McCaffery (Aquaman 2006 Pilot)

McCaffery
Aquaman Pilot‎
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	McCaffery
Base Of Operations	Atlas Point, Tempest Key, Florida
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Lighthouse keeper
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Bald
Origin
Universe	Aquaman (2006 Pilot)
Creators	Alfred Gough · Miles Millar
First Appearance	Aquaman (2006)
Last Appearance	Aquaman (2006)

There are creatures in the deep you couldn't imagine in your worst nightmares.

— McCaffery

McCaffery was a mentor to Arthur "A.C." Curry.

History

By his own account, McCaffery claims to have come from the sunken city of Atlantis. He was a close confidante of the then Atlantean king as well as the King's wife, Atlanna. Years ago, an Atlantean revolt unseated the king and forced McCaffery into exile. He took charge of the queen and her infant son, Orin, and brought them to Mercy Reef (a charted area of the Bermuda Triangle, approximately 25 miles south of Tempest Key, Florida). He contacted a Coast Guard lieutenant named Tom Curry who agreed to watch over the uprooted mother and son. However, he never revealed Orin and Atlanna's Atlantean heritage. Orin became known as Arthur "A.C." Curry. Unable to return to Atlantis, McCaffery remained in the area and became the lighthouse keeper at Atlas Point. He swore to uphold a pledge to always watch and protect Orin.

Years passed and Orin grew into adulthood. His mother had long since disappeared – an apparent victim of the Bermuda Triangle. One day, McCaffery came to the mainland and introduced himself to Orin. A.C. had no memory of the man, and mistakenly believed him to be little more than a half-baked drunkard.

Orin soon learned the truth however as a creature known as a Siren came to Tempest Key in search of him. The Siren masqueraded as a human named Nadia and lured A.C. into the water. There, she revealed her true form and endeavored to murder this lost prince of Atlantis. McCaffery appeared in time to drive the creature away and save A.C.'s life.

He knew that he could no longer shield A.C. from the truth of his heritage. He explained to him that his name is actually Orin and that he is the lost prince of ancient Atlantis. At first, Orin was reluctant to believe him, but McCaffery told him that it was his destiny "to defend this world you've embraced as your own and protect the ocean from which you were borne".

Eventually, Nadia the siren returned to finish Orin off and McCaffery found himself in the thick of the battle. Nadia nearly killed him with two brutal stabs from his own harpoon, but Orin succeeded in destroying the siren before she could finish the job.

Back at Atlas Point, McCaffery took it upon himself to educate Orin in the ways of ancient Atlantis and to prepare him so that one day he would be ready to embrace his destiny.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• McCaffery appears to possess a keen knowledge of Atlantean culture and mythological biology. The full extent of his insight has never been revealed.
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• McCaffery arms himself with a variety of weapons including hooks and harpoons.

Notes

• McCaffery is exclusive to the continuity of the Aquaman television series. The role was portrayed by Ving Rhames. The character is a partial analogue to Aquaman's comic stepfather, Tom Curry. In the Aquaman pilot, Tom Curry (Lou Diamond Phillips) is an entirely different character.

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Footnotes

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