Priscilla Hyde

## History

"You want to bring the land and sea together? You raise this building to your own vain ambition? You're deluded. The world is afraid of you...and it should be. You will never be whole, Arthur Curry. Never. I have come to end the fear."

## Physical description

### Origin

As a young adult, Hyde lived with her father on a houseboat, earning some reputation as a diver and a treasure hunter. He was contracted by Doctor Stephen Shin to procure a sample of Arthur Curry's blood to prove that the young man was an Atlantean. During the encounter, Arthur's father, Thomas, came to his son's defense and suffered a heart attack. Thomas died three days later, and Arthur swore revenge. On the day of Thomas' funeral, Arthur stormed the boat belonging to the man he deemed responsible for his father's death. In the rain and darkness, Arthur murdered Hyde's father, on the assumption that he was the killer. Out of vengeance, Hyde crafted weapons and armor, and went hunting. When the Atlantean became a publicly-known hero as Aquaman, Priscilla became Manta Ray.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Demolitions**: Manta was able to destroy Spindrift Station with coordinated explosions.
* **Genius Level Intellect**
* **Tactical Analysis**: Manta proves to be an adept strategist and directional coordinator having a cunning, tactical mind on par with a great many of DC's greatest intellects.
* **Mechanical Engineering**
* **Gadgetry**
* **Tracking**: Manta was able to track down members of the Others- some of which were in hiding.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**: Manta was trained to fight by her father from an early age. She's honed his skill over the years fighting Lokkee.
* **Intimidation**
* **Swimming**: Manta is highly skilled at swimming. Deathstroke stated that she "cuts through water like a torpedo".
* **Weaponry**: Manta has a large arsenal of both underwater and above water weaponry. She's even used Lokkee's trident with proficiency, choosing it over her own helm. She can cut a man's throat with a coin.
* **Firearms**
* **Swordsmanship**

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

* **Manta's Armor**: Manta wears a diving suit that enables her to survive underwater to unknown depths; it insulates her against the cold and protects herfrom pressure changes. It is completely waterproof and bulletproof, and is so completely sealed that it cannot be entered even at the atomic level. It also grants h a level of superhuman strength and durability, allowing her to survive major traumatic injuries. It greatly increases her underwater mobility, primarily through the use of some sort of diver propulsion vehicle, and allows her to leap great heights when shooting out of water. It is also effective as a means of camouflage in dark water. She wears a distinctive manta-shaped helmet with two large eyes that allow for infrared and scope vision, as well as powerful optic blasts capable of hurting or killing metahumans. Her helmet connects to an oxygen system that allows her to breathe underwater indefinitely. It also protects her head from trauma.
* **Superhuman Strength**: Manta is strong enough in her suit to combat Lokkee who is billions times stronger than the average human.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Manta is able to take hits from Lokkee without dying due to her suit.
* **Artificial Gills**
* **Optic Lasers**