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) He's a caring, self-conscious, soft-hearten, intelligent, and likable protagonist and he's an inspiration from the three characters from different companies (see WHR#2)
 * 2) 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 of the characters from the famous Western characters like Steven Universe and Dipper Pines based on his character design, personality and story arc, in fact, he, along with Dipper Pines and Steven Universe, are the one of the best examples of "The Friendly Loved Boy" type.
 * 3) Speak of which, here are the similarities (S means Steven and D means Dipper)
 * 4) *Both of them living in a seashore town. S
 * 5) *Their mothers, Rose and Consuelo (not to be confused with the voice actor) died by giving birth to their sons. S
 * 6) *An animal lover. S
 * 7) *Gets bullied because he's weak. D
 * 8) *Apologetic and curious. D
 * 9) *Both read the mythical book of the Levisterio and Journal#3. D
 * 10) *Going on the adventure. D and S
 * 11) *Have a strict parent but became overprotective. D and S
 * 12) *Have a strong companion, Ruende, Ford and Garnet. D and S
 * 13) *Have a love interest, Fresia, Pacifica and Connie. D and S.
 * 14) *A weak coward kid from the beginning into a smart brave man in the end. D and S
 * 15) Consuelo Pizarro, despite she's a woman, was a pretty unique and fitting voice for Nahuel like she pitching voices of Conan from Detective Conan, Rubble from Paw Patrol, Zack from Zack and Quack, Luis from the infamous movie Luis and the Aliens (her voice acting of Luis is better than the English dub), Coné in Condorito 3D and more.
 * 16) Two words: Character development. He starts from a weakling grieving boy who is afraid of the ocean to a man who conquered his fears.
 * 17) He always takes care of his family and his friends, like when he and his dad are fishing and (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.
 * 18) He'll do everything he can in his power, even without the book, to save his father, or yet, the world.
 * 19) 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.
 * 20) As mention in WHR#1, He can often describe 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.