If there's one characteristic of Black Manta
that has been integral to every depiction of him,
it's his control of powerful technology.
Even though he is a mere mortal beneath all that armor,
his sophisticated weapons and vehicles effectively level the playing field.
The Manta-Sub.
lt is high-speed, stealth-equipped,
armed for any type of battle that you can imagine.
It's got cutting-edge stealth armor to avoid sonar arrays,
silent turbine engines, a not-so-silent Gatling gun.
What Manta is really known for is his armored suit and his arsenal.
[gunshots firing]
In the film, even before he leveled up to a full-fledged super villain,
he still had a pretty impressive set of toys
like this specifically designed rebreather helmet
that helps Manta and his henchmen
transition between different pressurized environments with ease.
A bracer.
David flicks his wrist, and a long blade shoots out.
Which brings me to this cool prop from the film,
Black Manta ‘s grandfather's knife.
It's heavy, it's a real knife, it'll cut you,
and it has the silhouette of a manta ray just right here.
It's obviously very inspiring for David Kane.
Now, these tools and weapons may be devastating
against the average submariner,
but they are the weapons of mortal men, so they only work against mortal men.
[grunts]
With this new suit made from the deconstructed Atlantean technology,
supplied by King Orm,
he's able to transform himself into a formidable adversary for Aquaman.
By the time Manta faces off with Aquaman for the second time,
he's upgraded his artillery just a little bit.
Most importantly, is now his knives are made out of Atlantean steel,
which is lightweight, aerodynamic,
and has the ability to penetrate Aquaman's skin.
This gauntlet, it fits onto the arm,
and with a simple flick, it shoots out.
Now he can move his arm faster and be even more deadly.
[grunts]
Manta also sports another gauntlet that has an electrified harpoon cable.
This high-velocity harpoon sends a powerful electric current into Aquaman
or any other enemy silly enough to get in his way.
This bad boy that we're looking at right here
is Black Manta's hydro-plasma rifle.
It is badass. It's about 40 pounds.
But once you have to pick it up 10 to 20 times for takes,
it starts to feel like it's 100 pounds, right?
It converts water into plasma rays,
and when you pull it, [grunts]
it makes a lot of noise and causes a whole lot of destruction.
Black Manta, being the genius that he is,
converts it into technology for his own Manta suit.
One of the really cool features thatyou1|noﬁce
if you look at the movie,
there was a red light originally at the top of this gun.
lt becomes part of his spine on the Manta costume,
and when it's all the way lit,
that's an indication that you should get out of the way.
Now, the first thing that comes to mind when people think of Black Manta
is often his huge helmet with the big red eyes.
And behind those eyes is a built-in heads-up display
with vital information about his environment and his enemies.
Black Manta has equipped his suit with these really cool jet packs.
This jet pack rests on Black Manta's shoulders,
which gives him extraordinary maneuverability.
lfwe look at this boot,
he has a jet pack coming out the back of his calf,
which means that he can nowjump extremely high into the air,
he can swim really fast,
and this paired with this makes him a very powerful mover above ground.
Now, all of this high-tech wizardry looks really effortless in the film,
but it takes a lot of offscreen work
to make the onscreen Manta as awesome as he is.
In real life, the suit is not powered by some futuristic salt-water engine.
It works on the fantastic effort of the crew
and the designers who helped to make this film look great,
so thank you to you all for helping me to look as badass as l did in the movie.
It's been an amazing adventure bringing Black Manta to life,
and you know we haven't seen the last of him on film,
so stick around, and we'll get to see who's the real King of the Seven Seas.
Spoiler alert, it's this guy.
[whispers] Or that guy.
I think it's that guy.
Peace.