History ComicBook / Arion

As of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', he is instead re-imagined to be one of Aquaman's distant ancestors, one of the first kings of Atlantis, and both a mystic and scientific genius responsible for the advanced magic and science Atlantis. While a renowned hero much like his Pre-Flashpoint counterpart, he instead eventually became evil and was a BigBad in ComicBook/BlueBeetle.

'''Arion''' is a Creator/DCComics hero and sorcerer who has stared in two of his own series while being a reoccurring character throughout Franchise/TheDCU, mainly having something to do with their version of {{Atlantis}}. Arion first appeared in ''ComicBook/TheWarlordDC #55'' (1982), created by Paul Kupperburg and Jan Duursema, starting out in his own series. Though it was eventually cancelled, his series and its history would be retconned into the DCU.

A master of the mystic arts, Arion is a demigod born from two Atlantean gods representing light and darkness and was raised by his father, Calculha, into becoming both a savior to his nation and later a Lord of Order. Unknown to him until much later in life, he also had a brother, Garn Daanuth, who was raised by his mother, Dark Majistra. When the both of them desired to use mystical artifacts known as the Zodiac Crystals to usher in a age of dark magic, both Arion and his father battled the two. Their family feud eventually caused Majistra to be seemingly "killed", scarred Garn by draining all of his skin color, jetsonned Calculha into another dimension, and converted Arion's body energy. Using all his power, Calculha manages to save his son by sending his converted body into a star and his soul into the same dimension he was sealed within as a way to later resurrect his son. Both Calculha and Garn, survivors of the incident, would learn years later that the battle had actually caused an Ice Age that would eventually destroy the Earth. Calculha used his power and a wandering warrior by the name of Wyynde to resurrect his son. Proving himself to still be a skilled sorcerer in his new incarnation, Arion was named Lord High Mage and with Wyynde, Chian, and Mara at his side, they defended Atlantis and battled both gods and demons alike until its eventual sinking. Since then, Arion would live out his immortality acting as a Lord of Order until he eventually retired...and then got out of retirement (reluctantly) to fight evil once more until eventually having his soul expunged and body stolen by Mordru. He would have his spirit ascended to the afterlife to finally be with his family.

As of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', he is instead re-imagined to be one of Aquaman's distant ancestors, one of the first kings of Atlantis, and both a mystic and scientific genius responsible for the advance magic and science Atlantis. While a renown hero much like his Pre-Flashpoint counterpart, he instead eventually became evil and was a BigBad in ComicBook/BlueBeetle.

'''Arion''' is a Creator/DCComics hero and sorcerer who has stared in two of his own series while being a reoccurring character throughout Franchise/TheDCU, mainly having something to do with their version of {{Atlantis}}. Arion first appeared in ''ComicBook/TheWarlord #55'' (1982), created by Paul Kupperburg and Jan Duursema, starting out in his own series. Though it was eventually cancelled, his series and its history would be retconned into the DCU.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Very much Arion; The writer and creator of the character did so on purpose to attempt to showcase change in Arion since his prime. However, he also attempted to justify it by saying the old characterization of Arion did not work seeing as ''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'' got cancelled.

Arion made his animated debut in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice Phantoms'', where he's made a grandson of ComicBook/VandalSavage.

As of Rebirth, he is instead re-imagined to be one of Aquaman's distant ancestors, one of the first kings of Atlantis, and both a mystic and scientific genius responsible for the advance magic and science Atlantis. While a renown hero much like his Pre-Flashpoint counterpart, he instead eventually became evil and was a BigBad in ComicBook/BlueBeetle.

%%* StockGods: Atlantea pantheon has many of these.
%%** TopGod: Calculha
%%** GodOfEvil: Chaon. And Majistra to an extent.
%%** GodOfChaos: Chaon is also this.
%%** GodOfOrder: Gemimn
%%** BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: Tynan. Moreso on the Order and Chaos than outright good and evil.
%%** NatureSpirit: Deedra
%%** TricksterGod: Weaver is said to be this.
%%** LordOfTheOcean: Altana is this.
* TheArchmage: Arion is considered the most powerful Atlantean wizard in Atlantis's history. Prior, Calculha served as Sorcerer Supreme and Garn Daanuth was recognized as the most powerful sorcerer on Earth after Calculha and Arion ended up in Darkworld for 10,000 years. Of course, keep in mind much of the early years of the book was written within its own contuniuity and not in DCU canon until later.
* TheAce: In Atlantis, Arion is considered this in the purview of magic. Wyynde and Chian share this in being the best mortal warriors in Atlantis and possibly the world.

* TheOldGods: Calculha, Tynan, Gemimn, and Chaon. All are gods that were said to have been existed since before creation. Although they're fellow gods that share the same origin point (Darkworld), they're often treated as such due to their power and prevalence.

* LightDarknessJuxtaposition: Calculha and Dark Majistra. Arion and Garn Daanuth also to a lesser extent since Garn's powers can also stem from light and he simply chooses not to. Arion can also call forth his power from darker sources and usually does not.

* DePower: Several times; Arion's magic was taken from him by Calculha for a trial to learn humility and give rise for him for his destiny (retconned to be him being selected to become an agent of order). He was re-powered by the end of the trial but later sacrificed his star-related magics it to end the Ice Age. Finally, once he regained magic MUCH later from the Weaver, he loses it by the time of ''Arion the Immortal'' due to Darkworld (the source of Atlantean magic) mysterious disappearance. He had to rely on mystic artifacts and actual chants to invoke magic.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Arion is more or less this without his magic, having natural psychic powers that are independent from his magic. Furthermore, his body is still superhuman enough to withstand high temperatures. But other than that, his physical abilities are no more different than a human and trained to be a skilled swordsman.
* BadassNormal: Lady Chian and Wyynde. They're hailed within the series to be have no MORTAL peers in this regard. S'Net also counts.

* MistakenForPedophile: Arion is treated as this by his fellow (former) Atlantean gods for admitting his attraction to Amanda. Although Amanda is well over 18, Arion himself is hundred of thousands of years old and is super young for him in comparison.
* GodIsDead: Deedra reminds her group of immortals of this when Gemimn attempts to wish Arion luck in Calculha's name.

* StockGods: Atlantea pantheon has many of these.
** TopGod: Calculha
** GodOfEvil: Chaon. And Majistra to an extent.
** GodOfChaos: Chaon is also this.
** GodOfOrder: Gemimn
** BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: Tynan. Moreso on the Order and Chaos than outright good and evil.
** NatureSpirit: Deedra
** TricksterGod: Weaver is said to be this.
** LordOfTheOcean: Altana is this.

'''Arion''' is a Creator/DCComics hero and sorcerer who has stared in two of his own series while being a reoccurring character throughout Franchise/TheDCU, mainly having something to do with their version of {{Atlantis}}. Arion first appeared in ''Warlord #55'' (1982), created by Paul Kupperburg and Jan Duursema, starting out in his own series. Though it was eventually cancelled, his series and its history would be retconned into the DCU.

A master of the mystic arts, Arion is a demigod born from two Atlantean gods representing light and darkness and was raised by his father, Calculha, into becoming both a savior to his nation and later a Lord of Order. Unknown to him until much later in life, he also had a brother, Garn Daanuth, who was raised by his mother, Dark Majistra. When the both of them desired to use mystical artifacts known as the Zodiac Crystals to usher in a age of dark magic, both Arion and his father battled the two. Their family feud eventually caused Majistra to be seemingly "killed", scarred Garn by draining all of his skin color, jetsonned Calculha into another dimension, and converted Arion's body energy. Using all his power, Calculha manages to save his son by sending his converted body into a star and his soul into the same dimension he was sealed within as a way to later resurrect his son. Both Calculha and Garn, survivors of the incident, would learn years later that the battle had actually caused an Ice Age that would eventually destroy the Earth. Calculha used his power and a wandering warrior by the name of Wyynde to resurrect his son. Proving himself to still be a skilled sorcerer in his new incarnation, Arion was named Lord High Mage and with Wyynde, Chian, and Mara at his side, they defended Atlantis and battled both gods and demons alike until it's eventual sinking. Since then, Arion would live out his immortality acting as a Lord of Order until he eventually retired...and then got out of retirement (reluctantly) to fight evil once more until eventually having his soul expunged and body stolen by Mordru. He would have his spirit ascended to the afterlife to finally be with his family.

* {{Stock Gods}}: Atlantea pantheon has many of these.
** {{Top God}}: Calculha
** {{God of Evil}}: Chaon. And Majistra to an extent.
** {{God of Chaos}}: Chaon is also this.
** {{God of Order}}: Gemimn
** {{Balance Between Good and Evil}}: Tynan. Moreso on the Order and Chaos than outright good and evil.
** {{Nature Spirit}}: Deedra
** {{Trickster God}}: Weaver is said to be this.
** {{Lord of the Ocean}}: Altana is this.
* {{The Archmage}}: Arion is considered the most powerful Atlantean wizard in Atlantis's history. Prior, Calculha served as Sorcerer Supreme and Garn Daanuth was recognized as the most powerful sorcerer on Earth after Calculha and Arion ended up in Darkworld for 10,000 years. Of course, keep in mind much of the early years of the book was written within it's own contuniuity and not in DCU canon until later.
* {{The Ace}}: In Atlantis, Arion is considered this in the purview of magic. Wyynde and Chian share this in being the best mortal warriors in Atlantis and possibly the world.

* {{The Old Gods}}: Calculha, Tynan, Gemimn, and Chaon. All are gods that were said to have been existed since before creation. Although they're fellow gods that share the same origin point (Darkworld), they're often treated as such due to their power and prevalence.
* {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}: All the Atlantean gods with the exception of Thalas has some sort of purview fitting for their nature. Somewhat retconned to be part of the Lords of Order or Lords of Chaos. Although the purview still exists, it is not portrayed to be as high up as it were previously.
* {{Continuity Snarl}}: Several; While Arion is often billed to be the best Atlantean wizard in Atlantis's history, Atlan will share that claim. Furthermore, entities like Calculha, Chaon, Tynan, and Gemimn served as entities that would be in the position of those like Lucifer Morningstar, The Pressence, etc. within Arion's independent universe. However, their inclusion into the DCU instead marked them as Lords of Order and Lords of Chaos, making them significantly less powerful.
* {{Divine Parentage}}: Arion and Garn Daanuth are parents of both the Atlantean gods of light and darkness.
* {{Light Darkness Juxtaposition}}: Calculha and Dark Majistra. Arion and Garn Daanuth also to a lesser extent since Garn's powers can also stem from light and he simply chooses not to. Arion can also call forth his power from darker sources and usually does not.
* {{Evil Old Folks}}: All the evil gods Arion face are billed to be older than creation itself.
* {{DePower}}: Several times; Arion's magic was taken from him by Calculha for a trial to learn humility and give rise for him for his destiny (retcon to be him being selected to become a agent of order). He was re-powered by the end of the trial but later sacrificed his star-related magics it to end the Ice Age. Finally, once he regained magic MUCH later from the Weaver, he loses it by the time of ''Arion the Immortal'' due to Darkworld (the source of Atlantean magic) mysterious disappearance. He had to rely on mystic artifacts and actual chants to invoke magic.
* {{Empowered Badass Normal}}: Arion is more or less this without his magic, having natural psychic powers that are independent from his magic. Furthermore, his body is still superhuman enough to withstand high temperatures. But other than that, his physical abilities are no more different than a human and trained to be a skilled swordsman.
* {{Badass Normal}}: Lady Chian and Wyynde. They're hailed within the series to be have no MORTAL peers in this regard. S'Net also counts.
* {{Kung Fu Wizard}}: Arion, Yoshihiro, and Garn Daanuth are capable unarmed fighters and swordsman, though each vary vastly in skill.
* {{Squishy Wizard}}: Inverted; In Arion's universe, it's considered very foolish and stupid to face any wizard (especially black magic practitioners) with hand-to-hand combat or weaponry, as magic is capable of easily healing mortal wounds.

* {{Magic Knight}}: By this time frame, Arion is considered a master of the sword and sorcery, having long graduated from being taught by Chian and his short tenure teacher, Yoshihiro. It is mentioned, however, that he still prefers mystic solutions.
* {{Older and Wiser}}: Although far more cynical and pessimistic too, Arion has wizened over the years.
* {{Took a Level in Jerkass}}: Very much Arion; The writer and creator of the character did so on purpose to attempt to showcase change in Arion since his prime. However, he also attempted to justify it by saying the old characterization of Arion did not work seeing as ''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'' got cancelled.
* {{Mistaken for Pedophile}}: Arion is treated as this by his fellow (former) Atlantean gods for admitting his attraction to Amanda. Although Amanda is well over 18, Arion himself is hundred of thousands of years old and is super young for him in comparison.
* {{God is Dead}}: Deedra reminds her group of immortals of this when Gemimn attempts to wish Arion luck in Calculha's name.

'''Arion''' is a Creator/DCComics hero and sorcerer who has stared in two of his own series while being a reoccurring character throughout Franchise/TheDCU, mainly having something to do with their version of {{Atlantis}}. Arion first appeared in ''Warlord #55'' (1982), created by Paul Kupperburg and Jan Duursema, starting out in his own series. Though it was eventually cancelled, his series and it's history would be retconned into the DCU.

* {{Took a Level in Jerkass}}: Very much Arion; The writer and creator of the character did so on purpose to attempt to showcase change in Arion since his prime. However, he also attempted to justify it by saying the old characterization of Arion did not work seeing as ''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'' got cancelled.

* {{Light/Darkness Juxtaposition}}: Calculha and Dark Majistra. Arion and Garn Daanuth also to a lesser extent since Garn's powers can also stem from light and he simply chooses not to. Arion can also call forth his power from darker sources and usually does not.

* {{De-Power}}: Several times; Arion's magic was taken from him by Calculha for a trial to learn humility and give rise for him for his destiny (retcon to be him being selected to become a agent of order). He was re-powered by the end of the trial but later sacrificed his star-related magics it to end the Ice Age. Finally, once he regained magic MUCH later from the Weaver, he loses it by the time of ''Arion the Immortal'' due to Darkworld (the source of Atlantean magic) mysterious disappearance. He had to rely on mystic artifacts and actual chants to invoke magic.

!!Tropes in ''Arion the Immortal''

!!Tropes involving Arion
* {{The Ace}}: Was the most powerful out of all of his companions. When sufficiently powered.
** {{The Archmage}}: Is considered the greatest mage to have ever lived in Atlantis. Although Atlan is billed to be as such also, their inteactions in the ''Aquaman'' series portrays Arion to be a superior and more powerful mage. Despite being obscure compared to the likes of Doctor Fate or Zatanna, he is recognized as one of DCU's greatest mage capable of battling the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Etrigan. In Rebirth, he even manage to defeat Doctor Fate. Twice.
* {{Grand Theft Me}}: Eventually, his soul was separated from his body by Mordru, who then stole it for himself while sealing Arion away in Gemworld.
* {{Continuity Snarl}}: With Atlan. Both characters keep getting billed with the same sort of achievements. Pre-Flashpoint, the both of them are called the greatest mages in Atlantean history. Both the New 52 and Rebirth pits them as the FIRST and GREATEST kings in Atlantean history, responsible for the great magic and science Atlantis has, known to be progressive kings that suffered a horrible fate of turning evil after attempting to craft a more culturally open nation, and are noteworthy ancestors of Aquaman whose lives echoes his own.
* {{Evil Old Folks}}: Although he doesn't look it thanks to magic and immortality, Rebirth's Arion (whom has became evil) has been around since the Dawn of Human Civilization, placing him over a million years old.
* {{Cosmic Entity}}: Originally, his origin was being a being made up of condensed energy with Calculha serving as a father figure. Later retcons made him a son and demigod of Calculha. Though he was TECHNICALLY a being of condensed energy in his life, it was after suffering from the use of the Zodiac Crystals rather than being a actual cosmic entity.
* {{Face Heel Turn}}: Originally, exposure to the Blue Bettle Scarab in Rebirth turned him insane. However, the ''Drowned Earth'' story line in {{Justice League}} implied he was corrupted by exposure to {{Touch of Death|Death Force}}.
* {{Super Toughness}}: Has some variation of this. Mordru using his body can take hits from Powergirl and has survived (his soul at least) being converted into energy even as a child. In Rebirth, he was only taken out after being weakened by the Scarab siphoning his magical power. And SOMEHOW, he manage to survive being exposed to Death Force despite it being capable of casually gods of his caliber.
* {{The Smart Guy}}: In ''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'', he is the sole reason his group survives supernatural enemies.
* {{Divine Parentage}}: Is son of the Atlantean god of light and Atlantean god of darkness, the former being a far more benevolent and loyal "Zeus" of the Atlantean Pantheon.
** {{Our Gods Are Different}}: Despite being from both parents as gods, he is classified as a demi-god. Though a fellow Atlantaean god, the Weaver, claimed he was a god once, Arion himself denied considering himself one. As of Rebirth, he is actually considered a complete god
** {{Mixed Ancestry}}: Despite appearing Caucasian, his mother actually appears Egyptian (though she technically predates such people) and is obviously not white. His brother inherited her skin tone until his accident. Furthermore, his mother's origin is from Earth and not Darkworld like his father or the majority of the Atlantean pantheon.
* {{Famous Ancestor}}: Is this to Zatanna Pre-Flashpoint from her mother's side, though such a fact was only heavily hinted up in her first mini-series. After Rebirth, he is such to Aquaman.
** Through his brother's bloodline, he was also possibly a distant relative to Garth (Known as Aqualad and later Tempest) prior to the New 52.
* {{Arch Enemy}}: Garn Daanuth, his evil brother. Second contender would be Chaon.
* {{Astral Projection}}: One of his many magical powers.
* {{Squishy Wizard}}: Inverted; While he did show signs of this early on in his first series where a sword fight tired him out, he turned out to be a prodigy when learning to fight with a sword and was already approaching mastery, a fact he himself didn't believe. However, Chian explained that as a "Prime Mage", he has always been attuned with his body.
** {{Kung Fu Wizard}}: Due to having his magical powers either lost or wane, he learned both hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship to compensate for his lost skills. In the span of a few years, he became a master in his own right and one of the three best melee fighters in Atlantis.

As of Rebirth, he is instead re-imagined to be one of Aquaman's distant ancestors, one of the first kings of Atlantis, and both a mystic and scientific genius responsible for the advance magic and science Atlantis. While a renown hero much like his Pre-Flashpoint counterpart, he instead eventually became evil and was a {{Big Bad}} in {{Blue Beetle}}.

* {{The Archmage}}: Is considered the greatest mage to have ever lived in Atlantis. Although Atlan is billed to be as such also, their inteactions in the ''Aquaman'' series portrays Arion to be a superior and more powerful mage. Despite being obscure compared to the likes of Doctor Fate or Zatanna, he is recognized as one of DCU's greatest mage capable of battling the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Etrigan. In Rebirth, he even manage to defeat Doctor Fate. Twice.

* {{Face-Heel Turn}}: Originally, exposure to the Blue Bettle Scarab in Rebirth turned him insane. However, the ''Drowned Earth'' story line in {{Justice League}} implied he was corrupted by exposure to {{Touch of Death|Death Force}}.

** Through his brother's bloodline, he was also possibly a distant relative to Garth (Known as Aqualad and later Tempest) prior to the DCnU.

* {{The Smart Guy}}: In ''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'', he is the sole reason his group survives supernatural enemies.

* {{Continuity Snarl}}: With Atlan. Both characters keep getting billed with the same sort of achievements. Pre-Flashpoint, the both of them are called the greatest mages in Atlantean history. Both the New 52 and Rebirth pits them as the FIRST and GREATEST kings in Atlantean history, responsible for the great magic and science Atlantis has, known to be progressive kings that suffered a horrible fate of turning evil after attempting to craft a more culturally open nation, and are noteworthy ancestors of Aquaman whose lives echoes his own.

!!Tropes involving Arion

A master of the mystic arts, Arion is a demigod born from two Atlantean gods representing light and darkness and was raised by his father, Calculha, into becoming both a savior to his nation and later a Lord of Order. Unknown to him until much later in life, he also had a brother, Garn Daanuth, who was raised by his mother, Dark Majistra. When the both of them desired to use mystical artifacts known as the Zodiac Crystals to usher in a age of dark magic, both Arion and his father battled the two. Their family feud eventually caused Majistra to be seemingly "killed", scarred Garn by draining all of his skin color, jetsonned Calculha into another dimension, and converted Arion's body energy. Using all his power, Calculha manages to save his son by sending his converted body into a star and his soul into the same dimension he was sealed within as a way to later resurrect his son.

'''Arion''' is the ancient Atlantean Master of Magic and is known as the greatest sorcerer to have ever lived in Atlantis, having acted as both Lord High Mage and King of the fabled land and battled demons and gods alike. Arion first appeared in ''Warlord #55'' (1982), created by Paul Kupperburg and Jan Duursema. Staring out in his own series as one of DC's sword-and-sorcery independent titles orginally not connected to any of the DC titles, his story was eventually retconned into the general DC Universe.

Though often a obscure figure, he usually plays a key part in Atlantis's history in which paved way for Aquaman's eventual status as king. Originally a note-worthy wizard and hero in Atlantis's history,

'''Arion''' is the ancient Atlantean Master of Magic and is known as the greatest sorcerer to have ever lived in Atlantis, having acted as both Lord High Mage and King of the fabled land and battled demons and gods alike. Arion first appeared in ''Warlord #55'' (1982), created by Paul Kupperburg and Jan Duursema. Staring out in his own series as one of DC's sword-and-sorcery independent titles orginally not connected to any of the DC titles, his story was eventually retconned into the general DC Universe. Though often a obscure figure, he usually plays a key part in Aquaman's history.