History Main / AquaticMook

** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': A cousin of Boss Bass[[note]]Big Cheep Cheep[[/note]], the Cheep Chomp, appears in Tiny-Huge Island, though strangely not in the UnderTheSea levels (Jolly Roger's Lagoon, Dire Dire Docks, Wet-Dry World). They're large enough to be capable of eating Mario (and any other playable character in the game's remake) in one bite, as well as its reappearances in games such as ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'', ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', and [[VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS even when Mario was an infant]] (Though the strategy guides of the latter call it Boss Bass due to sharing their model). The game also introduces Maw-Ray (then called Unagi), a massive red manta ray that typically guards a specific part of Jolly Roger's Bay until Mario finds a way to get it out. Finally, there's the shark-like Sushi, of which two specimens lurk the starter area of Dire Dire Docks; they are surprisingly docile, as they don't focus on attacking Mario.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': A cousin of Boss Bass[[note]]Big Cheep Cheep[[/note]], the Cheep Chomp, appears in Tiny-Huge Island, though strangely not in the UnderTheSea levels (Jolly Roger's Lagoon, Dire Dire Docks, Wet-Dry World). They're large enough to be capable of eating Mario (and any other playable character in the game's remake) in one bite, as well as its reappearances in games such as ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'', ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', and [[VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS even when Mario was an infant]] (Though the strategy guides of the latter call it Boss Bass due to sharing their model). The game also introduces Maw-Ray (then called Unagi), a massive red manta ray that typically guards a specific part of Jolly Roger's Bay until Mario finds a way to get it out.

* ''VideoGame/UnrealI'' features serpentine humanoids who can attack you both on land and in water.

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'''s Capule, which later appears in ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' on the Earth forces side as the [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Kapool]].

** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': A cousin of Boss Bass[[note]]Big Cheep Cheep[[/note]], the Cheep Chomp, appears in Tiny-Huge Island, though strangely not in the UnderTheSea levels (Jolly Roger's Lagoon, Dire Dire Docks, Wet-Dry World). They're large enough to be capable of eating Mario (and any other playable character in the game's remake) in one bite, as well as its reappearances in games such as ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'', ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', and [[VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS even when Mario was an infant]]. The game also introduces Maw-Ray, a massive red manta ray that typically guards a specific part of Jolly Roger's Bay until Mario finds a way to get it out.

Your basic {{Mook|s}}, now for aquatic environments. They generally come in two types: an enemy specifically designed for aquatic levels, typically based on marine animals, and regular land-dwelling mooks [[UndergroundMonkey repurposed for a new environment]] by being equipped with scuba gear (masks and air tanks), becoming more fish-like, or the like. This second option most commonly occurs with the MascotMook. Regardless of type, you'll definitely encounter them UnderTheSea, DownTheDrain and even in the BubblegloopSwamp.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'':

-->-- '''[[MetaGuy Cranky Kong]]''', ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''

** Aqua Pirates use technology similar to the Gravity Suit and Aqua Drones are built to patrol the depths, allowing them both to fight Samus in flooded areas.

* ''VideoGame/MachineHunter'' have Swamp Mutants from the swamp level, who attack the player by launching bubble projectiles from underwater. They're not amphibious and can only attack from a distance, but since they're underwater they can be hard to hit without homing missiles.

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* ''VideoGame/MachineHunter'': Swamp mutants attack you from underwater by launching projectiles. They can be hard (but not impossible) to hit if you don't have a Type-6 robot equipped with homing missiles.

* ''VideoGame/MachineHunter'': The swamp level has mutants, which assault the players (on land) with ranged projectiles.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'': Dr. Wily has a variety of underwater Wily Bots, either modified or created by him, such as [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 Pepes]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Kerogs, Clawses, Tanishis, Ankos, Shrinks, M-445es, Big Fish]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan3 Penpens, Gyoraibos]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan4 Mantans, M-422As, Gyotots, Sea Mines, Mobies]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Irucans, Vs]], and many more such as [[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Gabgyos]][[note]]A smaller more cheaper version of the Big Fish[[/note]] and [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Kinots]], as well as Met Swims and Swim Met DXes, aquatic versions of the usual Mettaurs.

** Aqua Pirates use technology similar to the Gravity Suit and Aquadrones are built to patrol the depths, allowing them both to fight Samus in flooded areas.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': A cousin of Boss Bass[[note]]Big Cheep Cheep[[/note]], the Cheep Chomp, appears in Tiny-Huge Island, though strangely not in the UnderTheSea levels (Jolly Roger's Lagoon, Dire Dire Docks, Wet-Dry World). They're large enough to be capable of eating Mario (and any other playable character in the game's remake) in one bite, as well as its reappearances in games such as ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosDS'', ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', and [[VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS even when Mario was an infant]]. The game also introduces Maw-Ray, a massive red manta ray that typically guards a specific part of Jolly Roger's Bay until Mario finds a way to get it out.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'': The game marks the debut of the most common Aquatic Mooks in the franchise, the squid-like Bloopers and fishlike Cheep Cheeps, found on almost every occasion where Mario goes underwater, alongside their assorted stronger forms. Cheep Cheeps will also often jump out of the water when Mario is passing on platforms or bridges above them. Bloopers are found almost exclusively underwater, moving either upward diagonally or downward straight, but some of them can be seen hovering in the air in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker''.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': Boss Bass and Big Bertha are two large Cheep Cheeps that can be found in PalmtreePanic and UnderTheSea levels. The former looms around the water's surface at a great speed and can swallow Mario and Luigi in one bite, thus doubling as an InstakillMook. The latter simply swims back and forth in a pattern as it tries to keep a very small Cheep Cheep inside its mouth (since that Cheep Cheep always tries to escape). The game also features a smaller, spiky variant of Cheep Cheeps (the Spiny Cheep Cheep) that swims the waters of World 7-4; a bigger version of it (Spike Bass) appears later in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1''.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'': Alongside regular Cheep Cheeps, a subspecies called Blurp appears; their behavior is almost identical. The game also introduces Rip Van Fish and Porcupuffer. The former is a blue fish (apparently unrelated to the Cheep Cheeps) that sleeps peacefully until Mario or Luigi approach, in which case it wakes up and chases them relentlessly. The latter is a large purple Cheep Cheep with a spiky body that moves underwater like Rip Van Fish, but looms around the surface like Boss Bass. A secret level in the outdoors top of Vanilla Dome has dolphins, which are {{Helpful Mook}}s and completely inoffensive. Lastly, the game introduces the Fishbone, a DemBones version of Cheep Cheeps that charges at Mario and Luigi upon sight, which will end up killing it upon crashing against a wall, floor or ceiling.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': A cousin of Boss Bass, the Cheep Chomp, appears in Tiny-Huge Island, though strangely not in the UnderTheSea levels (Jolly Roger's Lagoon, Dire Dire Docks, Wet-Dry World). They're large enough to be capable of eating Mario (and any other playable character in the game's remake) in one bite. The game also introduces Maw-Ray, a massive red manta ray that typically guards a specific part of Jolly Roger's Bay until Mario finds a way to get it out.
** ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' features Shy Guys with inner tubes found floating around in water levels, as well as Shy Guys dressed as pirates and found on ships.

** In 2D games, this role is filled by the River Zoras, fish people who sit in the water -- and thus stay well out of Link's reach unless he's obtained whatever item lets him swim in a given game -- and spit fireballs at him.
** In 3D games, their place is largely taken by Octoroks, who behave in the same manner.

** Skullfish are skeletal fishes only found in watery areas, where they patrol waterways and attack Link when he wades or swims in.

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'': Bitesizes (piranhas), Chomps (tiger sharks), Clambos (pearlclamps), Croctopus (octopuses) and Squidges (jellyfish). Bitesizes look weak due to their small size, but they're strong enough to harm the Kongs even if they're riding Enguarde; Chomps swim at a moderate speed, but their large size can make them hard to dodge sometimes; Clambos stand on the seafloors and shoot pearls at a fixed direction; Croctopus move around while spinning their extended tentacles, and are completely invincible (even against Enguarde); and Squidges move in a zigzag pattern, each with a specific speed.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'': There's an underwater, scuba-geared version of the Mettaur enemy.

** Aqua pirates use technology similar to the gravity suit and Aquadrones are built to patrol the depths, allowing them both to fight Samus in flooded areas.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'': The X can combine the forms of SpacePirates and some species of carnivorous fish to make Mer-Pirates.

%%** Finleys, Gargantuan Gills, Gordos, Fritzs, and Mama Saws in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.

* ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTails'': The Sunken Ruins are home to aquatic Mer-Gnorcs with mermaid tails instead of the regular kinds' legs and armed with either tridents or throwable starfish.

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'': Flotsams (stingrays), Lockjaws (piranhas), Puftups (puffer fish) and Shuries (starfish). Flotsams come in blue and green forms, with the former always swimming forward while the latter moves back and forth between left and right; lockjaws charge at the Kongs to bite them as soon as it sees them; Puftups inflate their size and explode, unleashing their spikes into multiple directions (the number and formation depends on the enemy's color); and Shuries move around like shurikens (hence their name), with the orange ones simply moving in a diagonal pattern and the pink ones chasing the Kongs to harm them.
%%** Bounty Basses, Kocos, Lurchins and Nibblas in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''.
%%** Snaggles, Snaps, Squidlies and Jellybobs in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''.

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' has a great variety of water-dwelling enemies, resembling piranhas, sharks, clams, octopi, stingrays and other aquatic life -- Bitesizes, Chomps, Clambos, Croctopus and Squidges in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''; Flotsams, Lockjaws, Puftups and Shuris in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest''; Bounty Basses, Kocos, Lurchins and Nibblas in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''; Snaggles, Snaps, Squidlies and Jellybobs in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''; and, finally, Finleys, Gargantuan Gills, Gordos, Fritzs, and Mama Saws in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.