- "You look lovely, Indigo."
- — Manta to Indigo, Darkstalker
Manta was an adult female SeaWing who was introduced in Darkstalker. She was a SeaWing princess and resided in the Kingdom of the Sea until she was killed by Albatross during the Royal SeaWing Massacre. She was Fathom's and Pearl's mother, the wife of Reef, and Albatross's daughter.
Personality[]
Manta often laughed[1] and smiled, and did not seem to mind that Indigo had borrowed Pearl's jewelry to attend a diplomatic party.[2] Her way of handling everything was to attempt to calm others down.[3] Unlike her aunt, Lagoon, Manta was never stuck-up or cruel to dragons of the lower-class and openly went out of her way to fulfill the task of deep-sea diving Lagoon had assigned to Indigo out of petty spite. It seems Manta was relatively close to her father, Albatross, before his descent into madness, as Albatross appeared fond of her.
Biography[]
The Jade Mountain Prophecy[]
Moon Rising[]
Manta was indirectly mentioned as one of the dragons who were killed by Albatross during the Royal SeaWing Massacre, which was referred to in The Animus Histories.
Talons of Power[]
Manta was indirectly mentioned as one of the victims of the Royal SeaWing Massacre.
Legends[]
Darkstalker[]
Manta was a close friend of Indigo's mother and had taken Indigo in, raising her alongside Fathom and Pearl. Manta treated Indigo well and when her aunt, Queen Lagoon commanded the young dragonet to go deep-sea diving for the queen's favorite snack, Manta stopped Indigo and went herself, to Lagoon's irritation.
Manta was one of the many SeaWings who attended a party hosted by Queen Lagoon, in honor of two SkyWing delegates sent to end a border dispute. While Fathom, Indigo, and Pearl were preparing to leave for the party, Indigo asked if Manta would mind her wearing Pearls' necklace, to which the other two reassured her that Manta would not mind. At the party, Fathom noticed the strange energy between Pearl and Manta, and thought back to what Indigo told him, which was that it was because the only way for Pearl to ascend the throne was for her to win against Manta in a royal challenge. However, she and her husband, Reef, were killed shortly after Albatross started the massacre whilst begging for him to spare Fathom's life.
Family tree[]
| Albatross | Sapphire | Lagoon | Humpback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eel | Manta | Reef | Splash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | Scallop | Pearl | Fathom | Indigo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clearpool | Cowrie | Ripple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| More | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes[]
- "You look lovely, Indigo, [...] And you, as always, are the picture of majestic splendor."
- ― to Indigo and Pearl (Darkstalker, page 61)
- "There's everything, [...] We should invite dragons from other tribes to our gatherings all the time — the chefs really went overboard."
- ― about the food at the party before the SeaWing massacre (Darkstalker, page 61-62)
References[]
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 60
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 61
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 88
| SeaWings | |
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| Queens | |
| Royalty (Present) |
Anemone • Auklet • Cerulean • Fin • Gill • Moray • Octopus • Orca • Shark • Tsunami • Turtle |
| Royalty (Historical) |
Albatross • Clearpool • Cowrie • Current • Eel • Fathom • Humpback • Manta • Reef • Ripple • Sapphire • Scallop • Splash |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Abalone • Flounder • Herring • Kelp • Lagoon • Nautilus • Pearl • Piranha • Riptide • Snail • Snapper • Squid • Tempest • Tortoise • Urchin • Webs • Whirlpool |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Folklore | |
| Kingdom | |
| Kingdom (Historical) |
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| Society |
Aquatic • Royal SeaWing Massacre • SeaWing Council • Talons of Power ceremony |