Why Aquaman is the greatest DC hero

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If anyone were to ask me who my favorite DC superhero is, I would say Aquaman. I don't say that for hipster purposes, though to be fair I do have a tendency to make favorites out of characters not a lot of other people like. Rather, I admire Aquaman for his principles and selfless dedication to his work.

Let me explain...

Aquaman is king of the ocean. That makes him to sole monarch of about 70% of the planet, geographically speaking. So down in the ocean, he's not just one of the cool kids, king of his own little world. No, he's the absolute top banana, king of a very, very big world.

And yet, he still spends a great deal of his time out of the water. He voluntarily spends his time out of his natural environment, where he's much weaker than usual and all of his peers are more powerful than he is. I mean, yeah, he's a superhero, but he's the superhero who's actually been called "nobody's favorite superhero" to his face. Up on land, he's not the best at what he does, and he gets very little respect or praise for trying to do it.

So, basically, Aquaman is constantly faced with a choice: spend all of his time on his throne, where he has more power and respect than almost anyone else on earth, or spend his time out of the water with the rest of the Justice League, where he has much less power and respect than anyone else around him.

And he chooses the second option on a regular basis. Aquaman isn't the strongest or fastest or smartest or coolest Justice Leaguer. And he knows it. And he chooses not to care and lends a hand whenever he can anyway. Despite his somewhat lesser abilities, and despite the fact that he could totally just go right back to Atlantis where he's always top banana, he's just as dedicated to the work of the Justice League as anybody else.

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Aquaman is cool but not the best. There are others with his problem. Take shazam for instance. He is in the same boat as aquaman but worse. Aquaman is treated like an equal instead of a leader which is what he is used to. Shazam is treated as a kid instead of a equal. It feels that everyone on the team other than cyborg treats him as an intern or a apprentice instead of someone who can fight just as good as the rest.

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"Aquaman is king of the ocean. That makes him to sole monarch of about 70% of the planet, geographically speaking. So down in the ocean, he's not just one of the cool kids, king of his own little world. No, he's the absolute top banana, king of a very, very big world."

He's king of 70% of a planet in a universe with millions of other planets filled with hundred of other Heros who are just as if not more important than he is by a mile.. Hal Jordan for example.

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I like aquaman. Definitely top 5 dc heroes. Number 1 will always be nightwing though.

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As much I like Aquaman, for me he is not the greatest DC universe heroes

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I think Aquaman is a cool guy

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#9  Edited By BlackLegRaph

Okay.

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Batman is on the ground rolling with laughter

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#11  Edited By _Gaff_

@zhurong said:

Batman is on the ground rolling with laughter

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Aquaman is nowhere near being the greatest DC hero

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Aquaman is nowhere near being the greatest DC hero

Meh, I'd put him in the top ten, that's close enough to me.

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@hirev_starman said:

Aquaman is nowhere near being the greatest DC hero

Meh, I'd put him in the top ten, that's close enough to me.

agreed. I wasnt trying to bash him or anything but I just dont think he is even close to being as famous as Batman, Superman, Wonder woman, or even the Flash.

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@justthatkid: in some ways it is opinion based. But not in all ways.

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Aquaman is nowhere near being the greatest DC hero

There is no definitve answer to that question, it depends on each person's individual taste.

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#20  Edited By DarthAznable

Aquaman is nowhere near being the greatest DC hero

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@hirev_starman said:

Aquaman is nowhere near being the greatest DC hero

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lol. I like Aquaman, that's just my opinion on him.

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He's one of my favourites, if not number one, but I support OP's reasoning.

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"Aquaman is king of the ocean. That makes him to sole monarch of about 70% of the planet, geographically speaking. So down in the ocean, he's not just one of the cool kids, king of his own little world. No, he's the absolute top banana, king of a very, very big world."

He's king of 70% of a planet in a universe with millions of other planets filled with hundred of other Heros who are just as if not more important than he is by a mile.. Hal Jordan for example.

Hal Jordan is important?

Is that why we have three replacements, who aren't terribly behind him in power? Just in case he's gone.

I like aquaman. Definitely top 5 dc heroes. Number 1 will always be nightwing though.

Why Nightwing? Just curious. It's a surprising answer, but not unexpected.

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Aquaman is pretty cool but he's not even a top 5 dc character maybe top 10.

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@scouterv: I really liked his character evolution. It's why unlike a majority of people I like when he became a secret agent because I think his character should always continue to evolve. Also I loved the old tv series with Adam west.

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Aquaman is good but he's definately not the greatest dc hero...that title goes to either the god damn batman or Superman.

My favourate is Flash :)

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You are entitled to your opinion.

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#29  Edited By ChillxPill

@scouterv: I wasn't talking about his importance to the League.

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