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The hero of the game, a salesman in the Department of Death. He'd point out that he's technically a travel agent, selling travel packages to the dead depending on how good they were in life, but the job is functionally identical to being [[The Grim Reaper]]. Manny has to work off his moral debt to advance further into the afterlife, but he can only do that by selling good packages to good souls, and for some reason all his latest customers don't qualify. Suspecting that he'll be stuck in his crappy job forever, Manny grows increasingly miserable and desperate, finally stealing one of Domino Hurley's files...and stumbling upon a conspiracy.

* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: {{spoiler|In the end, Manny receives a Number Nine ticket. He says it's a "retirement present". Aside from his ticket not being in the briefcase of genuine Double N tickets he finds late in the game (with Meche's and Salvadore's), this is the only indication beyond his general character that he didn't deserve one in the first place. So, was Manny's 'damnation' to the Department of Death just, or was he another innocent lost soul?}}

** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Manny did something so bad in his former life he either had to slug it out on foot like Celso, be stuffed in a casket like Bruno, or work at the DoD. Manny chose "community service". Only chasing Mercedes did he bother leaving the city. Also, some souls choose to remain in the Land of the Dead because they either don't believe in the Ninth Underworld (like Membrio) or simply have it good.

*** The DOD has been corrupt since before Manny worked there, as Salvador mentioned. Manny was probably a victim of the crooked plot: not a perfect soul, but a competitive one, and a good businessman. One that the big boss would like to get his hands on. Just a little messing with the files, and you've got an top salesman for eternity...