' s ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Grand master . ▁He ▁displays ▁his ▁immense ▁psych ic ▁control ▁over ▁sea ▁life ▁when ▁he ▁single - hand edly ▁sh uts ▁down ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁Atl ante an ▁soldiers ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Att uma , ▁although ▁his ▁ab ilities ▁only ▁partially ▁affect ▁Nam or ▁due ▁to ▁Nam or ' s ▁half - human ▁phys i ology . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁alternate ▁tim eline ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁" Fl ash point " ▁story line , ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Atl ant is ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁young ▁Arthur ▁never ▁learned ▁comp ass ion ▁and ▁kind ness ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁Atl ante an ▁agents ▁sent ▁to ▁recover ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁Atl ant is ▁w age ▁war ▁against ▁Wonder ▁Woman ▁and ▁the ▁Ama z ons , ▁which ▁began ▁when ▁D iana ' s ▁mother ▁Hi pp oly ta ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁D iana ' s ▁wed ding ▁day . ▁In ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁ret ribution , ▁Wonder ▁Woman ▁later ▁killed ▁M era , ▁who ▁had ▁apparently ▁married ▁Aqu aman . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Hi pp oly ta ▁was , ▁however , ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cas ual ty ▁of ▁war ▁since ▁the ▁real ▁target ▁was ▁Wonder ▁Woman ▁herself . ▁Aqu aman ▁later ▁caused ▁Western