Barbie/Mermaid Power

For the other Barbie Roberts, see Brooklyn/Mermaid Power.

Barbie "Malibu" Roberts
Information
Movies	Barbie: Mermaid Power
Voice	America Young (speaking) Jordyn Kane (singing)
Species	Human/Mermaid
Relatives	Skipper (teen sister) Stacie (middle sister) Chelsea (youngest sister)

Barbie Roberts, nicknamed Malibu, is one of the main characters in Barbie: Mermaid Power. She has a best friend with the same name as her, so they nicknamed each other based on where they are from. Barbie is nicknamed "Malibu", and her friend is nicknamed "Brooklyn". They turn into mermaids and save a sea kingdom. During her adventure, Malibu reforms her old foe Marlo and turns her into a mermaid, and is rewarded when Marlo helps awaken her Water powers, which turns her into a Water mermaid.

Story

As Malibu is out in an area of the ocean assisting her sisters and Brooklyn in cleaning up the trash that has accumulated there, she is alerted by Stacie to a glow emanating from her backpack. She reveals the mermaid necklace given to her by Isla, which amazes Brooklyn, especially when Malibu reveals that Isla was a mermaid she and her sisters had helped a few years ago. Brooklyn is skeptical of the story, but Malibu convinces her to join them on this latest adventure. She joins hands with her sisters and Brooklyn, and as soon as they dive underwater, they are all transformed into mermaids by the magic in Malibu's necklace.

Malibu uses the magic within the necklace to lead the group to Isla, who welcomes them all back with open arms, and when Malibu introduces Brooklyn and reveals her given name to be the same as hers, Isla is fascinated at the concept of two different people with the same name. She leads them into Pacifica, where they meet several other mermen and mermaids, and explains that the two of them have been chosen as contestants in a competition to determine who will become the new Power Keeper, who is revealed to be the most powerful of all mermen and mermaids.

However, when Coralia welcomes the chosen contestants at the opening ceremony, three of the merpeople, Finn Aquavilla, Talleigha Fishtail, and Sareena Seasquid, do not take kindly to "land dwellers", as they call them, invading their inner sanctum, because they believe that humans are the cause of many problems faced in the ocean. Isla, however, believes that bringing humans into Pacifica will solve their current problems, while Coralia shares her point of view.

While practicing for the competition, Malibu is having trouble with any ability to summon power from her being and laments that she may never do so, but Brooklyn consoles her. This exchange is noticed by Aquaryah, Finn's little sister, and she offers to train them in awakening their innate powers. As they train, Malibu witnesses Brooklyn's gradual development of Fire powers, but then Finn confronts Aquaryah about interacting with strangers. However, Aquaryah is confident in her own abilities, despite her brother's warnings. This heated exchange angers Skipper, and she awakens Air powers in response, being congratulated by Aquaryah.

At the mermaid feast that night, Malibu and Brooklyn are approached by Talleigha and Sareena and challenged to a "Power-Off" at the site of a dangerous whirlpool. Because Malibu is still unable to properly summon power, she and Brooklyn are at a huge disadvantage. Upon being insulted by Talleigha for being unable to summon her power, Malibu begins to lose her self-confidence, until Brooklyn comes to her defense.

This protective attitude is what awakens Brooklyn's Fire powers, to which Talleigha, who refuses to be outdone by a human, responds by awakening her own Fire powers and using them to sneak-attack Malibu, nearly pushing her over the edge toward the whirlpool. She is ultimately saved by Stacie, whose concern for her awakens Earth powers, which the younger girl uses to manipulate a boulder and block the whirlpool's current.

At the competition the next day, Malibu does not get off to a good start, so Brooklyn volunteers her aid. As the events progress, Malibu does manage to fare better, though, but then, Viva the vaquita arrives and reveals, thanks to translations from the newly awakened Water mermaid Sareena, that Aquaryah has been kidnapped. For unknown reasons, Malibu also understands Viva and discovers that Chelsea has also been kidnapped. But then, Coralia reveals an emergency that requires Pacifica's immediate attention and all mermen and mermaids with powers to take care of. As Brooklyn, Stacie, and Skipper leave with the merpeople, Malibu follows Viva as they head out to rescue Aquaryah and Chelsea.

Viva leads Malibu to an undersea vessel, which she discovers is the headquarters of her old foe Marlo. She confronts the self-proclaimed marine biologist, and Marlo fires back with a rant regarding how she believed she was descended from merfolk because of the stories told to her by her grandmother. But at that point, the vessel's hull collapses inward, flooding the inside and threatening to drown Malibu and Marlo. Fortunately, Malibu is able to recover her necklace and decides to share the magic with Marlo, turning them both into mermaids and saving their lives. But then, the vessel's hull collapses further, trapping Malibu under a pile of debris.

Malibu tries to convince Marlo that there is more to being a mermaid than she knows, and pleads with Marlo to help free her as Marlo is trying to retrieve a tiara lodged near a wall. Once she retrieves the tiara, Marlo is reminded of her grandmother's words regarding the tiara and places it on Malibu's head, fully awakening Malibu's Water powers and allowing her to free herself and blast them an exit out of Marlo's vessel. Malibu and Marlo then meet up with the other merpeople at the island of trash. When they arrive, they are later joined by Chelsea and Aquaryah, who escaped from Marlo's grasp earlier.

Malibu assists the many merfolk who are working to rid the ocean of the mound of accumulated trash, but no matter how much they clear away, they cannot clear it away all at once. The merpeople explain they could accomplish this task with the power of the Power Keeper, and Malibu explained that she brought that very being with her. She reveals that Aquaryah possesses all the traits necessary to be this one mermaid that can rise above the others, and Aquaryah, inspired by such words, awakens her innate powers as the new Power Keeper. With all the merfolk, including Malibu, channeling their energy into her, Aquaryah uses her newfound power to eradicate the island of trash. Malibu celebrates with the merpeople, her sisters, Marlo, and Brooklyn at the Mermaid Moon festival at Mermaid Rock.

Physical Appearance

Human

Malibu's appearance is the same as in previous series, such as Dreamhouse Adventures and It Takes Two. Her blonde hair is plain and left down, and she wears a royal blue one piece swimsuit decorated with silver and white stars. She starts wearing the shell necklace she received from Isla after being alerted by Stacie to its glow.

Mermaid

Her hair is a vivid cerulean blue. Her tail ombres from blue-violet to light blue. She wears a pink top, complete with a pink sash worn as a belt around her tail.

Mermaid Powers

• Transformation: Thanks to a shell that was given by Isla, Malibu is able to transform herself or others into mermaids or humans.
• Water manipulation/Hydrokinesis: Malibu can control and manipulate water at will. It is unclear, however, if her powers will remain in her human form.
• Aquatic animal communication: With the gift of the power of water, Malibu can communicate with aquatic animals whilst no other mermaid/merman can do. This is seen where she communicates with a narwhal.

Personality

Malibu is a kind, friendly and outgoing girl who is the oldest of the sisters. She is helpful as much as possible, whether it is helping clean the ocean of trash or helping out a mermaid city. She can occasionally be insecure, feeling like she isn't as strong as the others, but she is still determined to do her best no matter what. Malibu is intelligent and smart even if she can be a bit ditsy. She is the most level-headed and grounded of the sisters, and a natural leader.

Trivia

• This movie is the first time the main Barbie character has has a blue theme as rather than pink or purple since Barbie of Swan Lake and Barbie as the Island Princess.