The movie begins with a flashback of when she was a fry (baby fish) living with her parents jenny and Charlie. Chicken Little: Chicken Little She ends up in the Marine Life Institute quarantine area, and meets a seven-legged octopus named Hank, who tries to fool her into giving him her tag so he can go to a permanent aquarium instead of being released into the ocean again, but she manages to get him to help her by promising her tag after she finds her parents. Trying to introduce herself, the fish are her ecstatic parents, who tackle her and hug her, reuniting with their daughter after so long. As she looks at the map, she notices a purple shell on the map, bringing back a flashback of her baby self collecting shells for her parents as they teach her to follow the shell path home if she gets lost and her mother asking her to find her a purple shell, as they are her favorite. Rescue Rangers: Chip • Dale • Gadget • Monterey Jack • Devil Dale After Marlin leaves, Dory meets Nemo, who had escaped alive and at first, she didn't remember him yet, but when she sees the word Sydney again all her memory comes back, and she takes Nemo to his father. Hank is an octopus and the deuteragonist of the 2016 Disney/Pixar animated film, Finding Dory. Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers: Mickey Mouse • Minnie Mouse • Donald Duck • Goofy His inspirations are Gill, Gurgi, and Nick Wilde. Journey Into Imagination: Figment. Realizing the only way to get there without Hank is through the same pipe she was sucked away in, she desperately tries to remember the directions, but gets lost. Alice in Wonderland: Alice • White Rabbit • Cheshire Cat • Mad Hatter • Caterpillar • The Queen of Hearts After nearly getting swept up by the undertow, her parents try to remind her to stay away from it with a silly rhyme, but she didn't say it correctly. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Despite her sunny outlook and demeanor, there is some tragedy to Dory. Aladdin: Aladdin • Jasmine • The Sultan • Prince Achmed • Gazeem • Razoul • Rajah • Iago • Abu • Genie • Jafar • Magic Carpet • Pink Flamingo • Beggar Jafar • Golden Scarab Beetle • Magic Lamp • Snake Charmer WALL-E: WALL-E • EVE As they ask if she was alone all these years, she suddenly remembers Marlin and Nemo and knows she needs to rescue them. "Hank is an octopus. With Destiny and Bailey's help, (after they jump the walls of their exhibits) they find the truck, and Dory uses otters to stop traffic so she can get into the truck. Coco: Miguel Rivera • Héctor • Dante • Imelda • Pepita • Alebrije Dante • Ernesto He has a large, bulbous head and seven long arms covered in cream-colored suction cups. As she is admiring the stingrays, the word "undertow" makes her stop and think, causing her to swim into the undertow and go unconscious, but not before having a flashback of being in a dark place as her parents call her. Dory and Hank use a baby stroller to find the Open Ocean Exhibit, but Dory's interest in the world's most powerful glasses causes them to fall into a touching tank, where Hank shows his fear of being touched.
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington • Sally • Zero • Oogie Boogie • Santa Jack • Dr. Finkelstein • The Mayor Because of her short term memory loss, there's no telling how many life experiences have eluded her, or how many loved ones she lost that she couldn't remember.

An accomplished escape artist with camouflaging capabilities to boot, Hank is the first to greet Dory when she finds herself in the Marine Life Institute. When Dory speaks whale to her, Destiny tells Dory how they were friends as kids, and talked through the pipes of their exhibits, Dory's being Open Ocean. Not wanting to see her mother upset, she spots a purple shell and goes to fetch it.
The Emperor's New Groove: Kuzco • Kronk • Pacha • Yzma • Yzma Kitty Books: Little Golden Book • Disney's Wonderful World of Reading • Big Golden Book • The Art of Finding Nemo • The Art of Finding Dory, Entertainment: Fantasmic! Peter Pan: Peter Pan • Tinker Bell • Wendy Darling • John Darling • Michael Darling • Captain Hook • Mr Smee • Nana • Tick Tock • Tiger Lily Two fish try to help her, but before they can, little Dory forgets again and swims off.