Manny the Mammoth (Continental Drift and Collision Course)

Manfred "Manny" the Mammoth is one of the three main protagonists of the Ice Age franchise. Sadly, he got flanderized since Ice Age Continental Drift.

Why He Sucked

 * 1) Manny became nothing but a stereotypical over-caring father.
 * 2) *This problem especially came with his and Ellie's daughter, Peaches.
 * 3) He became grouchy to the point that he became unlikable.
 * 4) Manny also was very short-tempered in the fourth and fifth film.
 * 5) Manny also provided way too many fart jokes in those films as well.
 * 6) He even can't even deal with his teenage daughter well, as mentioned above.
 * 7) Manny received even more flanderization in Collision Course and became even more idiotic.
 * 8) He even mocks Julian on the fifth film.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Manny was a much more likable character in the first three movies.
 * 2) At the end of the day, Manny is still willing to do the right thing and protect his family.
 * 3) *Plus, Manny almost losing his family to the continental drift (and later the pirates) and having to fight in order to not lose them is a great concept, especially after he lost his previous wife and child, it could have been very interesting to see how far he is willing to go to not lose his new family as well, even though it was poorly executed.
 * 4) Ray Romano still does a great job voicing him.
 * 5) To be fair, it is understandable why he is so overprotective towards Peaches, as he just want to protect her from having the same fate as his previous son.