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“At the royal manta races, I'd place all my pearls on Undersea Biscuit.”

Manta rays (also known as stingrays[1]) are large rays that live in Merlopia. They are used by the Merlopians to ride through Merlopia and the rest of the Endless Sea.

History[]

The Tale of Benthomaar (flashback)[]

Trimaar and Kalmaar use the rays when passing around a sunken ship, years later. Kalmaar and Benthomaar use them to venture the Tartarus Trench, though Bentho is knocked off of his.

Unsinkable[]

When the ninja, P.I.X.A.L., and Maya were traveling to the Tartarus Trench, the manta rays attacked them by shooting the Hydro Bounty, causing it to sink.

Long Live the King[]

Maraay Guards use the manta rays to surround and capture the ninja.

Escape from Merlopia[]

Kalmaar and his guards use them to chase the ninja throughout Merlopia.

The Storm Amulet[]

Kalmaar uses a manta ray to escape and get to Ninjago City.

Master of the Sea[]

A manta ray was used by a Maaray Guard to throw Kai, Ray and Cole off Ninjago Harbor. Later on, the manta ray attached to Kalmaar's chariot was used to help Kalmaar escape with the Storm Amulet.

Assault on Ninjago City[]

The manta rays are used by Maaray Guards to attack the ninja.

Nyad[]

Maraay Guards use the manta rays to search for the ninja.

Golden Hour[]

Some manta rays were seen in the palace's hangar bay when the Time Twins and Wu warped there.

Known manta rays[]

Abilities[]

  • Torpedoes: The manta rays are equipped with missile launchers that shoot fast and powerful torpedoes by the press of a button.
  • Speed: Manta rays are relatively quick traveling in the ocean.
  • Saddle: Manta rays have saddles that allow Merlopians to ride on them.
  • Electrokinesis - Due to being represented as stingrays, the manta rays can create, generate, increase, absorb, conduct, shape, and manipulate electricity of various intensities, stunning their opponents.[2]

Appearances[]

Sets[]

Ninjago[]

Season 14: Seabound[]

Ninjago: Reimagined[]

Ninjago Magazine[]

Video games[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • They are based on a real animal called manta ray, while their LEGO version is based on a stingray, which is the reason for the shape change described below, as there is no LEGO piece for the manta ray.
    • From 1997 to 1999, there was also a LEGO piece for manta rays, but it is now retired.
  • In the sets, LEGO Brawls and the Ninjago Magazine, they're portrayed as stingrays instead.
  • There are several differences between their appearance in the show and the LEGO piece.
    • While the manta rays in the show are large, dark blue with cyan details and tail, have no visible eyes and have two growths in front, the LEGO piece is light blue with dark blue details, is much smaller, has red eyes at the top and the overall shape is completely different as the set version reuses existing piece for stingrays.

Trivia[]

  • They are called through a clicking sound made by Merlopians using their mouths.[3]
  • They participate in the royal manta races, likely a reference to horse racing.
    • One manta ray is named Undersea Biscuit, which is a reference to a real racing horse named "Seabiscuit".

Gallery[]

LEGO piece[]

Promotional media[]

In Ninjago[]

Season 14: Seabound[]

Ninjago: Reimagined[]

References[]

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