After discovering that Atlantis had agreed to complete subjugation under the One Earth Government, Aquaman confronts several regime members before Ares sends him to rejoin his comrades and assist the insurgents, which includes a heroic analog of Lex Luthor.
After discovering that Atlantis had agreed to complete subjugation under the One Earth Government, Aquaman fights the Flash, Shazam, and his own counterpart before Ares suddenly appears. Revealing that he is weakened by the lack of conflict, Ares sends Aquaman to rejoin his comrades and assist the insurgents, which includes a heroic analog of Lex Luthor.