10 Things You Need To Know About Aquaman

10. His Design Has Completely Changed

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There's no avoiding it: comic book Aquaman looks lame. He's a white dude with blond hair who dresses up in a gold outfit with green gloves, and more than anything, you can really tell he's a character created in the 1940s. And unlike Batman and Superman his style hasn't aged very well.

Thankfully, the casting and costume team at Warner Bros have knocked this one out of the park in a big way, transforming Aquaman from an image of lameness to the personification of badass-ness.

By casting the Hawaiian powerhouse Jason Momoa, they've tied the character of Aquaman to island culture in a way that makes perfect sense for a hero that lives at sea. The tattoos fit with that concept, and add an edgy element that doesn't exist at all in the visuals of the comics.

Stripping away the yellow fabrics and focusing on metal armour builds upon that, making Momoa's Aquaman a seriously cool hero and cutting ties with the cheesiness of the comics. Before you've even heard him speak, you know he means business.