When the first Ice Age movie hit the screens in 2002, no one could've possibly imagined how famous the franchise would go on to become over the years. Its spectacular box office success paved the way for an entire brand that now includes video games, merchandise, several short films, and feature films.
Therefore, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to claim that it is one of the most popular animated franchises in the whole world. Even though the stories of the Ice Age films were penned keeping the children in mind, they have always appealed to people of all age groups.
They thrive on their humour, excitement, and a ton of exciting characters. Over the past two decades, these characters have become so well-known that even the ones who have not seen the movies may have chanced upon them in popular media.
Therefore, we have prepared an extensive list of the most memorable characters in the franchise exclusively for you.


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This young, easygoing, and fun-loving mammoth happened to be Peaches's husband. After having gotten married, the couple had planned to venture on their own; something that didn't make him very popular with Manny.
However, Julian, like most mammoths, once also happened to be on a website, called Tusker, to work on his dating problems. Once when he was out, his Tusker date was seen taking hundreds of selfies, which, obviously, upset Julian.

Ethan was introduced as a young and laid-back male mammoth who was part of a group of teenage mammoths called The Brat Pack. He liked to hang out at the Teenage Hangout.
It has been shown that Peaches had a crush on the teenage Woolly Mammoth. However, Ethan, at first, ridiculed both Peaches and her best pal Louis but got close to them towards the end of the movie and, eventually, reciprocated the former's feelings.

Babies, no matter humans or animals, are always adorable, and Egbert, Yoko, and Shelly are no exception. The three baby Tyrannosaurus from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs were taken away from their mother by Sid.
But, she was soon seen searching for them and ended up taking Sid away along with them. Later, towards the end of the film, she ended up befriending him. Even though they were friendly dinosaurs, the fact that they were carnivores eventually forced them to gobble up a couple of kids.
However, what was endearing about the dino babies was that they loved and cared for Sid despite knowing that he wasn't their original father; so much so that they even protected him from their livid mother.

An extended family of Bird-like Dromaeosaurid Dinosaurs, the Dino-Birds possess the ability of flight and agility. They first make an appearance in Ice Age: Collision Course and can be seen trying to make a living by stealing eggs from other dinosaurs.
The Dakotaraptors had managed to escape the Dinosaur World, along with a weasel named Buck, who had saved one of the eggs they had stolen. Since they are antiheroes, they strive to deter Buck from assisting the herd in saving the world from the asteroid.
The members of the Dino-Bird family are Gertie, Roger, Gavin, and his wife.

Flynn, who was a British elephant seal and a member of the seafaring ape Gutt's crew of piratical animals, served as the muscle of the crew. The giant elephant seal sailed the oceans aboard a ship fashioned from a giant iceberg, all in search of food to plunder and more crew to recruit.
It is imperative to mention that even though unknowingly, Gutt had once saved his life, following which Flynn pledged his loyalty to him.

This saber-toothed tiger was credited with forming a pack led by one male named Soto. Since the pack only sought to hunt down one particular tribe of humans, it wasn't surprising to catch the loudmouthed Zeke relishing killing other creatures.
Having said that, it is important to point out that Zeke was among the few in his pack that had survived an attack by a human tribe. However, he, Lenny, and Oscar were also somewhat upset with Soto's decision to attack the humans instead of moving south.

Another member who was part of a pack of saber-toothed tigers was Lenny. Initially, the pack was much larger, but a tribe of humans had hunted down and killed many of the saber-tooths off, using their skin as coats.
Lenny was also of the opinion that the time had to come to abandon their chase of the humans and their child and follow the masses of migrating animals headed south.

The Dodo Birds were medium-sized birds that lived during the ice ages and served as minor antagonists in Ice Age. They had fat bodies, thin necks, large beaks, small ineffectual wings, and a set of fluffy tail feathers.
Their thin legs with clawed feet allowed them to run fast when they were pressured to do so. Known to be highly infectious birds, they were capable of fighting in goofy ways, including in Kung Fu.
The Dodos were mostly seen marching in rows and training themselves for the worst during the Ice Ages.

This wise Sabertoothed Squirrel lived in Scratlantis, which was an island nation populated by intelligent and highly-cultured members of the species. Most of the species who inhabited the island had dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to the ceaseless pursuit of arts, knowledge, and wisdom.
You may have been able to gauge that Ariscratle was named after the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who was a famous student of Plato.

A llama and the spiritual leader of Geotopia, Shangri Llama was usually seen covered in thick wool which was dyed in several different colours. Unlike other llamas, he sported two horns on the sides of his head.
Since was into yoga, he was particularly flexible and was able to bend in ways that others perhaps could not. Some of his favourite yoga poses were a downward dog, jiggy jelly, and mashed potato.
Being a spiritual leader, Shangri Llama mostly came off as relaxed and casual. However, he was prone to quickly giving in to anxiety.

Oscar, a haughty saber-toothed tiger, was part of a pack of other saber-toothed tigers, and probably the fastest one among the lot. He had golden brown fur and his features were long but rounded.
While he looked to be older than even Diego, he was only second in age to Soto. His capability to run fast runner was shown when he was able to outrun both Zeke and Lenny while chasing after Sid and the baby.

Carl and Frank serve as major antagonists in not only the first Ice Age film but also the Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs video game and the Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure video game.
While Carl was voiced by Cedric the Entertainer, Frank was ably voiced by Stephen Root. The duo was seen ready to dig into a leaf salad topped with one of their favourite foods, a dandelion, at the beginning of the movie.