This article is about the Jake and the Never Land Pirates character. For other uses, see Marina (disambiguation).
Marina is a recurring character from the 2011 Disney Jr. animated television series Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She is a young mermaid, who is a good friend of Jake and his crew.
Background[]
Personality[]
Marina is a compassionate young mermaid and unlike the mermaids shown in the original Peter Pan film, she is helpful and unselfish. She joins Jake and the crew on occasions and when she does it makes all the difference. Marina seems to have feelings for Jake. She has a pet starfish named Sandy who she cares for and loves deeply. Sometimes when she's excited she does a little giggle. She is also shown to have the ability to communicate with the creatures of the Never Sea (as revealed in the episode "Bucky's Anchor Aweigh!").
Physical appearance[]
Marina has black hair with purple highlithgs in the hair and blue eyes, purple shell-shaped earrings and a pink shirt.
Role in the series[]
Marina is said to be the undersea pirate who helps Jake with the rules of the water and comes to help when Jake and his crew deal with major water adventures. She first appeared giving Jake surfing lessons in the episode "Surfin' Turf" and joined him to save their surfboard from Captain Hook. She played a supporting role in the episode "Jake's Starfish Search", where she asks Jake to watch her starfish while she goes to her undersea ballet class.
In "Jake's Jungle Groove", she was briefly seen at the end dancing with Jake, Izzy, Cubby, Skully, and two mermaids.
She played a large role in the episode "Save the Coral Cove!" Captain Hook and Smee are planning to dig up the bottom of the sea destroying many sea creatures' homes. She goes to Jake for help, but Hook ends up being chased away by an octopus and later his machine that somehow gains a mind of its own. The machine attempts to attack Bucky, but Marina ties a cord attached to it onto a shipwreck but it doesn't hold. Izzy defeats the machine and the cove is safe.
In the episode "Pirate Rock!", Marina overheard Jake's crew performing their song. She told them they should perform a show, much to the pirate's delight. She left to gather their friends to watch them perform at Pirate Rock. In the end, Marina was seen with the other friends, watching the pirates perform.
In "It's a Winter Never Land!", Marina and some other friends got together with Jake and his crew to celebrate a Christmas themed holiday. At the end of the episode, Captain Hook successfully stole all the gifts and the tree, however, Marina convinces her friends that their friendship is the only thing they need to have a fun holiday.
In "Bucky's Anchor Aweigh!", Marina and the pirates get together to present a gift to the ship Bucky, a golden anchor. However, Hook and his crew steal the anchor having Bucky chasing after them. Even though Bucky left, he left the crew behind. Marina suggests the pirates use an old washed up dingy that fortunately still floats. With the help of their octopus friend, they manage to reunite with Bucky and retrieve the anchor.
She is apparently the guardian of the sea, as indicated in "Undersea Bucky!" When the light of the mermaid dominated Neptune City vanishes, Marina was called forth to find a solution to the problem.
In the episode "The Mermaid's Song", it's revealed Marina has a younger sister named Stormy. After finding out from Snappy about what Stormy has been doing, she calls for her presence. She tells her that while she didn't mean any harm, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, and Cubby didn't like being used for selfish reasons. Stormy says that she didn't think that would happen and apologizes for her actions. Marina reminds Stormy that the Mermaid Song should be utilized to help others and should never be used selfishly.
Marina returned in "Treasure of the Tides" when the mermaids decide to make Izzy an honorary mermaid. Later that night, she joined the other mermaids when they crowned Izzy "Mermaid of the Year".
In "Izzy's Trident Treasure", Marina and Stormy asked Izzy for help in finding King Neptune's legendary trident. The map Marina and Stormy found leads to Mount Mer-suvias, a mountain in the middle of a dried-up a lake in the desert. Since the mermaids can't walk on land and only a mermaid can touch Neptune's Trident. Since Izzy was once an honorary mermaid she can touch the trident and walk on land. Jake and his crew set out to find the trident with the two mermaids. They get to Never Land and sail trough Sandbar Straits with the help of Marina and Stormy. Captain Hook sees them and finds that they are looking for the trident. He wants the trident and he says that he is going to take it but the Jolly Roger gets stuck in the sandbar so he has to use a rowboat. Jake and his crew have to use a rowboat because of the thin canal but the current is too strong for them so they need Marina and Stormy to help them. Marina and Stormy accompany Jake and his crew getting through the strong currents.
Marina is briefly mentioned in the episode "Cubby's Pet Problem", when Stormy joins Jake and his crew exploring the wonders of the Never Sea when the puny pirate team encountered a baby sea serpent at the Cave of Neptune. Stormy leaves Jake and his crew when she hears Marina's bell calling her for snack time.
Marina and Stormy make a brief nonspeaking cameo appearance in the episode "Captain Who?" The young mermaids present the amnesia striking Captain Hook a large clam with a huge pearl inside in hopes of restoring Hook's memory but it fails. Marina reappears in the episode "Seahorse Saddle-Up!" as the host of the seahorse race.
Marina and Stormy reappear in the episode "Sandy and the Clams" taking part in the concert held by Sandy and his singing clam trio at Mermaid Lagoon.
Marina and Stormy reappear in the episode special "Jake's Never Land Rescue". While following the ball of light sent by the Guardian, Jake ends up at Mermaid Lagoon. Jake runs into Marina, Stormy, and Sandy the Starfish, and the threat of Never Land disappearing has even effected the mermaids of Neptune City, forcing them to flee. Jake asked Marina and Stormy if they knew of a means to restore Cubby's map, the young mermaids told him that only the magical ink of the Golden Squid was capable of doing so. To reach the Squid, the young mermaids summoned Flo the Dolphin to escort Jake through the depths of the Never Sea.
Marina makes a speaking cameo appearance along with her sister Stormy, Sandy the Starfish, and the rest of the Never Land friends took part in Jake's birthday celebration in "Jake's Birthday Bash!"
Marina and Stormy make a brief cameo appearance in the episode "Captain Who?" When Captain Hook gets a whiff of the Forget-Me Flowers, he forgets he is the captain of his crew. Sharky, Bones, and Mr. Smee enlist Jake and crew to help jog his memory. Marina plays a minor role in the episode "Seahorse Saddle-Up!" as the host of the seahorse race.
Marina and Stormy reappear in the episode "Sandy and the Clams" taken part in the concert held by Sandy and his singing clam trio at Mermaid Lagoon.
Marina makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the episode "Trading Treasures", Marina appears at the end of the episode attending Queen Coralie's Fin and Frolic dance party dancing with two mermaids.
In the episode "The Mermaid Queen's Voice", Queen Coralie was set to host and perform a concert at Mermaid Lagoon but come down with laryngitis right before the concert begins. Marina appears at her queen's side speaking on her behalf when they ask Jake and his crew to help cure Queen Coralie. Marina was present when Jake and his crew return to Mermaid Lagoon with the Fa la la water that would cure Queen Coralie. as Jake was about to hand the bottle to Queen Coralie, Captain Hook swoops in and stealing the bottle. This is short-lived as Hook gloats the captain is quickly scolded by his mother who arrives at the lagoon as Queen Coralie's guest. Marina again speaking for her queen revealed that Coralie only wanted to preform her concert in Mama Hook's honor. Marina is last seen amongst Jake and their Never Land friends enjoying the duet between Queen Coralie and Captain Hook.
Marina reappears in the episode "A Royal Misunderstanding", as one of the dancers in Queen Coralie's ballet performances but finds herself caught in the middle of a dispute between Queen Coralie and King Crab. Fortunately, Jake and his crew soon arrive to watch both the crabs race and mermaids dance to suggest both Coralie and King Crab share the beach. However, both Captain Hook also desired the location for his date with Red Jessica.
Marina reappears in the episode "Sleeping Mermaid". She joins Jake and his crew accompanied by Queen Coralie as they collect seashells on the beach, the queen notice a stone message on rock wall warning the dangers of the Spell Shell which has the power to put anyone into a deep sleep. Marina soon discovers the Spell Shell, but as she hands the shell to her queen it puts Coralie into a deep sleep. The only way to reverse the spell is if Jake and his crew must convince Captain Hook to help. Hook reluctantly agrees to assist the mermaid queen in order to claim the huge pearl Marina offers for his reward.
Marina makes a brief appearance in "Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Battle for the Book". Peter Pan comes to the mermaids assistance dealing with a vicious sea beast that evades Mermaid Lagoon.
Relationships[]
Jake[]
Marina with Jake.
- “And I actually think that she has a little romance with Jake budding.”
- ―Ariel Winter at an early interview for the show.
Marina is shown to have romantic feelings toward Jake. She seems to care for Jake's safety more than anyone else's. She also seems to create a small change in Jake's personality. Marina became very excited when Jake joined her in the water in the episode "Surfin Turf", and even had a slight blush possibly because of the crush. In one episode when Marina asked Jake to watch her pet starfish, she asked in a flirtatious tone.
Marina's love was confirmed when voice actress Ariel Winter stated during an interview, "I think Marina may have a little crush on Jake. I've seen that a bit throughout the script. She's always there to help him in her sweetest voice...."
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Trivia[]
- Marina's debut episode, "Surfin Turf", has become one of the series' most recognizable premieres.
- Marina's heroine side in "Save the Coral Cove!" has a few similarities to Ariel from The Little Mermaid, rendering the first name of her voice actress and both characters being mermaids.
- Despite her actress confirming Marina's crush on Jake, the creators have yet to confirm this or not.
- The flying surfboard ride at the end of "Surfin Turf" is reminiscent of the magic carpet ride in Aladdin.
- Marina only has a cameo at the end of the special "Peter Pan Returns", despite being the first hour-long episode of the series. This also happens in another special titled "Battle for the Book".
- Marina is the fifth character to have a solo song in the series (in "Undersea Bucky!"), the first being Izzy (in "Surfin Turf"), the second being Cubby (in "The Golden Twilight Treasure"), the third being Captain Hook ("Treasure Show and Tell"), and the fourth being Peter Pan (in the special "Peter Pan Returns").
