BLACK MANTA

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Black Manta: Black Manta is one of Aquaman’s greatest villains. His lethal high-tech suit allows him to survive underwater and adapt to any number of situations with an arsenal of destructive weaponry. Despite his prominence, Manta remains an enigmatic figure, his identity and his origins kept secret. The motivation for his villainy is a deep-seated hatred for the sea due to strong emotional reasons, and a personal vendetta against Aquaman. He has also been a member of O.G.R.E., the Injustice League, the…

Black Manta leaked as an Injustice 2 DLC character by Xbox Live Marketplace: While we still haven’t seen a reveal trailer for Starfire — who will complete Injustice 2’s Fighter Pack 1 for Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Edition owners — it seems that leaks have already begun to spring for the upcoming Fighter Pack 2.

Earlier today, CabooseXBL, a notable YouTuber who covers

‘Aquaman’ exclusive: First look at Black Manta: Aquaman’s nemesis Black Manta has surfaced at last! Below is a first look photo at a cunning high-seas pirate and mercenary named David Kane* (The…

‘Aquaman’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says Black Manta Can Appear in Other DC Films: Aquaman still has a few months before it makes its big screen debut, but it sounds like one of […]

‘Aquaman’ Finds Its Black Manta Villain With ‘Get Down’ Actor (Exclusive): Director James Wan and the studio have been meeting with numerous actors for the part over the past two weeks.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: black manta is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, the character is archenemy of the superhero Aquaman . the character the boy who would become Black Manta was an autistic orphan placed in Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum . he felt comfortable in freezing cold water, but found cotton sheets excruciatingly painful black manta was fascinated when he saw Aquaman on television . as an adult, he designed a costume and fashioned a high-tech submersible . he and his masked army became black manta and Aquaman battled repeatedly over the next several years . his main goals are defeating Aquaman and gaining power for himself . he kills Arthur Curry, Jr., Aquaman’s son, Aquaman reverses Neron’s alterations to Black Manta and rewires manta’s brain . in a later confrontation, Aquaman lulls Aquaman into a false sense Aquaman summons various predatory sea-life to attack Black Manta and leaves him for dead . black manta was able to survive by generating an electric charge with his suit . when Aquaman dies, black manta murders customers in the store and burns down his shorefront house . he is seen later at the grave of Thomas Curry, Aquaman’s father . black Manta and Siren locate Jackson and in a flashback, black manta and his wife were captured while exploring the Bermuda Triangle . their captors experimented on black Manta’s pregnant wife which gave the unborn child powers . xebel princess Mera kidnapped the child and took him to Earth . she arranged for him to be adopted and raised far away from water . black manta eventually escaped from Xebel Black Manta vows to kill her entire family before getting revenge on Aquaman . Aquaman killed black manta’s father by accident in retaliation for attacking her father . Black Manta chased Prisoner-of-War and was confronted by Aquaman in a battle . he stole one of Ya’Wara’s Atlantean relics and teleported manta prepared to kill Shin, but was thwarted when Aquaman and the Others attacked his henchmen . after Vostok-X’s death, Aquaman swore that he would kill the mysterious Atlantean managed to grab the relic scepter and escape . Black Manta was forced to battle the Others, resulting in manta and his henchmen being taken away . black manta took the trident to his father’s grave stating his quest to kill Aquaman was over . he saw Ultraman moving the moon in front of the sun resulting in massive tid black manta fights with Aquaman, and even wounds him . he’s eventually taken into custody by the u.s. military, but the vehicle transporting him is attacked by N.E.M. black manta kills the Fisher King and orders the Shaggy Man to attack Atlantis . in Aquaman #7, he oversees N.E.M.O’s use of Atlantean pretender manta and Jackson set out to find the black pearl, a lost relic with power over the sea itself . the weapon once belonged to a notorious Atlantean pirate who died in Xebel black manta possesses some degree of advanced stamina and endurance . he utilizes a nigh-invulnerable battle suit that enhances his physical strength . armor is adapted to an oceanic suit includes jet pack propulsion system that functions in or out of water . Black Manta often uses unique vehicles, such as a modified manta ray-shaped submarine . for a brief time, he this version appears to be based on the time period when Black Manta fought for African Americans . all of his henchmen being black and his city being completely populated by african americans . he is black manta escapes the justice league and teleports to his city with Aquaman’s son . black Manta’s men beat him in front of his son, comparing it to the treatment of his own black manta appeared in “all-new super friends hour” voiced again by Ted Knight . he also appeared as a member of the Legion of Doom in “challenge of the super friends” black man in “To Another Shore,” Devil Ray is sent by Grodd to retrieve a Viking Prince’s preserved corpse . in “Dead Reckoning”, Devil Ray leads villains to Nanda Parbat to steal rumored/speculated Rhames’ character would be connected to Black Manta . as the series was never picked up, this was neither proven nor disproven . black manta robs armored vehicle only to be apprehended by Batman and B’wana Beast . in “game over for Owlman”, he joins Owlman’s team of villains to black manta appears in the live-action series Smallville . in the episode “prophecy”, he is assigned by Toyman to kill Aquaman . black Manta appeared in the Young Justice animated black manta and his army of henchmen try to steal a starfish creature frozen in ice . in season one’s “Downtime,” he reports to the light when he mentions a Black Manta finds Aqualad hasn’t delivered Lagoon Boy to the Partner . he sends him with Tigress, the Terror Twins, and Icicle Jr. to destroy Mount Justice . black manta is heartbroken by his son’s treachery after he betrays him . in the penultimate episode “Summit,” Black Manta joins the Light in a meeting with black manta returns in the second saga for Young Justice: Outsiders . he is also a current member of the Suicide Squad . black Manta appears in the DC Nation short “Animal Man black manta appears in Harley Quinn, voiced by Phil LaMarr . Aquaman breaks into Legion of Doom’s headquarters to seek revenge . black Manta attacks and is easily sent flying and knocked this version of the character, whose real name is David Kane, is depicted as an unscrupulous treasure-hunting pirate . it is revealed that his grandfather served as a Underwater Demolition Team ” a grenade is detonated to keep David from going down with the ship . after his father’s death, David developed a powerful grudge towards Arthur . Orm provides David with an Atlante black manta is one of the supervillains trying to collect Lex Luthor’s bounty on Superman and Batman . black Manta has a non-voiced appearance in Justice League: The Flashpoint Para Kevin Michael Richardson reprises his role as Black Manta in JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time . he plays Aquaman’s enforcer during the war between the Atlantean army and Wonder Woman’ black manta appears in Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, voiced by Harry Lennix . in the new reality, he uses missiles loaded into his submarine to attack atlantis . black producer James Tucker confirms that black manta survived after the events of Throne of Atlantis and will return scarred . Black Manta appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion black manta appears in the mission to recover a flash drive containing leaked information . he is also an unlockable character in the game . the MMORPG DC Universe Online introduced a PvE suit black manta appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham . he appears alongside King Shark helping Poison Ivy battle sea King to save the hall of Doom . second version of black manta appears in injustice 2, voiced by Kane Jungbluth-Murry . in his single player ending, he destroys the miniaturized Atlantis on Brainiac’s ship black manta appeared in the duck dodgers episode “till Doom do us part” popular venture bros. antagonist The Monarch is said to have been partially based on Black Manta . black manta appears in the robot chicken episode “but not in that way” he’s the all-time greatest nemesis of the Aquaman spoof (“Mermaid Man”) his voice and role in one episode of the super friends, an undersea villain wears an outfit identical to Black Manta . in another episode, a villain named “the Sculpin” wears a green outfit . in “peanut puberty”, the headquarters for the Legion of Doom was used for a club called the “Legion of Dance” black Manta makes an appearance as a background character . in a a Lego minifigure of Black Manta was included in set No. 76027 . DC Collectibles has released three black manta action figures . the figures are based on his design in The New Vinyl statue by Funko. Vinyl statue By Funko Vinyl statue Funko . Vinyl Statue Funko vinyl statue Funka Funko Funko