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We will make our own fun, as we have been trained. |
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A former protege of Aquaman, Kaldur has served as the team leader of a group of other young heroes before deciding to go solo. He was a student Conservatory of Sorcery in Poseidonis and is a well-established superhero.
Personality
Kaldur is level-headed and almost always thinks things through before ever speaking. He is soft-spoken and speaks with formality and respect to anyone he engages in conversation with. He tries to see the good in people and his extremely loyal to those he cares about. During his time while he worked undercover in the Light, trying to bring down that criminal organization, he found he could also be ruthless and even brutal quite easily. This fact makes him leery of letting himself do so again.
Background
Kaldur'ahm was raised by foster parents in the Atlantean city of Shayeris, but is the son of Black Manta. After enrolling in military service, he was transferred to the Conservatory of Sorcery to study under Queen Mera. After aiding Aquaman against Ocean Master, the king took him as his sidekick and protégé where he became the latest to use the name Aqualad.
Kaldur was a loyal sidekick, and remains loyal to the king, but has since ventured out on his own. During his superhero career Aqualad has been the team leader of a group of former sidekicks also working independently of their mentors, as well as infiltrating his father's organization, the Light, in order to take it down. As a result of this, he became an honorary member of the Justice League.
His "honorary" status with the Justice League has only reminded him of his need to prove his worth amongst the other heroes. He is currently working as a solo hero in hopes of doing just that. He retains his codename of Aqualad in honor of his mentor and his time with The Team.
SKILLS
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT - Expert: Trained from a young age, he is an expert at hand-to-hand combat. He has been known to hold his own against the most highly trained individuals and even those with much greater physical power than he has. His specific combination of physical ability and combat training makes him a highly effective warrior.
LEADERSHIP - Competent: He has led other young heroes in the field on a number of occasions, and in each case he proved himself a capable and competent leader.
MULTILINGUAL - Expert: He can speak English and Atlantean fluently, and is accomplished in both ancient and modern Greek.
OCCULT - Novice: He is a gifted occultist, trained in Atlantean Sorcery, but he never completed his training. As a talented novice, he is capable of participating in a variety of ritual magics if he has the right spells and ingredients available, but he is generally unable to perform other feats of sorcery except for the powers he has actively trained in using.
POWERS
ATLANTEAN PHYSIQUE - Enhanced: As an Atlantean, he can breathe underwater, has a high tolerance to cold, immunity to toxins found naturally in water (ex. jellyfish toxin), and dense flesh. This grants him Enhanced level strength and toughness.
ELECTRICITY - Enhanced: He can generate electricity from the eel-like tattoos on his body, which he channel through water or use as direct offense. Effectively, this counts as a touch-based power (whether through his skin or through water-based weapons that he's wielding) that generates an Enhanced-level electrical energy attack. With the right device to regulate it, it could also power a large machine, such as an automobile, for up to a few hours.
HYDROKINESIS - Enhanced: He can use any nearby water source for various uses; hard-water constructs, water-based weaponry, literal movement of water, ie. His constructs and weapons are able to cut through up to several inches of steel or repel projectiles, such as bullets or darts.
ADVANTAGES
CONNECTIONS Being the protégé of the King of Atlantis and a well known superhero, Aqualad has connections to people in many super-groups as well as people of Atlantis. He also holds an honorary membership in the Justice League.
WEAKNESSES
DEHYDRATION Because his natural habitat is underwater, Aqualad is weakened by high temperatures and dry conditions.
THE LIGHT The criminal organization known as The Light was made up of a number of prominent supervillains, including Black Manta, Kaldur's father. These criminals had pooled their global resources in an attempt to subvert the Earth's heroes and take over the world in their absence. While the group has been apparently defeated, its former members are aware that Kaldur infiltrated their organization and helped to bring it down, and most would not hesitate to take revenge on him for it.
