Post by Black Manta on May 2, 2019 20:47:15 GMT
BLACK MANTA[/div]
Real Name: David Hyde
Alias: Black Manta
Identity: public
Age: 32
Species: Human
Physical Appearance:
outside of his armor David is African American and has a short fade of black hair, wearing a black wifebeater shirt and tan cargo pants, topped off with black boots. Inside his armor, David hs covered in black Atlantian Steel armor wih glowing red accents. Most striking of which is a large metal helmet that has two glowing red oval eyes that double as plasma lasers. on his back here is a strip of glass and metal that lights up like a gauge when charging up his laser. Also on his back is a combination of a round jet pack and tubing for his air reserves. Below his knees on the back of his legs are two smaller turbines used to help his jetpack maneuver him around. He also has an arsenal of weapons built into his suit, most of which popping out from his forearms or shoulders.
Personality:
In Manta's own words, he's a totally depraved son of a B*tch. Giving no regards to the lives of others, and allowing hatred to consume his entire being. He will kill without a second thought, as well as being bitter and brooding a majority of the time. Very blunt, Manta will make his views and opinions blatantly clear to those around him. Often has a bit of a dry sarcastic wit when not in battle, and when he is in battle he's focused on causing his victims as much suffering as possible before their demise. He sees metahumans, aliens, and magic users are nothing more than a sweeping plague that deserves to be wiped out in the most brutal methods at his disposal. He is willing to work with others, but has no issues turning on them if it serves his greater purpose.
Powers:
Manta has no powers
Abilities:
Master engineer
Skilled Submarine pilot and scuba diver
Trained in military style combat training with several weapons. Normally consisting of a dagger, twin blades, a sword, and a trident.
skilled tactician
skilled marksman
Weapons/Equipment:
Black Manta suit: David's suit allows him to handle crushing ocean pressure, has it's own air supply, retractable blades of Atlantian Steel on the forearms, rocket launchers that can pop out of the shoulders, an electrified harpoon line, a jetpack, and lasers built into the eyes of the helmet. The suit also gives him enhanced strength, enough to at least crush concrete without any ill effects.
collapsible trident
Dagger: Manta always carries around a dagger with a manta engraved at the base of the blade, passed down to him from his father, originally belonging to his grandfather.
Atlantian Steel sword
Manta has a prototype stealth sub stolen from the government that allows him to travel the ocean at high speeds.
History:
David Hyde was trained all his life to be a pirate and mercenary by his father. Becoming the best in the business, the duo would bounce around from raiding ships, to mercenary jobs, to treasure hunting. Hired by the Atlantian King Orm to steal a submarine and use it to stage a false attack, their plan was going swimmingly until Aquaman showed up, disarming the rest of his squad before charging for David and his father. Putting up a decent fight, it was evident that neither Hyde had a chance of defeating the metahuman, made evidently clear as Manta's father attempted to shoot at Aquaman before having a metal pipe hurled by the hero into his shoulder, leaving him pinned to the wall before the makeshift weapon was pulled out. In one last attempt to defeat the fishman, Manta's father would fire an explosive round that ended up knocking over a massive piece of equipment onto his father's legs and lap, pinning him in place as the submarine began to flood. Desperate, David would beg the hero to help get the wreckage off to save his father's life, but Aquaman outright refused and left the duo to die. Unwilling to give up, David continued to struggle in vain to lift the wreckage off, only for his dad to force him to leave by activating a grenade and holding down the pin. Forced to flee in tears, David had no choice but to abandon his father, the echoes of the grenade ringing through the submarine as he climbed the ladder, his mourning shifting into a murderous fury, one that would remain for the rest of his days...
Contacted once again by King Orm, Manta arranged a second deal with the monarch. He would be provided Atlantian tech to do with as desired, in exchange for the one thing David wanted more than anything....to murder the bastard that had cost his father his life. Dismantling and studying the tech he was given, David went to wor putting together a high tech diving suit containing several of the weapons that he had been given. Ranging from plasma beams, retractable blades and rockets, a collapsible trident, and holsters for a sword and dagger. Not to mention outfitting a jetpack onto the back of it. Hearing of Arthur's location, the newly dubbed Black Manta ambushed the hero and launched a brutal assault, nearly killing Aquaman before having his armor damaged and being forced to retreat. This would only be the first of many confrontations however...
Over the years the two would be bitter enemies, David doing everything in his power to bring down the new king of Atlantis, even resorting to suffocating his and mera's baby. Yet the most success he had towards killing the sea king was cutting off his right hand in battle. Locked in an endless struggle, things wouldn't change until the once benevolent Superman became a tyrant, many other so called heroes taking his lead as well. This included Aquaman, who unleashed an army upon the surface world in a manner resembling his brother Orm for the sake of Atlantis. The bitter hatred of Atlantis within Manta would grow into a hatred for all those freaks and aliens inhabiting the planet, be it Barry Allen or Bizarro. Not long after the Brainiac invasion, David would be swept away in his sub into what seemed to be another dimension, one where the infection of aliens and freaks was in it's infancy, and it was a blight that Black Manta was more than willing to cull....
Weaknesses:
Tubing: Manta's air tubes are made of rubber, thus vulnerable to being cut which would cut off his air supply. Making him surface if underwater or take off his helmet on land.
Human: under all his armor Manta is just a man, able to be killed like anyone else.
Hatred: Manta has a hatred and distrust of anyone with powers or of another species. Thus he has a mistrust when working with them and is prone to stabbing them in the back sooner or later.
Plasma Rays: Manta's suit has been shown to be vulnerable to his own lasers if deflected.
Obsession: Manta's hatred of Aquaman is all consuming, willing to cast anything else aside if it means furthering his goal of killing the king of the seven seas.
Other Information: none
OOC Information
OOC Name: Porcupine2099
Character color: Black
Group title: Slayer of the Seven Seas
Face Claim: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II