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* NonHumanSidekick: His main companion was Ark the seal, and he had another friend in Tusky the walrus, who became the basis for the character in the Filmation cartoon.

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* NonHumanSidekick: His main companion was Ark the seal, and he had another friend in Tusky the walrus, who became the basis for the character in the Filmation cartoon. His ''New Golden Age'' profile additionally lists two great white sharks named Riptide and Scarlett as close companions, though [[RememberTheNewGuy they never appeared in his Golden Age tales]].



Pre-Flashpoint, the most well-known aquatic superhero, Aquaman is the king of Atlantis. Known underwater as King Orin, and by surface-dwellers as Arthur Curry, he strives to protect the seas and the surface using his abilities.

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Pre-Flashpoint, the most well-known aquatic superhero, Aquaman is the king of Atlantis. Known underwater as King Orin, and by surface-dwellers as Arthur Curry, he strives to protect the seas and the surface using his abilities.
abilities. His origin has varied from being the half-human son of Atlanna and Tom Curry to being the son of the wizard Atlan and raised by dolphins from infancy, but his heroism never changed.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: More times than he can count, usually on dumb trumped up charges or reasons by his own people no less.

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* AbdicateTheThrone: More times than he can count, usually on dumb trumped up charges or reasons by When not being forced off his own people no less. throne, he's likely to abdicate, as being a ruler ''and'' superhero is often too much stress.
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* PrettyBoy: His later appearances had his youth, long hair, and attractiveness emphasized, especially with a sword being his signature weapon.
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* SourOutsideSadInside: ''ComicBook/Aquaman1991'' exemplified this, as after the death of his son and estrangement from Mera, he acted cold and angry on the outside but was plagued with sorrow and insecurity on the inside. Battling his EnemyWithout, Thanatos, helped him confront his inner demons head-on and ''admit'' to feeling sad.
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Was the son of the Atlantean Atlanna and lighthouse keeper Tom Curry in the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]]. This was retconned back into continuity when Orin came back in ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''.

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* HalfHumanHybrid: Was the son of the Atlantean Atlanna and lighthouse keeper Tom Curry in the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]]. This was retconned back into continuity when Orin came back in ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''.



* BarbarianLonghair: While not as pronounced as during his [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]] appearances, he has definite signs of this.

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* BarbarianLonghair: While not as pronounced as during his [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]] appearances, he has definite signs of this.



When Orin disappeared due to the circumstances of Sub Diego's rising, Arthur Joseph Curry eventually came to become the second Aquaman. His origin was similar to the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] version of Aquaman in that he was the son of a human scientist who was born prematurely, so his father gave him the abilities needed to survive underwater. He was mentored by the Dweller in the Depths, who was actually the missing Orin.

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When Orin disappeared due to the circumstances of Sub Diego's rising, Arthur Joseph Curry eventually came to become the second Aquaman. His origin was similar to the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] version of Aquaman in that he was the son of a human scientist who was born prematurely, so his father gave him the abilities needed to survive underwater. He was mentored by the Dweller in the Depths, who was actually the missing Orin.



* MythologyGag: His origins are a throwback to Aquaman's origin story in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]].

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* MythologyGag: His origins are a throwback to Aquaman's origin story in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]].
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He disappeared sometime after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' due to making a deal with the water gods to save the inhabitants of Sub Diego, after which he became [[EldritchAbomination "The Dweller in the Depths"]], the mentor to the second Aquaman, A.J. Curry. Orin died at the end of the ''Sword of Atlantis'' series, murdered by the undead assassin Narwhal, but during the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', he was brought back as Aquaman thanks to the [[Characters/GLOtherLanternCorps White Entity]].

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He disappeared sometime after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' due to making a deal with the water gods to save the inhabitants of Sub Diego, after which he became [[EldritchAbomination "The Dweller in the Depths"]], the mentor to the second Aquaman, A.J. Curry. Orin died at the end of the ''Sword of Atlantis'' ''ComicBook/AquamanSwordOfAtlantis'' series, murdered by the undead assassin Narwhal, but during the events of ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', he was brought back as Aquaman thanks to the [[Characters/GLOtherLanternCorps White Entity]].



!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' #40 (May, 2006)

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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' ''ComicBook/AquamanSwordOfAtlantis'' #40 (May, 2006)



* PutOnABus: Following the ''Sword of Atlantis'' series, he had scattered appearances before disappearing in order to make way for Arthur to come back.

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* PutOnABus: Following the ''Sword of Atlantis'' ''ComicBook/AquamanSwordOfAtlantis'' series, he had scattered appearances before disappearing in order to make way for Arthur to come back.

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