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Warning : contains spoilers forAre You Afraid of Darkseid ? # 1
Jackson Hyde , akaAqualad , may put to work alongsideAquamanto protect both Earth and Atlantis , but he ’s also the son of Arthur Curry ’s scourge , Black Manta . While Aqualad is more or less estranged from his father , Black Manta still looms largein his life history , and in " The Ogopogo " readers are cue of this fact . The story appear inAre You Afraid of Darkseid?a particular one - shot anthology featuring repugnance story starring the heroes and villains of the DC Universe .
Theson of Black Mantaand an Atlantean woman , Jackson was hidden away from his father for many year . Thanks to his Atlantean heritage , Aqualad has many of Aquaman ’s powers , such as the power to take a breather underwater , superstrength and enhanced survival , but what sets him apart from Aquaman are his hydrokinetic abilities , allow him to shape water into hard constructs , such as swords . Due to his adoptive parents , Aqualad grew up gratis of his founding father ’s corrupting influence , but they have crossed way of life many times since , with Black Manta leave a endure impression on his son that raises its read/write head inAre You Afraid of Darkseid ?
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The story , write by Ed Brisson , with artistic production by Christopher Mittens , colour by Tony Avina and letters by Becca Carey , opens withAqualad and Aquamanconfronting Naitaka , a fabled sea serpent that has been attacking ships . They learn that Naitaka , also known as " Ogopogo , " is defending her nest from a mathematical group of mysterious lusus naturae . These behemoth have release a psychotropic substance that is cause Naitaka to trounce out . During the course of the engagement , Aqualad is drug with the centre , causing acute delusion - one of which demand Aquaman adopting a flagitious new form which starts morphing into Black Manta , tell Jackson he is worthless , a disgrace to his lineage and not a fighter . Aqualad find oneself it within himself to fight back against the visions , and in the end they are able to facilitate Naitaka as well .
Black Manta does not have an active mien in his son ’s life-time , though the two do meet once a class so Jackson can expect his father to change by reversal himself in . Aquaman has ill-use into that maternal role and kept Aqualad from going down the same path as his father , becoming a mentor and a father figure . Yet Aqualad still carries the shame of his father ’s actions , and most potential will for the rest of his life , wondering how they mull on his own potential for iniquity . This history perfectly illustrates that while he may view Aquaman as his sire material body now , Black Manta will always be a presencein his life . Jackson ’s anxieties about endure up to Aquaman ’s legacy and his fear of become out like Black Manta conflate together in this direful delusion .
As he takes on the responsibility ofbecoming DC ’s newAquaman , Jackson is reckoning with his relationship withBlack Manta , and whileAqualadis a hero through and through , this storey makes it clear that his biological father ’s bequest will always stalk him , inextricable from his worries about his use as a hero .
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