Origin

Captain Leonard McKenzie was on an expedition in the 1920's to Antarctica, looking for the mystical Helmet of Power. The ship was stuck in ice floes, so McKenzie used dynamite to break them up, not knowing that Atlantis was directly below. The city was severely hurt, and the Atlantean Emperor Tha-Korr sent his daughter Princess Fen to investigate. She ended up finding the ship, surprising them with her blue skin, and staying for several weeks. Fen and McKenzie fell in love and married. But Tha-korr was worried and sent a war party for her. Thinking they held her captive, the war party killed everyone on the ship(except Fen). Nine months later, Fen had Namor, a hybrid between a human and an Atlantean.

He grew up with a nasty temper and hate for the surface world, and when Tha-korr found men in diving suits near Atlantis, Namor assumed it was the beginning of an invasion and attacked the surface world, fighting Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch. But when Nazis attacked Atlantis, he joined Captain America against them. After the war, a series of earthquakes rocked Atlantis, nearly destroying it and killing Tha-korr, Fen, and much of the population. He went up to the surface and found a member of his father's crew, who had found the Helmet of Power and was causing earthquakes. The helmet gave Namor amnesia, and he wandered around New York for a long time as a hobo. Eventually, Human Torch (the second, well-known one, Johnny Storm of Fantastic Four) found him and dropped him the harbor, giving him most of his memory. Namor assumed humans had destroyed Atlantis and went about warring with the surface world. He returned to Atlantis and became monarch and spent a long time as a Fantastic Four enemy, attacking the surface world to destroy the humans. Eventually, he made peace and started begrudgingly helping the surface. Although he spent most of his time as monarch of Atlantis, he helped the surface occasionally. He joined the Defenders and the Illuminati, although the latter recently disbanded. His only care in Civil War is the murder of the Atlantean Princess Namorita, who was killed by Nitro in the Stamford explosion. Namor ordered the capture of Nitro and with the help of Wolverine, Nitro became an "honorary guest" in an Atlantean prison. During the final battle of the Civil War, Namor help Captain America by leading an attack with several Atlantean warriors because of his opposition to the Super-Human Registration Act. Prior to the events of the World War Hulk, Namor is the only one who opposed the idea of exiling the Hulk for reasons that he will just come back and even angrier than before. When Namor discovered that he has a son named Kamar, who have stolen the kingdom from him and starting a war to the surface world. Because of this, Namor had to evacuate Atlantis and let his people live within the splinter cells, while leaving behind Nitro to destroy his kingdom along with Kamar. Namor then made a pact with Doctor Doom to let the Atlanteans to stay in his country of Latveria.

Personality

Namor was one of the original "hotheaded" characters in the Marvel cast of characters. He has been shown to act very impulsively and irrationally with a short temper. Other times he can be as civil as royal nobility. It has been mentioned in Namor, the Sub-Mariner that his extreme erratic behaviors are due to chemical imbalances in his body.

Powers

Sub-Mariner is very strong, able to lift about 100 tons while in contact with water. He has superhuman stamina and durability, but his powers slowly decrease as he spends time out of water. He can fly and survive indefinitely in water or on land. Although being deprived of water for long periods can make him ill and relatively weak, he once spent several years living as an amnesiac human in the Bowery region of New York after being mindwiped by Paul Destine. He can swim at torpedo-like speeds. He also has an extended lifespan being well over 80 years old, yet physically still in his prime.

Namor also has the ability to channel the powers of any aquatic life in he sea. For example, channeling the power of an electric ell and shooting elictric bolts from his hands . In Ultimate Fantastic Four series Namor has the ability to sumon a giant spirit of the sea who almost wipes out New York City .Mutant?

Namor is often said to be the first Marvel mutant which is true chronologically. He is not the oldest mutant though, there are several mutants older than him such as Selene and Apocalypse.

Namor's mutant power is the wings on his ankles, and possibly his greater degree of strength. All his other powers are a result of his human-Atlantean hybrid nature.

Alternate Realities

Earth-2194 Namora

Earth-2194

Main article: Namora

The Exiles version of Namora from Earth-2189 is actually that worlds counterpart of Namor, and has the same abilities as him.

Earth-295

In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Namor and the Atlanteans attempted to fight against Apocalypse's mission of world domination. Unfortunately, the underwater inhabitants were easily dealt with and Namor was killed.

Earth-1610

The Ultimate universe Namor was an Atlantean criminal imprisoned in a tomb for 9000 years. He seemed to be significantly stronger than his Earth-616 counterpart.

Powers

Namor has superhuman strength (well over 100 tons), reflexes, agility, endurance, and speed. He has the durability to withstand the pressure of the depths of the ocean, extreme heat tempetures, and sonic attacks. Unlike the earth- 616 counterpart he doesn't become weaker when not in contact water. He posseses hydrokinesis (had the potential engulf NYC with a tidal wave), flight speeds of 150 mph, and the ability to learn languages quickly (could be psionic).

Physical Characteristics

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 285 lbs

Hair: Black

Eyes: Blue

Earth-311

The 1602 counterpart of Namor is Numenor, Emperor of Bensaylum.

Earth-917

Earth-917 Namor was married to Invisible Woman and a member of Fantastic Five.

Earth-398

Earth-398 Namor was known as Sea Lord and was a member of the Queen's Vengeance.

Earth-982

In the MC2 universe, Namor's appearance is unchanged save for a goatee. It is revealed that he has Doctor Doom as a prisoner for ten years for destroying Atlantis. Doom eventually escaped and is last seen torturing Namor.

Earth-2149

Namor is now a zombie attacking Black Bolt. He was later killed by the Silver Surfer in the initial attack of the Marvel Zombies against the herald.

Earth-8311

In the Larval Universe, Namor became two animals, a dog named Kay-Mar the Sub-Merchandiser and possibly a wombat named the Sub-Marsupial. The latter is the golden age version on Namor.

Earth-717

In this Universe it features Namor growing up on land. This turn of events occurs when Captain McKenzie and Princess Fen learn of their child on the way Princess Fen blocks the attack of the Atlantean insurgents, while the Captain fires at them with his pistol killing them all. Princess Fen and McKenzie move to Honolulu at asubdivisionof houses for military support staff. Princess Fen dies shortly after giving birth naming their son Namor. Forbidding the captain to allow thier son from the sea. Later on Namor is goaded by fellow residents to jump into the water with them staying defiant Namor tells them he can't swim. He walks home and is introduced to King Thakkor of Atlantis his grandfather left to choose between continuing his life on land or take his place as prince of Atlantis. He attacks the king as the fight settles in the distance loud BOOMS are heard. Namor runs to see Japanese fighter jets bombingthe island what is revealed to be Pearl Harbor. Namor and his father or blown into the water which kills his father. Angered Namor destroys a jet and saves two kids. Namor is approached by a man in the military who offers Namor a job in the military. Two years later he is working alongside the Human Torch ( Jim Hammond). An explosion later separates the two sending the torchinto the ocean hearing his last words "Namor"  repeatedly. 30 years later Namor is asked out on a mission to investigate a signal from the North Atlantic. Which is a repetition of his name "Namor". Namor along with the Navy investigate and find the lost city of Atlantis. Seeing his grandfather working along with what appears to be the entire populace of Atlantis carrying rocks. Namor attacks one of the slave-masters and sees that he is a member of the Nazi party and a crossbred atlantean-human hybrid calling themselves the Wasserreich or The Reign of Water. Suddenly an Atlantean uprising occurs that allows Namor to break into their base of operations and sees the Torch being used as a giant bomb designed to melt the ice cap and flood the world, which would allow them to rule much easier. Ordered to throw the "dead" torch into the Nazi crowd. Namor is conflicted with a decision. He decides to take the Torch and throws him towards the surface exploding he made the right choice. Swimming off. Saving the World.