she sings, which makes the guppies drop more money. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – On Koholint Island, there is a mermaid named Martha who lives in a bay. She states that she has lost her necklace because of the ocean waves. After Link retrieves her necklace, Martha gives him a mermaid scale in return. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – Link encounters what he at first believes is a real mermaid, but later discovers she is a Hylian girl named Joanne who enjoys dressing up as a mermaid. She is involved in several side quests. In Nintendo's The Legendary Starfy series, a character named simply "Mermaid" is used to save the game. When the player character, Starfy, bumps into the shell she lives in, the game saves. Mega Man 9 – Splash Woman's design is based on the appearance of a mermaid. The Pokémon Primarina, a Water/Fairy-type, is based on both a mermaid and a sea lion. In the game No Straight Roads, Sayu, the second member of the Megastars, is a mermaid and a virtual pop idol. The heroes Zuke and Mayday battle her in Akusuka, the district of Vinyl City under her control. Puyo Puyo – The Japanese puzzle game series from Compile (later owned by Sega) features a mermaid named Serilly (Seriri in Japan) who believes that everyone is trying to eat her, due to the belief that eating mermaid flesh will grant immortality. The mobile game Puyopuyo!! Quest features five additional mermaids as part of the Tropical Merfolk series in the game. Return of the Obra Dinn – This mystery game incorporates many naval myths of the 18th/19th century, including the myth of mermaids. Mermaids appear in Shantae games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Mermaids are a new "life state" introduced in The Sims 3: Island Paradise and The Sims 4: Island Living. The Marai creatures from the League of Legends lore, featuring Nami. Professional wrestling In 2013, while signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now Impact Wrestling), female wrestler SoCal Val did a photoshoot in costume as Disney's Ariel. See also Fiji mermaid Goddess of the Sea (Visbal), sculpture Lorelei Sea monk Sirenia References