Barracuda

Average-Doer
Full Name	None
Alias	Barracuda
Origin	Finding Nemo
Occupation	Predator
Powers/Skills	Speed Tail slam
Hobby	Finding and devouring prey.
Goals	Survive and reproduce(ongoing).
Family	Unknown
Friends	None
Enemies	Marlin Coral
Type of Neutral Character	Predator

The ​Barracuda ​is the overarching antagonist of the Finding Nemo franchise.

It is a predator that it is indirectly responsible for most of the franchise's main events due to killing Marlin's mate, Coral, and most of their unborn children, sans Nemo.

Its vocal sound effects were provided by Frank Welker.

Why aren't they heroic or villainous?

• The only reason it killed Coral and most of her and Marlin's unborn children (sans Nemo) is because it is just a predator that needed to survive at the end of the day.

Physical Appearance

The Barracuda is a long, slender fish with navy skin, black stripes, grey eyes, and long jaws with teeth that overlap.

Biography

Finding Nemo

The Barracuda is seen at the beginning of the first film invading the reef where Marlin and Coral have made their home. Ignoring Marlin's orders to hide, Coral rushes to protect her eggs, prompting the Barracuda to strike at her. Marlin attempts to defend Coral, but he is no match for the Barracuda and is knocked into his anemone unconscious.

Later, Marlin awakens to find that the Barracuda has left from sight. He looks around and calls out for Coral, only to discover that she and their eggs have been eaten by the Barracuda. As he cries over the loss of his family, Marlin notices that one egg (which presumably fell out of the Barracuda's mouth while it was eating the eggs) has survived the attack. To honor Coral's dying wish, Marlin names the egg Nemo, whose right fin becomes unusually small due to slight damage his egg took from the Barracuda's attack.

The Barracuda is not seen again for the rest of the film. However, its attack on Marlin's family results in Marlin becoming overprotective of Nemo, which Nemo gradually becomes tired of, leading to the events of the remainder of the film.

Finding Dory

While the Barracuda does not return in the second film, it does continue to serve as a catalyst for the sequel's main events, as it was indirectly responsible for Marlin meeting and eventually befriending Dory in the first film, which, in turn, indirectly leads to the events of the sequel.

Other appearances

The Barracuda makes an appearance as an Easter egg in Toy Story 4 (the 4th installment of the Toy Story franchise), where it is seen stuffed and mounted on the wall of the antique store.

Trivia

• There was originally going to be a scene that showed Coral and the eggs inside the Barracuda's mouth, but it was cut out of concern that it might frighten younger viewers.
• Despite real life fish not having vocal cords and thus not being able to produce any sounds, the Barracuda is heard growling as it stalks Marlin and Coral and utters a lion-like roar when it attacks.
• In real life, barracudas do not eat fish eggs and rarely eat clownfish. They typically eat larger fish.
  • They also generally live in open water instead of near coral reefs.
• As revealed through the commentary for Finding Dory, one of the sequel's writers wanted the final shot to be of the Barracuda looking hungrily at the reef right before "The End" appears on the screen. The Barracuda was also originally intended to speak in the sequel, with its dialogue being provided by the late David Lander, who also voiced Thumper in outtakes of A Bug's Life, another film by Pixar. However, this idea was eventually dropped.