Dana

* Human
* Mermaid

> "*Thank you. [...] For caring about us. No one else does. Not the oil company. Not the greedy politicians. No one understands how terrifying it was. Seeing all that black oil. But you do. You're one good man out of the whole lot. You got saltwater in your blood. You're one of us.*"
> ― Dana to Sharko[source]
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**Dana** is a character on the Hulu original series *Monsterland*. She is portrayed by Adria Arjona.

Dana is a mermaid who got stuck on land and was rescued by Sharko.

## Season 1

### Palacios, TX

Dana washes up on shore and is near death when Sharko finds her. He puts her in his truck and takes her home. Sharko fills his tub up with ice and lays the mermaid’s body inside. Dana eventually awakens and screeches at the first sight of Sharko. He shuts the door and runs outside to get his gun from the truck. As soon as he opens the bathroom door, she grabs his leg and bites his arm, though she is growing weaker with each passing moment on land, allowing Sharko to trap her in the net and put her back into the ice-filled tub. He points his rifle at her but decides not to kill her.

The following day, Sharko cleans the black oil in the mermaid’s gills, allowing her to breathe. He then cuts a whole in the net where her mouth is and feeds her raw steak. He then moves the tv into the bathroom so that they can both watch. They watch *Bonanza* together, and he explains how his father loved American TV and used it to learn English. By the end of the show, Sharko has fallen asleep, but he awakens at the sound of a thud. He finds Breezy trying to steal his radio. Breezy then discovers Dana in Sharko’s tub. He wants to sell her, but Sharko plans to throw her back as soon as the water is clear. Breezy builds a tank for the mermaid as the tub isn’t suitable. Then, the two of them proceed to dump her into the tank.

That night, Sharko prepares dinner for himself as well as Dana. He plays Sinatra, his father’s favorite. She then induces a hallucination that consists of her showing up at Sharko's door in her human form. He doesn’t initially recognize her, and she reminds him how he saved her life on the beach. He realizes she’s the mermaid. She’s come with a message from the sea — to thank him for caring about them. He’s got saltwater in his blood. He’s one of them. She removes his oxygen tubes and places her hand over his face, healing him almost instantaneously. She then kissed him.

Dana turns on Frank Sinatra’s “Ring-A-Ding Ding” and dances with Sharko. They have sex, and he shares with her past stories about his glory days as a fisherman. He was Sharko. King of the Ocean. He playfully tells her to bow before him, but she refuses. She admits that she’s been watching Sharko for the past few days, and she knows he’s unhappy. But it won’t last forever. And he’s right about Dorsey being a criminal and the cleanup actually being a coverup. Sharko reveals that he wished he drowned when he fell off the boat. He’s wished it everyday for the last year.

Someone pulls up outside Sharko’s homes. He tells her to stay inside as he goes out to investigate. It’s Breezy, Howler, Dogg-O, and Peanut. They asks if he truly has a mermaid in his house. They’ve all got a family to feed, and the mermaid could be their ticket. Sharko refuses to give her up and shoots at the ground. He tells them to leave or else he’ll kill them all. They decide to retreat. Sharko returns inside, and she creates another illusion. This one consists of the two of them at the beach. He goes to dive into the ocean but actually jumps into her tank. He meets her gaze just before she kills him.

## Powers and Abilities

Dana has a human-like upper body and the lower body of a scaly fish's tail instead of legs, making her a more than able swimmer. She also has sharp claws and fangs, capable of tearing flesh. She has also displayed the ability to induce hallucinations as she tricked Sharko into believing that she cared for him.