Ungrateful Bastard: Difference between revisions

** The recent ''Rebirth'' run stipulates transgressions by the surface world seizing and forcibly closing an Atlantean embassy built on land, effectively spiting Arthur, as then-king of Atlantis, by practically declaring war on his domain. With a particularly [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|moronic and disrespectful politician]] escalating aggression against Atlantis due to being a self-righteous schmuck, on top of manipulations by the oceanic-themed terrorist organization [[Nebulous Evil Organisation|N.E.M.O.]]

** In either case; continuity shows how much a bunch of [[Humans Are Morons|idiotic]] and hideously [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|belligerent xenophobes]] the Atlantean peoples well and truly are. Condescending and bigoted towards the surface-dweller population, they are constantly making up excuse after excuse to depose Arthur and make war on the surface world despite the problem of [[Mutually Assured Destruction]] if and when they do.

** Even a lot of the jerks in his hometown of Amnesty Bay, despite their keeping his sanctity safe, are kind of standoffish and disrespectful from time to time. This is made abundantly clear both by the criminals and local law enforcement of the city whenever he comes onto the scene to save the day. Either laughing or wondering what he'll do with no water or fish around to help him.

* [[Superman]] can save the whole frakking universe over and over again, and the government will still create [[Cape Busters]] to attack him. Supe's son, Chris Kent (Nightwing), and his girlfriend, Thara Ak-Var (Flamebird), almost always to get attacked the second after they finish a rescue.