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Orca is the name of two fictional anti-hero characters who appear in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly known as one of the adversaries to the superhero Batman.
Orca | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Batman #579 (July 2000) |
Created by | Larry Hama (writer) Scott McDaniel (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Grace Balin Dean Toye |
Species | Metahuman |
Team affiliations | Rogues Gallery United States Military Aquamarines |
Abilities | (Both):
(Balin):
(Toye):
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The Grace Balin incarnation of Orca first appeared in Batman #579 (July 2000) and was created by Larry Hama and Scott McDaniel.[1]
The Dean Toye incarnation of Orca first appeared in Aquaman (vol. 8) #12 (February 2017), and was created by Dan Abnett and Philippe Briones.
Grace Balin was a marine biologist who was paralyzed in an accident and experimented with orca tissue to regain her mobility, transforming into a monstrous orca hybrid. After battling Batman, she is forced into an underwater cave and begins to revert to normal, forcing Batman to give her a serum to permanently transform her into Orca and prevent her from drowning.[2][3] In the One Year Later event, she is discovered to have died under unspecified circumstances.[4]
In "DC Rebirth", Orca appears alive as a member of the Whale's Enders and an enemy of Nightwing.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
"DC Rebirth" introduced a separate Orca, Dean Toye, a sergeant who transformed himself into an orca hybrid to combat the forces of Atlantis.[12]
Both Orcas possess immense physical attributes, an enhanced sense of smell, and the ability to operate underwater.[13][14][15] However, they must periodically rehydrate themselves to avoid drying out.
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