@deranged_midget: Well my point is this.
Aquaman can tank freeze attacks much better than Frost can tank hits from a character with AQ's strength. That's not considering that a hit from the Trident would be enough to KO Frost.
Also in regards to ToA, Aquaman was most certainly also holding back. He flat out states that to Wonder Woman. She was the first to use the Lasso on Aquaman and she attacked from behind. He didn't even use the Trident because he was holding back. Heck he didn't even hit her, just tackle her.
Aquaman was fast enough to not only avoid being completely tangled but to also blitz her in one move, after she attacked first. That's some serious speed and the water was not nearly high enough to count as "swimming" (knee level at best).
He only started getting more serious when the Atlantean Army rose and he started using the Trident.
Of course Aquaman is not as fast as Superman or WW for example (on land) but he can tag them some times and land a hit. That's speed that not many characters possess, even if it's not speedster speed per se.
Also remember that AQ is usually shown as faster and having better senses than Deathstroke (in their two fights Deathstroke admits it), and I expect this to be true in the New 52. Even being cassualy faster than multiple Talons is an indication of super human reflexes / speed
It all comes down to this (in a random fight), if Frost's ice manip is strong enough to put down Aquaman before he can reach her, then she will obviously win. But I believe that even if she tags AQ with her ice, AQ can power through and close the distance. And all because AQ usually (even in New 52) does well against ice attacks. It's his durability and speed imo that give him a (maybe slight) majority in a fight.
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