List of Finding Nemo characters
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This is a list of the characters featured in the Pixar film Finding Nemo.
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[edit] Main Characters
[edit] Marlin
Marlin is an ocellaris clownfish whose wife Coral is killed by a barracuda, along with 399 of their 400 eggs. Because of this tragedy, he develops agoraphobia and becomes extremely overprotective of his son, Nemo. After Nemo is taken to Sydney by Phillip Sherman, Marlin gives chase and begins his travels searching for his son. His voice is provided by Albert Brooks.
[edit] Coral
Coral is an ocellaris clownfish and is Marlin's wife and Nemo's mother. She was killed in an attempt to save their 400 eggs from a barracuda at the beginning of the film. Coral is voiced by Elizabeth Perkins. Coral's name originates from that of the colonial marine invertebrates.
There is apparently another character entitled Coral as well, appearing at Epcot of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, FL, as a meetable character.
[edit] Nemo
Nemo is a young baby and a friendly ocellaris clownfish, Marlin and Coral's son, and the sole survivor of a barracuda attack. Damage to his egg left one of Nemo's fins smaller than the other, affecting his ability to swim. Marlin refers to Nemo's misshapen fin as his "lucky fin." When Nemo is captured by divers, one of whom is a dentist, they take him to Sydney, Australia. Nemo eventually finds himself in a marine aquarium in the dentist's office, where he meets a group of marine animals known collectively as "The Tank Gang". Nemo is accepted into the Gang and helps their leader Gill try to escape. Nemo is approximately 1.2 inches in length. Nemo's name comes from anemone ('a nemo'), the home of a clownfish. Nemo is the name of the famous Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Nemo is voiced by Alexander Gould.
[edit] Dory
Dory is a regal tang that Marlin collides with while pursuing the boat that is carrying his son, Nemo. Dory suffers from short-term memory loss. Dory accompanies Marlin in his search for his son, and her lack of short-term memory provides much of the film's comic relief. Dory's optimism and her free spirit help Marlin throughout his journey. Dory is voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. Dory's name comes from the common name of several families of marine fish, most of which are in the order Zeiformes, suborder Zeioidei.
[edit] The Tank Gang
After Nemo's capture, he is placed in a marine aquarium in a dental clinic. Its inhabitants meet Nemo and initiate him into their group, christening him with his new name, "Sharkbait." They have extensive knowledge of dental procedures and equipment.
[edit] Gill
Gill, a Moorish Idol, is the self-proclaimed leader of the Gang. Like Nemo, he originally lived in the ocean until he was captured and sold as a pet. Also like Nemo, he has a deformed fin, caused by a previous tank escape attempt in which he landed in the dentist's sharp tools. The tools left his right fin and part of his face severely scarred. Gill is voiced by Willem Dafoe. Gill's face was modeled to resemble his voice actor, complete with deep facial wrinkles.
[edit] Bloat
Bloat is a porcupinefish, with the tendency to inflate himself when provoked or startled. Bloat is voiced by Brad Garrett.
[edit] Gurgle
Gurgle is a fairy basslet who displays germophobic behavior when he discovers Nemo is from the ocean, and when the Gang disables the aquarium filter as part of a plan to free Nemo. Gurgle is voiced by Austin Pendleton. (This character is never referred to by name in the film. The name Gurgle is listed only in the end credits.)
[edit] Peach
Peach is a starfish who spends most of the time attached to the tank's glass, observing the events taking place on the outside. In this way, she also serves as the Gang's lookout. She spends so much time watching what goes on that she can not only read, but has the dentist's habits memorized down to the smallest detail. Peach is voiced by Allison Janney. When the rest of the Tank Gang members are stating which pet shop they are from, Peach replies that she is from eBay, the joke being that almost anything can be found on eBay.
[edit] Deb (and Flo)
Deb is a Damselfish, and the only other female member of the Tank Gang. She confuses her reflection on the tank wall as her "sister" Flo. Deb and Flo are a pun to ebb and flow, the falling and rising, respectively, of the Earth's tides. Deb is voiced by Vicki Lewis.
[edit] Jacques
Jacques is a Pacific cleaner shrimp who has an obsessive need to clean continually. He speaks with a French accent, and tends to lapse into French periodically. Jacques is voiced by Joe Ranft.
[edit] Bubbles
Bubbles is a yellow tang who behaves wildly in the presence of bubbles. Bubbles is voiced by Stephen Root. Like Gurgle, Bubbles is never mentioned by name.
[edit] Chuckles
Chuckles is a fish who is only seen dead in a photograph with Darla. According to dialogue in the film, Chuckles was once a member of the Tank Gang until Dr. Sherman gave him to Darla as a present for her seventh birthday. Darla excitedly shook the plastic bag so much that Chuckles was unable to survive for very long, dying mere minutes later. Chuckles was then flushed down the toilet and into the ocean.
[edit] Minor Characters
In their adventure throughout the film, Marlin and Dory meet many different characters, both friendly and hostile.
[edit] Barracuda
The Barracuda appears at the beginning of the movie. After Marlin and Coral discuss future plans of their family, Coral spots the barracuda and goes into a state of shock. As Coral dives to protect her eggs, the barracuda attacks and eats Coral and most of the eggs. One survives, which Marlin named Nemo.
[edit] Bruce
Bruce is a great white shark, and is part of a self-help support group with two other sharks to change their image by pledging off eating fish. Bruce encounters Dory and Marlin on their quest, and invites them as part of step five of the group's twelve-step program: "Bring a Fish Friend." Bruce momentarily reverts to his primal predatory instincts when he smells Dory's blood after she is hit by the mask dropped by the diver, forcing the other sharks to try and restrain him. Bruce is voiced by Barry Humphries. Bruce is named for the three mechanical sharks used in the original Jaws movie.
[edit] Anchor
Anchor is a hammerhead shark, and is part of Bruce's support group. Anchor is voiced by Eric Bana. His mouth is where a real hammerhead's neck should be. He hates dolphins and states them as being an exception to the "fish are friends, not food" rule (a given, since dolphins are mammals, not fish).
[edit] Chum
Chum is a mako shark with a fish hook embedded in his snout. He is the third member of Bruce's support group. Chum is voiced by Bruce Spence. His name is a pun, as the word "chum" can mean either a friend, or a mixture of fish parts and blood that is used by fishermen to attract fish. Like Anchor, he also hates dolphins.
[edit] Blenny
Blenny is the small, seemingly terrified, psychedelic fish with really big round eyes that Anchor brings to the support group meeting as his "fish friend". After the credits he appears again and eats the Anglerfish whole. [1].
[edit] Anglerfish
After Dory dropped P. Sherman's diving mask, both she and Marlin venture into a deep-sea trench in order to search for it. Marlin and Dory were in complete darkness, only to be entranced by a soft blue light, which turned out to be the lure of a vicious deep-sea anglerfish. Marlin uses its lure to give Dory the light needed to read the writing on the strap of the mask. After the credits roll, there's a scene where Blenny swims in the darkness before a light appears, a few moments later the angler fish appears out of the dark, only to be eaten by Blenny.
[edit] Moonfish
Marlin and Dory encounter a school of moonfish. They can arrange themselves to imitate the image of other creatures (including Marlin) or objects (ships, trenches, etc.). They direct Marlin and Dory to the East Australian Current, which would take them to Sydney quickly. The head of the school is voiced by John Ratzenberger.[2].
[edit] Jellyfish
After ignoring the warning given to them by the school of moonfish, Marlin and Dory encounter a massive bloom of jellyfish. Dory is oblivious to the danger surrounding her; she bounces off the bells of the jellyfish as if they were trampolines. Realizing her playful nature, Marlin decides to make a game out of the jellyfish in order to get her to escape the swarm before it is too late.
[edit] Crush
Crush is a sea turtle[[1]] who speaks with a surfer accent. He is the father of Squirt, and he aids Marlin and Dory after they had gone through the jellyfish swarm. Crush is an important influence on Marlin's character development. Crush is voiced by Andrew Stanton, the director of Finding Nemo. He also starred in his own theme park attraction, Turtle Talk with Crush.
[edit] Squirt
Squirt is Crush's son. He gives instructions to Marlin and Dory on how to exit the East Australian Current. Squirt is voiced by Nicholas Bird.
[edit] Whale
Marlin and Dory eventually get lost in a blue whale, and despite highly skeptical protests by Marlin, Dory is able to communicate with the whale. The whale sucks them into its mouth, and eventually gives Dory instructions on how to exit through its blowhole once they had reached Sydney's harbor.
[edit] Nigel
Nigel is a Brown pelican who has befriended the Tank Gang. He rescues Marlin and Dory from being eaten by the seagulls (or as he calls them 'rats with wings') and carries both of them in his mouth to take them to Nemo where he crashes through the window and into the office where he flies around frantically before he is pushed out the window. Nigel is also seen crashing into the window at the dental office more than two times in the movie. Nigel is voiced by Geoffrey Rush.
[edit] Gerald
Gerald is the pelican that eats Marlin and Dory, nearly. He is also Nigel's best friend, and has an apparent habit of choking on his food.
[edit] Seagulls
The seagulls (specifically Pacific gulls, the only black-winged Australian gull) are depicted several times in the film, mostly attempting to obtain food. Their most prominent role is when a flock of seagulls chase Nigel (carrying Marlin and Dory in his mouth), through Sydney harbor. The only word they say throughout the entire film is "mine" (not "mate"). The visual commentary in the released DVD states that the seagulls are voiced by Andrew Stanton.
[edit] Crabs
Two crabs live by the sewage pipes. One crab, who tries to catch Nemo and later refuses to reveal where he's seen Marlin (until he is shown to the seagulls), is voiced by Australian talk show host Rove McManus.
[edit] Ted
Ted is Pearl's father. He is voiced by Andrew Stanton, the director.
[edit] Bob
Bob is Sheldon's father. He is voiced by Andrew Stanton, the director.
[edit] Phil
Phil is the father of Tad. Has at least two children (Tad and one unnamed, older child). He is voiced by Joe Ranft.
[edit] Lobsters
The lobsters made a cameo appearance as a few of the various creatures who were told Marlin's story via the turtles. On their way along the sea bottom they see their friend, Bob (another lobster, not to be confused with Sheldon's father, the seahorse) trapped in a lobster pot. The lobsters speak with a Boston accent[3], suggesting they belong to the American lobster (Homarus americanus) species. They are all voiced by Andrew Stanton.
[edit] Humans
[edit] Philip Sherman
Philip Sherman is an Australian dentist who stole Nemo in a diving expedition, when he found Nemo so far from the reef. He is the owner of the diving mask that fell overboard. Its strap bore the address of his office, which Dory was able to read and helped Marlin locate Nemo. Philip has a niece named Darla. He makes a cameo in the Pixar short Boundin as the arm. Philip Sherman's name, "P. Sherman", as it is spelled on the strap of his diver's mask, is a subtle Filipino in-joke of the Filipino-American accent, due to the substantial number of Pixar employees of Filipino descent.[4] The Tagalog language in the Philippines lacks the "f" sound, so foreign words with that sound are approximated with the "p" sound. This means that "P. Sherman" is a pun of "fisherman".
Philip Sherman is voiced by Bill Hunter.
[edit] Darla Sherman
Darla Sherman is Philip Sherman's niece, and is supposed to receive Nemo as a birthday present. The Tank Gang revealed her carelessness towards aquarium fish, though unintentional (she killed her previous birthday present goldfish, Chuckles, two minutes after receiving it by shaking the plastic bag in which Chuckles swam). As a result, Gill devises a plan to get Nemo back to the ocean. Darla is voiced by LuLu Ebeling. Every time she turns her head to look at the camera or when she enters a scene, the murder tune to Psycho plays.
[edit] Barbara
Barbara is the woman behind the counter in the dentist's office and she tells Philip what time Darla is coming (8 oclock)
[edit] Nemo's Class
[edit] Mr. Ray
Mr. Ray is an eagle ray and Nemo's science teacher. Mr. Ray's teaching style involves impromptu oceangraphy songs and lessons to broaden the experience of the ocean through the eyes of a scientist. His class rides atop Mr. Ray as if an underwater magic carpet. Mr. Ray is voiced by Bob Peterson.
When Mr. Ray sings his "Let's Name the Species" song, he does not name species. He recites the names of much higher ranks of biological scientific classification. Porifera, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Bryozoa, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, and Chordata are all animal phyla. Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, and Anthozoa are classes in the phylum Cnidaria. Coelenterata is an obsolete yet common term encompassing two animal phyla: Ctenophora (comb jellies) and Cnidaria (coral animals, true jellies, sea anemones, sea pens, and their allies). Finally, Gastropoda (snails and slugs) is a class in the phylum Mollusca.[5]
Mr. Ray tells a student named Jimmy to keep his supraesophageal ganglion to himself. This is a part of an insect's central nervous system. It is also part of the crustacean (shellfish) central nervous system.
Disney was sued in 2006 by New Jersey-based artist mr. RAY (www.mrray.com) for using his trademarked name.
[edit] Sheldon
Sheldon is a young Seahorse who says he is H2O intolerant, i.e allergic to water. (This is a pun on the common human condition of lactose intolerance, also somewhat ironic since he lives in the ocean but he has to live with water). Sheldon is voiced by Erik Per Sullivan.
[edit] Tad
Tad is a Butterflyfish[[2]] with an obnoxious disposition. Tad is voiced by Jordy Ranft.
[edit] Pearl
Pearl is a young, bubblegum pink Female Flapjack Octopus who has one tentacle shorter than all her other tentacles. She is 3in high pink octopus. She bunks off school with Nemo and goes to the edge of the reef, where Nemo gets captured. When one of her friends (Tad) yells, "Saved your life!" she gets scared and shoots ink and whines "Ohh, you guys made me ink."
Pearl is voiced by Erica Beck .
[edit] Cathy
A blue buck-toothed fish who points out that Nemo is swimming out to sea to touch the boat (or "butt", as they mispronounced) "Oh my gosh! Nemo's swimming out to sea!"
