Character Profile
| Name: | Deep Sea King |
| Type: | Seafolk |
| Gender: | Male |
| Status: | Unalive |
| Disaster Level: | Demon |
| Alliance: | Clan of the Seafolk |
| Abilities: | • Monstrous Strength • Durability • Combat Skills • Hydro Boost • Transformation • Intimidation • High Speed Recover |
| Techniques: | • Powerful Punches • Unrelenting Physical Assaults |
The Deep Sea King is a powerful Demon-level sea monster in One Punch Man.
With a muscular humanoid physique, fin-like ears, and a crown symbolizing his royal status, he exudes both strength and arrogance.
Known for his overwhelming physical prowess and durability, he effortlessly defeats heroes like Lightning Max during his rampage in City J.
As the self-proclaimed king of the sea, he thrives on destruction and commands fear with his regal yet brutal demeanor, making him a memorable antagonist in the series.
Appearance
- Humanoid Sea Monster: Deep Sea King (DSK) is a humanoid sea creature that walks on two feet. He has fin-like ears, green skin, and sharp teeth.
- Underwear and Crown: He speaks human language and wears a crown above his head, reinforcing his self-proclaimed royalty as the king of the sea. DSK also walks in red underwear and a cap hanging on his back.
- Muscular Physique: He has a muscular, intimidating physique, with elements of marine life integrated into his design.
- Sharp Claws: He has sharp claws like most monsters in the series.
- Hideous Monster: After bathing in the rain, Deep Sea King transforms into a more monstrous creature, becoming bigger, faster, and more powerful.
Personality
- Arrogant and self-assured: He exudes confidence in his superiority over humans and other heroes.
- Ruthless: He doesn’t want evacuees to escape as part of his revenge against the heroes who defeated his Seafolk Clan.
- Regal Demeanor: He portrays himself as a king who demands respect and submission.
Quote
I felt that. A little.
-Taking S-Class Hero Puri-Puri Pirsoner’s punches
Your attacks don’t hurt at all!
-DSK to Sonic
I am the Deep Sea King, King of the Sea. The sea is the source of all things, sort of like a mother…So as the ruler of that sea stands atop the pyramid of life!
-DSK before Saitama obliterates him
Abilities, Powers, and Skills
- Superhuman Strength: Demonstrated when he effortlessly strikes Stinger, Lightning Max, Puri-Puri Prisoner, Genos, and other heroes.
- Durability: Able to withstand attacks such as Lightning Max’s powerful backward roundhouse kick, and Puri-Puri Prisoner’s Angel Style without taking significant damage.
- Combat Skills: Utilizes his brute strength and speed to dominate opponents in close-range combat.
- High-Speed Regeneration: After dislocating his jaws from Puri-Puri Prisoner’s punch, he easily recovers by aligning it.
- Intimidation: His mere presence and aura paralyze weaker opponents with fear.
- Transformation: He can transform into his ultimate form when in contact with water, such as rain. He becomes more hideous but extremely powerful.
- Acid Spit: Deep Sea King can spit acid from his mouth. This acid is powerful enough to melt Genos’s cyborg body.
- Extensible Tongue with Fanged Maw: Deep Sea King’s tongue can extend a considerable distance and has a fanged maw at its tip. He can use this to attack opponents from afar.
Attacks and Techniques
- Powerful Punch: Used to launch Lightning Max through a building with devastating impact.
- Unrelenting Physical Assaults: Relies on his overwhelming physical prowess to crush Puri-Puri Prisoner.
Equipment and Weapons
The Deep Sea King does not use any traditional weapons or equipment, relying solely on his raw strength and natural abilities.
He does use his moray-like retractable tongue to attack Sonic.
Enemies Fought
Victories
- Stinger: Struck by Deep Sea King with an enormous arm.
- Lightning Max: He retaliates with sheer strength, overwhelming and injuring Max.
- Speed-o’-Sound Sonic: DSK transformed and became more powerful after bathing in the rain. Sonic escaped naked after Deep Sea King caught his clothes.
- Snek: Deep Sea King defeated Snek with a powerful punch.
- Genos: He overpowered Genos, ripping off his arm, burning him with acid, and smashing him through buildings.
- Puri-Puri Prisoner: Deep Sea King pummeled Puri-Puri Prisoner with punches, leaving deep marks on his body. He finished him off with a kick that sent him flying
- Mumen Rider: Deep Sea King effortlessly defeated Mumen Rider, smashing him to the ground and tossing him aside. The hero was unable to land a single attack and was left unconscious.
- Jet Nice Guy: A Class B hero who is a cyborg he easily pierces with his fingers.
- Bunbun Man: Class C hero who became unconscious after the Deep Sea King attacked him.
- All-Back Man: Class C hero who became unconscious after Deep Sea King attacked him.
Most of his wins happened in Volume 5, Chapters 25 to 27 of the manga.
Defeat
Deep Sea King is defeated by Saitama with a single punch, which creates a large hole in his body and sends shockwaves across the city.
After the punch, he collapses to the ground, coughing up blood.
Disaster Level
Deep Sea King is categorized as a “Disaster Level Demon” by the Hero Association.
Fate
After Saitama defeated the Deep Sea King, he was left in the middle of the street. Sonic arrived and saw his withered body under the sun.
However, he didn’t realize it was the seafolk monster because it was unrecognizable.
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