Aquaman

The son of an Atlantean queen and a lighthouse keeper from the town of Amnesty Bay, Arthur Curry would grow up to become the superhero Aquaman, and later take on his birthright as the King of Atlantis. He is a founding member of the Justice League and is among its most recognized heroes.

Aquaman has a number of superhuman powers, most of which was inherited from his Atlantean origins and ability to live in the depths of the ocean. Although most Atlanteans possess superhuman physical capacities, Arthur's royal lineage and hybrid heritage makes him superior to any other Atlantean (Aquaman is for all intent and purpose, a super Atlantean). His primary differing attributes are that he can breathe outside of the water longer than the normal Atlantean and possesses the following super-Atlantean abilities:

Superhuman Strength

Aquaman possesses great superhuman strength sufficient to lift and throw a 50 ton tank, or punch a hole in a submerged submarine. It is generally accepted that Arthur can easily lift well over 100 tons, as is evident when he pushed a tectonic plate downward onto a sub-aquatic trench. He has shown to be able to punch Superman, and hold his own against Wonder Woman in hand to hand combat. He has been shown among other things lifting a transatlantic ocean liner (around 160000 tons) on land, throwing an enormous cargo ship at the Dead King and throwing a nuclear submarine from the bottom of the ocean to the surface. Perhaps his most impressive feat of strength yet would be when he went toe to toe with a legendary hero (Hercules) and held his own.

Superhuman Durability / Stamina / Healing

Aquaman's enhanced physiology enables him to withstand heavy impacts that would kill any normal human and gives him the ability to function normally on the ocean floor. He possesses superhuman durability high enough to be unaffected by the immense pressure and the cold temperature of the ocean depths (to a greater degree than any other Atlantean), this also makes him tough enough to be almost invulnerable to extreme heat and gun fire. Aquaman's durable enough to the point where he can trade hits with powerhouses like Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman and Despero. Arthur's capable of taking direct hits from automatic weapons at point blank range, head on collisions with trucks, resist powerful energy based attacks that would harm or kill most superhumans (such as Amazo's heat vision or the continent size Starro's blasts), or even Neutron's nuclear blasts, a fall to Earth outside of Earth's atmosphere and being fully submerged in lava.

His stamina is also far beyond anything human as well as the vast majority of most metahumans.

Aquaman also heals more than ten times faster than humans and/or normal Atlanteans.

Superhuman Speed / Reflexes / Agility Aquaman's said to be the fastest being underwater and capable of swimming at a constant speed of 175 mph for several hours. He's able to swim at very high speeds, having the ability to reaching speeds of 10,000 feet per second (20,000 under stress, Mach 17,7) and is known to have swam through Niagara Falls upstream.

Superhuman Jump

Enhanced Senses / Sonar

Furthermore he has also displayed an innate sonar sense in some occasions, and the ability to feel water in near proximity.

Marine Telepathy

Aquaman has many powers, but his telepathic ability to communicate with marine life is known most widely. Although this power is most often and most easily used on marine life, Aquaman has demonstrated the ability to affect any being that lives upon the sea or even any being that's evolved from marine life. His telepathy works best on marine life, but that has not stopped him from using mind control on other telepaths.

Underwater Adaptation

Hydrokinesis (Water Manipulation) Aquaman possesses hydrokinesis (the ability to control water molecules) and can manipulate water in any shape or form, like shields or melee weapons. In the early animated television show, he is shown hurling hard-water spheres, creating whirlpools, and many other hydro-kinetic depictions.

Poseidon's Blessing In new story Arthur seems to gain a whole new grasp of abilities related to or are an extension of this aspect. Using his limited connection of what quite possibly is reminiscent to The Clear/The Blue, Aquaman was able to part an intruding field of thule magic bile in order to infiltrate a different dimension structure showcasing him using some mystic liquid bending capability, later when truly sanctified by Poseidon Arthur had been granted a host of mystical attributes which served to protect him from foul power.

Master Swimmer

Expert Combatant Aquaman has trained with the Atlantean army (and at some point he was the one training his most skilled warriors), the Justice League, specifically Batman and Hawkman and various other sources such as the Others (even before the Justice League was formed).

Expert Tactician / Leader

Royalty

Weaponry: Trident of Poseidon

After the event's of Maelstrom, Aquaman now possesses the weapon of an old sea monarch, given to him by the Posiedon himself, further increasing his already impressive powers. The new Trident allows Aquaman to control and channel the power of the storm. Such as generating tsunami's, calling down lightning, conjuring ice and making the earth tremble as well as enabling instant teleportation anywhere using water as a medium, even to different planets (although it happened by accident, due to Aquaman not being completely focused) and enables unaided flight. The Trident is also indestructible, having been forged by Hephaestus the Greek God of Fire and Smithing, creator of Wonder Woman's indestructible Lasso of Truth and Weapon procuring Bracers. The Trident can also shrink down to the size of a Short Sword, making it easier to carry or hide.

King Atlan's Trident Aquaman's Trident (crafted for Atlan, the first king of Atlantis) is his standard weapon of choice. It's indestructible, able to hurt even the toughest of opponents; having been the only member of the Justice League to puncture and bleed Darkseid. He has also been depicted of breaking though the magical ice barrier of Graves that seemed impossible at the time, cut through steel like nothing or even deflect magical blasts back to their source. Aquaman is always carrying it with him as a symbol of his authority and a deadly weapon if the need arises.

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