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The Characters of Fathom


Aspen Matthews- Aspen is Fathom's main character, she arrives on a boat thought to have sunk years ago with no memories of who she is or where she came from. With strong ties to the water, she goes on to become an Olympic swimmer, a marine biologist, and eventually becomes involved in research at a high-tech underwater lab. It is there that she discovers a mysterious underwater race, and quickly realizes that her past is about to catch up with her. As Aspen discovers she has special "water-based" powers, she also realizes that her once normal life is about to cease forever.





Killian-Killian was Aspen's mentor in using her water-based powers, and trained her on how to use them.This eventually worked against him. When Aspen found out about his plans, she used her powers to stop him, and in a big way. She killed Killian during the battle at the D.M.D.



Cannon Hawke- Cannon is a liaison between the American and Japanese interests of D.M.D. Events have also revealed that Cannon himself belongs to the underwater race together with Killian, and was present when the Paradise disappeared. While his motives are unclear, he was with Aspen in the battle with Killian in the D.M.D.



Admiral Maylander- Admiral Maylander makes another in a long line of fateful decisions, he has got a lot of information about everybody else, but has a lot to hide. He tried use his knowledge and power scheming along with Killian, but it all backfired leading to death of many of his own men.





Taras Taras is Killian's right hand man, Taras led the attacks on the surface. He was a ruthless field general.Taras has a deep anger towards the surface dwellers. He was the one who killed Kyla, which deeply angered Aspen. Taras however, met his own end during a fight with Cannon. Taras was killed as Cannon hurled him into the energy beam.




Tyler Kincaid- Tyler is Aspen's roommate. She's a TV reporter who's a lot different from Aspen. She's a real party animal, but has a serious attitude towards her job, especially when taking scoops.





the Stranger- The mysterious guardian is Aspen's protector, this character saved Aspen when Killian tried to abduct her, in exchange Killian was able to capture him instead.




Kyla- Kyla is a member of Killian’s group, she was entrusted to helping Aspen understand her powers, and Killian’s plans. Things turned the other way around, and Killian found out that Kyla was in league with Cannon, and she was a big help in Aspen's escape But Taras killed her for her betrayal. Aspen deeply regretted her loss, as she felt that Kyla had been the only person to show her true feelings.




Baha- The captain known only as "Baha" is as crazy as they come, considering he has dual-personalities. He appeared to Aspen in Fathom #10, while tracking down a mysterious underwater beast he calls "big moe" responsible for killing a few humans.


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