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The Reef (Animation)

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The Reef (also known as The Reef: Shark Bait in certain parts of the world) is a 2006 computer-animated South-Korean film produced by WonderWorld, Studios, DigiArt and FXDigital.The movie follows the life of a young orange fish named Nemo, erh Pi (short for Pisces), whose parents tragically die when they are caught in a net. Having no one in the world except for his - supposedly - crazy aunt Pearl, he sets on a journey with two dolphins, erh porpoises, Meg and Percy, to reach the Reef. Upon arriving (fully as an adult), he bumps into Dylan, a Cowardly Lion fish who becomes his best friend (and turns out to be his cousin) and Cordelia, a beautiful pink angelfish who poses as a model for "National Geographic". Pi instantly falls in love with her. Unfortunately for him, a mean tiger shark called Troy has also set his eyes for Cordelia and abuses our protagonist whenever he spots these two together. After a hard beating (where Pi and Cordelia enjoyed a romantic night staring at the stars), Pi decides that he's had enough of Troy's bullying and asks Nerissa, an old sea turtle who's rumored to be a wizard, to teach him martial arts to finally defeat Troy and win Cordelia's heart. Yap, you read the description just right. And you are probably wondering what the people associated with the film were thinking when they were producing it. We don't know either.Despite being a critical and commercial failure, it garnered a sequel titled "The Reef: High-tide" which was released in 2012.Not to be confused with the the horror film from 2010.
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Plot-Triggering Death
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Plot-Triggering Death: Even though said death happened years before the actual events of the film. After both of Pi's parents are captured in a fishnet, Pi has to leave the polluted waters of Boston and go on migration with a herd of porpoises to go live with his Aunt Pearl on the Reef.
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Amazingly Embarrassing Parents
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Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Dylan is openly against his mother's antics, the way she dresses and flirts outside the house and her belief that the pearl his late husband gave her is magical. By the end of the film, he grows a bone and fully accepts her.
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Cool Old Guy
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Cool Old Guy: Nerissa. Despite his old age, he can fight off squids and other predators with ease.
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You Had Us Worried There
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You Had Us Worried There: No-one believes that Pi can successfully fight and beat Troy, but he proves them wrong.
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Memetic Badass
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Memetic Badass: Pi becomes one In-Universe, due to his victory over Troy.
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David Versus Goliath
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David Versus Goliath: The entire movie is about Pi, a small orange wrasse, confronting Troy, a massive Threatening Shark and coming victorious.
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The Bully
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The Bully: Troy acts more like your typical high-school bully, rather than the ferocious predator you'd expect. Though there's a scene showcasing a large amount of fish skeletons and Troy luring there, indicating he just ate a school of fish. Troy's henchmen love to bury Dylan's face in a lobster's hole whenever they visit the Reef.
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Those Two Guys
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Those Two Guys: Bart and Eddie. Buddy and Lou, the Camp Gay crab and sawfish. To a lesser extent, Aunt Pearl and her starfish.
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Papa Wolf
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Papa Wolf: Shown briefly when Pi's father hears of a net approaching and grabs his family to save it. He manages to free his son, but him and his wife are too big to escape.
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Chekhov's Gun
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Chekhov's Gun: The net! Once it grabs you, you never return to the ocean! Pi lures Troy into following him inside a net and escapes in the last moment. Marriage proposals in the fish kingdom are done through a pearl. If a female fish accepts the pearl that a male fish hands her, they are married for life. It's the reason why Aunt Pearl likes to stare at the pearl of her late husband, why Nerissa is so protective of his own pearl and it becomes a Plot Point in the film when Cordelia tells Troy she will accept his pearl, on condition he leaves Pi and the Reef alone.
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Guile Hero
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Guile Hero: Nerissa is pretty strong, but he wins most of his battles through his wits and that's the lesson he wants to teach to Pi.
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The Dreaded
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The Dreaded: Troy is this for the inhabitants of the Reef, being a Threatening Shark and all that.
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No Cartoon Fish
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No Cartoon Fish: Averted. The fish there are stylized to appeal cute to the younger audience.
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What Measure Is a Non-Cute?
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What Measure Is a Non-Cute?: The good guys are colorful tropical fish, whereas Troy, the villain, is an ugly, drably-colored shark with sharp teeth.
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Explosive Breeder
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Speaking of which, wrasses and elongate surgeonfish are explosive breeders, yet both Pi's parents and Aunt Pearl only managed to raise one kid.
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Might Makes Right
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Might Makes Right: Troy's philosophy.
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Gratuitous French
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Gratuitous French: Max, Cordelia's manager, whose entire character is modeled after French stereotypes, like his whiskers resembling a French mustache and wearing a shell as a beret.
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Minion with an F in Evil
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Minion with an F in Evil: Despite claiming otherwise, Eddie and Bart only hang out with Troy, because he threatens them he will eat them if they fail him.
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Plot Point
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Marriage proposals in the fish kingdom are done through a pearl. If a female fish accepts the pearl that a male fish hands her, they are married for life. It's the reason why Aunt Pearl likes to stare at the pearl of her late husband, why Nerissa is so protective of his own pearl and it becomes a Plot Point in the film when Cordelia tells Troy she will accept his pearl, on condition he leaves Pi and the Reef alone.
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TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight
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The Cloudcuckoolander Was Right: Pearl's pearl is indeed magical.
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Character Development
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Character Development: Although Pi was brave from the start, he tended to act temperamental, resulting in plenty of Curb Stomp Cushions between him and Troy. After a Training Montage with Nerissa, he learns to notice the environment and not to rush into foolish actions. Dylan let Bart and Eddie abuse him whenever they spotted him and was openly ashamed by his mother's divination arts. By the end of the film, he grew a bone, finally punished his bullies for all these times they buried his head into a lobster's hole and hugged his mother, fully embracing her crazy antics.
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Swordfish Sabre
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Swordfish Sabre: Not swordfish, but the marlin trio love to fence whenever they are given the chance.
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Parental Substitute
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Parental Substitute: After both of Pi's parents are caught in the fishnet, Pi is adopted by a wandering porpoise named Meg and becomes part of the herd.
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Damsel in Distress
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Damsel in Distress: Pi thinks Cordelia is one when he sees Troy lurking behind her. Turns out Troy had no intention to eat her, but he nevertheless never leaves her alone.
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The Stinger
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The Stinger: After the credits are shown, we get a last scene with Thornton, where we discover that he was the narrator all along, having staged a play to retell Pi's heroic deeds.
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Advertised Extra
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Advertised Extra: Max, the crab, features prominently in many posters and DVD covers of the movie, despite not playing a major role.
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Villains Want Mercy
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Villains Want Mercy: While he's being dragged to the surface inside a net, Troy pleads for his life and begs the fish around him to save him, before letting out a Big "NO!".
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Interspecies Friendship
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Interspecies Friendship: Different kinds of fish get along, with the exceptions of the ones which prey on fish, like sharks or pelicans.
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Affably Evil
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Affably Evil: Mostly Eddie.
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Sapient Eat Sapient
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Sapient Eat Sapient: Nearly every form of animal life, aquatic or otherwise, is capable of speech with one another.
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Feather Fingers
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Feather Fingers: From the little we see of the pelican, he seems to have these.
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Genius Ditz
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Genius Ditz: Aunt Pearl who believes she possesses divination powers and that her pearl is magical. And she's proven right.
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Funny Octopus
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Funny Octopus: The one at the beginning that is seen driving a car and the other the inks Pi and Percy when they peep at him.
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Really 700 Years Old
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Really 700 Years Old: Nerissa. Given he's a turtle (who are reported to live up to 150 years), it makes sense.
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The Smurfette Principle
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The Smurfette Principle: Only three characters who played a major role in the film are females. The protagonists, bad guys and and other recurring character are all males.
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Face of a Thug
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Face of a Thug: Troy and his henchmen. The mutant fish in Boston also count, even though they don't stay for long.
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Threatening Shark
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Threatening Shark: The Big Bad of the movie.
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Ocean of Adventure
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Ocean of Adventure: A fight under the sea.
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Meaningful Name
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Meaningful Name: Pi's name is short for Pisces.
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Punny Name
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Punny Name: Pi is short for Pisces and he's a fish.
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Devastating Remark
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Devastating Remark: When Cordelia agrees to accept Troy's pearl (in the Reef, accepting a pearl means you and your gifter are married for life) so Troy will finally leave Pi alone. All Pi can do is say an exhausting no.
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Camp Gay
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Buddy and Lou, the Camp Gay crab and sawfish.
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Armor-Piercing Question
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Armor-Piercing Question: When Cordelia learns that Pi trains with Nerissa to fight Troy, she calls him out for his stupidity. Pi then confronts her and asks her why she agreed to marry Troy, even though she doesn't love him. Cordelia replied that it's because he promised her he would leave Pi and the Reef alone. Once he hears that, he asks her why she doesn't trust him in the same vein as Troy.
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Gasshole
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7d36715f
comment
Gasshole: One of the marlins.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7d36715f
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7d36715f
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_7d36715f
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7ec8506d
type
Animal Talk
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7ec8506d
comment
Animal Talk: Most of the animals in the film talk to each other, even those that belong to different classes.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7ec8506d
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_7ec8506d
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_7ec8506d
 The Reef (Animation) / int_812a2820
type
Pink Means Feminine
 The Reef (Animation) / int_812a2820
comment
Pink Means Feminine: Cordelia is a pink angelfish working as a model for human magazines.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_812a2820
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_812a2820
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_812a2820
 The Reef (Animation) / int_83445b04
type
Pun
 The Reef (Animation) / int_83445b04
comment
Pun: When Pi tries to impress Cordelia, he lifts to pebbles to show his strength and says "Check out these mussels!". Turns out that the pebbles were actually mussels. After Dylan and Pi witness Nerissa fighting off a gang of squids, Dylan exclaims "Turtlely awesome!" When Aunt Pearl takes Pi and Dylan for a walk, they bumped into Dr. Tang, whom Aunt Pearl describes as "a very prominent sturgeon".
 The Reef (Animation) / int_83445b04
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_83445b04
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_83445b04
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8411ab92
type
Red Oni, Blue Oni
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8411ab92
comment
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Pi is the red oni to Dylan's blue oni. Even their colors match!
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8411ab92
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8411ab92
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_8411ab92
 The Reef (Animation) / int_860176f7
type
Unusual Animal Alliance
 The Reef (Animation) / int_860176f7
comment
Unusual Animal Alliance: After both of his parents die, Pi is adopted by a swarm of porpoises, even though porpoises eat fish.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_860176f7
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_860176f7
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_860176f7
 The Reef (Animation) / int_88ebc539
type
Always a Bigger Fish
 The Reef (Animation) / int_88ebc539
comment
Always a Bigger Fish: Portuguese Man O'War are strong enough to weaken Troy, but not for long.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_88ebc539
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_88ebc539
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_88ebc539
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8cb844c6
type
Mr. Exposition
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8cb844c6
comment
Mr. Exposition: Dylan when Pi arrives to the Reef.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8cb844c6
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8cb844c6
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_8cb844c6
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8d4799d1
type
Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8d4799d1
comment
Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Gender-inverted. Pi is the energetic half of Cordelia's meek half.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8d4799d1
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8d4799d1
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_8d4799d1
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8ed5c6e4
type
Asshole Victim
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8ed5c6e4
comment
Asshole Victim: Troy loved to bully the fish of the reef and beat the crap out of Pi whenever he spotted him, but him being dragged on the surface inside a net while pleading for his life can give any viewer the shivers. Although the sequel shows he survived and he's now locked in a cage, while humans put him into torturing.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8ed5c6e4
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8ed5c6e4
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_8ed5c6e4
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8fe7f493
type
Ancestral Name
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8fe7f493
comment
Ancestral Name: Pi is short for Pisces. His mom is named Piper and his father Pike. All three of their names start with "Pi".
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8fe7f493
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_8fe7f493
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_8fe7f493
 The Reef (Animation) / int_90e31482
type
Laser-Guided Karma
 The Reef (Animation) / int_90e31482
comment
Laser-Guided Karma: For all the torment the fish of the Reef and Pi suffered in the presence of Troy, it's pretty relieving when he's caught in a net.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_90e31482
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_90e31482
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_90e31482
 The Reef (Animation) / int_970c790a
type
Big Bad
 The Reef (Animation) / int_970c790a
comment
Big Bad: Troy, a Threatening Shark who pines over Cordelia and loves to terrorize the residents of the Reef in his free time.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_970c790a
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_970c790a
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_970c790a
 The Reef (Animation) / int_98c2a8f2
type
Humans Are Cthulhu
 The Reef (Animation) / int_98c2a8f2
comment
Humans Are Cthulhu: Played with. Fish know that humans hunt them, plus they have only seen humans wearing their scuba diver equipment, so they are umfamiliar with their real features. Yet, they don't mind when they are visiting the Reef and they eagerly pose when they show their cameras.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_98c2a8f2
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_98c2a8f2
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_98c2a8f2
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9d12bbc1
type
Foreshadowing
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9d12bbc1
comment
Foreshadowing: Pay attention to the fishnet at the beginning of the film. And the one at Flat Bottom. They will come handy in the ending.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9d12bbc1
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9d12bbc1
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_9d12bbc1
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9faa8f54
type
Electric Jellyfish
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9faa8f54
comment
Electric Jellyfish: Portuguese Man O'War. One sting to a small fish, and it's a goner.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9faa8f54
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_9faa8f54
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_9faa8f54
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a4c37cbe
type
Mood Whiplash
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a4c37cbe
comment
Mood Whiplash: Right from the beginning.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a4c37cbe
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a4c37cbe
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_a4c37cbe
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a70223
type
Karma Houdini
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a70223
comment
Karma Houdini: The fishermen who caught Pi's parents.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a70223
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a70223
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_a70223
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8559a9f
type
RealLife
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8559a9f
comment
Troy, a tiger shark, is in love with Cordelia, an angelfish. Even ignoring the fact that sexual attraction between these two species would be impossible in Real Life, one can wonder about the whole reproduction thing. Same thing applies to Cordelia and Pi, who may be both fish, but of different breed (Pi is an orange wrasse).
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8559a9f
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8559a9f
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_a8559a9f
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8dcb1d7
type
Love at First Sight
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8dcb1d7
comment
Love at First Sight: Pi doesn't need to give Cordelia a second look and he's instantly mesmerized by her beauty.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8dcb1d7
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_a8dcb1d7
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_a8dcb1d7
 The Reef (Animation) / int_aba0cd10
type
Cloudcuckoolander's Minder
 The Reef (Animation) / int_aba0cd10
comment
Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Dylan to his mother.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_aba0cd10
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_aba0cd10
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_aba0cd10
 The Reef (Animation) / int_acecb17d
type
Chekhov's Skill
 The Reef (Animation) / int_acecb17d
comment
Chekhov's Skill: When Pi's parents die and he is adopted by a group of porpoises, they teach him how to leap out of the water. Pi finds this skill useful when he fights Troy, for it helps him escape the net and not to be trapped in, unlike his rival.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_acecb17d
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_acecb17d
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_acecb17d
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ad1db87c
type
Oh, Crap!
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ad1db87c
comment
Oh, Crap!: When Pi's father hears that a net is approaching.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ad1db87c
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ad1db87c
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_ad1db87c
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b2099693
type
Stargazing Scene
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b2099693
comment
Stargazing Scene: Pi and Cordelia enjoy one before Troy arriving and ruining.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b2099693
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b2099693
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_b2099693
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b58b4e3c
type
Too Dumb to Live
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b58b4e3c
comment
Too Dumb to Live: The entire conflict could have been avoided had Pi's father thought of turning left or right when he heard of that goddamn net! Sure, Troy! It was a great idea to chase Pi with a net enclosing you. Nothing bad would happen.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b58b4e3c
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_b58b4e3c
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_b58b4e3c
 The Reef (Animation) / int_bd3dc623
type
Fiendish Fish
 The Reef (Animation) / int_bd3dc623
comment
Fiendish Fish: The mutant fish which inhabit Boston. Polluted water is not good for your skin, kids.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_bd3dc623
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_bd3dc623
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_bd3dc623
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c2cedbfc
type
Big "NO!"
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c2cedbfc
comment
Big "NO!": Troy yells one before he's dragged over the surface inside a net.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c2cedbfc
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c2cedbfc
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_c2cedbfc
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c4286511
type
For Doom the Bell Tolls
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c4286511
comment
For Doom the Bell Tolls: The background music when Troy and Pi are trapped inside the fishnet.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c4286511
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c4286511
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_c4286511
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c6bc89f7
type
Curb-Stomp Cushion
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c6bc89f7
comment
Curb Stomp Cushion: Pi's early fights with Troy can be summarized like this: Pi rushes in front of Cordelia to protect her, Troy slaps him with his tail, Pi loses his senses. The end.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c6bc89f7
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c6bc89f7
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_c6bc89f7
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c75df49a
type
Shout-Out
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c75df49a
comment
Shout-Out: When Cordelia photoshoots for National Geographic, Max compares her to Audrey Hepburn, but "only better, with flakes". Just the mere fact that Cordelia has appeared on the cover of National Geographic.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c75df49a
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_c75df49a
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_c75df49a
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa28b82
type
Cloudcuckoolander
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa28b82
comment
Cloudcuckoolander: Aunt Pearl. Everyone thinks she's nuts for believing she possess divinatory abilities, but it turns out she does!
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa28b82
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa28b82
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_caa28b82
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa8a48d
type
Anti-Smother Love Talk
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa8a48d
comment
Anti-Smother Love Talk: One of the things Dylan has forbid his mother is showing publicly her love.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa8a48d
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_caa8a48d
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_caa8a48d
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d129e13e
type
"Eureka!" Moment
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d129e13e
comment
"Eureka!" Moment: When Pi spots the fishnet during his fight with Troy...
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d129e13e
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d129e13e
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_d129e13e
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d442f9d1
type
ToiletHumor
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d442f9d1
comment
Toilet Humor: After Edd and Bart shove Dylan in a lobster's hole, Dylan starts to pee.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d442f9d1
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d442f9d1
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_d442f9d1
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d53ad027
type
Cheerful Child
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d53ad027
comment
Cheerful Child: Pi and Percy when they were little.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d53ad027
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_d53ad027
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_d53ad027
 The Reef (Animation) / int_db9940c4
type
Famed In-Story
 The Reef (Animation) / int_db9940c4
comment
Famed In-Story: The story of Pi's fight with Troy becomes legend, and Pi himself is elevated to the status of folk hero.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_db9940c4
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_db9940c4
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_db9940c4
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dbca2c99
type
Red Herring
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dbca2c99
comment
Red Herring: Downplayed. When Pi spots Troy lurking behind Cordelia, he thinks he wants to eat her, being a Threatening Shark and all that, and rushes to help her. Cordelia turns to face him, with a frightened look on her face, Pi speeds, and Troy... gives her a kiss on the cheek, taking aback both Pi and first-time watchers. Of course, Troy's intentions aren't any better...
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dbca2c99
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dbca2c99
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_dbca2c99
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dda99fa8
type
Despair Event Horizon
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dda99fa8
comment
Despair Event Horizon: Troy ruins the romantic date Pi and Cordelia enjoyed by slapping Pi so hard he loses his senses. Cordelia then comforts Pi as the current leads him to Nerissa's shipwreck.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dda99fa8
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_dda99fa8
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_dda99fa8
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e5206db8
type
Brains Versus Brawn
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e5206db8
comment
Brains Versus Brawn: One of the aesops of the movie. If you can't beat a bully with your strength, you can use your brains - and the sea - against him.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e5206db8
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e5206db8
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_e5206db8
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e52a0409
type
Calling the Old Man Out
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e52a0409
comment
Calling the Old Man Out: When Thornton tells Pi that his story is actually made up, Pi is justifiably angry at him and calls him out.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e52a0409
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e52a0409
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_e52a0409
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e54482ee
type
Keet
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e54482ee
comment
Keet: Pi and Percy as kids.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e54482ee
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e54482ee
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_e54482ee
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e567510d
type
Determinator
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e567510d
comment
Determinator: Pi is determined to save Cordelia from Troy's jaws. It's possible he feels this way since he failed to save his parents from the fishnet.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e567510d
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_e567510d
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_e567510d
 The Reef (Animation) / int_eb81c601
type
Big Damn Heroes
 The Reef (Animation) / int_eb81c601
comment
Big Damn Heroes: Percy and his mother come at the very best moment to help Pi in his fight against Troy. When Troy is about to eat a helpless Nerissa, the trio marlins and Thornton come to the rescue.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_eb81c601
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_eb81c601
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_eb81c601
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ec4375d
type
Parents Are Wrong
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ec4375d
comment
Parents Are Wrong: Since Pi's father dislikes Aunt Pearl for (supposedly) being crazy, he refuses to leave Boston, even though, as his wife claims, its polluted waters might mutate Pi, just like all the other fish there (who most of them are freaks of nature). Boston indeed turns out to be a dangerous inhabitant, just not for the reasons Pi's mother thought...
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ec4375d
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_ec4375d
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_ec4375d
 The Reef (Animation) / int_efd11fe3
type
A Dog Named "Dog"
 The Reef (Animation) / int_efd11fe3
comment
A Dog Named "Dog": Pi is short for pisces.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_efd11fe3
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_efd11fe3
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_efd11fe3
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f88f2449
type
Downer Beginning
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f88f2449
comment
Downer Beginning: The film delivers us to Boston's polluted waters, filled with all types of mutant fish, where we meet a young Pi and his parents. Surely, that's not a place one should raise their children. Additionally, in the next five minutes, a fishnet arrives to drag both of Pi's parents away.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f88f2449
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f88f2449
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
hasFeature
The Reef (Animation) / int_f88f2449
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f9e16ef
type
Distressed Dude
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f9e16ef
comment
Distressed Dude: During their final battle, Troy slaps Pi so hard, a bunch of huge rocks start falling on him.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f9e16ef
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_f9e16ef
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_f9e16ef
 The Reef (Animation) / int_fd1f1a63
type
Ridiculously Cute Critter
 The Reef (Animation) / int_fd1f1a63
comment
Ridiculously Cute Critter: Pi and Percy when they were kids.
 The Reef (Animation) / int_fd1f1a63
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation) / int_fd1f1a63
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1.0
 The Reef (Animation)
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The Reef (Animation) / int_fd1f1a63
 The Reef (Animation) / int_fed93e1b
type
Dark and Troubled Past
 The Reef (Animation) / int_fed93e1b
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Dark and Troubled Past: Turns out Nerissa has one. He used to live on the Reef, until one day humans kidnapped his wife. When he asked for help, nobody acted. It was then that he left and chose to live in a deserted shipwreck, away from the fish he thought friends. The only thing remaining from his missing wife was the pearl Nerissa has gifted her.
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