History WMG / Aquaman2018

* Jossed. Temuera Morrison is dark-haired and has already lost most of it due to age. They'd have to stick a blond wig on him, which might look [[DarkSkinnedBlond strange in live action]] and cause {{Narm}}.

We can't have an Aquaman movie without Mera.

*** Assuming, as seems likely from the film, that the Deserters were another close branch to Atlantis 'proper' (like Xebel), the high-born Deserters may have been able to breathe air, which means some might have left the city before the end and intermingled with surface humans in the area (it may even be the source of some Atlantis tales in-universe) -- so the Deserters might have left a small genetic mark on surface humanity. This furthers the idea that "surface dwellers" and Atlanteans are NotSoDifferent.

** Alternatively, if Atlanna dies in the sequel, she'll be killed by Orm's supporters, thinking she's holding him back. When he finds out, Orm will kill them all.

** This would result in Arthur and Orm teaming up, similar to Thor and Loki in ''[[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld The Dark World]]'', to avenge them.

Since Aquaman's actor isn't blond, it's logical for his mother to be dark-haired as well (assuming Kidman will dye her hair). Likely all Atlanteans will be dark-haired, due to be descended from Greek-ish people. If Tom Curry gets killed like in the New 52 comics, it's likely by Atlanteans searching for Orin who thought Tom was [[BlondGuysAreEvil evil because of his blond hair]] (like in Post-Crisis/pre-Flashpoint).

* They will be from a coastal city that was flooded by the tidal waves, perhaps losing friends or loved ones in the attack. When they find out the Atlanteans were directly responsible, they will seek revenge against them all, even those who were actually fighting to stop the war. Think Zemo in Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar.

[[WMG: It isn’t a coincidence that Creator/DjimonHounsou plays the Fisherman King in this movie and will later appear as the wizard in ''Film/{{Shazam}}.'']]

* Vulko knew or at least suspected that Arthur was the ChosenOne destined to retrieve Atlan's trident and unite four remaining kingdoms. However, Arthur had neither the wish nor the will to take his place as the king of Atlantis and conquer the three other kingdoms. Vulko therefore let Orm do the dirty work of engineering an alliance with the kingdom of Xebel and bring the Fishmen and Brine kingdoms under his heel, thus giving Arthur the dual role of savior and [[RightfulKingReturns rightful king]] when he defeated Orm. As a bonus point, Mera genuinely fell in love with Arthur who will be more likely to take her and Vulko's advice on how to rule Atlantis and the other three kingdoms now under his dominion. To recap, the scattered kingdoms of Atlantis are now under the rule of an inexperienced king who will depend on Vulko and Mera for advice on how to rule, JustAsPlanned.

* Black Manta having a half-Atlantean son who becomes an adversary has become an important part of his modern characterization, and the dynamic of Black Manta having a child with a woman of the race he now hates whose origins are similar to those of the man he hates would be a very meaningful plot thread.

[[WMG: The pirates commissioned their submarine from LexCorp.]]
Even before Kane was working with Atlanteans, the pirates' tech is extremely advanced; particularly their sub, which looks like something out of a futuristic Jules Verne adaptation. We know Luthor is not at all above dealing with criminal organizations, and that he is an expert in advanced technology, to the extent that he's even able to reverse-engineer an alien ship. An under the table commissions would be a good way for LexCorp to do a trial run on weapons development projects. As long as the criminals' equipment doesn't have a LexCorp brand, it's unlikely to be traced back, and conveniently for LexCorp, it creates a necessity for governments to draw up contracts with weapons manufacturers (like LexCorp) in order to keep up with the criminals' firepower.

* This would make sense as they settled in the place where humanity originated, and it also fits the theme of the land and sea being one. Assuming, as seems likely from the film, that the Deserters were another close branch to Atlantis 'proper' (like Xebel), the high-born Deserters may have been able to breathe air, which means some might have left the city before the end and intermingled with surface humans in the area (it may even be the source of some Atlantis tales in-universe) -- so the Deserters might have left a small genetic mark on surface humanity. This furthers the idea that "surface dwellers" and Atlanteans are NotSoDifferent.

[[WMG: The sequel will be {{Darker and Edgier}}]]
* The post-credits scene seems to point to that direction.

* This would make sense as they settled in the place where humanity originated, and it also fits the theme of the land and sea being one.
** Humans were already around when Atlantis sunk. The Atlanteans were just an exceptionally advanced group of them.
*** Assuming, as seems likely from the film, that the Deserters were another close branch to Atlantis 'proper' (like Xebel), the high-born Deserters may have been able to breathe air, which means some might have left the city before the end and intermingled with surface humans in the area (it may even be the source of some Atlantis tales in-universe) -- so the Deserters might have left a small genetic mark on surface humanity, after all.

They just seem to contrast each other well, if we go by the mid-credits scene. They would probably split off from each other, but it could make for some fun comic relief early on in a sequel.

Black Manta having a half-Atlantean son who becomes an adversary has become an important part of his modern characterization, and the dynamic of Black Manta having a child with a woman of the race he now hates whose origins are similar to those of the man he hates would be a very meaningful plot thread.

The DCEU has made it clear that the Amazons and Atlanteans share a history together and they both have the same Hellenistic theme so it wouldn't feel jarring to see either of them in the film. Besides, there's no way Warner Bros. won't include a nod to Wonder Woman who is now the most famous DCEU character.

* Jossed.