History WMG / AtlantisTheLostEmpire

[[WMG: The giant guardians of Atlantis were built in the image of Atlantis's greatest non-royal heroes]]
All of them are uniquely designed. It may be that prior to the fall, in parallel with how the kings of Atlantis are immortalized with stone faces circling the Heart of Atlantis, especially great scholars, warriors, artisans and such were honored by having their bodies used as a model for one of the city's great protectors.

Apart from Sweets assuring Milo that "You don't wanna know", we have little to go on (in the original Atlantis movie, at least), except for Mole's obsession with dirt, digging, and his full name being "Gaetan Moliere". It's likely that the name Moliere would mark him out as a target for bullying since that is the name of a notable French playwright - not unlike an English boy having the surname Dickens - which might explain his odd and introverted character. It's also worth noting that, assuming Mole is between the age of 25-40, he would have been witness to France's humiliation in having to collaborate with the British on the Suez Canal, and then the catastrophic failure of the Panama Canal 17 years later. Most notably, however, the French Third Republic in which Mole grew up was muddled by disease (including but not limited to tuberculosis), with no public health options imposed by the governments. It's not impossible that this would produce a geologist obsessed with both digging and with examining dirt at the microscopic level. And look at that: he's bunking with the ship's doctor...

The civilians continued to age at a relatively normal rate for people who have no infection or permanent injury and a slight boost to their "don't fall apart after the quality of your copied cells starts to degrade" ability, and the royal family (having a direct connection to the crystal instead of merely living under its influence) got a version of the last ability that was imperfect but turned UpToEleven. Learning of this is part of why Milo isn't worried about an immortal old coot running around the surface and being awesome for too long, WhoWantsToLiveForever and the easy removability of the crystals notwithstanding.

That explains Mr. Whitmore's house full of artifacts and souvenirs, which are similar to the collections amassed by fellow S.E.A. members like Lord Henry Mystic and Harrison Hightower III; Thaddeus, however, became fixated on Atlantis to the exclusion of all else, eventually resulting in his deteriorating reputation with the S.E.A. as well as academia. Thaddeus could also have distanced himself from the S.E.A. due to the actions of some of its members, as the S.E.A. has harbored grave-robbers and artifact-thieves, which would have offended the morals of an academic and historian like Thaddeus.

Thinking about it logically, why else would you send someone like him on the expedition? Certainly they'd be willing to go hundreds of miles with someone like him, because all the time, they'd be thinking "Jesus Christ, I hope I can find something else to eat soon, otherwise it's Cookie's handiwork again."

After getting transformed, not even being shattered saves Rourke's from punishment by the Heart of Atlantis. His shattered remains still contain his consciosness.

The civilians continued to age at a relatively normal rate for people who have no infection or permanent injury and a slight boost to their "don't fall apart after the quality of your copied cells starts to degrade" ability, and the royal family (having a direct connection to the crystal instead of merely living under its influence) got a version of the last ability that was imperfect but turned UpToEleven. Learning of this is part of why Milo isn't worried about an immortal old coot running around the surface and being CrazyAwesome for too long, WhoWantsToLiveForever and the easy removability of the crystals notwithstanding.

However, due to it being used as a weapon, as well as the nature of the Atlantean Crystals, it ended up developing a mind of its own. (It also does not like Keyblade Wielders. At all. Keyblade Wielders caused the war that sank Atlantis, and The Heart will not allow them to return, lest they destroy the kingdom it protects.)

Given the destruction of most of their civilisation as a direct result it would make sense if there was a strong anti intellectualism movement with the king banning it's use or teaching entirely. Centuries without using a skill could lead to the details being forgotten even if the Atlanteans did want to start using them again.

It certainly makes the fact that rourke is by far the tallest character in the movie funnier in hindsight.

* Alternatively, Rourke didn't know about it, and the REASON he went so far on the evil end was due to the Leviathan attack. Perhaps witnessing 95% of his comrades who had went with him in dozens of previous explorations perish at the hands of the mechanical monstrosity, while he is the Captain of the Ulysess, is enough to drive Rourke into madness. Out of grief and revenge, Rourke would likely be even more determined to see to it without question that the people responsible for this atrocity (ie. the Atlanteans) are destroyed.

* Alternatively, Rourke didn't know about it, and the REASON he went so far on the evil end was due to the Leviathan attack. I don't know you, but if I had been the captain of the Ulysess and saw die 95% of the comrades that went with me in dozens of previous explorations, I wouldn't even have stopped to question, I would want everybody responsible (AKA the atlanteans)DEAD.

[[WMG: The Heart of Atlantis was given to the Atlanteans by the Precursor Race from Disney/TreasurePlanet.]]

[[WMG: Mr. Harcourt is [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Cogsworth]].]]

Along with the rest of the Atlantean's magic artifacts. Likely a group of survivors from the Great Catastrophe found an Isu cache of some sort and immediately began using it to found their own civilization. Unfortunately for them, they eventually took things too far and probably set off the Precursor equivalent to a nuke and accidentally buried their own nation.

Come on I can’t be the only one who got that sense. She only turned against him when he tossed her overboard.

* They must've also created {{Franchise/Gamera}}.

Ships and planes disappearing in the Triangle are destroyed by the Leviathan.

However, due to it being used as a weapon, it ended up developing a mind of its own. (It also does not like Keyblade Wielders. At all.)

Before he died Milo's grandfather was treated like Belle's father Maurice by being deemed 'crazy' by the board of directors. Milo's boss even did a loony looking face implying Milo's late relative was thought of as a lunatic and that he should be locked up in an asylum and just like Belle Milo was also considered to be a funny person by the directors as well.

[[WMG: The Heart of Atlantis is an alien AI.]]

* Godzilla created by Atlanteans? That sounds [[Film/Godzilla1994 familiar...]].

However, due to it being used as a weapon, it ended up developing a mind of its own. (It also does not like Keyblade Wielders. At all.)