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Published: 2008-09-02 00:35:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 5157; 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

skywarp-2 In reply to ??? [2008-09-06 05:24:06 +0000 UTC]

LOL

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Chizel-Man In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 14:21:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow man! I can't tell you how awesome this is. And I don't even use that word. haha! great job.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Chizel-Man [2008-09-03 02:28:39 +0000 UTC]

thanks my good friend, I have more coming soon, since I'm hand drawing them it goes fast..Turbo Charge is up

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Chizel-Man In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 03:29:14 +0000 UTC]

They're coming along great man.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Chizel-Man [2008-09-03 16:52:37 +0000 UTC]

thanks, I am trying to get this style down to a science, so It's going.. well so far..

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Chizel-Man In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 17:51:36 +0000 UTC]

Yeah man, its going real well.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Chizel-Man [2008-09-03 18:16:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks again... and I'm glad you like the new look.. I think we can even more faster with our art.. with this style..

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MangaAngel In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 06:48:48 +0000 UTC]

awesome design!!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to MangaAngel [2008-09-02 12:38:20 +0000 UTC]

thanks! though I've had this design in my gallery for awhile, this is just the first time I've done him by hand.. and given you a different color style to go with it.. the crazy thing is that the colors on this took allot longer because i used more shades to covey that his costume was shinny and slick..

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BlueWolfD [2008-09-02 03:11:00 +0000 UTC]

Damnit Adam!! You are so damn talented with this!! It's so cool! This is one of my favorite characters you have! Way to go!

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skywarp-2 In reply to BlueWolfD [2008-09-02 03:29:12 +0000 UTC]

wait till you see what i have planned for Turbo charge, Major Valor, and Thundara... MUAhahahahhahahaahahaha!!! the Guardian legion will also have a few new characters added to the roster from 's gallery.. but I'm not saying which ones yet.. MUahahahahhahahahahhah!!! you'll just have to wait and see.. and I'm gonna put these banner images all together once finished and do a giant poster of the Guardian Legion.. and also use these images for the character cards we will be selling.. for the time being, though i'm working on doing the GL, roster and finishing them up in my new style, which should go fast.. also I will be doing the Doom Brigade.. can't wait to do the Master mentalist and the Komissar!! ohhh man..

plus we have more villains joining the Doom Brigade as well..he he he..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 15:44:55 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Who's the surprises?? Hey! LOL...can't wait bro!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 16:58:41 +0000 UTC]

some of your characters bro.. and a few new ones I made up.. he he he..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 17:04:45 +0000 UTC]

Ya dirty dog!! Ya didn't tell me!!! LOL Just kiddin' bro...I am psyched to see'em!!!

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 17:47:49 +0000 UTC]

well i have a character that I wanted to submit that would be a cool version of star Superion, but as a Member of the Doom Brigade...

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 19:12:21 +0000 UTC]

Coool....are you finished with both teams' rosters? At least their current roster...

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skywarp-2 In reply to gwdill [2008-09-03 19:36:45 +0000 UTC]

not yet, you see what i have already done, so I have to finish the rest of the teams as soon as possible.. I'm gonna do the sketches, and upload them to my computer first, then color them all at once..

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gwdill In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-03 19:43:19 +0000 UTC]

Coolness!

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BlueWolfD In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 03:31:49 +0000 UTC]

So sweet! I have been wracking my mind on which vilains to draw first and I think I know exactly how to bring them to the fore! With your guys' help I know I can do well and really showcase some awesome stuff!

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skywarp-2 In reply to BlueWolfD [2008-09-02 03:48:59 +0000 UTC]

we are here for you buddy, that's what our capital comics universe is all about.. making the realm legit and fun for the fans, that we might someday have

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BlueWolfD In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 03:51:30 +0000 UTC]

ty very much adam i really appreciate this! i really didnt know what i was gonna do and doubted that id be able to do it on my own but with you guys i feel like i can really make it!

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skywarp-2 In reply to BlueWolfD [2008-09-02 04:20:20 +0000 UTC]

you can and will that is what we are doing.. and as far as you making it, it will be us making it we got yer back bro! it's a combined effort, your now a part of the capital comics crew!! or maybe just a Guardian of the Guardian Legion.. oh in the CC universe all heroes are called either Guardians or enforcers..because of the teams names.. like on the west coast they are the supreme enforcers.. so most normal people call those heroes enforcers.. for short, like wise the east coast is the Guardian Legion and all those members are called Guardians by the public.. it also illustrates how the teams style of justice differs... now the Agenda is a super secret Government type group so they have no nick names, however they will at times get asked if they are enforcers or Guardians depending on which side of the US they are on doing battle..

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BlueWolfD In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 04:48:34 +0000 UTC]

thats sweet! it's a great termonolgy for the heroes of the CC! We will make super headway!

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skywarp-2 In reply to BlueWolfD [2008-09-02 12:36:39 +0000 UTC]

thanks..

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Nilessa In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 02:15:25 +0000 UTC]

Dude, really, it's an awesome picture and I love Manto-Ray's design, but did you REALLY have to submit it three times? Once for the line-art, once without water, once with water? Please just submit the final piece instead of cluttering my message box with the same picture over and over. I like you stuff. Don't make me un-watch you.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Nilessa [2008-09-02 03:46:10 +0000 UTC]

dudette, are you kidding me??? I mean that's twice now that you've said something about how many posts I do, and here I thought "my" deviant art page and subscription was "my own".....????

I mean geez...

now I'm being told how many images I should upload, and being threatened by a non watch..


do you not see the, ahem... rudeness in your request?? I mean I like the fact that you watch me, and you are a brilliant artist.. but come on.. do I really need to take direction or apologize for my free expression??? do you really think that art as a free expression should be stifled by what you or anyone else deems is annoying?? if you equate that to World War II, they would call that an art Nazi..LOL

I wanted to show my friends the line art and the progression to the final image, the water image is more of a variant then actual final.. So they are both finalized images..

I don't want you to not watch me, and like wise, I'd love to keep you on my list as well.. but for the love of freedom of expression...give me a break

for you to even suggest that I upload what you deem is appropriate shows a severe control factor that, to as someone who values freedom of expression, is offensive and wrong..

I mean think about it.. if you decide to unwatch me, I won't be upset, but I will know that doing things on this "Free" site, is more about doing it the way you want it, and not the way others want to do things.. which is what a control freak is, any way you look at it..

you can limit what my watch does, and remove the images check from the box.. that way all you see is my journals.. which will give you an opportunity to browse for the new art if you drop by..that way I don't clutter your message box and we are still in the now with each others page..

compromise??

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Nilessa In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 07:55:33 +0000 UTC]

I don't think it'd limit your freedom of expression. I only meant that you post the same material over and over and it's starting to seriously annoy me. I mean, you've posted the same picture of Star Superion about 50 times, with variations in the direction he's facing or the background or whether or not he's glowing or which color he is or who he's standing next to. It's like those famous artworks where there's the same object painted in dozens of different colors to form to final piece, but even those are all displayed together at once, not passed off as individual part pieces.

*Posts a picture* I call this the cat picture.
*Posts a picture* I call this the cat picture in color. It's totally new!!!!!!11
*Posts a picture* I call this the bird picture.
*Posts a picture* I call this the bird picture in color. It's totally new!!!!!!11
*Posts a picture* I call this the cat picture next to the bird picture. It's totally new!!!!!!11
*Posts a picture*I call this the cat picture in color next to the bird picture in color. It's totally new!!!!!!11

I could've just posted the cat & bird pictures in color together when I was done, instead of posting five extra pictures that aren't as good as the final product. See?

I'm not asking you to stop posting or making new material. I'm just saying, please just post the finished product. If you wanna post every step from start to finish, please just do it in a single file so there's less sketches to sort through, or post it in scraps where these things belong.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Nilessa [2008-09-02 12:35:33 +0000 UTC]

So again, your telling me how to run my page??

I hear your point, and I know exactly what you meant....but the above statement is where I take issue..if you can't step back from your perspective to see that "you are telling me how to post on my own page"

.. then I think maybe your too concerned with your own point of view and unable to concede that what you want is kinda ridiculous..

I admit I got a little crazy with my postings and could have moved most of them to scraps.. and I may fix them so that it's easier to browse my gallery.. but I don't do so kindly with someone telling me what to do, or threatening me...with an action that quite frankly wouldn't make a difference.. the fact that I have spent more then 5 minutes on this subject is insane in it self..

so I may upload a bit better from now on, but it's still my choice whether it bothers you or not... I have to I go back to the original principle that bothers me..

"Your telling me how to run MY page??"

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Nilessa In reply to skywarp-2 [2008-09-02 22:35:02 +0000 UTC]

Why keep arguing with me if you thought my point was valid? If somebody complains about my site (and they have, many times) I check and see if they've got a point and it needs to be changed. My site's gotten an awful lot better over the years because I took criticism.

"Don't make me unwatch you" wasn't meant as a threat. You had nothing to lose but a viewer, but I'd be losing out on your work and I get the feeling other people have unwatched you for the same reasons.

Ever noticed that I don't favorite or comment on your works often? That's because I never know which piece is the final one, and I see no point in commenting or faving a work in progress. I'm probably not the only one who's like that.

Anyway, whatever, I think the point's been made.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Nilessa [2008-09-03 00:06:48 +0000 UTC]

getting the last word seems to be your specialty.. so I'll let you have it after I respond..

Nope, haven't had anyone drop a watch on me, that I know of.. so you'd be the first.. and honestly.. I wouldn't want that, taking criticism is one thing, but having someone expect you to do what they suggest.. and then repeat that suggestion again is more like telling me what you want me to do..

point you made, I understand, point I'm making, you seem to not hear.. so what ever..

an no I haven't noticed you don't say anything on my art work.. because.. up until you decided to tell me how to run my site, i forgot you were even still on DA..sorry for that.

but lets just agree to disagree.. I will try to exercise restraint when doing variant images..however.. I will reserve the right to do them if I feel they are necessary..

so I have come half way..

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hulkdaddyg In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 00:51:00 +0000 UTC]

Very NICE work!

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skywarp-2 In reply to hulkdaddyg [2008-09-02 01:24:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks man, turbo charge is next!

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Zero-Optix In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 00:41:59 +0000 UTC]

Love this character.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Zero-Optix [2008-09-02 01:26:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks! me too, he's my universe's Namor and Aquaman..

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Dualmask In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 00:39:58 +0000 UTC]

That looks incredibly pro. Very nice work.

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skywarp-2 In reply to Dualmask [2008-09-02 01:26:34 +0000 UTC]

whay thank you very much, pro... He he not yet buddy but trying to get there..

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