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| Attuma | |
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 Attuma as shown inOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe vol. 2 #1 | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964)[1] |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Attuma |
| Species | Homo mermanus |
| Place of origin | Atlantis |
| Team affiliations | Atlantis Lethal Legion Deep Six The Worthy |
| Partnerships | Warlord Krang Ghaur Llyra Tiger Shark Tyrak Byrrah Red Ghost Dr. Dorcas |
| Notable aliases | Attuma the Barbarian, Lords of the Murky Depths, Nerkkod: Breaker of Oceans |
| Abilities | Expert hand-to-hand combatant Superhuman strength, agility, stamina, reflexes, and endurance High level swimming speed Specially developed vision Self-propelled flight Underwater and land adaptation Access to highly advanced weaponry |
Attuma (/əˈtuːmə/) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He is anAtlantean nomadicwarlord who is usually depicted as an enemy ofNamor the Sub-Mariner, and is the father of the superheroAndromeda. He believes he is the prophesied conqueror of the Atlantean Empire.[2]
Attuma appears in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), portrayed by Alex Livinalli.
Attuma first appeared inFantastic Four #33 (December 1964), and was created byStan Lee (writer) andJack Kirby (artist).[3]
Attuma was born as a member of a tribe of barbaricAtlanteans, who were banished fromAtlantis ages ago. For unknown reasons Attuma was born with strength, endurance, and speed far superior to those of any normal Atlantean. Attuma quickly became leader of his tribe and declared that he would conquer the city of Atlantis as an ancient prophecy predicted. Attuma had an illegitimate daughter,Andromeda by a woman named Lady Gelva, but he did not know she gave birth to his only child until confronted by Andromeda.[4] Attuma was disappointed to learn he had a child who wasn't a boy and was disgusted to find out Lady Gelva was the mother as he saw her as a "bullocked whale". Andromeda would later challenge her father as is the right of every first born male child, Attuma allowed the challenge to proceed because Andromeda had been raised as a warrior. Attuma won the challenge but Andromeda was kidnapped by Ghaur before Attuma could kill her.[5]
Attuma gathered his troops and attacked Atlantis, and was defeated byNamor the Sub-Mariner, the Prince of Atlantis and his allies theFantastic Four.[6] Attuma and his troops were banished from Atlantis once again. Over the years, Attuma has been at war with both Atlantis and the "surface world" (the Atlantean name for the human nations). He developed a super-weapon with which to invade the surface world, but was foiled byIron Man.[7] Attuma was among the villains assembled byDoctor Doom using a mind-control device in one of his attempts to destroy the Fantastic Four. As his troops left the docks they were knocked back in by a bomb in aHydra truckDaredevil had caused to go towards the docks. Mister Fantastic causes the Atlanteans and the other villains to forget this event.[8] He created tidal waves in another attempted invasion of the surface world, and was this time defeated by theAvengers, after they were alerted by the kidnap of theWasp, although Attuma nearly succeeded in drowning them.[9] Attuma enslaved the nomadic Atlanteans after the destruction of Atlantis.[10] After Atlantis was rebuilt, Attuma attempted another invasion during the wedding of Namor andDorma.[11] Attuma allied with theRed Ghost, and used mind-controlled sea creatures in another attempted conquest of the surface world, and was this time defeated by theDefenders.[12] WithDr. Dorcas andTiger Shark, Attuma invadedHydro-Base, but was then defeated by a teaming of Namor and Doctor Doom.[13] Attuma then enslaved the Avengers to use them against Namor, but unintentionally instigated a battle between the Avengers and Doctor Doom. Attuma was defeated by Namor, Doom, and the Avengers.[14]
When the ruling Council of Atlantis asked Prince Namor to abdicate the throne, Namor obliged and left Atlantis. Attuma was hired with his men as mercenaries to end the Atlantean civil war. Several Atlantean nobles battled for the throne, but Attuma took the throne and became the new ruler of Atlantis. His rule was not a popular one though and Attuma kidnappedMarrina Smallwood, Namor's new wife to embarrass Namor in the eyes of the Atlantean people.[15] Namor, with the help of various superheroes includingAlpha Flight and theAvengers, freed Marrina and battled Attuma. Attuma ended the battle when he realized that Namor was happy with Marrina and did not want to return to Atlantis.[16] He did swear vengeance against the superheroes who had allied against him and joined theLethal Legion, a group of supervillains, shortly afterwards. The Legion was short-lived though and Attuma returned to Atlantis. During the events of "The Evolutionary War," Attuma joined forces with the Lemurians and reserve Avengers against theHigh Evolutionary.[17]
As depicted in thecrossoverAtlantis Attacks, Attuma allied withGhaur and hisDeviants andLlyra and herLemurians against humanity. He battled Iron Man and Namor, and then learned that the superhero Andromeda was his estranged daughter.[4] Attuma mobilized his troops for an assault against the United States.[18] He abductedMarvel Girl as part of Ghaur's plan. Attuma then finally met his daughter Andromeda again, who now led a group of Atlantean rebels against him. Attuma fought his daughter and defeated her in personal combat, but Ghaur spirited her away.[5] Attuma was angered, but continued with their plans. Ghaur and Llyra tricked him though and while Attuma attacked the surface world, battlingSpider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Ghaur and Llyra attacked Atlantis and killed a large part of the population as a sacrifice to their god Set. When hearing about Atlantis' destruction, Attuma went into a stupor and the Atlanteans retreated.[19] Attuma was put on trial, but made his way back to Atlantis.
Shortly afterwards, Attuma briefly lost control of Atlantis and Namor returned to the throne, but Attuma regained the throne of Atlantis, when Namor was cursed as one of theDefenders, a curse which would transport Namor away whenever the Defenders were needed and leave Atlantis undefended. Attuma formed the groupDeep Six (consisting of Nagala,Orka,Piranha,Sea Urchin,Tiger Shark) to defend Atlantis from Namor and the Defenders. Attuma's "Deep Six" was named after the first Deep Six, a group of heroes who aided Namor, including Andromeda. Though outnumbered, the Defenders outsmarted Attuma and Namor retook Atlantis.[20]
Attuma returned to his barbarian hordes and would make other attempts to conquer Atlantis and the surface world, but without any success. One such attempt would come after Attuma allied his Barbarian hordes with the forces of the futuristic conqueror Kang. His armies would pick Canada as their point of invasion; however they would be turned back by the superhero group, the Avengers.[21]
Attuma attacked New York City with an undersea horde once again. He was confronted by theSentry, but before Attuma could finish boasting of his plans, the Sentry beheaded him.[22][23]
During theDark Reign storyline, Attuma is restored to life byVictor Von Doom after he reattaches Attuma's head to his body, and Attuma is offered a new chance of power in the vow of destroying Namor once and for all.[24]
During theFear Itself storyline, one of the seven Hammers of the Worthy lands near Attuma after it was launched to Earth by theSerpent. He is able to lift it and becomes Nerkodd: Breaker of Oceans.[25] He fightsAlpha Flight after he tried to attack Vancouver, but he was defeated.[26] Then soon after that, he heads to Atlantis to overthrow Namor's rule and become the new king of Atlantis.[27]
Sometime later as part of theMarvel NOW! event, Attuma found and unlocked the secrets from the Lost City of Lemuria, using it to attack several places on land.S.H.I.E.L.D. then sentHulk to deal with the threat.[28]
In a flashback experienced byNara, her parents were servants of Attuma that were posing as Namor's Royal Guards.[29]
As part of theAll-New, All-Different Marvel event, Attuma was on Atlantis at the time when theSquadron Supreme attacked it in retaliation for Namor and the Cabal having destroyed the worlds of some of its members. Attuma was slain byPower Princess.[30]
Attuma possesses various superhuman abilities common to the Atlanteans. However, his strength, stamina, resistance to physical injury, and swimming speed are much higher than the majority of his race. Like most Atlanteans, Attuma could not survive out of water for more than 10 minutes without the aid of mechanical devices or certain chemicals, for most of his life. His stamina, agility, and reflexes also were reduced when out of the water. Like all Atlanteans his specially developed vision allows him to see clearly in the murky depths of the ocean.
After certain genetic and surgical enhancements following his resurrection at the hands ofDoctor Doom, his strength has been fortified to be on par with the strength ofNamor as well as granting him the ability of self-propelled flight and living on land unaided.
Attuma is a skilled Atlantean warrior, trained in the use of many different weapons. He is an expert hand-to-hand combatant, especially underwater, and has achieved mastery in the use of most Atlantean weapons. He usually prefers his three-pronged iron sword, but he has access to highly advanced weaponry.
An alternate universe variant of Attuma makes a minor appearance inMarvel Adventures #24.[31]
A zombified alternate universe variant of Attuma from Earth-2149 appears inMarvel Zombies: Dead Days.[32][33]
Attuma appears inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,[38] portrayed by Alex Livinalli.[39] This version is aTalokanil warrior loyal toNamor who forms a rivalry withOkoye.
Attuma appears in theMarvel Rising motion comic, voiced again by Dan Donohue.[37]
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