Aqualad
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Real Identity: Garth
Affiliation(s): Teen Titans
Powers: Super strength, Resistance to Deep-Sea Pressure, Telepathy and Hydrokinesis
Garth is an Atlantean orphaned at birth. 4000 years ago, the Idylists, a sect of Atlantean pacifists, relocated and founded the Shayeris colony located in the Hidden Valley. Due to their heritage, they were avid architects and artisans. The Idylists also were practitioners of magic.
After a violent coup, a pregnant Queen Berra was banished to Atlantis. Those who were born with purple eyes were immediately killed as it was a sign that marked the potential for mastery of magic. Garth was born and was mysteriously spared and thrived on his own until a fateful encounter with Aquaman. For a time, Garth, now named Aqualad was the sidekick of Aquaman.
Seeking to connect with kindred souls, Aqualad became a founding member of the Teen Titans superhero group. Aqualad can't survive out of water past an hour at a time.