

When Marlin is reunited with Dory in the pipes, he is extremely happy to see her, and is willing to help look for her parents, but is also saddened when he realizes he'll have to say goodbye to her. When she is kidnapped, Marlin shows incredible distress, even eventually saying her kidnapping was his fault and lamenting about it. She is deeply hurt by this, and tries to make it better by looking for help.

They travel to California together and Marlin expresses his concern of her causing trouble, and after she nearly gets Nemo eaten by a giant squid, he lashes out at her, telling her to go and forget since it's what she does best. He refuses at first until she asks him if he's ever missed anyone badly to which he replies yes, as he was once separated from his son. When Dory remembers her family she begs Marlin to come with her. In Finding Dory, they continue to be close, and Dory helps Marlin raise Nemo in a small way. But after they are both free they seem to have maintained a good relationship, living on the reef. When Dory is caught in the net, Marlin shows a huge amount of concern, and even more when Nemo joins her to try and get her out. He tries to leave, but Dory begs him not to, as she remembers things with him and doesn't want to forget everything, to which Marlin replies he does want to and leaves her. But one of the biggest moments is after they are put back in the ocean and Marlin believes Nemo is dead. One of the closest moments for the two is in the whale, where Dory comforts Marlin and teaches him that not letting anything happen to Nemo is not what's best for him, and when Dory convinced Marlin to jump into the whale throat, letting them get shot into Sydney.

After slowly developing a friendship with Marlin, she began to remember better, starting with her ability to remember the address on the scuba mask. After crashing into the orange fish and agreeing to help find his son, Dory did all she could to be helpful, even if she couldn't remember much at all. Dory comforting Marlin while inside the whale's mouth.Īside from her parents, Dory has the closest emotional bond with Marlin.
