Marty the Zebra is the deuteragonist of the Madagascar franchise. He is the deuteragonist of Madagascar and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, the tritagonist of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a minor character in Penguins of Madagascar, and a central protagonist in the online prequel series Madagascar: A Little Wild.

He is a zebra who lived at the Central Park Zoo, and a best friend of Alex. In the beginning, Marty lived a life of comfort in the zoo, but comfort led to boredom and Marty soon sa