Atlantean and possesses their shared attributes of powers granted by their physiology: he is able to breathe underwater indefinitely, possesses superhuman strength that allows him to freely move underwater and withstand the pressures of the deep ocean, superhuman speed, superhuman durability, and enhanced senses that enable several abilities such as being able to see deep within the depths of the ocean. A drawback of his heritage, however, is that he dehydrates at a faster rate on land than a human. Because he is of the royal bloodline, he exhibits physical abilities greater than the average Atlantean. Ocean Master is a skilled warrior, attaining a high degree of skill at a young age and is considered a superior fighter to any normal human being with similar training. An able politician and leader, Ocean Master proved to be charismatic among his people, possessing enough influence to found his own underwater city-state of Atlantean mutants where he was considered to be a competent ruler. Ocean Master has also demonstrated skill as a military commander: his attack on the surface world proved effective against the United States military and the Justice League, designating him an "alpha-class" Justice League threat and one of the most dangerous men on Earth. He is also an inventive expert, having upgraded the Scavenger's armor with Atlantean technology to include a more advance computer interface, teleportation, an increase of superhuman strength, and the ability manifest at will; such upgrades and skill were compared to Black Manta's own, whose technology is derived from the lost Atlantean tride known as the Deserters. Technology and artifacts Ocean Master's weaponry and artifacts also vary between continiitues, sometimes bearing similarities with one another: Both his Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions have access to an array of stolen technology prior to the character's prominence of using magical, his arsenal including harpoon guns, sonic weaponry, nets, and lasers. After the character's re-invention into a character using more sorcerous abiliites, he maintained a collection of artifacts, including a helmet that allows him to breathe underwater indefinitely (later supplied by his trident too or by magic due to being homo magi). For a time, he possessed a collection of the Zodiac Crystals, including ones imbedded into an Atlantis Royal Seal carried by a previous king and the Lia Fail, an artifact from the city-state, Thierna Na Oge. His Post-Flashpoint version possess access to both mystical weaponry and Atlantean technology; chiefly,