Marina

Marina is a young heroine in Disney's 2011 television series Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She is a young mermaid who is a good friend of Jake and his crew and is voiced by Ariel Winter.

Personality
Marina is a compassionate young mermaid and unlike the mermaids shown in the first two films, she is helpful and unselfish. She joins Jake and the crew on occasions and when she do it makes all the difference. Marina seems to have romantic feelings for Jake. She has a pet starfish who she cares for and loves deeply.

Relationship with Jake
"And I actually think that she has a little romance with Jake budding."

- Ariel Winter at an interview for the show.

Marina and Jake have shown to have romantic feelings toward one another. She seems to care for Jake's safety more than any else's. She also seems to create a small change in Jake's personality. When Jake and Marina schedule a dance party he becomes very nervous and doubtful, a side not shown by Jake before. Marina became very excited when Jake joined her in the water possibly because of the crush. Their love was confirmed when voice actress Ariel Winter stated during an interview.

Jake and the Never Land Pirates
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 Surf Turf and joined him to save their surf board 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 another episode she had a dance party with her mermaid friends and Jake and his crew.

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 it's own. The machine attempts to attack Jake's ship 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.

Appearences

 * Surfin Turf
 * Jake's Starfish Search
 * The Elephant Surprise(mentioned only)
 * Jake's Jungle Groove
 * Save The Coral Cove!

Trivia

 * Marina's debut episode Surfin Turf has become one the series most recognizable premieres.
 * The mermaids shown are said to be her friends. So far Marina's family has yet to be seen.
 * Marina's heroine side in Save the Coral Cove has a few similarities to Ariel of The Little Mermaid.
 * Their surfboard ride at the end of Surf Turf is like the magic carpet ride.