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* Bernardo, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/HighSeasHavoc'' is an evil {{pirate}} captain walrus who plans to steal the mysterious gemstone [[ArtifactOfDoom Emeralda]] and [[DamselInDistress kidnaps the protagonist's girlfriend]]. He initially appears as the first boss and doesn't have much in the way of attacks, aside from swinging his cutlass. For most of the game after that, he lets his crew of FunnyAnimal pirates [[OrcusOnHisThrone fight you instead]]. However, he reappears as the FinalBoss, having TookALevelInBadass. He uses Emeralda to give him magical powers and puts up one hell of a fight. It's worth noting that he seems to be a KingKoopaCopy, not only because he kidnapped the hero's girlfriend, but because he's [[EvilIsBigger big]], [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife colorful]], and he's got some BigOlEyebrows!

* One of {{Website/Bogleech}}'s dreams featured in ''Literature/NightmareBeings'' was about a malevolent humanoid walrus with painted on eyes that moved in a fast motion like sped-up video footage.
* Speaking of Bogleech, ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}}'' has the [[https://bogleech.com/mortasheen/gajoob.htm Gajoob]], a vampiric walrus. Despite their appearance, these creatures are as deadly as any other vampire in the setting (if not moreso), endowed with [[BewareTheSillyOnes cunning and cruelty belying their dopey appearance]] and wielding an array of PsychicPowers, including their signature [[AnIcePerson cryokinesis]].

* ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'': Tusk is a massive walrus with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] who created an army of snowmen to destroy Sensei and the other penguins. [[spoiler:He used to be childhood friends with Sensei; but after being trapped within an avalanche as a result of Sensei using most of his power during a sparring match, Tusk became the power-hungry pinniped he is today.]]

* ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'': Tusk is a massive walrus with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] who created an army of snowmen to destroy Sensei and the other penguins.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': In part 4 of "Treasure of the Golden Suns", Scrooge and co travel to Antarctica to find the missing half of their treasure map and befriend a [[EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins penguin]] girl after saving her from a hungry walrus ([[MisplacedWildlife despite walruses living in the Arctic]]), and later have to deal with a [[PrehistoricMonster prehistoric woolly walrus]] that has been [[MonsterInTheIce frozen in ice for millennia]], after accidentally freeing it.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'': A NightmareSequence has Pingu being hunted by a [[MisplacedWildlife giant walrus]]/[[MonstrousSeal leopard seal]]/[[PredatorsAreMean sea lion]] [[MixAndMatchCritters hybrid]]. Aside from his [[UncannyValley creepy appearance]], said character first traps Pingu inside an igloo, and then [[WouldHurtAChild it squashes and stretches the poor penguin like a doll]]. [[RuleOfThree Finally]], it takes the mattress of Pingu's [[AnimateInanimateObject animated bed]] and [[ExtremeOmnivore eats it as if it were a chocolate bar]]. This scene was considered so scary that the entire episode got banned from US television since its first airing.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2424 SCP-2424]] is a missile-shooting walrus who [[RefugeeFromTVLand is a boss from a video game transported into the real world]].

Walruses are strange creatures, and ones that most people have little experience with. Perhaps this is the reason why they are a SeldomSeenSpecies in comparison to cats, foxes, reptiles, etc. Perhaps it is also the reason that their depiction in the media is so heavily influenced by their appearance. RealLife walruses are commonly seen as fat blobs who lay around on rocks, but many of their features translate readily into an anthropomorphized character with a distinctive personality.

** In one of the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, Dr. Hibbert owns an island where he turns people into animals. Homer is [[BalefulPolymorph turned into a walrus]].

* [[spoiler:Double subverted]] with Rhonda, the walrus from ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''. She initially appears to be a FatSlob and the source of much ToiletHumor. Her roommate, Marlene, is disgusted by her behavior. However, because Rhonda seems oblivious to how crude she's acting, Marlene and the other animals don't tell her, not wanting to hurt her feelings. [[spoiler:Then, at the end of the episode, it is revealed that she was ObfuscatingStupidity all along, and she's actually a competent spy for [[BigBad Dr. Blowhole.]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'': a NightmareSequence has Pingu being hunted by a [[MisplacedWildlife giant walrus]]/[[MonstrousSeal leopard seal]]/[[PredatorsAreMean sea lion]] [[MixAndMatchCritters hybrid]]. Aside from his [[UncannyValley creepy appearance]], said character first traps Pingu inside an igloo, and then [[WouldHurtAChild it squashes and stretches the poor penguin like a doll]]. [[RuleOfThree Finally]], it takes the mattress of Pingu's [[AnimateInanimateObject animated bed]] and [[ExtremeOmnivore eats it as if it were a chocolate bar]]. This scene was considered so scary that the entire episode got banned from US television since its first airing.

* On ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', Rocko has an AccidentalPervert encounter with Gladys, who ends up launching him out to sea. When he gets back to the beach (with a literal buoy in his shorts), a walrus with glasses and a pipe informs him (in a strange, vaguely-British accent), "Boy, you've got a buoy in your pants!"

* In ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', one of Banjo's transformations is a big fat walrus, found in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Freezeezy Peak]]. There also happens to be a walrus named Wozza who only gives you a Jiggy while in walrus form.

* ''VideoGame/DisneysMagicalQuest'': In ''The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse'', the boss of [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Snow Valley]] is an anthropomorphic, ice-skating walrus who tries to run over Mickey.

Compare MonstrousSeal, who might be working for this guy, and AngryAngryHippos. Contrast WarmHeartedWalrus. Unrelated to TheWalrusWasPaul. Not to be confused with WickedWeasel. Has nothing to do with a team-up between Doctors [[Franchise/MegaMan Wily]] and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Eggman]]. (Although this ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide has]]'' happened before.)

Sometimes, fictional walruses are presented as even more predatory than they are in real life. They may eat animals like penguins and seals, or [[ToServeMan even humans]], even though real walruses do not eat any of these.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts''. [[spoiler]]Emilia's[[/spoiler]] OneWingedAngel is technically a walrus, but so throughly mutated it barely resembles one (and its source is just a wild animal). Either way very fitting for her malevolence.

-->--'''LetsPlay/{{Robbaz}}''', ''[[https://youtu.be/21duzsYJd-4 Spore - Creature Stage - Walrus Overlord]]''

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Their wrinkly skin, bald heads, and bushy snouts resembling big mustaches give them the appearance of a GrumpyOldMan. As a result, female and/or young walruses in media are rare. They're also [[FatBastard big]] and [[FatSlob blubbery]], leading to their portrayal as [[LazyBum lazy]], [[BigEater gluttonous]], and [[MightyGlacier slow-moving]]. Despite this perceived passivity, their massive tusks and sheer bulk make them appear powerful and potentially dangerous.

Compare MonstrousSeal, who might be working for this guy. Contrast WarmHeartedWalrus. Unrelated to TheWalrusWasPaul. Not to be confused with WickedWeasel. Has nothing to do with a team-up between Doctors [[Franchise/MegaMan Wily]] and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Eggman]]. (Although this ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide has]]'' happened before.)