User blog comment:Oodronesoo/AquaLad rejoining the team/@comment-5008987-20130123003939/@comment-4928331-20130123014107

Let's see then.

In Beneath, Batgirl  verbally   handed Nightwing his ass to him.

In Depths, Aqualad knocked him silly with a water dragon and hammers. He didn't even get a shot in.

In Darkest, he was attacked by a Superboy body, Tigress managed to electroshock him to submission, Aqualad punched him in his abdomen, and his house was blown to bits. He didn't even get a good hit in. To make things worse, he was knocked out by the explosion, and had to be saved by Guardian.

In Before the Dawn, the only thing he did was pilot the Bio-ship and carry off Bumblebee to safety. He didn't even act like a leader - Babs was in control here.