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Y’all ever think about the fact that the one thing that makes so many of the main cast of the Ice Age movies feel like they belong (the herd) is the one thing that isolates Peaches?

#work cited: #ice age continental drift #ice age peaches #ice age manny #ice age

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The main reason Ice Age 4+5 don’t work as well as the first three is because after Dawn Of The Dinosaures, we see the group come full circle. It truly feels like an ending for them. The series could have ended there.

Yet it didn’t.

That’s what makes 4+5 feels almost unnecessary- they were.

#don’t get me wrong #I love ALL Ice Age movies #they run in my blood #I will forever defend them #HOWEVER #The last two were not needed #and have many issues besides what I named #but it is a large one

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I was thinking about ways in which I could make Ice Age sad, as one does, so let's talk about which of the main trio is dying first. Strap in, this one's a bit long, but worth a read and very educational.

The average lifespan of a woolly mammoth was about 60 years, similar to modern-day elephants. Sabertooth tigers lived about 20-40 years (let's just say 30 for simplicity's sake), about 15 more years than their closest living relative, the clouded leopard. I couldn’t find any information on the lifespan of giant ground sloths because apparently nobody cares about ground sloths, but based on my research into megafauna, we can assume it was around the 20 years of modern-day sloths, perhaps even up to 30 years. Judging by their physical appearances, behaviors, and the fact that Manny has only had one mate and kid by Ice Age 1 and Diego and Sid have presumably never had one, we can guess that Manny is around 20 and Diego and Sid are AT LEAST 3, though they're almost definitely a little older than that (maybe 5).

So Manny's definitely going to outlive his friends, but who's dying first: Sid or Diego? They live together in a very protected area, so normal predation and severe weather conditions such as blizzards aren't an issue, and Sid's own stupidity isn't going to get him killed since he has plenty of other people watching his back (can you call anthropomorphic animals "people"?). They are shown to live amongst a variety of other (mainly herbivorous) animals, so it's safe to assume they have access to water and herbage. The only things they need to worry about are illness/injury or food (in Diego's case, or in the case of a drought).

If a drought happens, that'll increase the chance of dying for all of them, so we can just ignore that. When it comes to food, Diego either has to hunt or scavenge. He is seen hunting in Ice Age 3, so this is probably his main way of getting food. Sabertooth tigers hunted in packs, so hunting alone (I do not respect Ice Age 4 or 5) would make hunting much more difficult, but not impossible. He would probably only be able to hunt small animals, like the deer in Ice Age 3, which should be enough to feed a single smilodon.

Illness/injury is always a threat in the wild, as it reduces an animals ability to protect or feed itself. However, we've already addressed that by living in a group, just like many social animals of today, they have people to protect and care for them while they recover. Except Diego. If Diego is unable to hunt for himself (how he managed to get by after that fight with Soto, we can only guess), it's very unlikely that he'd be able to get enough food to recover well. I'm certain that Manny and Sid would do their best to scavenge things for him to eat, but they aren't predatory animals. They aren't built to hunt, and I don't think they'd mentally be able to go out and kill other animals on the daily.

In Ice Age 3, when Diego is unable to catch the deer due to being out of shape, he just straight-up doesn't get to eat. Even if he were to survive the recovery process, if he was injured in a way that permanently affected his ability to hunt (for example, a lame leg or blindness), he would have a very rough time surviving. In real-life cases of solitary hunting animals that have been permanently injured, they often resort to attacking whatever the easiest prey available (humans in many cases), even if it isn't a part of their typical diet. Diego can't do this, as the easiest prey available is his neighbors, and I don't think that he has it in him after Ice Age 1 to eat anyone he talks to on at least a semi-regular basis, let alone what anyone else's reaction would be.

Most animals are usually considered old when they are 3/4ths of the way through their life, so by his earlier 20s, Diego's physical abilities, and by extension his ability to hunt, would be declining regardless of any injury or illness. While Manny and Sid will be able to eat and live comfortably well into their geriatric years, Diego's health will be taking a turn long before anyone else (except the possums, which have a lifespan of about 4 years, but they’re at least twelve years old already if we assume that Ellie was at the youngest possible age to be an adult in Ice Age 2).

#ice age #ice age diego #ice age sid #ice age manny

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i hate when i send someone a meme in another language and they're like "uhm... translate? 😒" fucker i sent you a meme where 90% of the words have an english cognate and/or you don't need to know what they're saying to find it funny. can you at least TRY

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Kunichuuzai

Fukuzawa: Dazai, why have you called a meeting between the three of us?

Mori: Isn't it obvious Fukuzawa, Dazai here has decided to re-join the Port-

Dazai: You finish that sentence, I dare you.

Mori:... So why are we here than?

Dazai: Kunikida and Chuuya, give them a day off. Actually no, make it a week.

Fukuzawa: Are you planning a suprise for them? Because if not, Kunikida can request his time off.

Mori: As can Chuuya.

Dazai: I want you to both look me in the eye and tell me honestly that you think those two would ever request time off.

Neither can.

Dazai: Exactly.

Mori: Even so, why should I do such a thing?

Dazai: Because if I have to spend one more night alone I will get bored. Do I need to remind you of the last time I got bored, Mori?

Mori: pales You... You wouldn't.

Dazai: I won't just comitt war crimes, I will invent war crimes. Test me, I dare you.

Mori: terrified and trying not to show it Alright, a week that's... Fine

Dazai: And make it paid.

Mori: Fine leaves

Fukuzawa: It's more than that, isn't it?

Dazai: slumps in his chair They've always been workaholics. But these days it's just.... Kunikida doesn't even do his nightly routine.

He just passes out on the sofa the moment he gets home. And I can count the amount of times I've seen Chuuya in the last month on one hand.

Fukuzawa: frowns I didn't realise it was so bad.

Dazai: It's not your fault. I just... I don't know what to do. I've tried talking to them, but they won't budge. And... I don't want to lose them.

Fukuzawa: You won't. Kunikida will get that week off, paid too of course.

Dazai: Oh I mainly said that to piss off Mori you don't...

Fukuzawa: softens It's alright, the Agency owes Kunikida a lot for his work. He deserves this. I will take a more active role, and make sure he's not overdoing it.

Dazai: smiles Yeah, thanks.

Fukuzawa: Your welcome, I'm only sorry I didn't step in sooner.

Dazai: It's alright, so... Could I maybe get...

Fukuzawa: chuckles Yes you can have the week off too.

Dazai: Yess! Thanks President.

#kunichuuzai

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a/b/o dynamics but it stands for abandoned, betrayed, and onliest.

(It’s just Ice Age)

#ice age #manny ice age #diego ice age #sid the sloth

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Oh boy it’s time for elwayken’s ice age posting era let’s gooooo

It is! I have a lot to say I could (and might) write essays on these movies.

#screaming into the void #ice age

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I underestimated how much the dysfunctional herd in Ice Age would make me feel.

Sid was abandoned by his family, Manny’s family was killed, and Diego betrayed his family.

In the first movie, they’re literally all each other have.

#you don’t understand #they mean so much to me #Ice age #diego ice age #ice age manny #sid the sloth

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Thinking about how much more scary the end of Dawn Of The Dinosaures must have been for Manny since he already lost his family once.

#I always forget he was already widowed once #god damn humans #ice age #ice age manny #Manfred ice age

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Everyone wondering when the first gay kiss in Disney is coming like it ain’t already happened

#HELP I FORGOT ABOUT THIS #ice age #blue sky studios #diego ice age #sid the sloth

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One song for each member of the chain:

Time: The Ghost Who’s Still Alive (Beth Crowley)

Twilight: The Gambler (Kenny Rogers)

Wild: Your Body Is A Weapon (The Wombats)

Legend: Birds (Thomas Sanders and Terrance William Jr)

Hyrule: Hopeless Wanderer (Mumford and Sons)

Sky: King and Lionheart (Of Monsters and Men)

Warriors: Warrior Of The Mind (Epic the Musical)

Wind: Boys Will Be Bugs (Cavetown)

Four: Ancient Dreams In a Modern Land (MARINA)

#linked universe #legend of zelda #lu time #tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild #a link to the past #lu legend #lu hyrule #lu wind #lu warriors #lu twilight #lu wild #lu sky #lu four

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My first dnd chacarter might die next week. Wish me luck 💅

#it would give me an excuse to draw angst tho #and then I could play her twin brother #so maybe it wouldn’t be so bad #dnd character #dnd #dungens and dragons

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“I do not have the hero’s spirit of my ancestor but I will be the one to save Hyrule.”

#lu light #light of eldin #the legend of zelda #breath of the wild #breath of the wild oc #botw oc

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Quote from "Watership Down," by Richard Adams.

Ink, inkwash, highlighter.

#omg #this is amazing #alttp #legend of zelda #loz alttp #a link to the past #link loz #loz comic

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I somehow simultaneously have the work ethic of Dazai and Kunikida

#don’t ask #Bungou stray dogs

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Property damage

duality of man

#tears of the kingdom #hehe

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The way that Disney’s “This Is The Thanks I Get?!” was almost good. Had they worked on it a little harder it would have been amazing.

#it was almost good #but they made it just wrong enough that it sucks #nice beat at the end tho #disney #disneys wish #disney wish #wish 2023