Black Manta (Earth-16)

Black Manta
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Black Manta
Other Aliases	L-8
Relatives	Kaldur'ahm (son)
Affiliation	Suicide Squad · Formerly The Light
Base Of Operations	Atlantis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-16
Creators	Bob Haney · Nick Cardy
First Appearance	"Downtime" (March 4, 2011)
Last Appearance	"The Prize" (September 12, 2020)

Ignorant boy! This is not a world, a universe in which a free man can afford to be soft. I will teach you to be ruthless Kaldur'ahm, even if I must beat that lesson into your skull!

— Black Manta

Black Manta is an underwater pirate and agent of the Light, until he was taken down by his son Kaldur'ahm.

History

Assaulting Atlantis

Black Manta invaded Atlantis with his troops while Aquaman was away. The whole attack was a diversion to get a giant ancient star fish that was still alive frozen in ice. Aqualad's interference caused his mission to fail, so he destroyed the starfish. He then reported to the Light.

5 Years Later

Black Manta has become a more prominent member of the Light, replacing Ocean Master. He allowed his son Kaldur to join him, and gives him is trust after completing a series of missions and secret tests.

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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Swimming
• Leadership
• Seamanship
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Black Manta's Armor
  • Weaponry
    • Thermal-Blast

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Young Justice and its tie-in comic book series. It is an adaptation of Black Manta. The original character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy and first appeared in Aquaman #35.
• Black Manta is voiced by Khary Payton.

Related

• 14 Appearances of Black Manta (Earth-16)
• 3 Images featuring Black Manta (Earth-16)
• 1 Quotations by or about Black Manta (Earth-16)
• Character Gallery: Black Manta (Earth-16)

External Links

• Black Manta at the Young Justice Wiki

Footnotes

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