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* GoryDiscretionShot: The screen quickly fades to black just as the pirate ship kills Athena. Yikes!

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* GoryDiscretionShot: The screen quickly fades cuts to black just as the pirate ship kills Athena. Yikes!

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* TheQuietOne: As children, Ariel and her sisters do not speak verbally, aside from laughing and gasps, with all the talking done by Triton and Athena.



* TheQuietOne: As children, Ariel and her sisters do not speak verbally, aside from laughing and gasps, with all the talking done by Triton and Athena.

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* TheQuietOne: As children, Ariel and her sisters do not speak verbally, aside TheReveal: The facts that Athena [[StrongFamilyResemblance looks exactly like Ariel]] [[spoiler:aside from laughing the eye color]] and gasps, with all the talking done by lost her life to pirates explain why Triton hated humans so much and Athena.why he was so protective of his baby.
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* NoodleIncident: As Triton says that he doesn't remember having any trouble with Ariel's sisters, Sebastian mentions an incident involving Arista and a blowfish and another involving Aquata and a stingray.
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* KarmaHoudini: The pirates receive no comeuppance for killing Athena.

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* KarmaHoudini: The pirates receive no on-screen comeuppance for killing Athena.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Athena pulls one when she tries to save the music box from getting stolen by the pirates, but by the time she does so, it's too late for her to jump back underwater, and she suffers her ultimate fate.



* OhCrap: Athena's final moments as she realizes she's too late to escape the pirate ship. Triton has the same just before she gets hit.



* SayMyName: Triton cries out, "ATHENA!!" in sadness as she sacrifices herself to save the music box.

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* SayMyName: Triton cries out, "ATHENA!!" twice in sadness as she sacrifices herself to save the music box.
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* DeadHatShot: When Athena gets killed by the pirate ship, all we get that is left of her is the music box, with NoBodyLeftBehind.
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* TheQuietOne: As children, Ariel and her sisters do not speak verbally, aside from laughing and gasps, with all the talking done by Triton and Athena.

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* BigNo: Triton lets out one just before Athena gets crushed by the pirate ship.

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* BigNo: BigNo:
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Triton lets out one just before Athena gets crushed by the pirate ship.ship.
** Triton yells another one after [[spoiler:Ariel pushes Sebastian out of Marina's way, only to get knocked out in the process]].
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A 2008 DirectToVideo {{Prequel}} to Disney's ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', and the last of a very long chain of DTV Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon sequels, prequels, and midquels after [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Lasseter]] took charge of Disney's animation department and killed any future films of this nature.[[note]]Ironically, the only movie in said chain with a story set entirely before its predecessor (predecessors, in this case).[[/note]] This film reveals the cause of King Triton's fear and hatred of humans to be the death of his beloved Queen Athena, Ariel's mother.

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A 2008 DirectToVideo {{Prequel}} to Disney's ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'', and the last of a very long chain of DTV Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon sequels, prequels, and midquels after [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Lasseter]] took charge of Disney's animation department and killed any future films of this nature.[[note]]Ironically, the only movie in said chain with a story set entirely before its predecessor (predecessors, in this case).[[/note]] This film reveals the cause of King Triton's fear and hatred of humans to be the death of his beloved Queen Athena, Ariel's mother.



Followed in chronological order by ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.

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Followed in chronological order by ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.
''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid''.



* GrandFinale: Of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon's sequel/prequel films until ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' in 2018.

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* GrandFinale: Of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon's sequel/prequel films until ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' in 2018.
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* FamousLastWords:

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* FamousLastWords:FamousLastWords: Athena just moments before her tragic sacrifice.
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* FamousLastWords:
-->'''Athena:''' Our song.
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* SkewedPriorities: At the beginning, whilst Ariel's family tries to get away from the ship, Athena goes back to grab her music box. She ends up being crushed and killed by the ship because of this.[[note]]Though, to be fair, it had sentimental value to her and Triton, and showed how much they cared for each other. So, her actions are semi-justified.[[/note]]

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* SkewedPriorities: At the beginning, whilst Ariel's family tries to get away from the ship, Athena goes back to grab her music box. She ends up being crushed and killed by the ship because of this.[[note]]Though, to be fair, it had It did have sentimental value to her and Triton, and showed how much they cared but she still died for each other. So, her actions are semi-justified.[[/note]]a music box.
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* NoBodyLeftBehind: Athena's death comes off as this; her body was nowhere to be seen after the ship crash.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Did the pirates run over Athena by accident, or was it intentional? Since it is implied they were actively plundering the merfolk for their no-doubt invaluable instruments made of precious metals, it may very well have been tehe latter.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Did the pirates run over Athena by accident, or was it intentional? Since it is implied they were actively plundering the merfolk for their no-doubt invaluable instruments made of precious metals, it may very well have been tehe the latter.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Did the pirates run over Athena by accident, or was it intentional?

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Did the pirates run over Athena by accident, or was it intentional?intentional? Since it is implied they were actively plundering the merfolk for their no-doubt invaluable instruments made of precious metals, it may very well have been tehe latter.



* BigNo: Triton lets out one just before Athena gets crushed by the ship.

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* BigNo: Triton lets out one just before Athena gets crushed by the pirate ship.
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* AlmostKiss: In the opening scene, Triton and Athena nearly kiss each other but are stopped by Ariel and her sisters watching them.

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* BigNo: Triton lets out one just before Athena gets crushed by the ship.



* ForWantOfANail: If Athena hadn't tried to save the music box when the pirate ship attacks, she wouldn't have been killed and music wouldn't have been banned in the first place.

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* ForWantOfANail: If Athena hadn't tried to save the music box when the pirate ship attacks, or if she would've taken the music box with her before escaping underwater, she wouldn't have been killed and music wouldn't have been banned in the first place.


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* KilledOffscreen: We never actually see Athena's death.


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* SayMyName: Triton cries out, "ATHENA!!" in sadness as she sacrifices herself to save the music box.
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* ForWantOfANail: If Athena hadn't tried to save the music box when the pirate ship attacks, she wouldn't have been killed and music wouldn't have been banned in the first place.
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* DownerBeginning: The prologue ends with Marina being crushed to death by the pirate ship, leading to Triton forbidding all merfolk from going to the surface again as well as the ban on all music.

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* DownerBeginning: The prologue ends with Marina Queen Athena being crushed to death by the pirate ship, leading to King Triton forbidding all merfolk from going to the surface again as well as and banning all music from the ban on all music.kingdom.

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* AscendedExtra: Ariel's sisters receive more focus than the other movies and TV show combined.

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* AscendedExtra: Ariel's sisters receive more focus than AmbiguouslyEvil: Did the other movies and TV show combined.pirates run over Athena by accident, or was it intentional?


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* AscendedExtra: Ariel's sisters receive more focus than the other movies and TV show combined.

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* AccidentalPervert: Before the song "Just One Mistake", Benjamin is massaging Marina Del Rey's back when she gets up, this results in him briefly and accidentally massaging her butt before he recoils in surprise.



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Before the song "Just One Mistake", Benjamin is massaging Marina Del Rey's back when she gets up, this results in him briefly and accidentally massaging her butt before he recoils in surprise.
** In Aquata and Arista's fight, Aquata finds that Arista has some of her stuff, causing a fight in which there's this exchange
--->'''Aquata:''' My lucky shells!\\
'''Arista:''' Well, they weren't THAT lucky...



* PunnyName: Marina del Rey (Rey, not [[{{Pun}} Ray]]) is the name of a seaside town near Los Angeles.



* ShoutOut: Marina del Rey (Rey, not [[{{Pun}} Ray]]) is the name of a seaside town near Los Angeles.

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** In the Spanish dub, Alana is voiced by Sara Polo, who had her break earlier in the year playing another mermaid in Luchia Nanami from ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.

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** In the European Spanish dub, Alana is voiced by Sara Polo, who had her break earlier in the year playing another mermaid in Luchia Nanami from ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Before the song "Just One Mistake", Benjamin is massaging Marina Del Rey's back when she gets up, this results in him briefly and accidentally massaging her butt before he recoils in surprise.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ForegoneConclusion: Since this film takes place before ''The Little Mermaid'', we already know that Athena will die, Triton's xenophobia will remain, and [[spoiler:Sebastian will keep his job as a composer]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
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Before the song "Just One Mistake", Benjamin is massaging Marina Del Rey's back when she gets up, this results in him briefly and accidentally massaging her butt before he recoils in surprise.
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A 2008 DirectToVideo {{Prequel}} to Disney's ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', and the last of a very long chain of DTV Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon sequels, prequels, and midquels after Creator/JohnLassetter took charge of Disney's animation department and killed any future films of this nature.[[note]]Ironically, the only movie in said chain with a story set entirely before its predecessor (predecessors, in this case).[[/note]] This film reveals the cause of King Triton's fear and hatred of humans to be the death of his beloved Queen Athena, Ariel's mother.

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A 2008 DirectToVideo {{Prequel}} to Disney's ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', and the last of a very long chain of DTV Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon sequels, prequels, and midquels after Creator/JohnLassetter [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Lasseter]] took charge of Disney's animation department and killed any future films of this nature.[[note]]Ironically, the only movie in said chain with a story set entirely before its predecessor (predecessors, in this case).[[/note]] This film reveals the cause of King Triton's fear and hatred of humans to be the death of his beloved Queen Athena, Ariel's mother.
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** In Aquata and Arista's fight, Aquata finds that Arista has some of her stuff, causing a fight in which there's this exchange
--->'''Aquata:''' My lucky shells!\\
'''Arista:''' Well, they weren't THAT lucky...
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A 2008 DirectToVideo {{Prequel}} to Disney's ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', and the last of a very long chain of DTV Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon sequels, prequels, and midquels.[[note]]Ironically, the only movie in said chain with a story set entirely before its predecessor (predecessors, in this case).[[/note]] This film reveals the cause of King Triton's fear and hatred of humans to be the death of his beloved Queen Athena, Ariel's mother.

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A 2008 DirectToVideo {{Prequel}} to Disney's ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', and the last of a very long chain of DTV Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon sequels, prequels, and midquels.midquels after Creator/JohnLassetter took charge of Disney's animation department and killed any future films of this nature.[[note]]Ironically, the only movie in said chain with a story set entirely before its predecessor (predecessors, in this case).[[/note]] This film reveals the cause of King Triton's fear and hatred of humans to be the death of his beloved Queen Athena, Ariel's mother.
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* DownerBeginning: The prologue ends with Marina being crushed to death by the pirate ship, leading to Triton forbidding all merfolk from going to the surface again as well as the ban on all music.
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* CastingGag:
** Tara Strong, who voiced Ariel's daughter Melody in the second movie, voices Ariel's sisters Adella and Andrina.
** In the Spanish dub, Alana is voiced by Sara Polo, who had her break earlier in the year playing another mermaid in Luchia Nanami from ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.
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* GrandFinale: Of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon's sequel/prequel films until ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternetWreckItRalph2'' in 2018.

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* GrandFinale: Of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon's sequel/prequel films until ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternetWreckItRalph2'' ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' in 2018.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Before the song "Just One Mistake", Benjamin is massaging Marina Del Rey's back when she gets up, this results in him briefly and accidentally massaging her butt before he recoils in surprise.
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* InformedSpecies: Nope, real electric eels don't have those big, predatory fangs, nor such enlarged tailfins.


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* MisplacedWildlife: Electric eels are purely freshwater dwellers.

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