History Characters / SongOfTheSea

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Brendan Gleeson (English and Irish)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Brendan Gleeson (English and Irish)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Fionnula Flanagan (English and Irish)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Fionnula Flanagan (English and Irish)

* IHaveManyNames: They aren't too thrilled about Ben calling them "fairies" and they mention other names their kind are known as the Good Neighbors, the Other Crowd, and of course the ''Daoine Sidhe'' (which seems to be their proper name).

The deuteragonist of the movie and the younger sister of Ben. She has never spoken and inherited her mother's selkie powers.

* AnimalMotifs: Seals -- the end of her hairstlye resembles seal fins and has selkie blood in her.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Lucy O' Connell (English); Fionán Farley Nolan (Irish)

* RapunzelHair: His hair is so long that it spreads out all over the cavern he lives in. Each of these hairs is a story relating to the ''Daoine Sidhe'', though very few of them still grow since so few of his kind are left. He also gives other fictional hair a run for its money (including ''[[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel's]]!'').

* AntiHero: Ben can be quite snarky and cynical at times (especially towards his sister, Saoirse). But as the story progressed, Ben mananged to show his heroic side by facing the Owl Witch Macha, and [[spoiler: conquering his fear of the ocean when retrieving Saoirse's selkie coat]].

* AntiHero: Ben can be quite snarky and cynical at times (especially towards his sister, Saoirse). But as the story progresses, Ben mananged to show his heroic side by facing the Owl Witch Macha, and [[spoiler: conquering his fear of the ocean when retrieving Saoirse's selkie coat]].

* AntiHero: Ben can be quite snarky and cynical at times (especially towards his sister, Saoirse). But as the story progress, Ben mananged to show his heroic side by facing the Owl Witch Macha, and [[spoiler: conquering his fear of the ocean when retrieving Saoirse's selkie coat]].

* MoralityPet: A literal example. Ben is nasty or cold to almost everyone, especially Saoirse, but he's nice and warm towards Cu.

* CordonBleughChef: Offers Saoirse nettle tea and gooseberry buns, claiming them to be "good for the voice", Saoirse is repulsed just looking at them and Cu spits out a bun after Saoirse feeds it to him.

* AntiHero: Ben can be quite snarky and cynical at times (especially toward his sister, Saoirse). But as the story progress, Ben mananged to show his heroic side by facing the Owl Witch Macha, and [[spoiler: conquering his fear of the ocean when retrieving Saoirse's selkie coat]].

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Lisa Hannigan (English); Gráinne Bleasdale (Irish)

* UsedToBeASweetKid: At 4-years-old, Ben was quite excited at the prospect of having a younger sibling. Then his mom "died", and because he saw her as the cause of her disappearance, he became a {{big brother bully}} to Saoirse.

* AntiHero: Ben can be quite snarky and cynical at times (especially toward his sister, Saoirse). But as the story progress, Ben mananged to show his heroic side by facing the Owl Witch Macha, and [[spoiler: conquering his fear of water when retrieving Saoirse's selkie coat]].

* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: He resents and silently blames his sister, Saoirse, for the disappearance of their mother, Bronagh, on the day of her birth. Not helping his attitude is the fact that their father, Conor, is [[SomeoneToRememberThemBy very loving towards Saoirse]], sometimes at the expense of Ben, leading Ben to develop into an AloofOlderBrother at best and a flat-out BigBrotherBully at worst. However, [[spoiler:when she's dying from being half turned to stone, he apologizes and admits that none of it was her fault.]]

* PetTheDog: Almost literally; initially, the only other character Ben is nice to (at least after the film's prologue) is his dog Cú.

* TimeShiftedActor: In the English, Irish, French, and Japanese versions, Ben is voiced by David Rawle, James Ó Floinn, Jean-Stan DuPac, and Manami Honjo as a 10-year-old and by Kevin Swierszcz, Ríona Farley Nolan, Thisbée Vidal-Lefebvre, and Ai Fukada as a 4-year-old.

* TookALevelInJerkass: This happens to Ben once Bronagh disappears giving birth to Saoirse. [[spoiler:Fortunately, this doesn't last, and then he...]]

* AnimeHair: She has hair with a curl on the left side, almost resembling the fins of a
seal.

* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler: After seeing what really happened to his mother, Ben ultimately realizes how much of a Jerk he was to his sister]].

* TakenForGranite: Done by his mother out of a desire to ease his suffering. [[spoiler: At the end, when Saoirse sings the Song of the Sea, the spell is finally broken]].
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: Has pale skin and black hair, and is a beauty by any stretch of the imagination.

* CharacterDevelopment: He starts out as an incredibly petty [[BigBrotherBully bully]] and [[JerkAss jerk]] towards Saoirse, but gradually comes to let go of his earlier resentment and realise he does actually love her - to the point where [[spoiler: he risks his life to dive into the stormy sea to recover her selkie coat to save her life, despite having a major [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fear of water]] and knowing full well he can't swim]].

* HumanMomNonhumanDad: {{Inverted}}. His mother is a magical selkie and his father's the human.

* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Blames Saoirse for his mother's disappearance. However, when [[spoiler: she's dying from being half-turned to stone, he apologises and admits that none of it was her fault]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has several moments of this. The first is when he terrifies Saoirse with the story of the Owl Witch near the beginning - although at this point, he's still too proud to admit what he did was wrong and apologize, settling for quietly reassuring her that it's "just a story" afterward. The second comes when [[spoiler: he's shown the events surrounding his mother's disappearance and Saoirse's birth, particularly the moment when he rejected her as a baby]], which reduces him to tears.

* SupportingProtagonist: Even though he's the central character, it's his sister that is the most important figure.

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Ben has this happen after experiencing some life-or-death situations with Saoirse, realising how much he actually loves her deep down.]]

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Ben associates Saoirse coming with [[DeathByChildbirth his mother leaving]], which causes his negative attitude towards her. Her birthday is on the anniversary of her death — literally, overnight, his mother disappears and in her place is a little sister. He then deals with his grief by bottling it up and taking it out on Saoirse.

* HumanMomNonhumanDad: {{Inverted}}. Her mother is a magical selkie and her father's the human.

* ImprobableHairstyle: The left side of Saoirse's hair stands up, and is split into two. Almost resembling the fins of a seal.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: Just like her mother, Saoirse has jet-black hair and pale skin.

* SilentSnarker: She can't speak, but makes exasperated looks when dealing with her brother or Granny.

* TheAlcoholic / AlcoholicParent: Following Bronagh's "death" he drank to null the pain.
* BeardOfSorrow: Acquired one after Bronagh's disappearance.

* InterspeciesRomance: Conor (human) fell in love with and married Bronagh (selkie).

* NoNameGiven[=/=]UnnamedParent: Her full name is never revealed.

* InterspeciesRomance: Bronagh (selkie) fell in love with and married Conor (human).

* MissingMom: Her disappearance is what kicks off the plot. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she becomes this permanently by the end of the film, though she does get to say goodbye to her family before joining the other fairies on their journey home.]]

* RapunzelHair: She has hair that reaches to the end of her back.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: She's basically what an older Saoirse will look like.

* AdaptationalVillainy: InUniverse, as she points out to Ben when they meet.
-->'''Macha''': Well, now, those stories always paint me as the bad one. But I'm not so terrible, you know. [[WellIntentionedExtremist I'm just trying to help everyone]].

* RedOniBlueOni: Ben's red to Saoirse's blue.

* AnimalMotifs: Seals.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: Just like her mother.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ben's red to Saoirse's blue.

* CharacterDevelopment: He starts out as an incredibly petty [[BigBrotherBully bully]] and [[JerkAss jerk]] towards Saoirse, but gradually comes to let go of his earlier resentment and realise he does actually love her- to the point where [[spoiler: he risks his life to dive into the stormy sea to recover her selkie coat to save her life, despite having a major [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fear of water]] and knowing full well he can't swim]].

* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Blames Saoirse for his mother's disappearance. However, when [[spoiler: she's dying from being half-turned to stone, he later apologises and admits that none of it was her fault]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has several moments of this. The first is when he terrifies Saoirse with the story of the Owl Witch near the beginning- although by this point, he's still too proud to admit what he did was wrong and apologise- settling for quietly reassuring her that it's "just a story" afterward. The second comes when [[spoiler: he's shown the events surrounding his mother's disappearance and Saoirse's birth, particularly when he rejects her as a baby over blaming her for Bronagh's death]], which reduces him to tears.

* TookALevelInJerkass: This happens to Ben once Bronagh disappears giving birth to Saoirse. [[spoiler:Fortunately, this doesn't last, and then he-]]

!!!'''Mossy voiced by:''' Colm Ó Snodaigh; Niall [=McDonagh=] (Irish)

!!!'''Mossy voiced by:''' Colm Ó Snodaigh; Niall McDonagh (Irish)