The Hope Kids!

Hiro Hamada {{he/him}} : Hiro Hamada (浜田はまだ 尋ひろ Hamada Hiro?) is the overall main protagonist of the Big Hero 6 franchise, as well as the leader of the Big Hero 6 organization. Hiro is a half-Japanese, half-American boy who was raised with his older brother Tadashi in the city of San Fransokyo by their aunt Cass, following the death of their parents when Hiro was only 3 years old. Their home also served as Cass' business—a café titled Lucky Cat Café. Hiro never left San Fransokyo once[2], so he became accustomed to city life and knew his way around town. At some point when Hiro was still a young child, Cass got a new cat named Mochi, who Hiro grew to consider his own pet as well.

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Being a born genius, Hiro was greatly advanced from a young age and surpassed all of his peers—including his own brother—on a variety of intellectual planes to the point where he found himself regularly skipping grades in order to continue his own "education." Due to this, however, Hiro had issues socializing with kids his age, so he instead formed a close relationship with his brother Tadashi, who fully understood how he felt. The brothers came up with a special set of rules that only they knew[3], and spent holidays together, with Tadashi taking him to haunted houses for Halloween on many occasions[4]. Both brothers also took martial arts classes together.

By the age of 13, Hiro had graduated high school and subsequently tapped into and mastered a large mass of information and complex world concepts that most students enrolled in college were only just being introduced to. At that age, his brother Tadashi enrolled into the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, but on the other hand, Hiro had become arrogant and over-confident about his genius and decided not to attend college himself as he felt it would be a waste of his time because he'd be taught things he already knows.

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On a Christmas day, Tadashi built a Snow Machine because snowing wasn't common where they lived. Hiro watched as the machine malfunctioned and caused an avalanche inside their own home, but Tadashi kept the machine to eventually fix and give it to Hiro as a present for next Christmas[5].

Despite being intellectually mature, at heart, Hiro was still 14 years old. Thanks to his knowledge about the city and robotics, Hiro would soon become involved in bot-fighting as an outlet for his intellect. During this time, he also became friends with other bot-fighters such as Stan, although they were much older than him. However, this hobby eventually evolved into a darker path: Hiro started participating in illegal matches where betting was involved, and sometimes even swindled other competitors by pretending to be unskilled and naïve due to his age so that they would feel more confident and bet large sums of money, then easily defeating his opponents as they let their guard down.

Tadashi learned about this before Cass found out and became concerned for his brother, so he sewed mini-GPS systems into every one of Hiro's hoodies to keep track of him whenever he went out at night[6] so, if the need every presented itself, he could get Hiro out of trouble.

Official Description Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada has the mind of a genius—and the heart of a 14-year old: his state-of-the-art battle-bots dominate the underground bot fights held in the dark corners of San Fransokyo. Fortunately, big brother Tadashi redirects Hiro's brilliance, inspiring him to put his brain to the test in a quest to gain admission to the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. When a tragic event changes everything, Hiro turns to a robot named Baymax, and they form an unbreakable bond—and two-sixths of a band of high-tech heroes on a very important mission.[7

personality : Hiro is a carefree and free-spirited boy with intelligence and understanding far beyond his years. Because of this, he can be a bit brazen and cocky, but never to the point of arrogance. He is easily accepting of other people and doesn't seem to have much of a problem forming positive connections with those he comes into contact with.

There is a certain sincerity Hiro harbours that allows him to cohesively, effectively and firmly convey his feelings and ideas on a matter at hand to whoever is within earshot. The fullest extent of this sincerity comes out perhaps most predominantly around Tadashi. Despite their scuffles and brotherly banter, the words exchanged between them are always filled with their true and barest thoughts, concerns, insecurities, and intentions. They never pull any punches when it comes to relating to each other what they think and feel on either the current situation or the topic at hand and their bond is only stronger because of it.

Despite his cool, carefree, yet hot-blooded and bold nature, Hiro has been shown to have a much softer disposition that has not been shown willingly to anyone save for Baymax and Aunt Cass such as when he felt shy when meeting Tadashi's friends. Even so, his caring and sympathetic disposition are evident both in the way he interacts with and handles his relationships with his family and team members. He is generally always looking out for the safety and welfare of those around him and taking into consideration their individual and personal conditions before finally focusing on himself, even if he suffers as a result of it. Even when Hiro is shown to have been wronged, he takes it in starkly collected stride, taking the adequate time to handle the situation with a calm, level and yet fiercely determined and driven head.

His working ways are pretty chaotic and as a genius, he does not mind making a mess as long as he gets things done. This came into conflict with Wasabi when both had to work on a school project for Professor Granville. Though both are great friends and teammates, Hiro's attitude did not settle well with Wasabi's overly organized and perfectionist ways, which made them both even want to bail out of the project with excuses. However, they managed to work it out and the Mech Suit they built was impressive to Granville.

On rare occasions, he gives up easily when ideas don't come to his mind immediately or makes several failed attempts. He gets nervous that he might not be good enough anymore, but thanks to his friends, he has been able to overcome these issues.

However, underneath this heart of gold lies a darker and more ruthless potential. On the flip side of this caring, loving, direct and to the point disposition, Hiro has maintained a very staunch no-nonsense policy when it comes to those who intentionally cause harm and misfortune to those he cares for and loves. At one point, the full force of this sentiment would come to a frightening culmination if the act was particularly heinous. In the case of such an event, Hiro for all intents and purposes would lock down on immediate retribution for said crime and it would take a certain intervention to truly calm his rage such as when Callaghan said it was Tadashi's own fault he died for nothing. This has now altogether ceased to be an issue, with Hiro perhaps becoming even more level-headed and considerate than he was before.

After Obake's defeat and subsequent disappearance, Hiro was left with certain anxiety: while most people who were involved with Obake believe that he did in fact die, Hiro still believes he could return someday, and because of this he constantly trains himself to be prepared for it.

appereance : Hiro is a young teenager of approximately five feet tall with a lean and slender frame. He has tousled, jet-black hair, almond-shaped brown eyes, somewhat thick eyelashes and eyebrows, light skin, and a slight gap in his front teeth, along with a slight overbite.

He can be most consistently found in some combination of casual shirts, cargo capris, and Converse sneakers all likely topped off with a blue zip-up hoodie.

When geared up as a superhero, Hiro dons a battle-ready outfit showcasing indigo armour. Under this armour, he wears a black protective two-piece suit that covers most of his body down to his knees along with black knee pads and steel-toe black sneakers, both of which have red magnetic circles which allow him to link to magnetic ports on the back of Baymax. On his hands, he wears thick, forearm-reaching, black and indigo padded gauntlets that sport the same red magnetic circle on the palms.

His super-suit is slightly altered in the series: his helmet's visor is transparent in the film but was retconned to be orange-tinted in the show, his sneakers have been replaced with black steel-toe combat boots, the pockets on his belt are obsolete, and his black pants fully cover his legs. Additionally, in the series, his red shirt does not have the humanoid robot image and he does not wear an undershirt. He moreover does not zip up his hoodie in the series.

Powers and Abilities Hiro[8] AVG SUPER EXPT Intelligence 10 Strength 3 Speed 7 Durability 5 Energy 6 Fighting 3 Utility 8 Genius-level intellect: Hiro's true potential lies within his genius. He is highly innovative and has the power to create inventions from inspiration; from small but powerful battle-bots to state-of-the-art super suits. He also has intimate knowledge of his inventions and can coordinate on a complex level of thought. Hiro's intelligence is so high that he was even able to recreate items with impeccable detail, such as Baymax. Martial Arts: In a picture of Hiro and Tadashi as children, it appears that Hiro learned martial arts at a young age but is never shown using it in battle, although he does seem to recognize its codes and rules as shown when training with Baymax. Magnetism: When wearing his suit, the magnetic pads on Hiro generate magnetic waves to help him cling to metallic surfaces. Although this is used primarily to hold onto Baymax whenever the robot takes flight, Hiro can use it for offensive purposes, such as attracting or deflecting metallic objects. It's a short-distance range however, so he has to be close to any object he'd want to grab. Superhuman Strength: Hiro temporarily gained this ability in "Kentucky Kaiju" by creating a Nano-Dex shirt and wearing it along with his armor, after he felt useless for being the only Big Hero 6 member without attack gear. Equipment Watch: In the comic story Communication Breakdown, Hiro uses an advanced watch that also works as a phone. Initially, his suit did not enhance any of his natural abilities, although it enabled him to ride Baymax in flight, as well as partial protection from destruction. However, upgrades to the suit have been made which have helped Hiro have more prowess. His helmet is also equipped with a communication device, enabling him to contact the rest of the team members despite their distance.

Computer interface: Integrated into his suit's gloves, Hiro uses a miniature computer to hack, track down and program many things. Plasma blades: In "Killer App," the animatronic Noodle Burger Boy obtained data about the team and was able to predict their attacks based on their suits' abilities and moves. Hiro and Wasabi got the idea to switch suits and attack the robot that way. Hiro wore Wasabi's blade-equipped armor to fight against the robot and their stolen mech suit. He was shown to be skillful with it, too. He also wears Wasabi's armor by accident in "Mr. Sparkles Loses His Sparkle." Nano-Dex shirt: In "Kentucky Kaiju", Hiro wore this shirt to enhance his own strength and take on villains himself. Though he was later unable to take it off because it was way too tight, fighting the Kentucky Kaiju caused it to malfunction and allowed him to finally get rid of it. Tadashi's Scooter: The motorbike that originally belonged to his brother which Hiro later took and sometimes uses for transport, also giving it upgrades. Mini Magnets: Hiro designed mini magnets to help him fight against robotic foes. Electromagnetic whiplashes: When Hiro throws two magnets on parallel surfaces, they can connect with each other and create an electromagnetic coil connecting towards Hiro's gloves. With the coil, Hiro can propel himself or objects forward and build enough force to ram into enemies. Sonic Wave Gauntlets: A modified version of his magnetic gloves which can create supersonic sound wave blasts, they can be used to hit and push opponents or silently disable some electronics. as well as sabotaging traditional mechanisms. These can be directed to the floor or walls for pushing himself or cushioning falls. Jet Thrusters: Hiro upgraded his armor with thrusters in his boots and gauntlets, used first to chase Sirque through a series of portals across the city. Neurotransmitter Headband: It was Hiro's invention that controls Microbots, which he created in order to get accepted into the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. The original was stolen by Yokai, which he attached to a mask, until Hiro and friends destroyed it. Eventually, Hiro designed another headband which he integrated into his helmet. Microbots: Microbots could be used to build anything as they are controlled by the headband user's thoughts. In some non-canon media, they are Hiro's weapon as a superhero. Megabot: Megabot is a remote-controlled battlebot originally created by Hiro when he was into Bot Fighting. It was the inspiration for Microbots, and Hiro later used it to fight Worm Bot. In "Legacies", Hiro created dozens of Megabots controlled with his headband-integrated helmet to change the Buddy Guardians' programming.

Advertisement Battle Suits Hiro has created different kinds of armored suits for himself and his friends, some of which are used only for special occasions.

Super Armor: Hiro's default armor. He uses it most of the time when he operates with Big Hero 6. It is mostly purple with red, as well as some black parts. It features magnets on the gloves. Wasabi's Armor: It is Wasabi's default armor which Hiro used once due to Noodle Burger Boy's prediction algorithm that allows the robot to predict the moves of Big Hero 6 when they are wearing their respective armors. Ultra Armor: Hiro gave himself and his friends upgraded armors made of titanium so they could fight Orso Knox. His armor was silver with purple trimmings. In Season 2, this armor is repainted, where the silver parts are now black with purple accents, while the helmet has a purple visor. Submarine Armor: He and Baymax use special underwater armors, first created to get Wasabi's car back from the bottom of the bay. Their function is similar to a diving suit, containing an air supply, palmed hands and diving feet. Baymax Armor: A modified version of Baymax's armor with a robotic skeleton, a hologram face, and a voice modulator to make him look and sound like Baymax. He used it to impersonate Baymax and fight El Fuego. Flexible Display Technology Bodysuit: It is a simple bodysuit made of Flexible Display cloth to turn invisible. Hiro also uses goggles and the Sonic Wave Gauntlets along with it.

Riley Anderson {{she/her}} : Riley Andersen was born in Minnesota. Her first memory was a happy one of seeing her parents. As Riley grew, she formed many more happy memories, as well as some sad, fearful, disgusted, and angry ones. At some point, Riley met and befriended Meg and learned to skate and play hockey. Certain Core Memories in Riley's mind shaped her personality.

When Riley was 11, her parents announced that they would be moving to San Francisco because her father had gotten a job at a startup there. To get through the move, Riley remembered all the things her dad had promised she would get in her new home, like a cool new room. However, when they arrived, Riley was disappointed because the moving van had not arrived, and she did not have all her things. Despite this, Riley tried to stay cheerful, starting a game of paper ball hockey in the house to get her parents into a better mood and suggesting a pizzeria for lunch one her dad got called away.

Riley was let down again when the pizzeria only served broccoli pizza. Things started to change in her head and Riley struggled to stay at cheerful as she had been. That night, when Riley went to bed, her mom thanked her for remaining their happy girl, which she said would help Riley's dad as he made the adjustment to his new job. Riley agreed and went to sleep.

The next day, Riley got ready for her first day at her new school. She was happy when she got to school, but when the teacher asked Riley to introduce herself and talk about her life in Minnesota, Riley started to cry, saying she missed Minnesota. That night, while eating dinner, Riley's mom noticed something was different with Riley and tried to probe about her day, only to have Riley shrug her off and then yell at Riley's dad when he asked the same question. He sent Riley to her room and eventually came up to check on her, but Riley refused to speak to him, so he decided to give her space.

Riley did a video call with Meg, who told her about the new girl on Riley's old hockey team. When Meg continued to talk about her, Riley got angry and ended the call.

Riley's mom took her to try out for a new hockey team, but Riley quickly became frustrated when she struggled to perform as well as she was used to. Riley ended up throwing down her stick and leaving the ice without finishing the tryout.

The next day, Riley decided to steal her mom's credit card so she could buy a bus ticket back to Minnesota. Riley bought the ticket and got onto the bus, but after a while, she got sad and decided to get off the bus before it got on the highway.

Riley went home and tearfully told her parents the truth about how she missed Minnesota. They said they missed it as well and they shared happy memories of Minnesota and hugged.

Riley eventually tried out for hockey again and ended up on a team called the Fog Horns. Her parents came to her games and supported her by painting their faces and cheering from the sidelines. Additionally, Riley's personality continued to grow as she went through more experiences.

Advertisement Riley's First Date? Riley was upstairs in her room when a boy, Jordan, whom she met at the end of the Inside Out, arrived to take her skating. Riley's parents greeted the boy at the front door and immediately suspected that Riley was going out on a date with him.

Riley's mother awkwardly tried to divine more information from Riley by trying to use slang. This only confused and disgusted Riley, who then realized that her mom had left her dad alone with Jordan. They both went downstairs and found Jordan and Riley's dad playing air guitar. Riley's parents then saw Jordan and Riley off.

Mind Candy Riley was sitting at a table when she suddenly perked up.

Inside Out 2 As time passed, Riley got used to her life in San Francisco, playing on the Fog Horns and making friends with Grace Hsieh and Bree Young, as well as getting braces. After winning the championship game, Riley, Grace, and Bree celebrated. Coach Roberts approached them and invited them to come to her skills camp. They all decided go to.

On the day of camp, Riley woke up distressed because her emotions were more sensitive as she started puberty. Riley declared that she was too gross to go to camp or anywhere ever again. Riley's mom assured her that was not true since Riley was just changing.

Riley was able to get ready and Mom and Dad drove her, Grace, and Bree to camp. On the way, Riley expressed how excited she was to show Coach Roberts their skills, as her team, the FireHawks, won the state championship every year and the camp was a way she chose her players. Riley noticed a chance in Bree's expression and wondered what it meant. Finally, Grace revealed that she and Bree were going to a different high school. Riley pretended to be okay with it and promised Grace and Bree they would be friends forever.

When they got to camp, Bree and Grace got right out of the car while Riley's parents made sure she had everything she needed. Riley then went to find Bree and Grace, but ran into Val Ortiz, a senior she knew had been on the FireHawks since she was a freshman. Val had heard of Riley, but mistakenly believed she was from Michigan. Rather than correct her, Riley pretended she was and went with Val to meet some other players instead of going to Bree and Grace.

In the locker room, Val introduced Riley to some other players. Val offered for Riley to sit with them, but she said she wanted to save spots for Grace and Bree. Riley was goofing off with them, taking silly selfies, when Coach Roberts came in and called for them to settle down. They did not and Coach Roberts sent all the players to skate lines. As they did so, she specifically called out Riley for not keeping up. While they were on a break after these drills, Riley overheard Val's friends talk about how immature Riley was. After the friends left, Riley went to talk to Val without revealing that she'd overheard them. Val said that the coach's focus on her meant she was on her radar, which was a good thing. Then she suggested they try to get on the same team for the camp. Riley went back to the ice, where Bree and Grace expected Riley to join their team and were upset to see her join the other team with Val instead.

Riley woke up early the next day to practice before the rest of the players arrived. She was doing so when Val came in, impressed at Riley's dedication. Riley asked Val about being on the FireHawks as a freshman and Val said it was hard, but rewarding. Her teammates became her friends. Once the other players arrived, they played a game and Riley scored a goal. Once the game was over, Coach Roberts sent the players to relax. Riley went with Val and her friends. They walked past Coach Roberts' office, where they looked at her red notebook and the others told Riley that everything Roberts thought about her was written in that book.

Riley struggled with trying to fit in with the older players, embarrassing herself when she said that Get Up and Glow was her favorite band. Riley tried to save it by pretending she was being sarcastic, surprising Grace and Bree, who heard her and reminded they had just gone to a Get Up and Glow concert and had a great time.

As they decided to break up and get some rest, Val told Riley to get some rest before the scrimmage the next day. Roberts always had one and Val made the team as a freshman by scoring two goals in the game, something no freshman had ever done before. Val told Riley that she would be great and encouraged her to be herself.

Overwhelmed, Riley tossed and turned that night, unable to sleep. She fell asleep briefly before waking up and deciding to steal the notebook from Coach Roberts' office. Riley was stunned when the notebook said she was not ready yet. Determined to prove herself, Riley dyed part of her hair red in the locker room, like the FireHawks had done, and set out to score three goals in the game. When Val and her friends came in, Val asked if Riley had gotten any sleep. Riley admitted she had not because she was too nervous about the game.

Riley played very aggressively in the game, refusing to pass to her teammates and even stealing the puck from them to score two goals. As Riley tried for a third, she missed the goal several times, frustrating her. As Riley went for another try, she ran into Grace, knocking her over. For this, Riley was sent to the penalty box while they checked on Grace. In the penalty box, Riley was overwhelmed by anxious feelings and had a panic attack. Finally, Riley was able to calm down as Grace and Bree entered the box. She apologized for how she had treated them and said she freaked out when they said they were going to a different school. Riley hoped they could forgive her someday. Bree and Grace stacked their fists with hers and then hugged her before calling Riley back into the game.

Later, after Riley had returned to school, she sat with the FireHawks at lunch as she waited for an email from Coach Roberts, which was supposed to come that day and tell her whether or not she made the team. When Riley's phone chimed, she checked it and found a silly selfie from Grace and Bree, which made her feel better. Val reminded Riley there was always next year if she did not make the team. Riley's phone chimed and she checked it and smiled.

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Teenager Young Younger (Flashback) Teenager Riley Andersen Background information Feature films Inside Out Inside Out 2 Finding Dory (cameo) Short films Riley's First Date? Mind Candy Television programs Dream Productions Voice Actor Kaitlyn Dias (2015) Kensington Tallman (2024-present) Character information Status Alive Relatives Bill Andersen (father) Jill Andersen (mother) “I... I know you don't want me to, but... I miss home. I miss Minnesota. You need me to be happy, but... I want my old friends and my hockey team. I want to go home. Please don't be mad.” ―A tearful Riley opening up to her parents.

Riley Andersen is a character in Inside Out and Inside Out 2. Both movies take place primarily inside Riley's mind.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Inside Out 1.2 Riley's First Date? 1.3 Mind Candy 1.4 Inside Out 2 2 Personality 2.1 Physical appearance 3 Notes and Trivia 4 Gallery 5 Quotes 6 References History

Advertisement Inside Out Riley Andersen was born in Minnesota. Her first memory was a happy one of seeing her parents. As Riley grew, she formed many more happy memories, as well as some sad, fearful, disgusted, and angry ones. At some point, Riley met and befriended Meg and learned to skate and play hockey. Certain Core Memories in Riley's mind shaped her personality.

When Riley was 11, her parents announced that they would be moving to San Francisco because her father had gotten a job at a startup there. To get through the move, Riley remembered all the things her dad had promised she would get in her new home, like a cool new room. However, when they arrived, Riley was disappointed because the moving van had not arrived, and she did not have all her things. Despite this, Riley tried to stay cheerful, starting a game of paper ball hockey in the house to get her parents into a better mood and suggesting a pizzeria for lunch one her dad got called away.

Riley was let down again when the pizzeria only served broccoli pizza. Things started to change in her head and Riley struggled to stay at cheerful as she had been. That night, when Riley went to bed, her mom thanked her for remaining their happy girl, which she said would help Riley's dad as he made the adjustment to his new job. Riley agreed and went to sleep.

The next day, Riley got ready for her first day at her new school. She was happy when she got to school, but when the teacher asked Riley to introduce herself and talk about her life in Minnesota, Riley started to cry, saying she missed Minnesota. That night, while eating dinner, Riley's mom noticed something was different with Riley and tried to probe about her day, only to have Riley shrug her off and then yell at Riley's dad when he asked the same question. He sent Riley to her room and eventually came up to check on her, but Riley refused to speak to him, so he decided to give her space.

Riley did a video call with Meg, who told her about the new girl on Riley's old hockey team. When Meg continued to talk about her, Riley got angry and ended the call.

Riley's mom took her to try out for a new hockey team, but Riley quickly became frustrated when she struggled to perform as well as she was used to. Riley ended up throwing down her stick and leaving the ice without finishing the tryout.

The next day, Riley decided to steal her mom's credit card so she could buy a bus ticket back to Minnesota. Riley bought the ticket and got onto the bus, but after a while, she got sad and decided to get off the bus before it got on the highway.

Riley went home and tearfully told her parents the truth about how she missed Minnesota. They said they missed it as well and they shared happy memories of Minnesota and hugged.

Riley eventually tried out for hockey again and ended up on a team called the Fog Horns. Her parents came to her games and supported her by painting their faces and cheering from the sidelines. Additionally, Riley's personality continued to grow as she went through more experiences.

Advertisement Riley's First Date? Riley was upstairs in her room when a boy, Jordan, whom she met at the end of the Inside Out, arrived to take her skating. Riley's parents greeted the boy at the front door and immediately suspected that Riley was going out on a date with him.

Riley's mother awkwardly tried to divine more information from Riley by trying to use slang. This only confused and disgusted Riley, who then realized that her mom had left her dad alone with Jordan. They both went downstairs and found Jordan and Riley's dad playing air guitar. Riley's parents then saw Jordan and Riley off.

Mind Candy Riley was sitting at a table when she suddenly perked up.

Inside Out 2 As time passed, Riley got used to her life in San Francisco, playing on the Fog Horns and making friends with Grace Hsieh and Bree Young, as well as getting braces. After winning the championship game, Riley, Grace, and Bree celebrated. Coach Roberts approached them and invited them to come to her skills camp. They all decided go to.

On the day of camp, Riley woke up distressed because her emotions were more sensitive as she started puberty. Riley declared that she was too gross to go to camp or anywhere ever again. Riley's mom assured her that was not true since Riley was just changing.

Riley was able to get ready and Mom and Dad drove her, Grace, and Bree to camp. On the way, Riley expressed how excited she was to show Coach Roberts their skills, as her team, the FireHawks, won the state championship every year and the camp was a way she chose her players. Riley noticed a chance in Bree's expression and wondered what it meant. Finally, Grace revealed that she and Bree were going to a different high school. Riley pretended to be okay with it and promised Grace and Bree they would be friends forever.

When they got to camp, Bree and Grace got right out of the car while Riley's parents made sure she had everything she needed. Riley then went to find Bree and Grace, but ran into Val Ortiz, a senior she knew had been on the FireHawks since she was a freshman. Val had heard of Riley, but mistakenly believed she was from Michigan. Rather than correct her, Riley pretended she was and went with Val to meet some other players instead of going to Bree and Grace.

In the locker room, Val introduced Riley to some other players. Val offered for Riley to sit with them, but she said she wanted to save spots for Grace and Bree. Riley was goofing off with them, taking silly selfies, when Coach Roberts came in and called for them to settle down. They did not and Coach Roberts sent all the players to skate lines. As they did so, she specifically called out Riley for not keeping up. While they were on a break after these drills, Riley overheard Val's friends talk about how immature Riley was. After the friends left, Riley went to talk to Val without revealing that she'd overheard them. Val said that the coach's focus on her meant she was on her radar, which was a good thing. Then she suggested they try to get on the same team for the camp. Riley went back to the ice, where Bree and Grace expected Riley to join their team and were upset to see her join the other team with Val instead.

Riley woke up early the next day to practice before the rest of the players arrived. She was doing so when Val came in, impressed at Riley's dedication. Riley asked Val about being on the FireHawks as a freshman and Val said it was hard, but rewarding. Her teammates became her friends. Once the other players arrived, they played a game and Riley scored a goal. Once the game was over, Coach Roberts sent the players to relax. Riley went with Val and her friends. They walked past Coach Roberts' office, where they looked at her red notebook and the others told Riley that everything Roberts thought about her was written in that book.

Riley struggled with trying to fit in with the older players, embarrassing herself when she said that Get Up and Glow was her favorite band. Riley tried to save it by pretending she was being sarcastic, surprising Grace and Bree, who heard her and reminded they had just gone to a Get Up and Glow concert and had a great time.

As they decided to break up and get some rest, Val told Riley to get some rest before the scrimmage the next day. Roberts always had one and Val made the team as a freshman by scoring two goals in the game, something no freshman had ever done before. Val told Riley that she would be great and encouraged her to be herself.

Overwhelmed, Riley tossed and turned that night, unable to sleep. She fell asleep briefly before waking up and deciding to steal the notebook from Coach Roberts' office. Riley was stunned when the notebook said she was not ready yet. Determined to prove herself, Riley dyed part of her hair red in the locker room, like the FireHawks had done, and set out to score three goals in the game. When Val and her friends came in, Val asked if Riley had gotten any sleep. Riley admitted she had not because she was too nervous about the game.

Riley played very aggressively in the game, refusing to pass to her teammates and even stealing the puck from them to score two goals. As Riley tried for a third, she missed the goal several times, frustrating her. As Riley went for another try, she ran into Grace, knocking her over. For this, Riley was sent to the penalty box while they checked on Grace. In the penalty box, Riley was overwhelmed by anxious feelings and had a panic attack. Finally, Riley was able to calm down as Grace and Bree entered the box. She apologized for how she had treated them and said she freaked out when they said they were going to a different school. Riley hoped they could forgive her someday. Bree and Grace stacked their fists with hers and then hugged her before calling Riley back into the game.

Later, after Riley had returned to school, she sat with the FireHawks at lunch as she waited for an email from Coach Roberts, which was supposed to come that day and tell her whether or not she made the team. When Riley's phone chimed, she checked it and found a silly selfie from Grace and Bree, which made her feel better. Val reminded Riley there was always next year if she did not make the team. Riley's phone chimed and she checked it and smiled.

Advertisement Personality Riley's emotions contribute to her primary behavior in the film. Overall, Riley is happy, honest, and goofy when she is content. However, in her preteen years, Riley becomes more sentimental, a little bit shy, and uncertain of herself as her other emotions begin appearing. By the time her family moves to San Francisco, Riley starts to be more troubled, annoyed, and lonely. Her emotions at this point try to help her get adjusted to the new life. Riley can second-guess herself, but she does not always repent her actions.

Riley really misses Minnesota and is unable to cope with the transition. However, Riley fears letting her parents know that she is upset since they want her to accept the new home and that she has always been their "happy girl." However, as more time passes, Riley becomes emotionally vulnerable, entering a sort of apathetic depression and coming to the point where she tries to run away, almost losing herself in the process. However, it is here that Riley realizes she had almost given up on the things that matter most to her in life and realizes the risk just in time. Returning home and admitting to her parents that she is greatly depressed, Riley learns to accept San Francisco when her parents comfort her over the personal loss, and Riley (with the guide of her emotions) eventually adapts to her new home.

As Riley enters adolescence, she develops a tendency to not communicate with her parents, even in times when she should be so, such as her panic attack at Hockey Camp and her crisis about keeping friends at her new school. Riley has also developed a sarcastic edge to her personality, occasionally leading her to be disciplined by her parents. Like many adolescents, Riley is also prone to radical and random mood-swings when under pressure. However, Riley continues to be a sweet and kind teenager who loves spending time with her friends and is shown as bitterly regretting her mistakes, often being reduced to tears by remorse.

Physical appearance In the first film, Riley is an 11-year-old preteen (later 12) with a slender figure. She has bobbed dirty blonde hair and cornflower-blue eyes. Both her parents have brown hair and brown eyes, implying that both the dirty blonde hair and cornflower-blue eyes are recessive traits. She has very faint freckles around her nose, and she also has a noticeable gap between her two front teeth. In the second film, Riley is now 13 years old. Her hair becomes sandy blonde and has grown longer, and she puts it up in a ponytail, just like her mother. She also has braces on her teeth, and an acne mark on her chin to signify her transition into puberty.

Riley is seen in a variety of outfits throughout the film. In the teaser trailer, she wears a long-sleeved shirt with thin horizontal red, yellow, and light green zigzag lines, brown pants, and red Converse sneakers. On her first day of school, she adds a yellow jacket to this outfit. When Riley experiences a brain freeze, she changes into a solid pink short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and green Converse sneakers. Upon arriving in San Francisco, she dons a long-sleeved rainbow shirt, blue jeans, and pink socks. During her period of depression when her Personality Islands break down, Riley's outfit becomes a black hoodie, black shirt, black jeans, and dark shoes. For pajamas, Riley wears a green short-sleeved shirt with blue trim featuring a koala bear on the front and dark blue sweatpants. In the second film, Riley's pajamas changed to her father's old 'Brang' t-shirt and black sweatpants.

In the book, Don't Get Angry!, Riley is seen wearing a large-sleeved pink shirt.

In the second film, Riley's wardrobe currently consists of an azure blue zip-up sweater with a hood over a mint green t-shirt mixed with pastel blue, purple, and light yellow, black leggings, white socks with yellow and purple stripes, and black Chuck Converse-style sneakers with white soles. A flashback of how Riley's sense of self is formed shows her being her 12-year-old self where she wears a blue jacket with the Foghorns logo and some blue jeans. Now, she has a seafoam green hair clip for her bangs. By the final scene before the titles, Riley's wardrobe was replenished with a blue plaid shirt with pink and green stripes over a white t-shirt.

Meilin Lee : Physical appearance

Advertisement Human As a human, Mei is a short Chinese-Canadian teenage girl with fair skin, pink cheeks, light brown eyes, some small pimples on her face, and short neck-length red hair in a bob cut (formerly black). She wears thin silver glasses, a teal hair barrette on the right side of her hair and two magenta barrettes on the left, yellow star sticker earrings, and, occasionally, a black choker. Her outfit consists of a vivid scarlet cardigan with a light and dark red lacy-like design at the top, and pink buttons, without the cardigan she wears a short-sleeve light pink polo shirt with two buttons and a pink peter pan collar. She wears an indigo or denim box pleated skirt with mauve ankle-length leggings, pink socks, and gray and pink sneakers. Some parts of her red panda form reveal in her human form at times. She has a rainbow friendship bracelet with a green and pink-red bracelet underneath on the right wrist and a pink watch with multiple buttons on the left.

When Mei was a little girl, she had her black hair in buns, with a red flower hair clip in her hair, smaller and slightly thicker, she wore a red short Chinese dress with flowers all over it, black and she wears red Mary Jane shoes.

When hiding the change in Mei's hair color, she is seen wearing a red tuque with light red stripes with maple leaves in between them.

Mei's pajamas consist of a white t-shirt that has a red maple leaf in the middle (the Canadian flag) with red lines on the collar and end of the sleeves and pink gym shorts. All of her head accessories are off, including her glasses.

During the Red Moon Ritual, Mei wears an outfit consisting of a plastic magenta flower with Mei's teal barrette underneath, a yellow dot at the top of her hair, and a velvet red hanfu (Chinese robe), which the front has a brown and white sash that switches palette when it ends with a thing that holds that sash, she wears a tan dress underneath and wears magenta Mary Janes.

Advertisement Red Panda As a red panda, Mei has a much larger physique and is 8 feet tall. She has cat-shaped ears, human-like teeth, and she has a red tail striped with white, similar to a raccoon, as well as sharp claws that are mainly hidden, Mei has a large round head and a short dark brown nose that is in front of a white muzzle that begins from her nose and ends with her mouth. Her face also includes additional white tear tracks starting from where her zygomatic bone is to the corner of her chin and though maybe not visible, she has dark brown/black lips. Her teeth are pointier than her human form, however, she bears the same reddish-brown eyes as her human form her eyebrows however are white and thick, and she has white messy whiskers. She has large, white, pointed ears that are red from behind. Her coat is reddish-brown fading to a dark brown when moving further to her arms and legs while having a brown swirl on her upper arms. Her hands have dark brown paws with small black claws in them. She has a long, bushy tail with alternating dark red and light red rings. She also has an upward and well-formed back with a narrow pelvis, and she also has visible claws hidden under her paw sheaths. When mad, her form slightly alters with her head and cheek fur pointing upwards, her eyebrows having a more pointed shape, her fangs become sharper, and her eyes become an intense, almost-dilated fiery red color.

Personality Mei is a quirky, confident, and naive 13-year-old teenage girl who has a fantastic ability to transform into a red panda, with which her family has a deep connection. She will transform into her red panda self when she feels intense emotion (which often happens). Before she received her extraordinary magic power, she was a reckless, rebellious, and carefree girl with her close-knit group of friends. She didn't care what people thought of her and how they treated her until she got her power. When she was gifted with this magic after a vision from her ancestors in the night, she became more and more cautious, especially when people teased her when her mom was around. She can also be annoyed or angry such as when her mother refused to let her attend a concert, when Tyler insulted her and later in the film during the whole panda fight between Mei and her mother Ming, Mei explains to her mom that is was her idea to hustle the panda and her idea to go to Tyler's party. Mei is also shown to be brave when she stands up to her mother.

Relationships

Advertisement Ming Before Mei got her power, she was very close with her mother as they are seen working together to clean and pray in the temple. Ming also is proud of her child when she gets straight A's as she calls Mei "My perfect little Mei-Mei". She is overprotective that she watches Mei like a hawk and when she gets her powers, she spies on her, hoping to keep her safe so she won't turn into a panda. Unfortunately for Mei, Ming disapproves of 4★Town and so Mei must hide it from her to not disappoint her mother. Mei's mom also seems to dislike her friends as well for being a bad influence, but her friends have supported her and they have been friends since childhood. During the whole panda fight between Mei and her mom, Ming is shown to be enraged when Mei tells her the truth about why she lied about everything including going to Tyler's party and hustling the panda, declaring her that only one thing that stands against her overprotectiveness: her true anger. But during the whole panda fight, Mei knocks her mother out and with the help of her family, her friends, and 4★Town manage to sing Nobody Like U to help Mei's family and Ming get a younger version of her mom, who has red hair like she does. Her mom explains to her that she accidentally hurt her mother, Wu, and said she would never mentally hurt her mother Wu and said she was never gonna be good enough for her or anyone. Mei tells her she knows how it feels, but it isn't true. After walking through the ancestral plane, Mei and her mom meet up with her aunts and grandmother and Ming and her mother make up. After Ming seals away of her panda, she urges Mei to come with her, but Mei refuses by saying she's changing and is keeping the panda. Ming happily accepts this and says she's proud of her and tells her the further she goes, the more prouder she will be. After everything returns to normal, Mei explains that people are still talking about the whole Pandapocalypse 2002 fight, but they call it growing pains and Mei also reveals that Mr. Gao had to put Ming's panda in her digital toy, Robaire Jr. As her punishment for her crimes, Ming has to pay a lot of money for the damage to the SkyDome and she lets Mei hang out with her friends.

4★Town Like her friends, Mei loves and adores 4★Town. Her favorite member is Robaire because he speaks French. During the concert, she moves up on some fans to touch Robaire's hand, but the moment is ruined when Mei's mom, as a giant red panda titan, comes to ruin the concert while searching for her. At the end of the movie, Mei is seen in the group picture smiling and holding Robaire in her red panda form.

Miguel Rivera: Official Description Miguel is a 12-year-old aspiring musician who struggles against his family's generations-old ban on music. When a magical mishap lands him in the Land of the Dead, Miguel seeks out his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, to help him return to the Land of the Living before it's too late.[1] Development Originally, Miguel was to be an American child who had trouble coping with the death of his mother in the earliest story draft of the film; this would have been resolved with him learning to let go of his grief. However, since this went against the meaning of Día de Los Muertos, Pixar abandoned that concept to prevent misrepresentation as seen in Pocahontas and Ratatouille.[2] Miguel's design was inspired by two real-life kids who were Emilio Fuentes (who provided the original scratch voice for Miguel while the movie was in development) and Adriel Arriaga (the son of a character designer).[3] In early drafts and deleted scenes, Miguel was originally called Marco, who was more confident and arrogant. He was originally not cursed when he stole Héctor's guitar as it went to the deceased Riveras instead (causing them to sing strangely whenever they open their mouths). He originally was also able to cross the bridge to the Land of the Dead with Héctor's guitar as his ticket. Marco was redeveloped into Miguel because the production team realized that Disney had another character named Marco from Star vs. the Forces of Evil who looked exactly like Miguel.[ citation needed ]

Personality Miguel is a dreamy young boy who loved music from an early age and wishes to follow his heart by singing and playing the guitar. Unfortunately, he was forced to grow up unable to play or sing in public, originally having to settle for playing the guitar alone in the attic of The Riveras' family home. At the start of the film, only Coco and Dante knew of his passion, while the rest of his family forbade him to even talk about music. Miguel is also stubborn and determined because, despite the constant quarrels with the other Riveras, he wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, even if it means using any means necessary to achieve it. Because of this, he is often isolated from his family and does not really like to shine shoes like the others. It seems that the young boy inherited his passion for music from Héctor and Coco and his stubbornness from Imelda, the latter having even noted that he is the most stubborn boy she has ever met. Also, Miguel was insecure and afraid to perform in front of others. However, he learned to overcome this fear by following Héctor's advice.

Nevertheless, despite his rebellious temper, Miguel loved his family very much and didn't enjoy arguing with those close to him or suffering their wrath. Throughout the film, Miguel was conflicted about maintaining his love for both his family and music as he wanted his family to support his dreams, not wanting to become a musician without his family's blessing or walk out on them. At the end of his journey, he realized that family is the most important thing in the world, even more than music. Miguel eventually managed to retain both his love for his family and his passion for music by restoring Héctor's memories while getting his family to lift the ban on music and earning their blessing to pursue his dreams. Miguel also has a big heart because he shows a lot of kindness towards those around him whom he is always ready to help. In particular, he was shown to be sympathetic and compassionate towards Dante, a wandering leech, and also towards Héctor, whom he was ready to help to ensure that he was not forgotten by his family before this determination grew even more after discovering Héctor is his true great-great-grandfather. Miguel thus played a key role in restoring the relationship between Imelda and Héctor, having even encouraged Imelda to sing and Héctor to play the guitar, which reignited a romantic spark between the two of them. Miguel's kindness and selflessness also helped bring music back in a positive light to his family where they allowed him to follow his dreams and be closer to his loved ones.

Advertisement Physical appearance Miguel is a slender 12-year-old (later 13) young Mexican boy with tan skin, black hair, brown eyes, a mole below his nose, and a dimple on only one side of his mouth. He wears a red hooded jacket with white stripes over a white tank top, blue jeans with cuffs, and black shoes. When looking for Ernesto in the Land of the Dead, he gets his face painted like a skeleton in black and white shoe polish by Héctor in order to blend in, which later washes away after he accidentally falls into Ernesto's pool. Near the end of the movie, he loses his hoodie and replaces his tank top with a white short-sleeved dress shirt, and the rest of his outfit remains unchanged, and later gets a red and yellow Mariachi outfit when playing Proud Corazón. In one scene of the film, Miguel wears a green short-sleeve shirt with blue sleeve edges and collar. In one scene in the trailer, Miguel wears a gray soccer ball shirt that says "México" with orange trim and collar; in the other scene he wears a blue mask, a red cape, a white tank top with a yellow lightning bolt, and dark green shorts.

In Coco 2, Miguel is now depicted as a teenager from 14-15 years old. His hair is now cut shorter in an undercut and wears a medium blue denim blazer with red long sleeved loose button-up shirt and a white undershirt, medium blue jeans and black leather shoes. His white guitar is now similar to Hector and he carries it in a sling.

Abilities Miguel has an ear for music and is a fast learner, as he taught himself how to play the guitar by watching one of Ernesto's old films with the guitar that he had built. Indicating a skill for craftsmanship, as he had made it himself and to make it look like his great-great-grandfather's guitar. Miguel's ear for music also helps him to possess a good singing voice, which he may have learned from listening to Ernesto and other musicians singing in the plaza, it is very likely that he had inherited music skills from Héctor. Miguel is also fast on his feet, as he was able to outrun and escape from Pepita's "hunt" for him.

Appearances Coco “Sometimes I think I'm cursed 'cause of something that happened before I was even born.” ―Miguel, opening narration Miguel with his great-grandmother Coco. Miguel with his great-grandmother Coco.

Among the rest of the Rivera family, Miguel stands out for his love and passion for music. However, because of the generation-spanning taboo his family has towards music, he must keep this side of himself hidden. The only ones who are aware of his passion are his elderly great-grandmother Mamá Coco and his dog Dante. At the beginning of the film, Miguel is encouraged to play music by a mariachi only for the mariachi to get scared away by Abuelita, but not before informing him of a music contest being held on Día de Los Muertos. Though Miguel inquires about the family's past that motivated his great-great-grandmother to ban music, Abuelita refuses to talk anymore about the subject of Miguel's great-great-grandfather.

Miguel playing his makeshift guitar. Miguel playing his makeshift guitar.

In his hideout, Miguel has a shrine dedicated to his musical idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Viewing the films while perfecting his makeshift guitar, the voice of Ernesto inspires Miguel to follow his dreams. On his way to the contest, Miguel narrowly evades Abuelita and his parents from finding his guitar just as Abuelita declares him ready to join the family's shoemaker business. Miguel feigns excitement to get Abuelita and his parents to leave. But right after, Dante causes the ofrenda to shake, where the photo of Miguel's great-great-grandparents falls off and shatters. After Miguel notices in the picture that his great-great-grandfather holding the guitar of Ernesto de la Cruz, he surmises that Ernesto is his great-great-grandfather and decides to enter the contest to become a musician. Announcing this to the Rivera household, Miguel's family tries to convince him to give up the idea, fearing such a dream would lead Miguel to end up like his great-great-grandfather. Abuelita confronts him personally to make him choose between family and his dream; when their lack of support causes Miguel to still stand firm for music, Abuelita angrily destroys his guitar, despite his and even the rest of the family's objections.

Miguel runs away from his family after they shatter his dreams of becoming a musician. Miguel runs away from his family after they shatter his dreams of becoming a musician.

Heartbroken by the destruction of his homemade guitar and fed up with his family's lack of support and respect for his dream, Miguel shouts that he doesn't want to be part of the family, runs away, and decides to enter the contest. However, since he needs an instrument to enter, he (reluctantly) enters de la Cruz's mausoleum and takes the guitar. Alone with the guitar, Miguel apologizes to Ernesto and explains his reasons for taking the instrument. Before heading out, he gives the guitar a strum. This causes the marigold petals surrounding him to light up, and Miguel overhears people coming to the mausoleum. Miguel tries to come clean, but he discovers that he can't interact with the living people. As Miguel begins to panic, he sees several deceased spirits moving around the cemetery.

Miguel finds himself in the . Miguel finds himself in the Land of the Dead.

Fearing his situation, Miguel is suddenly greeted by Dante, who somehow is still able to see him. Dante then runs off and leads Miguel to the deceased members of his family. They understand Miguel's situation and take him to the Land of the Dead to help him. At the Grand Central Station, Miguel meets his great-great-grandmother, Imelda, who is unable to cross over due to Miguel knocking off her picture on the ofrenda. The family learns that Miguel has a curse placed on himself for stealing the items of the deceased, which has turned him into an incomplete spirit. If Miguel is still in the land by sunrise, he will become a spirit and remain trapped in the land forever. When they learn that to break the curse a member of his family must give him their blessing, Imelda tells him she will give him her blessing if he gives up music. Miguel reluctantly agrees and is immediately transported back into Ernesto's mausoleum. Spotting the guitar back on its hooks, Miguel attempts to take it only to return to the Land of the Dead two seconds later for breaking his promise. Imelda demands that he adhere to her wishes, but Miguel refuses and runs off to seek his great-great-grandfather instead, believing him to be de la Cruz.

Miguel runs into . Miguel runs into Héctor.

Along the way, Miguel meets Héctor and enlists his help after the former hears that the latter knows de la Cruz. Héctor agrees to help him if he puts his picture on an ofrenda when he gets home to which Miguel agrees. To help blend Miguel in, Héctor disguises Miguel as a skeleton with face paint, and they head off to find de la Cruz. Héctor gets them access to Frida Kahlo's studio, where he believes de la Cruz to be rehearsing for his Sunrise Spectacular. While Héctor is getting chewed out by a seamstress for losing her dress that he used in his failed attempt to cross the bridge, Miguel ends up following Dante as he wanders off further into the studio, where he meets Frida herself, offering some helpful musical tips for Ernesto's performance. After getting complimented for having the heart of an artist, Miguel is disappointed to learn that de la Cruz is actually hosting a party at his palace, leading him to doubt whether Héctor was actually friends with him. Héctor is soon recognized by Frida's musicians, who begin mocking him for apparently dying of food poisoning. The pair soon learns that instead of an invitation to Ernesto's party, they have to enter a music competition in Plaza de la Cruz where the winner will get to meet de la Cruz.

Needing a guitar to compete, Héctor takes Miguel and Dante to a shantytown where spirits who are being forgotten live and seeks a guitar from Chicharrón. Chicharrón asks Héctor to play "Everyone Knows Juanita". Héctor does so, altering one of the lyrics as there are children (Miguel) present. Afterward, Chicharrón fades away. Héctor explains to Miguel that unless a spirit has a living relative to remember them and pass on their story, that spirit passes on into the Final Death, the same fate that will await Héctor if Miguel doesn't take his photo home.

Miguel performs "" with . Miguel performs "Un Poco Loco" with Héctor.

As they take a trolley to Plaza de la Cruz, Miguel asks why Héctor never revealed he is a musician himself when he claimed to hate musicians back at Frida's studio. Héctor claims to have mentored Ernesto and that Ernesto has no talent to compose songs of his own, though Miguel doesn't believe him. As they enter the contest, Miguel's first thought is to sing "Remember Me", to which Héctor objects as it is too popular, as evidenced by other contestants rehearsing around them, so Miguel decides to settle on "Un Poco Loco". However, during the contest, the deceased Riveras show up. Héctor confronts Miguel for lying to him about Ernesto being his only family and attempts to return him to his family. This makes Miguel ditch Héctor and Dante to go find Ernesto himself. Miguel escapes Imelda and her alebrije Pepita by running into an alleyway, and Imelda tries to stop him by revealing that she didn't ban music because she hated music, but because she loved her family more and wanted to raise her daughter Coco. However, Miguel isn't moved by this and continues toward Ernesto's mansion, feeling that Imelda still won't support his love for music.

Miguel hugs , elated to have found him at last. Miguel hugs Ernesto de la Cruz, elated to have found him at last.

After the winners of the contest get Miguel inside the mansion, Miguel gets his idol's attention by singing a song. During the song, he falls into a pool, prompting Ernesto to dive in to pull him out of the pool, which washes the paint off Miguel's face. Miguel proclaims to Ernesto that he is his great-great-grandson, surprising but also delighting Ernesto, and the two start bonding. Ernesto offers Miguel as the guest of honor to his Sunrise Spectacular, but the latter explains that he needs his blessing to go home before sunrise. Ernesto blesses Miguel with a condition for him to die very soon, to Miguel's shock and confusion, but before he can give the blessing, Héctor shows up to remind Miguel of their deal. As Ernesto recognizes Héctor, the latter bitterly reveals that he wrote all the songs Ernesto is famous for singing. Miguel realizes Héctor was telling the truth that he and Ernesto worked together in the past and wonders why Ernesto never credited Héctor. As Héctor tries to negotiate with Ernesto, he mentions that the latter once said he would move heaven and earth for him during a toast. Miguel then points to one of de la Cruz's films where the villain, Don Hidalgo, says the same line while poisoning Ernesto's character. Seeing this, Héctor remembers his last night alive, recounting the events before his death aloud, and suddenly accuses Ernesto of poisoning him with their farewell toast. He attacks him in a fit of rage before Ernesto summons his guards to take him away.

Miguel is taken away by Ernesto's guards as he is betrayed by Ernesto. Miguel is taken away by Ernesto's guards as he is betrayed by Ernesto.

Before resuming the blessing, Ernesto asks a shocked Miguel if he believes what Héctor said. Miguel tries to assure Ernesto that he doesn't, but the tone in his voice alerts Ernesto to the doubt in Miguel's mind. Not wanting to risk this in the Land of the Living, Ernesto summons his guards to take Miguel away as well. Miguel protests that he's his family to which Ernesto coldly says that Héctor was his best friend. Miguel comes to the horrifying realization that Héctor was right to which Ernesto tells him one must be willing to do what it takes to seize their moment.

Miguel uplifts Héctor's spirits after realizing that Héctor is his great-great-grandfather. Miguel uplifts Héctor's spirits after realizing that Héctor is his great-great-grandfather.

Ernesto's guards throw Miguel in a cenote. Finding Héctor in there with him, a horrified Miguel rambles about his guilt for severing ties with his family to become like his fraudulent idol because he didn't listen to them. While Héctor comforts him, the skeleton starts fading because his daughter Coco is forgetting him. Learning this and showing him the torn photo, Miguel realizes that Héctor is actually his great-great-grandfather all along and that he was the original owner of his idol's famous guitar and the authentic songwriter of all songs and that made Ernesto famous, prompting Miguel to tell Héctor that he should have been in Ernesto's place. Héctor tells Miguel that "Remember Me" wasn't for the world, it was out of love for his daughter. Miguel cheers Héctor up by pointing out that music is what made them both different from the rest of the family and shouts that he's proud that they are family. Later, they are soon saved by Dante, Pepita, and Imelda. Miguel then realizes that Dante is his spirit guide, which allows Dante to assume his true alebrije form. After regrouping with the rest of the family, Miguel tells Imelda that he is finally willing to take her blessing, no music, for the sake of Héctor and the rest of the family if they retrieve Héctor's photo so he can see Coco again. While Imelda still holds hostility towards Héctor leaving her and Coco, Miguel explains to Imelda that Héctor tried to go home to her and Coco, but Ernesto murdered him. Imelda and the other Riveras agree to help when Coco starts losing her memory of Héctor.

Miguel proclaims Héctor as the true musician and angrily scolds Ernesto for murdering him and stealing his songs to become famous. Miguel proclaims Héctor as the true musician and angrily scolds Ernesto for murdering him and stealing his songs to become famous.

Together, they infiltrate Ernesto's concert to get Héctor's photo back and send Miguel home with it before it's too late. After Imelda gets the photo back after a forced duet with de la Cruz, Imelda and Héctor slowly start to reconcile and prepare to send Miguel back with the photo with new conditions. However, Ernesto interrupts the blessing to dispose of Miguel. The Riveras plead with Ernesto to see reason and let Miguel go home, but Ernesto is too fixated on remaining famous to let Miguel live. Miguel calls Ernesto a coward to which Ernesto retorts that he's the greatest musician of all time. Miguel denounces Ernesto as a liar and fraud who murdered Héctor, the true musician and stole his songs leaving him forgotten, but Ernesto shamelessly defends his actions by declaring that he will do anything he must do to remain famous. He then throws Miguel from the building to his demise. Dante tries to save him from plummeting, but Miguel is too heavy, and Héctor's photo slips away from Miguel mid-fall. Before Miguel can reach the ground, he is luckily saved by Pepita at the last minute as the photo sinks in the water. Ernesto's crimes are exposed to the Land of the Dead (thanks to Miguel's aunts, who secretly recorded his confession). Once Pepita brings Miguel safely back to his late family, she proceeds to give Ernesto a fitting punishment for how he tore the Rivera family apart years ago. At that moment, sunrise approaches as Miguel was nearly close to his transformation to a spirit. Although Imelda implores Miguel to take the blessing (no conditions), Miguel refuses to leave Héctor as the latter nears the Final Death, but she forces him to accept their blessing in order to save him and Coco before Miguel promises to Héctor that he won't let Coco forget him.

Miguel helps Coco remember her father by singing "" to her. Miguel helps Coco remember her father by singing "Remember Me" to her.

Awakening back in Ernesto's mausoleum, Miguel, with Héctor's guitar in hand, immediately runs back home. Once home, Miguel finds Mamá Coco catatonic, having lost most of her memory. Heartbroken to see his great-grandmother in this state and his great-great-grandfather's impending fate in death, Miguel breaks down towards his parents and embraces them. Suddenly, he remembers Héctor's guitar and helps Mamá Coco remember Héctor by singing "Remember Me" to her. The song restores Coco's memories, and she reveals the truth about her father to the family, who realize that they were way too hard on Miguel and reconcile with him.

Miguel sings "" for his family's celebration of Día de Los Muertos. Miguel sings "Proud Corazón" for his family's celebration of Día de Los Muertos.

One year later, the living Riveras welcomed Héctor back into the family along with music, having been told the truth about him by Miguel and Coco. Miguel also has a new baby sister named Socorro, named after their now-deceased Mamá Coco. The film ends with Miguel, dressed as a mariachi, singing "Proud Corazón" with his elder cousins while his ancestors proudly watch as his father and uncle lift him on their shoulders

the hope kids: The Hope Kids (also known as Friendship Four) is a crossover between Big Hero 6, Coco, Turning Red, and Inside Out. In this crossover, the main characters are Hiro Hamada, Miguel Rivera, Mei Lee and Riley Andersen. While the crossover is fairly new, it has become incredibly popular in fanart. This EU is considered an amalgam of Big Coco 6, Inside Heroes, Inside Coco, Inside Turning Red, Turning Hero Red 6 and Turning Coco Red.The crossover began soon after the sequel to Inside Out was released and introduced an older Riley, and her teenage struggles led to the creation of the pairing, Meiley. That has been featured beside Hiroguel, leading to the idea of featuring Hiro, Miguel, Mei and Riley as a group of friends; who go by the Hope Kids. Similar to the other crossover group that Hiro is one of the main members of, while Riley is one of the additions to it, The Modern/Futuristic Four, as both group are made out of young Disney/Pixar characters that are in their teens Featured Characters Hiro Hamada Miguel Rivera Mei Lee Riley Andersen Ship Names Hiro Hamada Miguel Rivera Mei Lee Riley Andersen Hiro Hamada Hirocest Hiroguel HiroMei Hiriley Miguel Rivera Higuel Migucest Meiguel Rilguel Mei Lee HiroMei Meiguel Meicect Meiley Riley Andersen Hiriley Rilguel Meiley Rilcest Popular AUs Modern AU Botfighting AU Superhero AU Book of Life AU Dance Academy AU Robot AU Inside Out AU Sport AU Dragon Warriors AU Hybrid AU

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