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 my 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) The concept character of the timid, yet smart pre-teen protagonist like those two dorky characters I've mentioned, was pretty interesting.
 * 3) Consuelo Pizarro, despite she's a woman who voiced Nahuel, was pretty unique and fitting.
 * 4) Unique and cute design.
 * 5) Two words: Character development. He starts from a weakling grieving boy who afraid of the ocean to a man who conquered his fears.
 * 6) 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, tries to save her, and despite got unconscious, the Cai-Cai brought them to safety, proving that he's brave.
 * 7) Not only that, he's an animal lover. 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.
 * 8) 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.
 * 9) 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) His stole the book from the abandoned house to conquer his fear of the sea, which makes a lot of consequences later on 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 was from the anime, Conan: el niño del futuro (Conan: the child of the future in English).