Nita

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Nita is a fictional character from the Disney animated movie Brother Bear 2.

[edit] Brother Bear 2

In Brother Bear 2, Kenai and Koda awaken from hibernation to find that spring has arrived. Even with snow on the ground and the trees still bare, love is decidedly in the air. Kenai and Koda scoff at the notion of romance, but an old bear cautions them (Kenai in particular) that "You can't run from love. It has a way of tracking you down." Kenai laughs, but later has a dream about a girl he used to know when he was young and a human. That girl is Nita.

Meanwhile, in her own village, Nita is preparing for her wedding to a man named Atka. But when the big moment arrives, it is revealed that Nita cannot marry Atka. The reason for this is that when she and Kenai were children, Kenai gave Nita an amulet as a gift. What neither Kenai nor Nita realized was that the amulet bound them as one. The only way for Nita to marry Atka now is to go with Kenai to Hokani Falls, where he first gave her the amulet, and burn it.

Nita finds Kenai and manages to convince him to help her. But during the course of their three-day journey, their old friendship sprouts anew and flourishes. Despite the fact that both are developing feelings for one another, they burn the amulet and Nita returns to her village, only to find that where the amulet kept her from marrying Atka before, now her heart will not let her marry him either.

In the end, Nita chooses to be turned into a bear, and she and Kenai get married.

[edit] Trivia

• Nita is voiced by singer/actress Mandy Moore.
• Nita is Inuit for bear.
• The costume Nita wears for most of the movie is basically a feminine version of Kenai's costume in the original Brother Bear.

[edit] Personality

Nita is a highly entertaining character. Strong and determined, very little can stand in her way for long. The only thing she truly fears is water, due to a childhood incident in which she nearly drowned. At first she gains a great deal of amusement at Kenai's expense. But as they travel together old feelings catch up on her, and she ultimately follws her heart and chooses bearhood, giving up her old life for a new one with Kenai. In some respects, Nita is like a female version of Kenai: complex, stubborn, and capable of great love.