Although we had seen the signature weapon of Aquaman in the Justice League being unveiled earlier, it was only after a photo showing Batman wielding the trident came out that the DC fans got upset. The iconic weapon looked way different than what we had expected. It didn’t have three prongs. Thus, it was wrongly being called a Trident. Now, the actor Jason Momoa has agreed and assured the fans that his traditional trident has been kept under wraps due to a reason.
The latest Justice League footage and the Batman image showed that the trident depicted had five points and not three. Momoa clarified the issue by saying :
“I didn’t call it a trident. It’s a quindent. We don’t call it that in the movie and when you watch Aquaman you’re going to see him go for the trident, so everyone’s just got to stay tuned for a hot minute.”
The quindent is a weapon that was acquired from Mera in the film at the time when Aquaman came to join Batman, Wonder Woman and other superheroes to stop the evil Steppenwolf. Momoa explained what is the status of his weapon.
“He’s not the king yet. He looks to Mera, and he goes, ‘I need to borrow something. I need you to do me a favor.’ So that’s when she gives him the equipment.”
We had been hearing that Aquaman’s trident is held by Amanda Waller and Jason Momoa suggested that the idea would be maintained in the Aquaman solo movie. Jason Momoa further stated that Aquaman has no desire to be a part of Justice League.
“[He’s] a devil’s advocate, more of a reluctant hero. I’m kind of the one who doubts everything.”
There had to be one, and Jason Momoa revealed that the film’s creative team tried to stick to the character from the comic books, alongside giving a fresh angle to Aquaman.
“We’re definitely trying to honor the comics. Polynesian people, obviously, we have tons of water gods. It’s kind of a neat thing that there’s a brown-skinned superhero.”
Zack Snyder saw Aquaman as an outsider, and that has the idea which has remained throughout the Joss Whedon retakes. The Atlantean King is not at home with the other heroes.
“He wasn’t 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; it’s a great place. But I’m born in Hawaii. Half my family’s in Iowa; half my family’s in Hawaii. Not being fully accepted in either, I can definitely relate.”
Thor: Ragnarok can enjoy its time at the box office for one more week before Aquaman and his team arrive on November 17 when Justice League releases in theaters.
