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Published: 2008-09-02 00:35:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 5156; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 0
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Description The Manto-Ray:


The Manto-Ray!! Guardian of the Deep!

King Minos was an evil and vile ruler of a coastal kingdom in ancient Europe. He plundered many villages along his boarders and Murdered many people with his armies of Conquest. Minos was determined to undermine the Greeks at any cost, and had heard of a small temple Island just off the coastal shores of Europe, south of what is now Spain.

Minos set off with an army of ships, and led them to the island of Neptune, there they plundered and stole all the great jewels and gold that had been placed at the foot of the statue of Poseidon.

Just before King Minos himself thrust his sword into the elder Priest, Volotineous cursed King Minos and called forth to the Great God Poseidon to enact Vengeance for their deaths and the desecration of the Temple. Minos scoffed at this warning and killed Volotineous...

Leaving the Island and the Temple Burning in Ruin, Minos felt a cold wind arise and swept through the masts of his ships breaking them apart.. And then the Ocean opened up and swirled into a vortex, from which arose the Kracken!! This Giant Squid attacked and destroyed the other ships of Minos' Armada and set its eye on the Flagship, when suddenly a flash of water spouted from the sea, and then arose the Great God Himself Poseidon! His stood at least 50 feet in the air in front of the Ship, and grabbing the Bow with his large, pale blue hands, he shouted to Minos and his men!

"You have destroyed my temple!! How dare you simple men defy my laws, and defile my house, on my waters in my Ocean!!" King Minos feared for his life and dropped to his knees Humbled by the Great God, and with him his men fell as well... Poseidon being a great God was not without compassion, and gave Minos the choice to either die with all his men on his ship for his crimes and have his heirs forever banished from the Oceans, or give himself up willingly to the God Poseidon in his service, and his men shall live as well as Minos Heir may rule without fear of the God's wrath.

Minos in fear and haste agreed to join the Great God and with that Poseidon fell beneath the ocean, as Minos was horribly transformed into the Manto Ray!! His charge was to Guard the Ocean Depths in penance for his evil ways for all eternity. Had Minos Known his fate, he surely would have chosen Death, for every day he must live with the Guilt of the Deaths on his hands, and must pay back these sins with Kind acts, for all eternity...

Manto-Ray would have been able to carry out his charge, shortly after his transformation, the villainous Arnihm Zala, and the Water Lord, fought with Poseidon, and by taking control of the Krakken, and using the Sceptor of Neptune, he banished Poseidon to a realm, unable to return without the use of the Sceptor of Neptune..

The Manto-Ray arrived just in time to steal Poseidon's Trident and escaped.. the Water Lord has since made his highest priority in stealing the Trident of Poseidon, for that is all he needs to complete his plans of world conquest from the Ocean depths.. Manto-Ray must obtain the Sceptor of Neptune, in order to free Poseidon, the only hope of being able to return to that of a Mortal and Human..

The Manto-Ray was discovered By the Beetle Blazer, during a Bout with Abyssod, and the Water Lord... during that fateful fight, Manta-Ray and Beetle Blazer become vast friends, and allied many times there after against evil..

The Manto Ray's Trident Staff gives him untold powers of water outside the ocean, yet if he is ever separated from his staff for too long, he weakens considerably and must return to the oceans until he can reclaim his weapon... the Staff comes to him magically if called.. "To Me, My Trident!!"

The Manto-ray lives in the ruins fo the Ancient City of Atlantis, and at times, he is even surprised by the ancient relics, Technologies, and horrors that are sometimes accidentally unleashed...
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Comments: 87

Chizel-Man [2008-10-23 16:40:59 +0000 UTC]

he looks cool Star.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Chizel-Man [2008-10-23 19:39:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Chizel-Man In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-10-24 21:03:26 +0000 UTC]

no problem man.

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Highwaymanartist [2008-10-18 18:43:29 +0000 UTC]

awesome character and story

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RedWingsDragon [2008-10-15 01:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Awsome work here dude. Looks way cool

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skywarp-2 In reply to RedWingsDragon [2008-10-15 21:08:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks buddy!

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jeremy-thebeast1 [2008-10-15 00:53:22 +0000 UTC]

cool

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skywarp-2 In reply to jeremy-thebeast1 [2008-10-15 21:08:47 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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jeremy-thebeast1 In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-10-17 23:20:27 +0000 UTC]

no prob

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hwoarang1986 [2008-10-14 16:02:37 +0000 UTC]

one of my fave charas from you^^

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skywarp-2 In reply to hwoarang1986 [2008-10-15 21:09:21 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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hwoarang1986 In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-10-16 13:15:19 +0000 UTC]

^^

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jhurtphoto [2008-10-14 14:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Sweet!

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skywarp-2 In reply to jhurtphoto [2008-10-15 21:09:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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WingedJedi [2008-09-15 19:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Love those water effects. They look really cool. And great pose, too.

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skywarp-2 In reply to WingedJedi [2008-09-17 22:29:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Juggertha [2008-09-06 07:47:09 +0000 UTC]

Interesting water effects.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Juggertha [2008-09-06 13:03:17 +0000 UTC]

wow! praise from the master?? thanks bro.. I wanted him to look like he just stepped out of the water..I over sized the droplets to emphasize how his slick suit makes them gather and fall right off him....which is the mystic powers of his costume to glide effortlessly in water.. no drag, and it's sonar absorbent ..

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neversaythehit [2008-09-05 15:11:55 +0000 UTC]

cool this this is the one you've told me about? the white/gey with the blue is a great combination

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skywarp-2 In reply to neversaythehit [2008-09-05 18:08:45 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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neversaythehit In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-05 20:37:33 +0000 UTC]

np

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tanglong [2008-09-04 06:55:13 +0000 UTC]

awesome pose,awesome effect!

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skywarp-2 In reply to tanglong [2008-09-04 12:20:31 +0000 UTC]

thanks, yeah i liked the water effects, they make him look like he's just stepped out of the water.. LOL.. I figured it was a cool way to tie him back to what he is usually associated with.. the ocean..

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tanglong In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-08 03:39:10 +0000 UTC]

believe me, it works!

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skywarp-2 In reply to tanglong [2008-09-12 04:01:10 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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rhardo [2008-09-04 06:36:33 +0000 UTC]

wow... excellent coloring job, man! you've improved a lot!

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skywarp-2 In reply to rhardo [2008-09-04 12:25:30 +0000 UTC]

yes sir! i have found my niche' style and I shall be doing all my characters in this manner, and I will be doing a poster of the Guardian Legion in this style, so these banners you see right now will actually be the ones on the full color poster, as more are developed, I should have the entire team done by the time I'm ready to publish the posters, and those same images and a few variants will be on character cards as well and will have their bios on them, and be made to fit into a binder..

so for now, I'm doing the Guardian Legion and the Doom Brigade..a poster of heroes and a poster of villains..with character cards for sale as well..they will be sold in packs by teams..

So I'm glad my new style has taken off well from my piers.. and I hope to do more soon..

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rhardo In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-05 04:21:30 +0000 UTC]

keep on, my friend...

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skywarp-2 In reply to rhardo [2008-09-05 12:28:33 +0000 UTC]

I shall indeed.. thanks again bro

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Kayne003 [2008-09-02 20:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Awesome pic and Bio! I am really liking this new style with the banner and everything and I love seeing original god-type characters, seeing how hard it is to do ithout ripping off Marvel!

Do you mind if i do a picture of him with my Egyptian God-hero Ahnki? The contrast just pops in my mind, Desert Vs. Ocean!

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skywarp-2 In reply to Kayne003 [2008-09-03 16:49:13 +0000 UTC]

no go right ahead buddy, I'll feature it in my journal..

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Kayne003 In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 18:15:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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skywarp-2 In reply to Kayne003 [2008-09-03 18:17:21 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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gwdill [2008-09-02 15:40:37 +0000 UTC]

Love the water drippin'!! Very cool!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-02 16:42:35 +0000 UTC]

dude check out the previous conversations where this other deviant art person nelissa is telling me how to post my images, according to what she deems is appropriate, is that not crazy or what. Art Nazi...those conversations are on this page/image..

thanks man, I',m glad you like the effects, I'm gonna make sure Turbo has a few effects as well..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 17:53:02 +0000 UTC]

I know...I did...that's pretty crazy huh? I wouldn't pay it no mind...keep doin' whatcher doin' and let nelissa do as they may...

Turbo's effects are gonna blow us away I'm sure!!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 16:54:20 +0000 UTC]

they have.. and I'm gonna do one for Star Superion and a regular Turbo Charge..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 17:06:18 +0000 UTC]

I was wonderin' about that...

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 17:46:04 +0000 UTC]

yeah, Nilessa will just have to realize, i do variants!!! comic covers have them.. why not us.. oh the variants will go into one poster, and the regulars will be on the other posters..we could do a front and back of the GL as a poster with these.. a regular side.. and then flip it over and they get the powered up versions?? what do you think? or should I just do a grouped together poster?? I will have more positions and drawings of our characters up later.. I just need some time to do it.. which I hope will come one day..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 19:23:13 +0000 UTC]

Time certainly is fleeting...lol...I am in the same boat there! I love the variants...don't listen to Nelissa man...I like the idea of putting all the regular pics on one poster! As far as the cards go, I would make them all the original banner cards and make less of the special variants that show their powers...more collectable and sought after...lol...

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 19:30:04 +0000 UTC]

very true.. I was thinking the same thing.. but I wasn't going to do the variants on the cards at all.. just on the poster..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 19:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Might be cool to have a few out there that the fans would be searchin' for though...hmmm...that poster is gonna rock!! I would of course hafta get one o' those!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 20:23:14 +0000 UTC]

yeah maybe a few and in different poses.. I can do that.. an action pose of a few heroes.. with variants..Thundara.. she's gonna rock seriously!!! I'll upload her.. but that's pretty much it for th GL images being uploaded, and I'll e-mail you the other ones as I finish them.. so that way you are in the know..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-04 14:54:20 +0000 UTC]

Cool! I will eagerly await them...don't feel like I'm doing much to help you out though... I'm just enjoying (greatly mind you) your awesome work on the characters...you're talent is what is driving Capital Comics my friend...

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-05 04:16:07 +0000 UTC]

if you want, i would need some plain drawings, minimal details.. so it works with the color style.. that would help me.. and maybe we could get Jeaf7 to do the colors, he said he's down for it..maybe for the banner and the GL we should just do one style and then for the cards alternate?? it's up to you bro..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-05 08:25:58 +0000 UTC]

I by no means want to interrupt what you are doing right now...cause you're tearin' the internet in half!! LOL...I would keep jeaf7 off of it for now with the way you're coloring these pics man...that would keep it more uniform as well...I like your idea of doing one style for the banner and he GL and maybe I could throw in some alternates? That would work...by minimal detail what exactly does that mean? D'ya mean like compare your color pic with the pencil pic you did? Lemme know...and I'll get started on whoever you want...

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-05 12:08:27 +0000 UTC]

well the key is the details of the body since most of it is left up to the coloring.. that's what i learned from taking a deep look at the lines in all of juggertha's art, it's the lines you have to pay attention to first, the basic drawing, for me to color it, i have to retrace the lines and then do colors underneath.. as a layer.. so that's basically how it works so well, the less lines there are, the easy it is for me to color and fill in quicker with the colors...the tracing over the lines with the pen tool takes the most time.. once finished i can do coloring and from there we are set..

If I were you to help out, take a look at 's art, and hit the download feature and look really close at the images, and just the line work, it'll open your eyes to how that art is done.. and how I am able to do mine..

always trying to help and keep us both on the same page..oh and my good buddy says he is in with us! so he wants to know what he muust do.. I'll send him a note later today when i have time, I'm in a crunch this morning.. but if you could, if you have time, can you send him a note and fill him in on the current projects.. like the cards, the posters of the GL and the DB I will do with the banners.. but we can have some of our characters doen in his cartoon style for the character cards, all he has to do is do the images and e-mail them to us and i'll fasten them to the card templates and resend them to all of us for printing.. and we can sell them...later as groups..

but try to fill him in on how we plan to do things.. I got a huge closing and real estate deal going today so i gotta leave here soon..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-05 15:06:35 +0000 UTC]

I will do that and I have sent the note to ! I sent him our goal communication that you sent earlier and info about the cards/poster. I wish you well on your real estate deal chum...haven't used that in forever! ROCK ON!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-05 18:10:02 +0000 UTC]

I'm taking a break righ now, been put on hold by the lender, so I got time to put up Thundara..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-05 19:19:52 +0000 UTC]

And I've got some time to check out Thundara...I'm on break right now at work...lol

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