▁due ▁to ▁their ▁r uth less ness ▁and ▁hung er . ▁Although ▁this ▁power ▁is ▁most ▁often ▁and ▁most ▁easily ▁used ▁on ▁be ings ▁that ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁sea , ▁Aqu aman ▁has ▁at ▁times ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁affect ▁any ▁being ▁that ▁lives ▁upon ▁the ▁sea ▁( e . g ., ▁sea ▁e ag les ), ▁or ▁even ▁any ▁being ▁evol ved ▁from ▁marine ▁life ▁( e . g ., ▁humans ▁and ▁some ▁al iens ). ▁Per ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁DC ▁continu ity ▁reboot , ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁tele path y ▁has ▁been ▁greatly ▁down play ed : ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁most ▁marine ▁life ▁doesn ' t ▁possess ▁enough ▁intelligence ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁meaning ful ▁tele path ic ▁communication , ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁now ▁stated ▁to ▁simply ▁add ▁comp uls ions ▁and ▁needs ▁in ▁the ▁mind set ▁of ▁aqu atic ▁life , ▁comp elling ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁b idd ing ▁by ▁a ▁subt le ▁alter ing ▁of ▁their ▁c ere bell um . ▁It ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁during ▁DC ▁Reb irth / D rown ed ▁Earth ▁that ▁Arthur ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁speak ▁with ▁the ▁ocean ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁met aph ys ical ▁energy ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Life ▁Force . ▁A ▁vast ▁ocean ▁of ▁gen es istic ▁power ▁which ▁enables ▁him ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁any ▁and ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁sent ience ▁within ▁the ▁cos mos , ▁even ▁from ▁across ▁real ities . ▁Through ▁it ▁Arthur ▁could ▁also ▁use ▁its ▁power ▁to ▁revert ▁lost ▁forms ▁and ▁assert ▁varying