| “ | Alert the troops. We attack at dawn. And, Diego, bring me that baby alive. If I'm gonna enjoy my revenge, I want it to be fresh! | „ |
| ~ Soto ordering Diego to bring him Roshan when his pack attacks the tribe at dawn. |
Soto is the main antagonist of Blue Sky's 1st full-length animated feature film Ice Age, the first installment of the Ice Age franchise.
He is the ruthless leader of his pack of saber-toothed tigers who seeks to get revenge on a tribe of Neanderthals for killing his pack members in the past by eating the leader Runar's baby, Roshan. After his right-hand, Diego, initially fails to get Roshan, Soto tasks him with finding the baby and bringing it to him, which ultimately leads him into conflict with Manny and Sid.
He was voiced by Goran Višnjić.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- In order to get revenge on the Neanderthals who killed members of his pack, he had his surviving pack members attack their village while his right-hand, Diego, stole the leader Runar's baby, Roshan, which he planned to eat.
- This also makes him indirectly responsible for the death of Runar's wife, Nadia, who sacrificed herself to save Roshan by jumping off a cliff atop a waterfall to escape Diego.
- When Diego failed to get Roshan, he threatened to devour him if he failed to bring him again to him at Half Peak.
- He sent Zeke and Oscar to spy on Diego. When the two return with the news of Diego bringing a mammoth, he had them prepare to ambush him.
- He used Lenny, one of his pack members, as an example of how they're going to kill Manny, taking sadism in his fear.
- He and his pack tried to kill Sid and Roshan upon seeing them.
- When Diego turned against him, he attempted to kill both him and Manny, having Diego thrown headfirst into a rock.
- He attempted to kill Manny by going for the throat, which caused Diego to jump in to save him and get severely injured.
- He attempted to finish off Diego while injured before noticing Roshan and Sid and trying to attack them before Manny knocked him into a wall, causing several icicles to fall on top of him.
- He's easily the darkest villain in the franchise due to his lack of comedic moments and the only one he has of Sid tricking him with the baby, which turned out to be a snowman is not only very brief, it also fails to make him Laughably Evil.
- While Gavin and Orson did worse, Soto stands out due to his attempted infanticide and attempted cannibalism as well as having less resources with only his small pack, with Gavin being in a unique situation with an asteroid and Orson having an army of raptors.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- Despite his abuse toward his current pack members, he seems to have genuinely cared about the ones killed by Runar's tribe, being angered about them using their fur for warmth and seeking to avenge them by eating Roshan.
Trivia[]
- He and Captain Gutt are the only Ice Age villains to qualify as Near Pure Evil.
- He serves as a foil to Diego, who is Near Pure Good.
External Links[]
- Soto on the Ultimate Evil Wiki
- Soto on the Villains Wiki
- Soto on the Ice Age Wiki
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