Harpy Neptune

A picture of Harpy.

### Relatives

Misty Neptune (Aunt / Guardian)Stormy Neptune (Mother)Jupiter Irma (Father) Mako (Adoptive Brother)

## Appearances

### Appears in

Salmonfest, Season 3 Prequel, Char's Backstory Mini-Thread, MTS Season #3, "The Rising Storm (Short Story)", "The Tempest of Woe (Book)"

### Debut

Salmonfest Thread

***Warning: This article contains mentions of violence, genocide, and child abuse. If you are not comfortable with these themes, please do not read. Thank you.***

**Harpy Neptune** is a leafy seadragon and a pirate, role-played by MC81. She fights with her robotic arm, as well as with her sword, which used to belong to her mother. She's a child, and she's going to absolutely obliterate anyone who dares cross her. If you want to deal with Harpy, you'd better walk the plank!

> "Yarg! I'll surely keelhaul any scallywag who TRIES floggin' me!"
> -Harpy in response to her **aunt**, soon after arriving in Inkopolis.
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## Personality

Harpy is rebellious and outspoken by nature. She can be easily described as a troublemaker, and she's infamous among adults for being a pain to deal with. She strongly struggles with managing her emotions, especially her anger. She's also quite hyperactive, often running around and fidgeting with whatever objects she can find. Because of this habit, she often ends up accidentally breaking things.

"*Yarg, I am going to KEELHAUL the NEXT PERSON I SEE!*" - Harpy in Season 3.

Harpy, as an immigrant, doesn't know much about the culture of Splatsville- Things like slang, turf wars, fist bumps, and phones are all new to her. Since she was raised horribly, Harpy does not know manners, however, her aunt, Misty, is teaching her about them.

She has been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. She is unable to relate to other children, due to the severe psychological damage that has been dealt to her over the course of her life. She might be eight years old, but she doesn't share the same innocence that most children do. After Season 3, she started going to therapy for these reasons.

Harpy is aligned as "chaotic good". She wants to protect the world, and she's slowly learning to accept that perhaps, ends justify means, even if the "means" are violent. She still isn't too fond of violence, however, she is afraid that something inside of her may be okay with it- Perhaps, that little part of her even *enjoys* violence. This small feeling inside of her was most likely inherited from her mother, Stormy. Meanwhile, Harpy's more lawful side came from her father, **Jupiter**.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Harpy was from a town called **Shantyscarbg**, which was from a country far, far away from Inkopolis. She lived on a pirate ship with her mother, who often was, as they say, "Three sheets to the wind". As such, she wasn't taught manners or civility as a child. Her mother, **Stormy Neptune**, was negligent, despite her best efforts to raise Harpy, and she let Harpy drink rum at a young age, which is, as you could probably guess, incredibly irresponsible. Eventually, Harpy's aunt, **Misty Neptune**, challenged Stormy in court, and in the end, she gained custody of Harpy. In the end, Harpy was transported to Splatsville in order to find a better life.

### Journey to Inkadia

The journey to Inkadia took approximately 4 weeks in the steerage of a ship. Initially, the journey was to be 2 weeks, but the captain took a longer route in order to avoid salmonids. The steerage was cramped, cold, and there was no sunlight, since it was at the bottom of the ship. Passengers often got seasickness, and Harpy was no exception.

One thing that kept her going were the stories of Inkopolis and Splatsville, which gave her hope. Harpy was given a book to read about the two cities, however, she was illiterate, and therefore, couldn't read or write, so she listened to her aunt read it to her. Harpy listened to her aunt read every night before bed, and every night, she was inspired and amazed, as she made her way to a land full of opportunity.

### Arriving in Inkopolis / Joining the Team

> *"It's... It's wonderful. It's amazing."* - Harpy, in reaction to seeing Inkopolis for the first time.
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Harpy arrived in Inkopolis full of energy and enthusiasm. Her time in the city didn't last, however, as she and her aunt went on a train to Splatsville less than a day later. Unexpectedly, this train was stopped by a mysterious ink. Harpy escaped the train, leaving her aunt, and wandered the desert, until she found the Meep Team's shelter. Since then, Harpy has been a member of the team.

Currently, Harpy is experiencing homesickness and depression, and her overall mood has gotten worse. In her own words: "I feel like I've just walked the plank, entering a new world, and I'm sinking. I see the ship ahead of me, and I want to go back, but I can't. I'm just sinking into this new world." Also, she is emotionally recovering after being hypnotized. (Isn't that lovely?) So, in other words, this child is actively being traumatized.

### "The Tempest of Woe"

The Tempest of Woe is a novel written by MC81, Harpy's creator. In the story, Harpy has to face her mother, and figure out how she perceives the world around her. In the beginning, she is told by her Aunt that she has to leave Splatsville. Harpy is very angered by this, and with the help of **Siren**, she escapes her apartment in the middle of the night. However, she was confronted by **Mako**, a mysterious seadragon, during her escape. She and Siren successfully defeat Mako, and continue on to Splatsville Shore. However, when they're at the shore, Harpy realizes that there are ships in the distance. Not just any ships- *Pirate* ships. Enter Stormy Neptune. Stormy appears, fights them, stabs Siren, and captures Harpy. While Harpy is locked up, Stormy attempts to kill her, however, she is disrupted by another pirate. Harpy escapes, via launching herself out of a cannon, and lands in the middle of the Splatlands, where Mako finds her. Mako takes Harpy back to Mako and Jupiter's fort, where Jupiter reveals that he is, in fact, Harpy's father. Jupiter, Misty, and Siren team up in order to defeat Stormy, however, they do not let Harpy help. So, Harpy decides to set off on her own, in an attempt to talk to Stormy by herself. In the end, she murdered Stormy where she stood.

In the end, Harpy concluded that she made the right choice. Stormy was a monster, and someone had to take care of her. Now, Harpy has decided to protect those she cares about, and the greater good, even if it means she has blood on her hands.

## Appearance

### Original Design (Season 3)

Harpy has light green skin, the color of a pale leaf, with blood red stripes on her arms. She sports a wild undercut, and her hair looks like seaweed, which also has red stripes. Compared to Stormy Neptune, she has much rounder features- Such as her face shape, hair, and eyes. She doesn't take care of said hair, so it looks a little ragged and wild, much like the rest of her appearance. Harpy wears a knee-length, leafy green dress, along with a rose-colored cropped, sleeveless vest, belt, and boots. Her right eye is covered by an eyepatch, and she has a hook rather than a right hand. Her scleras are black, which is a trademark feature of her species, and her irises are red. Since she's a child, she is incredibly short, being less than half the size of the average inkling.

### Brainwashed Design (Season 3)

When Harpy was brainwashed in Season 3, her hair and eyes turned electric blue, her skin turned grey, and along with this, her hook was replaced with a robot hand, and her eye patch was taken away. She wore a black, leather, zip-up uniform, with a black piece of armor on her shoulder. Her right sleeve was the same shade of blue as her hair and eyes, and she also wore blue boots and black pants. Along with this, she had an eerily straight posture and a lack of expression on her face.

### Future Seasons (Post Season 3)

After being brainwashed, Harpy maintained her robot hand, however, she changed the triangle-marking on the back side of it from blue to gold, fitting her new appearance better. She also changed the patterns on her arms and hair from red to gold, and instead of her usual red vest, she began wearing a tattered, ripped, black coat with an old, pirate-y white shirt, sand-colored, beat-up pair of pants, which were covered in patches, along with brown boots. Since Season 3, her hair has been cut, now being chin-length, and the edges of said hair are uneven and disorderly. (This is because Harpy cut her hair by herself, without Misty's permission. Misty has since grounded Harpy.) She still wears an eye patch on her right eye.

## Trivia

* I have to look up a pirate dictionary whenever I write dialogue for this character. You can find the website here.
* Harpy's backstory was inspired by tales of European immigrants travelling to America.
* Harpy's clone, **Marpy**, is somehow seven years more mature than Harpy, being around sixteen years of age in her mental development. Marpy is also a violist, and is in the same high school orchestra as **Siren** and **Mako**.
* Harpy's favorite band is the Bottom Feeders, because they originate from the same country as her.
* Her old sword (Which she lost in Season 3), known as "The Tempest" originally belonged to her mother, Stormy Neptune.
* When she was hypnotized, she discovered an '80s Hits CD (from the Human Era, might I add) and now, she loves '80s music.
* Harpy does not have a right hand, hence why she has the hook / the robot hand, however, she does have a right eye. She only wears her eye patch over her right eye for show.
* In the reference picture for Harpy's current design (The one with the black coat and the robot hand), there is a small, red speck that is barely visible on her left eye. That is an Among Us character that I drew in pixels, because I felt like it.
* She has both autism and ADHD.
* She and her brother, Mako, canonically play Pokemon. Harpy plays Ultra Sun, while Mako plays Ultra Moon.
* Harpy plays the penny flute, the accordian, and the violin. Siren is teaching her how to play piano.
* Harpy's robot hand has become her imaginary friend. His name is "Handy".

## Gallery

### Digital Art (WIP)

A reference for Harpy's new design.Harpy, as seen in The Tempest of Woe, Chapter 5.What have you done?
### Traditional Art

Harpy and Siren in a battle stance.Harpy and Aunt Misty sitting by a Christmas tree. They're both smiling. Harpy's design is outdated.A sketch of Harpy's old design as Brian Bell from the band, "Weezer". It has two things written on it: "Weezer", and "\*Buddy Holly Riff\*".Harpy, along with Siren from the Moop Team. Both are dressed as members from Weezer, Harpy being Brian Bell and Siren being Rivers Cuomo. Harpy's design is outdated in this picture.A reference sheet for Harpy's former design.Harpy's old design.A picture of Harpy. She's holding up her hook, which can be seen as offensive among pirates.A head-shot of Harpy while she's being hypnotized. I decided to make her gray, because the blue didn't mix with the green.Hypno-Harpy, again. Notice how she has a robot hand instead of a hook.Harpy's birthday art. (Age 8)Harpy, drawn by @DewdropDrawsStuff.