Tomato Clownfish

> 08/11/2019 20:03 — Ragno: @woakey What tf is a tomato clownfish
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> 08/11/2019 20:04 — woakey: it’s a fish
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The Tomato Clownfish or Woakfish is a saltwater tropical fish. Its range stretches from Warm Oceans, where it is most common, to Mangrove Swamps. It is a small kobb with a red base and white stripes.

Due to its cultural importance dating to Pre-Fhoganist times, the tomato clownfish has been strongly associated with the nation of Woakingrad, and to this day remains a strong source of pride and identity.

## Etymology

The species name of ***A. woakingradicus*** is so named due to the fish's history and association with the nation of Woakingrad.

The term "Tomato Clownfish" is derived from a combination of the words "Tomato" and "Clownfish". This association comes from a Woakingradic persception that the fish tastes like a tomato. Other proposed etymologies include that the fruit is named after the fish, due to an ancient belief that a tomato was the fruit of the gods.

The term "Woakfish" is a combination of "Woak", a shortened form of Woakey, and "fish".

## Importance in Woakingradic Culture

### Pre-Fhoganist Times

In ancient Modtown, tomato clownfish were viewed as the mortal forms of gods. This belief seems to have arisen after the shaman of Modtown, Axoladdy, saw a tomato clownfish named Ketchup in a dream. Following Axoladdy's instructions, Woakey went into a coral sea and captured two clownfish, Marmalade, and Ketchup. Marmalade was looked after by Woakey and Ketchup by Axoladdy. Following this, Axoladdy served as the primary medium for communicating with the fish.

The Early Modtownee adopted many rituals surrounding appeasing the fish, most infamously through the sacrifice of dandelions. The specifics of this ritual are lost to time, however it is believed that the dandelions were sacrificed through despawning the item within the presence of the tomato clownfish. This ritual is made famous through the passage Mods 5:2 in The Gospel According to Woakey:

> 5:2 The mods slowly began to forget about Fred and adopted pagan gods such as Marmalade and Ketchup. These pagan beliefs demanded brutal sacrifice of dandelions.
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According to extra-biblical Fhoganist Tradition, the two tomato clownfish, Marmalade and Ketchup, are not seen as divine, but still seen as holy due to their association with the prophet, Woakey.

### Early Woakingradic History

After Woakey's divine revelation from Fred, tomato clownfish were temporarily seen as pagan, and there were calls to relocate Marmalade and Ketchup to more discreet locations, to avoid their idolatry. The mood shifted, however, during the First Citro-Woakingrad War, when the corpse of Marmalade was found under mysterious circumstances in the midst of a battle. As the conditions of its death were suspicious, Marmalade became a rallying symbol for the Woakingrad cause during the war.

During the First Summit, Axoladdy brought Ketchup as a support animal. When Axoladdy began to attack the summit, Woakey was able to rescue Ketchup from drowning, Ketchup was then returned to the display at Woakingrad. When Woakey gave his then Queen, Ragtime Gal a tour of Woakingrad after the First Citro-Woakingrad War, upon seeing Ketchup, she remarked:

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Shortly afterwards, Woakey caught another tomato clownfish, who he called Marmalade Jr.

### Later History

During the Interpol-EBIC Conflicts, Sendineis, found a tomato clownfish named "Siren". Folk tradition holds that this convinced him to unite Sendineiopolis with Woakingrad to form Interpolis.

   Upon searching for a Badlands in Nations 1, Woakey stumbled upon another tomato clownfish and named it "Tomahto". This event forms the basis of a prophecy that Woakingrad would be settled in a badlands biome (See: Azzumit).

In Nations 2, Ragtime Gal gifted a tomato clownfish named "Fish" to Woakey. In Nations 3, Woakey would repay by giving a queen angelfish, the national fish of Asgard.

After the Antescar Crusade, Woakey found a tomato clownfish, named "Anemone" within Asgard waters, a symbol of their alliance during the crusade. Legend also holds that it was revived by Fred from the corpse of a clownfish named "Nemone", who died at the hand of a pillager.

## Famous Tomato Clownfish

* Marmalade
* Ketchup
* Marmalade Jr.
* Siren
* Tomahto
* Fish
* Anemone

## Trivia

* A common Woakingradic tradition around tomato clownfish is to yell out "Tomato" when you see one.
* This species is the basis of the expression, "Tomato clownfish, Tomahto clownfish".

1. ↑ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/188518/1886965
2. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118634693663928511/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.13.42.png?width=1604&height=224
3. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=what+color+are+tomato+clownfish&oq=what+color+are+tomato+clownfish&gs\_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRirAjIKCAMQIRgWGB0YHtIBCDkxOTRqMWoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
4. ↑ Gospel According to Woakey, Mods 5:2
5. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639428848586882/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.21.16.png?width=1992&height=1138
6. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639574265114776/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.23.29.png?width=2144&height=184
7. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639684051009546/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.26.17.png?width=1364&height=204
8. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639358052925600/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.19.11.png?width=1156&height=624
9. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639740443430943/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.28.52.png?width=2160&height=538
10. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639824107221202/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.32.29.png?width=1468&height=120
11. ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/561372132597170185/1118639796638711858/Screen\_Shot\_2023-06-14\_at\_16.32.18.png?width=2160&height=574