I got it! His trident should be able to do some low level water stuffs a la Mjolnir. Emphasis on low level because he'd be too opw'd if he were to create planetary level tidal waves with a wave of that thing.
Maybe a small shield, some water gun action, and like a water surfboard to increase his mobility on land. lol.. wutevers...
I wouldn't want them to make Aquaman drastically much more powerful than normal at the sake of his character (well, okay, maybe just a bit because it'd piss off people who are stuck in the Superfriends/Family Guy/SNL mindset of Aquaman), but there's no reason why Aquaman can't consistently be a top tier being like Wonder Woman or Green Lantern.
Originally posted by JakeTheBank
I wouldn't want them to make Aquaman drastically much more powerful than normal at the sake of his character (well, okay, maybe just a bit because it'd piss off people who are stuck in the Superfriends/Family Guy/SNL mindset of Aquaman), but there's no reason why Aquaman can't consistently be a top tier being like Wonder Woman or Green Lantern.
Even pre crisis, Aquaman was written as being close to or at the kind of level where he could hurt guys like J'onn or Diana.
It wouldn't be much of a leap, imo, to put him on the same level as Diana.
Originally posted by -Pr-Well he was fainting and hallucinating and was basically wetting his pants over it all. Based on his bare strength, stamina and durability, several hours of exposure in the sun after getting roughed up a bit should not have done anything. Someone like Thing would be fine. I doubt even think someone like Luke Cage would have such issues... not after only a couple of hours. In fact, the only superbrick I can think of with comparable strength who would even begin to react like that would be Namor.
he was out there for hours, and that was after the atlantean ship had exploded right on top of him and injured him. I don't even know if he was going to die from dehydration tbh. I'm not saying Hammond can't beat him, just that he won't magically dehydrate him with a couple of flame blasts.
Originally posted by -Pr-I'm well aware that he was roughed up. I said as much in my post. But I also said that I can't see Thing or Luke Cage being roughed up by a plane explosion and a skydive and go through what Aquaman went through in the desert after only a few hours. Wonder Woman wouldn't, Grey Hulk wouldn't, Warpath wouldn't... maybe classic Rhino or Bane??? But then you're diving deep into jobber/lesser character territory. Which kinda speaks for itself.
I'm not denying that he was hallucinating or that he was dehydrated; he said as much in the issue. There was still his injury and the explosion to consider though; it's not like he was completely fresh when he was dropped in the desert, is all.And he was still walking around when he was found.
Yes, he did wake up after fainting and hallucinating and wetting his pants. Anyway, it seemed pretty clear that being stranded in a desert for a few hours was a serious issue for Aquaman. Which, in all honesty, stands in stark contrast to his other exploits.
Originally posted by ODG
I'm well aware that he was roughed up. I said as much in my post. But I also said that I can't see Thing or Luke Cage being roughed up by a plane explosion and a skydive and go through what Aquaman went through in the desert after only a few hours. Wonder Woman wouldn't, Grey Hulk wouldn't, Warpath wouldn't... maybe classic Rhino or Bane??? But then you're diving deep into jobber/lesser character territory. Which kinda speaks for itself.Yes, he did wake up after fainting and hallucinating and wetting his pants. Anyway, it seemed pretty clear that being stranded in a desert for a few hours was a serious issue for Aquaman. Which, in all honesty, stands in stark contrast to his other exploits.
I agree that it was a definite contradiction. I still don't think he would have died, though, is all I'm saying.
At the same time, though, I can't help but feel like pre-reboot, no writer would have dared do the same thing with him.
Originally posted by Bentley
I love the fact Luke Cage is used as a measuring stick for the likes of Aquaman.Bendis is powerful.
**** Bendis.
Originally posted by Bentley
I love the fact Luke Cage is used as a measuring stick for the likes of Aquaman.Bendis is powerful.
Under Bendis (and Jeff Parker to a limited extent) Cage is a solid class 100.
He was shaking buildings and shit when he knocked out She-Hulk in Age of Ultron.
Bendis-Power<Loeb Force.
Originally posted by JakeTheBankIt would have been an interestin counterpoint to Diana for him to have the strength of the oceans, at least as far as the pre-Flashpoint version is concerned [the daughter of Zeus stuff went into another direction, now], with her being granted the strength of Gaea 'the Earth itself'. Of course, the mass of the oceans is a ridiculous small number compared to the mass of Earth itself, but thematically, that would have been nice if they wanted to push Aquaman and Wonder Woman as somewhat close in strength.
Wonder if Aquaman will ever display something as being literally as powerful as the ocean (or all of them). I could only imagine if Aquaman was able to hit with the force of the entire globe's worth of water.mmm
Would be an interesting wtf level feat for him.
I'd say Johns doesn't think Aquaman is as strong as Wonder Woman, but he's certainly close enough that he won't go down without her feeling it.
Originally posted by -Pr-I see where you're coming from. I agree with all of this.
I agree that it was a definite contradiction. I still don't think he would have died, though, is all I'm saying.At the same time, though, I can't help but feel like pre-reboot, no writer would have dared do the same thing with him.
Originally posted by -Pr-And this. Age of Ultron is terribad.
**** Bendis.
Originally posted by Philosophía
It would have been an interestin counterpoint to Diana for him to have the strength of the oceans, at least as far as the pre-Flashpoint version is concerned [the daughter of Zeus stuff went into another direction, now], with her being granted the strength of Gaea 'the Earth itself'. Of course, the mass of the oceans is a ridiculous small number compared to the mass of Earth itself, but thematically, that would have been nice if they wanted to push Aquaman and Wonder Woman as somewhat close in strength.I'd say Johns doesn't think Aquaman is as strong as Wonder Woman, but he's certainly close enough that he won't go down without her feeling it.
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Originally posted by JakeTheBank
What kind of damage could Jim do to the ocean assuming he attempts to boil the surface?
Originally posted by namorsubby
From the page of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #2.Steve Rogers narrates, telling of a time when jim hammond went apparently insane. he had been altered through brainwashing by the nazis. his flame was so hot that he was able to dwell in the bottom of the ocean without it being quenched. he was so hot he was causing elemental changes in the water.
He can burn hot enough to stay inflamed under water. Here's another example.
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa197/namorsubby/original%20human%20torch/th_The_Torch_003_013.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa197/namorsubby/original%20human%20torch/th_The_Torch_003_014.jpg
http://s202.photobucket.com/user/namorsubby/media/original%20human%20torch/The_Torch_003_015.jpg.html
Torch believes he has the ability to "cauterize" the world in flame
http://s202.photobucket.com/user/namorsubby/media/original%20human%20torch/The_Torch_005_020.jpg.html
