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Half-breed trash, I won't let you ruin my plans. All this was my doing. With Orm's mommy issues and sense of entitlement, coaxing him into war was child's play. Frankly, he irks the shit out of me. Once we've sunk the surface world, I'll slit his throat and claim the treasures of Atlantis—AAAGH!!
~ Black Manta's monologue cut short.

Black Manta is a recurring antagonist in the DC Animated Movie Universe, appearing as a minor antagonist in Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox, the secondary antagonist of Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, and a minor character in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.

A greedy treasure hunter with an advanced suit of armor that greatly increased his combat potential, Black Manta orchestrated a war between Atlantis and the surface world by bombing the former and manipulating King Orm into retaliating. He did so in an attempt to plunder the riches of Atlantis, although he was defeated by Aquaman and imprisoned.

He later joined the Suicide Squad, a covert government-run team of supervillains that gave its members reduced prison sentences in exchange for their services. As a member of the Squad, Manta rebelled against the apocalyptic reign of the tyrant Darkseid who had invaded and taken control of Earth. Alongside his squadmates, Black Manta fought heroically against Darkseid's forces and was ultimately killed.

He was voiced by Harry Lennix in Throne of Atlantis and by Dave Fennoy in Hell to Pay. Lennix has also played Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe and Fennoy has also voiced Pong Krell in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Synopsis[]

Servant of Aquaman[]

In an alternate timeline known as "Flashpoint" which was inadvertently caused by the Flash, Aquaman was the morally corrupt King of Atlantis who was locked in a world-spanning war with his former lover Wonder Woman and her Amazon armies. Aquaman sunk Western Europe and used it as a base, whereas Wonder Woman conquered the United Kingdom and named it New Themyscira. For whatever reason, Black Manta served as one of Aquaman's chief enforcers in Flashpoint.

At one point, Aquaman's armies intercepted an American vessel in their waters that was looking for the Atlantean doomsday weapon, a world-destroying bomb. The ship, captained by Deathstroke and Lex Luthor, was comprised of superhuman mercenaries. The Atlanteans emerged from the ocean and attacked the vessel. During the battle, Black Manta saved Garth and Kaldur'ahm from Deathstroke and subdued the enemy mercenary with his ocular beams. Aquaman and the Atlanteans subsequently slew everyone aboard. Black Manta was later present when Emperor Aquaman resolved to launch a ground invasion on New Themyscira.

During the invasion, Black Manta battled and killed a pair of Amazon warriors. He then fought Batman and Grifter, who were part of an American resistance trying to stop the war by attacking both sides. Although he initially had the pair on the ropes using his ocular beams, Batman was able to create a crack in Manta's helmet using a grenade. Batman and Grifter then fired into Manta's open helmet, killing him. Shortly thereafter the Flash was able to fix the timeline, returning everything back to normal.

Equipment[]

  • Black Manta Suit: Black Manta's suit of armor was a technologically advanced marvel that allowed him to fight on par with superheroes and those with incredible abilities. It also doubled as a diving apparatus, allowing him to survive while submerged in water for extended periods of time.
    • Ocular Beams: Black Manta's suit was equipped with one primary and potent weapon: ocular beams. These beams took the form of red plasma that projected from the eye sockets in Manta's helmet. Incredibly deadly, Manta's beams could utterly eviscerate cars and kill enhanced individuals such as Deathstroke and the Amazons.
    • Superhuman Durability: Manta's suit was made of an exceptionally durable material that allowed him to sustain major blunt force attacks without injury. Low caliber bullets were utterly incapable of piercing or even damaging Manta's suit. However there were limits to his defences, as powerful enough weapons were able to pierce his suit. Additionally, strong creatures such as Paradooms could also negate the suit's defences.
    • Superhuman Strength: Black Manta's armor provided him with enhanced strength to the point that he could contend with superhuman warriors such as Atlanteans and Amazons. He was able to manhandle an Amazon warrior and crush her head in his hand, and could even stun Aquaman with his punches.

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Animated Features
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox: Professor Zoom | Wonder Woman | Aquaman | Ocean Master | Black Manta | Deathstroke | Lex Luthor | Clayface | Rogues (Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Top, Heat Wave, & Mirror Master) | Joker | Yo-Yo
Justice League: War: Darkseid | Desaad | Parademons | Ocean Master
Son of Batman: Deathstroke | League of Assassins (Ra's al Ghul & Talia al Ghul) | Ubu | Killer Croc | Man-Bats
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis: Ocean Master | Black Manta | The Trench | Lex Luthor
Batman vs. Robin: Court of Owls (Samantha Vanaver, Talon, Owls Lieutenant, & Talon Warriors) | Dollmaker
Batman: Bad Blood: League of Assassins (Talia al Ghul, The Heretic, Onyx, Firefly, Tusk, Mad Hatter, Electrocutioner, Hellhound, Calculator, & Killer Moth) | Black Mask
Justice League vs. Teen Titans: Trigon | Legion of Doom (Lex Luthor, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Toymaster, & Weather Wizard) | Atomic Skull | Ra's al Ghul
Justice League Dark: Destiny | Ritchie Simpson | Felix Faust | Demons Three
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract: Church of Blood/H.I.V.E. (Brother Blood, Mother Mayhem, Deathstroke, & Terra)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay: Professor Zoom | Suicide Squad (Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Bronze Tiger, Copperhead, Killer Frost, Black Manta, Count Vertigo, Punch and Jewelee) | Blockbuster | Silver Banshee | Vandal Savage | Knockout | Scandal Savage | Professor Pyg | Black Mask | Tobias Whale | League of Assassins (Deathstroke) | Two-Face
The Death of Superman: Doomsday | Lex Luthor | Intergang (Bruno Mannheim) | Mercy Graves | Cyborg Superman
Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie: Nergal
Reign of the Supermen: Cyborg Superman | Darkseid | Parademons | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves
Batman: Hush: Riddler/Hush | Catwoman | Poison Ivy | Bane | Joker | Harley Quinn | Clayface | Scarecrow | Lex Luthor | Lady Shiva | Two-Face | Penguin | Mr. Freeze | Thomas Elliot
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines: Villainy Inc. (Veronica Cale, Doctor Cyber, Doctor Poison, Silver Swan, Cheetah, Giganta, & Medusa) | Parademons
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War: Darkseid | Parademons | Trigon | Lex Luthor | Suicide Squad (Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Cheetah, Black Manta, & Bane) | League of Assassins (Lady Shiva) | Weather Wizard | Giganta | Toymaster

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Theatrical Movies
Justice League: Steppenwolf | Parademons (Parademon Scout) | Darkseid | Black Clad (Black Clad Alpha) | Lex Luthor | Deathstroke | Ares
Zack Snyder's Justice League: Darkseid's Elite (Darkseid, Steppenwolf, DeSaad, Granny Goodness, & Parademons) | Lex Luthor | Deathstroke | Black Clad (Black Clad Alpha) | Ares | Joker
DC League of Super-Pets: Lulu | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves | Whiskers | Mutant Guinea Pigs

Direct-to-video Movies
Justice League: The New Frontier: The Centre | Captain Cold | Gorilla Grood | Ra's al Ghul | Black Manta | Brainiac | Cheetah | Darkseid | Doctor Light | Gentleman Ghost | Harley Quinn | Joker | Kalibak | Key | Mxyzptlk | Riddler | Doctor Sivana | Star Sapphire | Starro | Two-Face | Ultra-Humanite | Lex Luthor
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths: Crime Syndicate of America (Owlman, Ultraman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, Power Ring, & J'edd J'arkus) | Lex Luthor | White Martians | President Slade Wilson | Rose Wilson | Starro
Justice League: Doom: Legion of Doom (Vandal Savage, Bane, Cheetah, Ma'alefa'ak, Metallo, Mirror Master, & Star Sapphire) | Royal Flush Gang (King, Queen, Jack, Ace, & Ten)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox: Professor Zoom | Wonder Woman | Aquaman | Ocean Master | Black Manta | Deathstroke | Lex Luthor | Clayface | Rogues (Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Top, Heat Wave, & Mirror Master) | Joker | Yo-Yo
Justice League: War: Darkseid | Desaad | Parademons | Ocean Master
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis: Ocean Master | Black Manta | The Trench | Lex Luthor
Justice League: Gods and Monsters: Will Magnus | Darkseid | Desaad | Granny Goodness | Kalibak | Parademons | Steppenwolf | Livewire | Blockbuster | Cheetah | Dru-Zod | Doctor Sivana | President Waller
Justice League vs. Teen Titans: Trigon | Legion of Doom (Lex Luthor, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Toymaster, & Weather Wizard) | Atomic Skull | Ra's al Ghul
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five: Fatal Five (Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok, & Validus) | Bloodsport | Two-Face | Harley Quinn | Poison Ivy
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen: Kilg%re | Arthur Watts (digital copy) | Grimm | Weather Wizard | Mirror Master | Killer Croc
Justice League: Warworld: Mongul | Jonah Hex | Deimos | Lobo | White Martians
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One: Anti-Monitor | Lex Luthor | Crime Syndicate of America (Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, & Power Ring) | Psycho-Pirate | Hal Jordan | Gorilla Grodd

Television
Justice League: Lex Luthor | Hro Talak | Cheetah | Star Sapphire | Shade | Copperhead | Ultra-Humanite | Solomon Grundy | Joker | Kanjar-Ro | Lord Orm | General Brak | Deadshot | Felix Faust | Gorilla Grodd | Aresia | Morgaine Le Fey | Mordred | Simon Stagg | Amazo | Volcana | Luminus | Firefly | Doctor Destiny | Despero | Giganta | Killer Frost | Sinestro | Parasite | Clayface | Metallo | Kalibak | Livewire | Weather Wizard | Toyman | Royal Flush Gang (Harley Quinn) | Mercy Graves | Vandal Savage | Brainiac | Darkseid | Lobo | Justice Lords (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, & J'onn J'onzz) | Ray Thompson | Kragger | Paran Dul
Justice League Unlimited: Brainiac | Lex Luthor | Darkseid | Mongul | Ares | KGBeast | Copperhead | Blockbuster I | Cheetah | Mordred | Morgaine Le Fey | Circe | Roulette | Mordru | Maxwell Lord | Amanda Waller | General Wade Eiling | Solomon Grundy | Chronos | Atomic Skull | Granny Goodness | Kalibak | Tala | Hugo Strange | Professor Milo | Doomsday | Deadshot | Plastique | Captain Boomerang | Clock King | Felix Faust | Mantis | Gorilla Grodd | Bizarro | Giganta | Heat Wave | Sinestro | Doctor Destiny | Star Sapphire | Toyman | Volcana | Silver Banshee | Metallo | Killer Frost | Orion | Captain Cold | Mirror Master | Fatal Five | Gentleman Ghost | Virman Vundabar | Justice Lords (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, & J'onn J'onzz) | Kragger | Paran Dul | Devil Ray
Justice League Action: Darkseid | Black Adam | Parasite | Lobo | Solomon Grundy | Mongul | Chronos | Joker | Toyman | Lex Luthor | Harley Quinn | Felix Faust | Circe | Brainiac | Zod | Mr. Freeze | Killer Frost | Deadshot | Two-Face | Penguin | Poison Ivy | Roxy Rocket | Desaad | Gorilla Grodd | Mister Mxyzptlk | Amazo | Calculator | Granny Goodness | Kalibak | Sinestro | Brain | Riddler | Titano | Star Sapphire | Cheetah | Carmine Falcone | Bizarro | Kanjar-Ro | Bud and Lou | Mister Mind | Red Lantern Corps (Atrocitus)

Video Games
Justice League Task Force: Darkseid | Shrapnel | Despero | Cheetah
Justice League Heroes: Brainiac | Darkseid | Doomsday | The General | Gorilla Grodd | The Key | Promethus | Killer Frost | Queen Bee | White Martians | Zoom
Justice League Heroes: The Flash: Gorilla Grodd | Circe | Killer Frost | Brainiac
Justice League: Chronicles: Amazo | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Vandal Savage
Justice League Action Run: Darkseid | Harley Quinn | Joker | Lex Luthor | Lobo | Mongul | Mr. Freeze |Circe | Felix Faust | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Penguin | Solomon Grundy | Steppenwolf
Justice League: Injustice for All: Lex Luthor | Star Sapphire | Solomon Grundy | Cheetah | Joker | Shade | Felix Faust | Ultra-Humanite
Injustice: Gods Among Us: One Earth Regime (Superman, Wonder Woman, Yellow Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Nightwing, Raven, Hawkgirl, Sinestro, Black Adam, Killer Frost, Solomon Grundy, Catwoman, Bane, & Doomsday) | Joker | Lex Luthor | Deathstroke | Ares
Injustice 2: Brainiac | Gorilla Grodd | Captain Cold | Reverse Flash | Cheetah | Deadshot | Poison Ivy | Bane | Scarecrow | One Earth Regime (Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Nightwing & Black Adam) | Dr. Fate | The Lords of Order | Grid | Atrocitus | Joker | Darkseid
Injustice: Joker | Brainiac | Black Adam | Captain Cold | Cheetah | Darkseid | Deadshot | Killer Frost | Poison Ivy
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League: Brainiac | Justice League (Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Batman) | Suicide Squad (Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang & King Shark) | Gizmo | Penguin | Lex Luthor | Poison Ivy | Riddler

See Also
Justice League Dark Villains | Justice League International Villains | Justice Society Villains | Young Justice Villains

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Anton Arcane | Anti-Fate | Anti-Monitor | Black Adam | Blockbuster | Cain | Circe | Copperhead | Crime Syndicate of America | Darkseid | Demons Three | Doctor Destiny | Eclipso | The Enchantress | Felix Faust | First of the Fallen | Floronic Man | Great Darkness | Giganta | Killer Frost | Klarion | Mad Hatter | Man-Bat | Mordru | Morgaine Le Fey | Nicolas Nolan | Papa Midnite | Scarecrow | Secret Society of Super Villains | Seven Deadly Sins | Solomon Grundy | Starro | Tala | Trigon | Typhon | Upside Down Man

Movies
Justice League Dark: Destiny | Felix Faust | Ritchie Simpson | Demons Three
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War: Darkseid | Parademons | Trigon | Lex Luthor | Suicide Squad (Harley Quinn, |Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Cheetah, Black Manta, & Bane) | League of Assassins (Lady Shiva) | Weather Wizard | Giganta | Toymaster

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