Origin of Attuma | Enemy of Namor the Sub-Mariner

foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] what's up variant Nation wakanda forever's theatrical release is quickly approaching and from what we've seen so far it looks like it's going to be quite a ride the movie will be expanding on Old characters and introducing new ones and one of the Marvel villains being introduced into the MCU is a Tuma who is an enemy of Namor in Marvel Comics and could be the true Big Bad by the end of wakanda forever or at least one of them because our bet is still that Dr Doom will be the true Puppet Master behind events in the movie either way the wakanda forever trailers have given us our first live-action look at atuma and with many of you likely unfamiliar with him outside of his appearance in The Avengers Assemble animated series we thought we'd start our wakanda forever themed episodes with a villains month overview of atuma's comic book origin so let's dive in shall we a Tuma first appeared in Fantastic Four issue 33 in December of 1964. and like most of the Marvel Universe he was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the character's first appearance he was such a force to be reckoned with that the Fantastic Four had to team up with Namor the Submariner to defeat him overall it's a pretty solid read however his origin wasn't given to us in that issue the best recounting of atuma's origin actually didn't happen until decades later in fear itself the worthy issue six that issue starts with a caption saying deep within the ocean beyond the outlying borders of fabled Atlantis a battle rages we then see a tumor yelling roarok your army Falls your fate is sealed when atuma attacks death strikes swiftly as we see a tuma's army battling roarok a tumor then asks do you remember me Almighty and slaver of women and children rorak answers ayatuma my wits are as sharp as the sword destined to find your heart well do I recall the promised one the Conqueror to come many a year have passed since I first saw you and at this point a flashback begins of warrock accounting the tumor's origin as we move to the past we see warrock tell his soldiers according to the ancient prophecies a warrior will rise from the tribe of skarka and take the kingdom of Atlantis by force a true warrior makes his own fate if Atlantis must kneel it will be to roarok back in the present rohrok continues to explain we soon put the Warriors to the sword and enslaved all the women and children all saved one we then see a young and enslaved etuma as his captors say never have I heard such Fury from one so small he was born during the battle but his mother did not survive another asks what is clinched within his tiny fist the soldier answers great Neptune it's a clot of blood stolen from his mother's heart we then jump back to the present where Aurora continues narrating saying a wiser Warrior would have honored such an ill Omen and immediately slit your throat instead I kept a weary eye watching as you grew within the ancient mines While others withered and perished under the slaver's Yoke you seem to thrive the sea god smiled upon you over the years increasing your strength cunning and ruthlessness until you led a slave revolt and fled into the murky depths with your scarco brethren you eventually raised an army that numbered in the thousands and Unleashed a tidal wave of blood and misery time and again you sought to prove the prophecies and Seize the Throne of Atlantis it is said that your strength and power can only be rivaled by Prince name or the Submariner but your savagery knows no peer so great is your ambition that you have even attempted to conquer the surface world but have been repeatedly driven back by its Mightiest Heroes we then see a Tuma answer saying all you say is true rorak but I have never forgotten you warrock then replies I know my life is forfeit but I beg you to show my people Mercy the same Mercy I once granted yours a Tomba stares at him and responds Mercy Mercy Is For Fools and cowards never again shall a Tuma suffer his enemies to live and with that hardcore statement we have a tumas comic book origin which is definitely one way to introduce a villain I mean the guy did build an army which is promising in and of itself so now we've covered a tumor's origin where he becomes the Barbarian chief of skarka and thinks he's the one who should rule Atlantis making him a sworn enemy to name or the Submariner which in turn should give us an idea of where they could take the character in the MCU but now let's go over his powers and abilities to see how much of a threat he could be to the heroes in the MCU atuma is of course an Atlantean which enhances many of his physical abilities and like his brother Namor he's a mutant on top of that he can survive both on land and underwater when most atlanteans can only stay on land for a short time without the aid of a device atuma has enhanced strength and can lift around 60 tons he has superhuman speed agility and reflexes and is able to swim so much faster than normal atlanteans he Rivals Neymar his durability is pretty intense too his mutant and Atlantean physiology make him pretty much invulnerable to nearly all physical injury for instance his skin is bulletproof to most high caliber rounds and he can fall from extreme Heights with no harm he's also been seen to take on energy attacks and concussive blows without much injury in addition he has enhanced senses like hearing sight and smell and of course he's a highly skilled Atlantean Warrior known for turning the ocean waters red with the blood of his victims being an expert in hand-to-hand combat as well as an expert swordsman are just some of the tools he brings to battle overall atuma is a skilled Barbarian warrior with a long list of enhanced abilities the dude is a force to be reckoned with i for one am extremely curious to see how big of a roll atuma is actually going to play in wakanda forever because based on what we've seen from the trailers thus far it seems like a big aspect of the film is going to surround Neymar and his people turning against wakanda which is something that could be set in motion by an atuma who has ulterior motives for war and that ulterior motive could be our previously mentioned theory about a Tuma secretly working for Dr Doom with Dr Doom playing the man behind the curtain in the end I mean we know that a Tuma is one of the main villains for the movie but we've only seen one or two brief glimpses of him in the trailers so either he's a trojan horse or they're finally starting to get back to the art of not giving everything away in the trailers regardless all of us here definitely think Marvel is hiding some big reveals for wakanda forever and we hope one of them is Doctor Doom but no matter what happens we're excited to see what a tuma's actual role will end up being I just hope he's not another MCU one and done villain and that he survives to be used again in the future and that wraps things up for today my people but if you like this episode check this one out right here otherwise we'll see you next time when we talk about all things comics

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Length: 5min 39sec (339 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 30 2022