Black Manta

"I have no need for art when destruction is my canvas."

"Knowledge is power, and I am drunk with both."

"Politics is for the weak. I deal in absolutes."

"The literature of heroes is written by the victorious."

"Science has given me weapons beyond imagination."

"Music is the sound of civilizations crumbling before me."

"I dance with the ocean's darkness as my partner."

"My existence is proof that some can never be redeemed."

"Hope is the last thing to die, and I will be its executioner."

"The ocean doesn't care about your morality, only about power."

"I've learned that mercy is a luxury the weak afford themselves."

"Every scar tells the story of a battle I've won."

"The surface world will never understand the depths of my resolve."

"Fear is the only language tyrants truly speak."

"I didn't choose the darkness—I chose to master it."

"Aquaman's throne means nothing to me; his suffering is everything."

"Time is a weapon for those patient enough to wield it."

"Justice is written by the victor, not the victim."

"I've built myself from nothing but hatred and will."

"The abyss doesn't haunt me—I haunt it."

"Power without purpose is just noise in the dark."

"My enemies made me what I am, and I thank them for it."

"The depths teach you that civilization is a thin lie."

"I don't seek forgiveness; I seek supremacy."

"Every betrayal hardens you into something unbreakable."

"The world respects only those willing to take what they want."

"Compassion is a wound I chose to stop treating."

"Knowledge of your enemy is knowledge of yourself."

"I've learned that freedom comes through domination, not escape."

"The ocean is my kingdom, and I am its law."