Synopsis
Sub-Mariner: Revolution #4 synopsis by
Rob Johnson
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Currently Tony Stark gets a message from Reed Richards who has done further tests on the skeleton that was found on the throne of ruined Atlantis. He's compared its DNA with some Sub-Mariner left at the Baxter Building in his recent 'visit' (ie the 1 described in the flashback below). The skeleton isn't exactly Prince Namor's.
Back in flashback land it's still 5 days ago, and Venom is still beating up on Namor. He's already infected him with nanospores that have sucked the oxygen out of his blood, and torn off 2 of his ankle wings. But suddenly Subby fights back - apparently the nanospores don't work as well on Atlanteans as they do on humans. He smashes the large nanospore gun on Venom's head, and then takes retaliation for the wings by ripping his huge tongue out.
In Atlantis rebels have taken over the central power facility, and report back to their leader Zoran as they shut the power down.
Sub-Mariner has trouble flying with half his wings missing, but he makes it to the Baxter Building. Sue Richards leaves her daughter Valeria in the charge of the latest HERBIE robot, and goes to his aid. She seals the wounds on his ankles.
Namor reminds Sue how she came to him for help in Civil War #6, and he responded with his troops in CW#7. Now he wants her to rally some friends to help him stop the Atlantean terrorists in Seattle. But she refuses, because he secretly put sleeper cells in the US, and it's 1 of those cells that has now gone rogue. However she relents a bit a lends him the FantastiCar to get to Seattle quickly.
The 3-man cell are in the Space Needle watching a skyscraper opposite as their leader Kamar remote-triggers a device in its basement. A fluid-like forcefield surrounds the building and starts sucking all the oxygen out.
En route to his destination Namor contacts his ally from #1, asking if he can detect anything which might indicate where the attack is set up. The ally just directs him to news reports, where Subby recognises the effects of the machines Atlanteans use to extract oxygen from sea water.
In Atlantis the main force of rebels are waiting for their men to return from the power centre before launching their coup. But loyal Argos has captured those men and 'persuaded' them to tell him all about the rebellion. Now he and the loyal army initiate a pitched battle. But in the middle of the fight Argos sends some of them to secure the defence control centre, leaving his side heavily outnumbered.
Sub-Mariner arrives at the attack site and dives from the FantastiCar to smash through to the basement where the extractor is. But the 3 rebels have seen him arrive and get there too. Huge Krakos hits him, and the leader Kamar declares himself Namor's son and announces his intention to take the throne of Atlantis.