It's a tragic reveal for both characters and a reminder of the inherent loneliness at the heart of Black Manta. Jackson admits to himself that what ultimately has been bothering him lately is the knowledge that his father will likely never come to see the error of his ways - and that Jackson will never stop having hope, meaning he'll always be visiting him every year and just having his hopes dashed again and again. Instead, he sends androids every year, refusing to face his son directly out of an apparent fear of actually being caught. It turns out he doesn't even have enough faith to actually arrive in person, knowing his son could potentially defeat him and bring him back to face justice. But as Jackson points out, he doesn't love him enough to sacrifice his freedom and turn himself in - resulting in the pair coming to blows in the snow. He even tries to reach out and get Jackson to open up - commenting that he would always be willing to even die for his son if the need arose, and reminding him that he does genuinely love his son. Jackson wants to ask about crimes all across the world, while his father asks about school and his boyfriend. Every time, Aqualad arrives in the frigid north, hoping that his father will have finally seen the errors of his ways and turn himself in to the authorities to confront the consequences of his actions. While Jackson confronts him over his most recent crimes, Black Manta instead inquires about how his day-to-day life is going. Throughout their confrontations, Black Manta discovered despite his best efforts to turn a cold shoulder to him, he could stop himself from loving his son. But Black Manta has done his best to genuinely start a relationship with his son, as revealed in "Father's Day." It turns out that every father's day, Jackson excuses himself from his duties and makes his way up north to meet with his father as part of a pre-arranged meeting.
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