One of the breakout characters of "Finding Dory," Pixar's latest movie, is Hank, an octopus that lost a tentacle — technically making him a "septopus." In the film, Hank can change colors to blend in with his surroundings. He's based off of a real creature, the mimic octopus, and it's even more awesome in real life.
Actually, he's a 'septopus': he lost a tentacle - along with his sense of humor - somewhere along the way. But Hank is just as competent as his eight-armed peers.
Getting to interact with a “real-life Hank” (a very large, reddish Giant Pacific Octopus) was such an incredibly unique experience! The octopus was SO curious and its tentacles were incredibly strong and muscular, as were the suckers.
Official Description. Hank is an octopus. Actually, he's a 'septopus:' he lost a tentacle — along with his sense of humor — somewhere along the way. But Hank is just as competent as his eight-armed peers.
"You're using your imagination. You have to use your imagination more in that type of setting." But his octopus Hank is based on a real creature. "The mimic octopus is one of the most amazing creatures on the planet," he said.
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Is Hank a mimic octopus?
In the film, Hank can change colors to blend in with his surroundings. He's based off of a real creature, the mimic octopus, and it's even more awesome in real life.
So Hank the Septapus is terrified of being released back into the open ocean, claiming that he had a terrible experience out there. We also know that he lost a tentacle, leading to him being a septapus instead of an octopus.
The octopus' tapered tentacles were designed separately from his body. When they tried to attach them, only seven fit. Later on, they decided to work the affliction into the script.
The seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), also known as the blob octopus or sometimes called septopus, is one of the two largest known species of octopus; the largest specimen ever discovered had an estimated total length of 3.5 m (11 ft) and mass of 75 kg (165 lb).
The Purple Octopus is a recurring character from the Disney Junior animated series, Jake and the Never Land Pirates. He is a friendly octopus who lives in Never Sea. His vocal effects are provided by Dee Bradley Baker.
Has a giant Pacific octopus ever attacked a human?
While octopuses generally avoid humans, attacks have occasionally been verified. For example, a 240-centimeter (8-foot) Pacific octopus, said to be nearly perfectly camouflaged, approached a diver and attempted to wrap itself around the diver and his camera.
An octopus has not one, but three hearts. Two of them — the branchial hearts — pump blood to the gills where it picks up oxygen. The third, or systemic heart, pumps the oxygenated blood around the body, fueling up the eight tentacles for whatever they and their suckers plan to do.
Dory, the small blue fish with a bad memory from the "Finding Nemo" franchise, is a blue tang, or a Paracanthurus hepatus in scientific terms. Native to the Indo-Pacific and found in coral reefs, these fish weigh around one pound and are generally 10 to 12 inches long, according to National Geographic.
Is Hank Everywhere? Andrew Stanton, the director of Finding Dory, claims that Hank the Septopus is actually hidden in every other Pixar movie — only you can't tell because he's camouflaged.
The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives longer than any other octopus species. The size record is held by a specimen that was 30 feet across and weighed more than 600 pounds. Averages are more like 16 feet and 110 lbs.
It is not entirely known why blanket octopuses are so vibrantly rainbow coloured. One theory is that it is to attract mates. However reproduction is much more complicated than just colouration for these cephalopods.
Dory is the third female protagonist in a Pixar film, the first two being Merida and Joy. She is also Pixar's third titular character, the first two being Nemo and WALL-E, and the second titular character to be a protagonist overall, the first one being WALL-E. She is also Pixar's first female titular character.
A tricky aspect of the design was Hank's mouth. “An octopus' mouth is underneath it, but you never see it and it didn't work in the Dory world,” character supervisor Jeremie Talbot said, adding that after trying different options, they put the mouth in front, but they relied on his eyes for much of his communication.
In a very humid environment, a small octopus can survive for 30 minutes or more. They generally will only stay out for a few minutes voluntarily. While their gills don't work, they do get some oxygen perfusing through their skin. This works better for smaller octopi.
Beneath his tough, unflappable exterior, however, he struggles with some of his own vulnerabilities: he had cold feet when it came to marrying Marie, and despite his ambition, he is afraid to move outside his comfort zone at work, primarily due to the effects of PTSD since killing Tuco Salamanca and subsequent bloody ...
It was probably Hank's first really violent fire fight and that left him suffering from a form of post traumatic stress disorder. He becomes more fearful and more fearful of further violence. Tuco's grill was a grisly reminder of all the fear he went through, which was something he didn't want to relive anymore.
Hank is faced with numerous threats from the rival drug cartels which take a toll on his mental health, causing him to develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
