{"id":3659,"date":"2025-08-22T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:06:05","slug":"minor-super-villain-843-the-ruler-of-the-underseas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskeletoncurse.com\/?p=3659","title":{"rendered":"MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 843: THE RULER OF THE UNDERSEAS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During the inaugural voyage of his super submarine the A-14<\/i>, oceanic explorer Typhon encounters a remarkable monster: a mass of eels with a central woman’s head and the attractive power of a siren.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Though the creature kills several of his crew, Typhon is able to use his magic ring to kill its heads, which reveals that the girl-head in the centre is actually a human woman who has been mind controlled and used as a monster-part for “many years.” This is horrifying to contemplate!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The Ruler of the Underseas, stung by the loss of his composite beast, sends the equally-as-horrifying Serpent-Men to capture them, which of course raises the question of why he was using a human woman in a bubble helmet as his monster core when he could have just used one of his loyal undersea dudes. Is it because none of them are attractive enough?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Typhon foils the Ruler’s plans by paralyzing him with his magic ring so that they can all escape back to the A-14<\/i>, and I am left with one observation and one question:<\/p>\n

Observation: Given how important Typhon’s magic ring is to the plot of this issue – note that it also protects him from the spell of the eel-siren earlier – one might expect it appear again in a future story. This is not the case.<\/p>\n

Question: Is the Ruler of the Underseas just permanently paralyzed? He certainly does not ever return to vex Typhon and his former eel-maiden companion (later named Cecelia). Because if he is, well, condemning even an evil man to an inescapable prison in his own body isn’t a great look, Typhon.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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