. . "The Evil Manta, or just Manta, is the major antagonist who appears in Disney's TV series The Little Mermaid. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He has the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells."@en . "Ariel, Flounder, Queen Athena, Sebastian, King Triton, Ariel's sisters, Gabriella, the Merpeople, the craziens Atlantis, Lobster Mobster and Da Shrimp"@en . . "Time to die, Princess! \u201E~ Evil Manta to Ariel. Evil Manta is an evil being whom the ancient Merpeople once locked in a volcano, but Ariel accidentally lets him loose. He spreads strife and hatred among the people of Atlantica before Ariel stops him. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He is an evil merman in the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells. Later he tries to take over the seas several times, but is thwarted again and again by Ariel in the 1991 The Little Mermaid series.He was voiced by Tim Curry. Contents [show] AppearanceHe is a slender black and purple manta-ray merman who is both muscular and mustachioed.HistoryIn his first appearance, he tricked Ariel into freeing him from his volcano prison. He uses his sorcery to spread the shadow of prejudice. He is defeated when the sea creatures all band together and sing in harmony.In his second appearance, everyone underwater believes that a boot is a weapon called a thingamajigger. It eventually comes into Manta\u2019s possession and he uses it to threaten Triton. He is defeated when Ariel shows up with a pair of boots and scares him away. In his next appearance, Manta buys Triton\u2019s stolen trident from Mory the Eel. Ariel\u2019s friend Urchin retrieves it but gets the Manta chasing after them. Manta kidnaps Flounder as a trade. Urchin shoots the trident, injuring both Manta and Flounder. In his final appearance, Manta is training his son, Little Evil, to become a villain. Little Evil comes to be friends with Ariel, which infuriates Manta. Manta kidnaps Ariel and attempts to set a brain sponge on her. The sponge eventually turns on him but Ariel and Little Evil save him. He apparently reforms after that, if only a little bit. Powers and AbilitiesEvil Manta was mostly known for his use of spreading discord amongst others either with hypnosis or with telepathy. Either way, he could easily persuade others into doing as he wanted. Coupled with that, he has the ability to use electricity with his tail, abling to free himself from Ariel and Flounder's net.PersonalityFor most of the series, Evil Manta lived up to his name, and was regarded as pure evil. He is very manipulative, even manipulating Ariel to release him from his prison in his debut. He desires power, and has wished for the trident and the Atlantican throne.Despite his evil ways, he appears to be a good father to his son, although he does try to get Little Evil to follow in his footsteps at first. However, this also inadvertently caused him to reform."@en . . "Evil Manta is an evil being whom the ancient Merpeople once locked in a volcano, but Ariel accidentally lets him loose. He spreads strife and hatred among the people of Atlantica before Ariel stops him. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He is an evil merman in the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells. Later he tries to take over the seas several times, but is thwarted again and again by Ariel in the 1992 The Little Mermaid series. He was voiced by Tim Curry."@en . . "Evil"@en . . . "His black magic"@en . "Evil Manta"@en . . . "Evil, power"@en . . "Tim Curry"@en . . . "Male"@en . . . . . . "Bad, later neutral"@en . "The Evil Manta, or just Manta, is the major antagonist who appears in Disney's TV series The Little Mermaid. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He has the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells."@en . "Evil Manta is an evil being whom the ancient Merpeople once locked in a volcano, but Ariel accidentally lets him loose. He spreads strife and hatred among the people of Atlantica before Ariel stops him. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He is an evil merman in the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells. Later he tries to take over the seas several times, but is thwarted again and again by Ariel in the 1992 The Little Mermaid series. He was voiced by Tim Curry."@en . . "Manta"@en . . . . "The Little Mermaid"@en . "Alive"@en . . "Manta"@en . "Little Evil"@en . . . . "Possibly reforms after Ariel saves him from a brain sucker creature."@en . . "To kill Ariel and her buddies"@en . . . "\"Time to die, Princess!\"\u2014 Evil Manta to Ariel.Evil Manta is an evil being whom the ancient Merpeople once locked in a volcano, but Ariel accidentally lets him loose. He spreads strife and hatred among the people of Atlantica before Ariel stops him. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He is an evil merman in the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells. Later he tries to take over the seas several times, but is thwarted again and again by Ariel in the 1991 The Little Mermaid series.Contents [show] HistoryEditIn his first appearance, he tricked Ariel into freeing him from his volcano prison. He uses his sorcery to spread the shadow of prejudice. He is defeated when the sea creatures all band together and sing in"@en . "Evil Manta, voiced by Tim Curry, is a major antagonist who appears in The Little Mermaid animated series. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He has the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells."@en . "Time to die, Princess! \u201E~ Evil Manta to Ariel. Evil Manta is an evil being whom the ancient Merpeople once locked in a volcano, but Ariel accidentally lets him loose. He spreads strife and hatred among the people of Atlantica before Ariel stops him. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He is an evil merman in the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells. Later he tries to take over the seas several times, but is thwarted again and again by Ariel in the 1991 The Little Mermaid series.He was voiced by Tim Curry. Contents [show] AppearanceHe is a slender black and purple manta-ray merman who is both muscular and mustachioed.HistoryIn his first appearance, he tricked Ariel into freeing him from his volcano prison. "@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Being defeated, his plans foiled, his son becoming good or spending time with Ariel"@en . "Evil entity"@en . "Pure evil , cunning, fatherly"@en . "Slender manta-ray merman, muscular, thinly mustachioed , glowing orange eyes, plum circles under his eyes, black eyebrows, purple upper face, lavender law, upper torso, and arms, purple lower torso with plum abdomen, sharp black fingernails, sharp white fangs, long black manta-ray tail, pectoral fins consisting of both a black front and rose back"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Evil Manta, voiced by Tim Curry, is a major antagonist who appears in The Little Mermaid animated series. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He has the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells."@en . . . "Evil Manta"@en . . "The Black Coral Reef"@en . . . "\"Time to die, Princess!\""@en . . . "Manta"@en . . . "\"Time to die, Princess!\"\u2014 Evil Manta to Ariel.Evil Manta is an evil being whom the ancient Merpeople once locked in a volcano, but Ariel accidentally lets him loose. He spreads strife and hatred among the people of Atlantica before Ariel stops him. Although it is unknown how old he is, he is believed to be ageless. He is an evil merman in the form of a giant black and purple manta ray, giving a foul presence to wherever he dwells. Later he tries to take over the seas several times, but is thwarted again and again by Ariel in the 1991 The Little Mermaid series.Contents [show] HistoryEditIn his first appearance, he tricked Ariel into freeing him from his volcano prison. He uses his sorcery to spread the shadow of prejudice. He is defeated when the sea creatures all band together and sing in harmony.In his second appearance, everyone underwater believes that a boot is a weapon called a thingamajigger. It eventually comes into Manta\u2019s possession and he uses it to threaten Triton. He is defeated when Ariel shows up with a pair of boots and scares him away. In his next appearance, Manta buys Triton\u2019s stolen trident from Mory the Eel. Ariel\u2019s friend Urchin retrieves it but gets the Manta chasing after them. Manta kidnaps Flounder as a trade. Urchin shoots the trident, injuring both Manta and Flounder. In his final appearance, Manta is training his son, Little Evil, to become a villain. Little Evil comes to be friends with Ariel, which infuriates Manta. Manta kidnaps Ariel and attempts to set a brain sponge on her. The sponge eventually turns on him but Ariel and Little Evil save him. He apparently reforms after that, if only a little bit. Powers and AbilitiesEditEvil Manta was mostly known for his use of spreading discord amongst others either with hypnosis or with telepathy. Either way, he could easily persuade others into doing as he wanted. Coupled with that, he has the ability to use electricity with his tail, abling to free himself from Ariel and Flounder's net.PersonalityEditFor most of the series, Evil Manta lived up to his name, and was regarded as pure evil. He is very manipulative, even manipulating Ariel to release him from his prison in his debut. He desires power, and has wished for the trident and the Atlantican throne.Despite his evil ways, he appears to be a good father to his son, although he does try to get Little Evil to follow in his footsteps at first. However, this also inadvertently caused him to reform. Role in UltimaEditIn Ultima, the Manta's heart was recorrupted by Ursula, who recruited the embodiment of evil in Atlantica to the Organization."@en .