Originally posted by carthage
He got taken down by a grenade, downed by weaker Atlantean berserkers, and is significantly slower and weaker on land. He’s nowhere as durable or agile as Eddy either
Can you post a single showing of Eddie's durability that indicates he could even withstand a grenade without relying on his regeneration? 🙂
Can you post any evidence that Aquaman is only so strong underwater, and not that he's so strong because he has evolved to survive underwater? 🙂
Because here's what Wan had to say on the matter:
"Well, I think firstly one thing I've been very cautious about doing is making sure that he isn't Superman," Wan explained. "From a story standpoint there's a reason why Aquaman ultimately is powerful. He's strong because, like most Atlanteans, their bodies are built to withstand thousands of pounds of pressure, they live so far down. So when they come up, their body is... they're not aliens from another planet, but because of the physics of our planet and all that stuff, when they come up to the surface world their body can withstand really strong pressure. And so where bullets literally bounce off the Man of Steel, bullets can graze these guys and maybe break the skin, and break the flesh, but it doesn't necessarily penetrate because they their muscle mass and their body mass is much more dense. Even within the world of superheroes I try to find a reason for why how he is the way he is. So he can get beaten up. When he goes up, surface world weapons may have a hard time taking him down, but Atlantian technology can cripple him for sure. It can really destroy him."
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