History Characters / AquamanSupportingCast

* {{Cincinnatus}}: Called up by her Arthur Curry to rule as Regent while he plays diplomat for Atlantis.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' | ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' | ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' Vol 1 | ''World's Finest'' Vol 1 | ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' Vol 1 | ''Aquaman: The Search for Mera'' | ''Aquaman: Deadly Waters'' | ''ComicBook/DeathOfAPrince'' | ''Tales of the Teen Titans'' | ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' | ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans New Teen Titans]]'' Vol 2 | ''Teen Titans Spotlight'' | ''ComicBook/{{Millenium}}'' | ''ComicBook/TeamTitans''[[superscript:(guest)]] | ''[[ComicBook/Aquaman1994 Aquaman]]'' Vol 5 | ''ComicBook/{{Tempest}}'' | ''ComicBook/TeenTitans1996''[[superscript:(guest)]] | ''JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative'' | ''ComicBook/Titans1999'' | ''Justice Leagues'' (2001) | ''JLA: Black Baptism''[[superscript:(guest)]] | ''JLA: The Obsidian Age'' | ''ComicBook/TitansYoungJusticeGraduationDay'' | ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' Vol 6 | ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans2003 Teen Titans: Lights Out]]'' | ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' | ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'' | ''Aquaman: Exiled'' | ''Aquaman: Out of Darkness'' | ''ComicBook/TitansHunt2015'' | ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' | ''ComicBook/TheLazarusContract'' | ''Aquaman: Underworld'' | ''ComicBook/DrownedEarth'' | ''ComicBook/DarkNightsDeathMetal'' | ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'' | ''ComicBook/{{Aquamen}}'' | ''ComicBook/BatmanSupermanWorldsFinest'' | ''ComicBook/WorldsFinestTeenTitans'' | ''ComicBook/Titans2023'' | ''ComicBook/BeastWorld''

* Expy: Starting with ''Death of a Prince'' and added onto in ''Tempest'', Garth is explicitly based on Lancelot and the plot of ''[[Literature/LancelotTheKnightOfTheCart The Knight of the Cart]]''. At the point of the publication of ''Death of a Prince'' (October 1974 - September 1978), Garth had yet to be named (Garth would only get named in Tales of the Teen Titans #45 in August 1984).

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[[caption-width-right:300:Garth's initial Tempest design]]

%%* KidSidekick: As Aqualad.

%%* MagicKnight: As Tempest.

!!!'''Created By:''' Creator/Robert Bernstein · Creator/RamonaFradon · Creator/PhilJimenez

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' | ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' | ''ComicBook/Aquaman'' Vol 1 | ''World's Finest'' Vol 1 | ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' Vol 1 | ''Aquaman: The Search for Mera'' | ''Aquaman: Deadly Waters'' | ''ComicBook/DeathOfAPrince'' | ''Tales of the Teen Titans'' | ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' | ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans New Teen Titans]]'' Vol 2 | ''Teen Titans Spotlight'' | ''ComicBook/Millenium'' | ''ComicBook/TeamTitans''[[superscript:(guest)]] | ''[[ComicBook/Aquaman1994 Aquaman]]'' Vol 5 | ''ComicBook/Tempest'' | ''ComicBook/TeenTitans1996''[[superscript:(guest)]] | ''JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative'' | ''ComicBook/Titans1999'' | ''Justice Leagues'' (2001) | ''JLA: Black Baptism''[[superscript:(guest)]] | ''JLA: The Obsidian Age'' | ''ComicBook/TitansYoungJusticeGraduationDay'' | ''ComicBook/Aquaman'' Vol 6 | ''[[ComicBook/TeenTItans2003 Teen Titans: Lights Out]]'' | ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' | ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'' | ''Aquaman: Exiled'' | ''Aquaman: Out of Darkness'' | ''ComicBook/TitansHunt2015'' | ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' | ''ComicBook/TheLazarusContract'' | ''Aquaman: Underworld'' | ''ComicBook/DrownedEarth'' | ''ComicBook/DarkNightsDeathMetal'' | ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'' | ''ComicBook/Aquamen'' | ''ComicBook/BatmanSupermanWorldsFinest'' | ''ComicBook/WorldsFinestTeenTitans'' | ''ComicBook/Titans2023'' | ''ComicBook/BeastWorld''

[[caption-width-right:300:Garth as Tempest Post-Rebirth]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Garth during the New 52]]
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[[folder:Aqualad I (Garth)]]
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The half-sister of Orm on their father's side and a high-ranking Atlantean warrior and captain of the Drift. While Tula does love her brother, she is loyal to Arthur and Mera.

* FisherQueen: She along with her sister oceanic figureheads represent the health state of the worlds seven seas, her evil counterpart '''The Thirst''' is a very direct threat to both hers including the well being of the world as a whole due to his drought inducing vampiric tendencies.

** During ''Blackest Night'', the far more hopeful Wonder Woman was chosen as a Star Sapphire for her love for all life, while the then [[DespairEventHorizon empty]], [[RageBreakingPoint rage filled]] Mera became a Red Lantern. A positive example, is as Diana is [[PlotTailoredToTheParty exactly the right person]] to help Mera overcome her [[SourOutsideSadInside rage powered grief]].

* HappilyMarried: To Aquaman... usually. Their marriage died for a while pre-Flashpoint following the death of Aquababy but rekindled somewhat. And then Aquaman [[TheHeroDies dies]]. Back to happily after Arthur comes back to life at the end of ''Blackest Night''. Post-Flashpoint they're retconned into being engaged. By #65 of the Rebirth run, they finally tie the knot.

* PuppetKing: After escaping the Obsidian Age she becomes this to a treacherous consortium of magic crafters who have secretly had her drugged and incapable of making decisions on her own. They even go the extra mile of getting her to exile their king and her husband.

* SilkHidingSteel: And barely hidden in Mera's case, if not an outright inversion. She can go from elegant, regal and ladylike to lethal in an instant.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Why she couldn't go through with killing Arthur; seeing what a good person he was led to her falling in love with him.

* UpliftedAnimal: Topo was unusualy intelligent even by his species' standards and was able to communicate with Aquaman and others through gestures.

The former Queen of Atlantis and mother to both Arthur and Orm. Pre-Crisis, she was an Atlantean scientist and explorer who was exiled from her home for her curiosity about the surface, and fell in love with Tom Curry. She died giving birth to Arthur until a retcon revealed she was in a deathlike coma, after which she becme unstable and evil and ultimately died again. Post-Crisis, she instead romanced the mage Atlan, and died in prison without ever meeting Arthur in person. Post-Rebirth, she was swimming one day when she witnessed Tom Curry risk his life to save a boat in need. She saved ''him'', and the two fell in love. She eventually gave birth to Arthur, but had to leave him when he was a child to return to Atlantis. There, she married the Captain of the Atlantean Guard, Orvax and gave birth to Orm. She went missing when Orm was a child and was presumed dead.

The former Queen of Atlantis and mother to both Arthur and Orm. Pre-Crisis, she was an Atlantean scientist and explorer who was exiled from her home for her curiosity about the surface. She died giving birth to Arthur until a retcon revealed she was in a deathlike coma, after which she becme unstable and evil and ultimately died again. Post-Crisis, she instead romanced the mage Atlan, and died in prison without ever meeting Arthur in person. Post-Rebirth, she was swimming one day when she witnessed Tom Curry risk his life to save a boat in need. She saved ''him'', and the two fell in love. She eventually gave birth to Arthur, but had to leave him when he was a child to return to Atlantis. There, she married the Captain of the Atlantean Guard, Orvax and gave birth to Orm. She went missing when Orm was a child and was presumed dead.

The former Queen of Atlantis and mother to both Arthur and Orm. She was swimming one day when she witnessed Tom Curry risk his life to save a boat in need. She saved ''him'', and the two fell in love. She eventually gave birth to Arthur, but had to leave him when he was a child to return to Atlantis. There, she married the Captain of the the Atlantean Guard, Orvax and gave birth to Orm. She went missing when Orm was a child and was presumed dead.

A mutant Atlantean woman who lives in the slums. She comes across Arthur when he's in hiding, living as "Orin".

A young Coleoidiform Topo is anthromorphic cuttlefish who's eager for adventure, just like in his favorite TV show. He has knowledge of "hatches", portals that form a vast network in the seas. He helped the second Aquaman, Arthur Joseph Curry.

* HotBlooded: Koryaks tends to charge in without thinking. This nearly gets him killed against the Deep Six.

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An atlantean citizen turned unjustly convicted prisoner in the [[WretchedHive despotic]] sorcerous government, he was subjected to cruel black Magitek experimentation which turned him into a chimeric cast off who was believed to've [[GoneHorriblyRight died during the transformation process.]]

* BoobsOfSteel: [[MostCommonSuperpower As anticipated]], she's busty, and also a very strong (described with "strikes that crash like tidal waves") and skilled warrior, particularly with a trident.

!!Aquaman Family

The prince, later king, of the merpeoples' city of Tritonis, alongside his wife S'Ona. Iqula is a warrior first and foremost and once led his people to help Poseidonis without their consent. Nowadays, he's an uneasy ally to Aquaman.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: He underestimated Aquaman's physical and mental prowress and was solidly defeated in their first encounter.

The prince, later king, of the merpeoples' city of Tritonis alongside his wife S'Ona. Iqula is a warrior first and foremost and once led his people to help Poseidonis without their consent. Nowadays, he's an uneasy ally to Aquaman.

* AlternateCompanyRquivalent: His hot temper and stubbornness make him one to Namor the Sub-Mariner.

[[folder:Dr. Stephen Shin]]
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One of Arthur's oldest friends. A marine biologist and former friend of Tom Curry's who taught Arthur how to use his powers. Feeling that Arthur was a great discovery, he told his colleagues, who did not believe him. He convinced Tom to allow him to publicise the fact that Arthur was Atlantean, but Tom reneged on their agreement, and destroyed Shin's lab and all evidence. Shin eventually told the media, and Tom died, Arthur running away from home for years. Dr. Shin was disgraced and lost his only friends.

* LegacyCharacter: There were three previous one-shot Aquagirls before Tula, incluiding Jane Stone, a fake mermaid who was merely nicknamed Aquagirl, Lisa Morel, who was unable to live in Atlantis at birth due to a genetic throwback and temporarily gained Aquaman's powers under stress, and Selena, an Atlantean athelete who took over for Aqualad temporarily after he fell ill to make her boyfriend jealous.

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For most of her existence in Franchise/TheDCU, Mera's backstory was only alluded to vaguely. Pre-Crisis she was a refugee queen from Dimension Aqua fleeing an usurper, and it wasn't until 2010's ''ComicBook/BrightestDay'' that her origin was explored in detail. Hailing from Xebel, an extradimensional penal colony for banished Atlantean people, Mera was sent to Atlantis (under an assumed alias) to kill Aquaman, but couldn't follow through with the plan because she [[InLoveWithTheMark instead fell in love with him]].

* BattleCouple: Most of Arthur's fights during Geoff Johns' run and beyond had Mera alongside him.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She may be an even more diplomatic face than her husband, but do not get on her bad side. She is even less gentle.
* BoobsOfSteel: [[MostCommonSuperpower As expected]], she's busty, and also a very strong (described with "strikes that crash like tidal waves") and skilled warrior, particularly with a trident.

* DamselInDistress: Happens more often then she would like. First off is when The Dead King suddenly came back to the world and dragged her to the Bermuda Triangle to subvert the kingdom of Xebel to his sovereign rule once again. The next is when said ancient monarch occupies Atlantis while backed by the very same penal system of exiled [[MakingASplash watershifters]] during Aquaman's six month absence, who eventually has her imprisoned in a waterproof holding cell. Now again as luck would have it, when it is revealed that there's an impostor on the throne currently running Atlantis in her place, Mera is stuck a prisoner of the otherworldy [[AncientConspiracy Thule]] [[spoiler:being impersonated by a fellow Xebelian.]] Worse still? [[spoiler:Said pretender to her regency is family. [[EvilBrunetteTwin More specifically, Mera's sister]].]] Subverted, as she does get out by her own though. Not to mention Aquaman is also frequently likely to end up in a pickle on his own.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Has been of equal importance to Aquaman's story, especially starting with Geoff Johns' run from ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'' into the New 52 reboot.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After several trials with her marriage, mental instability, and Atlantean politics, she finally has one of sorts as ''Brightest Day'' wraps up.
* EthnicityMonarch: In stories where she is married to Arthur, she is Queen of Atlanteans and the oceans themselves. During the Rebirth Era, she takes over leadership after Corum Rath is dethroned.
* ExpansionPackPast: Originally Mera was introduced as a refugee from an alternate aquatic dimension. Geoff Johns, upon taking the reins during the ''Blackest Night''/''Brightest Day'' arcs, fleshes her out as [[TheMole a mole]] sent from the PenalColony of Xebel trained and sent to kill Arthur, [[BecomingTheMask only to fall for him]]. She also reveals her guilt over the death of her son, which she also blames herself over due to an earlier encounter with Black Manta. The former part of her backstory stays intact through the post-Flashpoint retcon.
* FieryRedhead: One of her defining traits, which usually gets her into trouble. While Arthur can be pretty hot blooded himself, Mera is far less restrained with voicing her thoughts, and her much more preferred way of handling things is to beat them into submission.

** Both are royalty from mythical humanoid races and skilled fighters. While Wonder Woman has been an AllLovingHero her whole life and been motivated by her love of mankind to leave her home of Themyscira, Mera was originally filled with enmity towards Atlantis for its perceived subjugation of Xebel, and left in order to kill their would be king, Arthur, only to fall in love with him after observing what a selfless person he was, and started to become a hero herself.
** During ''Blackest Night'', the far more hopeful Wonder Woman was chosen as a Star Sapphire for her love for all life, while the then [[DespairEventHorizon empty]], [[RageBreakingPoint rage filled]] Mera became a Red Lantern. A positive example, as Diana is [[PlotTailoredToTheParty exactly the right person]] to help Mera overcome her [[SourOutsideSadInside rage powered grief]].
* GovernmentInExile: To LaResistance [[spoiler:after the Crown of Thorns makes her unable to breathe water, and she is chosen as Rath's successor while Arthur leads the resistance against Rath]].

* HappilyMarried: To Aquaman... usually. Their marriage died for a while pre-Flashpoint following the death of Aquababy, rekindled somewhat. And then Aquaman [[TheHeroDies dies]]. Back to happily after Arthur comes back to life at the end of ''Blackest Night''. Post-Flashpoint they're retconned into being engaged. By #65 of the Rebirth run, they finally tie the knot.

* HoneyTrap: Her original purpose for being sent to court Aquaman. In reality her mother wanted a better life for her.

* ItsAllMyFault: During ''Brightest Day'', she resolves to own her part in the failing of her previous marriage to Arthur, and her part in the couple's perennial struggle with Black Manta.

* MamaBear: Like her husband, messing with kids (hers or otherwise) or with Atlantis means that you'll have to deal with her very shortly, and odds are highly against your survival of such a confrontation.

* StatuesqueStunner: She stands at 5' 9" and is a very attractive redhead. (Though in the 2018 movie she's played by the 5' 7" Creator/AmberHeard.)