David Kane / Black Manta "Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men!"
Tied for 3rd most-quoted character in Aquaman (2018): in 10 of its 37 quotes
Most scenes with: Arthur (2)
I scavenge the high seas. You're the Aquaman. We were bound to meet at some point!
More lines from David Kane / Black Manta
4 quotes David Kane / Black Manta David Kane / Black Manta You can't run. YOU OWE ME BLOOD!
David Kane / Black Manta I'll show you the same mercy you showed my father, and gut you like the fish you are!
David Kane / Black Manta [After tinkering with Atlantean weaponry that blasts a wall]
Hmm. I think I'm gonna need a bigger helmet.
Scenes with David Kane / Black Manta
5 scenes David Kane [Jesse offers David (his son) an old combat knife.]
I can't take that piece of junk. It's the love of your life.
Jesse Kane
I never told you the story behind it. This was your grandfather's. He was one of the Navy's first frogmen during World War II. He was so stealthy in the water, his unit nicknamed him Manta. But after the war, his country forgot about him, so he went back to the sea, scavenging and surviving with his wit and this knife. He gave it to me when I was your age. And now it's yours, son.
You're the guy from the sub.
David Kane That's right! But now I have Atlantean steel! [stabs Arthur] Call me... Black Manta!
You were defeated the last time because your surface weapons failed you. Ours will not. [David Kane walks through water hologram to commandoes opening armory chest] It's prototype armor for the next generation Atlantean soldier. Revenge is something we Atlanteans understand. You will lead my finest commandos as your personal army to hunt down the half-breed abomination. I cannot touch them, but you can. He's fled to your world. Kill him and the woman he's with, and you will be rewarded.
David Kane Killing him is my reward.
The crown jewel. Still experimental. Converts water into beams of energized plasma. [David Kane uses the weapon to blast a shore mountain]
What did the recording say, again?
"Journey beyond the edge of the world to the Hidden Sea. Look in the bottle for the charted path. Only in the hands of the true king can he truly see." Look in the bottle for the charted path."
What?
Wow. That's awesome.
But how do you know where to point it? Here, let me see. What was the last line?
"Only in the hands of the true king can he truly see."
"Only in the hands of the true..." Marcus Agrippa. He was a great general, but he wasn't a king. Neither was Scipio.
How do you know all this stuff?
Because of my pops. He made sure I knew my history. None of these guys are kings, except this guy. Romulus. First king of Rome. "Only in the hands of the true king can he truly see." [Puts bottle in statue's hand and peers through head] There it is. That's our heading.
What? Let me see. We did it! Oh!
That's not bad for an imbecile, huh?
Not bad at all. [Statue explodes in front of them]
David Kane
"Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, "and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men."
Get back! [David Kane blasts him over a distance]
Arthur! [To Commando] I order you to stand down!
Commando
Princess Mera, you've been charged with high treason!
David Kane
Maybe this will jog your memory! [extends a blade from his wrist and attacks]
You're the guy from the sub.
Black Manta
That's right! [he kicks Arthur's leg out from under him, then stabs him in the shoulder] But now I have Atlantean steel! Call me "Black Manta." You thought you could walk away?
I thought I told you not to make this a habit.
Black Manta
You can't run. You owe me blood!
How'd you find me?
Black Manta
Your lady friend has people who like to keep tabs on her.
...
Black Manta
I'll show you the same mercy you showed my father. And gut you like the fish you are! [Arthur finishes off Black Manta by sending him down a cliff]
TV oceanologist
[David Kane wakes up in a bed in the garage of an oceanologist examining his helmet]
I spent 15 years at the United States Institute of Marine Science...
TV interviewer
Weren't you fired?
TV oceanologist
...studying oceanic phenomenon, and this is the most conclusive evidence we have to date. Deep-sea seismographs have recorded explosions on the ocean floor. We have satellite imagery of debris from Atlantean warships floating on the surface...
TV interviewer
Dr. Shin! Will you please let me finish? Here we go again. Atlantean?
TV oceanologist
Yes. The government does not want us to know about the threat that exists right here...
David Kane Yeah, I wouldn't do that if I were you.
This is Atlantean technology, isn't it? Can you tell me how you got this?
David Kane Sure. But first, you gotta tell me how to find him. [Throws knife at a newspaper inquiring the identity of Aquaman]
