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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Oscar follows his dad's legacy at the Whale Wash.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: PlayedForDrama. At the beginning of the film, Oscar follows his dad's legacy works at the Whale Wash.Wash as his late father did before him. Though Oscar dearly loved his father, he fears that the latter was ultimately a nobody, and is desperate not to end up like him.



* ManChild: Another one principle of his stupidity, cowardice and also ''selfishness''. That's the kind of annoying ignorance he really was, from when he thinks he's "nobody", and in reality he's "somebody" until he became a Sharkslayer. If he doesn't realize how need to telling the truth and going back to work in Whale Wash, he'll still an immature dreamer across the own lie.

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* ManChild: Another one principle of his stupidity, cowardice Oscar is clearly a grown adult, but is shown to be rather dense, lazy, cowardly and also ''selfishness''. That's the kind of annoying ignorance he really was, at times ''extremely'' selfish. He's desperate to find riches and fame, but has no further ambition for doing so besides wanting to be a "somebody", which is heavily implied to stem from an actual childhood trauma when he thinks he's "nobody", and in reality he's "somebody" until he became his classmates laughed at him for having a Sharkslayer. If he doesn't realize how need to telling the truth and going back to work in Whale Wash, he'll still an immature dreamer across the own lie.father who worked as a tongue scrubber.



* {{Manchild}}: To a much more innocent extent than Oscar, but still present. Lenny is implied to be at least a young adult, apparently being old enough to inherit his father's business, but is shown to be very sheltered and naive. He childishly bickers with Frankie, is heavily implied to be a MommasBoy, and he knows almost nothing about the reef outside his home and relies on Oscar to hide and protect him.



* NonMammalianHair: Has an afro and grows facial hair later on his life.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is implied to have passed away by the time of the movie.

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* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Earl is all but stated to have passed away before the events of the film, but Oscar and Angie still fondly remember him.
* GoodParents: While we never see them interact directly, Earl is implied to have been a very loving father that a younger Oscar used to look up to. Even as an adult, Oscar still believes Earl was the best parent he could have asked for.
* NonMammalianHair: Has While the other fish characters in the film have [[EarsAsHair their natural features shaped to resemble hair]], Earl inexplicably has an actual afro in his younger years, and also grows facial hair later on his life.
as an older man.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is implied to have passed away by the time of the movie.movie, and only appears in a brief, silent flashback.

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