Kalmaar

King Kalmaar was the ruler of Merlopia and the Endless Sea, Trimaar's son and Benthomaar's adoptive brother.

Due to his hatred for those who lived on land, Kalmaar became obsessed with reawakening a sea serpent known as Wojira so he can use her powers to destroy the surface world.

As years went by, Kalmaar was still searching for Wojira until he once managed to find a sea scroll depicting the Temple of Wojira.

With the help of his adopted brother, whom he used, he got to the temple, stole the Wave Amulet from his kind and began experimenting with models of the real Storm Amulet in order to reawake Wojira.

When he learned the position of the real Storm Amulet from Ian, Kalmaar attempted to kill his father and blamed it on the ninja so he could become king of Merlopia.

After he became king, he went on a quest to find the Storm Amulet for his main goal.

Once he did, he was able to reawaken Wojira and take control of her with his trident.

However, during his assault on New York City, Kalmaar was ultimately devoured by Wojira after Benthomaar destroyed his trident, which resulted in him losing control of the sea serpent.

He serves as the Main Antagonist for the Seabound Arc and Ian's Arch Enemy.

## Appearance

Kalmaar has purple skin with a pink tinge.

He has small tentacles around his mouth that resemble a short mustache.

From the sides of his head, two skin formations emerge at the top, with five growths connected by translucent blue membranes.

The same formation is also on the back of his head.

He has fairly large green eyes with yellow irises and black reptilian pupils.

He has a number of small sharp teeth in his mouth.

His chest and abdomen are bright blue with marked abdominal muscles and he has five tentacles instead of legs.

He wears an unbuttoned purple vest with pale pink and blue trim and two chest pockets.

He also has a gold belt around his waist with several gold chains topped by a sharp formation.

He has the same chains on his chest, as well as gold gloves.

As king, he wore the golden crown of the King of Merlopia on his head.

When he was young, his formations on his head were slightly smaller, as were the tentacles on his face.

He did not have chains on his body at the time, although he had the same belt.

The shirt he wore was fastened with a gold buckle and had sleeves with the same hem as the shirt he later rebuilt on his vest as he grew up.

He also didn't have gloves.

## Personality

Kalmaar was a cruel person who had little regard for anyone except himself and his goals.

He was willing to do whatever it took to get what he wanted, even going as far as attepemting killing his own father to carry out his plans of awakening Wojira.

Kalmaar heavily despised all beings that live on land such as humans, and while the other Merlopians were happy to coexist with them, Kalmaar did everything in his power to commit mass genocide against humanity.

Although Kalmaar claimed that the land-dwellers should be punished for "banishing" the Merlopians, it quickly becomes clear that Kalmaar's hatred is based only on his own prejudices and not out of concern for his people.

This prejudice does not only extend to surface-folk, but to all who are not of the royal Merlopian bloodline by his own admission.

This can be seen in the fact that Kalmaar completely ignored the fact that Wojira was also a threat to the Merlopians, showing that Kalmaar didn't care what kind of mischief he brought upon his people as long as he could satisfy his hatred.

Further proof of this is when Kalmaar ordered the torpedoes to be fired at the ninja despite the risk of harming innocent civilians.

This resulted in the death of several Maaray guards, but although Kalmaar noticed this, he didn't really care.

He was also quite manipulative and exploited off of others, as he used his adopted brother, Benthomaar to pass through the poisonous vents to get to the Temple of Wojira.

Afterwards, he showed no gratitude for his brother's assistance and instead insulted Benthomaar by saying he will never see him as family, showing his cold-hearted nature.

While he was very arrogant, Kalmaar did not underestimate his enemies when they actually posed a threat to him.

He also developed some degree of respect towards Antonia for being a "mere papergirl" who was able to keep the Storm Amulet away from him the longest.

Ultimately, however, it is clear that there is no real respect in these words, as Kalmaar continued to see land-dwellers as inferior compared to sea folk.

His arrogance added to his short temper, as he was not tolerant of failure and would become incredibly angry if things did not go his way.

Kalmaar was shown to be very intelligent and seemed to have a knack for learning new things, specifically over the legends of Wojira.

Despite this, Kalmaar did not seem to understand sarcasm, as shown when he exchanged remarks with Nick in a truck while fighting him.

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

* **Merlopian physiology:** Kalmaar was a Merlopian, an ancient sea folks who live in the Endless Sea. He could breathe underwater and on land. Being a Merlopian Royal, Kalmaar had tentacles which he could use as legs or as additional arms.
	+ **Tentacles:** Kalmaar had physically capable tentacles able to destroy Benthomaar's spear. He was also able to easily disarm his opponent using his tentacles as they act as a secondary pair of arms.
		- **Suction cups:** Kalmaar had suction cups on his tentacles that allowed him to stick onto walls and physical surfaces.
	+ **Amphibious survival:** Kalmaar was able to survive on both land and on water.
	+ **Manta ray calling:** By producing a sound using his mouth, he was able to call over manta rays.
* **Hand-to-hand combat:** Kalmaar was able to perform hand-to-hand combat very well. He was able to hold against several of the ninja and defeat his adopted brother.
* **Intelligence:** Kalmaar was very intelligent, with his father even referring to him as "[Kalmaar] the Scholar." He manipulated people to do his bidding and was able to trick Nya into taking the fake Storm Amulet.

## Weapons

* **Trident:** Kalmaar owned a powerful trident that was able to shoot powerful electrical bolts capable of murdering someone or injuring them. It was used it to control and command Wojira to do his bidding, until it was broken by his brother Benthomaar.

## Family

* King Trimaar (Father)
* Benthomaar (Adopted Brother)