I originally ride the Batmobile.
I jump off with my trident my trusty pitchfork and stab parademons.
They pull me up into the sky, so I basically fight them in the air.
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I get to bite into their wings, and tear their wings off.
He falls to the ground, and Cyborg saves him.
My characters kind of savage.
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According to Momoa, that was director Zack Snyders intention.
He wasnt really accepted on land, and not really accepted in Atlantis.
That was kind of an interesting thing for me with this character.
I could relate to it, coming from Iowa and being Hawaiian.
I grew up in Iowa, its a great place.
But Im born in Hawaii.
Half my familys in Iowa, half my familys in Hawaii.
Not being fully accepted in either, I candefinitelyrelate.
Im kind of the one who doubts everything.
Were definitely trying to honor the comics, he explains.
Polynesian people, obviously, we have tons of water gods.
Its kind of a neat thing that theres a brown-skinned superhero.
When we meet him inJustice League, Arthurs living in Iceland, far away from his native Atlantis.
And I think thats what we find inAquaman, in the solo movie.
You just get the time to understand who he is.
Thats the beauty of the origin.
You get to see where he grew up, how he was treated, Momoa says.
Theres gonna be huge battle scenes underwater that feel like youre in space!
First up isJustice League, and some famous costars playing famous superpowered icons.
But lets get serious here: What was it like working with the trident?
Her names Bernadette, Momoa says.
We smell a spin-off!
