Prince Manek Tigelaar is a book exclusive character featured in the first novel. He is the son of Fiyero and Sarima and a minor antagonist towards Liir.
Biography[]
In the Novel[]
He is strong and aggressive, bullying both Irji and Nor at Kiamo Ko. His mother Sarima claims he is the kind of man Fiyero would be if he were alive and his aunts claim he is a better choice to succeed Fiyero as Prince, even if Irji is first in line. He is a troublemaker and borderline sociopathic, and he frequently engages in licentious activities. For instance, he tricks his brother, Irji, and Elphaba's implied son, Liir, into urinating off the wall as a sport while his sister, Nor is watching. He also makes Liir take off his trousers to see if his genitals are green like Elphaba's skin. Manek also traps Liir in the fish well, where he almost dies. Elphaba knew him to be responsible and was angry.
Sometime later, an icicle falls on him and impales his head, killing him. Unbeknownst to anyone, Elphaba had trained her eye on the icicle while angry at Manek, and so unintentionally caused it to fall as punishment for Manek's tricking Liir into being trapped in the fish well and almost dying. Sarima and her sisters were both devastated by his death.