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Top 10 Superheroes Who Use Water (Marvel and DC)
By Joel Scott / November 6, 2022 November 9, 2022
Let's get right to this. Believe it or not but there are more superheroes who use water than just Aquaman. In fact, there are at least 10 of them. Manipulating water is nothing new when it comes, to superpowers, and superheroes on our list truly excel at it. Let's take a look at our list of best superheroes that use water in both Marvel and DC universes.
10. Triton
9. Namorita
8. Namora
7. Kaldur'ahm – Aqualad
5. Tempest
4. Mera
3. Aspen Matthews
2. Namor
1. Aquaman
Triton first appeared inside the pages of Fantastic Four #45 back in December of 1965. He was created by the now-legendary duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Triton is an Inhuman. As an Inhuman, once of age, he walked through the Terrigen Mists. The Mists affect different people in different ways. Some gain special abilities without undergoing any sort of physical transformation. Others, like Triton, gain special abilities while they undergo a physical transformation. For Triton, this meant he gained the ability to breathe and see underwater along with many superhuman attributes.
As an Inhuman, Triton is immensely powerful. He has sat on the Royal Counsel of the Inhumans, helped its leader Black Bolt navigate what it means to be a king, and formed a close relationship with Earth's Namor. He is one of the most important members of the Inhumans and easily makes this list of superheroes who use water.
Namorita is a clone of Namora and a cousin to Namor. As a clone, Namorita came to exist in the most unusual of circumstances. As an embryo, Namorita was implanted inside Namora. Namora agreed to this because she learned that she was unable to have children and this was her only chance at reproduction. Shortly after her birth, both Namora and her father were killed.
This left the young and impressionable Namorita alone. Sensing an opportunity to gain the upper hand, one of Namor's enemies approached Namorita and began feeding her lies in an effort to gain her trust. This worked and the very next time she and Namor met, they fought. It wouldn't, however, last and the two soon realized that they were related. After talking, they came to an understanding and worked together to stop Namor's many enemies.
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On top of the powers associated with being a relative of Namor, Namorita is also able to become transparent and secret a toxin from her skin. Namorita is a skilled fighter trained in Atlantean combat as well as capable of speaking in English, Atlantean, and Lemurian.
Namora first appeared as a 12-page story inside the pages of Marvel Mystery Comics #82. She was drawn by Ken Blast and inked by Syd Shores. Her original costume design was created by Namor creator Bill Everett.
For the most part, everything that Namor can do, Namora can do. Like him, she's extremely powerful underwater. In fact, next to him she's almost unrivaled with her underwater power. She can swim at speeds that some boats wish they could move at, possesses multiple superhuman attributes, is able to see and breathe underwater, and is immune to the cold that the depths of the ocean are.
Different than Namor, Namora disappeared from publication (notwithstanding a few flashback appearances) for almost half of a century. Once she reemerged, Namora quickly reestablished herself as a force to be reckoned with.
Raised by his adoptive parents and taught to fear the water as a way of keeping his powers from him, Aqualad is one of the most powerful offspring in comics. No matter which origin you look at, comic or television, one thing remains the same when it comes to Aqualad…he's the son of Aquaman's greatest enemy, Black Manta. And because Black Manta relies on technology and his smarts to get by, as it pertains to the genetic pool, Black Manta didn't really pass along anything noteworthy. Don't let that fool you, however, as it's Aqualad's mother that bestowed him with great power.
Because his mother is a descendant of the Xebel Tribe he was given Atlantean strength and more impressively, can manipulate water at his will. This allows him to create tidal waves, tsunamis, flash floods, make weapons from water, and the like. Further to this, he can breathe underwater, see to the deepest depths of the ocean, possess hydrokinesis, and can discharge electrical bolts from his fingertips.
While in her youth, Dolphin inadvertently fell from a cruise ship. She would've drowned had it not been for an alien race rescuing her and taking her captive. Unfortunately, while she was saved, her saving wasn't for good intentions. After her rescued, the aliens began to experiment on her in an effort to create a sub-aquatic human-type race of beings. As a result of the experimentation, Dolphin acquired various aquatic adaptations.
Once free, Dolphin began to scavenge underwater as a means of survival. The next many years saw her live a life in isolation. Eventually, however, she grew tired of this and sought out company. Her travels led her to a near-death encounter with a shark. Luckily, she was rescued by a boat full of humans. The crew took her in and began to educate her about the ways of humans. Although she learned to speak over time, because she lived in isolation for so long, Dolphin is a being of very few words.
Like most of the other superheroes who use water, Dolphin is adapted to underwater life. This means that she possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability, along with the ability to breathe underwater, swim great distances, and handle the water pressures associated with the deep ocean.
Garth is the near equivalent of Arthur Curry. He has superhuman strength, is able to breathe underwater, has accelerated recovery, is able to manipulate the currents of water, possesses telepathy with all sea life, and can dimensionally travel. Like Roy Harper, Garth is also a member of one of the most important superhero teams in DC, the Teen Titans.
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Over the years, Garth has separated himself from the Aqualad moniker. For a time, he went by the name of Tempest. Different from his time as Aqualad, as Tempest, Garth also gained the ability to control both the temperature of the water and control the water around him, as well as emit a destructive force from his eyes. This came at a cost, however. With these new powers, Garth lost the ability to communicate with marine life. Eventually, his powers returned to full strength. Once that happened, Garth became one of the most powerful characters on both land and sea.
Mera is one of the most influential women in DC Comics. Alongside Aquaman, she has patrolled the Seven Seas, protected Atlantis, and helped bridge the gap between those living on land and those living in the sea. Mera is the Queen of Atlantis and not only one of the fiercest women under the water, but arguably the fiercest on land too.
She's powerful beyond imagination, is able to do things that most can only dream of, and commands the attention and respect of all those around her. Put it this way. Mera is so respected that Batman, the most straight-faced and black-and-white character in comics, asked her to join the Justice League. No matter what's thought of Mera, she is Aquaman's equal. Not his underling, sidekick, or stay-at-home wife. His equal.
As a result, Mera's popularity has soared over recent years. Aside from starring in multiple books, she has also made a transition to the big screen, and made little girls and boys fall in love with her.
Arguably, there isn't a superhero alive who can compete with Aspen Matthews and her power and abilities.
Aspen is the offspring of two rival, and equally powerful, water-based beings. As a way to ensure the survival of his people, Rahger of the Black seduced Eilah of the Blue. At her birth, it was announced that Aspen carried the genetic makeup of both people and as such, was the most powerful being alive.
Her power is incredible. With it, she can form tsunamis and tidal waves, as well as control the ocean current. She can also form water into any shape and size and even use it to make platforms to walk on. In addition, she can control all forms of liquid. This means that she can manipulate the blood in her enemy's body even going as far as killing them from the inside out. Aspen is also able to project blasts of energy from her hands, is proficient in telepathy, and can even control and manipulate ice. Most impressively, she can change her own body into liquid and reform it should she need to.
Originally a property of Top Cow (Image Comics), Aspen Matthews and her Fathom Comic are now independently owned by her creator Michael Turner and his Aspen Comics brand.
Before Namor was born, Leonard McKenzie (his father) and his crew sought out the Lemurian city that had been rumored to house a mythical artifact. Seeing that a trusted crew member planned to use the artifact for destruction, Leonard quickly set some explosives at the site in an effort to bury not only the artifact but the city as well. What he didn't realize was that the city was, in fact, Atlantis.
As a consequence of the explosion, Atlantis took heavy damage. To find out what was happening at the surface level, the King of Atlantis sent out his daughter, Fen. Her mission was to find the source of the explosion and report back. Little did the King know but at surface level, Fen and Leonard would meet and fall in love.
In an effort to retrieve his missing daughter, the King sent out his best men. Fearing that she had been captured, the men slaughtered Leonard's crew, forcing Fen to return to Atlantis. 9 short months later, Namor, the world's first Homo sapien/Homo mermanus hybrid entered the world.
Namor is one of the most powerful characters on the planet. In addition to being able to do practically anything he wants with water, he possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability, he can swim at speeds in excess of 60 mph, and can withstand hypothermic conditions.
When it comes to DC Comics, there isn't a superhero alive more widely associated with water than Aquaman. Not only is he the hero by which they've molded other heroes around, but he's also the one responsible for their health and safety.
Say what you will about him, Aquaman is incredibly powerful. As the ruler of 71% of Earth's surface, he controls the planet's greatest army (water life) and controls arguably the most prevalent and destructive force in the world, water. This means that he can move it, bend it, heat it, throw it, grow it, turn it solid, and cause it to rise from the ocean and fall from the sky. Above those, he also possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability and is extremely long-lived.
Aquaman is a founding member of the Justice League and will hold a spot on the team for as long as he chooses. As one of the superheroes who use water, Aquaman is easily capable of standing toe-to-toe with any of his fellow members.
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Early Edition: March 25, 2021 A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea just outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, said officials from U.S. and Japan — the first such test in the country in a year and since President Biden took office. The U.S. Pacific Command overseeing military forces in the Asia-Pacific said Thursday that the test underscored "the threat that North Korea's illicit weapons program poses to its neighbors and the international community." Biden is yet to publicly comment on the matter. BBC News reporting.
A top Saudi official has denied allegations that he twice threatened in January 2020 to have U.N. special rapporteur Agnes Callamard "taken care of" following her inquiry into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, comments the outgoing special rapporteur told the Guardian had been taken as a "death threat." Head of Saudi Arabia's human rights commission, Awwad Alawwad, stepped forward as the official in question. "It has come to my attention that Ms. Agnes Callamard … and some U.N. officials believe I somehow made a veiled threat against her more than a year ago," Alawwad said in a post on Twitter. "While I cannot recall the exact conversations, I never would have desired or threatened any harm upon a U.N.-appointed individual, or anyone for that matter." Aziz El Yaakoubi reports for Reuters.
Chinese-based hackers, known as Earth Empusa or Evil Eye, used social media platform Facebook to target around 500 people, mostly Uighur Muslims living abroad, with malware that would infect their devices and enable surveillance. Facebook said the hacking groups "targeted activists, journalists and dissidents who were predominantly Uighurs," Reuters reporting.
Israel's election saga remains unclear, as a stalemate between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents continues — an Arab Islamist party, Raam, could be the one to break the country's deadlock. "Raam's five seats hold the balance of power between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc and the motley alliance of parties that seeks to end his 12 years in power. The vote tally is not yet final, and Raam has previously suggested it would only support a government from the outside," reports Patrick Kingsley and Adam Rasgon for the New York Times.
U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK AND MILITARY EXTREMISM
Members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are thought to have "orchestrated a plan" ahead of the Capitol attack, although an intention to breach the Capitol building was not clear, a detention memo used by prosecutors Tuesday indicates. The memo related to mid-December Facebook communication's by Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs. The messages "centered not on invading the Capitol but on attacking left-wing "antifa" supporters in case President Donald Trump called in the military or Republican lawmakers otherwise blocked the certification of Joe Biden's victory as president. According to the court documents, Meggs suggested that the Oath Keepers wait until police had separated the Proud Boys from left-wing activists. Then, he said, "we will come in behind antifa and beat the hell out of them"… "Wait for the 6th when we are all in DC to insurrection," Meggs advised another recruit, warning another Jan. 3, "Tell your friend this isn't a Rally!!"" Rachel Weiner, Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Jackman report for the Washington Post.
GOP House Armed Services Committee members downplayed the presence of extremism in the U.S. military. "We lack any concrete evidence that violent extremism is as ripe in the military as some commentators claim," Rep. Mike Rogers, the committee's top Republican, said during a hearing yesterday with experts on the pressing issue. "While I agree with my colleagues that these numbers should be zero, this is far from the largest military justice issue facing our armed services," Rogers said, followed by other Republicans who cast doubt on how serious a problem it is, despite numerous reports making clear the military faces a particular issue with extremism. Nick Niedzwiadek reports for POLITICO.
BIDEN TAPS
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) was split along party lines during a closed-door vote on whether Colin Kahl should serve as the Pentagon's top policy job, marking uncertainty for how the full Senate will vote on Biden's nominee. "Because the SASC split evenly, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will have to hold a Senate vote to discharge Kahl's nomination to the floor. If Republicans obstruct, the nomination could face as many as three more floor votes, potentially with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker," reports Joe Gould for Defense News.
Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is emerging as a potential "shadow" secretary of state, dispatched to Ethiopia over the weekend for an urgent diplomatic mission, a trip that is particularly rare for a Senator who doesn't chair a Senate committee. Andrew Desiderio reports for POLITICO.
Dr. Rachel Levine has been confirmed by the Senate as Biden's assistant secretary for health, the first openly transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to a federal position, receiving a vote of 52 to 48. Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports for the New York Times.
Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the Biden administration's efforts to address immigration issues, focusing on the unwavering increase in migrant numbers arriving at U.S. borders and establishing "a strategic partnership" with Mexico and Central American countries, a White House official said. Speaking on Kamala's first major foreign policy portfolio, Biden said: "I have asked her, the VP, today, because she is the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that are going to need help in stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border." Jonathan Easley reports for The Hill.
During a call with reporters, "aides made clear that Harris would not be owning the entire immigration portfolio for the administration and would be instead focused on long-term efforts in Central American," Eugene Daniels for POLITICO.
OTHER DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
The Biden administration is leaning towards keeping a Trump-era policy that boosted sales of armed drones to practically any country that wants them, some of whom are accused of human rights abuses, according to sources familiar with the internal discussions. "The White House National Security Council (NSC) is studying how to keep the policy in place while the Department of State is asking allies and other countries that sell drones to adopt the U.S. position, people familiar with the matter said," reports Mike Stone for Reuters.
The former Navy Auditor General Ronnie J. Booth "engaged in a pervasive and egregious pattern of sexual harassment toward multiple female employees over a period spanning more than 20 years,"according to a 56-page report released yesterday by the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General. "We substantiated the allegation that" Booth "sexually harassed 12 female Naval Audit Service employees" with "quid pro quo sexual propositions when interacting" with them, the report said. Anthony Capaccio reports for Bloomberg.
Virginia has become the first state to abolish the death penalty after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed the bill into law. Whittney Evans reports for NPR.
The White House is considering a series of executive orders on gun control, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki, as the likelihood that Congress will act on the matter dwindles. Psaki accepted that although legislation was needed for permanent change, the orders could be a potential start. "For now, administration officials have been reaching out to Democrats in the Senate to consult with them about three executive actions. One would classify as firearms so-called ghost guns — kits that allow a gun to be assembled from pieces. Another would fund community violence intervention programs, and the third would strengthen the background checks system, according to congressional aides familiar with the conversations," Annie Karni reports for the New York Times.
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case which concerns whether police officers can enter a home without a warrant when the reason for entering is not related to a criminal investigation but instead to check on an occupant's health or safety. The justices appeared to struggle with the issue, with some expressing concern about placing limits on officers who need to be able to respond quickly to concerns about well-being and potential threats of death by suicide, whilst others said that intrusions for "community caretaking" might breach protections under the Constitution which prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures. Robert Barnes reports for the Washington Post.
A group of 14 Republican-leaning states sued the Biden administration over its decision to suspend the issuance of new leases on federal land and waters for oil and gas drilling, and called for the administration to reschedule leases that had been cancelled in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaskan waters and western states. "A coalition of 13 states, led by Louisiana, filed one lawsuit on Wednesday. Wyoming filed a separate lawsuit. The states in Louisiana's suit are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia. All 14 states have Republican attorneys general," Emma Newburger reports for CNBC.
U.S. RELATIONS
The U.S. has blacklisted two Myanmar military-controlled companies — Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Limited and Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited, the U.S. Treasury announced. Reuters reporting.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected calls by U.S. officials to officially declare the Myanmar military's action against the Rohingya minority as "genocide." "Such a determination, a culmination of years of State Department investigation and legal analysis, would send a signal that the generals would not enjoy impunity for their persecution of the Muslim group since 2017, the officials hoped … Pompeo never made that call. Less than two weeks after he left office on Jan. 20, Myanmar's generals seized power in a coup," report Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk for Reuters.
Japan yesterday rejected the U.S. military's use of the term "East Sea" to refer to an area of water between Japan, Russia, and the Korean peninsula, which Japan says is actually called the "Sea of Japan." The complaint followed a statement by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command spokesperson Captain Mike Kafka speaking on North Korea's earlier missile launches: "We are aware of North Korean missile launches this morning into the East Sea." Sakura Murakami and Josh Smith report for Reuters.
The novel coronavirus has infected over 30.01 million and now killed over 545,200 people in the United States, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Globally, there have been over 124.83 million confirmed coronavirus cases and over 2.74 million deaths. Sergio Hernandez, Sean O'Key, Amanda Watts, Byron Manley and Henrik Pettersson report for CNN.
Catalent Pharm — a contract manufacturer that bottles vaccines — received on Tuesday "emergency Use Authorization from the [Food and drug Administration] to produce and ship millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine," the "fill-finish" facility said in a post on Twitter. Sarah Owermohle, Rachel Roubein and Erin Banco report for POLITICO.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's family members as well as other well-connected figures were given special access to state-administered coronavirus tests, with top medical officials sent to their homes, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. Josh Dawsey, Amy Brittain and Sarah Ellison report for the Washington Post.
"Given our interdependencies, we are working on specific steps we can take — in the short-, medium- and long term — to create a win-win situation and expand vaccine supply for all our citizens," declared the European Commission and Britain in a joint statement. "In the end, openness and global cooperation of all countries will be key to finally overcome this pandemic and ensure better preparation for meeting future challenges. We will continue our discussions." Reuters reporting.
The U.K. has introduced a new health security agency — the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) — to lead on "health security, providing intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage. It will ensure the nation can respond quickly and at greater scale to deal with pandemics and future threats," the U.K. government announced. The Guardian reporting.

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