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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Halle Bailey is '''petite''' at 5'2" which makes her look even smaller in the presence of 6'1" Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric).
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* SilenceIsGolden: He certainly thinks so. He takes to Ariel (who he doesn't yet know ''is'' the girl he's been looking for) since she can't talk. In his own words, many people talk too much with nothing to say, while she says nothing yet speaks volumes.
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* GracefulInTheirElement: Not just in the usual physical compatibility manners, but also in terms of manners, behavior, and knowledge. Ariel is entirely unfamiliar with the human world, meaning she has at best NoSocialSkills among humans since she doesn't know much about them. However, when examining Eric's collection, she's noticeably more at ease as she's familiar with many of his artifacts, even knowing secrets about them that Eric wasn't aware of.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Instead of having extremely vibrant bright red hair like in the animated film, Ariel here has a more sandy-ginger color like an actual Black person may naturally have.
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* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Ariel's hair is still long and thick like it was in the original animated film, but instead of being straight and fully free, Ariel's hair here is in dreadlocks.
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MelissaMcCarthy / Creator/JessicaAlexander (as Vanessa)
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: This version calls more attention to why he hates humans, specifically that a human killed his wife. This is somewhat based on the prequel ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' where it explains what happened to her in that movie.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: This version calls more attention to why he hates humans, specifically that a human killed his wife. This is somewhat based on the prequel ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning'' where it explains what happened to her in that movie.
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* RedRightHand: As with the original, they both have one gold eye and one white eye.
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* RedRightHand: As with the original, they both each have one gold eye and one white eye.
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** And of course, like the animated film, this trope is in place with regards to Ursula's counterparts in the original fairytale (the Sea Witch and the girl whom the prince mistook for his rescuer), who were morally neutral, as it wasn't a hero-versus-villain story.
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** And of course, like the animated film, this trope is in place with regards to Ursula's counterparts in the original fairytale (the - the Sea Witch and the girl whom the prince mistook for his rescuer), rescuer - who were morally neutral, as it wasn't a hero-versus-villain story.story (the Sea Witch merely made bargains with the mermaid and had no intention of cheating her or taking over the ocean, and the girl did not deliberately usurp the mermaid's place in the prince's affections).
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** And of course, like the animated film, this trope is in place with regards to Ursula's counterparts in the original fairytale (the Sea Witch and the girl whom the prince mistook for his rescuer), who were morally neutral.
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** And of course, like the animated film, this trope is in place with regards to Ursula's counterparts in the original fairytale (the Sea Witch and the girl whom the prince mistook for his rescuer), who were morally neutral.neutral, as it wasn't a hero-versus-villain story.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Instead of transforming her victims when they fail to live up to their end of the deal, Ursula kills them, with their bones littering her lair. She even murders Triton when he willingly surrenders his trident to her in exchange for Ariel's safety.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalVillainy:
** Instead of transforming her victims when they fail to live up to their end of the deal, Ursula kills them, with their bones littering her lair. She even murders Triton when he willingly surrenders his trident to her in exchange for Ariel's safety.
** And of course, like the animated film, this trope is in place with regards to Ursula's counterparts in the original fairytale (the Sea Witch and the girl whom the prince mistook for his rescuer), who were morally neutral.
** Instead of transforming her victims when they fail to live up to their end of the deal, Ursula kills them, with their bones littering her lair. She even murders Triton when he willingly surrenders his trident to her in exchange for Ariel's safety.
** And of course, like the animated film, this trope is in place with regards to Ursula's counterparts in the original fairytale (the Sea Witch and the girl whom the prince mistook for his rescuer), who were morally neutral.
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* CompositeCharacter: With the seahorse herald who used to be Triton's majordomo. As mentioned above, Sebastian has his job changed and is now a majordomo, with the seahorse being AdaptedOut instead, so this incarnation of Sebastian is a CompositeCharacter with the seahorse.
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!!Atlantica
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!!Prince Eric
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Jonah Hauer-King
->''♫ All I ever wanted\\
Was the open sea and sky\\
Freedom from the life I always knew\\
Now all I am is haunted\\
As days and hours roll by\\
All I ever think about is you. ♫''
-->-- ''"Wild Uncharted Waters"''
An adopted prince who yearns to explore more of the outside world.
!!Prince Eric
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/princeericthelittlemermaid2023.png]]
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Jonah Hauer-King
->''♫ All I ever wanted\\
Was the open sea and sky\\
Freedom from the life I always knew\\
Now all I am is haunted\\
As days and hours roll by\\
All I ever think about is you. ♫''
-->-- ''"Wild Uncharted Waters"''
An adopted prince who yearns to explore more of the outside world.
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!!Prince Eric
!!King Triton
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!!!'''Portrayed By:'''
->''♫ All I ever wanted\\
Was
The King of Atlantica, who harbours distrust towards the
Freedom from the life I always knew\\
Now all I am is haunted\\
As days and hours roll by\\
All I ever think about is you. ♫''
-->-- ''"Wild Uncharted Waters"''
An adopted prince who yearns to explore more of the outside
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* AdaptationalExpansion: Eric's character is expanded upon, given a mother similar to Triton, an IWantSong and is adopted into royalty instead of born into it.
* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Part of his backstory is that he was adopted by Queen Selina after being found as an orphaned baby in a shipwreck.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He has many similar attributes to Ariel, including having an opposite-gender parent who is suffocatingly overprotective due to the death of his same-sex parent. He enjoys exploring and collecting things from his adventures, holding them in a study that's very similar to Ariel's grotto.
* ClothingDamage: Both times he ends up on shore, his shirt just so happens to be conveniently ripped open and [[MrFanservice exposing his bare chest]]. The first time was when Ariel rescued him from drowning and the second time [[spoiler:when he washes up on shore after the battle with Ursula]].
* HappilyAdopted: While he feels stifled by her overprotectiveness, Eric and his mother still love each other dearly.
* IWantSong: Eric gains his own song, titled "Wild Uncharted Waters", where he sings about finding this mysterious savior aka Ariel.
* MrFanservice: Damaged clothing and wet shirts are abound with this one, showing off his well-built physique.
* OneHeadTaller: Noticeably much taller than Ariel, his love interest (Jonah Hauer-King is 6'1" while Creator/HalleBailey is 5'2").
* RaceLift: Non-ColourBlindCasting related, but in the original story, the Prince is described in a way that has been interpreted as him being Middle Eastern. Much like the animated film, and most adaptations in general, Eric is pretty damn Western European in appearance.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Eric is a dashing adventurer who is over 6 feet tall with dark hair.
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[[folder:King Triton]]
!!King Triton
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"This obsession with humans has to stop!"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JavierBardem [[labelnote:Other Languages]] Creator/JeremieCovillault (European French)[[/labelnote]]
The King of Atlantica, who harbours distrust towards the humans and their world.
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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Part of his backstory is that he was adopted by Queen Selina after being found as an orphaned baby in a shipwreck.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He has many similar attributes to Ariel, including having an opposite-gender parent who is suffocatingly overprotective due to the death of his same-sex parent. He enjoys exploring and collecting things from his adventures, holding them in a study that's very similar to Ariel's grotto.
* ClothingDamage: Both times he ends up on shore, his shirt just so happens to be conveniently ripped open and [[MrFanservice exposing his bare chest]]. The first time was when Ariel rescued him from drowning and the second time [[spoiler:when he washes up on shore after the battle with Ursula]].
* HappilyAdopted: While he feels stifled by her overprotectiveness, Eric and his mother still love each other dearly.
* IWantSong: Eric gains his own song, titled "Wild Uncharted Waters", where he sings about finding this mysterious savior aka Ariel.
* MrFanservice: Damaged clothing and wet shirts are abound with this one, showing off his well-built physique.
* OneHeadTaller: Noticeably much taller than Ariel, his love interest (Jonah Hauer-King is 6'1" while Creator/HalleBailey is 5'2").
* RaceLift: Non-ColourBlindCasting related, but in the original story, the Prince is described in a way that has been interpreted as him being Middle Eastern. Much like the animated film, and most adaptations in general, Eric is pretty damn Western European in appearance.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Eric is a dashing adventurer who is over 6 feet tall with dark hair.
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[[folder:King Triton]]
!!King Triton
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kingtritonthelittlemermaid2023.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"This obsession with humans has to stop!"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JavierBardem [[labelnote:Other Languages]] Creator/JeremieCovillault (European French)[[/labelnote]]
The King of Atlantica, who harbours distrust towards the humans and their world.
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!!Queen Selina
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Noma Dumezweni
Eric’s adoptive mother who does not approve of him going on voyages.
!!Queen Selina
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Noma Dumezweni
Eric’s adoptive mother who does not approve of him going on voyages.
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!!Queen Selina
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!!Mala, Karina, Indira, Perla, Tamika, Caspia
!!!'''Portrayed By:'''
Eric’s adoptive mother who does not approve
Ariel's older sisters and six of
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her name is only shown in source media.
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in the original film.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:After Ariel resumes her mermaid form, Selina looks at the girl with a look of shock and horror and utters: "Oh, my God... a sea creature...". Soon after, when Eric is running after her, the queen tries to dissuade him by saying "their whole world [of Ariel and her kingdom] is evil"]].
* TheHighQueen: She is Eric’s loving but very protective mother as well as the ruler of a Caribbean Island kingdom.
* IWarnedYou: She said this word for word to Eric after Ursula reveals herself and drags Ariel with her back in the ocean. She tells this to Eric, only for him to run away and rescue Ariel.
--> '''Selina:''' Eric? No, this is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. Eric, wait! Eric!
* MirrorCharacter: She is presented as an exact racial and gender inversion of King Triton. Both lost their spouse to the other's world, which left them with hostile toward the other's race and overprotective of their children.
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in the original film.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:After Ariel resumes her mermaid form, Selina looks at the girl with a look of shock and horror and utters: "Oh, my God... a sea creature...". Soon after, when Eric is running after her, the queen tries to dissuade him by saying "their whole world [of Ariel and her kingdom] is evil"]].
* TheHighQueen: She is Eric’s loving but very protective mother as well as the ruler of a Caribbean Island kingdom.
* IWarnedYou: She said this word for word to Eric after Ursula reveals herself and drags Ariel with her back in the ocean. She tells this to Eric, only for him to run away and rescue Ariel.
--> '''Selina:''' Eric? No, this is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. Eric, wait! Eric!
* MirrorCharacter: She is presented as an exact racial and gender inversion of King Triton. Both lost their spouse to the other's world, which left them with hostile toward the other's race and overprotective of their children.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her name is only shown in source media.
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear inAdaptationDyeJob: In the original film.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:After Ariel resumes herversion, the mermaid form, Selina looks at tails of Ariel's sisters had the girl with same design as Ariel's but each had a look of shock and horror and utters: "Oh, my God... a sea creature...". Soon after, when Eric is running after her, the queen tries to dissuade him by saying "their whole world [of different color. In this version, Ariel and her kingdom] is evil"]].
* TheHighQueen: She is Eric’s loving but very protective mother as well as the ruler of a Caribbean Island kingdom.
* IWarnedYou: She said this word for word to Eric after Ursula reveals herself and drags Ariel with her back in the ocean. She tells this to Eric, only for him to run away and rescue Ariel.
--> '''Selina:''' Eric? No, this is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. Eric, wait! Eric!
* MirrorCharacter: She is presented as an exact racial and gender inversion of King Triton. Both lost their spouse to the other's world, which left them with hostile toward the other's race and overprotectivesisters each have distinctive mermaid tails from each other. The tie-in material explains that merfolk look different from each other because of their children.different locations and environments.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
* AdaptedOut: The sisters' song: "Daughters of Triton" is removed. In this version, they are introduced when Triton meets his daughters for a report on the condition of the seas.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Ariel's sisters act more mature and serious in this version and share their father's vendetta against humans, by virtue of their mother dying at their hands (which Ariel is indicated to be too young to remember).
* AdaptationalJobChange: Ariel's sisters are singers in the original. In this version, they are rulers of six of the seven seas. As a result of their positions, Ariel's sisters live in different kingdoms, but they all get together during the Coral Moon Festival.
* RaceLift: Ariel's sisters were all white in the original, but are now played by a cast of diverse actresses, representing the seas off of Scandinavia, Africa, India, and East Asia. According to Javier Bardem, the sisters are different races because they were conceived in different oceans and during the act of reproduction the essence of each sea was embodied within them (a concept that was invented by Rob Marshall).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In this version, Ariel and her sisters are each rulers and guardian protectors of different parts of the sea.
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:After Ariel resumes her
* TheHighQueen: She is Eric’s loving but very protective mother as well as the ruler of a Caribbean Island kingdom.
* IWarnedYou: She said this word for word to Eric after Ursula reveals herself and drags Ariel with her back in the ocean. She tells this to Eric, only for him to run away and rescue Ariel.
--> '''Selina:''' Eric? No, this is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. Eric, wait! Eric!
* MirrorCharacter: She is presented as an exact racial and gender inversion of King Triton. Both lost their spouse to the other's world, which left them with hostile toward the other's race and overprotective
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
* AdaptedOut: The sisters' song: "Daughters of Triton" is removed. In this version, they are introduced when Triton meets his daughters for a report on the condition of the seas.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Ariel's sisters act more mature and serious in this version and share their father's vendetta against humans, by virtue of their mother dying at their hands (which Ariel is indicated to be too young to remember).
* AdaptationalJobChange: Ariel's sisters are singers in the original. In this version, they are rulers of six of the seven seas. As a result of their positions, Ariel's sisters live in different kingdoms, but they all get together during the Coral Moon Festival.
* RaceLift: Ariel's sisters were all white in the original, but are now played by a cast of diverse actresses, representing the seas off of Scandinavia, Africa, India, and East Asia. According to Javier Bardem, the sisters are different races because they were conceived in different oceans and during the act of reproduction the essence of each sea was embodied within them (a concept that was invented by Rob Marshall).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In this version, Ariel and her sisters are each rulers and guardian protectors of different parts of the sea.
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!!Sir Grimsby
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Art Malik
Eric's loyal confidant who acts as a father figure to him.
!!Sir Grimsby
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Art Malik
Eric's loyal confidant who acts as a father figure to him.
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!!Sir Grimsby
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!!Prince Eric
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!!!'''Portrayed By:'''
Eric's loyal confidant
->''♫ All I ever wanted\\
Was the open sea and sky\\
Freedom from the life I always knew\\
Now all I am is haunted\\
As days and hours roll by\\
All I ever think about is you. ♫''
-->-- ''"Wild Uncharted Waters"''
An adopted prince who
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* AdaptationalJobChange: He was a butler in the original film, but is now the prime minister of Eric's kingdom.
* TheGoodChancellor: He is the head of government for Queen Selina, and gives Eric some good fatherly advice for his romance with Ariel.
* LikeASonToMe: He's the closest thing to a father Eric has since the lad's birth father was killed in a shipwreck, and is shown to have a very paternal attitude towards Eric, such as gently giving him advice that he should give up looking for a girl who might not even exist when there's one in the form of Ariel right in front of him he's beginning to love.
* RaceLift: White in the animated film, but played by an British-Pakistani actor in this version.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he was unsure about Eric's attempt to search for the girl who saved his life, he agreed to go along with the request despite how strange it seemed.
* ShipperOnDeck: When Eric began to show an interest in Ariel, Grimsby subtly expressed his approval of Eric spending the day with her rather than searching for his mystery girl (the two unaware at the time that Ariel ''was'' the girl in question), and is clearly shocked when Eric announced his engagement to "Vanessa".
* TheGoodChancellor: He is the head of government for Queen Selina, and gives Eric some good fatherly advice for his romance with Ariel.
* LikeASonToMe: He's the closest thing to a father Eric has since the lad's birth father was killed in a shipwreck, and is shown to have a very paternal attitude towards Eric, such as gently giving him advice that he should give up looking for a girl who might not even exist when there's one in the form of Ariel right in front of him he's beginning to love.
* RaceLift: White in the animated film, but played by an British-Pakistani actor in this version.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he was unsure about Eric's attempt to search for the girl who saved his life, he agreed to go along with the request despite how strange it seemed.
* ShipperOnDeck: When Eric began to show an interest in Ariel, Grimsby subtly expressed his approval of Eric spending the day with her rather than searching for his mystery girl (the two unaware at the time that Ariel ''was'' the girl in question), and is clearly shocked when Eric announced his engagement to "Vanessa".
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* AdaptationalJobChange: He AdaptationalExpansion: Eric's character is expanded upon, given a mother similar to Triton, an IWantSong and is adopted into royalty instead of born into it.
* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Part of his backstory is that he was adopted by Queen Selina after being found as an orphaned baby in abutler shipwreck.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He has many similar attributes to Ariel, including having an opposite-gender parent who is suffocatingly overprotective due to the death of his same-sex parent. He enjoys exploring and collecting things from his adventures, holding them in a study that's very similar to Ariel's grotto.
* ClothingDamage: Both times he ends up on shore, his shirt just so happens to be conveniently ripped open and [[MrFanservice exposing his bare chest]]. The first time was when Ariel rescued him from drowning and the second time [[spoiler:when he washes up on shore after the battle with Ursula]].
* HappilyAdopted: While he feels stifled by her overprotectiveness, Eric and his mother still love each other dearly.
* IWantSong: Eric gains his own song, titled "Wild Uncharted Waters", where he sings about finding this mysterious savior aka Ariel.
* MrFanservice: Damaged clothing and wet shirts are abound with this one, showing off his well-built physique.
* OneHeadTaller: Noticeably much taller than Ariel, his love interest (Jonah Hauer-King is 6'1" while Creator/HalleBailey is 5'2").
* RaceLift: Non-ColourBlindCasting related, but in the originalfilm, but is now story, the prime minister of Eric's kingdom.
* TheGoodChancellor: HePrince is the head of government for Queen Selina, and gives Eric some good fatherly advice for his romance with Ariel.
* LikeASonToMe: He's the closest thing to a father Eric has since the lad's birth father was killeddescribed in a shipwreck, and is shown to have a very paternal attitude towards Eric, such as gently giving him advice way that he should give up looking for a girl who might not even exist when there's one in the form of Ariel right in front of has been interpreted as him he's beginning to love.
* RaceLift: White inbeing Middle Eastern. Much like the animated film, but played by an British-Pakistani actor and most adaptations in this version.
general, Eric is pretty damn Western European in appearance.
*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he was unsure about Eric's attempt to search for the girl TallDarkAndHandsome: Eric is a dashing adventurer who saved his life, he agreed to go along is over 6 feet tall with the request despite how strange it seemed.
* ShipperOnDeck: When Eric began to show an interest in Ariel, Grimsby subtly expressed his approval of Eric spending the day with her rather than searching for his mystery girl (the two unaware at the time that Ariel ''was'' the girl in question), and is clearly shocked when Eric announced his engagement to "Vanessa".dark hair.
* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Part of his backstory is that he was adopted by Queen Selina after being found as an orphaned baby in a
* BirdsOfAFeather: He has many similar attributes to Ariel, including having an opposite-gender parent who is suffocatingly overprotective due to the death of his same-sex parent. He enjoys exploring and collecting things from his adventures, holding them in a study that's very similar to Ariel's grotto.
* ClothingDamage: Both times he ends up on shore, his shirt just so happens to be conveniently ripped open and [[MrFanservice exposing his bare chest]]. The first time was when Ariel rescued him from drowning and the second time [[spoiler:when he washes up on shore after the battle with Ursula]].
* HappilyAdopted: While he feels stifled by her overprotectiveness, Eric and his mother still love each other dearly.
* IWantSong: Eric gains his own song, titled "Wild Uncharted Waters", where he sings about finding this mysterious savior aka Ariel.
* MrFanservice: Damaged clothing and wet shirts are abound with this one, showing off his well-built physique.
* OneHeadTaller: Noticeably much taller than Ariel, his love interest (Jonah Hauer-King is 6'1" while Creator/HalleBailey is 5'2").
* RaceLift: Non-ColourBlindCasting related, but in the original
* TheGoodChancellor: He
* LikeASonToMe: He's the closest thing to a father Eric has since the lad's birth father was killed
* RaceLift: White in
*
* ShipperOnDeck: When Eric began to show an interest in Ariel, Grimsby subtly expressed his approval of Eric spending the day with her rather than searching for his mystery girl (the two unaware at the time that Ariel ''was'' the girl in question), and is clearly shocked when Eric announced his engagement to "Vanessa".
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-->'''Played by:''' Karolina Conchet (Mala), Kajsa Mohammar (Karina), Simone Ashley (Indira), Lorena Andrea (Perla), Sienna King (Tamika), and Nathalie Sorrell (Caspia)
Ariel's older sisters and six of the seven rulers of the seven seas.
-->'''Played by:''' Karolina Conchet (Mala), Kajsa Mohammar (Karina), Simone Ashley (Indira), Lorena Andrea (Perla), Sienna King (Tamika), and Nathalie Sorrell (Caspia)
Ariel's older sisters and six of the seven rulers of the seven seas.
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-->'''Played by:''' Karolina Conchet (Mala), Kajsa Mohammar (Karina), Simone Ashley (Indira), Lorena Andrea (Perla), Sienna King (Tamika), and Nathalie Sorrell (Caspia)
Ariel's older sisters and six
!!Queen Selina
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Noma Dumezweni
Eric’s adoptive mother who does not approve of
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original version, the mermaid tails of Ariel's sisters had the same design as Ariel's but each had a different color. In this version, Ariel and her sisters each have distinctive mermaid tails from each other. The tie-in material explains that merfolk look different from each other because of their different locations and environments.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
* AdaptedOut: The sisters' song: "Daughters of Triton" is removed. In this version, they are introduced when Triton meets his daughters for a report on the condition of the seas.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Ariel's sisters act more mature and serious in this version and share their father's vendetta against humans, by virtue of their mother dying at their hands (which Ariel is indicated to be too young to remember).
* AdaptationalJobChange: Ariel's sisters are singers in the original. In this version, they are rulers of six of the seven seas. As a result of their positions, Ariel's sisters live in different kingdoms, but they all get together during the Coral Moon Festival.
* RaceLift: Ariel's sisters were all white in the original, but are now played by a cast of diverse actresses, representing the seas off of Scandinavia, Africa, India, and East Asia. According to Javier Bardem, the sisters are different races because they were conceived in different oceans and during the act of reproduction the essence of each sea was embodied within them (a concept that was invented by Rob Marshall).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In this version, Ariel and her sisters are each rulers and guardian protectors of different parts of the sea.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
* AdaptedOut: The sisters' song: "Daughters of Triton" is removed. In this version, they are introduced when Triton meets his daughters for a report on the condition of the seas.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Ariel's sisters act more mature and serious in this version and share their father's vendetta against humans, by virtue of their mother dying at their hands (which Ariel is indicated to be too young to remember).
* AdaptationalJobChange: Ariel's sisters are singers in the original. In this version, they are rulers of six of the seven seas. As a result of their positions, Ariel's sisters live in different kingdoms, but they all get together during the Coral Moon Festival.
* RaceLift: Ariel's sisters were all white in the original, but are now played by a cast of diverse actresses, representing the seas off of Scandinavia, Africa, India, and East Asia. According to Javier Bardem, the sisters are different races because they were conceived in different oceans and during the act of reproduction the essence of each sea was embodied within them (a concept that was invented by Rob Marshall).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In this version, Ariel and her sisters are each rulers and guardian protectors of different parts of the sea.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In AllThereInTheManual: Her name is only shown in source media.
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in the originalversion, the film.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:After Ariel resumes her mermaidtails of Ariel's sisters had form, Selina looks at the same design as Ariel's but each had girl with a different color. In this version, look of shock and horror and utters: "Oh, my God... a sea creature...". Soon after, when Eric is running after her, the queen tries to dissuade him by saying "their whole world [of Ariel and her sisters each have distinctive mermaid tails from each other. The tie-in material explains that merfolk look different from each other because kingdom] is evil"]].
* TheHighQueen: She is Eric’s loving but very protective mother as well as the ruler of a Caribbean Island kingdom.
* IWarnedYou: She said this word for word to Eric after Ursula reveals herself and drags Ariel with her back in the ocean. She tells this to Eric, only for him to run away and rescue Ariel.
--> '''Selina:''' Eric? No, this is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. Eric, wait! Eric!
* MirrorCharacter: She is presented as an exact racial and gender inversion of King Triton. Both lost their spouse to the other's world, which left them with hostile toward the other's race and overprotective of theirdifferent locations and environments.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
* AdaptedOut: The sisters' song: "Daughters of Triton" is removed. In this version, they are introduced when Triton meets his daughters forchildren.
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!!Sir Grimsby
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Art Malik
Eric's loyal confidant who acts as areport on the condition of the seas.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Ariel's sisters act more mature and serious in this version and share their father's vendetta against humans, by virtue of their mother dying at their hands (which Ariel is indicatedfather figure to be too young to remember).
him.
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* AdaptationalJobChange:Ariel's sisters are singers He was a butler in the original. In this version, they are rulers of six of original film, but is now the seven seas. As a result prime minister of their positions, Ariel's sisters live in different kingdoms, but they all get together during Eric's kingdom.
* TheGoodChancellor: He is theCoral Moon Festival.
head of government for Queen Selina, and gives Eric some good fatherly advice for his romance with Ariel.
* LikeASonToMe: He's the closest thing to a father Eric has since the lad's birth father was killed in a shipwreck, and is shown to have a very paternal attitude towards Eric, such as gently giving him advice that he should give up looking for a girl who might not even exist when there's one in the form of Ariel right in front of him he's beginning to love.
* RaceLift:Ariel's sisters were all white White in the original, animated film, but are now played by a cast of diverse actresses, representing an British-Pakistani actor in this version.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he was unsure about Eric's attempt to search for theseas off of Scandinavia, Africa, India, and East Asia. According girl who saved his life, he agreed to Javier Bardem, go along with the sisters are different races because they were conceived request despite how strange it seemed.
* ShipperOnDeck: When Eric began to show an interest indifferent oceans and during Ariel, Grimsby subtly expressed his approval of Eric spending the act of reproduction day with her rather than searching for his mystery girl (the two unaware at the essence of each sea was embodied within them (a concept time that was invented by Rob Marshall).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In this version,Ariel ''was'' the girl in question), and her sisters are each rulers and guardian protectors of different parts of the sea.
is clearly shocked when Eric announced his engagement to "Vanessa".
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in the original
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:After Ariel resumes her mermaid
* TheHighQueen: She is Eric’s loving but very protective mother as well as the ruler of a Caribbean Island kingdom.
* IWarnedYou: She said this word for word to Eric after Ursula reveals herself and drags Ariel with her back in the ocean. She tells this to Eric, only for him to run away and rescue Ariel.
--> '''Selina:''' Eric? No, this is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. Eric, wait! Eric!
* MirrorCharacter: She is presented as an exact racial and gender inversion of King Triton. Both lost their spouse to the other's world, which left them with hostile toward the other's race and overprotective of their
* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
* AdaptedOut: The sisters' song: "Daughters of Triton" is removed. In this version, they are introduced when Triton meets his daughters for
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sir Grimsby]]
!!Sir Grimsby
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_1656_4.png]]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Art Malik
Eric's loyal confidant who acts as a
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Ariel's sisters act more mature and serious in this version and share their father's vendetta against humans, by virtue of their mother dying at their hands (which Ariel is indicated
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* AdaptationalJobChange:
* TheGoodChancellor: He is the
* LikeASonToMe: He's the closest thing to a father Eric has since the lad's birth father was killed in a shipwreck, and is shown to have a very paternal attitude towards Eric, such as gently giving him advice that he should give up looking for a girl who might not even exist when there's one in the form of Ariel right in front of him he's beginning to love.
* RaceLift:
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he was unsure about Eric's attempt to search for the
* ShipperOnDeck: When Eric began to show an interest in
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In this version,
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!!Prince Eric
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!!King Triton
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!!Ursula
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* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, and Alana". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
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* AdaptationNameChange: In the original, the daughters of Triton are named "Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Alana".Andrina". Here they have been renamed Mala, Karina, Perla, Indira, Caspia, and Tameka.
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A sea witch who seeks to take King Triton's position as king of Atlantica.
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A sea witch who seeks to take King Triton's position as king ruler of Atlantica.
