How Aquaman's Costume Will Be Different Than What We've Seen

The hype train for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice left the station months ago and we’ve been juggling multiple heroes and villains ever since. One of those heroes that we still don’t know much about is Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. Now we’ve received a bit of information that implies that even the little bit we do know, like what he looks like, may not be entirely accurate. It looks like there will be at least a little of the classic Aquaman colors making an appearance.

The man who would be King of the Seven Seas, Jason Momoa, was interviewed by The Robot’s Voice and asked about the shift away from the classic comic look. According to him, it won’t be entirely gone. He said:

Well, there might be some bit of orange and green. A bit of respect to prior work, but I think he is meaner now and upset – look at what has been done to our oceans. That’s his world that has been polluted.

Classic Aquaman is adorned in an orange top and green pants, as in the image above. It was several months ago when director Zack Snyder unveiled what the DC Extended Universe version of Aquaman will look like in this image, where there was no orange or green to be found.

 

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It’s possible that there is some orange or green in the original image, but that it was lost in the obvious desaturation of color. It’s also possible that was done intentionally to make the final version of the costume still a bit of a surprise, but honestly, muted colors were a trademark of Man of Steel, and the trailers for BvsS certainly gives the impression that the look will not change much.

However, close examination of the bottom of the image (which is not an area I had previously given much attention to) reveals it’s possible there is some green in the bottom half of the costume, which we have yet to really see. This would match one of Aquaman's later comic incarnations, which is the version that Snyder’s Aquaman has obviously taken some inspiration from.

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Still, even if there’s a bit of color in the outfit, it looks like Momoa’s Aquaman will be a dark, gritty, brooding Aquaman who’s angry with humanity. Because it’s a DC movie, so of course he is. Which Aquaman would you like to see in Dawn of Justice

Dirk Libbey
Content Producer/Theme Park Beat

CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis.  Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.