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Jules Verne once wrote:

"Put two ships in the open sea,

without wind or tide, it will come together."

That's how my parents met.

Like two ships destined for each other.

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It's okay. It's okay.

Easy, easy, easy.

You weren't breathing.

They were from different worlds.

But life, like the sea, has a way of bringing people together.

Um...

I was going to make you some eggs.

Just don't eat my dog, okay?

It's okay. It's okay.

I made tea.

Come on, try it. It'll make you better.

So, um, who are you?

Atlanna.

Queen of Atlantis.

Wow. I'm Tom.

Keeper of lighthouse. Huh.

She had fled an arranged marriage, left her whole world behind.

But in my father's lighthouse

she found something unexpected.

And my father...

...found the love of his life.

Category 4 hurricane 'Arthur' is due to make landfall sometime...

You know, how about Arthur?

After the hurricane?

After our own ancient.

He's a king, isn't he?

He's more than that.

He's living proof our people can co-exist.

He could unite our worlds one day.

And the Trident could only be wielded by the strongest atlantean.

And it gave king atlan mastery over the seven seas.

It made him so powerful that the ocean itself became jealous,

and sent a terrible earthquake to destroy Atlantis.

Oh, down it fell to the bottom of the ocean.

But, legend has it that one day a new king will come

who will use the power of the Trident

to put Atlantis back together again.

Tom, take him!

Queen Atlanna, by the authority of King Orvax,

you're ordered to return to Atlantis.

Atlanna!

But Atlanna's memory is long.

And it's a king who refuses to let her go.

- Atlanna! - Tom!

- My weapon! - Here!

Their two worlds were never meant to meet

and I was a product of a love that never should have been.

You don't have to do this, Atlanna. Please.

No.

They will always find me.

Next time they will send an army.

I have to go back.

It's the only way to save him.

To save you.

Where I come from..

...the sea carries our tears away.

Not here.

Here you feel 'em.

I will return to you when it's safe.

One day...

right here, at sunrise

we'll be together again.

You stay strong, my little prince.

I'll always be with you.

Don't let him forget me.

Hm?

All life came from the sea,

so if we want to understand ourselves

we must journey to where we began.

Now today, we have better maps of Mars

than we do of our own sea floor.

Come on! Come on! Come on fishy!

- Come over here. - Boys!

- Stop that. - Come on!

Hi!

Hi, fishy.

Hi!

My name's Arthur. What's yours?

- You guys hungry? - Check it out.

Me too.

Arthur is talking to the fish.

- You're such a prick, Arthur. - Ah!

Stop!

- What are you gonna do about it? Hah? - Freak!

Stop it! Let me go!

AQUAMAN

Who are you? Let's go! Move it!

Come on, hurry up!

Sir, we've secured the captain.

Distress signal is disabled. We're running dark in here.

But they heard it. You can count on it.

I'll make you a deal.

I won't tell you how to captain.

And you don't tell me how to pirate.

Where's the rest of the crew?

They've decided discretion was the better part of valour

and sealed themselvs up in a torpido bay.

Our reputation precedes us.

Your reputation. This is your win.

Here.

You take this piece of junk as a part of your life.

I never told you the story behind it.

This was your grandfather's.

He was one of the navy's first frogmen during World War 2.

He was so stealthy in the water. His unit nicknamed him Manta.

But after the war, his country forgot about him.

So he went back to the seas, scavenging and surviving with his wit.

And this knife, he gave it to me when I was your age.

And now, it's yours, son.

We just hit something.

No. Something hit us.

- Sir, there's something out there. - Another submarine?

Um... no. I think it's a man.

That's not a man.

Alpha, to the right. Bravo team, switch the passageway.

Permission to come aboard?

No way!

Aquaman!

I've waited a long time for this.

Am I supposed to know who you are?

I scavenge the high seas.

You're the Aquaman.

We were bound to meet at some point.

Let's not make it a habit.

Up!

Ow!

Dad!

Dad? Ow!

That's your kid?

Shame on you.

You get yourselves into this mess, get yourselves out of this.

Bastard!

Dad!

Wait! Help me! He's trapped!

You can't leave him like that!

Please!

You killed innocent people. You ask the sea for mercy.

Get out of here! I've got this!

Shut up! I'm not leaving you!

Hey! Hey!

You need to live so you can kill that son of a bitch.

- Now, go! - No!

- Go! - Shut up!

Go!

No!

Damn you!

Go.

I'll always know where to find you.

Old habits.

- Come on, I'll buy you breakfast. - Oh, yeah!

You want me to have them put that in a sippy cup for you?

How is it that I can breathe underwater

but can still drink under the table?

That's my superpower.

- ... late last night by high-tech pirates.

The same pirate who are suspected

in connection with the disappearance of the Navy's

highly classified prototype stealth submarine.

And in further development, we now have unconfirmed reports

that the meta-human dubbed by social media as the 'Aquaman'

was responsible for this daring rescue…

- It's not me. - Oh shit.

You're doing it, aren't you? Hah?

What Vulko trained you to do.

I knew you couldn't stand on the sidelines forever.

Your mother always knew you were special.

Don't even start.

She believed you'd be the one to unite our two worlds.

Please, stop.

Whatever Atlantis's problems are, you're bigger than them.

Atlantis murdered my mother.

- You don't know that for sure. - Yes, I do.

They killed her

for loving you and having me.

And you know it.

Son, one day you're going to have to stop blaming yourself.

Hey, buddy.

Are you that fish boy from the TV?

Oh, great!

It's Fishman. What do you want?

I'll tell you what I want.

Can I get a picture with you?

You're like our local hero, man.

It would mean a lot. Just.. quick...

- Whatever. - Alright. Let's do this.

- Dont' touch me. - That's right.

That's exactly right. I'd want to go down here.

There we go. Everybody smile.

He understands the significance of this meeting.

He'll hear you out.

King Orm. King Nereus.

You've picked the meeting at a place too close to the surface of my liking.

You don't recognise the council of the kings?

King Atlan's times the seven kings were one.

Our ancestors gathered here.

Liked to sat here with the head of the table.

Xebel was always by his side.

Brine, Fishermen,

Deserters and Trench had not yet fallen.

Lost nation had not yet vanished.

Together, we were the greatest empire the world had ever seen.

And now, our throne shackled by archaic laws and politics,

while the threat above us grows undeniable.

Violence has always plagued the surface.

They will destroy themselves.

Not before destroying us first.

We have been hiding long enough.

The time has come for Atlantis to rise again.

We honour you King Nereus…

by inviting Xebel to be the first kingdom to join King Orm's alliance.

As if you had a choice, Vulko.

By law, you need four to seven kingdoms to send an attack.

The lost nations and the Deserters have long perished.

The Trench are nothing but anglers.

The Brine wouldn't join you, and the Fishermen are cowards.

Without me and my army to convince them,

your plans are a stillborn.

But I know what'd you really want.

Once you've obtained the pledge of the four kingdoms,

you will be ordained

Ocean master.

That's merely a title.

I'm no fool, king Orm.

As Ocean master you'll be commander of the greatest military might on this planet.

I'm the natural choice to lead it.

Are you?

What about the rumours that there is another?

An Atlantian living among the surface.

One of royal blood.

You may sit on the throne of Atlantis.

But your claim is too weak.

How can you possibly hope to unite the empire?

My mother's bastard has never even been to Atlantis.

His loyalty is to the sur...

Surface dwellers! Launch!

The king is injured!

I'm not trying to start a war.

The war has already begun.

Then it's time we send them a message that we're here.

- I'm good. - Yeah?

- Here's the key. ll - Thank you.

Let's go home and work on your...

If your grandpops was still alive,

he'd be banging our heads when we're not finishing it.

But there's plenty of time for that.

We've got to get you to bed.

Got it.

- I've been looking for you. - Oh no. No. No.

I need you to come with me to Atlantis.

Listen, I'm gonna tell you the same thing

I told that rusty starfish Vulko.

Except, nice way considering you're a lady.

No, thank you. I'm not interested.

You defeated Steppenwolf and saved Atlantis.

That had nothing to do with Atlantis.

Your half brother, king Orm, is about to declare war upon the surface world.

Billions will die. Your people and mine.

We must stop him.

And how do you propose we'd do that?

You re the first born son of queen Atlanna.

The throne is yours by birthright.

The only way to stop this war

and save both worlds

is for you to take your rightful place as King.

You think if I just show up, Orm's gonna give up the throne?

I'm the bastard son of a queen your people executed.

Trust me. I'm no king.

- I agree. - That's awesome. Go.

But, Vulko seems to believe in you for some reason.

And that's why I'm here.

Volko has learned the location of the lost trident of Atlan.

Ooh. Fairy tales. It's a myth.

It's not a myth.

With the sacred trident, the people will listen to you.

You can then claim your birthright and dethrone Orm.

My birthright? It died with my mother.

But I'll promise you this. If Orm attacks,

I'll treat him exactly the same way your people treated her.

With no mercy.

That submarine was barely operational.

But it served its purpose.

One of your kind intervened.

He is not one of us.

He killed my father!

Our transaction has ended.

Keep the money.

I want Aquaman.

Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

Pops!

Pops!

Come on!

Come on! Come on.

- He's not breathing. - Move! Let me help.

Come on, pops...

Oh!

You know, I don't even know your name.

It's princess Y'mera xebella challa.

You may call me Mera.

Thank you, Mera.

Dear god!

This was Orm's doing.

The worst has yet to come.

There's a flash flood warning…

90 percent of the building have been destroyed…

….unprecedented sites from all over the world today…

we're seeing warships and trash washed up by massive waves.

These extraordinary scenes of coastlines...

Governments stated emergency in multiple countries.

Decades of pollution has been thrown back on to land.

Many are asking the question: was this a natural disaster?

- Or something else? - No, no. No.

This was no natural disaster.

They threw out our garbage and our warships.

This was our first contact with the people of Atlantis.

There you go again, with your insane Atlantean theory.

You have absolutely no proof, Dr. Shin.

Open your eyes.

We already have an Atlantean living among us

and his name is Aquaman.

What is it?

This is the exact spot that Vulko gave me my first swimming lesson.

You have to forget all the teachings of the surface world.

Go deeper, to uncover your Atlantean instincts.

But I already know how to swim.

Not even close.

So, we're clear,

I'll help you stop this war,

then I'm done.

Maybe that's for the best.

The ocean is more than our life source, Arthur,

it's who we're.

Wait. You can talk underwater?

Hey, I can talk underwater too!

This is awesome!

Oh, we can do more than just talk.

Being an Atlantean means

more than just being able to breathe water.

Your body is equipped to survive the extreme cold, and pressure,

and your eyes adjust to see in the dark.

This is awesome!

So, Vulko...

when can I meet my mother?

Soon, my young prince.

When you're ready, I will take you to Atlantis to meet the Queen.

I hid my ship in here.

Listen. I'm not getting in that thing.

Well, to get to where we're going, you're gonna have to.

Your fish ship has been marinated in chum butter.

I might come out smelling like swamp Butt.

That'd be an improvement.

Yup.Hm.

What's the point in having a bridge underwater?

The gateway bridge is a reminant of the old world.

Source to the only way in or out of the capital.

Why can't they just go over the walls?

Security is impenetrable.

Even if they did managed to evade the guards

they don't get past the hydro-cannons.

People try to sneak in all the time.

Yeah, well. Allright.

What is this?

Customs in border control.

Don't worry. I've a deplomatic clearence.

Welcome home.

There is a safe house down in the old city.

The high-borns never ventured to the sea floor.

We're here.

What is this?

These are air pockets we use as natural air precaution.

Only the high-borns can breathe water as well as air.

Plus, it keeps the animals out.

They get kind of messy.

Vulko. Here I am old man.

After all these years, you finally get what you wanted.

Arthur, I wish it was under better circumstances.

I can't believe Orm attacked.

It wasn't an attack. Legally, he's not allowed to yet.

What he did to your surface warships was merely a warning.

What provoked him?

King Orm and your father were ambushed by the surface.

By the surface? I don't think so.

They're still think Atlantis as a fairytale.

I was there.

A surface warship fired at us.

Now, Xebel sides with Atlantis.

Giving Orm a fleet big enough to force the other two kingdoms to join him.

If we're gonna prevent this war,

you must dethrone him now.

How many times do I have to tell you?

- I don't want to be a king. - You don't understand.

Once he's named Ocean master, it will be too late.

The power at his disposal will be unlike anything you've ever seen.

I'm from the surface. No one's gonna take me seriously.

Okay? I don't even know where to begin.

By winning the hearts and minds of the people.

By proving to them that you're worthy, and retrieving this.

I already got one of those.

Not like this one, you don't.

This is the lost Trident of Atlan.

- Oh, I know the story. - It's more than a story.

It's real.

It was forged by the greatest weapon masters in history.

Crafted from Poseidon's steel, for king Atlan,

the first ruler of Atlantis.

Legend says, the Trident was build with the power to command the sea.

So what happened to it?

To know that, is to go back to the time before the Great Fall,

When King Atlan ruled over all that was.

When the kingdoms of atlantis were one.

It was a time of great prosperity and technological advancement.

We've had unlocked the secret of unlimited energy at a time

when the rest of the world's still thought the earth was flat.

But we became too ambitious,

too hungry for power.

The ocean swallowed us and Atlantis sank.

But the very power that collapsed our civilisation,

also paved the way to our future.

It gave us the ability to breathe underwater.

And so, we evolved.

Others regressed, became savage.

And the king lived out the remainder of his days

in self-imposed exile.

Neither he, nor the Trident were ever seen again.

One of our archeological teams uncovered this a few months ago.

It's an ancient recording dating back to the first dynasty.

I believe it containes Atlan's final message to his people,

and the whereabouts of the sacred Trident.

So what does it say?

We don't know. The technology's too old.

The cylinder bears the markings of the deserters kingdom.

You must take it there and retrieve the message.

The clue to Atlan's final resting place is inside of this.

Border defense. You're under arrest for illegal entry.

No!

You mustn't be seen here.

I don't suppose you want to talk about this, do you?

Neither do I.

In the name of his highness king Orm,

I place you under arrest.

Welcome to Atlantis,

brother.

I can't believe you're finally here.

I've heard so many stories about you.

All these years,

I'm ashamed of my mother for fall in love with a surface dweller.

Ashamed of the fact that I have a half breed brother

who's heart I wanted to run my trident through.

But now that you're finally here before me...

I must admit…

I'm conflicted.

You want conflict?

Would you take these chains off, little brother?

And we'll see who gets a run through.

Yes, I see you brought our mothers weapon.

Is that why you've come here after all this time?

To kill me?

I came here to stop a maniac from destroying the world.

I see.

And how do you plan to stop the atrocities

that the surface continues to commit?

Because for the centuries

they've polluted our waters

and poisoned our children.

And now, the sky's burned and our ocean's spoiled.

You've come all this way to take side against your own people?

There are no sides on a war like this.

You've clearly chosen a side and come here to challenge the throne.

If that's what takes to stop your war!

Are you invoking the combat of the kings?

Call it whatever you want.

I call it an ass whooping.

Well then perhaps that's how we'll proceed

- Your majesty! - Orm please.

Don't you see?

If I defeat the first born son of Atlanna in front of everyone,

then all seven kingdoms will have to concede that

I am the one true king.

Your majesty. There is no victory in feeding the ignorant.

Your brother is clearly an imbecile.

Your highness, he doesn't know our ways.

But he's about to get an education.

Are you officially challenging me?

Hell, yes! I challenge you. And when I win...

If you win

I will cease all immediate action. The war is over.

But if I win,

you're over.

- Let's do it. - So be it.

Challenge has been made, and I accept.

Prepare him for the ring of fire!

Wait. "Ring" what?

How could you be so foolish to let Orm bait you into a fight?

It seems to me that's solved all of our problems.

I beat him in battle, the war's over. I get to go home.

You're a formidable fighter on land,

but here, you're out of your element, literally.

Orm has spent his entire life underwater

training to be a warrior, training to be the best.

You taught me how to fight, Cobra kai.

Let's see if you remember anything.

- So, what's with the big fork? - That's a Trident.

Now defend yourself!

What the hell is this?

I'll teach you this movement when you've mastered the Trident.

It's not fair.

This thing is so big and awkward. Why can't I use a sword?

That's your mother's Trident.

A traditional weapon of royalty.

You'll never be a King until you've mastered it.

Why'd she never come to see me, hah?

I told you, when you're ready...

Stop lying to me!

I've done everything you've ever asked.

And everytime I pass a test, you make up another one.

When am I gonna be good enough?

Did she not love me?

Your mother loved you more than anything in the world.

But she had to return to Atlantis to keep you safe.

Her marriage to king Orvax was arranged a long time ago

so she had to marry him and bear him a son,

Prince Orm.

When Orvax eventually found out about you,

he became overwhelmed with jealousy

and sacrificed her to the creatures of the trench.

Are you saying they executed her?

Because she had me?

I remember ...everything.

I have something for you.

It belonged to my mother.

Tell me.

Do you think she would've enjoyed watching her sons murder each other?

I understand your fear, your reluctance, Mera.

I surely do...

- I don't want war. I... - Don't patronize me.

I know you.

What you're doing is against everything

your mother taught us when we were children.

- If she were here... - But she's not here, is she?

What my mother taught us was treason.

Don't follow her wake.

Alright, so this would be your 'ring of fire', hah?

How is it work?

Keep your ass right here?

Vulko, will you escort my betrothed to the royal box.

Let's go, lady Mera.

Down here, we have a legend called the Karathen.

An ancient sea monster so powerful

that even King Atlan himself feared it.

So he imprisoned it

in the depths of the ocean.

And in that abyss, the creature bides its time

waiting to rise again.

Atlantis has been lying and wait.

And now the beast has awakened.

You know, there was a time

when I wanted to meet you more than anything,

get to know my little brother,

let him know that he wasn't alone.

Then we ran in together.

If only I had known what a dick you turned out to be.

You're the reason our mother was executed.

And I've hated you for it ever since.

But I do not want to kill you, Arthur.

I'm going to give you one chance.

Go home.

Do not ever come back to Atlantis.

You re not going to win this.

A war is coming to the surface, whether you like it or not.

And I'm bringing the wrath of the seven seas with me.

You know I can't let that happen.

I know.

What the hell is that?

The ring of fire!

Shit!

People of Atlantis, hear me.

My brother has come from the surface

to challenge me for the throne!

Let us settle this in the ancient way.

By bloodshed till the gods make known their will!

Traitor!

Traitor!

You'll get a beating!

Never thought I'd see the day when my own father

would bow before the king of Atlantis.

The surface dwellers drew first blood.

What would you have us do? Beg them for mercy?

I detest the surface as much as you do.

But don't you find the timing of all of this a bit convenient?

You wouldn't be that gullible, would you?

You want this war too, don't you?

It's past time the surface dwellers learn their place in the world.

If this is I must be done, then so be it.

You have my mother's trident.

Powerful... but flawed like her.

I wield my father's,

and it has never known defeat!

I promised Atlanna I would protect him.

This isn't a competition. It's an execution.

I am the one true king!

You waiting for an invitation? Get in!

Mera!

Hell, yeah! So what's the plan?

The plan was to recover Atlan's trident, then challenge Orm.

Ok. So we do things not in order. Shit happens.

Heads up. We've got a bogey on our six!

- What does that even mean? - Bad guys behind us.

- Then just say that! - Bad guys behind us!

Woah, woah, wait. You said we shouldn't go over these walls

- I did! - You said they're hydro-cannons!

I did! Just shut up!

Oh, shit!

We are not dead yet!

...

Jump!

Here, hold this.

- What are you doing? - Listen, it worked for Pinnochio.

- Who? - Never mind, come here. Get in.

Come on!

Great! So, we're getting eaten.

How'd you even doing this anyway?

I don't know.

I can hear them sometimes.. and they can hear me.

Right, 'cause you're both big dumb animals.

- Hey, I just saved your life. - I saved yours first!

He said, coast is clear. So, where to now?

To the ocean of sand your people called the Sahara.

Alright.

This plane isn't a passenger one,

hence we get paid in pirate tresure.

Thanks for the ride buddy.

Oh, my god...

Are you okay?

I've never been so high up.

We're so far from home.

At least you have a home.

Not anymore.

I can never go back.

I betrayed everything when I saved you from the Coliseum.

Yeah, but you're engaged with the king. They have to take you back.

Atlantis has many wonderful things.

- But forgiving does not. - But you're royalty.

So was your mother.

If I go back now, I would be sacrificed to the trench.

Even my own father wouldn't take me back.

Well, you know...

look on the bright side.

Now you don't have to marry someone that you're not in love with.

My obligation isn't a love.

This is my family and my nation,

and I've turned my back on both.

Sometimes we have to do what's right,

even if our heart aches against it.

Your highness!

The tracking puts princess Mera here,

in the deserter kingdom.

You said she was dead.

Apparently not.

Does your brother still lives as well?

Not for long.

Captain Murk, assemble a strike force immediately.

No! Mira is to be arrested

- and safely returned to me. - She betrayed the throne…

She's a daughter of Xebel.

If any harm befalls her, our coalition is over.

Your highness..

We are now entering the waters of the Fishermen kingdom.

Securing the alliance of the other two kingdoms

should be our immediate concern.

My vizier is correct

as usual.

Arrest them

and bring back King Nereus's daughter unharmed.

We're here.

Hey, is there anything nearby?

Nothing but deserts for hundreds of Ks, mate.

- Nothing but deserts... - He's wrong!

Hey! What are you doing?

Mera, wait, wait! No!

- What the...? - She just jumped without a parachute.

Redheads, you got to love 'em.

Shit!

Oh, you're crazier than I thought.

A-ha!

This way.

You were defeated the last time because your surface weapons failed you.

Ours will not.

It's prototype armour for the next generation Atlantean soldier.

Revenge is something we Atlanteans understand.

You will lead my finest commandoes as your personal army

to hunt the half breed abomination.

I can't touch them but you can.

He's fled to your world.

Kill him and the woman he's with and you will be rewarded.

Killing him is my reward.

The crown jewel is too experimental.

It converges water into beams of energised plasma.

Hmm...

I think I'm gonna need a bigger helmet.

One of the tribes of Atlantis broke off and settled here

when the region was still an inland sea.

When the water dried up, they perished along with it.

Perished? Yeah, that's perfect.

- We're getting close now. - Oh, yeah? Close to what?

Dying of thirst?

I'm close to giving you a punch in the face.

Look, fight club, I know you're new how things work up here.

Why don't you look around, we are lost.

You see that over there. What is that? Nada!

This place's a wasteland.

You're the one who call this 'wasteland' a home.

This isn't my home.

It's not like the whole surface look like this.

Oh, no. Of course not.

You've also got disgusting cities with sewers emptying out into our ocean

and whole mountains made out of trash, and...

Oh, you've got great factories that do nothing but melt ice.

Okay, okay! Okay, point taken. Listen.

Yeah, we got some idiots running the show.

But we got some good things too, alright?

We got green forest and big mountains,

and beautiful lakes.

You'd love them. There are like little baby oceans.

Are you trying to provoke me?

I'm just saying you cannot judge a place before you even see it.

You judged Atlantis on far less.

No, no, no. Will you just stop it with that?

No!

Your stupid Atlantean GPS just told you to jump out of an airplane

over the middle of the desert. And now we are stranded.

If you are the next true king we're doomed.

That was awesome.

Oh! Look what I've found.

- What you've found? - Yeah.

Check this place out.

This is badass!

This is the hall of armoury

where the legend says Atlan's trident was forged.

I don't think that is a legend anymore.

Vulko was right.

It's real.

Nothing.

Of course it's not working. It's been sitting here

collecting dust since before the Sahara was a desert.

Man!

"Since before the Sahara was a desert."

Thank you for repeating what I've just said.

It's completely dried out.

You do your best thinking when you're not thinking at all.

- Right. Now, hold still. - Hey?

- What are you doing? - We need water.

You are the closest source. Now, hold still.

Show off, eh?

I could've just peed on it.

King Atlan.

In this trident resides the power of Atlantis.

In the wrong hands, it would bring destruction.

But In the hands of the true heir,

it will unite all our kingdoms above and below.

If you seek my power, you must prove your worth.

Journey beyond the edge of the world to the hidden sea.

Look inside the bottle for the chartered path.

Only in the hands of the true king

can he truly see.

We can't let Orm find this.

Hey! Hey, wait! Oh!

What?

Shouldn't we have written it down first?

I memorized it, didn't you?

Oh. Oh, yeah, totally.

What did he just said?

Something-something Trident.

"Look inside the bottle for the chartered path"

It's our next stop.

I'm starting to think you're actually like these surface dwellers.

It'd be wrong to judge a place I had never seen before.

I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere.

Well...

apparently its right up on the hill at the old castle.

You know, I've just learnt something very interesting.

Pinocchio.

You risk our lives based on something you've read in a children's book?

Wait, it's a book? Huh.

How about that.

No. I got it from a movie.

Andiamo!

King Nereus, I had hoped that our people had evolved

beyond that ancient illusion

that war with the surface is inevitable.

It is the position of the Fishermen

that when the time comes to make ourselves known to the lands men,

it shall be to educate them, not to destroy them.

I admire your lofty aspirations, king Ricou.

But I suspect they are clouds of ink

hiding the heart of a coward.

How dare you!

Please, I implore you.

Your kingdom has bloated philosophers and flaccid poets

whose waters have gone stagnant, and it sickens me.

- My king! - The king is dead.

Long live his heir.

Princess.

Prepare your armies, Your Highness.

We move against the Brine kingdom at once.

What was the recording said, again?

"Journey beyond the edge of the world to the hidden sea.

Look in the bottle for the chartered path.

Only in the hands of the true king can he truly see."

"Look in the bottle for the chartered path."

Oh man.

- What? - Wow, Hah-ha. That's...

Let me see.

Wow! But how do you know where to point it?

Let me see.

What was the last line?

"Only in the hands of the true king can he truly see."

"... in the hands of the true king..."

Marcus Agrippa..

He was a great General, but he wasn't a king.

And there was Scipio.

- How do you know all this stuff? - It was my pops.

He made sure I know my history.

None of these guys were kings except...

...this guy. Romulus.

First king of Rome.

"Only in the hands of the true king

can he truly see."

Ha-Ha!

There it is. That's where we're heading.

What? Let me see.

We did...!

It's not bad for an imbecile, huh?

Not bad at all.

"Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep

and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men."

Get back!

Arthur!

I order you to stand down!

Princess Mera, you have been charged with high treason.

- Who the hell are you? - Maybe this will jog your memory!

You're the guy from the sub.

- That's right! - Ah!

But now I have Atlantean steel.

Call me 'Black...

...Manta!

You thought you could walk away?

I thought I told you not to make this a habit.

Mi scusi!

You can't run!

- You owe me a blood! - How did you find me?

Your lady friend has people who like to keep tabs on her.

No!

Go!

Everybody! Inside! Inside!

I'll show you the same mercy you showed my father

and cut you like the fish you are.

Arthur!

Mera... they are tracking you.

- What? - They are tracking you.

Arthur!

Arthur, Stay with me.

Arthur, wake up.

Arthur.

Um...

Did you steal a boat?

Are the boats at the marina not for public use?

No. Those belong to people.

Hah?

Those were Orm's elite commandoes.

The one who lead them wasn't a Atlantean.

I've never seen him before.

Yeah, I have.

He and his father were pirates.

He blames me for his father's death.

He picked a dangerous line of trade.

It's not your fault.

It's not how it feels.

It was up to me, I let him die.

I could've save him, but I didn't.

And now, I made an enemy.

And he could've hurt you,

that would've been my fault.

Well, he's behind us now.

It's what lies ahead that should concerns us.

The chartered path leads to the kingdom of the trench.

Is that the same creatures that killed my mother?

Yes. She was taken there and sacrificed to them.

It has become a place of death.

And I know next to nothing about what's down there.

We should turn back.

We can still warn the surface, try to prepare them for what's coming.

Turn back?

Look. I learned from a young age not to show weakness.

Okay? it's not my problem's with my anger and my fist.

I'm a blunt instrument and I'm damn good at it.

I've done nothing

but get my ass kicked this whole trip.

I'm no leader. I'm not a king.

I do not work or play well with others.

And I can't let you die trying to turn me into something that I'm not.

You think you're unworthy to lead because

you have two different worlds.

But that is exactly why you are worthy.

You are the bridge between land and sea.

I can see that now.

The only question is...

...can you?

The tracking on lady Mera is still dark, Your highness.

Vulko...

my trusted vizier.

You stood by the throne since my father sat upon it.

You have any advise for me before this war begins?

I've already given it, my king,

that I will stand by your decision as always.

My decision?

To protect it…

...while you betray it.

You think I do not know of your treachery?

That you have been loyal to my mother's bastard son?

That you have spent years training him to take the throne from me?

Do not deny it.

- I do not. - Why?

I am the pure blood.

I have devoted my life to Atlantis.

He wanted nothing to do with it.

- You swore to serve the throne. - I do serve it.

Arthur may only be half Atlantean,

but he is already twice the king you'll ever be.

Take him.

But make sure he has a view.

What the hell are these things?

The Trench! We're here!

- There're too many of them! - Come on! inside!

They re from the depths. They're scared to the light.

Here!

Come on!

Get ready to jump!

Over there!

That thing will tear us apart.

We don't have a choice.

Arthur!

Mera!

Mera!

Mera!

Mera!

Mera!

Arthur.

Mom?

King Orvax sacrificed me to the trench.

But I survived, fought my way through as you did,

and I ended up here.

You've been here alone for twenty years?

- Yes. - Ah!

Come, sit here.

You must forgive me.

Forgive me for everything.

This happened because you had me.

Not for having you.

None of this is your fault.

I made a choice. I had to leave to save you.

To save your father.

Tell me. tell me about him.

Is he….

He still walks to the end of that dock?

Every morning.

…Every day.

Waiting for you.

Why didn't you ever come back?

Because the portal that brought you here won't let us return.

The trident is the only way back.

But it is guarded

by the Karathen.

The creature from our legend is real.

It lies beyond the waterfall.

We'll go with you. We can fight it together.

No. It's too powerful.

I've tried many times over the years.

The creature will only allow the true king to pass.

You're afraid.

Yes.

Good.

You're ready.

Atlantis was always had a king.

Now it needs something more.

Well, what could be greater than a king?

A hero.

A king fights only for his nation.

You...

...fight for everyone.

You do not belong here.

I have guarded the trident against false kings

since the beginning and for a thousand years.

I have seen greatest champions try...

...and fail,

but never have I sensed one as unworthy as you.

You dare come here

with your tainted mongrel blood

to claim Atlantis's greatest treasure?

So be it.

Half breed!

You thought yourself worthy?

You thought yourself a king?

You dishonour this place with your presence.

Stop!

You're right.

I am a half breed mongrel.

But I did not come here because I thought I was worthy.

I know I'm not.

You understand me?

I do.

No mortal has conversed with me since king Atlan.

Who are you?

I'm nobody.

I came because I had no choice.

I came to save my home,

and the people that I love.

I came because the trident is our only hope.

And if that's not good enough...

...then screw you.

No man has ever freed

the trident from Atlan's grip.

Should he deemed you unworthy...

well, I haven't fiested in years..

And I am damaged.

The one true king.

Remember, the Brine are a powerful savage group

...its tend to change the sides indirectly after their leadership turn the tide.

Defeat the Brine king

and you will command the greatest military might on this planet.

Today we unite our kingdoms.

Tomorrow we scorch the surface!

Rise, Atlantians!

Death to atlantean!

Take this!

We do not fail to atlantis!

We're going to give them a fight that they will never forget!

No, we need him!

Join me or die!

You expect me to address you as Your Highness?

Not Your Highness.

Call me...

..."Ocean master".

You can take my army, you soft bellied slut!

But you will never have my allegiance!

So be it!

What the...?

The King has risen.

Attack!

There're too many casualties. We have to stop the fighting now.

I'll find my father. You must defeat Orm.

And what if I can't?

Last time he was in his element.

This time, make him fight in yours.

Um...

- What's the plan again? - Plan is to not gonna get killed.

Yeah. Good plan. Don't get killed.

The trench! He commands the trench!

Impossible!

Stand down! Let her pass.

Please, father, he has the trident.

I know you think this war is necessary.

But Arthur is king by our most sacred law.

And if you turn your back on that now

then the Atlantis you're fighting for is already dead.

It's true. The half breed wields king Atlan's trident.

He commands the sea.

Then that half breed is your king.

Vulko! Come on, he needs our help.

We can't. Look.

The people must bear witness.

That trident doesn't change what you are.

Half breed bastard.

Atlantis will never accept you as its King.

Well then, by bloodshed

till the gods make known their will!

Yield the throne.

- Finish it. - Yield the throne.

Mercy is not our way.

Maybe you haven't noticed, brother,

- but I'm not one of you. - Do it!

- Kill me! - No!

That is enough killing!

Mother?

Orm, my son.

It's a long story.

I'll tell you later.

Come on.

I don't understand. We thought you…

I know.

Arthur saved me.

- You're with him? - I am.

You're both my children, and I love you so much.

But you have been misguided.

Your father taught you

that there were two worlds. He was wrong.

The land and the sea...

...are one.

My Queen.

Vulko.

Take him.

But make sure he has a view.

When you're ready…

...let's talk.

People of Atlantis, today began with bloodshed.

Let it end in joy.

I give you...

...King Arthur of Atlantis.

Hail to the king!

Hail to the king!

So, what do I do now?

Be their king.

This is going to be fun.

You came back! You're back.

Yes. Yes.

My father was a lighthouse keeper.

My mother was a queen.

They were never meant to meet.

But their love saved the world.

They made me what I am.

A son of the land, a king of the seas.

I am the protector of the deep.

I am...

...Aquaman.

AQUAMAN

Hey!

I've spent 15 years..

...at the united states institute of marine science studying...

- Weren't you fired? - studying oceanic phenomenon,

and this is the most conclusive evidence we have today.

Deep sea seismographs have recorded explotions on the ocean floor.

We have sattelite imagery...

a debrie from atlantean warship floating on the surface.

- Doctor. Shin! - Would you, please, let me finish?

Here we go again.

Yes, the government dosen't want us to know about the threat

that excists right here on our world...

Yeah, I wouldn't do that if I were you.

This is atlantean technology, isn't it?

Could you tell me how you've got this?

Sure.

But first..

...you've got to tell me how to find him.

[ Who is Aquaman? ]

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