- The Mantis' disregard for individual lives lead to their evolution as a vicious, warrior race.
The violent and hostile Mantis appear, to Humans anyway, to resemble man-sized Preying Mantises, although they are much more aggressive than their namesakes. Whereas preying mantises kill prey merely to survive, the much larger and more intelligent Mantis race kill to suit their own personal agendas without survival as a concern, making for a pitiless and brutal insectoid warrior species. While humans and most other species have manufactured handheld weaponry to utilize in combat, the Mantis usually default to their agility, and sharpened exoskeletal apendeges to tear through their enemies, and their skill as warriors goes almost unchallenged in 1v1 combat. Though some individual Mantises have been known to work with the Galactic Federation, the race as a whole tends to be deceptive, opportunistic and untrustworthy, frequently dabbling in piracy, and can also be found piloting their signature style of well armed spacecraft, hunting down weaker enemies in pursuit of their belongings.
Mantis cost 45 
to hire from Stores, and have the following special traits:
- + 1.5x damage in combat (game incorrectly says double)
- + 1.2x move speed
- - Halved repair speed
Mantis are best used as Boarding crew, as their increased damage and increased movement speed allow them to disrupt and destroy enemy systems and crew.
Note: System repairs, hull breaches, and fires are all fixed at half speed; even if a Mantis crewman is closer, it's usually better in the long run to leave him at his post, and send someone else to repair damage.
- Blue Options
- (Mantis Crew) Have your Mantis oversee the repairs. (Occurs on Slug Oxygen Malfunction)
- Have your Mantis crewman talk to KazaaakplethKilik. (This simply adds extra dialogue and has no practical effect.)