A horrific look at the actual size comparison of these things to people.
ELEPHANT SEAL- Male
Role: One of Nature's Ugliest Creatures, Huge Monster Predator
PL 8 (63)- Minion Rank 5, Sidekick Rank 13
Normal Version: PL 6
STRENGTH 7
STAMINA 7
AGILITY -1
FIGHTING 2
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4
AWARENESS 0
PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 1 (+8)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+6)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 10 (+10 Size)
Perception 3 (+3)
Stealth 4 (-4 Size)
Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Fast Grab, Favored Environment (Water), Improved Critical (Unarmed), Improved Hold, Startle
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Acute & Extended Scent, Low-Light Vision) [3]
"Sea Creature"
Swimming 5 (16 mph) [5]
Immunity 2 (Cold, Drowning) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [1]
Movement 1 (Environmental Adaptation- Arctic) [2]
Enhanced Fighting 2 (Flaws: Limited to Underwater) [2]
Enhanced Agility 2 (Flaws: Limited to Underwater) [2]
"Natural Size" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +2 [2]
"Thick Blubber" Protection 2 [2]
Offense:
Unarmed +6 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
In Water +8 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Initiative -1 (+1 In Water)
Defenses:
Dodge +2 (DC 12), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness +9, Fortitude +10, Will +6
"In Water" Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +9, Fortitude +10, Will +6
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Elephant Seals cannot speak to humans, nor use their flippers to easily manipulate objects.
Responsibility (Duelling)- Elephant Seal Males duel and posture for mating rights. The older males possess many scars from these brutal contests.
Total: Abilities: -8 / Skills: 26--13 / Advantages: 6 / Powers: 32 / Defenses: 20 (63)
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ELEPHANT SEAL- Female
Role: Huge Seal
PL 6 (51)- Minion Rank 4, Sidekick Rank 11
Normal Version: PL 3-5
STRENGTH 4
STAMINA 6
AGILITY 1/2
FIGHTING 5
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4
AWARENESS 0
PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Sea Acrobatics 3 (+6)
Athletics 6 (+8)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+5)
Intimidation 8 (+6 Size)
Perception 5 (+5)
Stealth 3 (+5 Size)
Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Fast Grab, Favored Environment
Powers:
"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Acute & Extended Scent, Low-Light Vision) [3]
"Large Size" Strength-Damage +2 [2]
"Sea Creature"
Swimming 5 (16 mph) [5]
Immunity 2 (Cold, Drowning) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [1]
"Adept Aquatic Predators"
Enhanced Agility 1 (Flaws: Limited to Underwater) [1]
Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+6 Damage, DC 21)
Initiative +3
Defenses:
"Dry Land" Dodge +2 (DC 12), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +6, Fortitude +7, Will +2
"Aquatic" Dodge +3 (DC 13), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +6, Fortitude +7, Will +2
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Seals cannot speak to humans, nor use their flippers to easily manipulate objects.
Enemy (Sharks & Killer Whales)- Seals are easily preyed upon by Sharks & Orca.
Total: Abilities: 10 / Skills: 30--15 / Advantages: 3 / Powers: 17 / Defenses: 6 (51)
Era: Modern
Range: Southern Hemisphere Oceans
Colouring: Silvery-grey
Size: Up to 20 feet long (4,000-6,000 lbs., 2-5 tons)
Encounter Groups: Large pods (10-100)
Diet: Crustaceans, fish
Tactics: Challenge and brawl using massive bulk.
-Elephant Seals are by far the biggest creatures in all of the Order of Carnivores- even the biggest Polar & Kodiak Bears are only a SIXTH this weight! A peak male Elephant Seal can break 8,000 lbs.! A lot of people seem a tad unaware of just how big these creatures are until they see a big male ram a pickup truck and actually managed to do a serious amount of damage. Even the females, an eighth the size, are huge- 1,000 lbs., the size of any Sea Lion.
-Elephant Seals are absolutely hideous to behold, packing massive schnozzes that are not only bulbous, but allow them to reverse them inside-out and "blow bubbles" of blood-red flesh. Totally disgusting- which probably helps make the creature relatively ignored by the common folk, especially compared to the silly-looking Walrus and cute Seals of other varieties. Despite this, these monsters have very cute pups, which are raised by females dwarfed by the huge, 5-ton males. Fights between bulls are quite scary, and pups are often killed in the clash of bodies.
-Despite their bulk, Elephant Seals still just eat smaller animals, mostly cephalopods and skates. They can dive longer, and hold their breath longer, than any other non-Cetacean mammal, diving for up to 100 minutes at a time.
-Elephant Seals are the highest-PL Pinnipeds, being absolutely huge and doing tons of damage. They're PL 7.5 on land (and note their size making them a notch faster than HUMANS, even on-land! One can actually outrun you over the sand-dunes, which is a horrifying prospect to think about), and PL 8.5 in the water, meaning that very few predators would bother to mess with one. Only a Great White Shark or Killer Whale would even bother for oceanic carnivores, so these guys are near the top of the food chain.
Elephant Seals:
NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL: Northern Elephan Seals hail from the Western coast of North America, typically keeping rookeries around California and Mexico. These animals were actually nearly wiped out a century ago- hunting for their oil and blubber reduced the Northern Elephant Seal population to as little as 20-40 individuals- it was thought to be extinct in 1884 until eight years later, when a group of eight were discovered on Guadalupe Island- the Smithsonian expedition that uncovered them promptly killed several for their collections, assuming they'd get no other chance, but hte remainder actually managed to survive, bouncing back into livable populations! Numbers now record over 100,000- a true success story, and a testament to the fact that passing protective laws over such animals can actually work if the species is hardy enough.
SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL: These are even larger than Northern ones, and live around Antarctica. They have a population of over 640,000, and inhabit three different oceans, being a bit too remote to be easily threatened by man.
