Arthur Curry

## Aquaman

* Civilian
* Aquaman

**Arthur Curry** or **Aquaman** is a superhero, the King of Atlantis, and a member of the Justice League.

## Personality

Arthur doesn't like to hurt people, holding back his powerful strength and choosing to go easy on those who pick on him.

## Physical appearance

Aquaman resembles a tall, muscular Caucasian male with short blond hair, a blond beard, and aqua blue eyes. As Aquaman, he wears an orange scale-mail tunic and dark green leggings. At his waist is a gold belt that is clasped with a stylized letter "A", which has a built-in communicator. He also wears golden gauntlets on his wrists and dark green greaves.

## History

### Origins

In Mercy Reef, a depressed Arthur Curry was consoled by his friend John the Lobster about his love life. He was attacked by a group of thugs, but easily beat them thanks to his superhuman strength. Dr. Shin observed the man, realizing that he was part Atlantean. This excited him as he thought it was finally proof towards finding the legendary Cthulu, who the doctor intended to see rise again.

Unbeknownst to him, Arthur was the son of Atlanna, the Queen of Atlantis. She didn't want to see her other son Orm on the throne, so she sent her assistant Mera to retrieve Arthur. The would-be king was tracked down by Dr. Shin, who wanted his help. The doctor was killed by Atlantean soldiers who had been sent by Black Manta to kill Arthur. Luckily, he was saved by Mera.

The two teamed up with members of the Justice League to go to Atlantis and stop Orm and Black Manta from killing the queen, but they arrived too late. They were all captured and left as prey for Cthulu, but Arthur managed to break free and defeat the monster. In control of Atlantis' armies, Orm marched on the surface world, intent on making himself a cleaner kingdom. The heroes managed to prove Orm's treacherous murder of the queen, and Arthur defeated his brother once and for all.

In the Atlantean world, leadership is proven by singing ability. The only way for Arthur to claim his birthright and become king was to impress the citizens of Atlantis with his musical talents, which he did. Thus, Arthur became the King of Atlantis and chose Mera to be his queen. The Justice Leaguers determined that Arthur was way too cool for them and would make the heroes look bad, thus conspiring to make him out to be a joke on the surface world. Arthur and Mera joined the Justice League as part-timers, known as Aquaman and Aquawoman.

### Young Justice

On July 4th, 2010, Aquaman and Aqualad took down Killer Frost, who was attacking a cargo ship. The duo then went to meet up with other heroes at the Hall of Justice. The Justice League had prepared the Young Justice initiative, a team that would comprise the sidekicks of the League: Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Speedy. However, upon seeing that the League spent most of their time partying, Speedy left. The heroes then had to go help Kevin Smith, after he was kicked out of a plane due to his 'proportions.' When Aquaman and his allies returned, they found that the teen heroes had left the Hall of Justice and broken into a Cadmus facility, where they discovered a Russian clone of Superman called Superboy. With the teens having disobeyed direct orders, Batman attempted to shut down the Young Justice initiative, but they managed to convince him otherwise. Batman set them up at Mount Justice under the condition that they would carry out strictly covert ops. Aquaman continually made an effort to Aqualad, who knew he would eventually have to slap his mentor.

### Manta's Attack

By November 2011, Arthur and Mera were expecting a child. Arthur left to go witness the results of the Presidential election on the Watchtower. When he returned, he discovered that Black Manta had viciously attacked Atlantis and that Orm had helped save the day. Arthur commended his brother for siding with his family, with Mera finally forgiving the former villain.

## Resources

### Abilities

* **Singing:** Arthur is a very talented singer, which won him the crown.

### Powers

* **Aquatic respiration:** Thanks to his Atlantean physiology, Arthur can breathe underwater.
* **Marine telepathy:** Arthur is able to communicate with sea life.
* **Super durability:** Because of his Atlantean physiology, Arthur's body is built to survive dense waters deep below the surface, making him more durable above water.
* **Super speed**: While underwater, Arthur can rapidly swim through and navigate the water.
* **Super strength:** Because of his Atlantean physiology, Arthur's body is built to survive dense waters deep below the surface, making him stronger above water.

### Equipment

* **Trident:** Aquaman's trident provides him with limited control over water.

## Appearances

* *Throne of Atlantis Abridged*
* *Wonder Woman Abridged* (no lines)
* *Justice League Doom Abridged* (no lines)
* *Green Arrow Abridged* (mentioned)
* *Suicide Squad Abridged 2: Ticket to Heck*
* *Young Justice Abridged*
	+ "Don't Call Us Sidekicks"
	+ "Shades of Red" (mentioned)
	+ "Eyes of Fate" (flash-forward, no lines)
	+ "Injustice" (no lines)
	+ "House of Cards"
	+ "Identity Crisis" (Earth-16B)
	+ "Seeing Red" (no lines)
	+ "Father's Day"
* *The Judas Contract Abridged* (unproduced, mentioned)