Man Ray

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Man Ray, frozen in tartar sauce.

Man Ray is an archenemy of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. He is a parody of Aquaman's arch villain, Black Manta. He was originally voiced by John Rhys-Davies, but later replaced by Bob Joles. Man Ray is a humanoid Manta Ray with a blue helmet shaped like the head of a manta ray and a red spandex suit. His gloves and boots are a deep blue color. He has no head under his helmet.

Man Ray first appears in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III", where he was imprisoned in the Mermalair in a capsule of frozen tartar sauce. He was thawed by SpongeBob and Patrick past his head, then thawed completely when he swore to them that he had given up his evil ways, and that if they didn't release him there would be dire consequences. But, his claim of reform was only a trick. Spongebob and Patrick attempt to confirm his reform by putting him through a series of "goodness" tests and shocking him with the tickle belt that was locked onto him when he does wrong. They eventually fully believe him when he says "please" and release him from the belt. Man Ray then reveals his true intentions and goes off to continue his crime spree, only to turn to the good side (for real this time).

However, he later resurfaces as a villain in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V", as part of E.V.I.L. (alongside the Dirty Bubble and Barnacle Boy (referring to himself as "Barnacle Man")).

He appears in a Krusty Krab commercial in "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob", where he is using the Tickle Belt on Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Mermaid Man says, "He's as strong as the Krusty Kids' Meal", and Man Ray is fooled by the mention of the meal, his favorite food. With Man Ray's hands tied up in chains, he wonders how he could be evil with the Kids' Meal and laughs with Mermaid Man.

He appears again in "Shuffleboarding", where he appears to have retired from villainy and is seen at a laundromat with an old lady named Mable, who he went to the prom with. Despite his not doing anything wrong at the moment, Man Ray and Mable are attacked and arrested by SpongeBob and Patrick.

Man Ray appears in the video game SuperSponge as an enemy, and in "SpongeBob SquarePants: the Yellow Avenger" as a major villain and boss. He also appeears in Spongebob's Drawn to Life as a playable character.

He is also referenced (although not seen) in both "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (before his actual first appearance) and "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture".

Man Ray possesses typical superhero combat skills and seems to have the power to shoot destructive lasers from his hands. It is unknown if he possesses other powers. In his first appearance, he steals some of Mermaid Man's weapons, so it's possible the lasers he shoots are built into his gloves and are not actually a natural superpower.