Manny

Manny the Praying Mantis
Background information
Feature films	A Bug's Life
Video games	A Bug's Life
Voice	Jonathan Harris Jonathan Smith (video game) Corey Burton
Character information
Personality	Wise, kind, brave, courteous
Appearance	Green praying mantis
Occupation	Magician
Goal	To become a circus star, to help Flik fight off the grasshoppers
Home	P.T. Flea's Circus
Relatives	Gypsy (wife)
Allies	His boss P.T. Flea, Flik, Atta, Dot, The Queen, Gypsy, Dim, Rosie, Francis, Heimlich, Slim, Tuck and Roll, Molt (new member), Valian
Minions	Gypsy, Dim, Rosie, Heimlich, Francis, Slim, Tuck and Roll, Molt (new member), Valian, Dot
Enemies	Hopper, Molt (formerly), Thumper, the grasshoppers, the Bird
Likes	His wife Gypsy, applause from his audience
Dislikes	Being mocked, getting fired
Fate	Flies off Ant Island with his troupe while carrying Heimlich.
Quote	"From the most mysterious regions of uncharted Asia, I give you the Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis." "How dare you!" "Transformation, transformation, transformation!"

Manny is a praying mantis from the Disney/Pixar film A Bug's Life. He was voiced by the late Jonathan Harris in the film, and is voiced by Jonathan Smith in the PlayStation video game.

Personality

Manny is very kind and courteous to his fellow circus troupe and other insects, especially the ants on Ant Island. He is also Gypsy's husband. His magic act - the "Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis" - is not appreciated well by the flies in the usual audience, but the grasshoppers take it seriously. Manny is aggressive towards Flik at the beginning of the film, but grows to like him and in the end, convinces him to go back to the colony and help save the Queen from being killed.

Role in the film

Manny is a praying mantis with an English accent and the magician of P.T. Flea's circus troupe. He is also Gypsy's husband. His magic act involves the "Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis," which is really the packaging of a Chinese Takeaway. His magic act is not appreciated well by the flies in the usual audience, who insult him and throw berries at him, but the grasshoppers take it seriously, as he somehow improved. Manny is aggressive towards Flik at the beginning of the film, but grows to like him and in the end, convinces him to go back to the colony and help save the Queen from being killed. During this rescue, Manny does his magic act and is almost strangled by Hopper when he refuses to give up the Queen's location. He later pretends to die during the "bird attack," which makes P.T. Flea angry enough to set the fake bird on fire (not realizing that it was a hoax to scare the grasshoppers). Before leaving Ant Island, he presents Princess Atta with a rock, influenced by Flik's "seed-to-tree" concept in which a rock was used instead of a seed.

Trivia

• Manny is very similar to Twitch in Toy Story 3.

Disney Parks

Manny in A Bug's Land at Disney California Adventure