Captain Marvel has found herself in a rather complicated situation as she takes on Marvel’s new baddie—the son of the Enchantress and Namor the Sub-Mariner, Ove. However, as is often the way with comic book dynasties, Ove isn’t the only violent child of Namor.
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, is currently on the hunt for magic in her self-titled series, written by Kelly Thompson with art by Jacopo Camagni. After discovering Ove ruling Earth as a dictator in the far future, she chases the villain into the present day. Aware that she will need more than just her own powers to fight a magical villain, she seeks out Ove’s own mother to teach her how to wield magic. But while Ove may be poweful and magical, he doesn’t quite hold a candle to the rage of Namor’s other son, Kamar.
First appearing in comics in 2007's Sub-Mariner #1 by Matt Cherniss, Peter Johnson and Phil Briones, Kamar was the illegitimate son of Namor and a lady of the royal Atlantean court. When his mother dies tragically during a royal assassination attempt, Namor makes the decision to hide the infant Kamar. The baby is given to a council member, Zoran, who has less-than-honest intentions towards Namor and the royal family. In a twist worthy of Game of Thrones, the councilman covets the throne, and plans to take Atlantis for himself. He raises the boy to hate Namor, whispering to him that Namor hated him and had abandoned his own son and had Kamar’s mother killed. The plan works, and Kamar grows up with a powerful need for revenge against his father.
Carrying out a series of violent terrorist attacks on the surface world, Kamar is finally able to attract the attention of his long-lost father and simultaneously distract him so Zoran can carry out a coup in Atlantis. And while the coup ultimately fails to place Zoran on the throne of Atlantis, it is enough to draw the eyes of the surface world towards Atlantis, and convince them that the underwater nation is a threat. Kamar’s attacks are assumed to be a declaration of war by Namor.
With public relations in shambles, Atlantis in ruin, and Kamar beyond reason, Namor makes the horrifying decision to destroy it all. Chaining Kamar to the throne that one day would have been his, had things not gone so terribly off the rails, Namor orders that Atlantis be destroyed in one massive explosion. This makes the surface world think that the people of Atlantis are gone, allowing them to escape and hide. His people are saved because Namor sacrifices his son.
Namor has always been a character on the fringe of both society and comic book pop culture. His interactions with the X-Men and the Avengers have shown him to be a strong ally, but a mercurial character who prioritizes the safety of Atlantis and his kingdom above all else. The execution of his long-lost son Kamar may not be an easy choice to make, but fits with Namor's character as a king trying to protect his people and, to that extent, his throne and power. The story of Namor’s other son is not only brief but also extremely dark. It slots into a particular place in mainstream comics, where niche characters and their unique universes leave greater room for a variety in stories—including a story of fathers, sons, succession, and revenge.
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