Back أوشين ماستر Arabic Amo del Océano Spanish اوشن مستر Persian Merimestari Finnish Ocean Master French אדון האוקיינוס HE Ocean Master Italian オーシャンマスター Japanese 오션 마스터 Korean Ocean Master Dutch
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| Ocean Master | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Aquaman #29 (September 1966) |
| Created by | Bob Haney Nick Cardy |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Orm Marius (current) Orm Curry Marius (original) |
| Species | Atlantean (current) Homo magi hybrid (former) Human (originally) |
| Place of origin | Atlantis (current) Alaska (original) |
| Team affiliations | Anti-Justice League Injustice Gang Legion of Doom The Trench[1] |
| Partnerships | Black Manta Lernaea Scavenger |
| Notable aliases | Orm the First Prince Orm King Orm King of the Seven Seas King of Dagon |
| Abilities | Current continuity:
Original continuity
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Ocean Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy and debuted in Aquaman #29 (September 1966).[1] While the character is depicted as the half-brother and one of the most enduring and recognized adversary of Aquaman,[2] Ocean Master has been subjected to numerous revisions to his origin stories throughout his history.
The original version of the character, Orm Curry, is portrayed as Aquaman's wayward human half brother envious of his brother's superhuman abilities and superhero career. He turns to petty crime and becomes an international marine criminal under the alias "Orm Marius" and Ocean Master.[3] Following Crisis on Infinite Earths, the character's origin and abilities undergoes a change, the character's new origin instead making him of Inuit heritage and half homo magi and human, giving him an ancestral connection to Atlantis through Atlan, his shared father with Aquaman in the new revision, and mystical potential.[4] Throughout these depiction, he often plots to usurp his brother's throne through subterfuge and political manipulation.
Following the New 52 reboot, he is instead portrayed as a full-blooded Atlantean of royal lineage. The son of Queen Atlanna and King Orvax Marius, his mother's former military commander, he exhibit xenophobic views towards ordinary humans on the surface and desires to punish humanity for their role in marine pollution. Unlike other past portrayals, the character is inherently less malicious[5] and his relationship is more complicated with Aquaman as he weighs their rivalry with protecting Atlantis, making him a supervillain and akin to an antihero at times.[6] This version is also both the descendant of Atlan and the biological half-brother of Tula, sharing the same father.[1]
Ocean Master has been adapted from the comics into various forms of media. The character appeared in the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), portrayed by Patrick Wilson. Richard Green, Wallace Langham, Dana Snyder and Sam Witwer have provided the character's voice in animation.
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