Nereus (DC)
Nereus is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Nereus was a male red haired Atlantean from the underwater kingdom of Xebel. (Aquaman v7 #19)
Xebel later received an invitation from Atlantis to attend the royal wedding of its monarch Mera with Nereus attending the events. He was among sea nations that attended the gathering that included delegations from the kingdoms of Brine, the Wrights, Sea Lights, the Trench and newly established Dagon. To the delegates, it was believed that Mera was still comatose and King Orm looked to take control of the gathering but Mera revealed that she had regained consciousness. She then revealed that there was no wedding and instead had long thought about the dangers of absolute power where she wanted to dissolve the monarchies. This outraged the delegates and Orm used the incident to launch a sneak attack from his forces as he intended to end the age of Atlantis. In the resultant fighting, Nereus and his advisor stood to protect themselves in the chaos that erupted in the city. (Aquaman v8 #61)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Nereus was created by Geoff Johns and Paul Pelletier where he made his first appearance in Aquaman v7 #19 (June, 2013).
Alternate Versions
- In DC Comics Bombshells v1 #8 (2016), a version of Nereus appeared in an alternate world set during World War II. This version was an Atlantean who was formerly betrothed to Mera though this was broken and he later came to marry her sister Hilda. Nereus grew to resent the surface world for polluting the oceans and killing its sea life with him wanting to kill the humans. He eventually took over Atlantis where he allied himself with the King Beneath the Black and his army the Tenebrae that were summoned during the world war.
In other media
Films
- In Aquaman, Nereus appeared in the live-action film set in the DC Extended Universe where he was portrayed by actor Dolph Lundgren. This version had a different backstory as he was instead the father of Mera and the King of Xebel.
Appearances
- Aquaman v7: (2013)
- Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1:
- Aquaman v8:
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