If you were hoping that Aquaman's mid-credits scene would serve as a window to the wider DC Films Universe then you're in for some disappointment, but we do get a moderately interesting tease for a potential sequel.
After being defeated and left for dead by Aquaman and Mera, Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is shown to have survived his encounter with the sea-faring heroes - although he's not in great shape.
The villain is rescued from the ocean by a character we briefly glimpsed earlier on in the movie, Dr. Shin (Randall Park), who is obsessed with proving the existence of Atlantis. When Manta comes to and his helmet activates (no Depeche Mode accompaniment this time), Shin asks him to take him to the legendary underwater city, and the vengeance-fueled baddie says he'll do it on one condition: Shin delivers the man who killed his father.
Although Shin never fully turned his back on Arthur Curry and aligned himself with David Kane in the comics, they do have history so there's definitely some precedence for them working together on the big screen.
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