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* KarmicJackpot: Shin decides to finally turn on Black Manta at the climax of the film. Not only does he survive the battle, but with Arthur finally revealing Atlantis to the world, his life's work of trying to prove its existence will no longer be a source of ridicule.
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* HonorBeforeReason: When Arthur suggests revealing Atlantis to the rest of the surface to keep them from polluting the sea, the council leader immediately turns that down because it goes against their tradition to remain hidden from the surface.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When the council of Atlantis brings up the topic about the surface still polluting the sea, Arthur points out that the only to get them to stop is if someone ''tells them'' they're indirectly poisoning people. The council leader, however, insists this [[SimpleSolutionWontWork won't work]] because revealing their existence to the surface goes [[HonorBeforeReason against their tradition]].
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* StealthyCephalopod: Atlanna wants to send Topo with Arthur in the secret mission to release Orm from prison because of his infiltration and espionage skills. Than again, [=TOPO=] stands for Tactical Operations and Pursuit Operative. Topo proves to be of a greate help to Arthur and Orm as without him, the mission would have failed.
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* StealthyCephalopod: Atlanna wants to send Topo with Arthur in the secret mission to release Orm from prison because of his infiltration and espionage skills. Than Then again, [=TOPO=] stands for Tactical Operations and Pursuit Operative. Topo proves to be of a greate help to Arthur and Orm as without him, the mission would have failed.
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* SubmarinePirates: Black Manta and his crew of mercenaries become this after they find in Antarctica a Hammerhead shark-shaped submarine. They use the submarine to attack Atlantis and travel all around the world searching for orichalcum. The submarine is armed with devastating weapons created with the lost technology from Necrus.
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* SubmarinePirates: Black Manta and his crew of mercenaries become this after they find in Antarctica a Hammerhead shark-shaped submarine.submarine in Antarctica. They use the submarine to attack Atlantis and travel all around the world searching for orichalcum. The submarine is armed with devastating weapons created with the lost technology from Necrus.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Being the king doesn't mean you can do anything you want. The Council of Atlantis can and will oppose anything Arthur wants to do for his kingdom if it doesn't fit their own agenda as well. Oh, and of course, Arthur being the fun-loving, thrill-seeking man means he easily got bored from figuring out the politics going on among the kingdoms, making him literally dozing off on the throne, and later on flat out admits to Orm that he hates his job as the King of Atlantis.
* TailorMadePrison: Orm is kept in the ancient ruins of the Deserter Kingdom, territory claimed by the Fishermen Kingdom. They hold him captive with nasty guards and given barely enough water to sustain himself. Orm is quite emaciated when Arthur comes calling.
* TailorMadePrison: Orm is kept in the ancient ruins of the Deserter Kingdom, territory claimed by the Fishermen Kingdom. They hold him captive with nasty guards and given barely enough water to sustain himself. Orm is quite emaciated when Arthur comes calling.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Being the king doesn't mean you can do anything you want. The Council of Atlantis can and will oppose anything Arthur wants to do for his kingdom if it doesn't fit their own agenda as well. Oh, and of course, Arthur being the fun-loving, thrill-seeking man means he easily got bored from figuring out the politics going on among the kingdoms, making him literally dozing doze off on the throne, and later on flat out admits to Orm that he hates his job as the King of Atlantis.
* TailorMadePrison: Orm is kept in the ancient ruins of the Deserter Kingdom, territory claimed by the Fishermen Kingdom. They hold him captive with nasty guards and he is given barely enough water to sustain himself. Orm is quite emaciated when Arthur comes calling.
* TailorMadePrison: Orm is kept in the ancient ruins of the Deserter Kingdom, territory claimed by the Fishermen Kingdom. They hold him captive with nasty guards and he is given barely enough water to sustain himself. Orm is quite emaciated when Arthur comes calling.
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* CreepyCave: Kane's team finds an gallery of caves under the ice in Antarctica which is connected to the ocean through to underground lakes. The galleries are huge and filled with animals and plants from other ages, encapsulated in ice. Of course, said caves are inhabited by a dangerous creature.
* CurbStomp: Once Orm made it to the water and regained his Atlantean physiology back, the Deserter Remnants stood no change against him, landing not even a single punch on him the whole fight.
* CurbStomp: Once Orm made it to the water and regained his Atlantean physiology back, the Deserter Remnants stood no change against him, landing not even a single punch on him the whole fight.
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* CreepyCave: Kane's team finds an gallery of caves under the ice in Antarctica which is connected to the ocean through to underground lakes. The galleries are huge and filled with animals and plants from other ages, encapsulated in ice. Of course, said caves are inhabited by a dangerous creature.
* CurbStomp: Once Orm made it to the water and regained his Atlantean physiology back, the Deserter Remnants stood nochange chance against him, landing not even a single punch on him the whole fight.
* CurbStomp: Once Orm made it to the water and regained his Atlantean physiology back, the Deserter Remnants stood no
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Black Manta is last seen falling on an icy pit at the end.]]
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Black Manta is last seen falling on into an icy pit abyss at the end.]]
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* EarthquakesCauseFissures: Right at the beginning of the movie, Doctor Shin and his assistant fall through a chasm created by the breaking of a ice sheet piece. At the bottom of the chasm, they are attacked by a mysterious cephalopod creature. [[spoiler:Only doctor Shin survives.]]
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* EarthquakesCauseFissures: Right at the beginning of the movie, Doctor Shin and his assistant fall through a chasm created by the breaking of a an ice sheet piece. At the bottom of the chasm, they are attacked by a mysterious cephalopod creature. [[spoiler:Only doctor Shin survives.]]
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* CosmopolitanCouncil: The Council of Atlantis consists of consists of eleven members representing different Atlantean kingdoms. They mostly seem to oppose any decision Arthur is trying to make, clinking to much to their ancient traditions of staying hidden from the surface world. Arthur has hard times trying to convince them to change their ways, and or their side, they believe that all HumansAreBastards, and trying to coexist with them is a waste of time. They are not wrong to be wary of humans given that David Kane is the reason the plot of the movie is happening.
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* CosmopolitanCouncil: The Council of Atlantis consists of consists of eleven members representing different Atlantean kingdoms. They mostly seem to oppose any decision Arthur is trying to make, clinking to clinging too much to their ancient traditions of staying hidden from the surface world. Arthur has hard times trying to convince them to change their ways, and or on their side, they believe that all HumansAreBastards, and trying to coexist with them is a waste of time. They are not wrong to be wary of humans given that David Kane is the reason the plot of the movie is happening.
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** [[spoiler: when Orm arrives at the cafe, he is wearing a Jabberjaw T-shirt. Aquaman and Jabberjaw had a crossover comic.]]
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** [[spoiler: when When Orm arrives at the cafe, he is wearing a Jabberjaw T-shirt. Aquaman and Jabberjaw had a crossover comic.]]
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* SicklyGreenGlow: [[spoiler:Kordax'black trident glows green when it's used by someone, and the kingdom of Necrus gains a bright green glow when it gets freed by Kane, similar to [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Minas Morgul from the movies.]]]]
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* SicklyGreenGlow: [[spoiler:Kordax'black [[spoiler:Kordax's black trident glows green when it's used by someone, and the kingdom of Necrus gains a bright green glow when it gets freed by Kane, similar to [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Minas Morgul from the movies.]]]]
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*EndOfAnEra: While ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'' ends the DCEU in-universe as per WordOfGod, this is the final DCEU film altogether.
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* GrandFinale: While ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'' ends the DCEU in-universe as per WordOfGod, this is the final DCEU film altogether.
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''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' is a 2023 superhero movie and the sequel to 2018's ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}''. It is the fourteenth film in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, directed once again by Creator/JamesWan and starring Creator/JasonMomoa, Creator/PatrickWilson, Creator/AmberHeard, Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII, Creator/DolphLundgren, Creator/RandallPark, Creator/TemueraMorrison, and Creator/NicoleKidman.
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''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' is a 2023 superhero movie and the sequel to 2018's ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}''. It is the fourteenth fifteenth and final film in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, directed once again by Creator/JamesWan and starring Creator/JasonMomoa, Creator/PatrickWilson, Creator/AmberHeard, Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII, Creator/DolphLundgren, Creator/RandallPark, Creator/TemueraMorrison, and Creator/NicoleKidman.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Being the king doesn't mean you can do anything you want. The Council of Atlantis can and will oppose anything Arthur wants to do for his kingdom if it doesn't fit their own agenda as well. Oh, and of course, Arthur being the fun-loving, thrill-seeking man means he easily got bored from figuring out the politics going on among the kingdoms, making him literally dozing off on the throne, and later on flat out admits to Orm that he hates his job as the King of Atlantis.
** The Fishermen have not forgiven Orm for murdering their king with the excuse of self-defense, so Arthur cannot just pardon him for that crime.
** To ensure that the Fishermen don’t know that Orm has been released from his prison, the kingdom is not involved in the attack on Manta’s base nor that final battle. Especially since, having fish tails instead of legs, they would provide little help in a terrestrial battle.
** Arthur points out that the only way for Atlantis to be free from water pollution is to tell the surface world that they’re accidentally poisoning people. [[spoiler: He reveals the existence of Atlantis to the surface world at the end of the film as the first step to remedying pollution and climate change issues for both sides.]]
** Being the king doesn't mean you can do anything you want. The Council of Atlantis can and will oppose anything Arthur wants to do for his kingdom if it doesn't fit their own agenda as well. Oh, and of course, Arthur being the fun-loving, thrill-seeking man means he easily got bored from figuring out the politics going on among the kingdoms, making him literally dozing off on the throne, and later on flat out admits to Orm that he hates his job as the King of Atlantis.
** The Fishermen have not forgiven Orm for murdering their king with the excuse of self-defense, so Arthur cannot just pardon him for that crime.
** To ensure that the Fishermen don’t know that Orm has been released from his prison, the kingdom is not involved in the attack on Manta’s base nor that final battle. Especially since, having fish tails instead of legs, they would provide little help in a terrestrial battle.
** Arthur points out that the only way for Atlantis to be free from water pollution is to tell the surface world that they’re accidentally poisoning people. [[spoiler: He reveals the existence of Atlantis to the surface world at the end of the film as the first step to remedying pollution and climate change issues for both sides.]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
**SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Being the king doesn't mean you can do anything you want. The Council of Atlantis can and will oppose anything Arthur wants to do for his kingdom if it doesn't fit their own agenda as well. Oh, and of course, Arthur being the fun-loving, thrill-seeking man means he easily got bored from figuring out the politics going on among the kingdoms, making him literally dozing off on the throne, and later on flat out admits to Orm that he hates his job as the King of Atlantis.
** The Fishermen have not forgiven Orm for murdering their king with the excuse of self-defense, so Arthur cannot just pardon him for that crime.
** To ensure that the Fishermen don’t know that Orm has been released from his prison, the kingdom is not involved in the attack on Manta’s base nor that final battle. Especially since, having fish tails instead of legs, they would provide little help in a terrestrial battle.
** Arthur points out that the only way for Atlantis to be free from water pollution is to tell the surface world that they’re accidentally poisoning people. [[spoiler: He reveals the existence of Atlantis to the surface world at the end of the film as the first step to remedying pollution and climate change issues for both sides.]]Atlantis.
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** The Fishermen have not forgiven Orm for murdering their king with the excuse of self-defense, so Arthur cannot just pardon him for that crime.
** To ensure that the Fishermen don’t know that Orm has been released from his prison, the kingdom is not involved in the attack on Manta’s base nor that final battle. Especially since, having fish tails instead of legs, they would provide little help in a terrestrial battle.
** Arthur points out that the only way for Atlantis to be free from water pollution is to tell the surface world that they’re accidentally poisoning people. [[spoiler: He reveals the existence of Atlantis to the surface world at the end of the film as the first step to remedying pollution and climate change issues for both sides.]]
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* ActorAllusion: An unintentional one, but still: at one point, Arthur calls Orm "Loki". Orm's European French dub actor, Creator/AlexisVictor, also dubs the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse's Loki.
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Due to Creator/WillemDafoe not returning, it's mentioned that Vulko [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies died]] sometime between the events of the first film and this film because of a plague caused by pollution from the surface world.]]
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[invoked]] [[spoiler:Due to Creator/WillemDafoe not returning, it's mentioned that Vulko [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies died]] sometime between the events of the first film and this film because of a plague caused by pollution from the surface world.]]
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* ProductPlacement: The film contains some very obvious placement by Guinness.
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* ProductPlacement: The film contains some very obvious placement by Guinness. Arthur's first scene with his father begins with a close-up shot of a refrigerator stocked to bursting with Guinness cans. They each take a can, cheers, and drink from them. Virtually every subsequent scene with the pair includes cans of Guinness and branded Guinness glassware scattered between them.
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* ChaseScene: Black Manta and his crew attack Atlantis and steal a part of its orichalcum storages. They are chased by Mera and Atlanna who both get mortally wounded during the chase by Black Manta.
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* ChaseScene: Black Manta and his crew attack Atlantis and steal a part of its orichalcum storages. They are chased by Mera and Atlanna who both get mortally wounded badly injured during the chase by Black Manta.
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* MicDrop: The movie ends with Arthur whooping into a mic he breaks from its holder, then casually flipping it onto the podium before walking off.
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Giant flesh-eating locusts trying to devour Aquaman and Orm are instead devoured by giant flesh-eating plants.
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* BlackSite: The Deserter Prison from Sahara operates as a secret Atlantean prison where prisoners considered to be enemies of Atlantis are sent.
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* BlackSite: The Deserter Prison from in the Sahara operates as a secret Atlantean prison where prisoners considered to be enemies of Atlantis are sent.
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* ThirstyDesert: After his defeat, Orm has been imprisoned in the Deserter Prison, located somewhere in Sahara, as far away as possible from any water source. Arthur travels there to release him. The prison is guarded by deserter remnants that evoluate to survive in such a hostile climate, after Sahara went dry thousands of years ago.
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* ThirstyDesert: After his defeat, Orm has been imprisoned in the Deserter Prison, located somewhere in Sahara, as far away as possible from any water source. Arthur travels there to release him. The prison is guarded by deserter Deserter remnants that evoluate evolved to survive in such a hostile climate, after Sahara went dry thousands of years ago.
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* SmallSecludedWorld: The Desterter Prison is not just an Alcatraz underneath Sahara, but is also the home of the Deserter Remnants that evolued to survive the harsh and dry climate.
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* SmallSecludedWorld: The Desterter Prison is not just an Alcatraz underneath Sahara, but is also the home of the Deserter Remnants that evolued evolved to survive the harsh and dry climate.
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* HobblingTheGiant: Manta's henchwoman attacks Aquaman and Orm while piloting a squid-like mecha, but Orm managed to take it down [[ChainPain swinging a heavy chain]] and ensnaring the mech's legs together.
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* ManEatingPlant: While exploring a jungle of overgrown vegetation, Aquaman and Orm are assaulted by a horde of carnivorous trees. [[AlwaysABiggerFish Who gobbled up a horde of insects trying to swarm over the duo]].
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* HellholePrison: The Deserter Prison is not a nice place to be a prisoner. It violates any human and living creature's rights. Not giving too much water to Atlantean prisoners such as Orm is reasonable as access to water can give their powers back and facilitate an escaping, but the Deserter guardians abuse their power all the time and torture the prisoners with beatings and electroshock. Orm endures this treatment for years, but for some reason, not even Arthur or Atlanna don't do anything despite knowing what kind of abuse happens there, they just never address this nor does the narrative condemns them for it. Is just simply looked over and Orm's abuse is treated like dark humor.
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* HellholePrison: The Deserter Prison is not a nice place to be a prisoner. It violates any human and living creature's rights. Not giving too much water to Atlantean prisoners such as Orm is reasonable as access to water can give their powers back and facilitate an escaping, but the Deserter guardians abuse their power all the time and torture the prisoners with beatings and electroshock. Orm endures this treatment for years, but for some reason, not even Arthur or Atlanna don't do anything despite knowing what kind of abuse happens there, they just never address this nor does the narrative condemns them for it. Is just simply looked over and Orm's abuse is treated like dark humor.
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* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The Trident of Atlan is the only weakness of the Black Trident.]]
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* AchillesHeel: AchillesHeel:
** [[spoiler:The Trident of Atlan is the only weakness of the Black Trident.]]
** [[spoiler:Being away from any source of water for Atlanteans. Unlike humans, water seems to be the source of the super strength in their bodies, and without it, they lose most of their body fat and muscle.]]
** [[spoiler:The Trident of Atlan is the only weakness of the Black Trident.]]
** [[spoiler:Being away from any source of water for Atlanteans. Unlike humans, water seems to be the source of the super strength in their bodies, and without it, they lose most of their body fat and muscle.]]
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** The toxic orichalcum trident comes from the comics; it was created by Devil Ray, a former associate of Black Manta, and is highly radioactive and lethal to humans and Atlanteans.
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** Being the king doesn't mean you can do anything you want. The Council of Atlantis can and will oppose anything Arthur wants to do for his kingdom if it doesn't fit their own agenda as well. Oh, and of course, Arthur being the fun-loving, thrill-seeking man means he easily got bored from figuring out the politics going on among the kingdoms, making him literally dozing off on the throne, and later on flat out admits to Orm that he hates his job as the King of Atlantis.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: The Black Trident is suspiciously similar to the One Ring from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. The Black Trident is a weapon forged with dark magic by Kordax --who is himself quite similar in design and role in the story to Sauron-- and acts like a SoulJar for his spirit. Its existence gets forgotten for thousands of years like the Ring, until is found by David Kane, who immediately gets corrupted by the trident and develops a strong attachment to it. Its abilities include being a vessel for Kordax's spirit, enhancing the abilities of its wielder, giving visions based on their deepest desires, DemonicPossession and turning living creatures into liches and undead monstrosities. [[spoiler:The Black Trident is destroyed in the end in the same place it was created, just like the One Ring.]]
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* ArtifactOfDoom: The Black Trident, in same fashion as the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings One Ring]], but with a lot of DarkMagic. It's a SoulJar for Kordax's spirit, allowing him to possess anyone who gets their hands on the trident, it can be used to turn living creatures into undead monstrosities, and it prays on its wielder's deepest desires and gives them haunting visions.
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* ArtifactOfDoom: The Black Trident, in same fashion as the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings One Ring]], but with a lot of DarkMagic. It's a SoulJar for Kordax's spirit, allowing him to possess anyone who gets their hands on the trident, it can be used to turn living creatures into undead monstrosities, and it prays preys on its wielder's deepest desires and gives them haunting visions.
