Originally posted by -Pr-
Why would the scepter, when hitting Aquaman, not attempt to destroy him? It killed Vostok when it hit him. Are you suggesting that the scepter only uses its power when it hits concrete/stone/clay etc?
Missed this.
I'm suggesting that Atlan was going to trigger the power as soon as it hit ground.
Aquaman caught the strike which ultimately prevented scepter from hitting ground and triggering the collapse. As the dead sea king, he had a replica that caused a similar reaction when he first woke. Definitely not as powerful, but identical in the way it was showed. Looks like a form of geokenesis. He caused an "earthquake" as stated in the comic.
When Aquaman caught the scepter(true), you can kind of see the geokenesis happening. It was sort of leaking out, but nowhere near the level if it would have hit ground. I guess u can call more of a durability feat since he was sort of a conduit of that magic.
As a strength feat, I guess it's good that he stopped the dead king because he was pretty strong... But i think it's being misinterpreted as stopping the forces that sank atlantis.