Aquaman (DC Extended Universe)

## Media

**Arthur Curry**, also known as **Aquaman**, is one of the main protagonists of the *DC Extended Universe*.

He is the King of Atlantis, the firstborn son of Queen Atlanna and her lover Tom Curry, the older maternal half-brother of Orm Marius, and a member of the Justice League.

## Analysis

* Arthur absolutely refuses to fight his own brother when he first meet. However, he is forced to because of Orm's hatred of him and blaming Arthur for their mother's banishment to the Trench.
	+ Despite all of his brother's actions against him Arthur spares his life because he just wanted to talk to him.
* In the end of the film, Arthur accepts himself as both a son of two worlds: land and sea.
* Initially, Aquaman and Wonder Woman do not get along because their races, atlanteans and Amazons, have despised each other for centuries. However, they become friends at the end of th eseries. He also has a rivalry with Cyborg, which later turns into a friendship.

## Relationships

### Family

* Atlan † - ancestor
* Mr. Curry † - paternal grandfather
* Unidentified man - maternal grandfather
* Thomas Curry - father
* Atlanna - mother
* Orm Marius/Ocean Master - half-brother and rival
* Mera - wife
* Son

### Allies

* Claudia - childhood friend
* Atlantis
	+ Nuidis Vulko - mentor, protector, friend and adviser
	+ Atlantean soldiers - enemies and attempted killers turned subjects
* Justice League - teammates
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman - recruiter, friend, and team leader
	+ Diana/Diana Prince/Wonder Woman - friend
	+ Barry Allen/Flash - friend
	+ Victor Stone/Cyborg - rival turned friend
	+ Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman - enemy turned ally
* Alfred Pennyworth
* Daily Planet
	+ Lois Lane - savior
* S.T.A.R. Labs
	+ Silas Stone †
* Topo
* Karathen - attempted killer turned ally
* Kingdom of Xebel
	+ Nereus - enemy turned subject
* Kingdom of the Fishermen
	+ Scales - enemy turned subjects
* Trench - enemies turned subjects
* Kingdom of the Brine
	+ Brine King
	+ Brine
* Amanda Waller - situational ally
* 11th Street Kids
	+ Christopher Smith/Peacemaker
	+ Emilia Harcourt
	+ Vigilante
	+ Leota Adebayo
	+ John Economos

### Enemies

* Mike - childhood bully
* Matt - childhood bully
* Lex Luthor - secret observer
* A.R.G.U.S.
	+ Amanda Waller - monitor
* Darkseid's Elite
	+ Darkseid
	+ Steppenwolf † - attempted killer and attempted victim
	+ DeSaad
	+ Granny Goodness
* Parademons
* Black Manta's crew - attempted killers
	+ David Kane/Black Manta - archenemy and attempted killer
	+ Jesse Kane † - attempted killer and indirect victim
* Murk - captor and attempted killer

## Comics

* In addition to having Orm as his half-brother, Arthur has a stepsister named Tula Marius, who becomes a frequent ally of his.
* Arthur and Mera eventually marry and have a son together, Arthur Curry Jr AKA Aquababy. However, he is tragically murdered by the Black Manta. In Prime Earth, they have a daughter together, named Andrina
* Arthur is the mentor of several superheroes such as Aquagirl (this includes Lorena Marquez, a human girl whose life he saved and his step-sister Tula) and Aqualad (Garth and Jackson Hyde).
	+ His relationship with Garth, his adoptive son, falls apart because Black Manta forces them to fight.

## External Links

* Aquaman on the DC Extended Universe Wiki

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