Arion (comics)

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Arion


Arion, Lady Chian and Wyynde
art by Jan Duursema
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Warlord vol. 1 #55, (March 1982)
Created by Paul Kupperberg (writer)
Jan Duursema (artist)
Characteristics
Alter ego Ahri'ahn
Abilities Master of Atlantean magic.

Arion is a fictional character from DC Comics' universe. Arion began as a secondary feature of the DC Comics book Warlord in issue #55 (March 1982). This continued until the October issue (#62). Arion then gained his own series Arion Lord of Atlantis #1, November 1982. written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Jan Duursema.

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[edit] History

Arion, Lord of Atlantis only lasted for 35 regular issues from November 1982 to September 1985. There was a special finale issued in late 1985 in which Atlantis was destroyed. Arion also appeared in DC Comics Presents in a crossover with Superman.

[edit] Plot

The title character Arion is a powerful Homo Magi from the nobility of ancient Atlantis. Ari'ahn and Garn Daanuth are the twin sons of Calculha and Dark Majistra, two very powerful Atlantean sorcerers. While Calculha raised Ari'ahn to be a follower of light and the Lords of Order, Majistra raised Garn to be an acolyte of the Lords of Chaos. His companions include an Atlantean guardsman, Wyynde, and Lady Chian, his lover and the captain of King D'Tilluh's royal guard. Among his enemies are his brother Garn Daanuth, a formidable practitioner of the dark arts and Chaon, the puissant god of evil and chaos.

He appeared later in the Crisis on Infinite Earths and was made part of Power Girl's backstory. He eventually turned up in the present day where his body was taken over by Mordru and his spirit imprisoned in Gemworld. His spirit was finally released and allowed to go to the afterlife by Power Girl and Hawkgirl, (along with a recently awakened Dove II), in order to weaken Mordru. Before his soul departed, Arion revealed to Power Girl that she was not his granddaughter and thus not an Atlantean. He cryptically stated to Power Girl that he had promised her mother to protect her, that she was proud of her, and that she would soon need her aid.

[edit] Current status

See also: Infinite Crisis

Arion recently reappeared (presumably via magical time travel) in Infinite Crisis as one of the mystics gathered in Atlantis to keep the Spectre at bay, and later in the Day of Vengeance tie-in special as one of many magical beings summoned to help rebuild the shattered Rock of Eternity.

The Arion of 1659 also has recently appeared in Superman #655 where he wasn't pleased with Superman's actions as he looked into the future.

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