Nahuel (character)

Not to be confused with mh:loathsomecharacters:Nahool from the infamous and highly controversial tv show, mh:terribletvshows:Tomorrow's Pioneers.

Nahuel is a titular protagonist from the 2020 (2021 in worldwide) animated adventure fantasy coming-of-age film based on the same name, Nahuel and the Magic Book (Nahuel y el Libro Mágico). After the death of his mom 11 years ago, He's a regular boy who lives in a small town in the Chiloé Archipelago, who has a deep fear of the sea despite his father is a fisherman. After a chase by the bullies, He chases the cat who took the house keys and takes him to the abandoned house after it. He looks at the magical book, the Levisterio, to conquer his fears of the sea. He took it and there might be consequences as his dad got kidnapped by Kalku. Now it's up to him and Fresia to find his dad while conquering his fear of the sea.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) Director Germán Acuña said he was inspired by the characters from Studio Ghibli especially from Conan: El Niño Del Futuro, but the fans of the film said he's a combination from the characters from the famous Western shows like Steven Universe and Dipper Pines based on his character design, personality and story arc.
 * 2) He may be weak and timid, but he's a smart, kind and likable pre-teen protagonist like those two dorky protagonists I've mentioned, even without the Levisterio.
 * 3) Consuelo Pizarro, despite she's a woman, was a pretty unique and fitting voice for Nahuel.
 * 4) Two words: Character development. He starts from a weakling grieving boy who afraid of the ocean to a man who conquered his fears.
 * 5) He always takes care of his friends, (spoiler alert if you haven't watched the film yet) He's unwilling to watch Fresia falls down from the lighthouse, so he dives into the ocean to save her.
 * 6) He's an animal lover as well. There's one scene when Nahuel is resting at the bus stop the cat went to him snuggles him and plays with his keys, like a pet.
 * 7) Despite he's a timid kid, he takes a stand against the dangerous Trauco, Chon-Chon the goblin dealer, and even the world-destroyer Kalku.
 * 8) He described in two words as a warmhearted and adventurous nerd who had his relationship with his dad (Antonio), mom (Consuelo), companion (Ruende) and best friend (Fresia).

The ONLY 2 Bad Qualities

 * 1) He stole the book from the abandoned house to conquer his fear of the sea, which makes a lot of consequences later on in the film.
 * 2) He didn't listen to Ruende and Fresia when he made a deal with Chon Chon and Tracao.

Trivia

 * The character design that the director was inspired by from the anime, Conan: el niño del futuro (Conan: The Boy From Future/Future Boy Conan in English and 未来少年コナン/Mirai Shōnen Konan in Japanese).
 * Ironically, the voice actress, Consuelo Pizarro, was the voice of Conan Edogawa, the ticular protagonist of Detective Conan.