Soto There's Diego. Fall back!
Played by Goran Višnjić 
Ice Age (2002) · 92 quotes
Ice Age (2002) · 92 quotes
5th most-quoted character in Ice Age (2002): in 11 of its 92 quotes
Most scenes with: Diego (3), Zeke (3), Oscar (3)
What are you doing? [Diego: Leave the mammoth alone.] Fine, I'll take you down first.
More lines from Soto
6 quotes Soto Soto [Zeke: I can't wait to get my claws in that mammoth!]
No one touches the mammoth until I get that baby!
Soto [Diego: Let's show that human what happens when he messes with sabers.]
Alert the troops. We attack at dawn. And Diego, bring me that baby, alive. If I'm going to enjoy my revenge, I want it to be fresh.
Soto Come on, Diego. Let's bring this mammoth down.
Soto Aw, look at the cute little baby, Diego. Isn't it nice that he'll be joining us for breakfast? [Diego: It wouldn't be breakfast without him.]
Soto Save your energy! Mammoths don't go down easy. There's only one way to do it. First you have to force it into a corner. Cut off its retreat. And when you three have it trapped, I'll go for the throat.
Scenes with Soto
4 scenes
Rachel
Oh, he's lovely. Positively adorable!
Jennifer
Hello, Pumpkin. Hello, little bunny baby.
Can We Trust You With That, Diego?
I Can't Wait To Get My Claws In That Mammoth!
Soto No one touches the mammoth until I get that baby!
Hey, knock it off, I'm starving!
Freaky Mammal #1
Why not call it the Big Chill or the Nippy era? I'm just saying, how do we know it's an Ice Age?
Freaky Mammal #2
Because of all the ice!
Papa Start
No buts. You can play extinction later.
Start Child
OK. Come on, guys.
Soto There's Diego. Fall back! [Following the order, the sabers followed Soto towards Diego. Upon reaching him, the pack stopped] Where's the baby?
I lost it over the falls.
Soto [Clearly in angered]
YOU LOST IT?! [before the sabers could continue discussing what happened, some spears landed near them. They looked and saw the humans chasing after them with their weapons. The sabers fled while Soto expressed his frustration] I want that baby Diego!
I'll get it!
Soto You'd better, unless you want to serve yourself as a replacement. We'll go up to Half Peak. Meet us there. It had better be alive.
Can we trust you with that, Diego?
Soto Let's go!
Whoa. Look, look. Tigers. Eesh! [Roshan whimpers] No, it's OK, it's OK. Look, the tigers are just playing tag with the antelope. With their teeth.
Come on, Sid, let's play tag. You're it.
[giggles]
Sure. OK, OK, OK, where are the sloths? You never see any sloths. Have you ever noticed? Oh! Look, Manny, a mammoth.
Ooh, somebody pinch me.
Hey, hey, this fat one looks just like you. Aw, he’s got a family… oh, and he’s happy. Look, he's playing with his kid. See Manny? That's your problem. That's what mammoths are supposed to do.
Sid...
Find a she-moth, have little baby mammoths...
Sid!
W-What?
Shut up.
But... Oh.
[As Manfred stared at the drawings, the still images began to move in his mind, coming alive. He remembered playing happily in a lush meadow with his wife and his child, romping in the sunshine until a horde of humans ran out of the woods, waving their spears fiercely. Manfred faced off against the hunters, trying to hold them back with his imposing tusks. Behind him, his family ran to find shelter. Then Manfred heard a deep, terrified scream. He wheeled around and saw that his mate and child were trapped against a rock wall by humans aiming spears at them. Before Manfred could move, another group of humans dropped heavy rocks from atop the rock wall. Bellowing in anguish, Manfred saw his family being crushed by the rocks. His cries shook the landscape, echoing all around. Back in the cavern, the mammoth shook his head, clearing the devastating memory from his mind. He breathed heavily, trying to regain control of his runaway emotions. Sid and Diego stared at Manfred with worried eyes. Then they turned back to the painting, clearing their throats uncomfortably. Manfred kept staring at the cave drawings. He gazed at the sketch of the father mammoth cradling his young child in his trunk. Slowly, Manfred raised his own trunk toward the illustration. Before he could reach it, Roshan’s tiny hand touched the drawing gently. He was standing on his feet, propped up against the cave wall. Surprised, Manfred pulled back his trunk. He blinked at the little human boy. Roshan stroked the picture of the baby mammoth with his fingers, glancing back at the mammoth as though he was connecting the two in his mind. Then Roshan stumbled toward Manfred. Manfred caught the baby with his trunk. He slowly lifted Roshan off the ground. He curled his trunk, hugging Roshan close, nuzzling his cheek against the baby’s head. Sid sniffled, wiping a glob of snot from his nose with his paw onto Diego. Manfred swooped Roshan onto his back and walked out of the cave without a word. Sid followed. Diego took one last look at the painting of the mammoth family and let out a sad sigh, then sauntered out of the cave after the others]
[Deep in the glacial valley, Runar led his hunters across a snowy plain. Their wolves pulled on their leashes, sniffing the ground like hunting dogs. The humans stopped beside a set of footprints to examine them, but then they shook their heads sadly. They weren’t tiger tracks. The wolves sniffed around, digging their noses in the snow, but they seemed confused. Runar tightened his grip on one wolf’s leash—he had to admit that the wolves had lost the scent. One of the hunters came over and took the leash from Runar’s grip. With a deep sigh, the chief looked down at his son’s broken necklace in his hand. He shook his head, giving up hope. He had to lead his people through Glacier Pass to their settlement on the other side before the snow made that trip impossible. With a heavy heart, Runar followed his hunters back toward the rest of the tribe]
Well, would you look at that. The tiger actually did it. There's Half Peak, next stop, Glacier Pass. How could I ever have doubted you?
Did you hear that, little fella? You are almost home. [stops and noticed his feet] My feet are sweating.
Do we need a news flash every time your body does something?
He's doing it for attention; just ignore him.
Seriously. My feet are really hot. Ow, ow, ow, ow!
Shh.
I'm sure it was just thunder. From underground?
Manny, Sid, and Diego
[Then the geyser from the volcano blasted out of the snow]
RUN!!!!!!! [The tries to runs away]
I WOULD IF YOU'RE MOVING?!
Wish granted. [kicks Sid in his rear, sending him flying in the air, slides and bumps into a bark wall]
COME ON, MOVE FASTER!!!!!!!
Have you noticed the river of lava?! [jumps and Diego tries to jump but can't make it across, causing Manny to realize that he can't make it and gives Roshan to Sid] Hold Pinky!!! [pushes Diego and Sid to safety, but the ledge beneath him gives way and falls off]
MANNY!! [then Manny is launched by a geyser back onto the higher ground] Manny! Manny, Manny, Manny! You okay?! Come on, come on, say something. Anything!
You're standing on my trunk.
What? What? I can't hear you.
You're standing on my trunk.
Why did you do that? You could've died trying to save me.
That's what you do in a herd; you look out for each other.
I don't know about you guys, but we're the weirdest herd I've have ever seen.
[Meanwhile, at Half Peak, Soto looks up into the distance and hasn't seen Diego, waiting for him to come back. He turns around and meets up with Zeke, Oscar, and Lenny]
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo! I can't wait to get my claws in that mammoth!
Soto NO ONE TOUCHES THE MAMMOTH UNTIL I GET THAT BABY! [Pauses out; walks off, making Zeke quiet for a bit]
[pauses]
First, I'm gonna slice its hindquarters in sections; I'll put the white meat in one pile and the dark meat in another.
Next the shoulders. Occasionally tough, but extremely juicy.
Soto [grabs Lenny's paw]
Save Your Energy! Mammoths don't go down easy. There's only one way to do it. First, you have to force it into a corner. Cut off its retreat, and when you three have it trapped, I'll go for the Throat.
[Lenny gulps by the throats. Soto, Zeke, and Oscar smile evilly]
[licks and cleans Roshan up]
All right, let's get you all cleaned up. I mean, what's your daddy gonna say when we go back smudgy and stinky like this? Okay. Let me just clean that up. That looks good. A little bit here.
You clean up, nice little fella.
I think he started to look like me. Hey, Diego, what do you say?
Why not?
Because if we save him, he'll grow up to be a hunter, and who do you think he'll hunt?
Maybe because we save him, he won't hunt us. [Roshan poke in Sid's nose] Ow! My nose!
Yeah, maybe he'll grow fur and a long skinny neck and call you mama!
Nothing. Let's go. I'm freezing my tail off.
[Oscar watches Diego, Manny, and Sid walk. Diego stops walking and then looks up at Soto and Tigers. He looks down]
Hey, Diego, you've frozen back there?
Huh?
What?
Shh! Get down and follow me.
Hey, hey, what's going on?
At the bottom of Half Peak, there's an ambush waiting for you.
What?
What do you mean ambush? [beat] You set us up.
It was my job! I was suppose to get the baby, but then...
YOU BROUGHT US HOME FOR DINNER!!!!!!!!
That's it. You're out of the herd!
I'm sorry.
Listen, I can help you.
Stay close, Sid. We can fight our way out.
You can't; the pack's too strong. You have to trust me.
TRUST YOU?!?! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD WE TRUST YOU?!?!
Because I'm your only chance. [Manny, Sid, and Roshan look at Diego in doubtingly. The scene changes to the sabers are still waiting for Diego to arrive when he appears] Hello, ladies.
Hey look who decided to show up.
Soto Diego, I was beginning to worry about you.
Diego No need to worry. In about two minutes, you'll be satisfying your taste for revenge.
Soto Very nice.
Soto Don't give away your positions until you see the mammoth. He's the one we have to surprise.
You wanna maul something, don't you, Zeke?
Then what are you waiting for?
Soto [The tigers chase him]
NO, I SAID WAIT FOR THE MAMMOTH!
[Diego nods with a shrug. Soto growls and follows them. Sid skis the snow; Soto looks at the blanket of a snowman] [to Soto, Zeke, Oscar and Lenny]
Sorry, fellas, it got a little frostbite! [leaves]
Soto GRRRR! GET HIM!
[Sid runs away laughing and the tigers run after him but suddenly confronted by Manny]
Surprise! [throws the log at tigers]
Okay. Follow me. We'll pick up Sid and get outta here while we can.
Soto Come on, Diego. Let's bring this mammoth down.
[finds Roshan in the tree]
There he is. [Roshan plays "Where's the Baby?"] That's right. Where’s the baby! [sees Zeke creeping up to them] Oh! [as Zeke jumps, Sid grabs Roshan while screaming. But Zeke is now stuck in the tree. Sid smirked with an idea and jumped on Zeke three times] Survival of the fittest! I don't think so. Yeah! [Roshan gives Sid high-five]
Soto [The tigers move closer to Manny, but Diego steps in to face the tigers]
What are you doing?!
Leave the mammoth alone.
Soto [last words before his death]
Fine, I'll take you down first.
[Soto and Diego began to fight violently until Diego was knocked down. Soto was about to charge at Manny, but Diego sacrificed himself by leaping in front of Manny, causing Soto to claw at Diego, who lay on the snow. Then Sid and Roshan came back to see the fight. Roshan cried out in horror at the wounded Diego, which made Soto see them. Sid covered Roshan's mouth as Soto was about to get the baby. But Manny intervened by knocking Soto with his tusks, causing Soto to hit against the wall, and the giant icicles above fell onto Soto, impaling him off-screen. Manny glared at Lenny and Oscar with a threatening growl, causing the tigers to run away in terror]
"Were"? Come on, we're still a team.
I'm sorry I set you up.
Ah, you know me; I'm too lazy to hold a runt. [puts Roshan down next to Diego]
[Roshan cries worryingly]
Hey, knock it off, squirt. You gotta be strong. You have to take care of Manny and Sid. Especially Sid.
Come on, you can lick this. You're a tiger! Look, I'll carry you. Come on, what do you say? Come on, Diego, come on. Tell him he's gonna be okay, Manny.
Listen, you have to leave me here. If those humans get through the Glaciers Pass, you'll never catch them.
You didn't have to do that.
That's what you do in a herd.
