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David Kane (DC Extended Universe)

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Quote1 You owe me blood! Quote2
— Black Manta src


Black Manta is a ruthless oceanic pirate, originally operating under the tutelage of his father Jesse. After an encounter with Aquaman goes south, Jesse is trapped under some submarine equipment. Fearful of losing the only human being other than himself that he's ever cared about, Kane cries out for help to Arthur to spare Jesse's life. However, Arthur retorts that the pirates have already claimed innocent lives without mercy - and suggested he "ask the sea for mercy instead."

This sparks a personal vendetta, one which leads to him cutting deals with Ocean Master in order to acquire the high-tech Atlantean suit he needs to battle his sworn enemy. He battles Aquaman a second time, but loses due to a flaw in his armor and a well-timed attack with a chain. He leaves a historical site even more in ruins, and damages an Italian village badly before being subdued. He is later discovered floating on debris, barely alive, by a researcher obsessed with finding Atlantis. At the new lab, Kane awakens to find his rescuer attempting to repair his suit.[1]


Abilities

Equipment

  • Black Manta Armor: Manta wears a high-tech suit of Atlantean origin in order to battle Aquaman evenly.[1]
    • Black Manta's suit is equipped with the following:
      • Retractable Blade: Manta's suit's right arm is equipped with an Atlantean sword that can withdraw.
      • Jetpack: Manta's suit has 4 plasma thrusters, 2 on the back and 1 on each leg, which give him flight.
      • Optical Plasma Blaster: One the most powerful abilities Black Manta's suit has, is a helmet that can fire intense beams of red plasma energy from its eyes.

Transportation


  • This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Extended Universe and 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 portrayed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
  • His name was never mentioned in the film. However, in the game Lego DC Super-Villains the name of this character’s minifigure was designated as David Kane.[2]

Related

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Aquaman (Movie)
  2. ↑ Game screenshot


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