Nemo is the titular tritagonist of the 2003 Disney•Pixar animated film Finding Nemo and a major character in its 2016 sequel. He is a very energetic young clownfish who lives with his father, Marlin in a sea anemone. Before he hatched from his egg, his mother, Coral and the other eggs were killed in an attack by a barracuda. He is very eager to go to school at the beginning of the movie, but lazy at the end. He is also quite friendly towards anyone he meets. His father, Marlin's, overprotectiveness leads to him being frustrated most of the time, which leads him into being captured by scuba divers. Adventuring and exploring are some of his likes. Nemo can also be very brave, as shown when he was willing to risk his life to jam the filter after hearing about all his father had done to come and save him and when he willingly entered a net that captured Dory and a school of fish to lead them to freedom. Nemo's relationship with his father, Marlin is what defines the film. Although Nemo loves his father, initially, he felt suffocated and confined by his father's overprotectiveness, which led him to tell Marlin "I hate you". However, after being fishnapped by some scuba divers and placed in a fish tank, he felt sorry for what he did but did not believe his father would come to get him due to his paranoia and fear of danger. However, after learning of his father's bravery, he became braver and hopeful, wanting to quickly meet up with and reunite with his father, which he managed to do at the end of the film. Nemo demonstrated remarkable leadership, as seen when he led a school of fish to direct them to swim downward to break the net that captured them. In the sequel, Nemo has a more mature and loyal personality. He handles the mission to find Dory's parents better than his father, as he is willing to help Dory find her family. He is also very defensive and forgiving of Dory's short-term memory loss as he is unhappy with his father condemning Dory over it.