Oscar was one of 4 orcas captured off Seydisfjördur, off the east coast of Iceland. As soon as he was captured, he was moved to Saedyrasafnid Aquarium, where he, and his pod mates waited for their final transfer.

In March 1988, all four were bought by Kamogawa Sea World and were moved out for their new home. At Kamogawa,  they were placed in a temporary tiny pool, along with a male orca, Bingo, who had lived there for some years before. The park was in progress of building a new pool for the orcas. The new tank could not hold all 6 orcas so one of the five orcas, Bubba* was soon sold to another park and the 4 remaining orcas were moved to their new home.

Oscar is one of the few orca bulls who do waterworks with his trainers. He has never shown a sign of aggression and although he has grown very much the past years, he is still allowed to have trainers in the water with him. He finally sired his first calf in April 2007, when he mated with Lovey.

Lovey herself bore him a healthy son on October 13, 2008 and is expecting Oscar's second calf in the Summer of 2012. Oscar was already introduced to his offspring but he kept his distance to the newborn. He has been with the other calves of the park soon after the birth, so he is familiar with baby orcas. 

- Oscar means "Spear of the gods" in Old English, "Friend of the Deer" in Gaelic 
- Oscar also means "Divine Spear" in Old Norse
- Pronunciation of Oscar: OS-kar
- Blood Type: 100% Icelandic

Oscar's extended family is unknown due to the lack of information about Icelandic Orcas however we do know his captive family:
2008  Earth

Sædyrasafnid Aquarium	October 1987 - March 29, 1988
Kamogawa Sea World	March 29, 1988  - Present