The ice melted, releasing both Cretaceous and Maelstrom into the lake which was all but abandoned by most animals. Their names "Cretaceous" and "Maelstrom" are never mentioned in the film. ... Cretaceous and Maelstrom Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) 2.7 secs. They are a pair of carnivorous sea reptiles who are known to take great delight in eating animals for food. Cretaceous, on the verge of death, is rescued by our herd of heroes and is on a mission to return home! Cretaceous made a great lunge at Manny, but her jaws were caught on his tusks, only to be flung far off as he twisted his head to rid her of him, hitting a piece of ice and falling back into the water on her way. The two sea reptiles then swam further down the series of rivers where they eventually reached Manny's herd as well as Crash, Eddie, and Ellie. The ice melted, releasing both Cretaceous and him into the lake which was all but abandoned by most animals. Biography Edit. Manny then saw that the ice block they were floating on was tipping because of Manny's weight. Cretaceous, like his larger companion Maelstrom, was incapable of speech and so communicated in loud growls, hisses or roars. When they made it to the ice lake, the first animal that they had encounte… Although he wasn't the main antagonist, he has more screentime and dialogue than Cretaceous and Maelstrom. The two sea reptiles then swam further down the series of rivers where they eventually reached Manny's herd as well as Crash, Eddie, and Ellie. Yes No | Share this. Cretaceous and Maelstrom were first seen in the film, thawing out in a melting pack of ice. Ice Age: The Meltdown was composed by John Powell and was released on March 28, 2006 by Varèse Sarabande Records. But Cretaceous and Maelstrom get crushed by a boulder! Edit. Donaldd23 02:16, 29 November 2006 (UTC) Yeah! Once sucked in, as it was stated in the Essential Guide, their bodies were carried off by the mini-sloths and deemed "good sushi". Sculpture of Cretaceous and Maelstrom.. Add a photo to this gallery Mar 31, 2017 - Cretaceous and Maelstrom are the main antagonists of Blue Sky's 3rd animated feature film Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. Hobbies Follow along as they search for prey, explore their new world, recall their pasts, and meet their final fate. The two villains of “Ice Age: The Meltdown” if they were designed closer to what they were said to be: Cretaceous, an Ichthyosaur and Maelstrom, a Pliosaur. Cretaceous shot a glance at a puddle nearby. Nigel | Stu's death, as described by writer Carlos Saldanha, was necessary to the plot to show how dangerous Cretaceous and Maelstrom were. Their first victim upon defrosting was Fast Tony's unintelligent Glyptodon sidekick named Stu, who was testing his snorkler too close to them. Role in the film Cretaceous and Maelstrom were first seen in the film, thawing out in a melting pack of ice. The introduction of Cretaceous and Maelstrom in The Meltdown. Captain Gutt | It was revealed that when Ellie was young, she was separated from her herd during the ice age. Maelstrom is a muscular teal Pliosaur. There was initially going to be a third predator, who appeared in some early designs as a small axolotl-like creature. Goals 1 of 1 found this interesting Interesting? They made one scene in the film when they occasionally tried to eat Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Crash, and Eddie when they were crossing a frozen area of water. Ice Age: Soto's Pack (Soto, Zeke, Lenny & Oscar) | Carl & Frank | Dab During the flood they try to kill Manny. BUT just before the boulder hit the ground Cretaceous and Maelstrom got out of the way and got washed away with the floodwater. Dab | However, complications arise when everyone realizes that Cretaceous and Maelstrom aren't the only prehistoric predators to thaw out of the ice. Collision Course: Gavin | Gertie | Roger. After having been frozen in the waters they swam in, both reptiles remained in stasis until the ice ages began, thawing them out into a world ruled by mammals instead of reptiles. When they made it to the ice lake, the first animal that they had encountered and eaten was Stu, leaving behind only his shell. The Meltdown: Cretaceous & Maelstrom | Lone Gunslinger Noah's Ark Reference They are a pair of carnivorous sea reptiles who are known to take great opportunity in eating animals for food. Stu, however, put the reed in his nose, snorting in air. The book Ice Age: The Great Escape states that both Cretaceous and Maelstrom were frozen one million years before the events of Ice Age: The Meltdown, but both ichthyosaurs and pliosaurs were extinct for tens of millions of years before the ice ages. They are Crash and Eddie's arch-nemesises. Edit. D&D Beyond Continental Drift: Gutt's Pirate Crew (Captain Gutt, Squint, Flynn, Gupta, Raz, Dobson, & Silas) | Rats | Sirens BUT just before the boulder hit the ground Cretaceous and Maelstrom got out of the way and got washed away with the floodwater. Rudy | Cretaceous & Maelstrom are the main antagonists of Blue Sky's 3rd animated feature film, Ice Age: The Meltdown.. Role in the film . It wasn't deep, but it would be some relief from the heat beating down on them. Cretaceous & Maelstrom | Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Dagda | Cretaceous and fellow sea reptile Maelstrom were once creatures of the era of dinosaurs that had worked in tandem to catch prey. Cretaceous was a female iris Metriorhynchus and Maelstrom was a male teal Globidens. Mandrake | Their first victim upon defrosting was Fast Tony's Glyptodon sidekick, Stu. However, Manny tricks them into hitting a log wedged beside a large rock. Powers/Skills They are the two main antagonists of the film Ice Age: The Meltdown.They are two sea creatures that were frozen in ice and freed when the ice melted. Frozen long ago with Cretaceousduring the era of the dinosaurs, Maelstrom was imprisoned in a great block of ice that was jarred loose when the wall of ice that it had been part of began crumbling, due to global warming loosening it. Alias High Fighting SkillsSharp TeethSwimmingBrute StrengthCunning Appearance. Eating animals for food.Hunting down Manny and his friends. Rats | Soto | Roger | After millions of years frozen in an iceberg, the prehistoric sea reptiles Cretaceous and Maelstrom awake in the thawing ice age. Cretaceous & Maelstrom are the main antagonists of Blue Sky's 3rd animated feature film, Ice Age: The Meltdown.. Trivia Both Cretaceous and Maelstrom pulled down Manny when he was swimming to save Ellie. Their vocal sound effects were provided by Nicolas David Inhofe, who is the husband of S.E. Loggers | May 10, 2016 - Cretaceous and Maelstrom are the main antagonists of Blue Sky's 3rd animated feature film Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. During the melting 2 swamp reptiles called Cretaceous and Maelstrom are released. Images and videos of the two vicious sea reptiles Cretaceous and Maelstrom from Ice Age: The Meltdown. Manny devised a plan to rid himself of the two sea reptiles, by having them try to chase him, he tricked them into hitting a log that was wedged under a large rock. Cretaceous and Maelstrom were shown to be aggressive and relentless when pursuing their prey, and they got angry easily if it escaped from them. Essentially Ice Age: The Meltdown from Cretaceous' POV. Soto's Pack (Zeke, Lenny & Oscar) | This would also justify what is written in the Essential Guide, namely that they have been frozen a million years before the ice age, while actually both of their species went extinct about 90 million years ago (even though it's possible some still survived). Their vocal sound effects were provided by … Ice Age Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. A third reptile was going to appear alongside Cretaceous and Maelstrom. Cretaceous and Maelstrom are the main antagonists of Blue Sky's 3rd animated feature film Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. Their first victim upon defrosting was Fast Tony's Glyptodon sidekick, Stu. Bufo | Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Madame Gasket | He is a Cymbospondylus preserved in ice from the dinosaur ages, and now ravenously hunts after Pleistocene mammals with his partner Maelstrom the Globydens. https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Cretaceous_and_Maelstrom?oldid=4097207. He was voiced by Will Arnett, who later voiced another vulture Vladikoff in Blue Sky's Horton Hears a Who!, Mr. Perkins in Despicable Me, and Slade in Teen Titans Go! Cretaceous and Maelstrom are the two main antagonists of the 2006 film, Ice Age: The Meltdown. The ice melted, releasing both Cretaceous and him into the lake which was all but abandoned by most animals. It's also possible that he and Maelstrom came from the Dinosaur World (despite its existence has been revealed only in the following movie), and during the millions years in which the pliosaurs and the ichthyosaurs lived there, they changed their appearances in the ones of the two specimens seen in the second movie. Cretaceous is shown in the beginning frozen in a great block of ice that was loose when the wall of ice began crumbling. [3] Moreover, Saldanha intended the two reptiles to be surely dangerous enemies, a feat accomplished by having them kill off one character so as to prove their threat: Stu. They are a pair of carnivorous sea reptiles who are known to take great opportunity in eating animals for food. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.As the first sequel to the 2002 film Ice Age, it focuses on the herd escaping an upcoming flood, during which Manny finds love.It was directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the first film, with the music composed by John Powell. Killian | Cretaceous is one of the two main antagonists of the second installment in the Ice Age animated franchise, Ice Age: The Meltdown. Cretaceous propelled through the icy waters with two strong front legs and two small hind fins, the former of which could be used to haul himself onto land or any surface should the need arise. The Ice Age franchise produced by Blue Sky Studios, a division of 20th Century Fox, and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge. 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