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{{Quote
{{Quote
|quote = Roar!  Get your big galumphing talons out of here!
|quote   = How would I know if I was a bad guy?
|speaker = Cowrie to his sister, Clearpool, in ''Darkstalker''.}}
|speaker = Cowrie to [[Fathom]] and [[Indigo]], ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
{{Infobox Character
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|name = Cowrie
{{Character
|gender = Male|age = A dragonet at the end of "Darkstalker"|tribe = [[SeaWings]]|residence = (Deceased)|relatives = [[Prince Fathom|Fathom]] (father), [[Indigo]] (mother), [[Ripple]] (brother), [[Clearpool]], [[Queen Pearl]] (aunt), [[Queen Lagoon|Lagoon]] (great aunt), [[Prince Albatross|Albatross]] (great grandfather), [[Queen Coral|Coral]], [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]], [[Princess Auklet|Auklet]], [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], [[Princess Moray|Moray]], [[Princess Orca|Orca]] (Deceased), [[Prince Shark|Shark]], [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]], [[Prince Octopus|Octopus]], [[Prince Cerulean|Cerulean]], [[Prince Fin|Fin]], 28 unnamed Seawing princes, (descendants)|books = ''[[Darkstalker (Special Edition)|Darkstalker]]''|image = Typical SeaWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg}}
|name     = Cowrie
'''Cowrie''' was a blue-eyed, male, royal [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] [[Dragonets|dragonet]]. His parents were [[Prince Fathom]] and [[Indigo]], and his brother [[Ripple]], and and his sister [[Clearpool]]. His only appearance is in the epilogue of [[Darkstalker (Legends)|''Darkstalker (Legends'']]'')'', where he comes out of a hole in the sand he was digging with [[Ripple]] and [[Blob]], Indigo's pet wooden octopus which Fathom enchanted and gave to her.
|image    = Cowrie GN 2.png
|age       = Less than a year at last appearance (roughly 3,017 AS)
|gender    = Male
|tribe     = [[SeaWings]]
|powers    =
 
|status    = Deceased
 
|current  = [[Prince]] of the [[SeaWings]]
|former    =
 
|Relation1 = Mother
|RName1    = [[Indigo]]
|Relation2 = Father
|RName2    = [[Fathom]]
|Relation3 = Sister
|RName3    = [[Clearpool]]
|Relation4 = Brother
|RName4    = [[Ripple]]
|Relation5 = Aunt
|RName5    = [[Pearl (L1)|Pearl]]
|Relation6 = Great-grandfather
|RName6    = [[Albatross]]
|Relation7 = Descendants
|RName7    = [[Coral]], [[Template:Royal SeaWing Family Tree|more]]
 
|leApp    = ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
|leMen    =
|gnApp    = ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)|Darkstalker]]''
}}
'''Cowrie''' was a male [[SeaWing]] [[dragonet]] [[prince]] who was introduced in ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''. He resided on an island outside the [[Bay of a Thousand Scales]] and was one of the three dragonets of [[Fathom]] and [[Indigo]].
 
==Description==
Cowrie had blue eyes.{{Ref|L1e}}
 
==Personality==
Cowrie appeared to be the most thoughtful of Indigo and Fathom's offspring and was the only one who was actually concerned about what his parents were saying, worrying about if he would ever commit the sort of "bad guy" crimes and how he would know. Fathom and Indigo also stated how he was much more like [[Clearsight]] than his sister [[Clearpool]]. Despite this, he seemed to have had a crazy side, similarly to his two siblings.{{Ref|L1e}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===[[Darkstalker (Legends)|''Darkstalker (Legends)'']]===
===Legends===
====''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''====
In the epilogue, Cowrie accidentally gets sand kicked into the hole he was digging by Clearpool. This caused a fight between them. [[Ripple]] joined in the fight, squashing him and Clearpool. Indigo interfered, deciding to tell them a story. Cowrie requested to hear a story about bad guys, which shocked both Indigo and Fathom. The two parents told them a little bit about villains and [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]], and Cowrie worried if he would ever become a villain. However, Indigo was able to calm him down.


<span>His only appearance is in the epilogue of </span>[[Darkstalker (Legends)|''Darkstalker (Legends'']]'')''<span>, where he comes out of a hole in the sand he was digging with his brother [[Ripple]] along with </span>[[Blob]]<span>, [[Indigo|Indigo's]] pet octopus that Fathom enchanted and gave to her when they were still dragonets. He is later seen with [[Ripple]] and [[Clearpool]], listening to Fathom and Indigo who are telling them a story; a story about Darkstalker. </span>
==Family tree==
{{Royal SeaWing Family Tree/Ancient}}


==Trivia==
==Quotes==
*A cowrie is a marine mollusk.
{{SingleQuote
*He is one of Fathom and Indigo's three dragonets, and of royal blood although they live far away from their fellow SeaWings.
|quote  = Roar! Get your big galumphing talons out of here!
|speaker = to Clearpool
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|pe      = epilogue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Argh! Yuck! Ripple! You're squashing me! DAAAAD! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
|speaker = to Ripple, Fathom and Indigo
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|pe      = epilogue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Mommy, do you know any stories about bad guys?
|speaker = to Indigo
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|pe      = epilogue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = How would I know if I was a bad guy?
|speaker = to Fathom and Indigo
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|pe      = epilogue
}}


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Typical SeaWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SeaWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Cowrie GN 2.png|Cowrie from ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Jake Parker]]
SeaTransparent.png|A typical SeaWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
</gallery>
Germanseawing.jpg|A typical SeaWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
 
SeaWing Sigil.png|SeaWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Jake Parker]], from ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)]]''">
cowrie shell from Wikipedia.png|An actual Cowrie shell (picture from Wikipedia)
Cowrie GN 1.png
A real Cowrie.jpg|Another cowrie shell, because why not?
Cowrie GN 3.png
Cowrie.png|Cowrie by Star Nightwing
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 4 November 2025

"How would I know if I was a bad guy?"
— Cowrie to Fathom and Indigo, Darkstalker

Cowrie was a male SeaWing dragonet prince who was introduced in Darkstalker. He resided on an island outside the Bay of a Thousand Scales and was one of the three dragonets of Fathom and Indigo.

Description

Cowrie had blue eyes.[1]

Personality

Cowrie appeared to be the most thoughtful of Indigo and Fathom's offspring and was the only one who was actually concerned about what his parents were saying, worrying about if he would ever commit the sort of "bad guy" crimes and how he would know. Fathom and Indigo also stated how he was much more like Clearsight than his sister Clearpool. Despite this, he seemed to have had a crazy side, similarly to his two siblings.[1]

Biography

Legends

In the epilogue, Cowrie accidentally gets sand kicked into the hole he was digging by Clearpool. This caused a fight between them. Ripple joined in the fight, squashing him and Clearpool. Indigo interfered, deciding to tell them a story. Cowrie requested to hear a story about bad guys, which shocked both Indigo and Fathom. The two parents told them a little bit about villains and Darkstalker, and Cowrie worried if he would ever become a villain. However, Indigo was able to calm him down.

Family tree

AlbatrossSapphireLagoonHumpback
EelMantaReefSplash
CurrentScallopPearlFathomIndigo
ClearpoolCowrieRipple
More


Quotes

"Roar! Get your big galumphing talons out of here!"
― to Clearpool (Darkstalker, epilogue)

"Argh! Yuck! Ripple! You're squashing me! DAAAAD! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"
― to Ripple, Fathom and Indigo (Darkstalker, epilogue)

"Mommy, do you know any stories about bad guys?"
― to Indigo (Darkstalker, epilogue)

"How would I know if I was a bad guy?"
― to Fathom and Indigo (Darkstalker, epilogue)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Darkstalker, epilogue


SeaWings
Queens

Present: Coral
Historical: LagoonPearl

Royalty
(Present)

AnemoneAukletCeruleanFinGillMorayOctopusOrcaSharkTsunamiTurtle

Royalty
(Historical)

AlbatrossClearpoolCowrieCurrentEelFathomHumpbackMantaReefRippleSapphireScallopSplash

Jade Mountain

AnemoneBarracudaPikeSnailTsunamiTurtle

Other Dragons
(Present)

AbaloneFlounderHerringKelpLagoonNautilusPearlPiranhaRiptideSnailSnapperSquidTempestTortoiseUrchinWebsWhirlpool

Other Dragons
(Historical)

IndigoLionfishWharf

Hybrids

Typhoon

Folklore

Droplet

Kingdom

Bay of a Thousand ScalesDeep PalaceSummer Palace

Kingdom
(Historical)

Island Palace

Society

AquaticBombing of the Summer PalaceRoyal SeaWing MassacreSeaWing CouncilTalons of Power ceremony


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