Where I come from, the sea carries our tears away.
Here, you feel them.
Most scenes together: Mera & Arthur (8), Arthur & Atlanna (3), Arthur & David Kane / Black Manta (2)
Where I come from, the sea carries our tears away.
Here, you feel them.
You must forgive me, for everything.
This happened because of me.
Not because of you. None of this is your fault.
...Mother?
My son.
I know. Arthur saved me.
You're with him?
I am. You're both my children, and I love you so much. But you have been misguided. Your father told you that there were two worlds. He was wrong. The land and the sea are one.
I can't take that piece of junk. It's the love of your life.
I never told you the story behind it. This was your grandfather's. He was one of the Navy's first frogmen during World War II. He was so stealthy in the water, his unit nicknamed him Manta. But after the war, his country forgot about him, so he went back to the sea, scavenging and surviving with his wit and this knife. He gave it to me when I was your age. And now it's yours, son.
Jules Verne once wrote: "Put two ships in the open sea, without wind or tide... they will come together". That's how my parents met: like two ships destined for each other.
My father was a lighthouse keeper. My mother was a queen. They were never meant to meet... but their love saved the world. They made me what I am. A son of the land, and a king of the seas. I am the protector of the deep. I am... Aquaman.
My mother had fled an arranged marriage, left her whole world behind, but in my father's lighthouse, she had found something unexpected. And my father found the love of his life.
... and the Trident could only be wielded by the strongest Atlantean. And it gave the king master of the Seven Seas. It made him so powerful, that the ocean became so jealous, and sent a terrible earthquake to destroy Atlantis. Down it fell, to the bottom of the ocean. But legend has it that one day, a new king will come who will use the power of the Trident to put Atlantis back together again.
I will return to you when it's safe. One day, right here, at sunrise, we'll be together again.
A hero. A king fights only for his own nation. You fight for everyone.
I am pure of blood! I have dedicated my entire life to Atlantis! He wanted nothing to do with it! You swore to serve the throne!
I scavenge the high seas. You're the Aquaman. We were bound to meet at some point!
I'll show you the same mercy you showed my father, and gut you like the fish you are!
Join me or die!