Attuma
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Powers: Attuma possesses the typical attributes of Homo mermanus: gills to enable him to extract oxygen from the water, superhuman physiology to enable him to withstand the extreme water pressure changes beneath the sea, blood circulation enabling him to withstand freezing temperatures, and specially-developed vision which is more sensitive to the green portion of the spectrum enabling him to see in deep murky waters.
Attuma is far stronger that the typical Atlantean. Whereas most Atlanteans can swim at a speed of 30 miles per hour, Attuma can swim at 60 miles per hour. Like all Atlanteans, Attuma cannot breathe air out of water. He is capable of lasting approximately ten minutes out of water before he begins to suffocate.
Weaknesses: The longer Attuma is away from water, the weaker he becomes. Being away from water for too long a time could prove to be fatal.
Bio: Attuma was born into the tribe of Homo mermanus who eschewed civilization to live as nomadic barbarians. For some unrecorded reason, Attuma was endowed with strength far surpassing that of his people. Nearing adulthood, Attuma learned of a prophesy, in the lost Atlantean Chronicles, of a conqueror who would take the empire of Atlantis by force. Believing he is that conqueror, Attuma has launched numerous attacks on the city of Atlantis and its regent Namor the Sub-Mariner.
Unable to best Namor in personal combat, Attuma has frequently taken allies to further his ambitions. These alliances have also met with defeat. The first time Attuma attacked Atlantis, the Fantastic Four aided Namor in repulsing his attack. In recent years, Attuma has battled the Avengers as well. Not renowned for his intelligence, Attuma has frequently employed renegade Atlantean and human scientists. One of them created the Octo-Meks, octopus-shaped fighting machines. Another proposed that he mate with human mutants in order to produce a sire stronger than Namor himself. Toward this end he abducted the mutant Phoenix, but she thwarted his plans. Although Attuma has never been able to claim a lasting victor over Namor, he was a party to the death of Namor's bride, Lady Dorma. Attuma is still at large in the Atlantic Ocean, having never been imprisoned for any of his deeds.
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First Appearance: Fantastic Four (1961) #33
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Issue Appearances: Alpha Flight (1983)
#33 - 'A Friend in Need' #34 - 'Honor' #37 - 'Death Birth' #38 - 'Pestilence!' #39 - 'The Invasion of Atlantis!' Avengers (1998)
#42 - 'No More Tomorrows' #43 - 'Global Presence' Avengers/JLA (2003)
#4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Beavis and Butt-Head (1994)
Beavis und Butt-Head (1994)
Bizarre Adventures (1981)
Captain America (1968)
Citizen V and the V-Battalion (2001)
Dark Reign: Made Men (2009)
Dark Reign: Made Men (Webcomics) (2009)
Defenders (2001)
#2 - 'The Curse' #5 - 'Headhunt' #7 - 'Fire Above, Thunder Below' #11 - 'Vengeance!' Defenders (2005)
#1 - 'Almost a Good Idea...' Die Rächer (1979)
#34 - 'Freiheit, Die Ich Meine!' Doom 2099 (1993)
#44 - 'Entangling Alliances' Fantastic Four (1961)
Fantastic Four Adventures (2005)
#47 - 'A Family Torn Apart!' Fantastic Four Visionaries: George Perez (2005)
Fantastic Four: The End (2006)
Fear Itself: The Worthy (2011)
#6 - '-- Death Strikes Swiftly!' Hercules (2005)
#3 - 'The New Labors of Hercules, Part 3' Heroic Age: Villains (2011)
#1 - 'Heroic Age Villains' Hulk / Sub-Mariner '98 (1998)
Indestructible Hulk (2013)
#4 - 'Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' #5 Iron Man (1968)
Marvel Masterworks (1987)
#25 - 'The Fantastic Four' Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2002)
Marvel Triple Action (1972)
#20 - 'The Voice of the Wasp!' #21 - 'Four Against the Floodtide!' Marvels (1994)
Namor, The Sub-Mariner (1990)
Annual 01 - 'Subterranean Wars Part 3' #45 - 'Hunting Ground' #53 - 'The Wreck of the Endurance, Part 2' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z Update (2010)
Sentry (2005)
#1 - 'Under the Eye of the Clock' Super-Villain Team-Up (1975)
#1 - 'Slayers From The Sea!' #2 - 'In The Midst of Life...!' #3 - 'If Vengeance Fails !' #9 - 'Pawns of Attuma!' #10 - 'The Sign of the Skull!' Tales of Suspense (1959)
Tales to Astonish (1959)
The Avengers (1963)
Annual 17 - 'Prometheus Mutans!' Annual 18 - 'Atlantis Attacks, Chapter Eight: Avengers Assembled' #26 - 'The Voice of the Wasp!' #27 - 'Four Against the Flood-Tide!' #154 - 'When Strikes Attuma?' #155 - 'To Stand Alone!' #156 - 'The Private War of Doctor Doom!' #272 - 'Assault on Atlantis' The Defenders (1972)
#7 - 'War Below the Waves!' The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
#1 - 'A: From Abomination to Avengers Quinjet' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
#1 - 'Abomination to Batroc's Brigade' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Sub-Mariner (1968)
#4 - 'Who Strikes For Atlantis?' #31 - 'Attuma Triumphant' #36 - 'What the Gods Have joined Together' #37 - 'The Way to Dusty Death' #38 - 'Namor Agonistes!' Web of Spider-Man (1985)
West Coast Avengers (1985)
#35 - 'Tales to Astonish, Part Three: The Voice of Doom' What If...? (1989)
#67 - 'What If Captain America Were Revived Today? Part 1: A Fighting Chance' #68 - 'What If Captain America Were Revived Today? Part 2: Liberty's Sword' X-Factor (1986)
Annual 04 - 'I Must Go Down To The Sea Again...' X-Nation 2099 (1996)
#3 - 'Vertigo' #4 - 'A Turning Point in the Life of X-Nation as Atlantis Draws: First Blood!' Video Game Appearances: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2006) The Fantastic Four (1997) Group Affiliation(s): Atlanteans (Marvel) Deep Six (Marvel)(02 - Attuma's team) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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