Dolphin (DC)

Dolphin is a fictional character and superheroine from DC comics, appearing as a supporting character in the Aquaman comics.
She was a human who was genetically-engineered to acquire amphibious traits, but was later freed by Kordax and was taught by a naval crew. After leaving Oceanworld, she would be welcomed into Atlantis, where she became the partner and love-interest of Aquaman and his sidekick Aqualad. In the DC Rebirth, she is a mute Atlantean who was born with a mutation that gave her claws and bioluminescence light. She is a member of the Aquaman family, and has been a member of the Forgotten Heroes, the Justice League Task Force, and the Black Lantern Corps.
She was created by Jay Scott Pike, and first appeared in Showcase #79 in December of 1968.
==Biography==
===Background===
Not much is known of Dolphin's past, but she was freed by Kordax the Cursed and was later found by Chris Landau, and was taken to the surface. She was given the name "Dolphin" and was an attraction at Oceanworld, but somehow escaped and returned to the sea and was welcomed in by the people of Atlantis. There she would find friends in Atlantis' ruler Aquaman and his ward Garth, whom Dolphin became attracted to. She would gain their trust when the two battled Charybdis, and she defeated the villain and carried the two back to Atlantis. Dolphin would initially be Aquaman's love-interest during her early appearance, but they would end their relationship when Mera returned.
Dolphin would soon go on adventures with the two, and would also explore on her when she came across an ancient golden pyramids around the Earth. After her findings, she was introduced to Immortal Man, who explained that the pyramids were part of Vandal Savage's plan to kill Superman. She was then recruited into the Forgotten Heroes, and assisted the Man of Steel in stopping the villain. Dolphin and her teammates would return to fight their evil counterparts, the Forgotten Villains. She would soon after settle down when she and Garth married and gave birth to their child, Cerdian. After the Atlantis and Cerdia war, Dolphin wanted Garth to leave the Teen Titans to help her raise Cerdian, and he would soon retire from the team.
===Death and Return===
In the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Atlantis was destroyed by the Spectre, who became mad due to not having a human host to keep him stable. While trying to find safety from the destruction, it's assumed that Dolphin and Cerdian died from falling debris before Garth could find them. Though she remained dead following the storyline, she was revived during the "Blackest Night" storyline, where she was turned into a Black Lantern and went to kill Garth and Mera. The revived Dolphin would make Garth feel guilt for failing to save her or his former lover Tula, whom would kill him and turn him into a Black Lantern. Afterward, Dolphin and Tula would travel to the Titans Tower to defeat the superhero team, but were destroyed by Dove.
===Prime-Earth===
On Prime Earth, Dolphin isn't genetically engineered and instead an Atlantean at birth, but with a mutation that gave her claws and bioluminescence. Dolphin hid her mutation for years until she was harassed by Corum Rath's soldiers, and they decided to execute her when she revealed her claws. She was saved by Aquaman, and became one of his his partners.
==Portrayals==
===Television===
*In Young Justice: Outsiders, she was voiced by Tiya Sircar, who also voiced Sabine Wren in Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars Forces of Destiny, and Disney Infinity 3.0.
==Gallery==
Aquaman Vol 8 31 Textless.jpg|Dolphin with Aquaman and Mera.
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