MADAGASCAR
Madagascar's characters
Alex
★"Alex", born Alakay, is a lion and the main protagonist of the films.
★Alex is headstrong, the de facto leader of his friends and is best friends with Marty (Zebra).
★ He is used to the life of comfort in the zoo, but learns to adapt to the wild.
★ He's smart, quick thinking and fast on his feet. He is a dancer by nature, often impressing others with his aerobatic feats.
★ He does tend to be a little self-absorbed, often not seeing the problems of others above his own.
★Alex enjoys his life at the zoo, and is surprised when hearing Marty's wish to leave and live in the wild.
Marty
★Marty Malcolm is a zebra who used to live at the Central Park Zoo, and good friend of Alex.
★He once had an iPod before Alex accidentally broke it.
★Marty is a hopeless optimist; he usually sees the brighter side of many things, taking every situation in stride.
★He strives to be unique, which proves difficult when he meets his own kind in Africa, who look and act almost exactly the same.
★Marty is best friends with Alex and the two are rarely at odds. His carefree lifestyle tends to get on the nerves of his friends, but mostly serves to impress them; he is the one who helps hold the group together when things seem to get down.
Melman
★Melman Menkowitz is a male giraffe.
★He is somewhat of a hypochondriac, having doses of medicine for meals and doctor's appointments frequently.
★He even complains about having brown spots on his neck (the spots, in real life, are natural).
★He is skittish most of the time, but often has moments of profound clarity. His experience being medicated has given him insight regarding how to treat injured animals who might otherwise dig a hole and die in it.
★ His love for Gloria is deep, and is always a gentleman to her; to Marty and Alex, he's just another one of the "awkward" guys.
Gloria
★Gloria Ganz is a hippopotamus who resided in the Central Park Zoo as an attraction, all the while being good friends with Alex and Marty, and Melman's girlfriend (as of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa).
★She acts as the older sister to the gang, often putting her foot down when the boys start to lose control.