What legendary sea creatures would you like to see besides the kraken?

Sea Serpents?

@chosen-predator The first thing that came to mind personally was Jörmungandr, solely because im infatuated with norse mythology l**o, its the world serpent, but eh then there would have to be a bunch of other stuff l**o, because of how in depth the myth surrounding it is, so that idea is bunk but like @stalkrates had said sea serpents in general sound like they would be a cool addition :)

@stalkrates yeah serpents would be great seeing quite a few pirate maps with them on there

@fsg-hades i knew i saw that some where! it was on this god of war trailer right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKHiyKx7qLY ?

i saw some rock paintings of large birds picking up pirates off ships imo that would be cool

To be honest, big legendaries are ALWAYS cool, but I wanna see smaller things, too. Sirens, kelpies, selkies, that sort of thing.

For big legendaries...maybe a turtle with an island on its back? Whether it's hostile or not would be up to the devs, I guess.

Good point.
Moby d...k would be awesome.
Sea serpents ok with that. One created by RARE, awesome too.
All good ideas.

Really huge megalodon with a chest hidden inside its stomach and explorable having to be defeated in coordination from the inside and outside.

A giant bird too where we can mount on it to beat it or cross some winds after taming it.

Never thought about a giant turtle it kind of reminds me Xenoblade Chronicles 2 where there is huge ecosystems on giant titans, I wouldn't mind that all.

I also like the smaller mythical creature ideas

1. Yacuruna -In the Amazon legends, Yacuruna are water dwelling people who resemble human beings. They are often described as hairy creatures with deformed feet and heads turned backwards. Occasionally, the Yacuruna are accompanied by other creatures such as serpents or crocodiles.

make sure you dont get to drunk or they will kidnap and make you one of them lol

The legendary nessy that would be entertaining, there should be some rare sighting as well like Red dead redemption would have the Yeti or GTA had big foot, little things like that should be all over the game lol

@maximillianzeus makes sense i've even heard SPINAL from killer instinct, perhaps he should be the king of the skeletons lol

hell even the stage looks straight out of SEA OF THIEVES lol

I feel like sea serpents are a must. Giant shark, Sea serpent and a Krakken... I feel like that would actually be enough to have variety (different tactics required for survival) and not so much as to be overwhelming.

I think in the same vein of functionality, having a couple of legendary vessels crewed by AI (a la the Flying Dutchman) would be a nice addition. OO! What if the devs logged on once in a while AS the crew of the overpowered Flying Dutchman! That would give it the adaptation as to be clever and unpredictable....

I just got myself really excited (in non-sexual terms).

@farfignu I actually made a thread (it got zero response) about the devs playing storyline characters that make appearances in the world, perhaps voice acted by someone and the devs are controlling the deck..it would make for one hell of a unique experience the last time a dev actually played the storyline characters in a game was Richard Garriot for Ultima Online - lord british and his arch enemy was another Dev Blackthorne.

@chosen-predator Rare, if you are listening, I hereby submit a theoretical resume of voice acting skills to play a story character. Call me any time. ;)

@maximillianzeus I think having the limited number and scarcity of appearance would be better, and here's why:

Modern logic tells us that there were no such-type creatures, right? Stories of them came from a mishap in a storm or possibly a drunken misunderstanding, then legends grew through word of mouth. I think that having a small number, but especially considerably rare appearance rates, would help lend the 'legendary' element to the tale. Imagine, after turning in your chests, sitting in the tavern drinking while someone tells an enthralling tale of the time that they barely survived an encounter with an enormous serpent that split their ship in two.... After hearing that, and others chiming in with "A friend once talked to someone that saw that happen to another ship a long way off...", etc. ... after that, your eyes would be peeled on the seas for the possible chance that this giant serpent may come for you, too....

Well, that was a longer-than-intended description. But yes, I think more rarity with end-all be-all creatures is better.

and those all don't have to be in the game at the same time rare can put them in to add content surprises, so we know 100 percent that the kraken is going to be one of the first one in the game. I don't think we should be able to kill this kraken the first time we meet him, hopefully DECADES of experience makes it smart enough to know when to flee ..perhaps it changes through whatever pirates are lucky enough to ever encounter it.

So i see legendary ones being spectacles and big events for players to run into ... and if the devs want everyone to see him before he disappears again they can do a huge event.

I already feel Unibozu is in the game ..that storm seems like a symbiot life form is moving inside of it, it's Unibozu choice to show if he wants to appear and you'll know it by the storm being worse then it usually is

but yeah it can be rare occasions and some could be frequent

@roshkavp said in What legendary sea creatures would you like to see besides the kraken?:

sirens or mermades/men as in i belive greek might be viking mythological she/he sings a beautiful melody atrecting salers beautiful bodys till you get close then shows as enemy lol, pesiden king of the sea have him yell before a huge storm comes in i can go on for day, legndery
weopnes look depends on area random and superpowers its still a game luck of the roll kinda thing oh sea dragon, lyvithens, sea kings pirot eara

I had been mulling how to implement Sirens (from Greek--you're right) mythology. They were said to sing so enticingly as to lure sailors to leap from ships or steer them into deadly rocks. Obviously without some actual enchantment, players would just say "Oh, that's a Siren" and avoid them. BUT while reading your post I had a brainwave.

What if the 'Sirens' appeared on an island. A ship steers toward it, the crew maybe hearing a faint melody on the breeze. The island looks like it has a harbor, maybe some chests just sitting on the beach, and then KAPOW the jagged rocks that, up until then the game did not allow you to see punch giant holes in the hull of your ship!

Moral of the story: Visual tricks could mimic a Siren's call.

They may not be legendary, but schools of dolphins that mimic actual dolphin behavior would be a nice touch. I see being close to your ship with a legendary haul, looking in the water only to see a shark bearing down on you, only to suddenly be saved by Flipper and friends who beat the bejeezus out of the shark(s).

Also on the not of Merfolk: I am hoping for a few small merfolk villages under the waves.