Despite this, Mermaid Man has maintained some of his abilities as a skilled crime-fighter, though some of them have comically been shifted in a fashion more appropriate with stereotypes commonly associated with his age; however, few of his admirers seem particularly bothered by this.
Meskipun demikian, Mermaid Man telah mempertahankan beberapa kemampuannya sebagai pembasmi kejahatan, meskipun beberapa dari mereka telah berganti dengan cara yang lebih tepat dengan sifat stereotipikalnya yang umumnya terkait dengan usianya, namun, beberapa penggemarnya tampak sangat terganggu oleh ini.