Aquaman (Flashpoint)

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Note: This article is about an alternate version of Aquaman seen in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, not the mainstream Aquaman, who is nothing like his Flashpoint counterpart.

Evil-doer

Comics
Movie

Full Name

Orin

Alias

Aquaman

Arthur Curry
Emperor Aquaman

Origin

Flashpoint comics

Occupation

Emperor of Atlantis

Powers / Skills

Atlantean biological adaptation

Superhuman strength
Superhuman durability
Superhuman reflexes
Superhuman stamina
Master swimmer

Expert combatant
Expert tactician
Accomplished diplomat
Leadership

Goals

Avenge Mera.

Kill Thomas Wayne (both succeeded).
Use New Earth Mera to replace his Mera (failed).

Crimes

Genocide

Terrorism
Mass destruction
Mass murder
Sabotage
Adultery
War crimes
Abuse of power
Crimes against humanity
Kidnapping
Omnicide

Type of Villain

Vengeful Tyrant

“	The era of the land-dweller is at an end, hero. Your metal skull will decorate my great hall.	„
	~ Aquaman before killing Cyborg.

“	Aquaman: There will be no glorious victor, Diana. No prize. Wonder Woman: What I do now, I do for the good of all. [Raises sword] Aquaman: As do I.	„
	~ Aquaman's last words before he detonates a world ending explosion.

Aquaman is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Wonder Woman) of the 2011 DC comics miniseries Flashpoint and its 2013 animated film adaptation Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.

He was voiced by Cary Elwes, who also played Donald Curtis in the English dub of Porco Rosso, William Boone in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Dr. Jonas Miller in Twister, Casanova in Kiss the Girls, Paxton Powers in Batman Beyond, Sir Edgar in Ella Enchanted, Ted Bundy in The Riverman, Lawrence Gordon in the Saw franchise, Larry Kline in Stranger Things, Denlinger in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning and Pistol Pete Whipple in Knuckles.

Biography[]

In the alternate "Flashpoint" universe, Orin was brought back to Atlantis when he was a teenager, due to the death of his grandfather. As a result, the young Arthur never learned compassion and kindness from his father, who was killed by the Atlantean agents sent to recover him.

Aquaman and all of Atlantis wage war (which Flash called World War III during his conversation with Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in the Batcave) against Princess Diana and the Amazons. The war began when Diana's mother, Hippolyta, was killed on Aquaman and Diana's wedding day, and in an act of revenge, Wonder Woman later killed Mera, who had apparently married Aquaman. The wedding was to happen after Atlantis was discovered by the Amazons when Aquaman saved and healed Diana when she was injured by a sea creature. Both races then revealed themselves to the outside world.

Aquaman caused Western Europe to sink into the sea, killing more than 60 million people, intending to sink England as well and is later seen alongside his brother, Ocean Master, in the flooded remains of Paris, where they attack the pirate Deathstroke and the members of his Sonar crew, Icicle and Clayface. After taking them out, Aquaman let Deathstroke die, as he had other work to do. He also captured Captain Atom to power a doomsday device capable of sinking entire continents.

However, it was revealed that Hippolyta's death was a casualty of the war, as the real target was Wonder Woman. A plot between Orm and Penthesilea was also revealed to prevent the union of Aquaman and Wonder Woman. In the present, Aquaman reassigns Siren and Ocean Master to assassinate Terra on New Themyscira. The mission failed, and Siren was killed by Diana's aunt, Penthesilea. The Amazon Furies then attack reinforcements led by Aquaman, who faces their leader, Wonder Woman, in battle.

During their fight, Wonder Woman tells him that they have both been tricked. She discovers that Ocean Master kissing Penthesilea is both responsible for the war between the Atlanteans and the Amazons and that it was a ruse planned by them. The Atlanteans decide to go to the surface, but their attack is backfired by Ocean Master, so Aquaman believes that Diana had set a trap. She escapes from Aquaman, who rejects her word. Aquaman then arrives in New Themyscira. A final battle is fought between Emperor Aquaman and Wonder Woman; however, they are both approached by Flash and the heroes, who are there to stop the war.

Finally, Aquaman led a final assault on what was now known as New Themyscira, dealing personally with Wonder Woman, although prior to that confrontation he had to deal with Cyborg and his team of heroes interfering with the war. Aquaman tore Cyborg apart and was ready to deliver a fatal blow when Kal-El the Kryptonian used his heat vision to cut Aquaman's right arm from his body.

When Wonder Woman was about to oblige Aquaman to surrender, he activated the quantum power weapon to deny his opponent any satisfaction from victory before he breathed his last, destroying the world in the process. But his crime against humanity is erased after the Flash stops his doppelganger to switch to an alternate timeline.

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See Also
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Television
Aquaman (TV Pilot): Nadia
Aquaman: King of Atlantis: Scavenger | Ocean Master | Fisherman

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Movies
Wonder Woman (2009): Ares | Cheetah
Wonder Woman (2017): Ares | Erich Ludendorff | Doctor Poison
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines: Villainy Inc. (Doctor Cyber, Doctor Poison, Veronica Cale, Silver Swan, Cheetah, Giganta, & Medusa) | Parademons
Wonder Woman 1984: Maxwell Lord | Cheetah

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