However, in the Atlantis Stage Transition, his helmet has a different visor and helmet shape.Īs forces converge upon Atlantis and its King, a current of vengeance flows through the ruthless undersea mercenary known as Black Manta. The stage transition design also features a wrist gauntlet that fires lasers, a handheld trident (katar), twin blades, and a trident, the only remaining of these weapons on the DLC character is the wrist gauntlet and the katar.īlack Manta wears a black bodysuit and a large silver helmet with red glowing eye holes (making him resemble an alien) and breathing tubes connected to the oxygen tanks on his back. When Arthur became publicly known as Aquaman, Hyde became The supervillain known as Black Manta and would clash with Aquaman on several occasions.īlack Manta has two different designs in Injustice 2: one for stage transitions in Atlantis and another for gameplay. Out of vengeance, Hyde crafted weapons and armor and went hunting. following Tom’s funeral, Arthur swore revenge, storming the Black Manta and killing Jesse, believing that he was responsible for Tom’s death.

During the encounter that followed, Arthur’s father, Tom, came to his defense, only to suffer a heart attack in the process, dying 3 days later. Stephen Shin contracted Hyde to gain a sample of Arthur Curry’s blood. In the Bermuda Triangle, in the lost Atlantean kingdom of Xebel, he seduced a young woman, wanting the map to the Black Pearl, she saw through Hyde’s intentions and forged a fake map, impeding his search for the Pearl until much later. They sought the mythic Black Pearl, which would grant its user hydrokonetic powers. As a young man, Hyde worked as a diver and a treasure hunter for Jesse. He taught Hyde that the latter did not need anyone. Jesse tried to raise Hyde to be tough, unsentimental, and merciless, believing that a black man would need to be tough to succeed in life.

A descendant of the lost tribe of Atlanteans known as The Deserters, David Hyde, whose mother, Ramona, walked out on him when he was a child, was raised by his father, Jesse on his family’s fishing boat, the Black Manta.

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