Aquaman

Aquaman is a major superhero in dc comics

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## History

Arthur Curry was born the son of Atlanna, a Princess from Atlantis. She was banished from Atlantis due to the fact she had a particular interest in the surface world and those people from Atlantis aren’t really found of the surface dwellers. When she got to the surface she eventually met a normal human - Tom Curry, a lighthouse keeper in Maine. Both Atlanna and Tom would meet after a terrible storm. Curry found Atlanna washed up on the shore by waves and rescues her before she can be hurt. Both Curry and Atlanna made the lighthouse their home and over time the pair would develop an extremely strong bond. Eventually the two would fall in love and eventually have a child - Arthur. Tom Curry that would quickly lead to a sentimental relationship when Arthur was born. Although Curry always knew there was more to his wife, he'd never ask her about her origins. By the age of two something strange happened to Arthur - he was playing underwater for an hour without drowning which would be impossible by any ordinary person.

However it was several years late when both Tom and Arthur would find out the truth about Atlanna. She told Arthur/Tom that she came from the learn the lost continent of Atlantis. Sadly Atlanna was on her deathbed when she was telling Arthur/Tom this but she did reveal to Arthur that he had the same skills as she did - increased strength, durability, speed and the power to communicate and control marine life.

After his wife’s death, Arthur's father decided to train young Arthur both physically and mentally to control his unique powers. Arthur was also taught mortality by his father Tom he truly believed that eventually he would become the King of the Seven Seas and the savior of the oceans. Eventually his father also passed away and Arthur decided to leave his Later, after his father's death, Arthur Curry would leave the lighthouse which had been a home to him and his home in the lighthouse in order to find his true calling where he would later adopt his superhero moniker - the Aquaman.

## Information

### Background

* Species: Human/Atlantean hybrid
* Real Name: Arthur Curry
	+ Atlantean Name: Orin Atlanson
* Alias: The King of the Seven Seas, The Dweller-in-the-Depths, The Aquatic Ace, The Marine Marvel, Terra Firma, Aquaboy, Dweller in the Depths, Water Wraith, Mental Man, Protector of he Deep, The Water-Bearer, Orin, King Arthur, Arausio, Andy
* Affiliation: Aquaman Family, Justice League, The Others, Atlantean Royal Family
* Occupation: King of Atlantis, Superhero, member of the Aquaman Family, member of the Atlantean Royal Family, founding member of the Justice League, founder and leader of the Others, White Lantern Corps member (formerly), Black Lantern Corps member (formerly) Justice League Detroit member and leader (formerly)
* Age: 30s-40s
* Height: 6'1
* Weight: 325lbs
* Was raised by dolphins
* Had a harpoon hand at one point

### Powers and Abilities

* Atlantean Hybridized Physiology
	+ Superhuman Durability
		- Energy and Heat Resistance
	+ Superhuman Stamina
	+ Superhuman Senses
		- Superhuman Hearing
		- Superhuman Vision
	+ Superhuman Reflexes
	+ Superhuman Speed
	+ Superhuman Strength
		- Super-Leaping
	+ Accelerated Healing
* Latent Magic
	+ Magic Resistance
* Life Force Connection
	+ Marine Telepathy
	+ Transformation

* Occultism
* Hand-to-Hand Combat
* Politics
* Master Swimmer
* Diplomacy
* Swordsmanship
* Weaponry
* Leadership
* Fishing
* Driving
* Multilingualism

### Equipment

* Trident of Neptune
	+ Energy Transference
		- Eldritch Blast
		- Force Field
		- Physical Augmentation

* Trident of Poseidon
	+ Divine Empowerment
		- Weather Manipulation
		- Electrokinesis
			* Electro-Blast
		- Hydrokinesis
			* Hydroportation
		- Cryokinesis
		- Thule Magic Resilience
		- Bane Field Manipulation
		- Flight
* Shell of Sounds
* Tenth Metal Armor
* Hook Hand/Cybernetic Hand
* Water Hand
	+ Hydrokinesis

### Feats

* Lifted a cruise ship with ease
* Held up a collapsing building on his own
* Can stab Darkseid with his Trident
* His punches can hurt Superman
* Can absorb water from the blood of his enemies to increase his strength
* Collapsed a section of a tectonic plate by pushing hard enough
* Stopped a trident blow from the Dead King who was capable of sinking all of Atlantias wth with a big attack
* Heavily damaged Hawkman
* One-shot Power Ring, who has been shown to be Green Lantern’s equal
* Punched Martian Manhunter
* Fought evenly with Martian Manhunter
* Defeated a monster who had just absorbed the powers of Superman
* Tackled Ocean Master through a bridge
* Broke the bonds of Ocean Master powered by the five magic orbs of Atlantis
* Threw his trident hard enough to create a volcanic eruption
* Threw an underwater cruise liner at the Dead King
* Punched Mammoth who was injuring Superman
* Can dodge laser fire from Black Manta
* Can swim fast enough to rival a hypersonic jet without any physical strain
* His casual swimming speed is 230 mph
* Faster on land
* Travelled at 10,000 feet per second
* Casually moves at 1,000 knots
* Dodged Superman's heat vision
* Capable of out swimming an entire army of Xebelians
* Swam to the four corners of the earth within a relatively short period of time
* Scaled to the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter who are massively faster than light speed
* Managed to jump to the stratosphere in a few seconds
* Swam at 200 knots, or roughly 230 mph
* Outran Mera
* Faster than Class 7 sting-ray torpedoes
* Evaded Sreng while weakened
* Tanked a punch from Wonder Woman with only minor injury
* Regularly survives the pressures of the ocean floor, which can become thousands of times stronger than Earth's atmosphere
* Effortlessly survives machine gun fire
* Took a hit from Malefic with no damage
* Also took martian vision from Malefic with no damage
* Took no damage from being hit by Martian Manhunter disguised as Superman
* Took a hit from Lobo with no damage
* Took a hit from an angry Wonder Woman with no damage
* Took a hit from a Wonder Woman who doesn't know him and thinks he's attacking her with no damage
* Took a hit from an angry Martian Manhunter with no damage
* Survived a fall from orbit
* Took a blast from Black Manta's laser
* Took a blast from an OMAC
* Impaled by the Dead King's spears
* Takes a hit from an extremely angry Mera
* Took a missile to the chest
* Took a hit from Solomon Grundy
* Took hits from an Eclipso possessed Power Girl
* Became the king of Atlantis
* One of the founders of the Justice League
* Defeated Hercules
* Has defeated one of his most hated enemies, Black Manta, on multiple occasions
* Defeated his half brother and rival to the throne, Ocean Master
* Defeated his student Tempest in combat
* Stopped a war just by showing up
* Commanded plankton to eat a man's brain
* Devolved The Shark with telepathy
* Can summon a Cthulhu
* Can jump hundreds of feet in the air
* Can hear heartbeats

### Weaknesses

* Dehydration
* Underestimated
* Prefers not to use his telepathy to directly control others, usually only using it to its full potential when pressed into a corner
* His telepathy tends to be less effective on beings that are less related to sea-creatures, although this is sometimes ignored
* Can be a bit arrogant
* His fearlessness can get the better of him
* While he can command all sea life or anything that originates from the sea, there are certain species he has difficulty controlling (one notable example is with piranhas which he has trouble commanding under any circumstances due to their ruthlessness and hunger)
* Much more willing to kill than any other member of the Justice League
	+ He puts propriety on his kingdom and people over everything else which can put him at odds with his allies
	+ Can retaliate viciously if a sea creature is killed
* Hated being called Aquaman for a time