The Manticore is a major antagonist in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse and the quartenary antagonist of the 2013 film adaptation of The Sea of Monsters. In the third book of the Percy Jackson series, he goes under the alias of Dr. Thorne, sent in the boarding school Bianca and Nico di Angelo attended to recruit them for their grandfather's army, while taking Percy Jackson. However, failed to do so with the efforts of the Hunters of Artemis, but abducting Annabeth Chase in the process.
At the last minute, the Manticore is turned to dust by Dionysus, who was summoned by Percy via Iris Messaging.