

In The Meltdown, Diego has adjusted to Herd-life. However, it turns out that Diego survived his wounds and has decided to join the herd with his friends. He proved to be loyal enough to give Manny and Sid the true directions to the human tribe so they can return the baby. Eventually, his loyalty between Manny and Sid was strong enough to defy Soto and defend his friends from the pack even on his apparent deathbed. Throughout the entire film, Diego was seen as having conflicted loyalty between his Pack and his herd. However, the two have a very strong bond and are close friends possibly more than Manny even if the two might not trust each other. On more than one occasion, he came close to killing him with his teeth. His relationship with Sid, on the other hand, was an instant dislike and constant annoyance. However, as they continue their journey, Diego discovers Manny's tragic backstory and when the mammoth risks his own life to save Diego's, the two became extremely close friends.

At first Diego and Manny's relationship had an incredibly rocky start, the two didn't trust one another nor value either as friends. However, when he failed, Diego would either find the human baby or die.Īfter meeting Manny and Sid who were protecting the child he was supposed to deliver to Soto, Diego tricked them into going to Half Peak where he says the baby's parents are waiting but his pack is and will kill the three of them, showing that he was quite uncaring. He was blindly loyal to his pack and their leader Soto who both shared a mutual respect for one another and was tasked with retrieving the baby from a human tribe as revenge for them killing nearly half of their pack. 2.6 The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wildīefore meeting the herd, Diego was a wild, vengeful, aggressive, and ruthless saber-toothed cat.
