Black Manta (Earth-8998)

"It's this simple, is it? I can just watch you die... and then I rest."

- Black Manta to Aquaman

Black Manta is Aquaman's greatest enemy. His lethal high-tech suit allows him to survive underwater and adapt to any number of situations with an arsenal of destructive weaponry. Despite his prominence, Manta remains an enigmatic figure, his identity and his origins kept secret. The motivation for his sadism is a deep-seated hatred for the sea due to strong emotional reasons, and a personal vendetta against Aquaman. Black Manta would be known as the man who killed Aquaman's baby son and forced the hero to make the toughest choice twice: to give mercy for a killer who will never stop.