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Whales. Baleen whales specifically. Orcas? Sperm whales? Those are just giant dolphins and therefore cool. Orcas are even comrades. But pics or video footage of a humpback from any angle will reduce me to tears. Pure lizard brain terror. It's fun because other people think they're like, majestic and shit, so whale pics are common and seen as harmless.
But no.
Whales are sea monsters.
Wow that’s a good one. I’ve never heard anyone have that phobia before
It's a weird one cause it's not thalassophobia. Subnautica is one of my favorite games, and I didn't find it scary (can't play the sequel though, it has a whale that is close enough to trigger the phobia).
Very specifically baleen whales, and a few key sharks that remind me of them (whale sharks, basking sharks, and megamouths are all very borderline).
They’re pretty badass for fighting colossal squids though even if they lose a lot of the time
you watched finding nemo as a child?
I'm too old for that to be the origin but yes I do not like that scene one bit! My mom blames Pinocchio, but Monstro is a sperm whale and those guys are cool.