The Glory of the Namazu
Based in ancient lore the Namazu (aka Onamazu) is the giant catfish of Japanese mythology held responsible for creating earthquakes. The creature was thought to live under the earth, and when it swam through the underwater seas and rivers there, it caused earthquakes.
In the critically acclaimed video game Final Fantasy XIV by Square-Enix, the concept of the Namazu has been used to create an adorable "cat-fish" native to the eastern region of Othard. Based heavily on the ancient Japanse myth of the Onamazu, these lovable creatures worship a large fish like entity known as "The Big One". As a play on the being based off of 'catfish' the developers at Square designed the namazu to look like a an anthropomorphic cat that had fish like features.
