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Vocal descriptions and references for MerFight's 12 characters

Roles

The Fledgling Adventurer

Gigi

Vocal Information
Carefree, confident, and strong. Loves making puns.

References
Josie Rizal - Tekken 7
Sakura Kasugano - Street Fighter V

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Gigi does a few attacks and enters stance: “This should be over in no tide.”
*Special attack - “Incoming!”
*Winpose - Gigi yawns and curls a bicep - “(yawn) What a pushover.”

Bio
Species: Betta/Angler
Gender: Female
Occupation: Adventurer
Favorite Color: Magenta
Favorite Food: Whalencia Oranges
Hobbies: Exercise and mask making
Likes: Travel
Dislikes: Failure, disappointing others

Wanting to maker her mother proud, Gigi embarks on her first adventure. She meets Atlas and decides to help him find the next Arctic King.

.gif of Gigi performing a combo.

The Devout Sharkolyte

Atlas

Vocal Information
Atlas is a cleric of sorts, early to mid twenties. He tries to be very "professional" and noble but can sometimes get energetic and excited.

References
Cody Travers (but less gruff) - Street Fighter V
Ky Kiske - Guilty Gear Strive
Dimitri - Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Stands facing away from opponent in a prayer pose, before turning to face them: “May The Aquatic forgive me… for what I’m about to do.”
*Special attack - “Bless us.”
*Winpose - Prayer pose: “May The Aquatic be praised.”

Bio
Species: Blue Shark
Gender: Male
Occupation: Sharkolyte
Favorite Color: Sapphire
Favorite Food: Sea Buckthorn Juice
Hobbies: Reading and translating ancient Sharkolyte text
Likes: Helping others
Dislikes: His name, filing his teeth

Atlas has been tasked with finding the next Arctic King. Equipped with the elusive Arctic Amulet, he travels with Gigi to complete his mission.

.gif of Atlas performing a combo.

The Arctic Prince

Odon

Vocal Information
Odon is a sculptor, early to mid twenties. An intellectual and seemingly uptight, a bit socially awkward.

References
Bedman (but slower) - Guilty Gear Xrd
Chipp Zanuff - Guilty Gear Xrd

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Intro animation - Odon punches through a rock and looks through the hole he made. He then performs a roundhouse kick destroying it - "Alright, I think I'm warmed up."
*Special attack - ”A masterpiece!”
*Winpose - Odon summons a rock, kicks it, forming a copy of himself and posing next to it - “Huh, I guess I won." (fighting is sort of new to him)

Bio
Species: Mantis Shrimp
Gender: Male
Occupation: Sculptor
Favorite Color: Gray
Favorite Food: Walnuts
Hobbies: Kickboxing
Likes: High quality marble, his goggles
Dislikes: Migraines, sleeping

Suffering from nightmares of a melting world, Odon tries to continue his sculpting, unbothered, but how many more sleepless nights can he take?

.gif of Odon performing a combo.

The Poisonous Performer

Naeco

Vocal Information
Early to mid 20s. He has a no-nonsense attitude… but he wasn’t always that way.

References
Grøh (potentially a bit higher pitched) - SoulCalibur VI
Ferdinand and Lorenz - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Light Yagami - Death Note

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Walks into view, swipes with his claws, leaving a poison gas cloud: “I don’t have time for this.”
*Special attack - “Disgusting.” - sharp and brief, but still dripping with utter contempt.
*Winpose - Checks nails, looking bored: “What a waste.”

Bio
Species: Yellowtail Fang Blenny
Gender: Male
Occupation: Retired Street Performer
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite Food: Sea Buckthorn Martini
Hobbies: Dancing
Likes: Rings
Dislikes: Sharkolytes, barnacles, clowns, and doctors

Inflicted with cursed barnacles, Naeco makes a deal with the current Arctic King to find the Arctic Amulet, unaware of the risk involved.

.gif of Naeco performing a combo.

The Monster Architect

Drargos

Vocal Information
A strange characters. Loves to scheme and tease but also sometimes talks in riddles and has some dementia-like tendencies (forgetful, stops mid sentence, etc.)

References
Venom - Marvel IP
Skeletor - Older He-Man
Yamazaki - Fatal Fury / King of Fighters (a maniacal laugh)
Spinal - Killer Instinct

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Backflips off of a giant spine: “What do we have here?”
*Special attacks (summons giant spine): “Rise!” (dismisses giant spine) “Fall!”
*Winpose: Maniacal laughter

Bio
Species: Isopod-Infected Lionfish
Gender: Male
Occupation: Monster Creator
Favorite Color: Gold
Favorite Food: Tongues
Hobbies: Designing and planning new creations
Likes: The chaos his creations cause
Dislikes: Seeing his creations slain, his decaying host body

One of the few remaining Monster Architects from The Abyss, Drargos searches for a new host so he can continue creating monsters.

.gif of Drargos performing a combo.

The Gelatin Librarian

Enjellique

Vocal Information
Gentle and kind but can effortlessly shift to threatening and biting.

References
Pretty much the archetypal Jessica Walters character (Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development, Mallory Archer from Archer) - old but with a bit of wit and bite to her.

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Scans the pages of a book and puts it away: “You face a future god, child.”/“You face the future, child.”
*Special attack - “Quiet!” - snapping, like an irritated librarian shushing someone.
*Winpose - Falls asleep and snores briefly, before snapping back: “Oh, I forgot we were fighting, dearie.”

Bio
Species: Jellyfish
Occupation: Librarian
Gender: Female
Favorite Color: Fuchsia
Favorite Food: Phytoplankton Soup
Hobbies: Practicing elemental magic
Likes: Having the library to herself
Dislikes: Books being mistreated, The Aquatic, Drargos

Trapped in a library by Drargos many years ago, Enjellique endlessly researches to try and find a way to break the spell so she can master the ninth elemental and become a god.

.gif of Enjellique performing a combo.

The Electric Runaway

Bolt

Vocal Information
Highly energetic and borderline annoying and arrogant.

References
Naruto Uzumaki (toned down a bit ) - Naturo
Sin - Guilty Gear Xrd

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Rushes to the arena, yawns briefly, then takes fighting stance: “Come on, I’m bored already!”
*Special attack: “Let’s go!”
*Winpose: Fist pumps “I’m just still charging up!

Bio
Species: Electric Eel
Gender: Male
Occupation: Unemployed
Favorite Color: Neon Yellow
Favorite Food: Sour Candy
Hobbies: Fighting
Likes: Thunderstorms
Dislikes: Boring work

Wanting an exciting life of adventure, Bolt runs away from, joining up with a rather cunning shark named Strike, who promises him plenty of it.

.gif of Bolt performing a combo.

The Ostracized Sharkolyte

Strike

Vocal Information
Maybe late thirties to mid forties, not quite retired but still too old for this sh*t. A gruff guy with a gruff voice.

References
Street Sharks - an 90s cartoon
Armaggon - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Paul Phoenix - Tekken 7
Marduk - Tekken 7

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Picks his teeth and flicks away some food: “I’m gettin’ too old for this.”
*Special attack: “Try to find me!” (he can turn invisible)
*Winpose: Similar to intro - “Hungry for more? I know I am.”

Bio
Species: Bull Shark
Gender: Male
Occupation: Brawler
Favorite Color: Gold
Favorite Food: Jackfruit
Hobbies: Gambling
Likes: Finding and selling treasure, the Crown of Atlas
Dislikes: Sharkolytes, being poor

A former Sharkolyte, Strike makes money anyway he can from underground fighting to theft. He meets an electric eel named Bolt, who he suspects could help him with his next big payday.

.gif of Strike performing a combo.

The Crustacean Mercenary

Gamma

Vocal Information
The idea is they are wearing heavy armor so their voice is muffled. It could also be borderline robotic. Talks very directly. Play with it a bit.

References
Bane - Batman

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Stands tall, ensuring their armor is fitted properly before taking stance. “I have better things to be doing.”
*Special attack - “Get back here.”
*Winpose - Comically crab-like stretches “Oof, I’m out of practice.”

Bio
Species: Blue Crab
Gender: Non-Binary
Occupation: Mercenary For Hire
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Food: Sea Pork
Hobbies: Meditating
Likes: Privacy, working alone
Dislikes: Wearing their armor for too long

A quiet Crustacean Mercenary and loner tasked with finding a runaway eel.

.gif of Gamma performing a combo.

The Octopus Wrestler

Octonia

Vocal Information
Strong, self-assured, and boisterous, like Zangief of Street Fighter in terms of personality (but not vocally at all.)

References
She-Hulk - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Angela Belti - Power Instinct
Sarah Bryant - Virtua Fighter 5

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Push-ups, transition to one-armed push-ups, then tentacle push-ups before standing - “You’re nothing but a warm-up.”
*Special attack - “Octostunner!”
*Winpose - Pose as she does in some attacks: “Good thing I’m a doctor, too.”

Bio
Species: Octopus
Gender: Female
Occupation: Wrestler
Favorite Color: Mauve
Favorite Food: Sea Pork
Hobbies: Bodybuilding, designing costumes
Likes: Competition, strong opponents
Dislikes: Being told what she should be doing, practicing medicine

A former scientist, Octonia is a powerful championship wrestler always looking for new challenges to wrap her tentacles around.

.gif of Octonia performing a combo.

The Arctic Herald

Arctina

Vocal Information
Stoic ice magic wielder.

References
Kolin - Street Fighter V

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - Points her spear at the opponent, then spins around to swipe with it: “Leave my sight.”
*Special attack - “Heed me.”
*Winpose: Tosses her spear behind her, which sticks in the ground. She checks her nails and grabs it again. “Your story will end soon enough.”

Bio
Species: Stingray
Gender: Female
Occupation: Messenger
Favorite Color: Sapphire
Favorite Food: Doesn't require nourishment
Hobbies: Nothing
Likes: Sleeping
Dislikes: Burden of carrying The Glacial Lance

As Rho's stoic servant, Arctina secretly learns of his dangerous plans, unsure how to stop him but knows she must.

.gif of Arctina performing a combo.

The Arctic King

King Rho

Vocal Information
Noble, regal villain.

References
M. Bison - Street Fighter V
Gill - Street Fighter V
Slayer - Guilty Gear Xrd

Sample Lines
*2 attack yells - for basic attacks
*2 hit reactions - for taking damage
*Fight start intro - glares at the opponent and then turns his back to them, sweeping his cape as he does. “Worthless scum.”
*Special attack - “Your efforts are futile.”
*Winpose - Shakes his head out of boredom. “Why do you persist?”

Bio
Species: Manta Ray
Gender: Male
Occupation: Arctic King
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Food: Doesn't require nourishment
Hobbies: Planning his escape from his Arctic Prison
Likes: Feeling superior
Dislikes: The Aquatic and the Elemental Deities, being imprisoned, thinking about his own death

Rho, the current Arctic King, imprisoned to his domain and nearing the end of his life, discovers a way to escape once and for all despite the consequences.

.gif of King Rho performing a combo.