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Erik was a natural-born merman, and a direct descendant of an ancient bloodline of mermen. As a hatchling, Erik was given up to be raised on land in the care of a foster human family, before he eventually departed, and began traveling around the country not staying in one place too long, in order to keep his secret safe. He eventually settled in the Gold Coast, Australia, where he briefly worked at the Ocean Café, and eventually fell in love and entered into a romantic relationship with a mermaid member of the Mako Pod named Ondina. However, his continued obsession with the Merman Chamber located somewhere on Mako Island put a strain on their relationship, which eventually ended in heartbreak, after he accidentally almost destroyed the entire Mako Pod, who were saved by another merman named Zac Blakely, who was recognized by an entire Mako Pod as a hero. It was unknown what happened to him afterwards, and his current fate remained unknown.

History[]

Erik is a new merman who is introduced as a land boy who recently moved in to town and got a job as a waiter in the cafe. He notices signs of mermaid activity and deduces that Zac, Ondina, Mimmi and Sirena are merpeople after seeing the girls' moon rings and discretely following the group to Mako. He also shows an interest in Ondina. When Ondina seemingly exposes herself to him and puts the mergroup's secret in jeopardy, he reveals his true self to her to prove his trustworthiness. She then begins to return Erik's feelings for her.

Erik also takes fellow merman Zac under his wing and they quickly become friends. This would change however when Erik put's Doug McLaren's diving business in jeopardy to keep him away from Mako. Zac then angrily forces him to pay him Evie's father back, his trust and admiration for Erik now dashed. Seeking answers on Mako, Erik tries to get to the bottom of Zac's fallout with Cam after hearing it took place on Mako. He and Cam later become friends, much to Zac's chagrin.

After seeing the merman chamber for the first time when he keeps an eye on Zac as he falls under a moon spell, he becomes obsessed with it and makes continuous attempts to get back on Zac's good side so they can find out more about it. His patience pays off when Zac realizes he needs help to figure out the chamber and that Erik is the only person he can trust with the matter. He goes so far as to lie to Ondina when she asks him to make sure Zac stays away from the chamber.

Although he agrees at first, he does not hesitate to go back on his word when Cam informs him that Zac is ready to accept his help. As he and Zac try to decode the chamber, they are interrupted by Veridia, as well as Ondina and Mimmi after they discovered his deception. Afterwards, Ondina briefly loses her trust in Erik, but she eventually forgives him when she realizes he truly cares for her. He and Zac also return to being on friendly terms with one another. However, he does not give up on his interest in the chamber and continuously urges Zac to finish what they started.

Ondina and Erik later become a couple. He and Ondina spend increasingly more time together and become more and more close to each other. However, when he learns from Ondina learns that the pod will return to Mako, he believes he will never be accepted by the pod and that Ondina will have to choose between him and the pod. Ondina realizes he is right when Mimmi accuses him of stealing a piece of jewelry to make money for a party he throws for Ondina. She then makes the decision to stay on land with him.

As Erik and the group come closer to discovering the secret of the chamber and realizes the trident stone is what is needed to activate it, Erik becomes more determined to discover its purpose. He is ultimately consumed by his obsession with the chamber. When the others express their fear that the chamber's purpose is to destroy mermaids, Erik is shown to take great offense at his kind being defined by nothing more than a desire to destroy mermaids and believes that there is more meaning to the chamber that he can use to help mermaids and that he owes it to all mermen to do so. His obsession escalates to the point where he grows hostile and even violent to all of his former friends as they try to convince him to not activate the chamber. This is especially true for Zac, as Erik believes that by refusing to activate the chamber, he is selling out all mermen. Not even Ondina's pleas are enough to get him to stop, as he believes that what he is doing will help her get the pod and her home back.

After gaining possession of the trident stone, Erik gains the power to activate the chamber when the stone robs Zac of his powers. On the eve of the full moon, Erik attempts to make peace with Zac by promising that as a fellow merman, he will always be welcome in the chamber. Zac refuses and makes one final plea for Erik not to activate the chamber, but Erik once again refuses. Zac then attempts to take the stone again, only for Erik to attack him with his powers before warning him, Cam, and Evie to stay away from Mako. A few hours before the full moon, Erik prepares to enter the chamber to prepare and is surprised to find Zac has followed him. He correctly assumes Zac has come to stop him only for Zac to remind him that Erik promised he would be welcome in the chamber. Holding true to his word, Erik allows Zac to enter, confident that he poses no threat to him without his magic. Despite Zac's attempts to stop him, Erik is able to activate the chamber and triumphantly declares that the purpose of the chamber will finally become known. When the mermaids arrive, Erik completely ignores Ondina's final plea to stop before entering with the water stolen from the moon pool to behold the chamber's purpose. However, he soon realizes his mistake when the mermaids collapse to the ground as the chamber slowly and painfully begins to kill them. Erik is horrified upon seeing the chamber's effect on the mermaids and is deeply ashamed that he himself unleashed it. He remorsefully attempts to stop it, only to fail, but Zac is able to stop it. Afterwards, Erik is full of remorse over what he has done and pleads for Ondina's forgiveness. Unwilling to risk being his "second choice" again, Ondina refuses and breaks up with him. As Ondina takes her leave, Erik feebly calls out to her in one final desperate attempt to get her to take him back, but she just keeps on walking and gives him the silent treatment. Realizing he has truly lost her for good, a heartbroken Erik is then forced to leave the Gold Coast in shame.

In Season 3, Erik is briefly mentioned by Ondina after she sabotages a date between Mimmi and her love interest Chris, her view of relationships having been tarnished since her experience with Erik. Ondina reveals to Weilan how their relationship ended in heartbreak and that she does not want to see Mimmi suffer the same way. She even starts tear up talking about it, showing that she is still hurting from their breakup. Weilan offers Ondina comfort and is able to help her let go of her past experience.

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Mako: Island of Secrets: Season 1
"Outcasts" "Getting Legs" "Meeting Rita" "Lyla Alone" "Blizzard" "Dolphin Tale" "Zac's Pool Party" "Zac's Return To Mako" "The Siren" "Zac Returns To Mako" "I Don't Believe in Mermaids" "Close Call" "Betrayal"

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"Battlelines" "Sirena's Secret" "Truce" "Moon Ring 2" "The Trident Job" "Where's The On Button" "Nowhere To Hide" "Aquata Returns" "Evie Times Two" "Zac's Choice" "Trust" "Betrayed" "Decision Time"

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Mako: Island of Secrets: Season 2
"The Seventh Cycle" "Sticky Situation" "Discovery" "A New Tail" "Bad For Business" "Stormy Seas" "Awakening" "Land School" "Stowaway" "Keeping The Secret" "Only As Young As You Feel" "Supersized" "Reunion"

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"A New Man" "Careful What You Wish For" "First Date" "The Merman Code" "The Siren" "Surprise!" "The Job" "New Orders" "The Last Dance" "Stay or Go" "The Truth About Evie" "The Trident Stone" "The Chosen One"

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Mako: Island of Secrets: Season 3
"A Visit From The East" "Seeing Is Believing" "Recipe For Success" "Mopping Up" "The Puzzle Box" "New Beginnings" "Turning The Tide" "The Way of the Dragon" "Reversal of Fortune" "Wishful Thinking" "Lost And Found" "Trust Issues" "Letting Go" "Age Before Beauty" "The Legend of Jiao Long" "Homecoming"

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Merman Powers[]

Erik possessed the standard powers and abilities of a merman native from the sea. Also, during his seventh full moon cycle when he was a hatchling, Erik's powers were enhanced greatly.

  • Hydrokinesis: The ability to create, control, and manipulate liquid water at will.
  • Hydro-Thermokinesis: The ability to heat and boil the water. Erik displayed this powers to dry off his tail faster.
  • Telekinesis: The ability to move objects and people without physical interaction.

  • Moon Spell Control: An essential skill that every merperson has to learn to master properly, as it lets them survive the Full Moon's spell without letting it control them. Just like all mermen, he mastered the Moon Spell Control when he was a hatchling.
  • Limited Transformation: Erik can transform into a merman ten seconds after physical contact with water. He turns back into a human a few minutes after he is out of the water and when the water on his has fully dried. Once his body is completely dry, he turns back into a human along with the outfit he was wearing before the transformation.
  • Enhanced Breath: As a merman, Erik can able to hold their breath without any discomfort for at least fifteen minutes before needing to breathe, and will get unconscious if the time period extends over past those minute.
  • Speed-Swimming: The ability that all merpeople are shown to have. It's the ability to swim at an incredible speed, and as such, their bodies is encased in bubbles because of the incredible high speed. As a merman, Erik has the ability to swim at a super speed, and dive at depths no human being is capable of, completely protected from its cold and water pressure.
  • Aquatic Adaptation: Depending on where they are born and raised, merpeople may be resistant to certain elements in that area.
  • Enhanced Senses: Merpeople may have slightly enhanced senses suited to life underwater due to living in the sea.
  • Endurance: Merpeople are able to swim for days without exhaustion, something which no human has the stamina to do. They can also dive at depths no human could withstand.
  • Amphibious: Merpeople's respiratory system can extract oxygen from both water and air, allowing them to breathe freely both underwater and on land.
  • Extended Lifespan: While merpeople do age, their lifespan is far longer than that of humans.

  • Weaknesses[]

    Erik possessed all the typical weaknesses of a natural-born merman.

    Physical Appearance[]

    Erik is a very handsome teenage merman of tall height and muscular body. Erik has cream skin, piercing blue eyes, bright smile and short wavy dirty blonde hair which his hair is combed and gelled back. He usually wears collar shirts or t shirts of different colors and wears jean shorts, and khakis.

    Behind the scenes[]

    He was portrayed by actor Alex Cubis.

    Trivia[]

    • Just like Zac Blakely and all mermen, Erik was raised in a human foster family.
      • However, while he claims to descend from an ancient merman lineage, he does not belong to the same lineage as Zac, as he was unable to activate the Merman Chamber; only Zac, who is a descendant of the Kinder Merman who built the Chamber, was able to do so without the Trident's moon crystal.
      • His constant moving around was likely due to Mermaid pods harassing him out of fear of merman legends; since Erik clearly stated he wanted to "get back" at mermaids for what they did, but never wanted to intend fatal harm.
    • It has never been revealed how Erik found out about his origin and the history of merpeople while living on land in a foster family for most of his life. Although he once mentioned to Cam that he always has had a tail[1], possibly hinting that unlike Zac, he had never been under the influence of the Tailless Spell.
    • He moved out of his foster family's home.
    • Erik is a cat lover.[2]
    • He always arrives late or leaves early for his job at the cafe, which eventually led to him getting fired by Carly, with agreement from David.
    • Erik is only mentioned once in season three by Ondina, which means she has not gotten over him and has had trust issues since then.
    • He truly did love Ondina, and it was seeing her become lifeless from the Trident stone sucking out her magic that horrified him and made him stop.
    • Erik is the second and last merman introduced on the show.

    Gallery[]

    Main article: Erik/Gallery

    References[]


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