Black Manta

Black Manta (David Hyde) is a fictional character and supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, the character first appeared in Aquaman #35 (September 1967) and has since endured as the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman.
Black Manta has had numerous origin stories throughout his comic book history, having been a young boy kidnapped and enslaved by abusive pirates on their ship; an autistic orphan subjected to unethical experiments in Arkham Asylum; and a high-seas treasure hunter caught in a mutual cycle of vengeance with Aquaman over the deaths of their fathers. Despite these different versions of his past, Black Manta is consistently depicted as a ruthless underwater mercenary obsessed with destroying Aquaman's life. A black armored suit with a large metal helmet with red eye lenses serves as Black Manta's visual motif.
The character has been adapted in various media incarnations, having been portrayed in live-action by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the 2018 DC Extended Universe film Aquaman and its upcoming 2023 sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Kevin Michael Richardson, Khary Payton and others have provided the character's voice in media ranging from animation to video games.
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