- "Arthur Curry. I hear you can talk to fish."
- ―Bruce Wayne meets Arthur[src]
Arthur Curry, born with the Atlantean name Orin, is the king of Atlantis, as well as the superhero known as Aquaman.
While initially unwilling and hostile, Aquaman would eventually be recruited by Batman and Wonder Woman to be a member of the Justice League, in order to help defend Earth against an imminent alien threat.
Biography
Early Life
Arthur Curry was born to human Thomas Curry and an Atlantean woman. This heritage caused Arthur to develop many superhuman powers as he grows up, though his ignorance regarding how to handle them induces Arthur to become a very conflicted individual, with internal struggles.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Arthur, aiming his trident at video cameras.
Lex Luthor kept an eye on Aquaman, as he did with other recorded Meta Humans. They recorded a video of Aquaman, while he hid inside a wrecked ship in a Pacific Ocean trench near Tonga. The camera showed him emerging from the shadows displaying blue eye-shine, and then aiming his trident and stabbing it, while another showed him swimming fast enough to cause an underwater sonic boom.[1]
Justice League
Meeting Bruce Wayne
Arthur meeting Bruce for the first time.
Bruce Wayne learns that Arthur Curry visits a village (as a mysterious "stranger from the sea") during the winter, bringing fish to feed the hungry, always coming on the King tide. On the day right after the King tide, Bruce arrives at the village and asks to speak with Arthur. When Arthur reveals himself to be there, standing among the villagers, Bruce lets the latter know that an impending enormous threat is coming to the world, and asks Arthur to join the Justice League under his leadership. Arthur, however, is hostile, proceeding to angrily lift and pin Bruce against the wall, ultimately refusing to join.
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Personality
Initially, Arthur Curry is a very conflicted individual, struggling with the fact that he has superhuman powers which he doesn't know how to handle, due to him having not been trained. Hence, Arthur grows up feeling alienated from both the human and Atlantean worlds, feeling trapped between them, yet having the responsibility of protecting both.[2] Arthur is thus somewhat gruff and gloomy, initially unwilling to accept Batman's offer to join the Justice League. Despite his somewhat gloomy exterior however, Arthur is ultimately a selfless and compassionate person, indicated by him frequenting a certain village during the winter, in order to feed its hungry inhabitants with fish.
Powers and Abilities
- Atlantean Physiology: Being half-Atlantean, Aquaman is an extremely powerful being, especially when exposed to water.
- Super Strength: Aquaman has incredible superhuman strength, though not quite on the same level as that of Superman or Wonder Woman, making him the third strongest member of the Justice League.[3] His strength allows Aquaman to easily lift and pin Batman against a wall (hard enough to make the latter grunt), to stand without being moved by huge ocean waves, and to easily stab and destroy an underwater LexCorp drone with his Trident.
- Super Durability: Aquaman is incredibly durable, as he is able to withstand immense underwater pressures.
- Marine Communication: Aquaman is able to communicate with sea life.[3]
- Underwater Breathing: Aquaman, due to his Atlantean heritage, can naturally breathe underwater.[3]
- Super Speed: While underwater, Aquaman can swim at supersonic speeds, managing to thus successfully escape from an underwater LexCorp drone and cause a sonic boom in the water.
Relationships
Family
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Trivia
- According to Jason Momoa, Aquaman is the only member of the Justice League to technically be "both a human and a god."[5]
- While hiding in dark of the wrecked ship, he displayed blue colored eye-shine, similar to raccoons, cats or dogs.
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