10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Aquaman

Jason Momoa’s cameo as Aquaman in Batman V Superman gave us a glimpse at the character we would be seeing in both the Justice League and Aquaman movies. Gone was his shortly cropped blonde look, as it was replaced by a dark mane of sun-kissed hair. His signature cleanly shaven face was no more, giving way to an unkempt beard.

He was given an assortment of tribal tattoos that mimicked the scales of his traditional armor, but spent most of his time shirtless, choosing to only wear pants. It would seem as if Warner Bros created the look out of nowhere, but that isn’t the case.

In an attempt to broaden Aquaman’s fan base in the '90s, writer Peter David chose to steer clear of the cliché Golden Age character design for Arthur Curry in his comic. Instead he gave the character long blonde hair and a matching beard. Along with the make-over came an attitude adjustment, as the character became decidedly more brooding, preferring isolation to human contact.

He was also mostly shirtless, and is seen wearing pants and not much else. He was given a harpoon for a hand when he lost his in battle, and wore armor over one side of his upper body. So we all have Peter David to thank for the aptly named “AquaBro” look Momoa sports in the film. The look was so iconic the comics reference it from time to time. With a new Aquaman series in the works, time will tell if the look is here to stay.