History Main / SharkMan

*** There's a minor XMen member named Shark Girl. She can turn into a humanoid shark form at will, but even in human form she has sharp teeth and a raw fish-intensive diet.

** There's a minor ''ComicBook/XMen'' member named Shark Girl. She can turn into a humanoid shark form at will, but even in human form she has sharp teeth and a raw fish-intensive diet.

* A whole species in ''Webcomic/{{Archipelago}}'' with a focus on violence and blood, [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch though there are exceptions]].

* The main monster from the 1998 TV-movie version of ''Literature/PeterBenchleysCreature'' is such a creature. The novel version also possesses some very shark-like qualities, but is really just a scientifically modified human with steel claws and teeth, while movie version is a genetically engineered shark with human DNA.

* In ''Film/{{Immortal}}'', one of the scientists that captured Jill is a red-skinned man/hammerhead hybrid.
* The main monster from the TV-movie version of ''Literature/PeterBenchleysCreature''. The novel version arguably counts in that it posses some very shark-like qualities.

* Nanaue, aka "King Shark", finally makes his live-action film debut in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. Rather than use his hammerhead shark appearance from the New 52 comics onward, however, he resembles a humanoid great white shark like in the prior post-Crisis comics. He is also [[DumbMuscle hilariously simple-minded]].

* The 1998 miniseries ''Series/{{Creature}}'' (written by Creator/PeterBenchley of ''Literature/{{Jaws}}'' fame) was about such a creature.

** Grace Balin, also known as Orca, is a foe of Batman and later ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}. She was once a marine biologist who spliced her own DNA with that of a killer whale to repair spinal cord injuries and was transformed into a human-killer whale hybrid.

* ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}}'' has a [[SeldomSeenSpecies hammerhead]] variant in [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/makkoron.htm Makkoron]], and also a [[DeviousDolphins dolphin]] variant in [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/dolfury.htm Dolfury]].

* Greta from ''VideoGame/LibraryOfRuina'' is a [[WasOnceAMan Distortion]] in the form of a pale, bulky, 6'3' shark woman with TooManyMouths all over her body, all seemingly flashing their own {{Slasher Smile}}s. A member of the infamous Eight Chefs [[spoiler:before leaving them for the Reverb Ensemble]], she's a boisterous and very proud cannibalistic chef who delights in inflicting as much suffering onto her ingredients under the belief it enhances the flavor of her dishes. Most of Greta's dialogue either involves cooking or murder and her first on-screen appearance is her musing on how to prepare [[spoiler:the impaled bodies of the Thumb before being reminded by Tanya to run it back with Jae-heon first]].

* Franchise/TheDCU:
** The Franchise/{{Batman}} villain Great White Shark ''resembles'' a shark man, but has no inherit powers shark-like or otherwise; his name comes mainly from the fact he stole millions from his company's clients (thus being a "shark"), and that as a newcomer to Arkham, the other inmates call him a "new fish". His shark-like appearance came from a combination of frostbite and mutilation while incarcerated in Arkham.
** Grace Balin, also known as Orca, is a foe of Franchise/{{Batman}} and later ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}. She was once a marine biologist who spliced her own DNA with that of a killer whale to repair spinal cord injuries and was transformed into a human-killer whale hybrid.
** The Shark from ''ComicBook/GreenLantern''. A man-eating tiger shark who prowled off the shore of Coast City, The Shark was mutated into a humanoid form and granted psychic powers after being exposed to alien radiation. The Shark originally [[EmotionEater ate fear, not flesh]], though he was changed to an actual maneater later during UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks.
** In ''ComicBook/InfinityInc'', Carcharo was a mutant, a human born with shark like characteristics after his mother was experimented on during pregnancy by the insane Dr. Love. Carcharo's mother tried to drown both herself and her baby when she first saw what she had given birth to, but he survived thanks to his gills and grew up in the ocean. As an adult, Carcharo, driven by hatred and power lust, caused chaos on the coast of California.
** King Shark (originally) from ''ComicBook/Superboy1994''. Born in Hawaii, Nanaue is a humanoid shark. His father is "The King of All Sharks"—also known as the Shark God.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Sharkeeta was a mermaid created out of a shark by Gerta von Gunther who became an enemy of Wonder Woman.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': During "The Witch and the Warrior" Circe turned Tempest into a shark human mashup with a shark upper body and humanoid legs.

* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:

** ''ComicBook/SubMariner'': Tiger Shark is a former Olympic swimmer mutated into a human-shark hybrid by MadScientist Dr. Dorcas.
** There's a minor ''ComicBook/XMen'' member, Shark Girl. She can turn into a humanoid shark form at will, but even in human form has sharp teeth and a raw fish-intensive diet.

* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl in 3-D''. Sharkboy has many shark-like adaptations to his body, including gills, fins, sharpened teeth, claws, high strength, exceptional hearing and sense of smell, agility, reflexes and swimming ability. He is not affected by deep sea pressure or the bends.

* The main monster from the TV-movie version of ''Film/PeterBenchleysCreature''. The novel version arguably counts in that it posses some very shark-like qualities.

* We don't get a good look at ''Film/{{Sweetheart}}'s'' monster until quite a ways into the movie, but when we do, it turns out to be humanoid but with some distinctly shark-like features.

* Garchomp from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' isn't exactly a man, but it is bipedal and lives on the land.

* Victor Krum from ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' became one temporarily in order to save Hermione.

%%* Johnny , the NobleDemon from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': "AAAAAAH! Shark boy!"

* From Myth/GreekMythology there was [[https://www.theoi.com/Ther/Akheilos.html Akheilos]], who was once a handsome demigod (a son of Zeus, by the way!) who was transformed into a shark man for boasting that he was more attractive than Aphrodite.

** Then there's Jimbei, a whale-shark man who was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. His name comes from the word ''jinbeizame'', or whale shark. Interestingly, he was first mentioned very early on in the series as the crew were coming to Arlong, and was even on the same crew as him. Later on in their histories Jimbei was also the one who secured Arlong's release from prison (as part of the deal of becoming a Warlord), unintentionally unleashing him upon East Blue.
** In the Fishman Island arc the main antagonists were mostly shark-based fishmen. There's the BigBad [[BadBoss Hody Jones]] (great white shark), whose motivations were heavily inspired by Arlong. His crew includes Zeo (Japanese wobbegong), Dosun (hammerhead shark), and Daruma (cookiecutter shark). Captain Vander Decken IX, the arc's secondary BigBad, is a four-legged Japanese bullhead shark or ''nekozame'' (catshark). On the mermen side we have Prince Fukaboshi (''fuka'' means is another word for shark) and [[MsFanservice Madame Shyarly]] (a shortfin mako, and half-sister to Arlong).
** There are other, unrelated shark-based fishmen and merfolk around the world, and they are related to Emperors. There's Namur, a shark fishmen and commander of the 8th Division of the Whitebeard Pirates. Then there's Charlotte Praline, a half hammerhead-shark mermaid and 21st daughter (and 47th child overall) of Big Mom.

** Polynesian legends believed in sharks that could take human form and even have shapeshifting kids with human wives.

* From Myth/GreekMythology there was Akheilos, who was once a handsome demigod who was transformed into a sharkman for boasting that he was more attractive than Aphrodite.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Arlong's name and appearance seems to be a VisualPun that works in multiple languages -- the character is a literal LoanShark, and "Ah-long" is a word for LoanShark in some Chinese dialect.
** Jimbei (A huge whale-shark man), [[BadBoss Hody Jones]] (Great White Shark), Zeo (Japanese Wobblegong), Dosun (Hammerhead) and Daruma (Cookiecutter shark). On the mermen side we have prince Fukaboshi (fuka means Dogfish) and [[MsFanservice Madame Shirley]] (Shortfin Mako). Captain Vander Decken is a four-legged Japanese Bullhead-shark or "Nekozame" (catshark). Charlotte Praline is a half hammehead shark mermaid.

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** One of the many minor stories in the event comic ''ComicBook/FearItself'' featured [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Amadeus Cho]], the second [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Power]] [[ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire Man]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thunderstrike]], ComicBook/{{X 23}} and ComicBook/AnyaCorazon teaming up (at Amadeus' request) to save Honolulu from an army of shark men in a vril-powered Nazi flying battleship.

** [=SpongeBob's=] driving instructor.

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