Scarrier Reef before she had come into contact with a particular spirit of nature and. She had caught him performing a little magic trick for some of the elderly sea animals, she joined him in showing off some of her own skills. They started talking and over time, the spirit told her of the group that he had joined and their little goals, he then gave her a little invitation to which she accepted.

### Personality

Cleo, a rebellious and independent sea monster to her core, is marked by her carefree and sarcastic demeanor. Her honesty knows no bounds, as she fearlessly speaks her mind without euphemism, unapologetic about the potential impact on others' feelings. Yet, beneath the surface, she embodies warmth and sincerity, always patient and considerate when delivering her candid comments.

Raised in a unique sea monster community that values freedom and adaptation in the face of adversity, Cleo is a staunch advocate for individuality. Her mission is to inspire others to embrace the same sense of freedom and rebellion she was fortunate to experience. Aware of the suffering endured by both her fellow monsters and humans at the hands of others, Cleo goes out of her way to support those around her.

Having grown up in a traditional environment, Cleo understands the struggles of preserving cultural traditions. She empathizes with those whose cultures are at risk of extinction and actively works to foster inclusivity. Cleo refuses to leave anyone out, always ensuring that people are included in events and celebrations. Her sympathy for the hardships faced by diverse cultures underscores her commitment to unity and compassion within her community. In the tapestry of her character, Cleo weaves a narrative of resilience, inclusivity, and a spirited rebellion against conformity.

### Physical Appearance

Cleo’s natural form is that of a sea serpent, though she boasts an impressive size based on human perspective, she isn’t quite as large as the truly ancient members of her species. She is a long dark blue dinosaur-like sea serpent, with bright emerald eyes and glowing spots along her body.

In her other humanoid form she gains additional humanoid features. She stands at 5 foot 8 and possess a structured endomorph body type. She has dark blue scales with both reptilian and dinosaur like features, with the areas around her hands, feet and around her gills growing a green colour. Along these scales are a series of dots that glow white to blue, shimmering when she swims in water. Her face is more oval shaped, with a nasal notch; she has a set of deep serpentine emerald eyes. She possess long black wavy hair with blue and kelp green streaks, where she keeps in a ponytail. Given her sea serpent nature, she has a set of reptilian and amphibian features. She has a set of finned ears that are much sharper than other sea monsters. Along her arms and legs are a pair of sharp teal coloured fins, in addition to a long aquatic tail with a fin similar to that of a leaf tail gecko.

## Relationships

#### Personal

Cleo's relationships with her friends are marked by a unique blend of camaraderie, sincerity, and a shared spirit of rebellion. Despite her unabashed honesty and sarcasm, her friends appreciate the authenticity she brings to the table. Cleo is fiercely loyal, always standing by her friends through thick and thin. In the dynamic of their friendships, Cleo serves as a catalyst for spontaneity and adventure. Her carefree nature encourages her friends to break free from conventions, embrace their individuality, and live life to the fullest. Cleo is the friend who sparks laughter with her witty remarks, lightens the mood with her carefree attitude, and inspires others to approach challenges with resilience. This defining characteristics of Cleo with her friends, is what inspired Mike Tanifa to fall in love with her. Starting a beautiful and long lasting relationship.

#### Familial

Cleo's relationship with her family is deeply rooted in the traditions and adaptability of their sea monster community. Despite her rebellious and independent nature, she maintains a strong connection with her family, appreciating the values and experiences passed down through generations. Cleo's rebellious streak might stem from the unique upbringing provided by her family. They likely encouraged her to embrace individuality and freedom, fostering a sense of resilience that has been essential in adapting to the adversities their community has faced. Despite her outspoken nature, Cleo's love and warmth toward her family are evident in her actions and the genuine concern she holds for their well-being.

Her family, in turn, plays a role in grounding Cleo, providing a sense of belonging and continuity. They serve as a source of support during times of struggle and celebration during moments of joy. Cleo, with her awareness of the suffering endured by both monsters and humans, likely engages her family in efforts to support others in their community, reinforcing a shared commitment to unity and compassion.

## Abilities & Skills

### Monster Abilities

Cleo is a Water Monster and a sea serpent that possess the unique ability to take on a more humanoid form, which is become more common in this day and age., she has features of both common humanoid water monsters and sea serpents. As an adult she has a fully developed skillset for a water monster like her. These powers are:

* **Aquatic Adaptation**: Cleo is able to survive and adapt to underwater environments, being able to breathe water in lieu of, or along with, a gaseous breathing medium, to swim well and to endure high water pressure and extreme water temperatures. She is able to use her senses normally regardless of the distortion/pressure of the water, possibly including ignoring various impurities that would otherwise reduce the visibility.
	+ **Speed Swimming**: Cleo is capable of swimming at incredible speeds, unrestricted by water resistance. She has recorded her top speed being 40 km an hour underwater. Her tail helps in increasing her speed and manuverability underwater.
* **Fear Immunity**: Cleo is immune to fear of any kind, the user has no fear, and is unable to feel any sort of fear, terror, or even any intense anxiety. Cleo can think clearly, continue to move, and generally function in situations where the fear would disable a normal person.
	+ **Fear Detection**: A common ability amongst water monsters is the ability to detect fear in others. This is ability is split of a Sea Serpent's natural ability of fear immunity, allowing it to sense fear in others.
* **Supernatural Condition**: Cleo possesses supernatural capabilities, attributes and aspects that are beyond what is naturally possible for humans and by extensions most monsters. Possessing a supernaturally enhanced physique covering agility, durability, endurance, reflexes, senses, speed, stamina and strength, in comparison to normal monsters.
	+ **Extreme Temperature Resistance**: As sea serpents are great beasts and monsters, that live in locations where no human is capable of living or finding. Cleo is capable of surviving these intense temperatures which grants her resistance to elements such as fire and ice.
	+ **Natural Weaponry**: As a sea serpent, Cleo possess a wide variety of different natural features, such as fangs, sharp scales and a long tail; which she is capable of using like an additional limb. She does not possess claws like other sea monsters, as Sea Serpents do not usually have claws
* **Transformation**: A unique power for Sea Serpents, which is said to be somewhat new in the most recent centuries. Cleo is capable of taking on a humanoid form and that of a long sea serpent form. This is apparently a common power amongst sea serpents and lake dinosaur's and they began to possess it within the last couple of centuries.
* **Water Manipulation**: Cleo is capable of using the elemental ability to create, control and manipulate water and liquids in general. Having the skill to mold the water in an unlimited variety of shapes, and multiply water molecules, causing liquid to expand, creating even more water. With this ability, Cleo is capable of molding the water in air at will, taking any desired form, whether it's simple water orbs or as a large whale. She can control the water pressure, hardening water enough to be used as a knife strong enough to slice through solid rock. She is additionally able to change the state of water, creating ice or superheating the water into steam; she is not able to control it as specifically as someone who has ice powers.
	+ **Water Augmentation/Generation**: By drawing in water from the air or the surrounding environment. She is capable of generation extreme amounts of water, in addition she is also able to increase the amount of water present; an example of this is taking a cup full of water and making it the size of a bath.

### Personal Skills

Cleo is a Monster who possesses both a wide variety of personal skills developed through hard work, and additional education. She has a degree in oceanography and works underwater. These skills are:

* **Magic & Spellcastin**g: After learning unique techniques and knowledge of her family, Cleo is capable of harness magic. She specialises in magic centered around shamanism but also the Dreamtime. Through rituals and thoughts as well as symbols, language and formulae to utilize mysterious and/or supernatural forces that don't abide by conventional science or laws of reality to achieve any effect or phenomenon imaginable. Her magic manifests as blue and orange dots.
	+ **Alchemy & Potions**: Cleo knows the basic of Alchemy, her specifics relates to using herbs and natural ingredients in order to create powerful effects and assist with powerful rituals.
* **Photography**: Cleo is a lifelong a master of photography, the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.
* **Oceanography**: Cleo is a certified and recognised, Oceanographer. She is widely studied in many matters concerned with oceans, including marine geology, physics, chemistry, and biology.

## Clothing & Forms

### Regular Clothing

These clothes are the most common set of item that she has been seen wearing. Though there are some changes and variations to her clothing’s, these are the most consistent design. Cleo’s clothing has a variety of shorts and shirts, with even a couple of dresses. They usually feature a wide variety of orange, brown or blue, with spots creating unique aboriginal art.

 ***Fright Out*** | While out on the town, Cleo loves making a flashy statement to light up the night. She wears a long brown sundress decorated with blue and green spots creating serpents, decorated around the dress. She additionally wears a long clear shawl decorated with a shimmering blue and green design, creating a watery and rolling design. She wears a set of black high heeled boots with a teal scale design up the sides of the heels. Upon her face are a set of orange round glasses, which sit either on her nose or on top of her head.

### Alternate Forms

Through the use of magic and sorcery, Cleo is able to enjoy the wonders other unique monsters feel. Taking on new and unique features of other monsters and gain unique and specific powers. When she takes on these forms she doesn't change her clothes, but her hair does change.

 **Winged** | Cleo has never been one to enjoy flight, preferring travel by the land, sea and magic. She gains long webbed wings resembling that of her own fins, and along those wings are white and golden spots which shimmer as she flies in the sky. Her hair turns a dark green but fades into a light blue towards the end of the hair.

## Monster Inspiration

### Sea Serpent

Cleo is a sea monster specifically known as a Sea Serpent. **Sea monsters** are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and are often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water. Sea monster corpses have been reported since recent antiquity (Heuvelmans 1968). Unidentified carcasses are often called globsters. The alleged plesiosaur netted by the Japanese trawler *Zuiyō Maru* off New Zealand caused a sensation in 1977 and was immortalized on a Brazilian postage stamp before it was suggested by the FBI to be the decomposing carcass of a basking shark. Likewise, DNA testing confirmed that an alleged sea monster washed up on Newfoundland in August 2001, was a sperm whale.

A **sea serpent** or **sea dragon** is a type of dragon sea monster described in various mythologies. They're usually strictly reptilian creatures, but may be portrayed with more piscine elements such as rayed fins and gills or even entirely fishlike heads. In some cases, they may be outright very big, long-bodied fish—essentially gigantic eels. They're typically limbless, but may possess fins or flippers; articulated limbs are rare. Sea serpents are often simply oversized snakelike beasts, but some works may link them with other monsters such as dragons. In these cases, sea serpents may be portrayed as a related but distinct species or specifically as a kind of seagoing dragon. Links can also be drawn with lake serpents, in which case they may be portrayed as related creatures. When this is so, either kind may be modeled after the other, either with lake serpents being portrayed as more snakelike than they usually are or sea serpents gaining features such as flippers and plesiosaur-like necks.

While sea serpents are not strictly mentioned or, seen within in Aboriginal mythology. Cleo takes inspiration from the Australian Engima and the Hawksebury River Monster, which are either fully serpentine or dinosaur like cryptids which live in the ocean are have been documented around Australia.

## Trivia

* Mirreeulla is loosely translated to giant water serpent.
* She would technically be of Monster Aboriginal Australian heritage.
* Her design is similar to Lorna Mc Nessie and other lake monsters, in their dinosaur like designs.