Albatross

> You know I could easily kill you from a distance. It would barely take a thought. But you've been such a thorn in my side the last few years. Every chance she got — 'I don't really need you anymore. Perhaps Fathom will be better at this than you are. You're so expendable now that I have a replacement. What a pathetic creature you are, little brother, with your tiny teeth and oddly colored scales. Fathom is so much more presentable than you are' … So, no, I couldn't dispose of you from afar. That wouldn't be satisfying at all. I want to see your *face* as you die.
>
> Albatross hunting Fathom, talking about how Queen Lagoon treated him, *Darkstalker*

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Albatross** was an adult male animus SeaWing prince who lived in the time of *Darkstalker*. He was the first noted SeaWing animus dragon and a member of the SeaWing royal family, being Lagoon's brother. He committed the Royal SeaWing Massacre, murdering most of the royal family before being killed by Fathom and Indigo.

Presently, Albatross is still mentioned in many history texts, as his massacre is one of the most devastating cases of animus magic in Pyrrhian history.

## Appearance

Albatross was described to be "nearly a neck-length taller" than his sister Queen Lagoon,Template:Ref with long, majestic wings.Template:Ref His scales were a blue-grey but so pale that in places they looked almost white,Template:Ref while his eyes were described to be hoodedTemplate:Ref and so deep, dark blue that they appeared black.Template:Ref He was compared to a seagull during the Talons of Power ceremony, both in their coloring and shrewd expressions.Template:Ref Albatross also was described as having small teethTemplate:RefTemplate:Ref and a long, hooked snout.Template:Ref His siblings noted that his tail was a funny shapeTemplate:Ref and had a fish-smelling laugh.Template:Ref

## Personality

Before Prince Albatross became murderous and turned insane (due to using his animus powers), he was a pleasant dragon, jovial and polite. He was not truly happy and had a darker side to him, as Queen Lagoon had forced him to use his power to serve her (to atone for maiming Sapphire while they were dragonets). He later expresses little to no remorse about this spell, however: at the soon-to-be Summer Palace, he laughed and stated: "Who looks like a feeble old duck, now?"
When Fathom's animus power was discovered, Albatross acted as a mentor, and was friendly and funny, making jokes, laughing, and bonding with his grandson until the night of the massacre. He refused to allow the younger animus to cast spells, suggesting some level of care or concern for Fathom's soul. He showed no hesitance or remorse when he massacred his family, indicating that he may have lost his soul to animus magic.

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## Relationships

### Fathom

Fathom described Albatross as "a kind but distant figure" throughout his life, but Albatross seemed excited when he found out that Fathom was an animus. Like his mentor, Fathom said Albatross cared for his grandson and had been a good dragon before. However, when Albatross became insane, he claimed he was resentful towards Fathom for decreasing Albatross's importance as the SeaWing animus. During the Royal SeaWing Massacre, Albatross told Fathom he could have easily killed him from a distance but wanted to see him die.

### Sisters

Albatross's older sisters, Lagoon and Sapphire, bullied him when they were dragonets. Once, Albatross accidentally enchanted a clam to bite off Sapphire's claws when she tried to steal it, as he was happily playing with it. Due to the incident, Sapphire became hysterical and insane. Throughout his life, Queen Lagoon continued to take advantage of Albatross, but during the Royal SeaWing Massacre, he snapped and killed her.

## Family Tree

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## Known Enchantments

* A conch shell enchanted to glow when it detects a lie.Template:Ref
* A dragon fountain on the Island Palace.Template:Ref
* The Summer Palace enchanted to grow and expand like a living thing.Template:Ref
* A chef's knife enchanted to kill whomever he ordered.Template:Ref
* An empty clamshell enchanted to bite off all of Princess Sapphire's claws.Template:Ref
* A vine enchanted to strangle a seagull.Template:Ref
* A bush to fling itself into the sea.Template:Ref
* Several coconuts to roll up to the dragonets at the Talons of Power ceremony.Template:Ref

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## Trivia

* Albatross is the first known animus SeaWing in ancient Pyrrhia.Template:Ref

## Gallery

AlbatrossTemplate.pngReference by Template:UAlbatross GN Infobox.pngAlbatross from *The Lost Heir (graphic novel)*, by Mike HolmesThe SeaWing Massacre GN.jpegby Mike HolmesAlbatross GN 1.pngby Mike Holmes
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