David Hyde (Future State)

Black Manta
Future State‎
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Real Name	David Hyde
Main Alias	Black Manta
Relatives	Jackson Hyde (son)
Affiliation	Suicide Squad
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Mercenary
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Bald
Origin
Universe	Future State
Creators	Bob Haney · Nick Cardy
First Appearance	Future State: Suicide Squad #1 (March, 2021)
Appearance of Death	Future State: Suicide Squad #1 (March, 2021)

David Hyde was a mercenary known as Black Manta and the father of Aquaman.

History

Black Manta was an enemy of the Aquaman Family for decades, stemming from a grudge between him and the original Aquaman Arthur Curry. This hatred did not abate after his own son became Aquaman. After a fight with Jackson he would leave him and his young sidekick Aqualass bloodied and unconscious.

Hyde eventually joined a new Suicide Squad lead by Peacemaker. Their mission was to travel to Earth 3 and retrieve Amanda Waller. The process which the Squad used to cross into the parallel universe was fatal if they did not go back after a certain period of time. Manta succumbed to the effects long before his teammates and died painfully at Peacekeeper's feet, his helmet filling with his own blood.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Swimming
• Weaponry
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Black Manta's Armor

Related

• 1 Appearances of David Hyde (Future State)
• 2 Images featuring David Hyde (Future State)
• Quotations by or about David Hyde (Future State)
• Character Gallery: David Hyde (Future State)

Footnotes

Suicide Squad member This character is or was a member of the Suicide Squad, a team of imprisoned super-villains who perform high-risk missions for the U.S. Government in exchange for commuted sentences, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Suicide Squad members" category.

Aquaman Villain(s) This character, team or organization, has been primarily an enemy of Aquaman, or members of the Aquaman Family. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Aquaman Villains."