Arthur Joseph Curry (Aquaman)

# King Orin of Atlantis

## Arthur Curry

Aquaman DCWW

*King of Atlantis, a mix between the comics and the aesthetics of James Wan's Aquaman movie*

## History

### Early Life

Washed ashore unconscious, the beautiful queen Atlanna had been taken in by lighthouse keeper Thomas Curry, where she awoke to reveal she had fled from her abusive marriage and had been wounded in the process. Thomas cared for her and they fell in love, with her having his son Arthur. The pair raised him to the age of a toddler when she decided she had to return to keep Arthur's existence a secret.

When the truth of her infidelity had been revealed, she was placed under house arrest till she finally decided she had enough of Orvax’s tyranny and opted to invoke the ancient traditions in declaring her successor as the son that had been born in the surface world before the king and his closest advisor. But Orvax soon had her throat sliced through, and Vulko, his advisor, banished for treachery in order to hide the secret forever.

Orvax then sent Atlantean marines to erase the existence of Thomas and Arthur Curry forever. Thomas Curry was murdered, but the leader of the troop of marines stopped short of killing Arthur. The leader was none other than Orm, Atlanna’s first son with her husband Orvax, who had been raised by the Widowhood. Something in Arthur’s frightened gaze made Orm show mercy on his own brother, allowing him to flee the Lighthouse that night.

Arthur fled the scene, and was rescued by Vulko, who then began training his Atlantean side in secrecy – knowing of the queen’s love for Arthur, and that she had always aspired for him to take the throne in place of Orm.

### Growing Up

But when Vulko himself was banished from Atlantis, he sent Arthur into the surface-world to hide from discovery. Since then, Arthur has moved from shore to shore, working at docks, and any other place that would hire a strong arm, trying his best not to keep ties with any surface dweller. Although through this time, the noble teachings bestowed upon him by his father never left him, and he took it upon himself to rescue ships and sailors in secrecy.

A chance meeting with Reidar Stig, a disgruntled Norwegian fisherman whose village had burned due to an attack by Atlantean marines, inevitably drew Arthur to Bodø. Feeling responsible to fix the village for the traumas they had endured, he began to grow sentimental towards its people. It was there that he first met Diana Prince, who requested he bear the Necklace of Harmonia for her, and meet her in Gotham in a month’s time.

Except by then, Diana had been possessed by the evil witch Circe, and Arthur had to work with a number of other heroes to finally free her.

During this time in Gotham - David Hyde, the Black Manta, once a friend to Arthur, suddenly turned enemy. Vowed to destroy everything Arthur ever loved. Devastated five villages in Africa then went on to wreak havoc in Amnesty Bay, Arthur's hometown. A massive battle ensued that engaged members of the Justice League. It was also at such time that Arthur's presence publicly became known to the world, with the inclusion of Atlantis. And the beautiful princess of Xebel Mera was designated to fetch him.

### His Brother falls

With Atlantis' growing resentment for the surface world increased, and King Orm's ambitions expanded, he soon declared war on the surface, bringing much fear to all those who understood Atlantis' true strength. The urgency to dethrone King Orm was increased to a crucial stage, with the American military responsible for luring King Orm to quiet place deep in the ocean, after which had the king quietly terminated. Giving the Atlanteans the illusion that the king had fallen to undersea beasts.

With the King of Atlantis gone, and the Atlanteans largely unrested by the prospect that surface dwellers might have had something to do with the king's death, there came a great need for Arthur to take the throne to set his people at ease. Since he remained torn between the surface and the deep, Diana Prince broke off their relationship to sever any sentimental ties he might have had to the surface, therein compelling him to take up the throne.

### Becoming King

In spite of his own mourning and reservations to serve a set of kingdoms that stole the lives of his father, mother and pursued him relentlessly for more than a decade, it was Mera who kept by his side and served both the purpose of consultant and confidante. And was to whom he finally gave what was left of his heart.

Reluctant to accept his surface born name, the members of the inner council renamed Arthur to the new King Orin - whose career started off after a series of bumps, having never been attuned to the culture of Atlantis, or its monarchical ways. Regardless, thanks to Mera and a persistent nature, they waded through all difficulties, finally winning the approval of the people, and the guarded respect of some within the council. However it will be some time before Arthur can change the people's xenophobic ways. Till then, he will do his best to lead through example, to love with all his heart, and to be a hero to all people - whether they be from the surface or the deep.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Marine sentient Communication:** Telepathic ability to communicate with marine life.
* **Superhuman Durability:** durable skin, enough to withstand being shot by non-armor piercing rounds, able to leap up to four stories in one single bound.
* **Superhuman Agility:** capable of swimming at speeds of 3,000 meters per second.
* **Superhuman Sight:** can see in near total darkness and can remain underwater indefinitely without suffering any ill effects.

### Weaknesses

* Arthur grows weak if he remains on land for extended periods of time. He is susceptible to electricity, fire, and other forms of extreme heat which causes him to sweat out the seawater in his system. It is also believed that he's susceptible to certain corals and steel that is constructed from said coral.