Description
Ocean Master ( Orm Marius ) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and debuted in Aquaman #29 (September 1966). He is the half- brother and an archnemesis of the superhero Aquaman.
The character has had numerous origin stories throughout his comic book history, having been depicted as a human seafaring pirate in his original appearances during the Silver Age; an Inuit of homo magi descent following Crisis on Infinite Earths ; and a pure-blooded, xenophobic Atlantean of royalty who seeks to punish humanity for causing marine pollution since the New 52 continuity reboot. Despite these varying depictions, Orm is consistently portrayed as a jealous and vindictive man who plots to usurp the throne of Atlantis from his half-brother.
Ocean Master has been adapted from the comics into various forms of media. Patrick Wilson portrayed the character in his live-action debut in the 2018 DC Extended Universe film Aquaman , and will reprise the role in the upcoming 2023 sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Richard Green, Wallace Langham, Dana Snyder and Sam Witwer have provided the character's voice in animation.
