Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion: Mer-Man!

MER-MAN

Real Name: Squidish Rexâ„¢

Ruler of the undersea realms of Eternia, Mer-Man was forced to serve in the armies of Skeletor after his kingdom was destroyed in a battle with rival ocean clans. His allegiance with Skeletor brings him to the surface world more often then he would like. Cowardly on land, Mer-Man prefers to stay in the murky waters of the Sea of Rakashâ„¢, awaiting the evil call of Skeletor.

Portrait art source: “Battle in the Clouds” minicomic

Note: Mer-Man’s bio was altered for the reissue Mattycollector website. The last sentence reads,

Cowardly on land, Mer-Man prefers to stay in the murky waters of the Sea of Rakash, awaiting the evil call of Skeletor.

I’m not sure why they had to add that little “cowardly” dig in there, but it was theorized on the Roast Gooble podcast that it’s a nod to fans of Mer-Man’s Filmation depiction.

The first sentence is derived from Mer-Man’s Icons of Evil origin comic from the Millennium era.

There’s really nothing to discuss here. I’m fine with this bio, which I think may be even more boring than Stratos’s. That’s arguably a good thing, since there’s nothing I dislike or disagree with here–there’s just nothing interesting, either.

Oh, wait–except the name. Why “Squidish”? He’s a fish-man, not a squid-man. Please tell me it wasn’t meant as a wink to Mer-Man saying “Hello Uncle Squiddy” to a giant squid in the Millennium series.