Sea Serpents are ancient creatures who live in the sea. There are only three in all the world, and they are thousands of years old. The oldest is King Anko, and his brothers are Unko and Inko. They each have their own ocean, but visit each other every hundred years. Sea Serpents are kind-hearted, bashful, and shy. They are not beautiful in appearance, but do many kind deeds and are generally beloved by their friends the Mermaids. (The Sea Fairies) Since there are only three in all the world, it is possible the A-B-Sea Serpent is either Unko or Inko.
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| - Sea Serpents are ancient creatures who live in the sea. There are only three in all the world, and they are thousands of years old. The oldest is King Anko, and his brothers are Unko and Inko. They each have their own ocean, but visit each other every hundred years. Sea Serpents are kind-hearted, bashful, and shy. They are not beautiful in appearance, but do many kind deeds and are generally beloved by their friends the Mermaids. (The Sea Fairies) Since there are only three in all the world, it is possible the A-B-Sea Serpent is either Unko or Inko.
- Dragons not only live on land and in the air, but also in the sea. The sea serpent is a dragon, perfectly adapted to water. It attacks ships on sea with its fire breath and magic abilities. Intelligent, they stay at a distance for their own safety. Warriors are helpless against this kind of attack, and have to trust the ship's cannons to deal with the foe. As one might expect, sea serpents are only encountered at sea, but are capable of attacking anyone who ventures too closely to the shoreline.
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- Ultima V
- Ultima IV
- Ultima VII
- Ultima III
- Ultima VI
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| - Like its land-based cousin, the dragon, a sea serpent will attack the seagoing traveler with magical fireballs and violent physical swipes of its long tail. The wise sailor avoids this nasty beast.
- These serpents can appear from nowhere to rock a ship. Capable of launching great fireballs from a considerable distance - even across an entire island - they are among the most formidable of opponents. Since they are not intelligent and are easily outwitted, the best strategy is often to evade them and flee. However, if forced into battle, closing in to engage the serpent directly in combat will improve a ship's odds of surviving.
- Small cousins of the Great Earth Snake, these creatures can destroy an entire ship. In conflict mode, they can hurl magic across water, making it hard to fight them.
- In the deepest waters resides a scaled serpent nearly half the length of a capital ship. Of this creature, little is known, as in death, its water-bourne corpse defies capture and transport. Although the sea serpent prefers to feed on creatures from the sea, attacks against even the largest ships have been reported. In one reporting, the creature was driven off by a fire aboard the ship. It is believed that many ships lost at sea have succumbed to the serpent's whim.
- This creature is a sea-going dragon. It is capable of spitting out fireballs, much the same as dragons breathe fire. A sea serpent can severely damage a ship with a single lash of its powerful tail.
- The Sea Serpent is an aquatic relative of the Dragon. The fireball cast by the Serpent can sink a ship long before it has a chance to close with the beast. The best defense against a Sea Serpent is to engage it in close combat as quickly as possible. It is thy only chance, albeit as slim one, to survive the encounter.
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| - Sea Serpent, from Ultima VII manual
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- Journal
- The History of Britannia
- Book of Lore
- The Book of Fellowship
- The Book of Play
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| - Dragons not only live on land and in the air, but also in the sea. The sea serpent is a dragon, perfectly adapted to water. It attacks ships on sea with its fire breath and magic abilities. Intelligent, they stay at a distance for their own safety. Warriors are helpless against this kind of attack, and have to trust the ship's cannons to deal with the foe. As one might expect, sea serpents are only encountered at sea, but are capable of attacking anyone who ventures too closely to the shoreline. Sea serpents stayed the same after Ultima IV; however, in Ultima IX, they appeared much less serpentine.
- Sea Serpents are ancient creatures who live in the sea. There are only three in all the world, and they are thousands of years old. The oldest is King Anko, and his brothers are Unko and Inko. They each have their own ocean, but visit each other every hundred years. Sea Serpents are kind-hearted, bashful, and shy. They are not beautiful in appearance, but do many kind deeds and are generally beloved by their friends the Mermaids. (The Sea Fairies) The Scarecrow meets the A-B-Sea Serpent when it visits Munchkin Country. It mentions being friends with the Mermaids and teaching them their letters. (The Royal Book of Oz) Since there are only three in all the world, it is possible the A-B-Sea Serpent is either Unko or Inko.
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