Darius

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

The third student of Sea City High (same district as Sammy and Ashley). He's both a jock and a bully who wants to get all the ladies (very difficult when you're an asshole) except Ashley, he openly said to his fellow dolphin bois that she was ugly and they all laughed. He also had an incident with the lead cheerleader of the team (it should have gotten him arrested but she didn't press charges so that it didn't make him angrier at her. Who she is, you'll find out). When Darius was young, his parents wanted to venture outside the barrier bc they were curious, only for them to get viciously devoured by a great megalodon that circles around the outside of the barrier to Sea City so now Darius lives with his uncle (he's the one who taught him the negative side). Oh yeah, this is the dolphin that chased Gibson

RELATIONSHIP WITH MARIA

Darius constantly tries to hit on Maria because she's a mermaid and "a major prize," completely ignoring her obvious disgust toward him. Maria can't stand his toxic behavior, especially how he treats Ashley, Sammy, and Gibson, and openly shuts down his smooth-talking attempts every single time.