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novel photos from the floor of San Diego Comic - Con 2018 put up the first glimpse of the completed costumes of Mera and Black Manta from the upcomingAquamanmovie . Although previous exposure from the circle have offer up fans a glimpse ofBlack Manta ’s helmet , the full costume for Aquaman ’s most notable foeman had not yet been revealed and has yet to appear in the so - call DC Extended Universe . By line , Mera - a warrior princess with the power to move water supply with her mind - had a abbreviated cameo fighting alongside Aquaman in theJustice Leaguemovie .
This grand reveal of the final costume for the film observe an unveiling in the beginning in the day ofa series of statues of Mera and Black Manta . The statue were suppose to be modeled on the costumes worn by Amber Heard and Yahya Abdul - Mateen II in the movie . Until now , these statues offer the most in - deepness feel of the costume pattern for Arthur Curry ’s condescending - bane and the woman intend to become the erotic love of his animation .
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The photos of the Black Manta ( Yahya Abdul - Mateen II ) and Mera ( Amber Heard ) costume , as taken by Screen Rant ’s Sarah Moran , can be viewed below . The Black Manta costume was posed dramatically in a combat position , perched atop one of the display case showing some of the action figures based on the pic . Mera ’s costume was more regally showcased upon a mannikin under glass .
Update : Rob Keyes claim some more photos of Mera and Arthur Curry ’s costumes from the DC kiosk . See below .
The differences between Mera ’s costume here and inJustice Leagueare stark , with Mera ’s costume forAquamansporting a less armored appearance . extend are the spiked articulatio humeri - pad and ridged corset , replaced by a tunic and trousers made of some sort of graduated table - mail . There is also a golden warp which resembles the stylized A - shape usually worn by Aquaman in the strip . Overall this costume more close resembles what Mera ordinarily wear in the comic books than her armour fromJustice conference .
As for Black Manta , his costume is pitch - perfect . From the glowing red eye of the rounded helmet to the blue - ignominious luster of his armored wet - suit , everything about this costume has been translated utterly from the classicAquamancomic books . One can almost hearBlack Manta ’s distorted metal voicefrom theSuper Friendscartoons just looking at him .
All in all , these costume excuse the faith that lover have placed in music director James Wan and his production team quell straight to the aesthetics of the original comics . It remains to be seen what sunken gem from the world of Atlantis the rest of Comic - Con weekend will reveal . It seems a safe bet at this stage , however , thatAquamanfans everywhere will be quite pleased with the movie when it make it in theaters by and by this twelvemonth .
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