| Aquaman | |
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| General Information | |
| Real name: | Arthur Curry/Orin |
| Portrayed by: | John Di Maggio |
| Appearances: | Batman: The Brave and the Bold |
Aquaman was king of Atlantis and watched over all the world's oceans.
History[]
Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]
Aquaman was crowned king instead of his older brother, Orm. Because of this Orm always carried a grudge and attempted to kill him at one point. Due to the intervention of Batman, Orm and Black Manta were stopped from taking over Atlantis.
While helping Batman take down Chemo, Batman was infected. Aquaman called his friend the Atom and the two helped cure Batman and stop Chemo.
In case any of his allies were compromised, Batman devised methods to defeat them. After Owlman escaped his prison in the Batcave, he stole Batman's files and implemented the weapons. Aquaman was imprisoned under a special heat lamp. When Black Manta was disoriented in battle, he accidentally activated the sprinkler system and revitalized Aquaman.
When Aquaman journeyed to the Bering Sea to rescue Beluga whales from being illegally hunted, he realized he came too late. For a month, Aquaman lamented his failure and lost the will to fight the good fight. Out of luck, Aquaman isolated himself on a stretch of land that Batman calculated would be the next place to catch a Zeta Beam to the planet Rann. Batman took Aquaman along but couldn't re-inspire him. It wasn't until he saw Adam Strange give up that Aquaman returned to normal and came up with a strategy to use an eclipse to defeat the Gordanians and the Eye of Zared.
Months later, Aquaman teamed up with Green Arrow and Black Canary to stop Black Manta, Clock King, and Gorilla Grodd from stealing a United Nations communications satellite. However, they became slave to the musical hypnosis of Music Meister. After the Meister got away, Batman outfitted his allies with special ear plugs to resist the villain's power. However, both Aquaman and Arrow were disarmed of the devices and were taken control of by Meister again until Batman saved the day. A short time later, Atlantis was under siege by beasts not seen for millions of years. In the midst of battle, Aquaman was teleported to Gotham City by Dr. Fate to help defeat Equinox once and for all.
In an effort to spend time with his family, Aquaman took two weeks off from super heroics to take them across the United States, visiting famous landmarks, broadening their minds, and experiencing new cultures. Aquaman began to suffer from cabin fever and snuck away from his family in Star City to help Green Arrow defeat Clock King then Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) in Yarmouth when Planet Master tried to steal gold from a mine. The battle in Texas was caught on the news and viewed by Arthur Jr. and Queen Mera. Seeing the disappointment in his family, Aquaman vowed to stop helping his allies and enjoy the vacation. While in Codsville, Aquaman mistakenly heard the Penguin gloating as he suspended Batman in a death trap. He rushed to Gotham only to get he and his family captured, too. Queen Mera encouraged Aquaman to be a hero and he helped Batman escape and defeat the Penguin.
Soon after the vacation ended, Aquaman teamed up with Batman to defeat a band of pirates. He named the event, "20,000 Victories Under The Sea!" Upon returning to Atlantis, Aquaman discovered his family and all of Atlantis were implanted with spawn of Starro by the Faceless Hunter. Unable to communicate with any nearby sealife, Aquaman was quickly overpowered and implanted himself. Aquaman was the last hero after the Starro Invasion to be attached to a Starro clone. Armed with the Trident of Poseidon, Aquaman vowed to resurrect Starro. After tossing Batman into the bay, he fought Wildcat, Huntress, OMAC, Hawk, Firestorm, and Blue Beetle. Batman swam behind him and tasered Aquaman into submission then the heroes freed him from the clone. Some time later, Aquaman was summoned by Batman for help. He arrived to find Batman, Atom, Bug-Eyed Bandit, and several ant robots in a microscopic yet adorable state. While trying to understand Atom (Ryan Choi)'s instructions and ignore Bug-Eyed Bandit's army, Aquaman managed to turn everyone back to normal and punched out the supervillain.
Aquaman was concerned but decided to join Batman's new Justice League International. He also became drawn into Booster Gold and Guy Gardner's constant bickering and in-fighting. While on a mission to ancient Rome, Aquaman was mistaken for the Greek god Neptune. He relished the mistake and also enjoyed getting to fight Romans during the mission. After answering Batman's distress call from the Amazon, Aquaman decided to take Ryan Choi along with him. Aquaman wished to convince Choi to un-retire and fight crime as the Atom again. During the adventure, Aquaman again stretched the range of his telepathy and summoned two silverfish for transportation. When Choi debuted once again as the Atom to take on Chronos, Aquaman was swollen with pride and shed a tear. Aquaman later teamed up with Batman to stop Gorilla Grodd from stealing an ocean laboratory. They failed and returned to Gotham City where Aquaman's voice suddenly changed. Undaunted, they teamed up with Ambush Bug to save reality and stop Grodd. Ambush Bug got Ted McGinley to break character and restore Aquaman's original voice.
Powers and abilities[]
- Atlantean Biological Adaptation
- Superhuman Strength
- Superhuman Endurance
- Superhuman Agility
- Superhuman Reflexes
- Superhuman Durabiltiy
- Superhuman Senses
- Superspeed Swimming
- Aquapathy: Aquaman can communicate with marine life telepathically.
- Hydrokinesis
Appearances[]
Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]
Season 1[]
- "Evil Under the Sea!"
- "Journey to the Center of the Bat!"
- "Game Over for Owlman!"
- "Mystery in Space!"
- "Mayhem of the Music Meister!"
- "The Fate of Equinox!"
Season 2[]
- "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure!"
- "Sidekicks Assemble!"
- "Clash of the Metal Men!"
- "The Power of Shazam!"
- "Chill of the Night"
- "The Siege of Starro!: Part 1"
- "The Siege of Starro!: Part 2"
- "The Criss-Cross Conspiracy!"
- "Darkseid Descending!"
Season 3[]
- "Shadow of the Bat!"
- "Night of the Batmen!"
- "Powerless!"
- "Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!"
- "Mitefall!"
- "Time Out for Vengeance!"
- "Sword of the Atom!"
- "Bold Beginnings!"
Film[]
- "Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold"
See Also[]
- Aquaman (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)/Gallery
- Aquaman