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Manbearpig is a fictional monster from South Park. According to Al Gore, he is a creature who is "half man, half bear, and half pig" and wanders the earth randomly killing everyone he sees. According to Gore, he is the single biggest threat to humanity today. Obviously, this is completely absurd and untrue, as a parody of Al Gore's claims about Global Warming. He's later revealed to be real and is the main antagonist of Season 22's Cereal story arc.
Overview
He appears as the main antagonist in the episode that's titled after him, "Manbearpig". In this episode, after being trapped in Cave of the Winds by Al Gore, the boys must find and kill Manbearpig, but they can't see him.
Manbearpig returns in the "Imagionationland" Trilogy as the main antagonist. When the portal between Imaginationland opens, Manbearpig rampages in a government laboratory. Manbearpig kills various people, including Kyle. Fortunately, however, Cartman successfully revives Kyle, but only to later force him to suck his balls. Manbearpig is sucked back into Imaginationland, but pulls Stan with him. Al Gore pores over security footage and uncovers evidence of Manbearpig's existence. Upon learning this, he declares that the imagination must be nuked. The government agrees, but only because Imaginationland has a terrorist connection.
Manbearpig is later seen in the battle for Imaginationland in the climax of the trilogy. However, his ultimate fate remains unknown. Manbearpig was likely killed by the nuke, but Butters presumably brought him back to life along with everyone else in Imaginationland.
Manbearpig reappears, this time to be real, as the main antagonist of Season 22. Manbearpig first appears when it attacks Ned, presumably killing him in front of Stan. He then kills a child named Colin Brooks and goes on a rampage throughout the town, even attacking a group of people in a Red Lobster, yet everyone denies its existence. Stan and other boys then seek out Al Gore to help them stop this beast. After summoning Stan, it's revealed that Manbearpig is a demon from Hell called a Sifer of Fate, a demon that appears every generation to exploit mankind's weaknesses and make a deal. They conclude someone in town made a deal with Manbearpig and now he's come to collect. Before they can do anything, the boys are arrested for the crimes Manbearpig committed.
After escaping Jail, the boys regroup to figure-out how to beat Manbearpig. All the while, the beast continues to go on a rampage, slaughtering and killing thousands. It's revealed the people who made the deal with Manbearpig was the senior citizens and Stan's grandpa, Marvin. Assuming they'd be dead by then, the seniors made a deal with Manbearpig for cars and ice cream. The boys pursue Satan to challenge Manbearpig, which he agrees to. Despite putting up a valiant fight, Satan is badly beaten and killed by Manbearpig, becoming an angel and descending to Heaven. Now with no option now, the town agrees to help Stan and the boys and meet with Manbearpig and his lawyer. Manbearpig agrees to leave as long as they give up soy sauce and Red Dead Redemption 2. The town denies this change and Stan and the boys make a new deal, allowing Manbearpig to return in five years.
Trivia
- The design of Manbearpig bears a strong resemblance to Katahdin, from the 1979 horror film, The Prophecy.
- Manbearpig is an allegory for climate change, especially in the Ceral story arc.