Justice League (TV Series)

The Enemy Below (2001)

Scott Rummell: Aquaman, Arthur Curry

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Quotes 

• Superman : Come and err your grievances at the world assembly. Negotiate with them for peace.

  Aquaman : You'd have me crawl before them like some beggar?

  Superman : No. Stand before them like a king.

• Aquaman : [holding his son]  He has quite a grip.

  Mera : Takes after his father.

  Aquaman : [putting him in his crib]  Look at him. So peaceful, so innocent. Mera, what kind of future am I making for our son?

  Mera : Whatever you decide, I'm sure it will be the right choice.

• Green Lantern : What did you do with the plutonium?

  Aquaman : Plutonium?

  Green Lantern : From the submarine. You stole it.

  Aquaman : My orders were to leave that vessel where it lay.

  Green Lantern : And you expect us to believe that?

  Aquaman : Believe what you want. Someone tried to kill me, and I need to find out who.

  Batman : Wait. I can help. But you're going to have to trust me.

• Aquaman : What's taking so long? I must return to Atlantis.

  Green Lantern : Sit tight, Your Highness. We'll tell you when it's safe to go.

  Aquaman : [slugging him]  You presume too much.

• General Brak : I say the surface dwellers are barbarians. They sail their weapons across our seas and pollute our oceans with their garbage. There's only one way to ensure Atlantis' safety, and my troops are prepared to take action.

  Aquaman : What sort of action?

  General Brak : We have the technology to wipe them off the face of the earth. Just give the order.

  Aquaman : General Brak, I decide policy here, not you.

  General Brak : But how much longer must we endure these affronts? Surely you realize that now is the perfect time...

  Orm : Hold your tongue, Brak. Your king has spoken.

• Dignitary : First you sink a nuclear submarine, and then you threaten us to make peace. Who gave you the right?

  Aquaman : I am the born ruler of Atlantis.

  Dignitary : A country we do not even recognize.

  Aquaman : These are my final terms. Refuse them at your own risk.

  U.N. Assembly Leader : But your demands are outrageous. They would compromise our entire world defense and economy.

  Aquaman : Your problem, not mine.

• Orm : My friends, now is the time for action. Now is the time for mighty Atlantis to rise up and strike terror into the hearts of its enemies. Are you with me?

  [cheering] 

  Aquaman : [bursting in]  Orm! What treason is this?

  Orm : No treason, brother. I thought you were...

  Aquaman : Dead? That's no reason to plunge Atlantis into a foolhardy war. I left specific orders.

  Orm : I'm only doing what you never had the courage to do.

  Aquaman : Enough! I'll hear no more. Arrest the traitor.

  Orm : You heard him.

  Aquaman : [the guards all turn their spears on him]  What?

  Orm : You are the traitor. You abandoned your people, sold them out to the surface dwellers. Look around you, brother. I'm in charge now.

• Aquaman : You have violated the sovereign borders of Atlantis. Leave at once, or you will be destroyed.

  Superman : We apologize for the intrusion. We were responding to a call for help.

  Aquaman : They should have stayed on the surface where they belong.

  Wonder Woman : Please. The men on board, they'll drown.

  Aquaman : Take the crew. But the vessel stays.

  Green Lantern : No way. That's a nuclear sub. If you think we're just going to walk away and leave it...

  Aquaman : What makes you think you have a choice?

  Superman : [stopping John from a rash action]  He's right. Time's running out.