Orm Marius

## Powers & Abilities

* **Atlantean Physiology**: Atlanteans are offshoots of humanity that are biologically adapted to the deep ocean environment. All their abilities are by-products of their bodies being adapted to survive unprotected in the tremendous pressures of the ocean depths.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength***: Orm is strong enough to casually punch a man around 30 feet into the air through concrete. Because he lived in some of the deepest parts of the ocean, Orm is able to move with ease even while 1086 pounds of pressure are applied on him.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability***: Orm is able to withstand the huge pressures of the deep ocean, which applies 1086 pounds of pressure per square inch. He has been hit by a bus & remained completely unfazed.
	+ ***Enhanced Reflexes***
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina***
	+ ***Enhanced Speed***
	+ ***Enhanced Senses***: Due to millennia underwater, he has developed senses much more acute then any humans. He is able to see perfectly in the pitch blackness of the deep ocean: Orm's hearing is also far greater than any human's.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing***
* **Charisma**: Despite being a disowned royal, Orm had enough pull amongst people that he could use his will alone to control & guide people to his beck & call.
* **Diplomacy:** Orm is a very capable diplomat, having been trained from a young age in the art of ruling a kingdom.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Orm was trained to fight from a very young age. According to himself, he was already a highly skilled combatant by the time he was eight years old.
* **Historiography:** He was taught all the legends of Atlantis to better prepare him for his future role as King. He was taught of the ancient Kings & heroes, as well as the powerful artifacts employed by his ancestors.
* **Leadership:** Orm is a highly successful ruler. For years, he led the people of Atlantis. During & after his rule, Orm had many followers within the walls of Atlantis who respected & admired him.
* **Military Protocol:** During his reign as King, he led the armies of Atlantis. He had a great understanding of the protocol & doctrines employed by the Atlantean Royal Army.
* **Swimming:** Orm has lived almost his entire life under the sea, this has naturally forged him into a swimmer unrivaled by any surface dweller. He considers swimming far easier then walking
* **Tactical Analysis:** Orm is able to come up with a highly intricate plans to for his missions. During his attempt at the throne, he sent several teams to locate and eliminate primary threats in the way of his goals.
* **Throwing**: Orm is incredibly precise when throwing his trident. Even while under a tense situation, such as when he battled an octodon, Ocean Master is still capable of throwing his trident with pinpoint accuracy.
* **Trident**: Orm's weapon of choice is a powerful trident that he is extremely deadly with. The trident was forged before Atlantis sunk into the deep & used to belong to his father. The Trident gives Orm power over the storms, this allows him to mimic storms, hurricanes, tsunamis & other natural disasters.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 161 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat.

## Trivia

* When Queen Atlanna was brought back after her extended departure, she married Orvax Marius. She soon gave birth to Orm, the expected heir to the throne.
* Atlanna brought her eldest son Arthur to Atlantis after the death of both Tom Curry & Orvax Marius. While the Atlanteans came to love him, Orm was jealous of his brother & annoyed with his mother. Four years later, Atlanna decided to name Arthur as her heir & went to speak to Orm about it. Words were exchanged & when the Atlanna turned to leave, Orm stabbed his mother the chest from behind. After fabricating teh story that Arthur killed her, Orm took the throne & named Arthur an enemy of the state.
* He attempted to marry Mera when he took the throne.
* Orm attacked Atlantis in 2002 to assassinate Mera. He engaged in a battle with Arthur & was about to stab him when Garth & Kaldur swung in to lend a helping hand. Though they were not match for him, it bough Arthur time to to recuperate & defeat his brother.
* In 2012, Orm launched another attack on Atlantis with the Purists when Arthur was on the surface world. He kidnapped everyone in the royal family but Arthur & murdered Nudius Vulko, his brother's advisor. Arthur eventually arrives & attacks his brother but is restrained by Black Manta's henchmen. Orm then cut off Arthur's hand to prove his seriousness. Before any more damage could happen, members of the League arrive & Orm is defeated. He was sentenced to an Atlantean prison for his crimes against the crown, where he eventually escaped.
* He was Aquaman's counterpart in the Crime Syndicate.
* King Arion had two children. His first child was born during the peak of his rule & his descendants were Atlan I - Atlan VII, Atlanna, Orin & Orm. His second child was born after he was driven mad & his descendants would be Uvian & Garn Daanuth. King Arion is also the grandson of Vandal Savage.