Aquaman is such a second-rate hero that I won’t even spend cycles trying to come up with a parody. His only job in the superfriends was to occupy space.
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I admit being unfamiliar with DC universe in general, but it seems to be Aquaman could be a great character as long as the stories revolving around him stay in Atlantis, or wherever the hell he’s from.
David really hit the nail on the head with that one didn’t he? Her expression, and the attempted deflection with the really long ‘Whyyy?’ kinda make it obvious…
Although the pointing out of Aquaman’s plight kinda equals it out as a distraction, though how long its effective remains to be seen.
Also… what kind of name for a fish is ‘Billy’? -_-
If I were Aquaman, I just wouldn’t eat seafood to begin with, y’know?
But seriously, bulletproof? I don’t care how lame of a hero you are, but that perk automatically bumps you from useless to “and on ANY day, not a single fuck was given.”
So, a superhero who is
a> bulletproof
b> strong enough to flip an oncoming armored vehicle
c> superhearing, with excellent nightvision
d> and has access to technology several steps of modern norm…
…is a laughing-stock because he can also talk to fishes?
Seriously, if Aquaman were a real person he could sue the producers of The SuperFriends for defamation
I still say Namor the Submariner is a better Atlantean than Aquaman.
Agreed.
Namor knocked the Shnapps out of Tony Stark at the beginning of Civil War, prior to the actual decision that kicked off the war, specifically because Tony thought the superpower registration act was a good idea.
Aquaman’s gonna have to deck Bats for choosing to nuke an unaware third world country to stop a villain if he wants to level the field.
Just check out the image at
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeartIsAnAwesomePower
‘Nuff Said.
After doing a bit more research on the subject, I have decided that I shall never again mock Aquaman. Especially not if there’s any chance he can summon one of the Elder Gods to do his bidding…
You gotta admit Justice League/Justice League Unlimited Aquaman was badass
he… really is useless isnt he
I might have demoted him to “Aquarium Man” because, let’s face it, there is something about an Aqua Vela Man…
Of course, if Aquaman existed prior to the creation of submarines and other deep water exploration, the Aquaman would have a lot more respect. On the other hand, now that all the waters have been explored and is basically just a load of water, then Aquaman’s domain and area of powers is more meh…
When’s the last time you went swimming without any equipment at depths of more than a thousand feet?
Argh. Keep forgetting to put my name on the tags….
You know, If ol’ Aquaman turned evil due to all the disrespect, I’d be betting a lot of tunes would change on the opinion about how pathetic the ability to talk to fish is.
Newsflash: A large pod of whales attached oil tankers in the Straits of Hormuz, blocking the oil supply for half the world in one move.
Newsflash: Tuna Fleets around the world keep coming up empty as schools of fish swim just out of reach.
Newsflash: Pacific dolphins fill in the entire San Francisco Bay with all the trash that’s been dumped in the ocean nearby. All shipping now grounded in garbage.
The fact that he’s a nice guy is the only reason these things haven’t happened….yet.
So… He’d be like the original Namor?
I almost feel bad for Aquaman…
I remember they tried to make a Smallville style series about Aquaman a few years back.
It never got past the pilot episode.
Ah, yes, Mercy Reef. It was a dumb name, but the pilot wasn’t that bad…and it never even got aired. The actor in question wound up being Green Arrow on Smallville.
Useless on the Superfriends Cartoon, but a serious powerhouse and badass in the comics. He is the ruler of 2/3 of the planet, after all. Seanbaby really did a number on his rep with that silly article.
And to challenge the writers on how they can keep having problems thatt involve large bodies of water.
Yeah; it’s not like there’s a lot of surface water around…
What’s that? There is.
Pfft. There’s a recent comic wherein Aquaman winds up out in the Desert.
The writing, or so I’ve heard, is ten times better than the rest of the work surrounding him.
Take the things that everyone disparages him for away, and focus on his other abilities: that’s the way to help his reputation.
Aqua who? Ehehehehehe…
Sheesh, David. Don’t you remember that _you_ were supposed to discuss stuff with Angela over lunch “soon”?
Or is it that she asking you to lunch wasn’t the way it was supposed to go or you’d planned on it being some other time or something.