
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: A platonic example. Broken Record: Moana gets caught up in the elation of learning the truth about her ancestors and runs around Gramma Tala repeatedly shouting "We were voyagers!". Later Moana earns the title of "wayfinder" from Maui. Being forbidden from this seems to have only enhanced it. Bold Explorer: She is described as having a strong calling to explore the sea beyond her island. #DEMIGOD VS DECAPOD SKIN#
She shows some skin between her top and her skirt, but the skirt is high-waisted enough to cover her navel.
When she says "That's good pork!" in front of Pua and sees his crestfallen reaction, she gets flustered over her Innocently Insensitive remark, but her attempt to recover from her faux-pas is so awkward, it actually makes the situation even more awkward. At the beginning of the movie, when a village guy is getting tattooed and reacts painfully, he asks "Is it done yet?" Moana glances at the small, barely-started tattoo on his vast open back, and awkwardly tells him "So close!". Tamatoa only "buys it" because it gives him a chance to talk about himself. During the scene in Tamatoa's cave where she's trying to distract Tamatoa with the made-up story that she came because he was amazing and wanted to know how he became so "crabulous".
Badass Pacifist: Moana stops Te Kā/Te Fiti by reminding the goddess that she knows who she is, which is not a goddess of destruction. And while the Ocean chose her to restore the Heart of Te Fiti and she receives help from Maui and the Ocean when needed, Moana has no powers yet performs extremely well against the obstacles she encounters. Badass Normal: She's up against Kakamora pirates, a human-eating crab monster, and a lava demon. She will also take on the Kakamora pirates or ear-handle the demigod Maui himself if she must accomplish something. Badass Adorable: Moana is a cute, friendly, and occasionally goofy teenager. All-Loving Heroine: She is very empathetic, and looks to help herself by helping and understanding others first.
Action Girl: Moana is a tough heroine who fights off a whole bunch of evil Kakamora, stands up to Te Kā, and restores the heart of Te Fiti. As a child, she was chosen by the Ocean to return the Heart of Te Fiti, and when her island starts being overcome by darkness, she undertakes this quest to save the lives of her people, learning about herself and her heritage along the way. As the next chieftain of her village she is at odds with her responsibility to her people and her desire to explore the sea. The 16-year old daughter of a South Pacific chief. Voiced by: Auli'i Cravalho (English and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi), Louise Bush (as a toddler) Sabrina Laughlin (reo Tahiti), Uramateata Tauru-Paia (reo Tahiti, as a toddler), Vaipuarii Raapoto (reo Tahiti, as a young girl) Jaedyn Randell (te reo Māori)