Manta

"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 murdered during the Royal SeaWing Massacre. She was Fathom's and Pearl's mother, and the wife of Reef. She was Albatross's daughter.

Personality

Manta often laughed and smiled, and did not seem to mind that Indigo had borrowed Pearl's jewelry to attend a diplomatic party. Her way of handling everything was to attempt to calm others down. 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 fulfil 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

Although not mentioned by name, Manta was 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

Though not by name, Manta was mentioned as one of the victims Albatross claimed when the Royal SeaWing Massacre happened.

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Legends

Darkstalker

Manta was a close friend of Indigo's mother and Manta took Indigo in and Indigo was henceforth raised alongside Fathom and Pearl. Manta treated Indigo well and when her aunt, Queen Lagoon commanded the young dragonet to go deep-sea diving for Lagoon's favourite snack, Manta stopped Indigo and went herself, to her aunt'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 saying Manta would not mind. At the party, Fathom noticed the weird vibe between Pearl and Manta, and thought back to what Indigo told him, it was because the only way for Pearl to ascend the throne was for her to win against Manta in a royal challenge. 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

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"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

References

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