Atlanna's trident was an Atlantean weapon originally wielded by Atlanna. The trident was passed on to her son, Arthur, as a child when his mother was forced to leave him in his early life.
History[]
A queen's weapon[]
The five-pronged trident was originally wielded by Queen Atlanna of Atlantis. In 1985, Atlanna was wounded from battle and later discovered by Thomas Curry near the Curry Lighthouse after washing ashore, her trident still in hand. Following the birth of their son, Arthur, a squad of Men of War soldiers using Hydro-pulse rifles were sent by King Orvax to the lighthouse to capture Atlanna but were defeated by the Queen. Fearing for her son's life, Atlanna chose to return to Atlantis, leaving her trident behind for Arthur to inherit.
Aquatic arsenal[]
After he was of age, Arthur was given his mother's trident by his father and later instructed in combat by Nuidis Vulko, his mother's advisor, in his adolescence. Years later, Arthur was discovered in a sunken wreckage by the NSA's UUV drones, destroying one before swimming away at high speed, footage of which was collected by Lex Luthor in his research of metahumans, believing the Atlantean to be one of the enhanced individuals.
Black Manta's Revenge[]
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Capabilities[]
Atlanna's trident was the extension of its maiden namesake's self. Being a mighty weapon forged of unknown metallurgy, both mother and the son used the polearm to incredible effectiveness, Atlanna having once used it to dispatch a heavily armed Atlantean garrison outfitted with incredibly advanced weapons technology with relative ease.
Arthur uses it with the same, albeit greater, expertise due to a slew of inborn genetic traits both inherent in his proginator as well as unique to himself.
To that regard, Arthur uses his mother's royal heirloom as a conduit to channel his underlying greater powers through, such as focusing his powers of hydrokinesis through which, as he had done when the Gotham Harbor subway tunnels were ruptured during the fight with Steppenwolf; Arthur was able to hold back the sudden flood of water long enough for his Justice League comrades to escape drowning. It has also been observed having the ability to create shockwaves similar to those of the Trident of Atlan.
Trivia[]
- The trident is approximately 7 feet tall, with Aquaman standing at 6'4".
- The design of Atlanna's trident isn't unique among Atlanteans. Some Atlantean Guards can be seen wielding seemingly identical tridents.
Behind the scenes[]
- Though referred to as a "trident", which would typically denote 3 prongs, this one has 5, leading it to be referred to out-of-universe as a "quindent", particularly by Jason Momoa himself.
- In the Injustice 2 Mobile game, it can be collected as one of the five gear pieces of "Justice League Aquaman" (simply called "Trident"). When equipped, it gives him bonus critical attack chance. Regardless of whether he has it equipped, the Justice League I version of Aquaman can be seen wielding it in-game.
External links[]
Trident of Neptune on DC Database- {{DCEU}