Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-47881-20130216162357/@comment-1038387-20130216180914

197.148.226.52 wrote: Shade234 wrote: Um..this may be a weird question, but....are all Manta's troopers black? are u racist

Nothing to do with racism, really.

But to answer your question: in the comics, they were. Black Manta promised them a land under the sea where they could live in peace. Promised.