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The Manganis

Big Footed Mangani - Bigfooted Manganis are partial relicts from the prehistoric period. They are Bigfoot sized and they eat veggies, fruits and meat. 

Common Mangani - Common Manganis are furry fictional Frazetta Men + Killer Nonhuman Primate type hominids who live in various habitats. They are large and gorilla like 

Crested Mangani - These guys are somewhat chubbier than their Big Footed cousins and who tend to live in woodlands more often than not. They are based on Joe Jusko’s earliest Mangani designs. 

A character named after Kellan Lutz is based on one of Russ Manning’s later designs. His sons are named after a Gary Larson character and another Mangani character created by Gary DuBois, but otherwise based on two of Russ Manning’s early designs. There is also a rarely seen wife and a daughter based on another two of his own. 

Two of the exclusive characters, Iris and her mate Torik, (who is named after a Mangani character created by Gaylord DuBois), are loosely based on two character designs in a Benito Gallego artwork. Four members of Iris’s family are based on four character designs in each two of Neal Adams and Sal Buscema’s artworks.

Even though Gufta and her mate Zelgor walk in a Bigfoot like way, they are based on two of John Buscema’s designs. Gufta’s children are based on another two of his own. 

Thorag and his daughter Teeb are both named after two Gaylord DuBois characters, but based on two unnamed pseudo Mangani characters from Tarzan and his Mate and its prequel, the first Tarzan the Ape Man. A minor character, perhaps Thorag’s mate Ndosi, is based on yet another pseudo Mangani character from those two films as well.

The rogue characters Etienne and Coralie are named after two of the first Disney instalment’s producers, but are based on two Neal Adams designs. 

Jax and Zukora, two Mangani MallGoth characters, are based on two character designs in Pablo Marcos’ fantastically creepy art. 

Being based on a bunch of Joe Jusko’s cool early and later designs, a dysfunctional family consisting of a mum named Irina, a dad named Max, a bunch of kids (Casper and Lin) and two grandparents named Joyce and Todd are amongst the most frequently seen of the Manganis. 

The Mud Apes - The Mud Apes are two species of distantly related cryptid great apes. 

Lesser Mud Apes aka Sipandjees - Even though they are based both on Joe Kubert’s mundane designs and Joe Jusko’s fairly early designs, the Lesser Mud Apes are more like a behavioural mix of gorillas, chimps and orangutans. There is a recurring clique of them who inhabit a thicket, and whose members are mostly females, as males are generally mean and who tend to be solitary for the most part. There are also males living deep in the jungle, but they strongly prefer to live out of the spotlight and, when growing old, they mostly tend to grey like the females. 

The Swamp Apes

Lilac Swamp Apes aka Dediekas - The Swamp Apes’ cousins, the Lilac Swamp Apes, are a fascinating bunch of huge primates living in the West Central African savannah, chomping on grasses and leaves as well as insects. They are the ones who chase out gorillas in their yard. 

Cat Eared Swamp Apes - The Cat Eared Swamp Apes are a cunning menace to agricultural loggers and commercial bushmeat poachers everywhere. They occasionally eat bugs in woodlands, jungles and swamps and are the ones who also love eating honey and berries.