Mermen?
Yes, we know that dangerous mermaids the way they're played in PotC embody men's fears of dangerous unpredictable women, especially if those men are sailors who hardly ever een see any women...
So of course, they are female, and mermen don't figure much. But in-universe, I need an explanation about what the mermaids do for reproduction and fun.
So far, I've thought of a few theories:
So of course, they are female, and mermen don't figure much. But in-universe, I need an explanation about what the mermaids do for reproduction and fun.
So far, I've thought of a few theories:
- mermaids are very long-lived and breed very slowly; they sleep with some of the abducted sailors before killing them, spider-like
- mermaids and mermen are like sea horses; the men stay in deeper waters and raise the kids while the women hunt the surface
- mermaids mimic the looks of pretty young human women for hunting purposes; that doesn't mean that they all actually are female: - what sex a mermaid actually is, only another mermaid can tell.