1 2 . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Grace ▁Bal in ▁Grace ▁Bal in ▁att ends ▁Goth am ▁Gate ▁College ▁and ▁quickly ▁becomes ▁fasc in ated ▁with ▁the ▁ocean . ▁She ▁receives ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁marine ▁bi ology ▁and ▁Bio - M edic ine ▁and ▁takes ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Goth am ▁Aqu arium . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁char itable ▁person ▁who ▁funds ▁an ▁after - school ▁program ▁involving ▁the ▁ocean ▁for ▁under priv ile ged ▁youth s . ▁She ▁also ▁volunte ers ▁at ▁a ▁soup ▁shelter ▁and ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁many ▁hom eless ▁people . ▁Dr . ▁Bal in ▁is ▁later ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁that ▁leaves ▁her ▁par al yz ed , ▁dependent ▁on ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁for ▁mob ility . ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Goth am ▁Aqu arium ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁closed ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁Grace ▁experiments ▁with ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁t issue ▁reg ener ation ▁using ▁or ca ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁t issue . ▁The ▁gene ▁ther apy ▁studies ▁and ▁human ▁experiment ation ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁is ▁de emed ▁controvers ial ▁and ▁results ▁in ▁her ▁loss ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁It ▁is ▁imp lied ▁that ▁Grace ▁used ▁a ▁chemical ▁formula ▁that ▁she ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁or ca ▁in ▁the ▁aqu arium ▁on ▁herself ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁what ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁transform ▁into ▁Or ca . ▁She ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁easily ▁switch ▁between ▁being ▁Or ca ▁and ▁her ▁regular ▁appearance ▁as