▁Arthur ' s ▁mother , ▁Ela ine , ▁died ▁in ▁child b irth ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Cur ry ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁mut agen ic ▁ser um ▁on ▁his ▁son ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁three ▁months ▁prem ature . ▁Arthur ▁has ▁lived ▁his ▁whole ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁tank ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁research ▁facility ▁at ▁A val on ▁C ay , ▁his ▁only ▁window ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁being ▁television . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁sea , ▁Arthur ▁is ▁ment ally ▁contact ed ▁by ▁the ▁myster ious ▁" D w eller ▁of ▁the ▁Dep th s ", ▁a ▁de formed ▁hum ano id ▁with ▁tent acles ▁instead ▁of ▁hair ▁and ▁a ▁left ▁hand ▁made ▁of ▁water ▁who ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Aqu aman ▁( Ar thur ▁Cur ry ). ▁The ▁D w eller ▁ur ges ▁him ▁to ▁help ▁King ▁Sh ark , ▁who ▁still ▁be ars ▁sc ars ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁battle ▁with ▁Aqu aman ▁during ▁the ▁recent ▁Cris is . ▁The ▁D w eller , ▁confusing ▁this ▁new ▁Arthur ▁for ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁calling ▁him ▁his ▁" charge ", ▁tells ▁Arthur ▁and ▁King ▁Sh ark ▁of ▁a ▁prop he cy ▁regarding ▁Arthur ' s ▁future , ▁a ▁prop he cy ▁which ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dist orted ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁history . ▁The ▁D w eller ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁Aqu aman ▁was ▁" transform ed ▁into ▁one ▁a kin ▁to ▁a