Jonah Payne (Prime Earth)

Mystically Mutated Transformation: Payne's exposure to an unnatural aquatic essence causes his transformation into the relentless eel like predator, Dead Water.^[1] The change occurs due to a number of factors.^[2]
- Metamorphosis: Whole or partial body hydration coupled with aggressive emotional triggers causes the mystical transformation from Jonah Payne to Dead Water, gifting him with a host of different abilities allotted to him in is altered state.
  - Superhuman Strength: Proved to be a physical match for Aquaman at hand-to-claw combat even slightly overwhelming him in brute force. Could easily rip apart flesh and blood humans with his teeth and jaws. ^[3]
  - Superhuman Agility
  - Superhuman Durability: Shown to be resistant to low caliber fire arms, trading blows with Aquaman, falling several stories onto an exploding car.
  - Superhuman Speed
  - Prehensile Tail
  - Fangs
  - Claws
- Hydrokinesis: Dead Water could control a unique form of liquid substance that enabled him a great many water based powers.
  - Hydroportaion: Using water as a medium Jonah can transport himself anywhere there is a receptive source of aqua he can exit out of. Be it a cup of water, fish tank, garden hose or even a bathtub. ^[4]
  - Water Mimicry: Dead Water can manipulate the matter state of his own corporal being, able to shift from solid flesh to immaterial liquid to harmlessly avoid attacks.^[3]

Tracking: As Dead Water, Jonah can trace anybody to any known location within the globe so long as the individual he's looking for is nearby a water source.

Dependency: Needs a steady source of fluids in order to become Dead Water.
Water Deprivation: Dead Water must remain wet for the change to be constant otherwise he reverts back to human form.

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