Go'el

Plot

Ten years prior to Secrets of the Rainforest, Go'el and his fellow troop members lived in the Ferngully, an Australian Rainforest. The beasts often terrorized the animals and fairies living in the jungle, attacking them and stealing their food under the pretense it was the law of the rainforest. One day, lured by the sound of crying, Go'el arrived at a riverbank, where he came across a lone human infant. Despite the protests of his pack, Go'el refused to leave the infant to fend for itself, instead choosing to go into exile and find the child's parents. After his attempts to return the child to humanity failed, Go'el adopted the child to raise it as it were his own son. The infant would later be named Cuco, who in turn referred to Go'el as "Dada".

Over the next ten years, Go'el and Cuco lived in Ferngully together. Oblivious to his true nature, Cuco believed he was also a beast and became frustrated by his apparent inability to use magic to make plants grow or heal animals. When Go'el hesitated to tell Cuco the truth, Cuco stormed off to discover his true origins. That night, Go'el met with Cuco, only to discover he befriended a human girl named Molly Young and her Father, Zak. Realizing he was a human and not a beast, Cuco demanded Go'el to tell him the truth. Go'el accepted and led the humans to a nearby abandoned research facility containing a picture of Cuco's birth parents. After explaining how he and Cuco met, Go'el left, telling his son to decide what to do with the information he received.

The next day, Go'el and his former troop members came across Dr. McLeach attempting to uncover the secret of the Tree of Life's healing powers. Go'el and His brother, Sota, the Alpha beast attempted to fight Dr. McLeach's robot, but were injured and forced to flee. After regrouping with the others, Dr. McLeach began attacking the Tree of Life. Despite Go'el's warnings, the other beasts chose to fight and protect the Tree of Life. With no other options, Go'el turned to the Rainforest Animals and Fairies to help him stop Dr. McLeach. The animals and the Fairies initially rejected Go'el's request, but accepted after seeing how he desperately he wanted to keep Cuco and Ferngully safe.

Go'el and the animals and fairies fought off Dr. McLeach, but Go'el was fatally wounded when he protected Cuco from the robot's attack. The other beasts took Go'el to the healing spring, but its restorative properties were weakened when Dr. McLeach attacked the Tree of Life earlier. A dying Go'el admitted to Cuco that he was proud to be his father despite being insecure about his ability to be a parent. Desperate to save his father, Cuco, Fern, Lily, Sandy, Wikea, and the rest of the fairies managed to successfully use Healing Magic and save Go'el's life.

After Dr. McLeach's defeat, the beasts worked with the animals, fairies, and the Biotone company to restore the damages done to the Rainforest. When Molly and Zak said their farewells to everyone, Cuco revealed that he wanted to leave Ferngully and become an Animal Ambassador/Trainer to teach humans about conservation to Rainforests and habitats in Australia and the bridge between Ferngully and the Human world. Feigning anger, Go'el argued with Cuco and told him to do whatever he wanted. Before Cuco left, Go'el and the animals and fairies gathered together to say goodbye.

Sometime later, Go'el fed the animals and fairies the fruit and crops he had grown in his, Fern's, and Cuco's garden. He then spotted the Spirit of Magi Lune, Ferngully's guardian angel, confirming to him that peace had returned to the jungle.