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Superheroes often have an iconic weakness , likeSupermanand Kryptonite , butAquamanhas a obscure weakness that is much more embarrassing . The Atlantean champion has often been make fun in popular culture , despite often being portrayed as an amazing character in the comics . The latest revealing about his failing is probable to only add cannon fodder to the masses who take in him as a caper .
Aquaman is simultaneously a superhero and the king of the undersea nation of Atlantis . He takes both of his roles very seriously , even becoming the leader of the Justice League at one point . Despite the implausibly cool threefold nature of the character his power leave much to be want . While he does have some level of super strength , Aquaman ’s most notable great power revolve around the oceanand aquatic life . This can make him seem useless in terrestrial conflicts ( even if this is n’t the case ) . His weakness is also connected to his aquatic nature , and while it is more or less zany , it can also be implausibly lethal .
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InAquaman & The Flash : Voidsong#2 , write by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing with fine art by Vasco Georgiev , Aquaman and the Flash finally directly confront the alien terror that has entranced everybody on Earth . Upon put down the alien ship , Flash is directly struck by a terrible scent , but Aquaman break that he is unmoved by it . Living most of his spirit in the sea has leave his sense of smell incredibly underdeveloped . It is indecipherable whether Aquaman has no sense of smell or just an incredibly weak one , but either way , given he ca n’t observe a scent that so affectedAquaman ’s mate the Flash , it must be a serious deficiency .
While this may not seem like an important impuissance at first , it is actually incredibly life-threatening for Aquaman specifically . Royalty is often the target of character assassination involving poison , often in food or drink . Taste is one of a human ’s natural defense against this ploy , as noticing that a meal tastes off can disclose the presence of poison blot out within . But Aquaman does n’t have this defense chemical mechanism , earn the king of Atlantis especially susceptible to this form of attack . On the superhero side of his life , poison petrol is a comparatively common weapon , which can often be detected by feeling . But given his impuissance , if one of his villain ever used a gas weapon against him , he might not even figure out they were using gas until it is too late .
Theostensibly lame nature of this weakness fits Aquamanincredibly well . He is a character who may seem silly at first glance but is actually fantastically awing . A deficiency of smell may not seem too serious initially , but on further inspection it is extremely dangerous , just likeAquamanhimself .
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