History of Black Manta

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  • In this episode, we're spotlighting the History of Black Manta - Aquaman's mortal enemy and most formidable opponent! Also, check out the NEW Pop Culture Auction and use the registration code “VARIANT” for $10 off your first order! prstn.co/VARIANT
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  • @variant
    @variant  Před 6 měsíci +17

    Check out the NEW Pop Culture Auction and use the registration code “VARIANT” for $10 off your first order! prstn.co/VARIANT

  • @PhantoRoyce
    @PhantoRoyce Před 6 měsíci +88

    I’ll never forget this guy being the butt of my greatest joke of all time. I was watching the movie with my girlfriend who was half watching it and when Orm was on screen one time she said “Wait is that Black Manta” and the stars aligned because without skipping a beat I said “does that look like a black man-ta you?”

  • @nate8604
    @nate8604 Před 6 měsíci +94

    I’m gonna miss Yayha Abdul-Mateen in this role. Dude is a great actor. Wish we get more Black Manta in the future.

  • @sammpangan
    @sammpangan Před 6 měsíci +86

    I think Black Manta is one of the few things that the DCEU got right. I love him in the comics because the guy is EVIL and I liked the pretty accurate suit.

  • @k.bermejo7334
    @k.bermejo7334 Před 6 měsíci +29

    One thing the Aquaman movies did so well for sure are the suits. Aquaman, Manta, Orm; all their suits are so beautiful. S-Tier.

    • @rockyn191
      @rockyn191 Před 5 měsíci

      the new movie was wack tbh

  • @ericwilson8558
    @ericwilson8558 Před 6 měsíci +28

    Black Manta looks so cool and badass. The movie looks so much better than the last movie. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was born to play this role! Thank you so much for this updated history video of Black Manta.

  • @RevengeOfThaNerd
    @RevengeOfThaNerd Před 6 měsíci +14

    Literally my favorite character. My first cosplay, use to be my pfp, always been attached to Black Manta. He suffers from the same "curse" Black Adam does, writers have no idea how to handle him as a villain.

  • @donjoel6754
    @donjoel6754 Před 6 měsíci +26

    Ever since Young Justice Black Manta was always one of those villains I wouldn't fight. He is too dangerous.

  • @DragonZord979
    @DragonZord979 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Black Manta asking Aquaman how the wife and kid are is so beyond savage

  • @HellfireClub242
    @HellfireClub242 Před 6 měsíci +190

    Arguably one of the best villain in DC.

    • @thebloodedge284
      @thebloodedge284 Před 6 měsíci +8

      Yep

    • @idunoh1902
      @idunoh1902 Před 6 měsíci +14

      No, but he’s cool

    • @ssmc2112
      @ssmc2112 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Agreed

    • @samuelbankston2108
      @samuelbankston2108 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Eh I like him. Definitely a good character. But best in dc really

    • @nate8604
      @nate8604 Před 6 měsíci +18

      @@samuelbankston2108”arguably”, and “one of”. Comprehension is a lost art these days.

  • @TheArkhamLantern
    @TheArkhamLantern Před 6 měsíci +13

    Black Manta is such a great villain. I absolutely would want to see him back in James Gunn's DCU. I'm just kind of grateful that the swan song at the DCEU will have him back before it's all over.

  • @theoutlawking9123
    @theoutlawking9123 Před 6 měsíci +8

    A Black Dude with his Own ARMY AND WAR VESSEL, Gotta love him! 😊

  • @vincentfranklin17
    @vincentfranklin17 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Black Manta is a badass! Definitely one of DC Comics ' best villains !

  • @saadamarbutt
    @saadamarbutt Před 6 měsíci +9

    Manta is badass. Being a being taking on the king of the seas. Badass

  • @Atlasbr001
    @Atlasbr001 Před 6 měsíci +16

    The "how's the wife and kid" scene is so Hillarious.

  • @kidbonesonline
    @kidbonesonline Před 6 měsíci +24

    One of the coolest designed villains in DC.

  • @JJ-oq3tz
    @JJ-oq3tz Před 6 měsíci +11

    Black Manta is definitely one of the most underrated villains of DC Comics and i'm glad DC had rights for an African American to portrayed the supervillain of Aquaman.

  • @the_elite_duck7263
    @the_elite_duck7263 Před 5 měsíci +8

    He’s such a good villain, definitely up there with reverse flash

  • @castleclassicmovies148
    @castleclassicmovies148 Před 6 měsíci +7

    He was my favorite character to play with in Injustice 2

  • @uzumaki2689
    @uzumaki2689 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I never knew Black Manta was this good

  • @thachocolategod
    @thachocolategod Před 6 měsíci +7

    Between Manta and Sinestro, I don't know which one is my favorite villain of all time.

    • @RASHONBOND973
      @RASHONBOND973 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Sinestro is soooooo underrated.. man ppl just don't know

  • @vontheunknown7982
    @vontheunknown7982 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Which underrated superhero, do you think should get a new comic?
    Me if It would have to be Red tornado.

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci +6

    What do you think Black Manta is going to be like in the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom movie with the trident of the dead king who might bring back an old Atlantean enemy from the time of king Atlan?

  • @BlueBeetle1939
    @BlueBeetle1939 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I missed these episodes I feel like we don't get them too often these days

  • @unlimitedcosmicspeed
    @unlimitedcosmicspeed Před 6 měsíci +18

    I'm looking forward to Aquaman 2. As long as it entertains me, has plenty of cgi and I can escape reality for 2 hours I will be happy :)

    • @ulfgardulfson3037
      @ulfgardulfson3037 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Dont support bad movies.

    • @asanitheafrofuturist
      @asanitheafrofuturist Před 6 měsíci

      @@ulfgardulfson3037 amen

    • @flyingdutchman1922
      @flyingdutchman1922 Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​@@ulfgardulfson3037How do you know it's a bad movie?

    • @unlimitedcosmicspeed
      @unlimitedcosmicspeed Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@ulfgardulfson3037 It hasn't come out yet and we don't know if its bad. I don't have high expectations or demands on any movies. Aquaman 1, before it came out didn't get good reviews. Although not a masterpiece, I enjoyed it like many others did. As I said, if I escape reality for a couple of hours and the CGI blows me away, I'm good!

    • @HuntertalksComics
      @HuntertalksComics Před 6 měsíci

      @@flyingdutchman1922they don’t some people are impossible to please they’ll have a problem with anything 😂 the theater is only a couple miles down the road and it’s not expensive. as long as it’s not complete trash i’d be alright it’ll give me something to do

  • @joaquinpinon7700
    @joaquinpinon7700 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Bro the content you have been putting out recently is top freaking tier man!! Love it keep up the good work!

  • @pickedceasar1216
    @pickedceasar1216 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I love the YJ version where he’s Aqualad’s dad

  • @SKIP-yj3xp
    @SKIP-yj3xp Před 3 měsíci +1

    In the 70's Aquaman stories, drawn by Jim Aparo, Aquaman caught Manta after he murdered his son, and was about to kill him, when Manta started begging for mercy. Because Aquaman is a hero he spared his life.

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Which animated movie or TV Show do you think did a great job in portraying Black Manta?
    Is Yahya Abdul-mateen II the best actor to play the live action version of Black Manta and do you think we will see him rebooted and come back in James Gunn DC projects in the DCU? Who could believe that this actor is going to play the MCU version Wonder Man?

  • @stephencollins4997
    @stephencollins4997 Před 6 měsíci

    I like Black Manta. I am so finally glad you have done a history of Black Manta video that I have been waiting for a year. I like him in the DCEU, Tv shows like Young Justice, and in video games like Injustice 2. I can't wait to see him return in Aquaman : The Lost Kingdom.
    Thank you, Soo Much!!!

  • @fernandovillelaaranda5403
    @fernandovillelaaranda5403 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Aris using his Florida Marlins cap for this video... Nice !

  • @christophersarver6900
    @christophersarver6900 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Black Manta wanted to turn the ocean into a haven for people of color. A real boss!!!

  • @johngrehan8346
    @johngrehan8346 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Black Manta is my favourite Aquaman villain and assassin way better than Batman

  • @shacoloco
    @shacoloco Před 6 měsíci +2

    It really got me thinking since the release of the 1st trailer there's too little Amber Heard appearance
    what if instead of the baby dying like in comics what if they killed off Mera instead?
    If the rumors were true about reshoots and cutting of some parts of Heard it would make total sense

  • @DCF-dc14f
    @DCF-dc14f Před 5 měsíci +1

    I personally love the second origin because only this explain where he grew rage and agony. Although many loyal Aquaman fan may have had questioned this origin story"Are u a minor batman villain?" I say no Where he grown up from is a very important thing, Born from Arkham and Choose to be an Aquaman Foe is a great flow of Black Manta life changing and U can put very much imaginative story in order to bind the bridge between Arkham villains and the fall-side of Atlantic. Making your villain more stronger is not a fault, the new origin binds to Pirate-like, middle-age religion and families conflict--the star war story rewritten, and only foe to Arthur Curry to much! If you say Heroes defeat Villain Trillions of time how can you made people wanna see Superhero movie?

  • @user-be7tc2bd6e
    @user-be7tc2bd6e Před 6 měsíci +1

    I'm REALLY digging the-JIM APARO artwork,he was such a-GOOD-artist. RIP: Mr Aparo

  • @StarrPower2232
    @StarrPower2232 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Is there a reason why Variant Comics stopped doing the Buy List at the end of their videos?

  • @rubyrubio3970
    @rubyrubio3970 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Can you do the history of magneto, gambit, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen

  • @pervysage4934
    @pervysage4934 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Black Manta can't be touched, he does the touchin. If he was a movie star he'd be Chris Toucher. His movie would Touch Hour.

  • @realivekillacom
    @realivekillacom Před 5 měsíci +2

    The acevane verse brought me here 😂😂

  • @shahdangalahad698
    @shahdangalahad698 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I love Black Manta with The Black Trident.

  • @Eye-Am-exclipse
    @Eye-Am-exclipse Před 6 měsíci +2

    That’s the Amanda Waller I Want

  • @Oswaldli
    @Oswaldli Před 6 měsíci +1

    1:02 Bob Hanley and Nick who?? 🤣

  • @rolyngeorges7315
    @rolyngeorges7315 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Black Manta is fucking awesome.

  • @30mph
    @30mph Před 6 měsíci

    Bruh a menace this reverse flash energy lol

  • @ginofrancejr555
    @ginofrancejr555 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Im gonna miss black manta him and zod were the best villians in the DCEU i want a black manta ongoing now especially since in his recent mini series chuck brown touched upon his deserter heritage

  • @YJSho_Nuff_
    @YJSho_Nuff_ Před 6 měsíci +1

    "Anyone who's doing the touching around here is me!!" -Acevane 😂

  • @charlesgorman5188
    @charlesgorman5188 Před 6 měsíci

    I am so hyped for Aquaman 2. Can't wait.

  • @itsjustdorian8927
    @itsjustdorian8927 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I like the new take on it… the treasure hunters

  • @maukebascott830
    @maukebascott830 Před 6 měsíci

    The Beat Tho🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @akilwilliams7466
    @akilwilliams7466 Před 6 měsíci

    I like the 90’s and the new 52 origin stories the best. Became a fan watching him over time in different DC shows, hope they bring him back in the DCU. But my thing about the DCEU ending is, it’s killing any potential hype going into Aquaman 2 because we don’t know if any of these characters will be in the DCU. Still going to watch Aquaman 2.

  • @Novyar
    @Novyar Před 6 měsíci +1

    😂 "Wtf is P-Valley"

  • @TsuriaDragon
    @TsuriaDragon Před 5 měsíci

    Black Manta been watching Cyclops from the X-men 😂

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow8782 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Awesome.

  • @rasun316
    @rasun316 Před 5 měsíci

    ...i really wanted to "sea" Mera in Iris Van Herpin but i digress.. great video! I did not know Black Manta was African-American until Kingdom Come came out..!

  • @godspeedrebirth
    @godspeedrebirth Před 6 měsíci

    Wild💀

  • @dylansearcy3966
    @dylansearcy3966 Před 5 měsíci

    7:14 topo was in the 2nd aqua man movie

  • @officialiicon
    @officialiicon Před 6 měsíci

    SUPER slept on villain

  • @edpadilla9402
    @edpadilla9402 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yeah What If Black Manta Was In TMNT Universe

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci

    Can you do history of the Elementals, Cyclone and Sandman along with Kurt Conners the Lizard, Rhino, Chameleon, Scorpion and the Human Fly along with the Tinkerer, Alistair Smythe the Ultimate Spider Slayer, Living_Brain, and Prowler?

  • @Swampthing71
    @Swampthing71 Před 6 měsíci

    Black Manta is my favorite Aquaman villain.
    Here's my top 10 favorite comic book supervillains
    1. The Joker
    2. Loki
    3. Apocalypse
    4. Green Goblin
    5. Black Manta
    6. Reverse-Flash
    7. Black Adam
    8. Bullseye
    9. Anton Arcane
    10. Sinestro

  • @younghan3573
    @younghan3573 Před 6 měsíci

    Black Manta is the embodiment of revenge? Revenge is a dish best served cold. Aquaman should freeze Black Manta dead using Capt Cold's ray gun

  • @M567dk
    @M567dk Před 6 měsíci

    Wow. I got to admit. Talk about savage in ways that I didn’t know was possible in DC comics. I mean comparing him to the likes of Luthor and the joker is like comparing apples to oranges to cherry.

  • @Watch-0w1
    @Watch-0w1 Před 6 měsíci

    I like him alot in young justice.
    He was like a iron man that easily escape and show up anywhere on earth

  • @chriscripplercruz1833
    @chriscripplercruz1833 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Who would have thought that the only DCEU movie to break a billion dollars would be a Aquaman movie shows how much people like Jason mamoa

    • @plasticweapon
      @plasticweapon Před 5 měsíci +1

      i don't know why it made a billion, but it wasn't because of jason momoa. he doesn't have that kind of following.

  • @darkservantofheaven
    @darkservantofheaven Před 4 měsíci +1

    Black Manta, Eobard Thawn and Deastroke = Petty Evil

  • @dylanogg347
    @dylanogg347 Před 6 měsíci

    I'm a fan of his portrayals outside of Comics. He's pretty dope in Batman: The Brave and The Bold and Young Justice.

  • @martinbauzon7450
    @martinbauzon7450 Před 6 měsíci

    Black manta the type of person to support sea world

  • @pup-e
    @pup-e Před 6 měsíci

    and then aquaman raises Black Manta son as a superhero

  • @antwonsmith8931
    @antwonsmith8931 Před 5 měsíci

    Love Black Manta after watching Young Justice season 1 and 2.

  • @cmpork7145
    @cmpork7145 Před 6 měsíci

    People can crap on the New 52 but people forget that there were things that the continuity did right. In general I'd say Aquaman is a good example

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci

    Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?

  • @pwpresents5660
    @pwpresents5660 Před 6 měsíci

    Black Manta straight up killed Aquaman's infant son in the comics.
    The new movie shows us Aquaman has an infant son and Black Manta is the antagonist.
    Does WB & DC dare?

  • @EVENINGWOLF666
    @EVENINGWOLF666 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Question....am I crazy or was there a point where Black Manta's mental illness was if not cured then at least put under some kind of control, where he and Aquaman ended up working together and he even apologized to Aquaman for killing his son? Did that actually happen, or did I dream it?

  • @pishposh4506
    @pishposh4506 Před 6 měsíci

    I kind of hope they pull from the justice league episode where aquaman has to cut his hand off to free himself from shackles to save his son and gets his hook hand

  • @rasun316
    @rasun316 Před 5 měsíci +1

    ...does anyone know if Black Manta has ever worn a red lantern ring?

  • @MadeByDW
    @MadeByDW Před 6 měsíci

    I hope Aquaman 2 is at least good as the first. Sucks so many great actors and potential storylines were wasted, but I’m ready for this chapter of the DC franchise to end. Glad so many people are f/w Black Manta. Aquaman & his world have come along way

  • @uberfiend2544
    @uberfiend2544 Před 6 měsíci

    I like the first origin most

  • @nathenewendzel7806
    @nathenewendzel7806 Před 10 dny

    They need another update. I'm not sold on any of these origins.

  • @HieiDaHellSpawn94
    @HieiDaHellSpawn94 Před 5 měsíci

    DC's Erik Killmonger

  • @eljjtp
    @eljjtp Před 6 měsíci

    Sounds like a hero to me

  • @stephenchambers7972
    @stephenchambers7972 Před 6 měsíci

    i want to see a deathstroke movie and game

  • @cccantv6457
    @cccantv6457 Před 6 měsíci

    Didn't u already do this for the first Movie

  • @socaltrojan286
    @socaltrojan286 Před 6 měsíci

    Seeing as the movie still contains Amber Heard, you do have a portion of people that will boycott the movie because her actions that ruined Johnny Depp's career. Then you have the issue of James Gunn's announcement of rebooting the films pissed off a large portion of people. They believe these films do not matter and rightfully so, so there is no point in wasting money going to the theaters to support these films, they will eventually get dumped on to Max and Netflix.
    The only question that remains is how bad will this film do by comparison of the other DC films that were released post the announcement of the reboot of the DCEU.

  • @bigdaddymoe1
    @bigdaddymoe1 Před 5 měsíci

    Didn't he have origin story in the Teen Titans animated series where he was a king or prince from Africa. And he had a son where Aquaman took him away and became a part of his family.

  • @appahwoyengikuro3228
    @appahwoyengikuro3228 Před 5 měsíci

    So Aquaman just constantly lose to Blackmanta. I can already see where this is going.

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci

    Are there any other enemies of Aquaman apart from Ocean Master and Black Manta?

  • @juandominguez5932
    @juandominguez5932 Před 6 měsíci

    Help me out here, what is the difference between black manta and devil ray then?

  • @koolc90
    @koolc90 Před 6 měsíci

    Best villain in the Acevaneverse

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci

    Is Black Manta the first surface dweller to set foot on the city of Atlantis? Who could believe that he caused Aquaman so much pain like how he would go so far to kill a baby and will we see this in the Aquaman 2 movie?

  • @IncogNegroGaming
    @IncogNegroGaming Před 6 měsíci

    They should have kept him being from Baltimore. Baltimore is basically Gotham without batman anyway

  • @justified_wrath_21
    @justified_wrath_21 Před 6 měsíci

    I feel like the first origin was the best.

  • @realist28308
    @realist28308 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Forget black air force. Black manta force

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow8782 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Hi

  • @ed765super
    @ed765super Před 6 měsíci +2

    Amanda Waller was a BADDIE

  • @Lazysonic51529
    @Lazysonic51529 Před 4 měsíci

    My favorate variation of this character is the one from injustice 2 😢

  • @jeromehoyle4945
    @jeromehoyle4945 Před 6 měsíci

    Black Manta's real origin can be found in DC'S Who's Who issue #3...

  • @nicholeslilly3997
    @nicholeslilly3997 Před 5 měsíci

    The problem with DC, they don’t stick to the plots or storylines. There is always some alternation.

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 6 měsíci

    Is this guy the DC version of Marvel's Stingray and Cyclops from the X-Men due to their laser eyes? Can you do history of Marvel's Stingray?
    Is this guy's suit similar to deep Sea suit of Iron Man except why does his helmet look like a bug?

  • @kivingmurray4376
    @kivingmurray4376 Před 5 měsíci

    What's up VC?❤