Ocean Master
Ocean Master is a male comic supervillain that features in DC.
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Biography
Origin
He later allied himself with Black Manta where he claimed the ruined remains of Atlantis with his magical powers enhanced as he sought to banish all surface people from the area. This led to a confrontation with the Justice League who defeated the pair with Superman's evaporating the waters that Orm was manipulating with his magic. (JLA v1 #68)
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Orm was the son of Atlanna after she was forced to marry the Captain of the Atlantean Guard. He was as a result the younger half-brother to Arthur Curry who was born from Atlanna's love of the surface dweller Thomas Curry. On Orm's 12th birthday, his father was killed with his mother attempting to flee Atlantis with her son but she was believed killed in the attempt. (Aquaman v5 #0)
After the apparent death of his mother, Orm became the new king of Atlantis with it said that his rule was harsh and violent. (Aquaman v5 #0)
As a courtesy, he decided to first meet with Mera before going to Atlantis where he learnt of the state of the kingdom. This led to Orm being resolved to retaking the throne but was opposed by Mera who declared that she had been crowned Queen. This angered Orm who attacked her and with his powers managed to overcome a weakened Mera where he was prepared to kill her for daring to taking the throne. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #2)
Overview
Personality and attributes
At one point, he masqueraded on the surface as Mr. Orm Marius who was a mysterious millionaire. (Brave and the Bold v1 #82)
It was said that Orm was as smart and charismatic as his mother Atlanna yet he had the cruelty and viciousness of his father. (Aquaman v5 #0)
Powers and abilities
At one point, he operated a front company on the surface known as Marius Enterprises that ran a fleet of ocean ships. (Brave and the Bold v1 #82)
Notes
- Ocean Master was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy where he made his first appearance in Aquaman v1 #29 (September 1966).
Alternate Versions
- In Justice League of America v2 #26 (2008), the Trickster god created an alternate timeline that had Ocean Master as a member of the Justice League to replace Aquaman.
- In Flashpoint v2 #2 (2011), the Ocean Master was shown in the alternate timeline created as a result of the Flashpoint event. In this world, the Ocean Master served his brother Emperor Aquaman during his war against Wonder Woman and the Amazons in a conflict that ravaged the Earth.
In other media
Television
- In Justice League, the character made an appearance in the two part episode "The Enemy Below" where he was referred to as Orm and was voiced by Richard Green. He was shown as being a full Atlantean and a member of the royal court that advised Aquaman who ruled as king. Secretly, Orm planned to eliminate Arthur and hired the assassin Deadshot to kill him so that he could claim the throne for himself whilst using the death as his reason to attack the surface by melting the polar ice caps. He would battle Aquaman and was presumed dead after falling down a volcanic ledge on the oceans floor. In the season 1 DVD box set, Bruce Timm considered bringing the character back and in his supervillain identity but decided against it as he believed that the name Ocean Master was too corny.
- In Young Justice, the Ocean Master was the secret supervillain identity of Prince Orm of Atlantis where he was voiced by Roger Craig Smith. As Ocean Master, he at some point fought against Aquaman with the supervillain being defeated when Arthur was aided by Kaldur'rahm and Garth. He operated in his civilian identity of Prince Orm where he aided in the management of Atlantis with none aware of his true identity. At an unknown point, he had joined the Light and was designated as L-5 among their number. In "Alienated", the Light mentioned that he was removed from their ranks from an unspecified disgrace and he was replaced by Black Manta.
Films
- In Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, the character made an appearance in the animated adaptation of the comic storyline where he was voiced in an uncredited role by James Patrick Stuart. He was shown as a loyal aim to his brother Aquaman who was leading the Atlanteans in their war against the Amazons led by Wonder Woman. Ocean Master was part of the Atlantean forces that encountered a ship led by Deathstroke and Lex Luthor were that were seeking to stop the war from destroying Earth. The pirate crew of the ship put some resistance against the Atlanteans but were overwhelmed until Clayface emerged though he was destroyed by Ocean Master through the use of the power of his staff. He later shielded his forces from Deathstroke whilst Garth and Aqualad battled him whereupon he informed Aquaman that they had encountered only surface dwellers instead of Amazons. Afterwards, he would participate in the battle against the Amazons in London but was killed during the struggle.
- In Justice League: War, the character made a minor appearance in the post-credit sequence where he was by Steven Blum in an uncredited role. He appeared following the defeat of Darskseid where he emerged from an Atlantean ship holding the body of the dead ruler of Atlantis. Ocean Master would vow revenge against the surface world as he believed they had made an unprovoked attack that led to the death of the king along with many marine life whilst being unaware that this was the result of the invasion by Apokolips.
- In Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, the character made an appearance as the primary antagonist where he was voiced by Sam Witwer. Orm was shown as the second born dark haired son of Atlanna following her promised marriage to the king of Atlantis. It was said that he was coddled by his father and agreed with his more militant view against the surface. Following his fathers demise, he would urge his mother Atlanna to conquer mankind for their encroachments into their realm but she would refuse. This would see Orm plotting with his lieutenant Black Manta in bringing war so that the Atlanteans would conquer humanity. His plan was uncovered by Atlanna who managed to defeat Black Manta but she was stabbed from behind by Orm who murdered his own mother in order to claim the throne. Orm claimed that a surface dweller was responsible for Queen Atlanna's death and took the throne where he garbed himself as the Ocean Master. He would be responsible for defeating the Justice League had sending their cocooned bodies as offerings to the dark trench after which he assembled his army to invade Metropolis where he created tidal wave to herald the invasion. In the battle at Metropolis, he would manage to stave off the Justice League who ultimately replayed his confession earlier of killing the queen. Ocean Master was ultimately defeated when his half-brother Aquaman fought him in single combat and claimed the royal trident after the Atlanteans abandoned King Orm. Afterwards in Belle Reve, he was incarcerated when he was approached by Lex Luthor with an offer.
Video games
- In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Orm does not make an appearance but was referenced by Aquaman when he travelled to the One Earth Regime world where he went to its Atlantis. Upon confronting the One Earth Aquaman, Arthur asked if he was in league with Ocean Master or Black Manta.
Appearances
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