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** His suit in the first film was bulky and stiff because of how much tech was crammed into it that allowed him to fight on Aquaman's level. You can even hear the machinery whirring when he moves. In this movie, his suit is just a wetsuit with the helmet, backpack, and wrist launcher being his only gadgets - the enhancement comes from the Black Trident. He even goes to punch Aquaman after Kordax saps the power to take over Orm, and Arthur catches the punch and knocks him out easily, because he's no longer enhanced.
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* At least twice in the film, Atlanteans express surprise that Black Manta is going to try fighting them without his power suit, but Manta is clearly ''wearing'' a power suit in those scenes. The last time, both Arthur and Orm had already faced Manta in his new suit, yet still acted like it wasn't there. This can't be blamed on post-production CGI costume changes, because the fight scenes as filmed involve Black Manta's optic laser; he clearly was ''intended'' to be suited up in these fights.

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* At least twice in the film, Atlanteans express surprise that Black Manta is going to try fighting them without his power suit, but Manta is clearly ''wearing'' a power suit in those scenes. The last time, both Arthur and Orm had already faced Manta in his new suit, yet still acted like it wasn't there. This can't be blamed on post-production CGI costume changes, because the fight scenes as filmed involve Black Manta's optic laser; he clearly was ''intended'' to be suited up in these fights.fights.
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* At least twice in the film, Atlanteans express surprise that Black Manta is going to try fighting them without his power suit, but Manta is clearly ''wearing'' a power suit in those scenes. The last time, both Arthur and Orm had already faced Manta in his new suit, yet still acted like it wasn't there. This can't be blamed on post-production CGI costume changes, because the fight scenes as filmed involve Black Manta's optic laser; he clearly was ''intended'' to be suited up in these fights.

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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant? With Orm, you can easily tell the tridant is influencing his mind.

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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant trident warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant? trident? With Orm, you can easily tell the tridant trident is influencing his mind. mind.
** It's like with Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins: the host is already vengeful, the trade is to be possessed and get superpowers to enable his revenge. As for going after the kid, it looks like Manta himself was willing to go that far, to kill everything Aquaman loved.
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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant? With Orm, you can easily tell the tridant is influencing hism ind.

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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant? With Orm, you can easily tell the tridant is influencing hism ind.his mind.
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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant?

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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant? With Orm, you can easily tell the tridant is influencing hism ind.
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* How much is Manta being Manta, and how much is the tridant warping his mind? Is the movie implying their version of Manta wouldn't harm a child without the influence of the tridant?
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** One, because he didn’t need to, and two, because Kordax will need to kill Arthur anyway, so why not have Orm do it for him?

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** One, because he didn’t need to, and two, because Kordax will need to kill Arthur anyway, so why not have Orm do it for him?him?
** Alternately he would be smart enough not to do harm to the body he's possessing.
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* When Kordax possesses Orm, why doesn't he just have Orm cut himself to get the blood he needs?

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* When Kordax possesses Orm, why doesn't he just have Orm cut himself to get the blood he needs?needs?
** One, because he didn’t need to, and two, because Kordax will need to kill Arthur anyway, so why not have Orm do it for him?
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* When Kordax possesses Orm, why doesn't he just have Orm cut himself to get the blood he needs?

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