“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” director Zack Snyder posted a photo of “Game of Thrones” actor Jason Momoa to Twitter, apparently all done up in his Aquaman gear.

The result? Slightly surprising.

From the get-go, Snyder appears to have envisioned a version of the Atlantean hero that’s tougher than the public’s longstanding perception.

Chris Perez of the New York Post called attention to Snyder’s “ornate yet gritty” armored suit, which is a far cry from the usual half-orange, half-green getup seen on Aquaman. The photo’s caption, “Unite the Seven,” could be a reference to the seven founding members of the Justice League or just to the Seven Seas.

Those of us who watched “Smallville” may have trouble adjusting to an Aquaman who doesn’t a.) need rescuing a good percentage of the time and b.) spend the rest of his missions searching for fish puns. But a small portion of the comic book world would like to remind us that Aquaman as a character is actually as badass as this new promo art suggests.

According to Nick Romano of CinemaBlend, for the last few years, Arthur Curry has been “the Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child.”

“Zack Snyder, however, is a huge fan of the character,” Romano wrote. “A while ago, he reminded everyone that Aquaman has nearly impenetrable skin, strength and durability, due to the fact that he can survive at the deepest depths of the ocean without being crushed by the weight of the seven seas.”

The use of the “Trident of Neptune,” Romano wrote, is also significant, as in both the comic books and animated Justice League series, it apparently allowed Aquaman to create water storms and natural disasters, as well as “emit lightning bolts from its prongs.”

A muscular, lightning-wielding superhero who also has impressively wavy hair? Why does that sound familiar?

Alan Kistler of Newsarama went deeper in his investigation of the submarine superhero.

“Aquaman’s telepathy can also influence non-aquatic life in subtle ways,” Kistler wrote. “(One) battle involved his causing (the) enemy to have a seizure by simply concentrating.”

Kistler went on to give a laundry list of superpowers, including superstrength, prophetic visions, imperviousness to bullets and enhanced senses.

It seems that Snyder, in recreating this DC hero, has his pick of strengths. With such a range to work from, it seems almost certain that this incarnation of Aquaman will be cooler than any we’ve seen before.