He is one of the protagonists and one of the four main characters in Disney's 1954 hit 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The crew supports him, but Ned objects. During the year 1866, ships of various nationalities sight a mysterious sea monster, which, it is later suggested, might be a gigantic narwhal. Initially, Ned and Conseil are forced onto the deck and apparently left to drown as the Nautilus submerges. He’d written a definitive book on sea creatures, titled The Mysteries of the Great Ocean Depths. Immediately after he is finished, a crewman sights the monster, and the sailors quickly rush into action. Now stranded out in the middle of the ocean, Aronnax and Ned begin to reconcile, with the former suggesting that perhaps "[he] performed a service to mankind". He is the protagonist in Disney's 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Canadian whaler and master harpoonerNed Land and Aronnax's faithful manservant Conseil are also among the p… Nemo is furious and has him locked in the brig. Ned is indifferent, simply stating that he'll just sign onto the first whaling ship which will take him when he gets back. Ned Land is a sailor and master harpooner.

However, it turns out to be a test of Aronnax's loyalty to his companions, and when he refuses to leave them, both are spared. Both he and Conseil agree to leave quickly, but Aronnax is very intrigued by the submarine, and when he is seen looking out the window by Captain Nemo, all three are captured and the longboat is sunk. Ned realizes they followed the messages and tries to signal the soldiers, to no avail. They try to make the best of it by exploring a shipwreck and finding a treasure chest but are forced to leave it after a close encounter with a shark.

He is also notable for singing "A Whale of a Tale ", the only song in the film. He eventually forms a friendship with Conseil and devises a plan to alert the navy to their destination. Aronnax is furious, and even Ned begins to rethink his actions after realizing that Nemo is planting a bomb.

Dr.Pierre Aronnax is the protagonist and the narrarator in the story.

Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Ned's hatred for Nemo increases after witnessing him obliterating a warship, leaving no survivors.

Ned manages to get on top of the capsized longboat and eventually stumbles upon the Nautilus, where he is reunited with Conseil and Aronnax.

He is a socially astute, intellectual man who has difinitive loyalty and love for his country, France.

The U.S. government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster.

But he never makes it back because he's invited by the U.S. Secretary to the Navy on a voyage to hunt down the narwhale-beast (or whatever it is) that's tearing up the world's oceans.

Professor Pierre Aronnax Timeline and Summary. He manages to raise the Nautilus back to the surface and leads the two men outside, where along with Esmeralda they manage to escape just before a nuclear blast destroys Vulcania and causes the Nautilus to sink again. He manages to severely injure it and even saves Nemo, an act which he claims to regret afterward. Aronnax and his assistant, Conseil, were trying to reach Saigon, but due to reports of sea monsters, shipping was held up. The crew were suddenly attacked by a Giant Squid and Ned finds himself running outside to fight it.

He and Conseil volunteer for a hunting expedition hoping to get off, only for the expedition to be revealed to be taking place on a sunken continent. Seeing as Aronnax is narrating the film, it is most likely that he, Conseil, and Ned were eventually found and rescued by a passing ship. He also begins befriending Nemo's pet sea lion Esmeralda, whom he teaches a few tricks.

He was the Assistant Principal at the Museum of Natural History. Nonetheless, Nemo is grateful and rewards Ned with his freedom.

He is working as a master harpooner and has a great deal of experience with life in the ocean, as evidenced in one scene where he casually offers a banana to a seasick Conseil during a storm. Pierre Aronnax is billed as a scientist's scientist, a Professor of Marine Biology who lectures at hoity-toity European museums.