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* AnAesop: Merliah learns that despite being half human and half mermaid, it's ok to be different and it can be a strength.
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* RaisedByGrandparents: Merliah has been raised by her human grandfather since infancy.
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* MermaidingSwimsuit: Merliah is given such a swimsuit by two actual mermaids, Kayla and Xylie who are fashion designers to disguise the fact that she's human hiding in a mermaid city, the mermaids seem to wear them over their real tails as humans would leggings or trousers but they give her a loaner. [[spoiler:She later gains her own actual tail as she embraces her her own mermaid heritage she got from her [[HalfHumanHybrid mother's side of the family]]]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:"What makes you different just might be your greatest strength."]]
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* OtherworldlyTechnicolorHair: Used as a plot point when Merliah, a natural blonde, suddenly develops pink streaks in her hair fo no reason at all. Shortly afterwards, she finds out she's half-mermaid.

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* OtherworldlyTechnicolorHair: OtherworldlyTechnicolourHair: Used as a plot point when Merliah, a natural blonde, suddenly develops pink streaks in her hair fo for no reason at all. Shortly afterwards, she finds out she's half-mermaid.
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*OtherworldlyTechnicolorHair: Used as a plot point when Merliah, a natural blonde, suddenly develops pink streaks in her hair fo no reason at all. Shortly afterwards, she finds out she's half-mermaid.
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* LockedIntoStrangeness: Merliah gains permanent pink streaks in her hair during the surfing championship at the beginning as her half-mermaid self starts to take effect.

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"Heel-Face Door Slam" is when a character is about to redeem themselves, only to be suddenly screwed over. Eris turned down redeeming herself, so "Redemption Rejection" would be more accurate


* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Merilah tries to appeal to Eris and says they can work together to help the ocean, but she won't have any of it and attacks her.


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* RedemptionRejection: Merilah tries to appeal to Eris and says they can work together to help the ocean, but she won't have any of it and attacks her.
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* BareYourMidriff: Merliah spends about 99% of the movie in a bikini top. Her friends Fallon and Hadley are never seen wearing anything else either.

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