Arthur Curry (Earth-8998)

"I know there are certain benighted souls who think I'm some kind of third-rate hero, but I'd think that you of all people would know better! But since you seem a bit confused, let me make this perfectly clear... I was in the world-saving game when people like Spider-Man and Robin were still in diapers... I've worked hard to earn the respect and trust of every living creature beneath the waves -- and I take my job very seriously... so get this through your head, punk... I'm Aquaman, King of Atlantis!"

- - Aquaman

Arthur Curry, or Orin, is the King of Atlantis, being the result of the love between Captain Thomas Curry and Atlanna, and thus a hybrid between a human and a Atlantean. Raised on San Francisco, California through most of his life, Arthur eventually discovered of his Atlantean heritage when forces belonging to Kordax threatened Atlantis, and so he was called upon by his brother, Prince Orm. Invoked to the underneath city, Curry became Aquaman, serving as the city's new king and protector.