List of Aquaman enemies

VillainFirst appearanceDescription
Admiral StromAquaman #3 (November 1994)High-ranking military officer, allied with Ocean Master and other Aquaman enemies.
Agent X-6Adventure Comics #273 (June 1960)Operative of Smugglers Incorporated.
AmphitriteAction Comics #518 (April 1981)Female Atlantean criminal, allegedly Aquaman's mother.
the AquabeastAquaman #34 (July 1967)Wealthy playboy Peter Dudley fell in love with Aquaman's wife Mera and paid Doctor Hans Ludorf to transform him into an Aquaman duplicate; the procedure failed and Dudley instead became a beast-like humanoid.
the Awesome ThreesomeAquaman vol. 2 #36 (November 1967)A trio of robots named the Claw, Magneto and the Torpedo Man (a.k.a. the Torp).
Big Jim MasonAdventure Comics vol. 1 #263 (August 1959)A politician, Mason was the popular governor of an island nation named Comstock. However he embezzled public funds and was actively trying to sabotage the electoral campaign of his rival, Vic Wake.
Black JackMore Fun Comics #74 (December 1941)Also "Blackjack," modern-day pirate adversary of the Golden Age Aquaman in More Fun Comics and Adventure Comics; appeared in a total of 15 stories from 1941 to 1950.
Aquaman vol. 8 #2 (July 2016)A later supervillainess who was an agent of Black Manta following his usurpation of leadership over the mysterious organization code-named N.E.M.O after breaking him out.
Black MantaAquaman vol. 2 #35 (September 1967)A would-be conqueror of Atlantis from the surface world, the murderer of Aquaman's infant son, Arthur Curry Jr. and Aquaman's deadliest enemy.
BroadsideAquaman vol. 8 #16 (November 2016)An operative of the Nautical Enforcement of Macrocosmic Order organizations wetworks division. Broadside is one of N.E.M.O's best agents when it comes to killing Atlanteans, armed with a pair of linear launch devices which discharge volatile uranium explosive bolts and micromines. He usually wears a cloaking field device to disguise himself in public and boasts a slight racism towards Atlanteans.
BresAquaman vol. 5 #1 (August 1994)Bres was a citizen of the Atlantean lost city of Thierna Na Oge and a respected member of the Tuatha de Danaan. She served on the ruling city council known as the Conclave of Twelve under the leadership of her sister, King Nuada Silverhand. However, Bres was ambitious and coveted the throne for herself. She convinced the other eleven Conclave members that Nuada had fallen out of favor with their goddess, Dana, and needed to abdicate her seat.
Captain DemoAdventure Comics #441 (September 1975)Pirate who surrounded Atlantis with bombs in attempt to extort the citizens to crown him king; his name is an obvious pun on Captain Nemo.
Captain RaderWorld's Finest Comics #127 (August 1962)Undersea pirate, used a submarine disguised as a giant fish.
Captain SkoverMore Fun Comics #76 (February 1942)Trawler captain, committed crimes at sea, used robot-like armor.
Corum RathAquaman: Rebirth #1 (August 2016)Leader of the Deluge, an Atlantean terrorist, until he usurped King Arthur's crown and successfully ruled Atlantis for a while.
CharybdisAquaman vol. 5 #1The supervillain responsible for the loss of Aquaman's left hand. He is a dangerous creature that was the result of his plan backfiring when he was catapulted into a school of piranha. He was later known as the Piranha Man.
Count VittoAdventure Comics #123 (December 1947)Evil Venetian nobleman.
the Criminal Creature, a.k.a. the Creature KingShowcase #32 (May 1961)Jed Coombs was mutated into a gigantic monster by Wilo the Wizard's potion; looted ships.
Aquaman vol. 7 #33 (July 2014)Coombs is a Triton Base employee that, after an accident and an unusual experiment, became the Chimera.
Cutlass CharlieJustice League of America #61 (March 1968)Sword-wielding criminal, recruited by Doctor Destiny along with Captain Boomerang, the Tattooed Man, and others to battle the Justice League of America.
the Dead King/AtlanAquaman vol. 7 #16 (March 2013)The former king and very first ruler of ancient Atlantis. Atlan was once a kind king and loving father who sought to unify the world under the seven kingdoms he had raised through Atlantis, his island city. But his traitorous brother Orin the First and his wife led a coup that nearly killed him, usurped his throne and murdered his beloved wife & children, stealing away everything he had built. In his grief and despair he crafted seven powerful artifacts with which he infiltrated his former kingdom and slaughtered his duplicitous kin, plunging the nation into civil war all before using his most powerful relic to sink the nation beneath the waves. In modern times, now christened The Dead King, he awakened to the resonance of his treacherous brother's descendant's telepathic broadcast across the oceans; seeks to reclaim his throne and lordship of the world once again.
Dead WaterAquaman vol. 7 #49 (April 2016)A feral, dangerous parasitic water elemental who can symbiotically host any individual who makes contact with its alien liquid substance. Dead Water boasts the ability transform its hosts into clawed, fanged monstrosities able to become and traverse the catalyst of water needed for the change.
DagonJustice League of America #35 (May 1965)Possesses water-controlling powers, wears a demonic costume.
Deep SixNew Gods #2 (April–May 1971)All six fish-like members of this group possess superhuman strength as well as the ability to breathe and function underwater, created by Darkseid. The team returns to face Aquaman and his allies Koryak and Dolphin. The new members are actually "spawns" of the original, raised in birthing chambers.
Demon GateAquaman vol. 5 #26 (November 1996)Kimon Tanaka was a sea captain who hunted dolphins for a living. He captured several dolphins for the Shinobi research center, one of whom was Porm (Aquaman’s dolphin mother). When Kimon’s boat was destroyed he was left by Aquaman to be eaten by sharks. However, Kimon was rescued by his brother Tanaka, head of Raiden Industries. Tanaka rebuilt his brother’s body, turning him into a cyborg.
DevilfishJustice Leagues: Justice League of Atlantis #1 (March 2001)Renegade member of Aquaman's short-lived "Justice League of Atlantis."
Doctor DeeringAquaman vol. 2 #15 (May/June 1964)A scientist working on a method allowing normal humans to breathe underwater, the method worked on himself-the downside being unable to live on the surface. He snapped and turned to crime.
Doctor StarbuckAquaman vol. #28 (July 1966)Evil scientist, briefly took over Atlantis and fomented a war with the surface world, assisted by the water-breathing eagle Krakka.
Doctor VarnAdventure Comics #251 (August 1958)Time-traveling criminal scientist from AD 6958.
Duke FlarerMore Fun Comics #99 (September 1944)Criminal genius operating out of a volcano hideout.
DukoAdventure Comics #194 (November 1953)Acquired a fleet of surplus war vessels and recruited hundreds of criminals to form a "pirate navy."
the EelAquaman vol. 6 #21 (October 2004)A criminal with mild telekinetic powers, Mort Coolidge had a career in both Gotham City and San Diego before the earthquake that sank half of that city. Here he found his powers far more effective, figuring out that he had greater control over water.
the Electric ManAdventure Comics #254 (November 1958)Roy Pinto was an escaped prison convict who decided to keep a low profile. His specialty was electric eels. Constantly handling them mutated him, granting him immumity to electric shocks. Later escaped from prison with five other villains in JLA #5 to battle the JLA, but was captured by Green Arrow.
Professor Enos SnarkAdventure Comics #284 (May 1961)Scientist that provided advanced technology to pirates in exchange for a percentage of the loot.
the Fire TrollsAquaman vol. 2 #1 (February 1962)Gigantic enemies of the water sprites (Quisp's people) and the world at large who have fire-based abilities.
Aquaman vol. 7 #38 (March 2015)Mystical volcanic guardians of the trans-dimensional Maelstrom Gates utilized by ancient Atlantis and its rulers.
the FishermanAquaman vol. 2 #21 (May 1965)Supervillain who uses fishing gimmicks to commit crimes and a member of the Terrible Trio.
the GamesmanAquaman vol. 5 #35 (August 1997)Hunter who goes after super-heroes like Animal Man. Aquaman helps to defeat him.
Gustave the GreatAdventure Comics #261 (June 1959)a.k.a. the Animal-Master; an expert animal trainer, Gustave would perform daring crimes on the side. Since Aquaman stopped him while in action, Gustave swore revenge.
HadleyAdventure Comics #257 (February 1959)Criminal surgically altered to duplicate Aquaman's powers.
HagenAquaman #2 (March 2003)Treasonous Atlantean sorcerer who courted favor in the mystic council of the equally treacherous sorceress; Gamemnea. He and his cabal employed the same dark craft garnered in her service to assume high positions within the council of Atlantis by making a puppet of the Queen Mera, deposing King Arthur and anyone else who opposed their rule. Eventually attempting a genocidal takeover of the surface world. He later died when Atlantis was destroyed by the Spectre in Day of Vengeance during the Infinite Crisis event.
Harry BlackDetective Comics #294 (August 1961)Commanded sea monsters to attack the shipping lanes.
the Human Flying FishAdventure Comics #272 (May 1960)Vic Bragg was a swimming champion before turning to crime, where he fell in with Doctor Krill, the brilliant medical doctor and marine biologist who had also turned to a life of crime. After several months of recovery and training, Bragg began his career as the Human Flying Fish. One of the few Aquaman villains to appear in the Super Friends comic book.
Iceberg HeadDC Special Series #6 (November 1977)Ice creature, caused a worldwide cold wave so that the world would be frozen like himself, convinced by Aquaman, Aqualad and Mera to desist, "melted" and became a water creature.
Jason DeeterAdventure Comics #245 (February 1958)Sorcerer with seaweed hair, used "voodoo power" to control Aquaman and Topo via voodoo dolls.
John CookShowcase #31 (March 1961)Stole Professor Richards' ray machine and used it to "evolve" sealife into futuristic sea monsters under his command.
Ka'arlAquaman vol. 2 #39 (May 1968)Evil Venusian.
KadaverAquaman vol. 8 #26 (September 2017)An Atlantean Magician who trained at the Silent School in Atlantis until he left and became an enforcer.
KarlaAquaman vol. 2 #24 (November/December 1965)Karla is an enemy of Aquaman whose hair has been turned to living flame. She controls her "hair" psionically for a variety of combat uses. Her fire is not affected by the undersea environment and her body is invulnerable to fire. She was the leader of the Terrible Trio.
King NeptuneAdventure Comics #205 (October 1954)Would-be ruler of the seven seas, presumably unrelated to the actual deity Neptune/Poseidon.
King SharkSuperboy vol. 3 #0 (October 1994)Born in Hawaii, Nanaue is a humanoid shark, his father is "The King of all Sharks" - also known as the Shark God. Other characters, such as Special Agent Sam Makoa, have dismissed this as superstition and referred to Nanaue as a "savage mutation" with no mystical nature.
KirkAquaman vol. 2 #12 (November 1963)Assistant to Doctor Cyrus Beard; used the latter's technology — which transformed air-breathers into water-breathers — for crime.
KordaxAtlantis Chronicles #4A semi-immortal ancestor of Aquaman's who commands all sea life. Born to Queen Cora of Poseidonis but abandoned at birth due to his grotesque, green-scaled body, Kordax survived in the ocean thanks to his mental control over sea creatures. As an adult he returned to Atlantis leading an army of sharks in a failed bid for the throne. His punishment included the loss of his left hand (replaced with a sword) and banishment. He was later killed by Aquaman.
KrutzMore Fun Comics #79 (May 1942)Commanded a Nazi battleship disguised as an iceberg.
LemurAquaman vol. 2 #8 (March 1963)Extraterrestrial from the planet Phrygia, attempted to steal Earth's water.
LeronAquaman vol. 2 #11 (September/October 1963)Leron was a revolutionary who lived in the realm known as Dimension Aqua. He led a revolt against their world's reigning queen, Mera. Post-Rebirth, he is captain of the Xebel military under the rule of Nereus.
Lord WexelAquaman #1 (June 1989)High-ranking official among a jellyfish-like race which briefly conquered Atlantis.
LukhanAquaman #20 (March 1965)Exiled Atlantean bandit.
the Malignant AmoebaAdventure Comics #135 (December 1948)Giant artificial life-form created by scientists, eats everything in its path; the scientists spent ten years containing it until it escaped and encountered Aquaman.
the Marine Marauder I and IIAdventure Comics #449 (January–February 1977)A supervillain with mental control over undersea life.
Adventures of the Outsiders #37 (September 1986)A later supervillainess who fought the Outsiders and had the same name, costume and powers. She always desired fame and wealth, but disliked the hard work associated with business and investments, so she turned her powers towards crime.
the MaritornAquaman #48 (September 1998)An alien race; invaded Mera's home dimension.
Master SargassoMore Fun Comics #78 (April 1942)Stranded ships in the Sargasso Sea and robbed them.
MerderAquaman vol. 2 #5 (September 1962)Evil sorcerer of ancient times, formerly imprisoned with his underlings within a drop of water.
Merdo the WizardWorld's Finest Comics #132 (March 1963)Ancient wizard, possessed Aquaman's octopus ally Topo.
Mister NeptuneAdventure Comics #205 (October 1954)Used faked supernatural abilities to challenge Aquaman for the rulership of the seven seas.
MongoAquaman vol. 2 #30 (November 1966)Ruled the underwater "ancient city of evil" Necrus, which periodically materialized on Earth.
MorrelMore Fun Comics #85 (November 1942)Criminal hunter, used electric guns.
NaecoShowcase #33 (July 1961)Dictator of the planet Venus, overthrown by Aquaman, Aqualad and rebel leader Mermor.
NarkranAquaman vol. 2 #41 (September 1968)Atlantean courtier, secretly had Mera abducted so Aquaman would appoint him temporary ruler while searching for her, became a tyrant until ousted by a reunited Aquaman and Mera.
NereusAquaman vol. 7 #19 (June 2013)The ruler of Xebel (the Second Kingdom of the Seven Seas) and one of its greatest warriors. He refers to Mera as his "wife", and will stop at nothing until she is.
N.E.M.OAquaman vol. 8 #2 (July 2016)A nebulous organization of powerful oceanic interest-based shareholders who sought to assume dominance over the world via controlling the ocean and its resources. N.E.M.O. (Nautical Enforcement of the Macrocosmic Order) was founded in the late 1800's and consolidated their stranglehold on sea line interests in the late 1900's; by controlling its greatest economy N.E.M.O basically runs the world. Opting now to make themselves known, said cabal of interests recruited Black Manta in the hope they could use him in order to consolidate their power by sparking a world war between Atlantis and America by implicating Aquaman with staged acts of war.
NiccolAquaman vol. 2 #13 (January 1963)Time-traveling supervillain from AD 2098, used a thought-control ray.
NikkorAquaman vol. 2 #19 (January 1965)Agitator from Mera's home dimension, briefly mind-controlled her to conquer Atlantis.
the Ocean MasterAquaman vol. 2 #29 (September 1966)Another long-time foe of Aquaman. Ocean Master was revealed in the 1960s to be Aquaman's fully human half-brother, Orm Marius, who had grown up in the shadow of his heroic half-brother and was jealous of his powers.
OceanusAquaman vol. 2 #18 (November 1964)Would-be conqueror from Mera's home dimension.
the Octopus ManAdventure Comics #259 (April 1959)Roland Peters, conducted illegal experiments on marine life to transfer minds between species, transferred Aquaman's mind into different fish.
O.G.R.E. agentsAquaman #26 (July 1976)Huntress, Krako, Black Manta and Typhoon were agents of O.G.R.E..
the Phantom Sea RaiderDetective Comics #293 (July 1961)Captain Scobey, modern-day pirate.
PiscatorSuicide Squad #59A renegade Atlantean and self-styled Janissary whom Aquaman fought while protecting President Marlo of Qurac. Member of Onslaught.
PomoxisAquaman vol. 2 #3 (May 1962)Atlantean who impersonated Aquaman, attempted to conquer Atlantis with assistance from the surface world criminal Captain Clay.
Professor Jack LeachAdventure Comics #124 (January 1948)Assistant to Professor Ness, used a special growth hormone to create sea serpents.
Professor PolloyWorld's Finest Comics #131 (February 1963)Criminal scientist, created a ray that controlled and "hardened" water (similar to Mera's later powers).
QueequegAquaman #2 (January 1992)Insane whaler with an Ahab-like obsession over Aquaman.
QuirkAquaman vol. 2 #6 (November 1962)Criminal water sprite from the same world as Aquaman's ally Quisp; served by Quilp and other underlings.
QwspJLA #30A being from the 5th dimension who enjoys warping reality for his own amusement; impersonated Aquaman's ally Quisp.
RagnarAquaman vol. 2 #38 (March 1968)Atlantean nobleman, framed Aquaman for the murders of Atlantean soldiers.
RhombusAquaman vol. 5 #38 (November 1997)Supervillain who thinks he is Deep Blue's father.
the ScavengerAquaman vol. 2 #37 (January 1968)A deep-sea diver and pirate who wears a specifically-designed diving suit to scavenge valuable treasure off the ocean floor and sell it to the highest bidder.
the Sea DemonDetective Comics #296 (October 1961)Sea Demon is an ordinary human. He used a demon costume and an electrically charged trident to exact tribute from superstitious islanders.
SeaquakeAquaman #62 (July 1978)An android used by Ocean Master to try to destroy Atlantis with a sonic disruptor.
the Sea ThiefJustice League of America #14 (September 1962)Seafaring criminal, recruited by Amos Fortune along with the Angle Man, Hector Hammond, and others to battle the Justice League of America.
the Sea-MenAdventure Comics #216 (September 1955)Extraterrestrial invaders.
the SharkGreen Lantern vol. 2 #24 (October 1963)Originally one of Green Lantern's enemies; Aquaman fought this mutated tiger shark on various occasions.
"Shark" WilsonAdventure Comics #203 (August 1954)Criminal who was magically transformed into a shark.
SirenAquaman vol. 2 #22 (August 1965)Hila, twin sister of Mera, exiled from their home dimension, later led a mission to kill Aquaman, allied with Black Manta.
Slud-JakUnexpected #178 (March 1977)Tentacled semi-humanoid whose telepathic commands to undersea creatures could override Aquaman's; angered by the surface world's pollution of the ocean, it sent undersea creatures to attack swimmers at a beach, but was eventually placated.
Stavros MarkosAdventure Comics #464 (July 1979)Greek shipping magnate, sought to loot Atlantis.
StellorAquaman vol. 2 #16 (July 1964)Extraterrestrial criminal, led a gang of shape-changing aliens.
SunburstDC Special Series #1 (September 1977)Iranian empowered by the mystic Sun Stone, seeks to restore the Persian Empire.
the SuviansAquaman vol. 2 #4 (July 1962)Hostile extraterrestrials, used a stone robot in attempt to destroy an Earth town.
TaggertAquaman vol. 2 #19 (January 1965)Unethical showman who enslaved Atlanteans.
TamerkhanAquaman vol. 2 #25 (January 1966)13th century alchemist, worked for Genghis Khan, developed a formula to keep himself and others alive over centuries, clashed with Aquaman upon his revival.
ThanatosAquaman vol. 2 #54Thanatos is a dark reflection of Aquaman. He inhabits an “other dimensional realm” known as “Netherspace” that is a kind of reverse Purgatory where beings known as the “Others” keep entities until they are filled with sufficient evil to be returned to our dimension. Killed by Major Disaster, who mistook Thanatos for Aquaman.
ThesilyAquaman #6 (May 1992)Usurped the Atlantean throne from Aquaman's family, subsequently attempted to have him assassinated.
the ThirstAquaman vol. 4 #5The Thirst is a golem composed of dry river mud, the mystical ‘brother’ of a being called the Waterbearer, an ancient goddess. The Thirst has preyed on the deities who have watched over the Secret Sea, a metaphysical realm composed of the shared imagination of humanity, for millennia, absorbing their power. When Aquaman became guardian of the Secret Sea, the Thirst set his sights on Aquaman.
the ThuleAquaman vol. 7 #43 (October 2015)A clandestine order of dark mystics who ruled old Atlantis through profiteering off of its constant state of war and strife. When King Atlan ceased all infighting and brought both the Seven Kingdoms and the world under his banner their power had been greatly undermined; threatened by this they used the turmoil of the deposed king's sinking of Atlantis in order to create a separate kingdom a world away where they could rule unopposed. Millennia later the spells separating the Thule from Earth began to weaken, after which they enacted their eons-old plan of invading the other world to claim it as their own.
TiamatAquaman #15 (December 1995)Giant extraterrestrial reptilian, rampaged in Washington DC.
TirosAquaman vol. 2 #12 (November 1963)Tyrant of the planet Sidius, abducted Aquaman and Aqualad for gladiatorial games.
T.N.T. DillonAdventure Comics #226 (July 1956)Explosives-using criminal.
Tom LariarAdventure Comics #170 (November 1951)Used a telepathic machine to command fish to commit crimes.
ToxinAquaman #32 (May 1997)Toxic waste-using terrorist, fought by Aquaman and the Swamp Thing.
the TrenchAquaman vol. 7 #1 (June 2012)Formerly Atlanteans, now an extinctive race of vicious, cannibalistic, ocean-dwelling creatures that rose from their domain beneath the ocean floor (revealed to be the Third Kingdom of the Seven Seas) in search of food and devoured anything that got in their way.
TrinoShowcase #30 (January 1961)Leader of an invasion force of extradimensional amphibious aliens.
the Un-ThingAquaman vol. 2 #24 (November/December 1965)A sexist man who is invisible while underwater and a member of the Terrible Trio.
UrcellAquaman vol. 8 #23 (July 2017)Drift Commander of Atlantis in the Rath regime.
V'lanaAction Comics #539 (January 1983)Current Queen of Xebel, a kingdom located in Dimension Aqua, and enemy of Queen Mera.
WackymanAdventure Comics #233 (February 1957)Wackyman was a clown who chose Aquaman as his motif for comedy. He designed a costume similar to that of Aquaman and robots in the form of aquatic creatures to use in his act.
WarheadAquaman vol. 8 #16 (February 2017)Chinese citizen turned cybernetic military operator, remodeled by The Ministry of Self-Reliance. Seeking to control Aquaman through his unique blend of telepathy and technopathy to elude his creators and contractors, instead offered sanctuary by Aquaman to aid his recovery.
WeisboggAdventure Comics #436 (November 1974)Used a robot duplicate of Aquaman in a plot against him.
WylieAquaman #9 (August 1992)Unscrupulous Merrevale oil executive, ordered Aquaman assassinated.
XenAquaman vol. 2 #27 (May 1966)Extraterrestrial who abducted sentient beings, including Aquaman and Mera, for his intergalactic aquarium.
YascomMore Fun Comics #82 (August 1942)One of many wartime prisoners on Convict Island, declared himself king when the prisoners took over the island.

Villains from comics in other media

A number of villains from the comic books have made an appearance, or appearances, in Aquaman related live-action media.

Villain Media Actor/Actress
Black Manta[1] Aquaman (2018) Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Ocean Master[2] Aquaman (2018) Patrick Wilson
Nereus[3] Aquaman (2018) Dolph Lundgren

References

  1. Kroll, Justin. "'Aquaman': 'The Get Down' Actor Cast as Villain Black Manta". Variety.
  2. Kroll, Justin. "Patrick Wilson Cast as 'Aquaman' Villain Opposite Jason Momoa". Variety.
  3. Kroll, Justin. "Dolph Lundgren Joins Warner Bros.' 'Aquaman'". Variety.
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