With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever just around the corner, fans are excited to see Namor the submarine for the first time in the MCU. New images come out every day showing the brilliant costumes of the characters, especially Namor. In fact, new images have also been released showing Queen Ramonda and Shuri ready to fight, as well as Namor’s ornate new headgear. But most fans don’t know that Namor actually has a history of mental instability and erratic behavior in the comics. This is why, although he is not a villain, he is often presented as a morally gray anti-hero. Whereas black panther 2 will change a few things such as the rebranding of the underwater kingdom from Atlantis to Talocan. Most of his personality and purpose will be the same. In the comics, Namor is afflicted with a number of mental illnesses and we’ll explore why.
Emotional abuse by Namor’s grandfather, Thakorr
Thakorr ruins Namor’s childhood
Namor was the result of a sort of taboo love between his mother Princess Fen, an Atlantean, and a mere human sailor Leonard McKenzie. As a result, Thakorr, disapproving of their match, banished Princess Fen from Atlantis. Eventually, she gave birth to her son Namor who was half-Atlantean and half-human. Initially, he and his mother lived away from Atlantis until Namor was 10, after which they returned. Emperor Thakorr then completely ruined Namor’s childhood with constant emotional abuse and possibly even physical abuse. In fact, as a result of all that trauma, when Namor faced Thakorr in battle, he killed him. It certainly had a lasting impact on the rest of his life causing distrust of men in power.
Charles Xavier’s experiment goes wrong
Charles Xavier’s experiment on Namor goes horribly wrong
Professor X once tried to help Namor deal with the death of his friend during World War II. He used his psychic powers to create an image of Tommy Machan in Namor’s head and help him find closure. However, this simply drove Namor further into madness and worsened his condition. Although Xavier wanted to help Namor, he unwittingly triggered his mental instability even more.
Namor’s genetic makeup adds to his instability
Namor’s half-Atlantean, half-human genetics make him more unstable
It is something very interesting. Much of Namor’s erratic tendencies and mental instability are due to his shared heritage. If he cannot balance the time spent underwater and above, there is a blood imbalance within him that makes him unstable. In fact, it can also be attributed to some sort of oxygen imbalance or deficiency. That’s why Namor can’t spend too much time on the surface without risking his sanity. This is an interesting and very plausible explanation for some of his actions.
PTSD and bipolar disorder
Causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
Namor’s most ideal diagnoses are post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder. His PTSD naturally stems from the gruesome and excruciating visions he witnessed during World War II. He even lost one of his dearest friends and always blamed himself for not being able to save him. These memories and flashes stayed with him and were often relived by him. Small triggers would make him angry and violent.
His mental instability, his obsession and his delirium
The diagnosis of bipolar disorder also explains much of his mood swings and erratic behavior. He loses his mind, logic, and conscience when in a fit of rage and becomes extremely reckless and violent. This is also why he is called an anti-hero. There have been several instances of his manic-depressive mood swings. These sudden shifts in his emotions were also seen when it came to his obsessively toxic relationship with Sue Storm. In fact, it also points to the fact that Namor was obsessive and delusional.
He also had a huge fear of abandonment and that’s why he clung to Sue despite everything. Why it has these issues could obviously be a number of reasons. Another cause is the multiple head injuries he sustains in the comics, which would have inevitably left brain damage. He also had instances of mind control, amnesia, and being possessed by the phoenix force.
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