Black Manta

A ruthless treasure hunter and mercenary, the man known as Black Manta spent his days scavenging the unexplored depths of the ocean, discovering long lost.
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Black Manta appears as a member of the Atlantean Army. He appears to kill Deathstroke and later joins the battle against the Amazons. He is killed by Batman and Grifter. He does not speak in his appearance.

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He is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, who reprises his role from Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Black Manta appears as one of the antagonists in this film. He is hired by Orm to fake an attack by the surface world on Atlantis. He is later revealed to have been the one manipulating Orm in the hopes of looting Atlantis. He is defeated in a fight with Aquaman. He is voiced by Harry Lennix. Black Manta appears as a member of the Legion of Doom. Kevin Michael Richardson reprises the role. Black Manta appears as a regular antagonist in this series, making his first appearance in "Menace of the Black Manta.

Black Manta appears in several episodes of this series, making his first appearance in "The Water Beast. Ted Knight reprises the role. He makes his first appearance in "Wanted: Black Manta appears as a member of the Secret Society in several episodes of this series, making his first major appearance in "To Another Shore.

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He is voiced by Michael Beach. He is voiced by Tom Kane. Black Manta appears in the episode "Evil Under the Sea! He appears in several other episodes as an antagonist. Black Manta, referred to as Manta, makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Prophecy," during which he is assigned by Toyman to kill Aquaman.

His actor is uncredited. Black Manta appears as a recurring antagonist throughout this series, where he is depicted as a prominent member of the Light. He makes his first appearance in "Downtime," where he is shown to have a peculiar interest in Aqualad. In the show's second season, Young Justice: Invasion , Black Manta is revealed to be Aqualad's biological father. This revelation seemingly causes Aqualad to betray his friends and join Black Manta's crew, but it later turns out that he is simply deep undercover in order to infiltrate the Light.

The show is notable for being the first animated depiction of Black Manta to actually show his face under his helmet. Black Manta appears as an antagonist in this TV short.

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Black Manta appears in issues View all. Origin Unmasked for the first time Black Manta was a mercenary and treasure hunter who worked alongside his father. Character Evolution Silver Age In his initial appearances absolutely nothing was known about Black Manta or his origins. New 52 The New 52 introduced his current origin and powers. Underworld Unleashed Manta is approached by Neron , and agrees to sell his soul for power.

He soon comes under attack himself by King Shark , who bites his face and drives him away Brightest Day Following the death of Aquaman, Manta retires from villainy, ultimately finding employment in a fish market. The Others Black Manta begins tracking down and killing the Others , stealing their Atlantean relics. Suicide Squad Though he had previously been resistant to offers from the Suicide Squad , he agrees to join following the events of Forever Evil, having discovered that, without Aquaman, his life is meaningless.

Rebirth After a battle with an Atlantean terrorist group, Aquaman spends time with Mera at his favorite surface world diner. Justice League Unlimited Black Manta appears as the primary antagonist in issue 26 of this comic book adaptation of the television series of the same name. Justice Black Manta is a primary antagonist in this Elseworld story. Flashpoint In the Flashpoint alternate timeline Black Manta appears briefly as a prisoner at the Doom prison.

Powers and Abilities Black Manta has no superhuman powers or abilities. Expert Assassin and Fighter Black Manta is also one of the world's best assassins, and is accounted one of the deadliest and most highly-disciplined killers alive. Peak Physical Condition Manta is in excellent physical condition, particularly in terms of his strength, stamina and agility. Leadership and Intellect Black Manta is a gifted leader and a skilled strategist. Weapons and Equipment Black Manta owns a large arsenal of weaponry, equipment, and vehicles of his own design. Manta Suit Black Manta wears a diving suit that enables him to survive underwater to unknown depths; it insulates him against the cold and protects him from pressure changes.

Bladed Weapons Black Manta always carries two specifically-designed long daggers, that can be concealed in the arms or the back of his suit. Harpoon Wires His suit is equipped with wrist-mounted grappling guns which can fire specialized hooks able to penetrate armour and metahuman skin.

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Two-Bladed Gun Manta often carries a gun which can fire powerful energy blasts, and which has two sharp blades on the barrel. Manta Ship Manta owns a small submersible ship which is extremely quick, maneuverable, durable, and stealthy. Animated Film Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Black Manta appears as one of the antagonists in this film.

Super Friends Black Manta appears in several episodes of this series, making his first appearance in "The Water Beast. Justice League Unlimited Black Manta appears as a member of the Secret Society in several episodes of this series, making his first major appearance in "To Another Shore. Smallville Black Manta, referred to as Manta, makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Prophecy," during which he is assigned by Toyman to kill Aquaman. Young Justice Black Manta appears as a recurring antagonist throughout this series, where he is depicted as a prominent member of the Light.

He is also an unlockable playable character. His voice actor is unknown.

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Black Manta is a playable character in Lego Batman 2: He is voiced by Fred Tatasciore. Black Manta appears as a boss in Young Justice: Khary Payton reprises the role. Black Manta is a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Fred Tatasciore reprises the role. He initially appeared as a mere stage transition cameo in Aquaman's stage, but was later added to the cast as a playable DLC fighter.

Black Manta was featured in Fisher Price's Imaginext line. Throne of Atlantis animated movie. Black Manta has been featured in the HeroClix figure game. Black Manta was featured in Mattel's toy line for Batman: Black Manta was featured in Mattel's Total Heroes line. It revealed that he was an autistic child confined to Arkham Asylum and subjected to horrific experiments that warped his mind and gave him some degree of super-powers.

The character was revamped again by writer Geoff Johns in the series Brightest Day. Johns adapted the Aqualad from the TV show Young Justice into DC's comic book universe and maintained continuity with the series by establishing that he is the son of Black Manta. According to this new story, Manta finally given the civilian name David Hyde and his wife were kidnapped and tortured by terrorists from the underwater kingdom of Xebel. Johns later revealed in the Aquaman relaunch that Aquaman accidentally killed Manta's father. These combined tragedies effectively purged any lingering sense of love or compassion from Hyde's personality, leaving only rage behind.

Whatever origin story is the true version, Black Manta has remained a constant thorn in Aquaman's side over the decades. The latter story even introduced a new motivation for Manta, as he sought vengeance against the Crime Syndicate for destroying his father's grave.


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Marvel's Silver Sable Explained: Marvel's Eternals Movie Explained: Who Is the Wonder Woman Villain? Knight later reprised the role in multiple incarnations of the Super Friends animated series. Manta has appeared in numerous other animated projects since, including TV series like Batman: His most significant role came in 's Young Justice, where he served as a member of the elite organization The Light and frequently clashed with his son, Aqualad.

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Black Manta (New Earth)

Black Manta has only made one live-action appearance to date, as a minor villain in Smallville named simply "Manta. He took to wearing a new costume that completely covered his appearance, and inexplicably stopped tormenting Aquaman and instead indulged in drug smuggling from his new base in Star City.

Here, he was opposed by Green Arrow and Aquaman.


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    5. In a later confrontation, Aquaman, sporting the Lady of the Lake 's Healing Hand, reversed Neron's alterations to Black Manta, and rewired Manta's afflicted brain, making him normal for the first time in his life. Unfortunately, Manta remained a violent criminal, lulling Aquaman into a false sense of partnership and almost killing the Sea King in the process. In later events, Black Manta was used as a test subject to make water breathers, using genetic manipulation. This succeeded and since then Black Manta has returned to the oceans to face Aquaman once again.

    He was apparently killed by Aquaman in anger, after causing a disturbance in Sub Diego in which Captain Marley was severely injured. Aquaman summoned various predatory sea-life to attack Black Manta and left him for dead.

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    He reappeared, however, during the battle with Alexander Luthor and Superboy-Prime. One year later, he took over Sub Diego but was forced to flee when King Shark bit off his face. During the Brightest Day, Black Manta is next seen working in a fish market. When the local news and his customers revel in the return of Aquaman, Manta leaps over the counter and murders them with his knife. Black Manta is later seen burning a shorefront house to the ground and walking into the ocean. He immediately leaps out wearing his Black Manta costume and yelling "Aquaman.

    Black Manta is seen later at Thomas Curry, Aquaman's father's tombstone, where he is approached by Siren and her Death Squad after demolishing the tombstone. The Death Squad began fighting Black Manta but before the fight can get too far along, Siren stops them. She tells Black Manta that they need to work together to find his son, as she makes a hard water image of Jackson Hyde. Black Manta and Siren track down Jackson and attempts to kill his foster father. Jackson using his ability to create hard water constructs defends his foster father, but cannot stop Black Manta from shooting a trident-shaped dart at his foster father.