Black Manta
Nearly all the mainstream heroes of Injustice, whether they are still heroic in this elsewhere universe or not, have one of their primary villains in the cast. Wonder Woman can go up against Cheetah. Flash can face off against Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold, and Reserve Flash. Superman has Brainiac and Batman has pretty much his entire rouges gallery to pummel. Aquaman, as always, is left out in the cold. This should change.
Black Manta is Aquaman’s most recognizable foe and while he’s featured in a stage transition he hasn’t made the leap to playable character. As a fighter he might not function much different than Aquaman but you could argue the same is true with Superman and Supergirl. Injustice 2 has already made the distinction between fighters that although they come to the game with similar backgrounds and power levels they don’t all play the same. Black Manta and Aquaman might both use tridents as weapons but that is where the similarities would and should end. Black Manta is one of DC’s best supervillains and deserves his spot on the roster. Chances are good he could appear too as his recognizable silhouette can be seen in the first DLC trailer.
