Ocean Master

“	My crown will flood this city! It will throw the oceans down upon it! And I will show your world that Atlantis is not afraid!	„
	~ Ocean Master

Background

King Orm Marius, AKA, Ocean Master is the evil half-brother of Aquaman, son of his father and another woman. Determined to usurp the throne of Atlantis, he employs piracy and terrorism to reach his goals. His powerful mystic abilities are channeled through his trident, although he also has access to technology and many other weapons. Ocean Master first appeared in Aquaman #29. (1966)

Powers & Abilities

• Atlantean Physiology: A Atlantean of royal lineage (also known as highborn), Orm possesses the same superhuman physiology as the rest of his race but at a higher level. An offshoot of humanity biologically adapted to the deep ocean environment, Orm's Atlantean physiology allows him to adapt and survive unprotected in the tremendous pressures of the ocean depth.
  • Amphibian:
  • Superhuman Strength: Orm lives in some of the deepest parts of the ocean, Orm is able to move with ease even while 15,750 pounds per square inches of pressure is applied on him. His strength is enough to send a man around 30 feet into the air through concrete.
  • Superhuman Durability: Orm is able to withstand the huge pressures of the deep ocean, which applies 15,750 pounds of pressure per square inch. He has been hit by a bus and was completely unfazed. Due to his royal bloodline, Orm is able to survive pressures that would kill even a typical Atlantean.
  • Superhuman Speed: Orm possesses natural speed above that of normal human beings.
  • Enhanced Senses: Due to millennia underwater, Atlanteans such as Orm have developed senses much more acute then any humans.
    • Enhanced Vision: Orm is able to see perfectly in the pitch blackness of the deep ocean.
    • Enhanced Hearing: Orm's hearing is far greater than any human's.
  • Superhuman Reflexes:
  • Superhuman Stamina:
  • Accelerated Healing:
  • Magic: Ability to manipulate magical energies. Ocean Master is a master of magical manipulation and can utilise it for many effects including magical bolts and telepathy. After making a deal with the demon Neron, Ocean Master can now manipulate even larger amounts of magical energy.
    • Energy Projection:
    • Telepathy:
• Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Orm was trained to fight from a very young age, according to himself he was already a highly skilled combatant by the time he was eight years old. He is skilled enough to engage in battle with Mera and Tula.
• Genius Level Intellect: Ocean Master is highly intelligent, having showncase various skills in different fields.
  • Medical Science: Ocean Master was capable of creating and manufacturing medicines that were able to aleviate the sympthoms of an Atlantean-related illness known as "The Sickness". His ability to do so was compared to Chief Adviser Vulko, who was unable to do so despite his specialization in sciences.
  • Mechanical Aptitude: Orm was able to upgrade Peter Mortimer's suit with Atlantean technology, granting him more advanced weaponry that enabled him to fight more on equal footing with Aquaman.
  • Historiography: As a boy, Orm was taught all the legends of Atlantis to better prepare him for his future role as King. He was taught of the ancient kings and heroes, as well as the powerful artifacts employed by his ancestors.
  • Tactical Analysis: For his assault on the surface world, Orm was able to come up with a highly intricate plan to make the surface city of Boston sink. During the invasion Orm sent several teams to locate and eliminate primary threats in the way of his goals.
  • Leadership: Orm was a highly successful ruler during his time as king. For many years he lead the people of Atlantis under a prosperous rule. During and after his rule Orm had many followers within the walls of Atlantis who respected and admired him.
  • Diplomacy: Orm is a very capable diplomat, having been trained from a young age in the art of ruling a kingdom. He was able to successfully secure a deal that would allow Xebel to support his faction in the Atlantean Civil War, even if the nation had been previously hostile to him.
  • Business Management:
  • Occultism:
• Marine Animal Training: Ocean Master is able to command other marine animals in the sea to do his bidding and serve him in a similar capacity to Aquaman albiet without compelling them telepathically.
• Master Swimmer: Orm has lived almost his entire life under the sea, this has naturally forged him into a swimmer unrivaled by any surface dweller. He considers swimming far easier then walking.
• Military Protocol: During his reign as King of Atlantis, Ocean Master also lead the armies of Atlantis as all Atlantean monarchs do. Because of this Orm presumably has a great understanding of the protocol and doctrines employed by the Atlantean Royal Army.
• Charisma: Even while a disowned royal within Atlantean society. Orm had enough pull amongst people that he could use his will alone to control and guide powerful water based effigy's and even hideously mutated ocean dwellers to his beck and call. Having done so to found and construct a new underwater kingdom he would christen; Dagon, in the name of his elemental beneficiaries former master.
• Trident Mastery: Orm's weapon of choice is a trident in which he is extremely deadly with.
  • Throwing: Orm is incredibly precise when throwing his trident. Even while under a tense situation, such as when he battled an octodon, Ocean Master is still capable of throwing his trident with pinpoint accuracy.

Equipment

• Orm's Royal Crown: Orm possesses a magical helm that doubled as a symbol of his royal authority. This headdress was destroyed by Aquaman at the end of his brother's misguided attempt to attack the surface world,but it seemingly regenerated over the brief couple years Orm spent among the surface.
  • Thalassokinesis: With his royal crown, Orm can manipulate water and the very ocean, able to telekinetically bend water bodies to his whim in a similar, yet grander manner than Mera while he wore the busby. He can create massive tsunamis powerful enough to stop Atlanteans in their tracks and boasted he could use it's powers to smash part of the Easter Seaboard which Metropolis was apart of straight into the ocean if need be.
• Trident of Orm: This trident was forged before Atlantis sunk into the deep, and therefore is incredibly ancient. It is a symbol of power in Atlantis. After Mera defeated Orm in Xebel she wielded the weapon for a time. However once she required Orm's assistance in battling the sea-changed of the Ocean Lords, she gave the trident back to the Ocean Master.
  • Weather Manipulation: The Trident gives Orm power over the storms, this allows him to mimic storms, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters.
    • Electrokinesis: Because of the weather manipulation afforded by the trident, Orm is able to summon lighting through his trident.
      • Electro-Blast: Orm is able to fire the lightning he channels as devastating arcane bolts of power. These lightning bolts are powerful enough to take out Superman, Aquaman and Wonder Woman with just one blast.
      • Magnetic Manipulation: Using the trident, Orm is capable of using it's lightning-based abilities to control metal around him.

Feats

Strength

• Throws Aquaman through wall.
• Blocks attack from Aquaman.
• Sends man flying with one hit.

Weaknesses

• Water Deprivation: Orm, like all Atlanteans, dehydrates at a rate far superior to any human. This can cause him problems if he stays on land for too long.
• Vulnerability to Trident Disconnection: Ocean Master suffers excruciating pain if he is ever separated from his trident.
• Monstrous Appearance: He has a horribly scarred face.