Pocahontas (character)/Relationships (2024)

The relationships of Pocahontas.

Romances[]

John Smith[]

When John Smith and the English settlers arrive in Virginia, Pocahontas becomes curious over the new arrivals and develops an interest in them, especially in John Smith. When she sees John being kind to one of her animal friends Meeko by giving him food, Pocahontas realizes John and the settlers are not dangerous as her people believe them to be. Pocahontas then continues to observe John Smith from afar until she finally meets him face-to-face.

When John tries to talk to her, Pocahontas sheepishly runs away and tries to flee into her canoe, only to be stopped by John who tries to explain he won't hurt her. Pocahontas is at first reluctant to trust John, but after seeing he is not a threat, she takes his hand and introduces herself to him. Pocahontas then develops a bond with John where she learns about his people and culture while she explains her culture and the ways of her people. When John unintentionally reveals his prejudices towards Native Americans, Pocahontas feels insulted and angered that John thinks of her people as savages, even though he quickly tries to apologize to her. Despite this, Pocahontas teaches John to respect the Earth and shows him the beauty and importance of nature while singing "Colors of the Wind". John becomes moved by Pocahontas's wisdom where he manages to realize his opinions on Native Americans and he should treat them as equals. However, when Pocahontas hears the drums of her tribe, she tells John that she cannot see him again and sadly leaves.

However, Pocahontas becomes sad as she misses John and when she notices him arrive at the cornfield, she is surprised to see him again before she leaves with him. As Pocahontas continues spending time with John, she falls in love with him and even introduces him to her spiritual adviser and friend, Grandmother Willow. Even though Pocahontas enjoys being with John, she starts worrying if she knows she is making the right decision to be with him, but her concerns disappear when Grandmother Willow reminds Pocahontas of her dream where she begins to suspect that her dream is pointing her to John.

When Pocahontas discovers that her father has called for warriors from neighboring tribes to fight the settlers, she rushes to warn John of the predicament and wants him to speak to her father, in order to avoid a war between the Indians and the settlers. Although reluctant at first, John agrees after receiving wisdom from Grandmother Willow where Pocahontas and John proceed to share a kiss. However, they are interrupted when Kocoum arrives as he has been sent by Nakoma, Pocahontas' best friend to protect Pocahontas and proceeds to attack John after he witnessed her kissing John. Pocahontas tries to interfere and stop Kocoum from killing John, only for Kocoum to get killed by John's friend Thomas who has followed John and tries to save him. Pocahontas angrily tries to attack Thomas for accidentally killing Kocoum, but she is stopped by John who tells her that she will only make things worse.

When John gets captured by her tribe and is accused of Kocoum's murder, Pocahontas is devastated and when she goes into the tent where he is imprisoned in, she embraces him, telling him she wishes none of these events ever happened if they haven't met. Although John comforts her by saying meeting her was the best thing that ever happened to him and vows to "be with her forever," Pocahontas is still saddened because John will executed tomorrow morning. However, upon looking at John's compass, she realizes it is the spinning arrow from her dream and becomes determined to save John from execution and prevent the war between the Native Americans and settlers.

Pocahontas rushes to the edge of a cliff where John is going to be executed and manages to save him by throwing herself over him. She declares her love for John and convinces both her people and the settlers to not wage war with each other. After her father realizes the error of his ways and spares and frees John, Pocahontas shares a lovingly embrace with John, but becomes horrified when John gets severely injured after he saves her father from being killed by an enraged Governor Ratcliffe. After Ratcliffe's arrest, John asks Pocahontas to come with him to England, but she sadly tells him her place is in Virginia with her people. She urges John to return to his country to receive the medical treatment he needs, not wanting him to die. She promises him that she will always be with John forever before the two share one last kiss and Pocahontas runs to the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean as she and John wave goodbye to each other in the Powhatan tribe fashion.

John Rolfe[]

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Family[]

Chief Powhatan[]

Pocahontas is the daughter of Chief Powhatan where the two of them share a strong father-daughter relationship and are very close where they both mourn the death of Pocahontas's mother and Powhatan's wife. Powhatan admires his daughter's his free-spirit, but wants her to have a bright future where he decides to arrange Pocahontas to marry their tribe's strongest warrior, Kocoum. Although Pocahontas does not love Kocoum, she does not object to her father as she does want to disappoint him. Powhatan then gives Pocahontas her mother's necklace while advising her that their people will one day look up to her as she is the Chief's daughter.

When white settlers arrive in Virginia, Pocahontas tries to convince her father to not wage war on them, but he refuses to listen. Even though he agrees with her on wanting to talk to a white man for peace, he orders her to stay away from the settlers as he prepares his men for war. However, Pocahontas disobeys her father and continues to seeing John Smith, an English settler whom she has fallen in love with. When Kocoum is accidentally killed by Thomas leading John to be captured by the Indians, Powhatan is furious to discover that Pocahontas disobeyed him. Pocahontas tries to explain she was trying to help her people, but her father scolds her for her disobedience and blames her for Kocoum's death, leaving Pocahontas guilt-ridden.

After Pocahontas gets encouragement from Grandmother Willow to stop John's execution when she finds the spinning arrow from her dreams, she stops her father from killing John by throwing herself over him and telling her father that if he kills him, he will have to kill her too. Powhatan orders her to step aside, but she refuses. Pocahontas admits her love for John to her father, which shocks him, and tells him off for choosing a path of hatred. Pocahontas says that this is her own path and ask her father what will his path be. Seeing the error of his ways and realizing Pocahontas is right, Powhatan releases John where he and Pocahontas reconcile as they watch John leave for England to receive medical treatment.

Friends and Allies[]

Nakoma[]

Pocahontas and Nakoma have been best friends since childhood. Although they are different in personality and personal opinions, the two girls get along perfectly. When Nakoma informs Pocahontas that her father has returned, she jumps off a waterfall and does a swan dive, leading Nakoma to call her a showoff. Pocahontas then plays a joke on Nakoma by flipping her canoe and sending her into the water where the two then playfully splash water at each other. When they right the canoe and get on the canoe, Pocahontas tells Nakoma about the strange dream she's been having and takes her advice to speak to her father to speak to her father about it.

Sometime after the English settlers arrived where Pocahontas meets John Smith, her sadden behavior over missing John is noticed by Nakoma. When Nakoma confronts Pocahontas over her behavior while picking corn, she tries to deny it, only for John to arrive at the cornfield. Nakoma is shocked to discover Pocahontas has already met and befriended John, but keeps her friend's bond with the settler a secret after Pocahontas begs her to keep quiet. However, when Pocahontas goes to meet John again to warn him about her people's preparations for war, Nakoma begs her to not go see John again, fearing the settler may harm her friend and will be branded a traitor if she disobeys her father's orders to not leave the village. Although Pocahontas reassures Nakoma that she is doing what is best for people and leaves to go see John, Nakoma decides to tell Kocoum about Pocahontas's meetings with John, fearing for her friend's safety.

However, Nakoma's decision to inform Kocoum lead to his accidental murder where John was captured and accused of for killing Kocoum while Pocahontas was wrongfully blamed for Kocoum's death by her father. Seeing how saddened Pocahontas and realizing what her decision has caused, Nakoma confesses to Pocahontas of having send Kocoum to go after her and apologizes. Instead of getting angry with Nakoma, Pocahontas forgives her as she knew her friend's actions were only out of concern and worry. Pocahontas then receives help from Nakoma to speak to an imprisoned John, as a way for Nakoma to make up for her earlier actions. When Pocahontas saves John from execution and convinces her people and the settlers to not wage war, Nakoma happily watches Pocahontas share a loving embrace with a freed John before the two of them watch him leave for England to receive medical treatment for his wounds.

In the second film, Nakoma and Pocahontas are seen playing with snow at the beginning of the movie, having fun together. Later, when Pocahontas decides to leave to London, Nakoma is among the people gathered to say goodbye to her. The two of them share an intimate goodbye alone, away from the rest of Pocahontas' family. Nakoma signs for Pocahontas to never forget about her land. And Pocahontas tells her that she will always travel with her. As Nakoma turns around to walk back to her people, she can't hold her tears, and runs immediately back to Pocahontas' arms. The two of them hug tightly, as Pocahontas also starts crying. Before boarding the ship to London, Pocahontas turns around to give one last look at Nakoma, as the two stare at each other as a last goodbye. Because Pocahontas choose to go back is assuming she saw Nakoma again.

Meeko[]

Meeko is Pocahontas's pet raccoon and one of her closest friends. Pocahontas and Meeko are extremely fond of each other, even though Pocahontas doesn't like it when Meekon causes mischief. When Pocahontas hears her father wants her to marry her village's hero Kocoum, Meeko supported Pocahontas's objection on not wanting to marry Kocoum as she described him as "too serious."

Later, Meeko accompanies Pocahontas in investigating the English settlers who had arrived in Virginia to search for gold. Pocahontas tries to stop Meeko from interacting with John Smith, thinking the man will hurt him. However, when she sees Meeko being fed a biscuit by John, it was Meeko's interaction with John that made Pocahontas realize that John and the settlers were not dangerous as her people believed them to be. When Pocahontas met John and began to fall in love with him, Meeko supported Pocahontas's growing romance with John. She even allowed Meeko to accompany John to his camp without being spotted as she knew how much Meeko likes John.

After Meeko gets into a fight with Governor Ratcliffe's pet pug, Percy as he had been stealing from Percy, Pocahontas tries to stop Meeko from attacking Percy, but he refuses to listen to her until Grandmother Willow stops the fight. When Kocoum gets accidentally killed where John ends up being captured where he will be sentenced to death, Meeko gives Pocahontas John's compass as a way to comfort her. However, Pocahontas recognizes the compass as the spinning arrow from her dream and she gains the determination she needs to stop John's execution and prevent a war between her people and the settlers. After successfully saving John and preventing a war, Meeko presents Pocahontas her mother's necklace which he, Flit, and Percy managed to fix after Kocoum destroyed it. Pocahontas thanks Meeko for fixing her necklace and happily puts it back on before they watch John leave Virginia to receive further medical treatment for his wounds.

Flit[]

Flit is Pocahontas's pet hummingbird and one of her closest friends. Flit is extremely protective of Pocahontas and will doing anything to ensure her well-being and safety. When Pocahontas hears her father wants her to marry her village's hero Kocoum, Flit supports the betrothal between Pocahontas and Kocoum, believing Kocoum is the perfect type of husband for Pocahontas to settle down with despite her objections.

Later, Flit accompanies Pocahontas in investigating the English settlers who had arrived in Virginia to search for gold. When Meeko interacts with one of the settlers, John Smith, the man nearly comes close to discovering the spot where Pocahontas is hiding, but Flit stops him from discovering Pocahontas, wanting to protect her. However, when Pocahontas finally met John and began to fall in love with him, Flit did not support this as he did not like strangers and he did not trusted John. As Pocahontas continued spending time with John, Flit grew even more irritated with their romance, but was always prevented from attacking John by Pocahontas, Meeko, or John himself.

When Kocoum was accidentally killed, leading John to be captured and sentenced to death for "killing" Kocoum, Flit tried to help comfort a distraught Pocahontas, realizing now his opinions on John were wrong and how much Pocahontas loves him. However, after Pocahontas realizes that John's compass is the spinning arrow from her dream, Flit accompanies Pocahontas in saving John from execution and preventing a war between the Native Americans and settlers. After successfully saving John and preventing a war, Flit presents Pocahontas her mother's necklace which he, Meeko, and Percy managed to fix after Kocoum destroyed it. Pocahontas thanks Flit for fixing her necklace and happily puts it back on before they watch John leave Virginia to receive further medical treatment for his wounds.

Grandmother Willow[]

Grandmother Willow is Pocahontas's spiritual adviser and close friend who also serves as a maternal figure to Pocahontas after her mother died years earlier. Pocahontas is very close to Grandmother Willow as she comes to her whenever she has problems or needs some advice. Grandmother Willow also is very fond of Pocahontas and tries to look what is best for her, such as agreeing Pocahontas's objection to marry Kocoum. When Pocahontas tells Grandmother Willow about her dream and what her path is, Grandmother Willow advises Pocahontas to listen and allow the spirits of the earth to guide her.

Pocahontas took Grandmother Willow's advice where she met and befriended an English settler named John Smith. Pocahontas introduces John to Grandmother Willow who takes an instant liking towards him for his good soul and handsome looks. When two of John's fellow settlers, Ben and Lon, come looking for him, Grandmother Willow scares them away to prevent them from seeing John with Pocahontas. After John left to return to his settlement, Pocahontas revealed to Grandmother Willow her worries on meeting with John because she is not sure if she is doing the right thing by seeing him. Grandmother Willow reminds Pocahontas of her dream where she realizes her dream may be pointing to John which Grandmother Willow agrees with.

When Pocahontas goes to warn John about her people preparing for war, Grandmother Willow agrees with Pocahontas's idea to have John speak to her father. Grandmother Willow also believes if the war between the Native Americans and the settlers would be prevented, then Pocahontas would be completely together with John. However, when John gets captured after taking the blame for Kocoum's accidental murder, Pocahontas sadly tells Grandmother Willow that John will be executed the following morning. Grandmother Willow tries to encourage Pocahontas to stop the execution, but Pocahontas is too disheartened, believing she made the wrong decisions to do what is right and was following the wrong path. However, when Meeko gives Pocahontas John's compass, both she and Grandmother Willow delightfully recognize the compass as the spinning arrow from Pocahontas's dream. As Pocahontas regains her spirit, Grandmother Willow encourages her to go save John and let the spirits of the earth guide her, which she manages to succeed in where she prevents a war and brings peace to the Native Americans and English settlers.

Enemies[]

Governor Ratcliffe[]

When John Smith tried to tell his people that the Native Americans can help them by showing the ear of corn Pocahontas gave him earlier, Ratcliffe refuses to believe this, thinking the Native Americans have the gold he came searching for in Virginia. When John reveals there is no gold as Pocahontas told him so earlier, Ratcliffe, not knowing Pocahontas's identity, asks John if his Indian told that which John confirms so. However, Ratcliffe again refuses to believe the words of a Native American, dismissing them as "lies."

Pocahontas and Ratcliffe finally meet when he prepares to wage war against the Native Americans, only to be stopped when Pocahontas saves John from being executed. Pocahontas tells both her people and the settlers they were being led into a path of hatred, where they both became deeply touched by her love and wisdom and decide to not wage war against each other. Ratcliffe, however, is not moved by Pocahontas's words, and when his men refuse to fight, he takes matters into his own hands and tries to kill Pocahontas's father, Chief Powhatan, only for John to save Powhatan. In the end, it was Pocahontas's wisdom that caused the settlers to realize Ratcliffe's true greedy nature and turn against him where they managed to chain and gag the governor under the motivation to take him back to England to face punish for his crimes.