Zeke [Diego: You wanna try to maul something, don't you, Zeke?] [whining anxiously]
I wanna keep mauling. [Diego: Then what are you waiting for?]
Played by Jack Black 
Ice Age (2002) · 92 quotes
Ice Age (2002) · 92 quotes
Tied for 6th most-quoted character in Ice Age (2002): in 8 of its 92 quotes
Most scenes with: Sid (3), Diego (3), Manfred "Manny" (3)
Yeah, yeah. He said, "Come back with the baby, or don't come back at all!" [laughing evilly]
More lines from Zeke
3 quotes Zeke Zeke Look at all of that meat. Let's get them! [Diego: Not yet! We'll just bring the other whole pack and bring this mammoth down; feel everyone ready. For now!]
Zeke Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo. I can't wait for myself to get my claws in that mammoth! [Soto: No one touches the mammoth until I get that baby!] First, I'm gonna keep slicing its hindquarters in sections. I'll just be so able to put the white meat in one pile, and the dark meat in another. [Lenny: Hey, knock it off, I'm starving!] Next. The shoulders. Occasionally tough, but extremely juicy. [Lenny: I told you to knock it off!]
Scenes with Zeke
4 scenes
Rachel
Oh, he's lovely. Positively adorable!
Jennifer
Hello, Pumpkin. Hello, little bunny baby.
Can We Trust You With That, Diego?
Zeke I Can't Wait To Get My Claws In That Mammoth!
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.
[Later that night, under the starry the sky, Sid wandered off to find food for himself.]
Now to find a meal befitting a conquering hero. [Sid let go of the branch but hit the ground; he got up] What ho? A foe? Come on, come on. You want a piece of me? [Sid uses karate sounds and hits the tree but finds an acorn] Spoils worthy of such a noble- [Sid was about to eat it, but as the acorn was about to land, something came flying into Sid and grabbed the acorn. It was Scrat. After a brief struggle, Scrat took the acorn out of Sid’s mouth and started scurrying away, but not before shaking his fist at Sid for nearly taking away his booty]
Bedtime, squirt. [tuck Roshan in his trunk and settled himself in as he did, he looked at Diego, who was asleep, and then he noticed Sid returning] Oh, the triumphant return.
Huh? Oh, that. [laugh nervously] I'm so full. How about a good night kiss for your big buddy Sid…
Shh! He's asleep.
I was talking to you. [Manny gives a disgusted look at Sid as he prepares to dust off the rock to sleep] Fine, I'll tuck myself in. [reclines on the rock; making moans and groans of relaxation] [yawning] All right... Good Night... [He flops on the rock, then turns over...] [as he's turning over and over] Oooh... ah. [Manny becomes slightly irritated as he watches Sid quirk around on the rock] [groaning] Errr-um... Ahhhhh... [Scene shows Sid lying on the rock on his back and his head lolling off the rock] [talking in his sleep] Nah! [snaps his fingers] Nah! Nah! [shuffles his body counter-clockwise towards the rock's front, making fizzing noises with his teeth and tongue] [flops on his side] Argh... [suddenly jerks his arm and head up and down] [loudly] Hur-agh! Ahh...
[He finds a comfortable spot on the rock and begins to suck his thumb]
Oie.
[Everyone started sleeping to pass the night. As for Manfred, he looked at Diego one last time and slowly closed his eyes, ready for the night. But with everyone dozing, Diego quietly opened his eyes. With the moonlight in his eyes, he quietly approached Manfred. He looked at the mammoth and then at Sid. Both were asleep. He smirked, proud to have fooled them into accepting him into the group before turning to Roshan. Lifting his paw, he attempted to take Roshan out of Manfred’s trunk, but a noise stopped him from doing so. To his relief, it was only Sid snoring. Diego extended his paw again, but this time, Manfred moved his trunk, holding Roshan tighter. Frustrated, Diego looked at Manfred before hearing a noise up on a nearby hill. He quietly approached the hill and saw a dead bush rustling. Crouching down, he leapt into the air and tackled his watcher. But as he prepared to attack, he saw that it was only Zeke]
What the...?
Zeke Go ahead. Slice me. It'll be the last thing you ever do.
I'm working here, you waste of fur.
Frustrated Diego? Tracking down helpless infants too difficult for you?
Soto's getting tired of waiting.
Zeke Yeah, yeah. He said, "Come back with the baby, OR DON'T COME BACK AT ALL!" HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Well, I have a message for Soto. Tell him I'm bringing the baby. And tell him, I'm bringing a mammoth.
Zeke [Grins in widely]
A "mammoth"?
Mammoths never travel alone.
Zeke Mmm... Look at all that meat. [jumps to attack] LET'S GET 'EM!
[stops Zeke]
Not yet! We'll need the whole pack to bring this mammoth down; get everyone ready. Now!
[The two sabers headed out, leaving Diego to return to his sleeping spot and start dozing off]
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.
Zeke [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!
NO ONE TOUCHES THE MAMMOTH UNTIL I GET THAT BABY! [Pauses out; walks off, making Zeke quiet for a bit]
Zeke [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.
Zeke Next the shoulders. Occasionally tough, but extremely juicy.
[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.
Very nice.
Zeke [spotting Sid]
I see the sloth! And he's got the baby!
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?
Zeke [whining anxiously; last words before his defeat]
I wanna maul!
Then what are you waiting for?
[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]
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.
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]
Leave the mammoth alone.
[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.
