The power to breathe in both water and air.
Also Called
- Amphibian Effect
- Underwater Breathing
- Waterbreathing
Capabilities
The user can breathe in both water and air and are capable of staying underwater as long as they like and reemerge ready to breathe oxygen again.
Associations
Limitations
- May have complications when transitioning from water to air.
- Chemicals/pollutants in water may damage lungs.
- May have a limited amount of time they can respire air or water.
Known Users
- Aqualad (DC Comics)
- Abe sapien (Hellboy)
- Aquaman (DC Comics)
- Fish mane (Mane-online)
- Cyborg 008 (Cyborg 009)
- Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
- Namor/Submariner (Marvel)
- Namora (Marvel)
- Namorita (Marvel)
- Tiger Shark (Marvel)
- Attuma (Marvel)
- Beemer (Marvel)
- U-Man (Marvel)
- Atlanteans/Homo mermani (Marvel)
- Gali/Gali Nuva (Bionicle)
- Link, through Zora's clothes (Legend of Zelda)
- Zora (Legend of Zelda)
- Number Seven (I am Number Four)
- Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)
- Ripjaws (Ben 10)
- Cpt. Cutler (Scooby Doo)
- Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
- Jetray (Ben 10 AF, UA)
- Serge (Generator Rex)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
- Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)
- Pinocchio (Pinocchio)
- Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)
- Toa Mahri (Bionicle)
- AmpFibian (Ben 10 UA)
- Mark Harris (Man from Atlantis)
- Hulk (Marvel)
- Fishmen and Merfolk (One Piece)
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
- Aquarius (Wild Cards series)
- Super-soldiers (The X-Files)
- The Courier (Fallout: New Vegas) (with the Rebreather)
- Users of Gillyweed (Harry Potter)
- Users of Gills of Hamachi (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- All the wisps (Sonic Colours) bestow this upon Sonic the Hedgehog when he is using their abilities. The bubble shield (Sonic 3 & Knuckles/Sonic Generations) also provides this, as does the Hyper form for Sonic and Knuckles.
- Jennifer Tate (Primal)
- Ai Apaec (Marvel Comics)
- Aquitians (Power Rangers)
- Argonians (The Elder Scrolls series)
- Heat Jaws (Ben 10)
- Agua Cristi and Bendita Kristi (Agua Bendita)
- Sea trolls (Homestuck)
- Harmonix and Sirenix Fairies (Winx Club)
- Merliah Summers (Barbie in a Mermaid Tale)
- Kilala Reno (Kilala Princess); while in Atlantica
- Rei (Kilala Princess); while in Atlantica
- Tippe (Kilala Princess); while in Atlantica
- Diana (Mermaids)
- Venus (Mermaids)
- June (Mermaids)
- Anyone who holds on to mermaids (Mermaids)
- The water demon (Charmed)
- Lady of the lake (Charmed)
- Mermaids (Charmed)
- Angel (Maximum Ride)
- Alex Woolsey (Heroes)
- Dillan (Power Rangers RPM)
- Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto), when fused with his sword, Samehada.
- Everyone (Nagi no Asukara)
- Razor the Shark (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
- Coral the Beta (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
- Captain Striker the Mantis Shrimp (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
- Echo (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
- Madison (Splash)
- Allen Bauer (Splash); holding onto Madison
- Max ("Maximum Ride")
- Fang ("Maximum Ride")
- All SeaWings ("Wings of Fire")
Gallery
Dolphin (DC Comics) sustains her respiration serenely underwater.
Fishmen (One Piece)
Mermaids (One Piece)
Alex (Heroes), right, is fine underwater as Claire holds her breath.
Dillan breathing underwater
Cpt. Cutler emerges
Gillyweed (Harry Potter)
Harry Potter swallows Gillyweed in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament to grow gills and fins.
Razor the Shark (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
Coral the Betta (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
Captain Striker the Mantis Shrimp (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
Echo (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)