Kenai
Voiced/Portrayed by
Joaquin Phoenix
Nationality
Native-American
Studio Origin
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Occupation
Hunter (formerly)
Personality
Formerly : Brash, impulsive, impatient, vengeful, hateful, prejudical, childish, judgmental, short-tempered, cocky, selfishLater : Mischievous, playful, eager, kind, caring, brave, determined, understanding, protective, brotherly, selfless, heroic, clumsy, bashful, brilliant, obstinate, remorseful, generous, charitable, responsible, fun-loving, loyal, sympathetic
Alignment
Neutral, later good
Loves/Likes
Having fun, fishing, bears, his friends and family, spending time with Koda and his brothers, Nita, being with
Nita , his totem, being a bear (currently)
Hates/Dislikes
Bears (formerly), his totem (formerly), being a bear (formerly), Koda talking too much, Denahi teasing him, Sitka's death, his friends, family, Koda and Nita in danger, leaving Koda, scary things, bear hunters
Goal
Kill Koda's mother to avenge Sitka's death (succeeded, but later regretted it)
Allies
Koda, Rutt and Tuke, His brothers Sitka † and Denahi, Tanana, Tug, Nita (girlfriend; later wife), Koda's mother †, Anda and Kata, Bering
Enemies
Denahi (temporarily; as a bear), Koda's mother † (formerly), Atka (formerly), Bering (formerly)
Home
Alaska (birthplace)
The Forest
Fate
Remains in his bear form, stays with
Koda , and is declared to have become a man; later marries
Nita .
Relatives
Unnamed parents †
Qoute
"A man wouldn't just sit here and do nothing!"
Kenai is the main protagonist of Disney's 44th full-length animated feature film Brother Bear and its 2006 sequel Brother Bear 2 .
He is the younger brother of Sitka and Denahi, the adoptive older brother of Koda, and the husband of Nita. He is the youngest of three brothers who gets turned into a bear, to teach him to see through their eyes.
