History Main / LegendaryCarp

* Referenced in ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' with Akira Nishikiyama, who's Irezumi (full back tattoo) is of a carp swimming upwards. Nishiki longs to rise higher and higher in the ranks of the Dojima family and later become a Chairman of the Yakuza families of Tokyo. This contrasts with his sworn Oath Brother Kazuma Kiryu, whose tattoo is a dragon: Nishiki is the carp that could never become a dragon, staying weak and unwise, which hurts him when he becomes a patriarch of his own family. Even his name seems to be derived from nishikigoi (錦鯉, lit. "brocaded carp").

See also TheCatfish, a more elusive kind of fish. If you searched for Legendary ''Crap,'' you either want BlatantLies, ToiletHumor, SoBadItsGood, or a page on the DarthWiki that shall not be named.

Oddly, despite goldfish being a sort of carp, and supposedly being flushed down toilets on a regular basis, this myth rarely seems to cross over with the [[SewerGator "giant alligator in the sewer"]] UrbanLegend.

** A level 100 Magikarp can be caught in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Platinum]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. It's AwesomeButImpractical, because at that point [[LostForever it can't evolve anymore]].

** A level 100 Magikarp can be caught in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Platinum]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. It's AwesomeButImpractical, because at that point it can't evolve anymore.

** A level 100 Magikarp can be caught in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Platinum]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. It's AwesomeButImpractical, since it can't evolve.

* Because a fish's maximum size is based largely on the size of the body of water it lives in and the amount of available food, extremely large fish (including carp) are not only entirely possible in the real world but relatively common as well.

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** In the episode "''The Joy of Pokémon''" one Nurse Joy had a giant Magikarp for a friend.

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** A level 100 Magikarp can be caught in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Platinum]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. It's AwesomeButImpractical, since it can't evolve.

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* According to ''Creator/DaveBarry Hits Below the Beltway'', the Reflecting Pool in the Washington Mall is home to a legendary carp which has grown to 1900 pounds on junk food thrown by tourists and once swallowed a passing pedestrian (the Secretary of the Interior) whole. And yes, DaveBarry ''does'' mention in a footnote that "'Legendary Carp' would be AGoodNameForARockBand."

* According to ''DaveBarry Hits Below the Beltway'', the Reflecting Pool in the Washington Mall is home to a legendary carp which has grown to 1900 pounds on junk food thrown by tourists and once swallowed a passing pedestrian (the Secretary of the Interior) whole. And yes, DaveBarry ''does'' mention in a footnote that "'Legendary Carp' would be AGoodNameForARockBand."

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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=394492 Ancient Carp]], although it's underwhelmingly weak and mostly serves as food for the plane's dragons.

* Referenced in ''SakuraTaisen V'' with the [[MacrossMissileMassacre giant carp missiles]] [[spoiler:[[WeaponizedLandmark controlled by the Statue of Liberty]]]].

** Another ends with Aang becoming a carp-like {{Kaiju}} via [[SuperMode Avatar State]] and [[MakingASplash waterbending]].

* There was a red koi fish named [[https://fishkeeper.co.uk/post/226-year-old-koi-carp-hanako Hanako]], who lived to be 226 years old (confirmed through examination of her scales and the records kept by the temple she resided at) before dying of natural causes in 1977. She appears to have come from a long line of long-lived fish.

* There was a red koi fish named [[https://fishkeeper.co.uk/post/226-year-old-koi-carp-hanako Hanako]], who lived to be 226 years old (confirmed through examination of her ear bones and the records kept by the temple she resided at) before dying of natural causes in 1977. She appears to have come from a long line of long-lived fish.

* A BonusBoss in ''LiveALive'', Amulucretia, is a giant carp.

See also TheCatfish, a more elusive kind of fish. If you searched for Legendary ''Crap,'' you either want BlatantLies, a page that shall not be named on the DarthWiki, or ToiletHumor.

* In ''KeysToTheKingdom'', one of the [[GottaCatchEmAll parts of the Will]] takes the form of a carp.

** The most direct reference to the legend might as well be in ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'' since Magikarp is shown evolving into Gyarados inside a waterfall, after the obligatory punishment of course.

->''"[[GoodBadBugs I think I made the fish too hardcore]]."''

* Carp Armor and Carp Melee are a recurring joke between the fans and developers of CityOfHeroes.

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* ''VideoGame/Okami'': Features demonic goldfish as enemies.

* ''VideoGame/Okami'': Features goldfish (descended from catfish) as enemies.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'': A giant evil catfish that convinced himself that he was a Carp that would turn into a dragon when he climbed up a waterfall.