When it was first confirmed that Aquaman would be appearing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and that Jason Momoa would be playing the King of Atlantis, many were expecting a very different take on the iconic character. Director Zach Snyder had been hyping him up for months, trying to convince everyone that he is a badass and he would make sure that he is just that in the movie.
This first look did not disappoint. I'll admit, I'm not as familiar with Aquaman as I am with, say, Batman, Spider-man, or Captain America, but I knew enough to know that this was pretty different from the Aquaman who was blond, wore green tights, and sported orange fish scales. But I wasn't expecting that, and Snyder would have been crazy to include that version of the character if he wanted to prove fanboys who said that Aquaman was lame that they were wrong.
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw it was, Dang, he looks powerful. He looks like he has authority and he is respected. Momoa recently hinted that Aquaman would have tribal tattoos on himself. And boy, does he ever. The tattoos on his left arm look like they match up with the designs of the armor over his right arm and pay homage to his scaly shirt... or armor, whatever you want to call it, in the comics. The leather harness across his chest looks like it will hold his trident, which looks like it has 5 prongs on it instead of 3, so I guess it's not a trident. Regardless, it looks pretty cool.
It definitely seems like Snyder's take on the character is inspired by the 90s version of Aquaman, pictured above, though it doesn't look like Momoa will be getting a hook on his hand (yet). They both have the armor on one arm, and both have the long hair and beard. Also, you can see on both of their belts that there is the A symbol on it, which should please comic fans. But what is important, in my opinion in differentiating the DC Cinematic Universe's Aquaman from the one in the comics, is that this guy looks scary. Can you imagine going snorkeling and seeing him swimming around? I would not want to run into him; he looks like he is pissed.
If the rumors are true about Aquaman emerging from the depths because Zod's World Engine affected the fish, then I would not want to be the Man of Steel, and Zod should be happy that he is dead. I'm sure that this new look will anger fans who have been following the character for years, but if there is one thing that I have learned from comic book movies, it's that you have to be flexible when it comes to some of the crazier and larger than life characters. You have to modernize these characters if audiences are going to take them seriously. Thank gosh Arrow doesn't wear a cute little hat and green spandex!
Last thing, that caption, Unite the Seven; what do you think it means? Maybe it is referring to seven Justice League members, in that case, we should be expecting 6 more posters, hopefully showcasing a new look at Superman, another picture of Wonder Woman, a colored photo of the new Batsuit, Ray Fisher's Cyborg, Ezra Miller's Flash (who I am really interested to see) and possibly Green Lantern. Or is it referring to the seven seas? I honestly do not know, but it is certainly exciting. Hopefully more will be revealed in a trailer that should be soon approaching...
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