Aquaman

Aquaman Arthur Curry, aka. "Aquaman" Name: Arthur Orin Curry King Orin II, High King of Atlantis Alias: Aquaman The Waterbearer King Arthur, A.C. Born: Amnesty Bay, ME Species: Half-Human, Half-Atlantean Affiliation: Atlantis (in exile) Project Watchtower (A.R.G.U.S.) Role: King-in-Exile of Atlantis Protector of the Oceans Faction: A.R.G.U.S. / Justice League Played by: Captain Untouchable Actor: Jason Momoa

Arthur Orin Curry is the son of a lighthouse keeper from Massachusetts, and the Queen Regent of the Atlantean city-state of Poseidonis. Conceived shortly after the First World War, he became the costumed hero Aquaman at a time when naval warfare and nuclear arms placed the oceans in greater danger than ever before. Acting to intervene in a brewing war between the kingdoms of Atlantis and the surface world, Arthur completed a series of trials that proved him the worthy heir of King Atlan, and thus the rightful High King of Atlantis, coronated under the regnal name King Orin II.

As the sworn Protector of the Oceans, Arthur was bestowed with mystical power by the Ladies of the Lake, becoming the Avatar of The Blue known as the Waterbearer. As part of a cosmic balance, however, Arthur's continued use of this power gave rise to a dark counterpart called Thanatos. Rather than risk the destruction of Atlantis by a potentially unbeatable foe, Arthur abandoned his role as Aquaman and withdrew from the oceans into a self-imposed exile on land. He currently resides in a lighthouse near Happy Harbor, Rhode Island in a state of near-retirement, acting only on rare occasions - usually in cooperation with A.R.G.U.S. and Project Watchtower.

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On his mother's side, Orin is descended from King Atlan. According to Atlantean tradition, he was the son of the Poseidon and Cleito - the daughter of one of Atlantis' first inhabitants. He ruled as the High King of Atlantis, with his brothers and other allies serving as subordinate sovereigns for each of the seven Atlantean kingdoms. He was the first and last king to rule Atlantis before it sank beneath the ocean: his final act as King was to invoke the magic that transformed the Atlanteans into a race that could survive beneath the sea.

• Thomas Curry - Father. He served aboard the USS San Diego during the First World War, and was rescued by Atlanna after the ship was sunk by Atlantean rebels. He later retired to a lighthouse in Amnesty Bay, Maine.
• Atlanna - Mother. As a Princess, she fled her responsibilities to Atlantis, pursuing a romance with Tom Curry, but was forced to return to Atlantis to reign as Queen Regent after her father's death, leaving her lover and firstborn son behind.
• Orm Marius - Half-Brother, born from an arranged marriage between Atlanna and a prominent member of the military. Formerly a Nazi sympathiser and rival to his brother, they are now somewhat reconciled. The Ocean Master (commander-in-chief) of the Atlantean military.

• Mera - Arthur's betrothed. The Princess of Xebel, and a formidable warrior and sorceress.

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