Lagoon Boy

Lagoon Boy (real name La'gaan) is the protégé of Aquaman, and a member of the Team. He is a former classmate of Kaldur'ahm at the Conservatory of Sorcery.

Physical Appearance
Lagoon Boy is a male Atlantean with amphibious adaptations. He has green skin, red eyes and webbed ears, claws and feet. He has dark green fins on his head, the ends of which he has tied on a pony tail. He wears black shorts, and a black pouch around his ankle.

In his his body is inflated like a puffer fish, with glowing mystic tattoos on his arms.

Personality
When he was younger, La'gaan was an eager student who wanted to know a lot about the surface world.

By 2016, his demeanor was still easy-going during more casual situations. However, he has shown frustration at the lack of action he receives during field missions and has demonstrated times of aggressive impulsiveness when it comes to battle. He often uses Atlantean slang and euphemisms in his speech; he is especially fond of using "Neptune's Beard", and calling people who he does not particularly like as "Chum". Some, like Superboy, consider him a jerk, a feeling that La'gaan seems to return, mostly out of apparent jealousy in regards to the past relationship Superboy and Miss Martian shared.

2010
La'gaan attended his class with Lori Lemaris. He tried his hand at mastering a hard water snake.

La'gaan was at the Conservatory when Kaldur'ahm arrived with his friends Miss Martian and Superboy. He wanted to know a lot about the surface world, but got no real answers.

La'gaan, Lori, Blubber and King Sha'ark confronted Ronal and his friends, whom they accused of being purists and responsible for an attack on Topo.

With the other students, La'gaan came to Aqualad's aid when they were ambushed by purists. Ocean-Master's magic weakened him, but they won the day thanks to Topo's ink spout and Superboy's infrared vision. La'gaan could not participate in the final fight with Ocean-Master in the S'atiroman Cave.

La'gaan witnessed a heated argument between Ronal and King Sha'ark.

2011-2015
La'gaan got his wish: he got to see the surface world. He joined the Team

2015
Lagoon Boy was waiting in the Mission Room when former Team members Zatanna and Rocket arrived. He watched in shock as Zatanna congratulated Nightwing on his birthday by kissing him on the mouth. When that was over, Nightwing commenced the briefing; Lagoon Boy would be in Beta Squad to secure a rally held by Noor Harjavti.

Because he could obviously not fit in the crowd, Lagoon Boy was relegated to back-up. He waited in the cloaked Bio-Ship, and made it clear he did not like being sidelined.

After Superboy, Superman and Devastation disappeared, Nightwing sent Miss Martian and Lagoon Boy to the Moon to investigate Zeta-radiation that could be the cause of the disappearances.

As the Bio-Ship made it past the Watchtower, Lagoon Boy and Miss Martian received news that a force field had trapped Metropolis. Lagoon Boy reasoned that the two events occurring at the same time could not be a coincidence.

They discussed their travel; Miss Martian thought they were going too slow to save the captured heroes. She inadvertedly showed concern for Superboy in particular, which Lagoon Boy noticed.

Gamma Squad discovered the location of the captured heroes, and found it was a spaceship, on the move. Miss Martian informed Red Tornado, who instructed Miss Martian and Lagoon Boy to follow, as it was their only option. However, Miss Martian did note that the vessel had a head start, and they could not keep up if it entered light speed.

Gamma Squad continued to pursue the alien vessel.

Lagoon Boy expressed his true feelings to Miss Martian of being accepted into the surface world. Miss Martian assured him that she was the same way on Mars, and revealed to La'gaan her true form. Lagoon Boy was unfazed by her appearance, prompting Miss Martian to take on a female form of Lagoon Boy. As the two were about to share a kiss, the Bio-Ship alerted them of an unidentified object in close proximity.

2016
Lagoon Boy lost a sparring match with Nightwing, much to his frustration, but claimed he would eventually beat him. When Miss Martian arrived, he greeted her with a kiss.

La'gaan begged to be on Alpha Squad, or even on Beta Squad, but was assigned as Gamma Squad along with Blue Beetle and Robin to capture Kroloteans in New Orleans.

When they arrived in New Orleans, they could not find anything suspicious above ground. They went underwater and reached the base of the Kroloteans. They hid from them, while Robin contacted Mal and informed him that they found the base. They were discovered by the Kroloteans and attacked. Lagoon Boy fought off the Kroloteans, until Blue Beetle took a Krolotean hostage and found the abductees. The abductees, including Secretary General Tseng, were terrified of his appearance, but eventually calmed down when he opened their cage with ease. They made it out of the base before its self-destruct caused it to explode. Back on the surface, their backup, the entire Justice League and Team, arrived.

After the League learned of the location of the last Krolotean stronghold, they set up a plan of attack. Aquaman and Lagoon Boy were Beta Squad. They infiltrated Malina Island from the sea, prying open an underwater door and spying in the docks with a periscope. Manta discovered them, and shot his helmet lasers at them, but they could evade it. They leaped out of the water to stop the Manta Troopers that had started to fire on them.

Aquaman quickly sought out his main foe, but Manta shot him in the shoulder. While he recovered, Lagoon Boy took down Krolotean Mechs. Aquaman recovered, but found himself surrounded by Mechs. Delta Squad destroyed them for him.

Lagoon Boy, in his inflated form, stormed at Manta, giving Aquaman the opportunity to attack him from the flank. Manta's helmet was thrown clear, and Aquaman was shocked to see his former friend. Orin and Nightwing tried to reason, but Lagoon Boy and Kaldur'ahm saw only enmity. Kaldur escaped, but did notify them of a bomb that was set to go off. Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl swooped in to carry the two Atlanteans back to the Bio-Ship. They managed to outrun the blast.

M'gann and La'gaan witnessed the activation of the Zeta-Shield, before continuing with their movie night.

M'gann had made crab cakes for her boyfriend, who happily ate them. He was unfamiliar with the snack, but he liked them. Miss Martian fed him one, which he declared "true love" to all present, but mainly Superboy. When Artemis arrived, La'gaan welcomed her, and expressed the pleasure of working with her. Artemis, who was not as close to Lagoon Boy as she was to the others, did not know how to respond.

Nightwing gave all present a briefing on the upcoming launch of a communications satellite that would open up communications between Earth and Mars. Since someone might try to sabotage it, Gamma Squad was dispatched to provide security.

Lagoon Boy did not like his role in the plan: he was relegated to patrolling the water. He was jealous because Superboy was with Miss Martian. He spotted their enemy: Manta Troopers, lead by Kaldur'ahm. Lagoon Boy was ordered to wait for backup, but after Superboy called him a rookie, he ignored his orders and attacked.

Though he took down many Manta Troopers, Kaldur shocked him unconscious. He was captured and taken to the Manta-Flyer.

La'gaan was kept in the brig of the Manta-Sub, and made no effort to hide his disdain for Aqualad and Black Manta. Manta ordered his men to take Lagoon Boy to the Partner. Aqualad sedated him—and secretly tagged him with a tracer—and he was placed in a pod.

La'gaan woke from his sedation, and witnessed two strange aliens discussing things in an alien tongue.

He could now see clearer, and after being carted into a lab, he could see a female alien watching him. He also saw he was not alone.

For a little under a week, Lagoon Boy was experimented upon. The Reach's Scientist exposed him to stress, hoping to learn about the Meta-Gene. As he was an average Atlantean only powered by sorcery, he was treated as a human.

When the Team infiltrated the Reach's laboratory, Batgirl, Bumblebee and Robin allowed themselves to be captured and were stored in the same lab as Lagoon Boy. They freed him, and with the others, they made their way to the loading bay. They made sure the captives boarded the Bio-Ship, and then had to hold off the Reach's enforcer, who Wonder Girl named "Black Beetle". The Team did not fare well against him, and one after the other, they were defeated. Lagoon Boy attempted to attack him from behind in his puffer mode, but he was electrocuted and thrown into a computer array.

Blue Beetle joined the fight, and held off the Black Beetle until the others escaped. The fight destroyed much of the ship, and Blue Beetle was thrown clear. Lagoon Boy swam to retrieve him, then boarded the ship. Once everyone was accounted for, La'gaan looked after his girlfriend.

Lagoon Boy, fellow teammates, and several abducted teenage civilians were required to undergo therapeutic interviews with Black Canary—detailing their time as captives of the Reach.

Powers and abilities

 * Atlantean attributes: Atlanteans, although Human, have through scientific and sorcerous means developed several abilities which allow them to live comfortably under the sea:
 * Breathe underwater: All Atlanteans are capable of surviving the aquatic atmosphere under the sea. Some accomplish this without the presence of visible gills.
 * Temperature resilience: Resistant to low temperatures and the effects of freezing, although notably hindered by high temperatures.
 * Durability: Dense flesh, although not invulnerable.
 * Strength: Ranging from undetected levels to Super strength.


 * Atlantean Sorcery: As La'gaan was a student at the Conservatory of Sorcery, he at least possesses a rudimentary level of sorcery.
 * Inflation: La'gaan can use Atlantean magic to enlarge his body, dramatically increasing his strength and durability. This is a particular technique that he had chosen to study at the Conservatory
 * Hydrokinesis: Through Atlantean sorcery, he has demonstrated a capacity to form hard water constructs, such as a serpent.

Background in other media

 * An Atlantean character in the Teen Titans animated series named Tramm has similar traits to Lagoon Boy, including the ability to inflate his body to enhance his strength.
 * Lagoon Boy was originally introduced as a minor supporting character in the Aquaman comics in the late '90s. He did not, however, pick up in popularity until his appearances in the Young Justice comic series, during which he appeared in the "Sins of Youth" crossover and even acted as a stand-in member of the team. He made his last notable appearance during the Titans East Special #1, where he, along with the rest of his team, was injured by the demon Trigon. Prior to the events of Flashpoint, he was still in a coma. His current status in the New 52 is unknown.