Who Is Ocean Master? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ocean Master is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Orm Curry Marius, with over 363 comic issue appearances. The younger half-brother of Aquaman, also known by his birth name Orm. Although his origin has been retconned multiple times, he is frequently depicted as wanting to take his brother's place as the king of Atlantis.

Who is Ocean Master?

Origin Silver Age Aquaman #29 Ocean Master first appeared in Aquaman #29 , introduced as Orm and was Aquaman's half-brother, son of Tom Curry (Aquaman's father) and a woman named Mary O'Sullivan. Orm had no super powers, being fully human, he was jealous of Aquaman. Designing a special suit that would allow him to operate underwater, he became a menacing pirate and terrorist and would often attempt to usurp Aquaman's throne. Post-Crisis When writer Peter David re-imagined the Aquaman mythos post- Crisis on Infinite Earths , Aquaman was no longer the half-human son of Tom Curry but rather his adopted son. This meant that Orm too was no longer a child of Tom Curry, but instead shared Aquaman's new father, the ancient wizard Atlan along with an un-named Inupiat woman. In Aquaman's youth, Arthur happened to rescue a woman named Kako , who was also Orm's cousin. The two developed a relationship which lead Orm to attack Kako out of jealousy. Later, when Orm learns of his father, he wishes to overthrow Aquaman as the king of Atlantis, though he was not initially aware that Aquaman was his brother.

Key facts

Ocean Master is of other origin and first appeared in "The Ocean Master". The character is published by DC Comics. With 363 recorded issue appearances, Ocean Master ranks among the most featured characters in comics.