History Fridge / Aquaman2018

** Alternately, if he shares the physiology of saltwater fishes so far as fluid intake is concerned, his inborn reflexes would naturally discourage ingesting large amounts of liquid. A marine fish that gulps down too much of the water it inhabits would overload its gills' capacity to get rid of excess salt, causing it to sicken or die of hypernatremia. It may not be that Arthur can't handle guzzling lots of alcoholic beverages; he may simply be unable to guzzle lots of ''any'' drink, alcoholic or not, before his body just can't take it and has to quit or barf.

* Orm is blond and clean-shaven, which is Aquaman's classic look in the comics, while Orm in the comics is dark-haired. The contrast is deliberate, it gives Orm the classic Atlantean ruler look but deconstructs it by having him be the villain.

* Aquaman blocking bullets with a detached hatch at the start of the submarine battle may seem strange, since in that same sequence we see him get shot with a pistol and later a ''grenade launcher'' and NoSell it. But note that he frequently tried to avoid getting shot in various ways. As an Atlantean, accustomed to the pressure of the bottom of the ocean, his skin is super-dense and difficult for surface weapons to penetrate... ''but'', unlike Superman, who is truly NighInvulnerable, Arthur is merely extremely ''resilient''. Even if it doesn't do fatal or dangerous damage, being shot likely ''hurts''.

** It's probably more pragmatism that he makes himself a bigger target, after all, they are shooting at him in a ''submarine''; a stray bullet in the wrong spot would have brought water in, making it more difficult to save the hostages.

** * Black Manta's quoting "The Call of Cthulhu" seems a bit of a non-sequitur at first (badass delivery notwithstanding), until you understand the context. Manta considers Arthur not just the "loathsomeness" who killed his father, but a "fish" unworthy of the same regard he would give a human. At the same time, he also espouses his disdain for the "tottering cities of man", as a true pirate would. The line isn't just badass, it's expressing his hatred for Arthur and his own estrangement from mankind, leaving him a man with nothing but vengeance to live for.

** On a sillier note, this also explains why Thomas can still drink Arthur under the table in a chugging contest despite being a normal guy compared to his son the super-being. Being able to switch back and forth between breathing water and air probably means that Arthur never had to learn how to hold his breath, seeing as he never had a reason to. As such Arthur probably can't really hold his breath for more than a minute(if that) and as such can't hold out in the middle of drinking a beverage he can't breath, while Thomas, the normal human who had to learn to hold his breath to swim, can probably go awhile at it and doesn't have to stop to breath in the middle of his drink.

* The film is mainly concerned with the dynasty of the Atlantean monarchy, but Black Manta is from a dynasty of pirates, starting with his grandfather, who was a frogman in World War II nicknamed "Manta" for his stealth and turned pirate after he was mistreated in the U.S. Black Manta's destiny to be a great supervillain borne of this dynasty is right there [[MeaningfulName in his name]]: he's David Kane, son of Jesse Kane. In the Bible, David, son of Jesse, became a great king of Israel.

** The tridents used by the normal humans combine functionality and design. Especially Atlan's trident, which is simple but made of gold, and Nereus's trident, which has a secret blaster weapon.

* Arthur being the first Atlantean in millennia to be able to talk to the ocean creatures may seem strange because he's only half-Atlantean but it actually makes sense. The Atlanteans changed drastically over time into 7 different forms. It's likely that even the human looking Atlanteans were different from the Atlanteans of King Atlan's time and remember that it was during his time that Atlantis sank beneath the oceans. Since Atlanteans are really just offshoots of humanity or another branch of humanity, by being a mix of land human and ocean human, Arthur was probably the closest the what the Atlanteans were during King Atlan's time.

** It's probably more pragmatism that he makes himself a bigger target, after all, they are shooting at him in a ''submarine'' a stray bullet in the wrong spot would have brought water in, making it more difficult to save the hostages.

* A small one, but we find out that Arthur reacted badly to Bruce Wayne saying "I hear you talk to fish" because that's what his childhood bullies used to taunt him with.

* Orm's "warning" tsunamis sent against the surface world likely caused a huge amount of casualties and ironically would have likely caused the type of environmental disasters (sewage run-off, oil spills, etc.) that he used as justification for his campaign. Also, it is likely that one of the reasons why none of the other superheroes appear in the film is that they probably are too busy dealing with the aftermath of the attacks.

** And since the Atlanteans cleaned out the ''whole'' sea, this might be a good time to be reminded that the US has ''12'' of them, and numerous more nuclear submarines. Describing this as a a potential ecological catastrophe might be an understatement...
* The overlooked casualties of the FinalBattle. The Karathen's entrance may have dealt more damage to the Brine's forces than King Orm's alliance and may have triggered a sea-quake that resulted in a tsunami. The numerous sea life being commanded to fight the military would make marine conversationalists weep from their deaths, as many species shown are already endangered or worse.

* When King Orm is suddenly thrown from water to air he is shown coughing out water as he tries to breathe. It may seem odd that he briefly seems to be drowning, but it's actually a rarely-addressed moment of RealityEnsues for a being that can breathe both water and air: they'd have to empty their lungs of water before they can start breathing air, and vice versa when they return beneath the ocean.

** Although the Trench are evidently too degenerate to wield weapons, their ''hands'' have three talons, maintaining the triple-point pattern.

* The Trench people attacking surface ships in the open seas with murderous frenzy, makes one wonder how many humans have fallen prey to them considering how two superstrong Atlanteans were forced to flee for their lives.

* Aquaman blocking bullets with a detached hatch at the start of the submarine battle may seem strange, since in that same sequence we see him get shot with a pistol and later a ''grenade launcher'' and NoSell it. But note that he frequently tried to avoid getting shot in various ways. As an Atlantean, accustomed to the pressure of the bottom of the ocean, his skin is super-dense and difficult for surface weapons to penetrate... ''but'', unlike Superman, who is truly NighInvulnerable, Arthur is "merely" extremely resilient. Even if it doesn't do fatal or dangerous damage, being shot likely ''hurts''.

* When Prince Orm is suddenly thrown from water to air he is shown coughing out water as he tries to breathe. It may seem odd that he briefly seems to be drowning, but it's actually a rarely-addressed moment of RealityEnsues for a being that can breathe both water and air: they'd have to empty their lungs of water before they can start breathing air, and vice versa when they return beneath the ocean.

* While it was toned down for the movie, one has to wonder what would happen to an 88,000 ton aircraft carrier as it gets tossed around in conditions it was never designed for, let alone the destroyers that were also washed up. How many of the thousands of crew were severely injured or even killed as their ship got tossed around... all without ever knowing what was going on, and being powerless to do anything about it.

** And since the Atlanteans cleaned out the ''whole'' sea, this might be a good time to be reminded that the US has ''12'' of them, and numerous more nuclear submarines. Describing this as a a potential ecological catastrophe might be an understatement.

* Black Manta is given a [[{{BFG}} large plasma rifle]] that he (dedicatedly) converted into a diving helmet with [[EyeBeams optic lasers]]. Kane shows early on that he prefers sword-fighting, so this extensive modification makes sense for him; it supplements his preference for CQC by allowing him to retain an effective long-range weapon while still leaving his hands free to wield his blades.

* Aquaman blocking bullets with a detached hatch at the start of the submarine battle at the beginning of the film. May seem strange, since in that same sequence we see him get shot with a pistol and later a ''grenade launcher'' and NoSell it, but note that he frequently tried to avoid getting shot in various ways. As an Atlantean, accustomed to the pressure of the bottom of the ocean, his skin is super-dense and difficult for surface weapons to penetrate. . . ''but'', unlike Superman, who is truly NighInvulnerable, Arthur is "merely" extremely resilient. Even if it doesn't do fatal or dangerous damage, being shot likely ''hurts''.

* Black Manta is given a [[BFG large plasma rifle]] that he (dedicatedly) converted into a diving helmet with [[EyeBeams optic lasers]]. Kane shows early on that he prefers sword-fighting, so this extensive modification makes sense for him; it supplements his preference for CQC by allowing him to retain an effective long-range weapon while still leaving his hands free to wield his blades.

* The revelation that Atlanteans don't need a water bubble to talk to one another paints Aquaman's interaction with Mera in ''Film/JusticeLeague'' in an entirely different light. Mera didn't create the bubble so she could talk to Arthur, she did it so that they would not be ''overheard'' by anyone walking in.