Attuma (/əˈtuːmə/) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an Atlantean nomadic warlord who is usually depicted as an enemy of Namor the Sub-Mariner, and is the father of the superhero Andromeda. He believes he is the prophesied conqueror of the Atlantean Empire.[2]
| Attuma | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964)[1] |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Attuma |
| Species | Homo mermanus |
| Place of origin | Atlantis |
| Team affiliations | Deep Six The Worthy |
| Partnerships | Ghaur Llyra Tiger Shark |
| 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 appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), portrayed by Alex Livinalli.
Publication history
editAttuma first appeared in Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964), and was created by Stan Lee (writer) and Jack Kirby (artist).[3]
Fictional character biography
editAttuma is part of a tribe of barbaric Atlanteans who were banished from Atlantis 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 Andromeda confronted him.[4]
When the ruling Council of Atlantis asks Namor to abdicate the throne, Namor obliges and leaves Atlantis. Attuma is hired with his men as mercenaries to end the ensuing civil war. Attuma ultimately takes control of Atlantis and kidnaps Marrina Smallwood, Namor's wife.[5] Namor, with the help of Alpha Flight and the Avengers, frees Marrina and battles Attuma. Attuma ends the battle after realizing that Namor is happy with Marrina and does not want to return to Atlantis.[6]
In the storyline Atlantis Attacks, Attuma mobilizes his troops for an assault against the United States.[7] Attuma then reunites with Andromeda, who is leading a group of rebels against him. Attuma fought his daughter and defeated her in personal combat, but Ghaur transports her away.[8] Ghaur and Llyra attack Atlantis and kill a large part of the population as a sacrifice to their god Set. After learning of Atlantis' destruction, Attuma enters a stupor and retreats.[9]
Attuma regains the throne of Atlantis after Namor is left too busy with the Defenders to protect Atlantis. Attuma forms the group Deep Six (consisting of Nagala, Orka, Piranha, Sea Urchin, and Tiger Shark) to defend Atlantis from Namor and the Defenders. Though outnumbered, the Defenders outsmart Attuma and Namor retakes Atlantis.[10]
Attuma attacks New York City with an undersea horde once again. He is confronted by the Sentry, who beheads him.[11] During the Dark Reign storyline, Attuma is restored to life by Victor Von Doom after he reattaches Attuma's head to his body. Attuma is offered a new chance of power in the vow of destroying Namor once and for all.[12]
Fear Itself
editDuring the Fear Itself storyline, one of the seven Hammers of the Worthy lands near Attuma after it is launched to Earth by the Serpent. He is able to lift it and becomes Nerkodd: Breaker of Oceans.[13] Nerkodd fights Alpha Flight after he tries to attack Vancouver, but he is defeated.[14]
Some time later, Attuma unlocks secrets of the lost city of Lemuria, using it to attack several places on land. S.H.I.E.L.D. sends Hulk to deal with the threat.[15]
Powers and abilities
editAttuma 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 of Doctor Doom, his strength has been fortified to be on par with the strength of Namor 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.
Other versions
editMarvel Adventures
editAn alternate universe version of Attuma makes a minor appearance in Marvel Adventures #24.[16]
Marvel Zombies
editA zombified alternate universe version of Attuma from Earth-2149 appears in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days.[17][18]
In other media
editTelevision
edit- Attuma appears in the "Namor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes.[19]
- Attuma appears in the Fantastic Four (1967) episode "Danger in the Depths", voiced by Henry Corden.[19]
- Attuma appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "To Rule Atlantis", voiced by Philip Akin.[19]
- Attuma appears in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "Atlantis Attacks".[19]
- Attuma appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Dwight Schultz in the first two seasons and by Dan Donohue in the fifth.[19][20][21][22] This version is initially a member of the Red Skull's Cabal until the latter betrays them.
- Attuma appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced again by Dwight Schultz.[19]
- Attuma appears in Lego Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails, voiced by Roger Craig Smith.[19]
Film
editVideo games
edit- Attuma appears as a boss in Fantastic Four (1997).[25]
- Attuma appears as a boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance,[26] voiced by Gregg Berger.[19] This version is a member of the Masters of Evil.
- Attuma appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.[27]
Miscellaneous
editAttuma appears in the Marvel Rising motion comic, voiced again by Dan Donohue.[19]
References
edit- ↑ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 12. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ↑ Iron Man Annual #10 (August 1989)
- ↑ Alpha Flight #33-36 (April - July 1986)
- ↑ Alpha Flight #39 (October 1986)
- ↑ The Avengers Annual #18 (October 1989)
- ↑ X-Factor Annual #4 (October 1989)
- ↑ Web of Spider-Man Annual #5 (November 1989)
- ↑ The Defenders (vol. 2) #7-11 (September 2001 - January 2002)
- ↑ Sentry (vol. 2) #1 (November 2005)
- ↑ Dark Reign: Made Men #2 (May 2009)
- ↑ Fear Itself #2 (July 2011)
- ↑ Alpha Flight (vol. 4) #1 (August 2011)
- ↑ Indestructible Hulk #4 (April 2013)
- ↑ Marvel Adventures #24 (August 2007)
- ↑ Marvel Zombies: Dead Days #1 (July 2007)
- ↑ Marvel Zombies Return #5 (2009)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Attuma Voices (Marvel Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Bricken, Rob (March 8, 2013). "First look at Disney's new Avengers Assemble cartoon". Io9. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013.
- ↑ Cecchini, Mike (September 15, 2013). "Avengers Assemble: Depth Charge, Review". Den of Geek. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (September 16, 2013). "Marvel's Avengers Assemble: "Depth Charge" Review". IGN. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ Jirak, Jamie (July 2, 2022). "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Promo Art Reveals First Look at Namor Villain Attuma". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Marvel At Comic-Con 2022: What Phase 5 & 6 Look Like – Update". Deadline Hollywood. July 24, 2022. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ Probe Entertainment (1997-09-30). Fantastic Four. Acclaim Entertainment.
- ↑ Raven Software (2010-01-19). Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Activision.
- ↑ "Characters". IGN Database. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.