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A Dream in the Waves (ADITW) Characters Reference - Red Sharks

Sebastián López (Seba). Raised by his father, famous surfer and owner of the Red Sharks team, Gary López, he's been surfing from a young age with access to the best coaching and equipment available. He's always felt the need to prove his worth to both his father and his teammates as he wants to show he deserves his spot on the team.

Marcelo Mahla. He's a naturally gifted and confident surfer, he's always been aware of his talent, which reflects in his cocky attitude. He's determined to prove himself as the best surfer, not just in the team, but also in the entire competitve surfing world.

Mario de Lima (Minhoca). He comes from a family of fishers and got a spot in the team because he's really talented, but he had never seen surfing as a competitive sport. He's shy, but tries to be friends with Mahla and Seba, who don't see him as worthy. He's childhood friends with Brida and often helps around Mrs. Jumma's restaurant.

Pigmeu. As the Red Sharks' trainer in the 2017 championship, he's strict and wants to push the boys to their limits so they become better surfers and win. He had been a great surfer, but never made it as big as he had wanted, however, he was offered by Gary to train his surfing team and he couldn't say no to the opportunity. Gary keeps asking him for better results.

Gary López. He started the team when his son showed interest in surfing so he could compete in the best team. He values results and wants the Red Sharks to win, placing all his expectations upong his son.

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A Dream in the Waves (ADITW) Characters Reference - Sirens

Leilane Villanova. She's sporty and really passionate about surfing, she tries to avoid being girly to be taken seriously in surf. At the beginning, she's dating Mahla, they both enjoy surfing, but don't have many things in common.

Viviane Leme. She's very feminine, but also a great sportswoman. She has a crush on Seba and tries to get closer to him. She loves photos and wants to become an influencer.

Brida Januário. She helps around her mother's restaurant (Pico) and is childhood friends with Minhoca. Brida doesn't mind about liking "girly" things and often acts as the peacemaker between Viv and Leilane.

I think they don't have a trainer during the 2017 championship (they first competed in 2016, so it's their second year), so Leilane is their leader/trainer, Viviane is in charge of their social media and Brida helps them with food and manages sponsors.

Their main goal is winning the competition.

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A Dream in the Waves (ADITW)

Story set on the summer of 2017, during the annual super surf wave championship (CAOSS) in Brazil.

Unilke in Disney Juacas, the story will focus less on the Juacas team, showing more about what's going on with the Red Sharks and the Sirens (not me actually focusing on the Red Sharks).

Sebastián López becomes the Red Sharks team leader. He expects to be a worthy member and leader, as well as making his dad proud, but his teammates (and himself) don't help at all.

As the CAOSS tournament comes closer, tensions rise in the Red Sharks team: Seba and Mahla's rivalry intensifies, while Minhoca feels like an outsider among them.

Team 'Anything' is created (on the last day of inscriptions) and joins CAOSS.

Brida and Billy get along like a house on fire from the first day, while Rafa gets interested in Leilane, but she has a boyfriend.

Team 'Anything' finds Professor Juaca (Augusto Kameha), who doesn't want to hear a word about surfing (and maybe they remind him of the original Juacas team).

Professor Juaca reflects on his son's death and his team.

Jojó and his girlfriend share a moment.

Professor Juaca and Gary meet again for the first time since 2001 and both have mixed feelings about it.

Gary López values results and wants the Red Sharks to win. He places all his expectations upon his son Sebastián, but Marcelo soon starts standing out during training (and doesn't that remind him of his first CAOSS team?). Gary keeps comparing them, which frustrates Sebastián.

As the tournament approaches, Gary puts even more pressure on Seba to win and become a better captain. Mahla, on the other hand, doubts Seba's leadership skills and wishes to be the captain himself. Their encounters are marked by cold glares and a mutual disdain that affects the whole team.

Feeling forced by his father to win and threatened by Mahla's presence in the team, Sebastián gets distracted and loses some important points in the tournament.

After Mahla's impressive performance, Gary and Pigmeu decide he'll be the new captain of the team. Seba feels like a failure and Mahla's teasing increases.

After a training session, Seba and Minhoca have a heart-to-heart conversation, learning more about each other's backgrounds and struggles. They start to bond and they become more understanding and supportive of each other.

Mahla is happy he's the new captain, but Leilane breaks up with him. He gets upset and goes to the beach to steam off. He gets on the water to surf, but the current drags him and he's unable to get out. Rafa is the one who sees him and helps him out. They talk a bit and Mahla stops being too mean to Rafa.

After he returns, he's still mad, but is happy he didn't drown (that kind of accidents aren't new to anyone).

Mahla reflects on his past actions and attitude, realizing that he has been arrogant and selfish. He decides to become a better person, not just to get Leilane back but also for the rest of the team.

Gary decides to name Seba the captain once again.

The Red Sharks reach the finals of the tournament, but the Sirenas prove to be too strong and win, becoming the first all-female team to do so. The girls invite all their friends to celebrate their victory.

Gary blames Seba for the lose, arguing that, as the captain, he's responsible for the failure.