Trok is nothing. He is worthless. Unless we’re talking about this Trok in which case we can a mid to long range fighter who uses his speed and acrobatic skill to dazzle his opponents while chopping them into bits. He’s the Mikey who dances around his enemies with a weapon that could easily backfire but doesn’t due to his sheer skill. Jokes aside, I’d love it if this character was the origin of the insult ”trok” from that Teen Titans episode. Having him be such a menace that name has become shorthand for a worthless thing that causes nothing but harm.
Just look at Slig. What am I supposed to say about Slig? He’s just a guy in a funny hat with the most superhero-esque costume out of the group. I imagine him as a grappler who takes pleasure in wearing his opponents down and killing them slowly. More a torturer than a combatant.
A former member of Black Manta’s Manta Men turned mayor of the sunken city, Sub Diego. Cal is an example of the change superheroes can make despite the need for crimes to continue happening for hero comics to have a point. While you can’t get rid of all crime you can help change a person’s outlook, give them time to pull themselves out of what ’s keeping them down, and help them maintain the changes they want to make in themselves. Cal was drawn to Black manta’s promises of a kingdom for the misused and unwanted. What he was given was just another attempt to enslave a people for the benefit of another. When he saw Manta for who he really was he turned away from his empty promises and would eventually fight for his ideals on the stage of politics. The Manta Men costume is a slightly altered version of Black Manta’s own with a different helmet. I imagine the breathing tubes are something they don’t need but Mantas included just incase he wanted to off a traitor.
A prisoner experimented on by the sorcerer Hagen who combined him with a jellyfish to make a super-soldier. He’s like a magic made version of Robocop. None know who he was before his abduction, and sprinting back to life after having been presumed dead and buried, he has no purpose in life but to uncover his past even if his new body prevents him from returning to it so he joins Aquaman’s court in defending Atlantis while searching for clues. A tragic character like this is a great addition to the AquaFamily and stands out among Aquaman’s already colourful cast. The real gravity to me is how unknown this character is. His look, backstory and abilities make him a great candidate for cameos in anything Aquaman is in. He’s the shadow to AM’s light and could easily fit in with characters like Noble.
Aquaman week 6 pt 2.
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