Dante

Dante
Japanese	ダンテ
Rōmaji	Dante
Origin	Coco (2017 film)
Game	Kingdom Hearts χ

Dante
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Miguel & Dante Coco (2017) A 12-year-old aspiring musician and his loyal companion.

Dante is a character in Kingdom Hearts Union χ. He is Miguel's loyal canine companion.

Story

Kingdom Hearts χ

Dante's power is channeled by the Book of Prophecies to create the Miguel & Dante Medal.

Appearance

Dante is a dark brown, slender Xoloitzcuintli. He has brown eyes, ragged ears, and a hairless body. Many of his teeth are missing, and he sports a long, pink tongue that often rolls out of his mouth.

Origin

Dante first appeared in the Disney/Pixar film Coco. For most of the film, he serves as one of the film's comic relief characters. At the start of the film, he is a stray dog who takes a liking to Miguel. When Miguel is accidentally cursed into the Land of the Dead, Dante is the only one in the land of the living who can see him, and accompanies Miguel on his mission to gain Ernesto de la Cruz's blessing. However, when Miguel learns that most of his deceased relatives are tracking him down, he chooses to finish the mission alone and spurns Dante's company. Dante is soon revealed to be Miguel's alebrije, a spirit guide, and he assists Miguel and his family in defeating Ernesto. By the film's end, Dante has become a permanent resident of the Land of the Dead, and in the epilogue, he returns to the Land of the Living to celebrate the Day of the Dead.

Dante's name is derived from Dante Alighieri, the author of the Divine Comedy, while in the universe of Coco, Miguel named him after a horse Ernesto owned in his films.