Manfred, better known as Manny, is a mammoth and the leader of the herd of different animals brought together after various adventures and experiences. In the first film, at first he was unfriendly, sour, cranky, ill-tempered, cynical, wrathful, grouchy, sarcastic, grumpy, surly, angry, ornery, lonely, cold and stubborn, but at the end, he becomes kind, selfless, heroic, warm-hearted, brave, nice and sweet. Once a devoted father and husband, Manfred loved his wife and child dearly, protecting them well until a band of humans on the hunt came between them. Manny attempted to fend them off but was unsuccessful as his wife and child were killed. This left Manny embittered with the world at large, being cold and indifferent towards other creatures.