▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁K ory ak ▁and ▁his ▁ad visor ▁V ul ko . ▁His ▁second ▁har po on ▁is ▁also ▁destroyed , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁No ble , ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁L urk ers ; ▁he ▁rep laces ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁golden ▁prost h etic ▁hand ▁developed ▁by ▁Atl ante an ▁scient ists ▁which ▁can ▁change ▁shape ▁at ▁his ▁command , ▁thus ▁retain ing ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁har po on ▁but ▁being ▁more ▁all - pur pose . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁war ▁with ▁an ▁island ▁nation , ▁Aqu aman ▁exp ands ▁Atl ant is ' ▁surface ▁influence ▁by ▁an nex ing ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁Atl ant is . ▁ ▁Hi atus ▁between ▁series ▁Aqu aman ▁had ▁no ▁regular ▁series ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁his ▁plot ▁went ▁through ▁several ▁develop ments ▁via ▁his ▁came o ▁appearances ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁titles . ▁ ▁Aqu aman ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁reform ed ▁J LA ▁and ▁remained ▁an ▁active , ▁if ▁sometimes ▁rel uct ant ▁member ▁of ▁that ▁team , ▁until ▁the ▁" O ur ▁World s ▁at ▁War " ▁story line ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( short ly ▁after ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁Aqu aman ▁vol . ▁ 5 ), ▁during ▁which ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁P ose id on is ▁disappear ▁during ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁an ▁Imper ie x ▁pro