▁Diego ▁inhabitants ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁water . ▁Using ▁the ▁b ones ▁of ▁his ▁sever ed ▁left ▁hand ▁in ▁a ▁mag ical ▁rit ual , ▁the ▁sea ▁gods ▁give ▁Or in ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁raise ▁Sub ▁Diego ▁onto ▁dry ▁land . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁side ▁effect ▁of ▁this , ▁Or in ▁mut ates ▁into ▁the ▁" D w eller ▁of ▁the ▁Dep th s ", ▁and ▁los es ▁his ▁mem ories . ▁The ▁fate ▁the ▁D w eller ▁for ese es ▁for ▁Arthur ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry ▁once ▁they ▁meet ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁really ▁only ▁be ▁a ▁confused ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁D w eller ' s ▁own ▁past ▁as ▁Aqu aman . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁successor , ▁Arthur ▁Joseph , ▁the ▁D w eller ▁( Or in ) ▁is ▁murder ed ▁by ▁Nar wh al . ▁Upon ▁the ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁Or in ' s ▁body , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America , ▁including ▁Super man , ▁Bat man , ▁Green ▁Lan tern , ▁and ▁the ▁Flash , ▁examine ▁the ▁body ▁in ▁Atl ant is ▁and ▁wish ▁the ▁best ▁for ▁M era ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Aqu aman . ▁ ▁Or in ▁seem ingly ▁re app ears ▁in ▁Atl ant is ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁" Final ▁Cris is " ▁story line ▁to ▁f end ▁off ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Dark se id , ▁but ▁this ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁another ▁Earth ▁in ▁the ▁mult iverse .