siren (from popeye)

The siren, also known as the Rose of the Sea and the Lady of the Depths, is an alter ego of the Sea Hag, appearing on the movie Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy. With this form, the Sea Hag shows herself to Popeye, trying to seduce him.

When the Hag finds out Popeye's true identity, she plans a way to get a hold of him. For this reason, she decides to show herself to him with a more attractive appearance.

however she shall try to hypnotize, kiss and enslave anyone she finds....

Appearance:

The Sea Hag's siren incarnation is a beautiful woman with clear green skin and dark green hair, akin to algae. She wears few clothes, such as leg trousers and a pink stole on her chest. She has no shoes, always standing barefoot. She also dons a necklace with two shells and a starfish. Her lips are violet and her eyes are gray. During the illusion, Popeye meets her while she has a mermaid's tail.

Powers and abilities:

hypnosis:

The hypnosis of Lady of the Depths is her main skill. Not even one as strong as Popeye is immune from it, falling victim twice. Popeye's state of mind affects its effectiveness, making hypnosis more or less powerful. When the siren bewitches Popeye with this spell, he loses his cheerful and playful personality. The spell shows itself visually like a red spiral, which turns without stopping on Popeye's good eye. The only thing that can break the curse is a person's voice that Popeye loves, like Olive and Swee'pea.

It is not very clear what activates hypnosis; the first time, Popeye is bewitched after making an appreciation to marine woman, after she had asked him if he found her beautiful. Maybe, the Lady of the Depths, with her question, has cast the spell which Popeye activated by responding affirmatively. The second time the hypnosis is activated when the siren points out to Popeye that he is not alone, because she is there for him. When he tells the Lady that nobody needs him, she corrects him by saying she needs him. At that moment on the sailor's eye appears the red spiral, a sign that now is under the control of the siren.

Hypnosis does not completely deprive Popeye of his will, showing that the sailor still possesses a certain independence. In fact, he doesn't hesitate to contradict the Lady when she proclaims herself to be the only woman in his life, replying that even Olive is important to him.

This happened because, most likely, Popeye's will was still firmly aimed at saving his father and the bond of love he had with Olive was still strong. This prevented the spell from manifesting itself to the full of its effect. But this, however, has not prevented Popeye from trying to kiss the siren. Even after naming his girlfriend, Popeye returns with his lips turned to the woman, revealing that his intent has not changed, even though he replied to her an instant before.

The spell shows its real power the second time Popeye falls victim to it. He, disowned by his father and ill-treated by Olive and Brutus, highlights his insecurity and his emotional weakness, leaving the field open to the Lady of the Depths and her magic. In the state of depression to which he is, Popeye fails to make any resistance to the siren, which easily conquers him. Full-power hypnosis allows the Lady to make Popeye believe what she wants, making the latter believe that her every declaration is an