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  • Complete Monster: Secret Six: Dr. Aquadus, the Tangent Universe's version of Aquaman, was a Soviet scientist and chief director of Svitavy Collective who developed the Red Tornado, a lethal chemical weapon later employed in the Czech War in the bombing of a populated town— leading to countless agonizing deaths in the process. After a haywire experiment transfers Aquadus's consciousness into the nearby lakeside, Aquadus decides to use his new form and powers for his own ends, engineering destructive experiments in the Pacific Ocean that kill thousands of Sea Devils through the seismic activity. When finally confronted by the Secret Six, Aquadus reveals his intention to blow up the moon and utterly flood the Earth, plunging it into a "new age" of his own mad design.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Out of all the characters introduced in this line, the three most recognizable and popular heroes are the Joker, the Flash, and Green Lantern. Flash and Green Lantern especially have had roles outside of the Tangent comics, with Lia and Green Lantern regularly cameoing in different Flash and Green Lantern comics.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: The Tangent's Joker's identity is shared by three people. Fast forward to 2016, when it's revealed at the end of Darkseid War that it applies to mainstream Joker, leading to Batman: Three Jokers.
  • Sequelitis: Superman's Reign was not very well-received compared to the original run of titles.
  • The Scrappy: The Sea Devils are the least popular and least discussed of the characters introduced in the Tangent universe due to the fact they don't really bring anything worthwhile to the setting. Their one-shot issue doesn't contribute anything to the overall narrative and they only appear in that one story. You could completely skip it and it wouldn't change your reading experience.

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