Kaldur'ahm

* Kaldur'ahm
* 'Jackson Hyde'

The Team (Founding Member)

Teen Titans

## Biography

### 'Jackson Hyde': 1995 - 2008

Kaldur'ahm or Jackson Hyde if you'd prefer was born in New Mexico in a unknown county near Albuquerque, not having that much social interaction with other children besides his mother who wasn't open to discuss his father as much with his mother often getting a form of discomfort about him. At the age of nine, Jackson would later learn that his father was actually an army man, a Navy SEAL who had been using the moniker of Black Manta.

Jackson's mother was of Atlantean heritage though she banished after the discovery of her aiding surface dwellers by supplying her lover with various Atlantis weaponary but had also showed Posiedonis but had also given him an enhanced body armor to continue his work underwater. Even after leaving Atlantis, Jackson's mother had continue being a supplier for Jackson's father and even supplied his followers too with the group often going on various heists, thought call it a sudden shock of her actions and what she has been doing Jackson's mother stopped in the aid of her lover and being his weapon supplier.

Taking herself and Jackson to the most unlikely place to be found in the desert, it was no shock after a month Jackson's mother would discover that she was pregnant, though the surprise lied within a hybrid of between an Atlantean and a human, and even then that still wasn't the end of shocking results she would discover that Jackson had a rare genetic gift in the form of Gift of Kordax. Being born with blond hair, in order to allow her son to survive but without the progression of his gills to show, Jackson's mother regulated how much exposure that he had gotten to water, this all would only delay the truth however, as after leaving school Jackson was caught in the middle of a thunderstorm causing his gills to fully, along with his hands and feet becoming webbed.

After a powerful electric shock was released while his mother was bringing him inside, another one of his powers had activated, electric discharge which had stopped his mother's heart as soon as she touched him, after calling 911 Jackson's appearance didn't help his case at all, being labelled as another metahuman criminal that no one cared about, however Arthur Curry had arrived to the boy's rescue at last minute...

### Aqualad: 2009 - 2014

Jackson was due to being placed in a cell for however long his sentence for the foreseeable future with the jury almost instantly being labeling Jackson as guilty, funny enough if weren't for Arthur Jackson would've followed the path that of his father as a result. Thankfully Arthur had paid a pitstop in the neighboring town over, he had come to the conclusion that Jackson was not a meta but instead an Atlantean instead, pulling some strings through Justice League contacts Arthur had spent the day driving and paid the bail for Jackson. After arriving in Atlantis Jackson was granted the name of Kaldur'ahm, and was overseen as a sire or Arthur himself, being trained in the Altantean arts.

Under the studies of sorcery by Mera, Kaldur has better controlled his skills even being able to gifts given to him called waterbearers, that Kaldur being able to have a mastery of them quite easily, however one day Black Manta had reigned an attack on Atlantis in search of Mera along with the newly born prince, fresh out of training and being able to rely on his Kordaxian abilities, he came to the reality of Black Manta being his father. Disregarding this in service of Arthur he fought his father until Aquamana and Aqualad had arrived, impressed with his skill Garth had given the role of Aqualad to Kaldur.

Though without any teen programs for Kaldur to work with others his age, Arthur had gotten news of a team founded by Cyborg had been created under the name of Young Justice, with Kaldur being one of the first recruits.

## Strengths

* **Atlantean/Human Hybrid Physiology:** The Atlanteans are an offshoot of humanity that is biologically adapted to the deep ocean environment. For most Atlanteans, this means they can breathe underwater, endure the pressures of the deep (among other adaptations), and can only spend a very limited time out of the water. Jackson also possesses superhuman levels of strength, speed, endurance and durability, all by-products of his body being adapted to survive unprotected in the tremendous pressures of the ocean depths. Although other Atlanteans possess similar adaptations, Jackson's royal lineage makes him a super-Atlantean as well as super-human, and as such he has greater physical capabilities than does a typical Atlantean.
	+ ***Amphibious Nature:*** Jackson, as an Atlantean, can breathe underwater and on land. He can be immersed indefinitely without suffering any ill effects but due to his combined royal Atlantean and human lineage, he can survive on land longer than an average Atlantean. This length can be extended by the humidity in the atmosphere but eventually prolonged dehydration will weaken him thus he must return to aquatic environment at various period.
	+ ***Amphibious Transformation:*** When any source of water touches Jackson's skin his body transforms and he gains gills and webbed features (so far have only been seen on his hands). This allows him to breathe underwater and swim at speeds that can match Aquaman's. This is not a standard Atlantean feature, but a common mutation.
	+ ***Enhanced Vision:*** His ability to see in the murky depths of the ocean allows Jackson exceptional night vision while on land. He has claimed that his eyes are adapted to see at 6,000 fathoms (or 36,000 feet below the surface of the water).
	+ ***Enhanced Hearing:*** Jackson's hearing is several times more acute than human capacity.
	+ ***Enhanced Smell:*** Jackson's sense of smell is several times more acute than human capacity.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength:*** Jackson possesses superhuman strength. While the average Atlantean or Lemurian can lift/press approximately 2 tons, Jackson can press 35 and is categorized by ARGUS in Class VI of Enhanced Strength.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina:*** Jackson possesses strength and stamina that allows him to swim at supersonic speed for prolonged periods of time. He can maintain cruising speeds between Mach 1 and Mach 2 with little effort for several hours. Jackson can also go without sleep for three days before showing signs of health degradation.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability:*** Jackson's enhanced physiology enables him to withstand impacts that would kill an ordinary human, and critically injure an average Atlantean. He has been seen in ocean depths as deep as 20,000 feet (3.79 miles) below the surface of the water. It seems that Jackson has been able to travel as deep as 36,000 feet (6.82 miles) considering that he claims that his eyes have been adapted to see at that depth. With the pressure of the ocean floor, at its deepest recorded depth, being over 16,000 pounds per square inch Jackson's body is extremely and highly durable to impact blows from even the likes of Mammoth and Amazons as well as Kryptonians. He is completely durable against small caliber firearms without being incapacitated. Most larger caliber bullets are known to make him bleed but otherwise glance off his thick skin, but armor penetrating weapons or well-placed precision shots can injure him.
	+ ***Enhanced Balance:*** Jackson has both extremely well developed sense of balance (the positioning of limbs) and the physical condition to use this effectively. This combination makes Jackson almost impossible to being knocked down, or thrown off-balance. Even if he should fall down, he is able to recover from momentary imbalances in an instant. He is also able to perfectly balance on any object, no matter how narrow or unstable it may be.
	+ ***Temperature Resistance:*** Jackson is extremely resistant to cold based attacks due to his extreme temperature adaptability leaving his skin highly resistant to freezing temperatures.
	+ ***Superhuman Reflexes:*** While no speedster, Jackson's reflexes are superior than average. His reflexes are on the order of 12-15 times faster than a normal human.
	+ ***Telepathic Communication:*** Like all Atlanteans, Jackson has a node in his brain allowing for short-range telepathic reception and transmission to other minds with similar developments. He can transmit telepathic impulses to other minds lacking a similar node, but this is one-way communication.
	+ ***Gift of Kordax:*** Like his King, Jackson possesses the Gift of Kordax which gives him the ability to telepathically command simple sea life, forcing the typical sea creatures to obey his whims. Furthermore, having practiced and refined this ability, Jackson is an accomplished all-around telepath and can perform such telepathic feats as mind to mind communication and resist illusions. It should be noted, he is considerably less talented in the application of this ability as compared to Aquaman.
	+ ***Access to the Clear:*** While not connected on the primal level like his king Aquaman, possibly due to his sorcerers studies or his electrokinesis interfering, Jackson has a poorly understood connection to a metaphysical force identified as "The Clear" which seems to function as a universal consciousness of all sea life. This connection allows Jackson the ability to sense the primal emotions of aquatic creatures through "The Clear" and can 'sense' nearby threats to "the Clear" through some sort of quasi-telepathic prompting. Occasionally, it seems that 'the Clear' will return the favor, informing Jackson of threats to his own self which gives Jackson a sort of 'danger sense'.
	+ ***Electrokinesis:*** Jackson has the power to emit electric waves; much in the same way an electric eel can. Though Jackson is hesitant to use this ability (due to it having accidentally killed his mother), Jackson has learned to use this to emit an electrical touch, bursts of electricity, and coat himself in electrical armor for short duration.
* **Sorcery:** Though mystically powerful by birthright, Jackson began his education in sorcery at a much later age than is standard, as a result, his magic is awfully unrefined and primal, lacking focus and discipline. To help him rein in his powers, he was given tattoos that help him shape his magic, causing the tattoos to light up when he accesses his mystical powers. Using his magic, Jackson can form and control the flow of water much in the same way that Mera can.
* **Leadership:** Jackson is a very skilled leader and strategist, arguably just as competent as Dick Grayson or Tim Drake in this regard. This however does not make Jackson feel the same about his abilities as he often prefers to be a loyal follower or trusted adviser, finding the burden of leadership to wear him down.
* **Martial Arts:** Trained by the best Atlantean warriors and utilizing his Gift of Korvax to better anticipate his enemies, Jackson is an extremely competent warrior. He is regularly able to defeat Conner Kent and Cassie Sandsmark in sparring matches (even when they team up). Still he has never been able to defeat Cassandra Cain.
* **Multilingualism:** As a side-effect of his telepathic node, Jackson is easily able to learn languages, provided he has a willing teacher. Within a few hours of dedicated study and mentoring, or even just intensive conversation, Jackson can master a language. Though this mastery will fade with time (approximately after three months without daily usage), Jackson can pick up any language he has previously learned within minutes. Without use of this ability, Jackson speaks fluent English, ancient Greek, Latin, Russian, and Bialyan.
* **Swimming/Surfing:** Jackson is a master swimmer. D'uh. He is also a skilled surfer, able to easily 'read' the waves.
* **Weaponry:** Jackson carries two weapons. They are known as 'Waterbearers'. These Xebelian weapons were a gift from Queen Mera to Kaldur'ahm and help Kaldur'ahm focus his hydrokinetic sorcery, and the Waterbearers help him focus his ability to shape water into weapons.

## Weaknesses

* **Dehydration:** Jackson can breathe underwater and on land. The time spent out of the water can be extended by the humidity in the atmosphere but eventually prolonged dehydration will weaken him thus he must return to aquatic environment. If he does not immerse himself in water for at least an hour every 48 hours, he will begin to suffer from severe dehydration. In humid environments, he can go without water for seventy-two hours. In particularly dry environments, he must immerse himself every twenty-four hours.
* **Heat:** Though most Atlanteans are resistant to heat, Jackson's own biology lacks this resistance. It is possible this is due to something his mother did to help conceal his non-human nature. Uncomfortably warm temperatures weaken him, causing his adaptable Atlantean biology to become suppressed and cutting off access to his Atlantean abilities and weakening his psionic powers.
* **Confidence:** Due to past experiences, Jackson refrains from being in situations where others rely on him to make the right decision. This is a true shame as he was a truly exceptional leader.

## Trivia

* Despite the common misunderstanding Atlanteans don't eat finish, so Kaldur often avoids eating anything seafood related when near his friends.
* Kaldur and Bart often enjoy horror films and literature alike, as the two seem to be horror buffs.
* Kaldur often prefers local grocery stores rather than chain supermarkets.
* The only one who's able to tell when Kaldur is nervous is often Cassie as she seems to be the main one to see his tells the most.