>Pushed like fuck in the books, being touted as a legitimate

People hate Aquaman because he's a shit character and can identify with Manta's goals.

>>94551224
His simple design, with its inhumanly large, red eyes standing in stark contrast to the rest of his suit, is menacing in a way most other villains fail to reach.

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>>94551224
>Seeded in cartoons.
>His appearances ain't bad.
>Meme factor makes him even more popular on the Internet.

You could say it's a long-winded marketing campaign, starting from DCAU, to BBATB, to YJ, to WB marketing on the Internet. It's not really a meteoric rise, just one that's catching up now.

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>>94551234
>People hate Aquaman because he's a shit character
b8

>>94551248
He wasn't even in the DCAU, unless you count "Devil Ray"

>>94551253
He is shit. If he was a real person I'd murder his son too.

>>94551263
Well, yes, I do count "Devil Ray", since it was a last-minute change due to WB's silly rules.

>>94551224
He wasn't forced onto the market like Quinn was. They just wrote him as a major threat to Aquaman and let the passage of time whittle away Seth McFarlane and Seth Green's awful
>Aquaman's a pussy
"jokes"

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>>94551224
>Most anticipated villain in the DCCU

Indeed

He is actually more interesting than the actual hero

>>94551224

Comic fans identify with his autism.

>>94551543
Lord Buckethead

>>94551224
>black
>bad guy
WTF I HATE DC NOW REEEEEEEE

>>94551224

His sheer simplicity makes him fun, his effectiveness makes him legit, and he's been consistently well written so that his best moments are constantly brought up as he's used more. He's a rock rolling down the hill into the ocean with the sole purpose to crush Aquaman.

Not only is he black, but skin color aside he's one of the best characters written in the DCCU

So much so, that when some dipshit decides to use him as a jobber it's completely unbelievable

>>94551224
Yes. It's nice having an unrepentant, uncomplicated super villain out there and I love that every attempt to "deepen" his character ends up just being a trick to fuck with Aquaman.

>>94551238
Is right that he has a really clean, simple design too. And who doesn't love a pirate?

>>94551224
>Most anticipated DLC character in a AAA video game title
No one cares about Meme Manta though, literally every other DLC character is bigger news.

>>94551224
He's autistic rage personified and that's why people love him.

There's no real deep meaning behind anything he does other than he just really fucking hates Aquaman.

>>94551224
its just something that's steadily accumulated since his inception
though I guess a renewed emphasis on him could have been provoked by the 'aquaman is silly and useless' meme

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I will never not post this in a Manta thread.

>>94553583
He's such a cunt.
I love him so much.

>>94551263
Reminder that Batman shot Devil Ray and killed him

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>>94553583

Have they confirmed if Manta is the main villian of the movie or is it Orm? I know they're both in it

Hoping for manta

>>94556136
I think they confirmed that Orm will be ruler of Atlantis, and not a villain in the first film.

So, get ready for Black Manta baby.

>>94553583
>Hey Arthur, remember when I killed your kid?

I fucking love him.

>>94551248

OK, /co/, you've convinced me how great Black Manta is, now can we have a list of recommended issues, or some Black Manta storytimes?

Manta is such an unrealistic and unbelievable character. I mean, a black man who can swim? I just can't suspend my disbelief for something THAT ridiculous.

Manta is an autist (or former autist) who is bitter and violent about incredibly petty things. Is it any wonder most of /co/ loves and identifies with him?

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>>94557400
The New Aquaman:Rebirth is great.

>>94555935
You know there better Wars to quit than killing everyone in the store

>>94557673
Nice art. Pity that they hired that Serbian pedo.

>>94555935
>When you can explode a store with the sheer hatred in your body by looking at it

>>94556136
>>94556798
I'm hoping that instead of just killing the villain at the end of the movie like every superhero movie does these days, Black Manta somehow survives and has roles in the sequel(s).

>>94552262
Oh shit another Bong anon

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>>94553583
>That last panel

>>94551224
Honestly? His costume is cool.

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>>94555935
>"boy I hope this is the autistic screeching edit"
>it is
based anon

>>94559368
They aren't gonna kill Manta off because they're going to use him for the Suicide Squad sequel

>>94551248
> this pic isn't an edit
Why didn't they let Tony Bedard write it

>>94551224
>What caused it?
Like Joker, but less overexposed:
Self-styled nemesis
Insane motive
Unknown identity

Not like Joker:
Actual black villain where his race doesn't ONCE factor into his persona or attempt to make us sympathize with him

>>94561068
Or maybe he shows up in The Legion Of Doom.

>>94561176
He IS the Legion of Doom, haven't you seen their headquarters

>>94551224
I don't think Black Manta is as popular as you made him to be since I don't see much love for him outside of /co/.

>>94551267
Fuck off, Manta.

>>94561377
He's definitely the most anticipated DLC character in Injustice 2

>>94561170
>Actual black villain where his race doesn't ONCE factor into his persona
Nigga, you think his name is Black Manta for his suit?

>>94551224
In an age where every villain has to have complex and sympathetic motivations to prove that there's no such thing as true evil in the world, there's something delightfully endearing about a guy who fights the hero because he just really, really, really doesn't like him.

>>94562840

He uses the race card for villainy though. He doesn't give a fuck about black power or how equipping an army of mooks with suits of armor that let you go toe to toe with aquaman under water would let him conquer the world faster than wakanda let's africa starve.

It's just one more way to fuck with Aquaman

>>94551267
>t. Black Manta

>>94562397
To who? And wasn't Red Hood the most requested which automatically make him the most anticipated?

>>94551248
I think they have been working over the last decade to slowly make aquaman more popular.

>>94551263
I do in fact count devil ray.

>>94551224
>Most anticipated DLC character in a AAA video game title
>Most anticipated villain in the DCCU
This isn't true, though.

>>94563144
No one actually gave a fuck about Red Hood once Manta was confirmed

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Manta is the best.

>>94563378
>most requested character by far
>one of the most played characters online
Yeah, sure no one does.

Man, I wasn't aware that Manta has delusional fans.

>>94563515
>>one of the most played characters online

Prove this because I haven't seen a fucking Red Hood player in almost a month

>>94563569
Sure, dude. No one plays Red Hood anymore which is why he got a 72 hours multiverse event last week which was literally voted by fans. Maybe they just mistook him for Manta.

>>94563672
You meant the 72 hour multiverse last week that was a between him and Superman, which Superman won?

>>94553583
This is wonderful

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>>94563766
So you aren't only delusional, but a lier too.

>>94563920
*liar

>>94563920
So who did he go against? Fucking Cheetah? Guarantee you no one cares about Red Hood anymore

Do casuals even know who Black manta is?

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>>94564125

There's just something really charming about a character whose motivation is autistic hatred for a superhero.

>>94551224
>it's a /co/ pretends a meme character is legitimately popular episode
Let me guess, OP is the same guy who keeps making those Killer Frost is a household name threads.

>>94551253
Man, how the hell am i supposed to get Starfire in the game? I play it on PS4 and it's not letting me buy her, do i seriously have to upgrade to the whatever edition just to play her?

>>94563294
This. Where did the notion that he is "so popular" nowdays come from anyway?

>>94563505

I still believe that the pause was more a reaction to Jackson saying that his favorite band was fucking A Tribe Called Quest.

>>94563505
Take out the "we're all just meat" and it's the best fucking response to someone coming out I've ever seen

>>94564257
Wait a week or pay for the ultimate edition. She only came out on the 8th for owners of the ultimate edition

Which you coulda got for $72 on Amazon pre-release

>>94564913
Ah righto, i didn't know i'd have to wait a week. This is the first dlc character i've given a shit about so i had no idea how it works.

>>94551224
As soon as he gets embraced by the masses (being it for his evilness or by "other factors") /co/ will abandon ship like an English soldier in Dunkirk (now playing in a cinema next to you)

>>94565029
You can play her free trial Multiverse if you're really eager,

>>94552011
This. Look at CO's favorite characters, they are all some form of autism, nerd wish fulfillment, and faux-intelligence:

Evil Reed
Doom
Manta
Grant Morrison

>>94565099
Punisher?

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>>94565099
>CO
>not /co/

Jacksonville is so deep at receiver the best receiver in college football last year is running with the 3rd stringers right now

Let that sink in

>>94565286
>>94565323
Oops thoguht this was the Jags/Pats game thread

>>94563378
Red Hood was championed by NRS's fanbase in the same way Spawn is, where they vote based off appearance.
NRS's fanboys dictate the characters. People want to see a Watchmen character or Spawn over Manta, even if Manta is the better character for a fighting game.

>>94564913
>not waiting for the real ultimate edition in a year where you'll get all the DLC included for $30
Do you even WB Games?

>>94565482
>vote based off appearance
The limit which people go to prove that no one cares about Red Hood is truly something astounding.

>>94555935
>Smug old man
He knew exactly what he was doing. I bet he was the one who hired Manta in first place

>>94565099
Reminder Manta's autism was literally cured (or he just faked having it) and he was still an asshole after.

>>94561176
>The Legion Of Doom

>implying we'll ever get an actual live-action Legion of Doom

Fucking shame too, I'd love to see that in a future JL movie.

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>>94564913

>spending $72 on a video game

>>94565768
I really want to play I2 so badly but I'm a poorfag for one, and two, I feel like I'd be denying myself so much of the game by buying it now and not buying the season pass so I can get all of the DLC characters. But by the time I buy it when the GotY Edition is out, everyone will have moved on, won't they?

Modern fucking gaming, I swear. I just want to play as my boys Darkseid, Red Hood, and Black Manta when he comes out.

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>>94566663
>Spending $72 on a $90 MSRP game

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>>94566933
>believing the game is worth $90 in the first place

>>94552262
Manta playing Jordon when?

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>>94566986
>believing teh game and all the DLC isn't worth $72

>>94567075
It's not. The game isn't all that good, and there's no reason the DLC should be so expensive - and especially not when it was announced before the game even came out (a terrible practice).

>>94567114
Nice opinions but a large majority of people disagree with you which is why it was the best selling game of the last quarter

>>94566933

>the age old tactic of charging a completely unrealistic price and then having a "discount" where you charge people the real price
>except now even the discounted price is still completely ridiculous for what you get

>>94567155
>Argumentum ad populum
Oh boy, I guess I should change my mind, I guess.

I played the game and simply didn't enjoy it all that much. I was never the biggest fan of NetherRealm's fighters. And again, the whole "announcing DLC before the game releases" thing is annoying. Also >>94567189. I bet you think Black Friday prices are worth it too.

>>94567267
>I don't like this game and I'm gonna convince you as much
>Okay bro but you're in the minority, here's why...
>WOW GUESS I SHOULD CHANGE MY MIND

No one said you had to start liking it, just that not too many people agree with you. That's all

>>94567368
>just that not too many people agree with you
This shouldn't matter in an argument, and certainly not when all we were really arguing was whether it was worth the cost. $60 dollars for a game has been pushing it for years - adding an extra $30 for characters that could have been in had they waited to release it (and will certainly be in in a year or so when the game re-releases) is plain bad. I didn't like the game in the first place, and the price is certainly a strike against it.

>>94567424

Ok

Black Manta has been huge in comics for decades man

who doesnt' like BM?

>>94566531

He may have faked autism? Was this like Cartman at the Special Olympics?

>>94551224
>Most anticipated villain in the DCCU

A. It's DC "E" U you stupid Marvel loving drone

>>94551543

B. Not even top 10.

>>94563515
>I wasn't aware that Manta has delusional fans.

Very

>>94563515
>Man, I wasn't aware that Manta has delusional fans.
That's because you never saw a Namor fan.

Talk about delusional.

Definitive villain in Aquaman's rogue gallery

The Luthor and Joker equivalent

I'm more of a Namor guy, myself

>>94571730
>I'm more of a Namor guy, myself
Please, keep your homoerotic dreams to yourself.

>>94571744
t. Richards

Anyone remember Professor Manta?

Or White Ray?

>>94571781
t. Namorfag.

Please, it is well-known that, if you like a character that doesn't have a supporting cast, good stories or good development, then you are just being a faggot.

Namor doesn't have any.

>>94571781
t.DOOM

>>94571793
t. My therapist

>>94571801
t. Susan

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>Based Manta thread
>faggots trying to talk about "I want to fuck people's wives: the character"
Please, you faggots have one thread per week to discuss Green Speedo Man.

>>94571793

Now that I think about it, it's extremely weird to me that Namor doesn't have any sort of memorable villain even though he's probably one of the more popular heroes in Marvel.

>>94572561
It is because he is not one of the more popular heroes. I don't think he is in the top 30.

>>94572561
>>94572711
Namor is an anti hero and is used as an antagonist just as often as he is hero

>>94567114
>and especially not when it was announced before the game even came out (a terrible practice).
Most games have their 'final' versions that are authenticated and tested months before release. Game devs in the 90s would have killed to have been able to release DLC instead of having to wait half a development cycle to bundle all of what would be DLC, into a single expansion.

>>94567114
never play fighting games again you fucking retarded clown if you legitimately think an NRS character isnt worth 5e a piece

this isnt even a case like jive where the cast was fucking anemic on release, I2 had over 25 characters on release

>>94572826
He is not a popular character regardless.

Take your shot.

trends.google.com/trends/explore

Namor is WAY behind Black Canary, for example. If Namor is one of the more popular characters, this makes Black Canary Batman-tier.

/co/ likes to talk shit about reddit and all, but I usually see more shit here than in other places. Only here you can see people saying that "Ms. Marvel is way better than Watchmen" or "Namor is an A-lister".

>>94560835
so he's michael myers?

>>94563832
I see mermaid man, but where's barnacle boy

>>94563505
>Someone saved my screenshot
Feels good.

>>94551224
Young Justice?

>>94574538
This.

Being the father of one of the breakout characters helped him a lot.

>>94563505

Manta's response was basically "how the fuck does any of what you just told me help me make Aquaman miserable?"

>>94551224
If the Aquaman movie is a hit (I have a feeling it will be), Black Manta becomes a HQ-tier villain with a ton of merchandise.

>>94552948
uh when Manta was first seen as a stage transition people were fucking pissed because they thought he wouldnt be playable.

If Aquaman is so badass and strong with his crushing depth resilience and his fish mind control that can even work on humans and Cthulu monsters how come his greatest Rogue is a normal human with a hate boner?

>>94575611
black manta is basically is underwater "romanticized" boba fett

>>94575611
If Superman is so powerful, why is his greatest rogue a human?

If Batman is so good, why a clown gets on his nerves?

>>94575735
Richest man in the world, is good enough at bullshitting that he became the president, Superman has an easy to exploit weakness called kryptonite.

Batman is streetlevel, him having trouble against a clown themed gangster is fine. Plus Joker can shit all over Batman's supporting cast like the dead Robin or the Batgirl that got crippled.

>>94557950
He's a hero to service industry workers everywhere.

>>94575762
What's this from? What's the background? Who killed Aquaman?

>>94575853
>joker is a clown themed gangster
Holy crap anon when did you last read a comic? Everyone knows joker is chaos incarnate with murder as a superpower

>>94575853
>Batman is streetlevel
When he fucking decides to be.

>>94558370
Pity that you're young enough to be the victim of a real pedo...

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>>94576226
From the Sword of Atlantis run, part of the One Year Later line. Arthur was changed into the Dweller-in-the-depths after the WWIII event and guided a new Aquaman (Arthur Joseph Curry) for a mysterious purpose.Arthur was then killed by his bastard son, Koryak (who was corrupted by dark forces at the time). It was good read.

>>94576859
So what did Manta do to Koryak for killing his nemesis?

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>>94577106
Manta got his face eaten off by King Shark, then the universe rebooted and the entire thing was forgotten.

>>94551224
How long until /co/ turns on Manta just like all there other darlings that make it big?

>>94577194
Didn't he survived it by electrocuting King Shark?

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>>94551248

>>94577318
Does Black Manta Jr have a bf yet?

>>94555561
Technically it was Deadman in Batman's body.

>>94577318
And that, folks, is how you handle a gay character.

Don't put it on a pedestal and treat everyone the same. MEAT.

>>94577344
he did but the powers scared him off

>>94551224
On top of an absolutely bitching design, he is genuine. no hubris, no convoluted plot, just a simple goal and the means to achieve it.

He's just a man with autistic rage directed entirely towards aquaman. You gotta respect that.

>>94577194
Not nearly as cool as the other time Manta got eaten by a shark.

>>94551224
People generally love villains. It is just so much that DC can push the Joker.

>>94577400
You realize Black Manta is a psychotic murderer whose entire existence revolves around causing pain to one man, right? Maybe don't take your social cues from someone like that.

>>94578383
Even contextually it's not that big of a deal though. He's just listing off shit to get some kind of reaction.

>>94578412

He's telling his absentee father about his life because this is literally the first time he ever met him. He's trying to get through to Black Manta, not assault him. Black Manta's response would have been the same if he said he was blind or browsed 4chan. Manta does not (want to) care about him and he was making that clear.

>>94578412
>I have 50gb of Aquaman porn
Boom, that'll get a reaction.

>>94577344
Damien

>>94566589
I'm still disapointed we didn't get the NOT!Masters of Evil in AoU.

>>94577355
Batman was still holding the gun

>>94571433
Pajeet pls

>>94551224
The only thing that explains it is that DC browses /co/

>>94579504
>Implying those Manta/Zoom hype threads weren't made by DC marketers.