Mantis (DCAU)

Status

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Black

Origin

Universe

DCAU · Earth 12

Creators

Jack Kirby

First Appearance
Superman Adventures #66 (April, 2002)

Here is where I make my stand! Here is where I will carve out the kingdom I am destined for! Fall before the power of Mantis!

— Mantis ^src

Mantis is a soldier from Apokolips.

History

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

New God Physiology
- Cryokinesis: Mantis can fire a beam of white energy which freezes his opponents.
- Energy Projection: Mantis can fire blasts of yellow, erratic energy from his hands.
- Superhuman Durability: Mantis can survive blows from Superman and Captain Atom which sustaining much damage.
- Superhuman Strength: Mantis can rip whole sections of buildings apart.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

Boom-Tube

Notes

This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Mantis. The original character was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in Forever People #2.
Mantis was voiced by J.K. Simmons.

Footnotes

New Gods

Apokolips	3g4 • Aero-troopers • Agogg • Amazing Grace • Antagonist • Artemiz • Auralie • Bane • Berelda • Bernadeth • Big Breeda • Bloody Mary • Brimstone • Brola • Buna • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Captain Hathak • Chessure • Commander Tusk • Concord and Harmon • Control • Cyborg-87 • Darkseid • Darkseid's Elite • Deep Six • Desaad • Devilance • Dispatcher • Doctor Bedlam • Ericht • Esak • Female Furies • Gargon • Gilotina • Glorious Godfrey • Gole • Granny Goodness • Grayven • Gravi-Guards • Harassers • Heggra • Himon • Hoogin • Hunger Dogs • Infernus • Iota • Jaffar • Jet-Bow Squad • Jovita • Junior Jumbo • Justeen • Kalibak • Kalibre • Kanto • Killroy • Knockout • Lakutha • Lashina • Little Barda • Lowlies • Lucifar • Mad Harriet • Malice Vundabar • Mantis • Marvelous Marno • Master Mayhem • Merritz • Mokkari • Mortalla • Necromina • Nurse Maggit • Pacifiers • Parademons • Pharzoof • Photon Patrol • Powerboy • Precious • Protector Willik • Pyron • Pythia • Red One • Rip Roar • Shaligo • Simyan • Sleez • Slig • Speed Queen • Steppenwolf • Sting • Stompa • Suicide Jockeys • Suli • Techno-Chiefs • Tigra • Titan • Topkick • Tracker • Trok • Tyrus • Virman Vundabar • Volunteer • Warhound • Wunda • Yuga Khan
New Genesis	Aarden • Akarl • All-Widow • Antinoös • Astorr • Atinai • Avia • Beautiful Dreamer • Bekka • Big Barda • Big Bear • Celestia • Commander Gideon • Desdemona • Enkar • Fastbak • Forager • Forever People • Harmon • Highfather • Himon • Infinity Man • Jezebelle • Jigundus • Joatt • Kradlock • K'zandr • Lazer • Lightray • Lonar • Madame Nature • Magnar • Mark Moonrider • Maya • Metron • Mister Miracle • Monitors • Mother Entity • Mother Herrae • Orion • Prime One • Primitives • Saraday • Seagrin • Serifan • Sserpa • Sister Sunlight • Stanga • Takion • Teledar • The Source • Thunderer • Valkyra the Commander • Vayla • Vykin the Black • Wyldheart
Related	Aurakles • Black Racer • Four Horsemen • Intergang • Justifiers • Libra • Oberon • Secret Society of Super-Villains • Sonny Sumo • Thaddeus Brown
Items	Anti-Life Equation • Boom Tube • Mother Box
Comics	The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special • Cosmic Odyssey • Darkseid Special • Death of the New Gods • Takion • Forever People • Volume 2 • Genesis • Infinity Man and the Forever People • Jack Kirby's Fourth World • Mister Miracle • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • New Gods • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • The New Gods • Orion • Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen • Takion

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