Aquarus

> Finally, some action!
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> Aquarus after being alerted to Guardians HQ in It's About Time

**Aquarus** was a hydrokinetic creature from an undersea nation and an original member of the Guardians of the Globe. They had worked with Omni-Man but were betrayed and murdered by him.

## History

### Background Information

Aquarus was born as an Atlantean, he went on to rule the kingdom along with his wife Queen Aquaria. As the king of Atlantis, he would regularly go out to protect his underwater nation which eventually led him to join the Guardians of the Globe. As a Guardian, he would primarily focus on more land-based activity, not really paying any attention to his own kingdom which caused Aquaria to run it most of the time.

### Battle with the Lizard League

Aquarus along with The Immortal, War Woman, Black Samson, and Green Ghost I, had learned the Lizard League were planning on attacking a facility. During their battle, Aquarus notices Black Samson's affection towards one of the members, Iguana. Knowing the history between the two, Aquarus' states to Samson that she's a lost cause, a statement which he continues to ignore as after getting hit with Aquarus' hydrokinetic blasts, Samson grabs Iguana stating that he'll handle her. As they would be struggling during battle, Omni-Man shows up to aid in their mission. With the help of Omni-Man, Aquarus' and the rest of the Guardians were able to defeat the Lizard League.

### White House Attack

Aquarus, like the other members of the Guardians of the Globe, first appeared in the Pilot episode, to protect the President from a sudden attack by the Mauler Twins. When one of the Twins attempted to breach the White House, Aquarus worked alongside Martian Man, where both heroes combined their efforts in order to hurl an APC into one of the Twins, preventing him from entering the White House. Aquarus and Martian Man then proceeded to enter the White House, splitting up in the process to clear the area more effectively.

After all civilians and military personnel were evacuated, Aquarus reassembled with the rest of the Guardians to assist in defeating the Mauler Twins. Aquarus aided in the fight by blasting the enemies with his water streams, working cooperatively with his other teammates, eventually defeating and restraining the enemies.

### Called into Action

After the fight against the Mauler Twins, Aquarus returned to his native city, Atlantis and remained seated in his post, however he was quite evidently getting bored and almost falling asleep. However, his wristband signaled an alert, prompting him to joyfully cheer and swim into action.

### Betrayed and Killed

Aquarus waited with the other heroes in their HQ for the last Guardian, Darkwing to arrive for their meeting. However, when Darking arrived and noted that he hadn't signaled the alert, the heroes realized they have all been tricked, and kept their guard up. Suddenly, Omni-Man appears attempting to punch The Immortal, who was narrowly saved by Red Rush.

Aquarus, like all other Guardians, was surprised that Omni-Man was attacking them, but soon began fighting to defend themselves. Aquarus managed to momentarily hold Omni-Man in place with a hydroblast, but Omni-Man managed to break free and promptly leapt at Aquarus in an attempt to crush him, but Red Rush quickly moved him out of Omni-Man's way. Aquarus and the other Guardians then witnessed Omni-Man grabbing Red Rush by the head, and in spite of their attempts to save their colleague, they could do nothing but watch in utter horror as Omni-Man eventually crushed Red Rush's head between his hands.

A hectic but brief fight followed, resulting in Omni-Man temporarily bringing down War Woman, Martian Man and The Immortal, and murdering Darkwing and Green Ghost. Shortly after Green Ghost's death, Aquarus once again blasted Omni-Man with his water stream, holding him in place long enough to allow Martian Man, The Immortal and War Woman to get back on their feet and resume the fight against Omni-Man.

After Omni-Man briefly got the upper hand in a short battle against War Woman, her club was launched into the air, allowing Omni-Man to grab it mid-fall and smash it against Aquarus' head, bursting his head open and killing him instantly. His body rolled towards Martian Man's feet, who was enraged upon seeing his colleague's dead body, prompting him to subdue Omni-Man, giving the remaining Guardians a chance to defeat their former ally. However, Omni-Man eventually overpowered and brutally murdered the remaining Guardians, before he himself passed out from exhaustion and the injuries he suffered during the fight.

### Aftermath

In the bloody aftermath in the Guardians HQ, the Global Defense Agency breached the room and brought in paramedics in an attempt to save lives. The paramedics team assigned to treat Aquarus applied an aqueous sealant to his body, presumably in an attempt to heal or resuscitate him, to no avail. During the Guardian of the Globes Memorial, Aquarus' name was mentioned in Omni-Man's eulogy, along with the names of his deceased colleagues. On the Guardians' funeral, other members of his species are present, one of them being his spouse, Queen Aquaria.

His corpse is later seen along with Darkwing's, Green Ghost's, and Red Rush's during the Immortal's recovery of past events of his life.

## Physical Appearance

Aquarus, as all other Atlanteans, appears as an anthropomorphic fish, sporting fins growing out from his back and arms. His skin color is also predominantly blue. He would only usually wear what seemed to be a piece of Atlantean equipment as clothing, the armor would be a mix of green and white with yellow outlines surrounding it. Like all the other Guardians, Aquarus wore a piece of equipment resembling a wristband that would signal an alert anytime him or any of the other Guardians were needed in action.

## Personality

Aquarus seemed to only be in the Guardians as a way to have some fun, seen from his excitement of getting an alert from Guardians HQ. He would also be mostly neglectful of his people, usually busy with Guardians business while his wife would continue to rule the kingdom. Despite his flaws, he still was a good person, caring deeply for his comrades, being in shock after seeing what Omni-Man had done to his friends,

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Atlantean** **Physiology:** Aquarus has various abilities common amongst his race, much like most Atlanteans, Aquarus has adapted to the immense pressure of the sea, thereby granting him a superior physiology compared to normal humans.
	+ **Amphibious**: Aquarus was capable of surviving indefinitely in or out of water, being able to breathe normally due to his unique physiology.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Aquarus' body was capable of enduring the immense pressure and freezing temperatures of the oceanic depths.

* **Hydrokinesis** - Aquarus is able to summon, shape and manipulate water into powerful streams from his hands.

### Abilities

* **Leadership** - Aquarus leadership is vast due to his reign as the King of Atlantis.

## Comic Differences

* As a character, Aquarus mostly stays faithful to the comics, however like the rest of the guardians, he is fleshed out a bit more right before his death.
* Aquarus's design is altered a bit from the comics, as he was originally more muscular compared to the show.
	+ His costume colors are also different, as in the comics his costume originally consisted of two black sides, with a long white line in the middle.
	+ His eyes were also predominantly more yellow in the comics, although there are some panels where his eyes are white.
* His death is slightly different in the comics as he would get his face smashed with Red Rush's in comparison to the show where his face would get smashed in by War Woman's mace.

## Trivia

* Aquarus is based on Aquaman and Namor from the *DC Comics* and *Marvel Comics*. Much like the latter two, he is an underwater themed superhero, able to breathe beneath the sea, withstand immense pressure and is the king of an undersea version of the lost realm of Atlantis.
	+ The parody aspect lies in the fact that while Aquaman and Namor could pass off as human beings with ease, and both are often perceived as being highly attractive, Aquarus is an anthropomorphic fish.
* Aquarus was the fourth person to die at the hands of Omni-Man.