How did Aquaman get his tattoos?

taco_truck_tom

Simple question: how (physically) did Aquaman get his tattoos? Considering that: He is bulletproof Hardened steel can't penetrate his skin He had his powers at an early age, and his tattoos seem to come after he gets them Even though Atlantean steel can cut him, he had not yet been to Atlantis (no way to get Atlantean steel???) So he may have found, or been given, some Atlantean steel by Vulko, which they could have used to tattoo him. But if...

Originally asked by KyloRen on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

There is no in universe explanation how Aquaman got his tattoos . It was director Zack Snyder's idea of getting the character tattooed. Regarding Aquaman's skin being bullet proof, he is not completely bulletproof. He has a denser muscle under his skin. Director James Wan replied to this same question asked on Twitter. Oh, bullets (or whatever else) will penetrate and break his skin. He's not a man of steel. He just has really dense mass/muscle. At least that's what Geoff Johns and I talked about So, he is not completely bullet proof but strong enough that no bullets or steel can do harm to him. That could be a reason why he blocks bullets instead of standing up to them and repelling them....

Full answer by Nog Shine: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/102630 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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