Between this weapon and its fast swimming speed, they are rarely bothered by larger predators. A wide-bodied plankton-eater with distinctive trailing barbules, Manta mobula is nevertheless a dangerous creature due to the barbed stinger it carries on its tail. The Manta is an odd-looking fish that lives in the island's deeper offshore waters. Thusly, many tribes use it as an escort for their slower cargo-carrying swimmers. Its capability to briefly leap out of water provides it a showy tactic for avoiding combat as well.Ī quick jab through the heart of an unsuspecting survivor can easily take them by surprise. Tribes who value striking power over speed often keep large schools of Manta to ride. While not the fastest swimmer around the island, Manta Mobula is among the deadliest of small ocean mounts, and can be ridden bare-back. Its tail is incredibly sharp, and can pierce through hide and armor with ease.įortunately, Manta Mobula is usually not aggressive, unless encroached.
Normally docile, the Manta Mobula is a carnivore only in that it consumes plankton. Perhaps there were originally two types of rays on the island before, but years of interbreeding combined their lineage. Everything points to this being a saltwater ray, but Manta Mobula has developed the ability to swim into the island's rivers and shallows, as well as through the ocean. Here is another creature that seems to have evolved beyond its historic traits.
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