Big Mantis

Big Mantis is a vital member of the U.S. Marines and is known to his comrades as the Leader of the Pack. Slightly larger than a regular mantis, his head has more room for his brain. He was the military tactician responsible for the invasion of Ram Ranch in chapter 7.

Relationship with Cobra
Big Mantis and Cobra are both leaders of the pack in the U.S. Marines. The two have been comrades for decades. Big Mantis fills the role of the brains in this dynamic duo, while Cobra is the muscle of the pair.

Cobra also gave up his back left molar so that Big Mantis could create his son, Little Mantis, who looked up to Uncle Cobra. Big Mantis and Cobra are close friends, aad spend all of their free time together, engaging in activities such as video games and torturing prisoners of war.

Tactics in Battle
The Teakle-Sama-verse is one where battles are won not with raw strength, but with strategy and quick thinking. This is evident in Big Mantis's military success. Prior to invading the Ranch, he invaded Russia from the Korean Peninsula. The Russians were afraid of being conquered, so they surrendered the corpse of Lenin to him after he took Vladivostok.

During the invasion of the ranch, he was inspired by his Russian foes and utilized his own variation of the Scorched Earth policy. When used offensively, this tactic effectively translated to Big Mantis burning down the Ranch, which worked effectively until Al Gore saved the day by dumping water out of a helicopter.

Big Mantis is also known to enter people's brainal cavities and mind control them, turning them against their allies. He used this on Shawn Mendez to try to trick Prince Harry.