Aqua Facts

Lets see how how much of an Aquaman fan you are! Here are One Dozen Aquaman Facts!

1. Just like fellow DC Comics superheroes Batman and Green Arrow, Aquaman has a large family of allies. He has had three male sidekicks, three female sidekicks, a wife, sometimes a son, a half-brother, a dog, and a giant pet octopus.

2. Aquaman's wife Mera comes from a subset of red-headed Atlanteans who have the ability to manipulate water. This ability has also been used by Tempest, Aqualad and many other Atlanteans, but it is often sighted as an advanced Atlantean magic that Mera's race have naturally.

3. Arthur-like all Atlanteans-is biologically built to survive the deep seas. That is why when he's out of the ocean he has super strength, super speed, unbreakable skin, enhanced senses and temperature durability because those are all abilities that make traversing the ocean possible and change in effect outside of the ocean.

4. Aquaman doesn't talk to fish. He taps into the brains of marine animals and makes powerful suggestions. So, it's more like mind control. This ability has ranged from fish, to whales, to amoebas, to ancient mythological monsters. If Arthur tries hard enough he can control the mind of a single human as humans-in one stage of our evolution-lived in the ocean.

5. In absence of his right hand, Arthur has had a grappling-hook hand and a solid-water hand that could morph into other objects.

6. In 1986, Aquaman wore a blue camouflage costume. Other design changes include a shirtless, bearded, shoulder-guarded look in 1996, a shirtless, pony-tailed swashbuckler look in 2003, and a black-vested, exiled king look in 2015.

7. Aquaman is a founding member of The Justice League and has usually remained a main member. He was only ever substituted in "Justice League: The Animated Series" by Hawkgirl and in the animated movie "Justice League War" by Shazam. Aquaman's membership has also extended to a team he founded with The Martian Manhunter, Zatanna and The Elongated Man called Justice League Detroit.

8. Aquaman's first sidekick Garth was a founding member of The Teen Titans as Aqualad, he returned as Tempest to The Titans and raised a son with the character Dolphin. The other Aqualad-Jackson Hyde-is actually the illegitimate son of Aquaman's archenemy Black Manta.

9. Aquaman's earlier adventures have showcased him crossing paths with an old-school team called The Sea Devils. The Sea Devils are a group of explorers who were created as an underwater variant of The Challengers of The Unknown, another Silver Age team of adventurers.

10. Aquaman is often criticized for his usefulness. Or lack there of. His humiliation began with "The Super Friends" cartoon in 1973 where he and his undersea allies were only used for specific tasks. Modern day TV viewers saw this harmless children's cartoon as fact and TV shows like "Family Guy" and "Robot Chicken" often satire the character. Television shows like "Justice League", "Young Justice" and "Batman: The Brave & The Bold" offered more respectable versions of the character, but are often overlooked in favor for the universally recognized "Super Friends" version. Even now with the character having a movie slated for 2018, the representation seems too far from the source material and will most likely replace one undeserved perception of Aquaman with another.

11. After appearing in season five of "Smallville" portrayed by actor Alan Ritchson, the character was to receive a spin-off show in 2006 called either "Aquaman" or "Mercy Reef" starring the same version. The pilot was not picked up for a show. An additional TV appearance of the character was in the show "Entourage" as the character Vincent Chase starred in a fictional Aquaman film.

12. Arthur Curry had once been cursed and transformed into an undersea creature called The Dweller. In this form he was forced to guide a new version of himself named Arthur Joseph Curry into becoming the new Aquaman and new King of Atlantis. Joseph's adventures were more themed in swords-and-sorcery, but ultimately he left the throne for Arthur to return in 2008.
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