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Villains

Gaitou (Gaito)

Basic Info: the leader of the sea monsters who is bent on taking over the marine world. He is always depicted drinking wine, and wearing black. His resemblance to Kaitou made the latter a subject of initial ire by Rina. He is known in the anime as Gaitou. (There is no definite reason for the name change, but one obvious reason is to distinguish him from J-Pop star Gackt, whose name is spelt the same way in katakana. In the Del Rey manga translation, his name is spelled Gackto in order to emphasize the comparison between the character and the singer.)

Dark Lovers

Izul (Izuru)

Basic Info: The most mature of the four, she has the power to control waves and marine beasts and has the ability to create dragons from water. She is also the most obsessed with winning the heart of Gaitou.

Eriru (Eril)

Basic Info: The one with the multiple personality disorder. At one phase, she is cute, and acting as if she were antsy (spinning around and never saying any normal speech). In her other personality, when threatened (or when she spins around), she becomes scary, her eyes glow red, and she changes her voice accordingly.

Maria

Basic Info: The one closest to Gaitou in terms of love. She is also very cruel at times, and sometimes seems to see Gaitou more as a boy-toy than a love prospect. She has the power to make and/or manipulate ice and snow.

Yuuri (Yuri)

Basic Info: The youngest-looking of the four. She has the ability to control people and objects, especially with the use of her music and, if any, a nearby piano. Although Yuuri is loyal to Gaitou, his continued treatment of her as a child leads her to a star-crossed relationship with Hippo, his human form.

Black Beauty Sisters

Basic Info: Gaitou hires them after the Dark Lovers' failed attempts to capture the Mermaid Princesses. These two have the ability to sing tunes more powerful than the songs the Mermaid Princesses themselves sing, although in the anime and the second arc of the manga, the Princesses manage to get strong enough to overpower them. Though Gaitou turned them back to their original forms (two angler fishes), they were resurrected in the second season. Their group name is usually shortened by fans to BBS.

Mikeru (Michel)

Basic Info: The angel who launched a personal vendetta against the Mermaid Princesses after learning their relations with the human world. Although he is strong enough to resist any song the Mermaid Princesses would dish out against him until the finale, he is cursed with a weak body. He steals both Kaitou's memories and Seira's heart in order to keep himself alive.

Fuku

Basic Info: A chibi angel with the head of a boy and the body of a bird. He's Mikeru's "right hand man," as well as his messenger to his servants, but at times orders around even Mikeru. He turns out to have a larger role later in the story.

The One/Him/Someone

Basic Info: A spirit in the form of a flame atop of Mikeru's castle, he guards it for him. At one point, Fuku-chan claims that his words are Mikeru's words, and Mikeru's are That One's words, and That One's are God's words. He has a higher authority than Mikeru and has a strange relationship with Fuku-chan, where it is unclear who is in charge. During the final battle, it is revealed that he is, like Mikeru, a pawn...

Lady Bat

Basic Info: Calls himself "The wings of love and pleasure." Mikeru's vampire-like servant. His song hypnotizes the listeners into his spell so he could "bite" the person while they are asleep. There is certain controversy about his real gender, especially among fans in the West; in the manga, Lady Bat is actually a man wearing women's clothes. He is also strong enough to bring the Idol-formed Princesses back into Mermaid-form.

Arara (Alala)

Basic Info: Calls herself "The wings of dreams and decadence." Mikeru's fairy-like servant. She sings two songs in the anime; a peppy song that shoots stars at the Princesses and a sugary sweet song that makes men cheer for her. In the manga, she can make people (or at least a Mermaid Princess) dream about anything she wishes, including nightmares. Her name seems to come from the Spanish words La ala, when switched would be "Ala la", together making Alala. La ala means the wing.

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