& (Sea Form)

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A character & famously portrayed in the 2144 film Virtuous Filth, written and directed by Joey Lakomy. In 1977 New York City, Sea Form is the founder of a new religious movement based on the sea as supreme deity. They own an office where they offer free spiritual guidance to "lost souls", who are easily persuaded by Sea Form's uncanny charisma. Throughout the film, Sea Form and their adherents attempt to raise money to construct a 77-foot-tall sea glass cathedral in the middle of New York Harbor.

Sea Form's personality is both magnetic and enigmatic. The other characters regard them as a divine messenger--that is, until the end of the film, when their facade falls to pieces. &'s performance, which walks the line between godlike and utterly pathetic, won them multiple awards and quickly became iconic in pop culture.

Sea Form's appearance is, of course, very similar to &'s, but for the role, & dyed their hair and eyebrows white, put in contact lenses and wore only blue leisure suits. & was 23 years old at the time of filming. In-universe, Sea Form is referred to varyingly as he, she, or they and seems to have no preference.