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* GreenEyedMonster: Despite being of royal blood, Eris can't spin Merillia. This made her very jealous.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Despite being of royal blood, Eris can't spin Merillia. This made her very jealous.jealous that even Merliah lampshades this.
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* AnAesop: Merliah learns that despite being half human and half mermaid, she should stay true to herself.

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* AnAesop: Merliah learns that despite being half human and half mermaid, she should stay true it's ok to herself.be different and it can be a strength.
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** For Eris, she's jealous because despite that she's born of royal blood, she's the only one in the royal blood who is unable to make Merillia.

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** For Eris, she's jealous because despite that she's born of royal blood, she's the only one in the royal blood family who is unable to make Merillia.

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* NeverMyFault: Eris blames Calissa for making low-quality Merillia, rather than acknowledge that her imprisonment of Calissa is responsible for it.

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* NeverMyFault: Eris blames Calissa for making low-quality Merillia, rather than acknowledge that her imprisonment of Calissa is responsible for it.it (and pretending that Calissa's Merillia is hers).
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Both Merliah and Eris turned out to be no different from each other
** For Merliah, when she learns that she's HalfHumanHybrid, she, at first didn't want any part of it, [[spoiler: until later on, she decides that she must do what's right for Oceania.]]
** For Eris, she's jealous because despite that she's born of royal blood, she's the only one in the royal blood who is unable to make Merillia.
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself. Even Merliah points that out after showing everyone a vision on Queen Calissa spinning Merillia.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself. Even Merliah points that out after showing everyone a vision on of Queen Calissa spinning Merillia.
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---> '''Merliah:''' You're different and you hate it.
---> '''Eris:''' That's ridiculous.

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---> --> '''Merliah:''' You're different and you hate it.
---> --> '''Eris:''' That's ridiculous.



---> '''Merliah:''' You could have destroyed my mother, but you didn't. You needed her to spin Merillia because you ''can't''. That's what makes you so angry and jealous, isn't it? You're the only one in the royal family who can't make Merillia. You're different and you hate it.

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---> --> '''Merliah:''' You could have destroyed my mother, but you didn't. You needed her to spin Merillia because you ''can't''. That's what makes you so angry and jealous, isn't it? You're the only one in the royal family who can't make Merillia. You're different and you hate it.
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* BlantantLies: When Merliah points out that Eris is [[GreenEyedMonster angry and jealous]] because she can't make Merillia, despite being born of royal blood, Eris keeps trying to deny this, even when Merliah reveals the truth about Merillia

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* BlantantLies: BlatantLies: When Merliah points out that Eris is [[GreenEyedMonster angry and jealous]] because she can't make Merillia, despite being born of royal blood, Eris keeps trying to deny this, even when Merliah reveals the truth about Merillia



* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself. Even Merliah points that out after showing everyone a vision on Queen Calissa spinning Merillia.

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* BlantantLies: When Merliah points out that Eris is [[GreenEyedMonster angry and jealous]] because she can't make Merillia, despite being born of royal blood, Eris keeps trying to deny this, even when Merliah reveals the truth about Merillia
---> '''Merliah:''' You're different and you hate it.
---> '''Eris:''' That's ridiculous.



---> '''Merliah:''' You could have destroyed my mother, but you didn't. You needed her to spin Merillia because you ''can't''. That's what makes you so angry and jealous, isn't it? You're the only one in the royal family who can't make Merillia. You're different and you hate it.



* RoyaltySuperpower: Only those of the royal family can spin Merillia.

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* RoyaltySuperpower: Only those of the royal family can spin Merillia. [[spoiler: Eris, despite being in the royal family, is the only one who can't spin Merilla, which makes her incredibly jealous.]]
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* FantasticRacism: Eris looks down on humans, and expresses disbelief at Calissa's human husband. She later uses this to turn public opinion against Merliah.

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* FantasticRacism: Eris looks down on humans, and expresses disbelief at Calissa's human husband. She later uses this to turn public opinion against Merliah.Merliah because she's HalfHumanHybrid.

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* AnAesop: Merliah learns that despite being half human and half mermaid, she should stay true to herself.



* IJustWantToBeNormal: Merliah completely rejects her heritage at first.

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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Merliah completely rejects her heritage at first. Until, she accepts that being half-mermaid is a part of who she is and it's ok to be different.
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''Barbie in a Mermaid Tale'' is a Franchise/{{Barbie}} movie released in 2010.

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''Barbie in a Mermaid Tale'' is a member of the DirectToVideo Franchise/{{Barbie}} movie filmography, released in 2010.
2010. It was preceded by ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheThreeMusketeers'' and followed by ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAFashionFairytale''.

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%%* BigBad: Eris.

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%%* * BigBad: Eris.Eris, who seized the throne of Oceana and imprisoned her sister.



%%* CloudCuckoolander: Hadley.

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%%* * CloudCuckoolander: Hadley.Hadley is a bit odd, spouting various non sequiturs. On the other hand, she instantly believes that Merliah might be a mermaid when Merliah and Fallon are doubting it.



* DirtyCommunist: Eris, possibly, with her not simply being racist but that she believes everyone in her kingdom should be merpeople (thus equal).

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* DirtyCommunist: Eris, possibly, with EmotionalPowers: The quality of the Merillia that Calissa creates is dependent upon her not simply emotions; as such, her bitterness at being racist but locked up by her evil sister creates lower-quality Merillia that she believes everyone in her kingdom should be merpeople (thus equal).outright poisons the ocean.



%%* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Zuma.

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%%* * EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Zuma.Apparently it wasn't enough for Zuma to just be a pink dolphin; she's sparkly, too.



%%* TheHighQueen: Calissa, but ''not'' Eris.

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%%* * TheHighQueen: Calissa, but ''not'' Eris.who rules over Oceana justly and creates the substance needed to keep the ocean alive.



* NeverMyFault: Eris blames Calissa for making low-quality Merillia, rather than acknowledge that her imprisonment of Calissa is responsible for it.



%%* PassionateSportsGirl: Merliah. Also Fallon and Hadley.

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%%* * PassionateSportsGirl: Merliah. Also Fallon and Hadley.Merliah is ''very'' passionate about surfing.



%%* TotallyRadical: The surfing announcer.



%%* WaifProphet: The Destinies.

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%%* * WaifProphet: The Destinies.Destinies, a trio of tween-looking mermaids who speak in ValleyGirl slang and can see the future.
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* BigBad: Eris.

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* %%* BigBad: Eris.



* CloudCuckoolander: Hadley.

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* %%* CloudCuckoolander: Hadley.



* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Zuma.

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* %%* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Zuma.



* TheHighQueen: Calissa, but ''not'' Eris.

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* %%* TheHighQueen: Calissa, but ''not'' Eris.



* PassionateSportsGirl: Merliah. Also Fallon and Hadley.

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* %%* PassionateSportsGirl: Merliah. Also Fallon and Hadley.



* TotallyRadical: The surfing announcer.

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* %%* TotallyRadical: The surfing announcer.



* WaifProphet: The Destinies.

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* %%* WaifProphet: The Destinies.
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* DirtyCommunist: Eris, possibly, with her not simply being racist but that she believes everyone in her kingdom should be merpeople (thus equal).
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* SympathyfortheDevil: Merliah seems to express legitimate sympathy and concern for Eris after realizing that Eris, like her, feels like an outcast.

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* SympathyfortheDevil: SympathyForTheDevil: Merliah seems to express legitimate sympathy and concern for Eris after realizing that Eris, like her, feels like an outcast.

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* PunnyName: The underwater stores are puns on real stores.
** Also, Merliah, which is a pun on "Maria".

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* PunnyName: PunnyName:
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The underwater stores are puns on real stores.
** Also, Merliah, which Merliah is a pun on "Maria".
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** Also, Merliah, which is a pun on "Maria".
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* PassionateSportsGirl: Merliah. Also Fallon and Hadley.


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* SympathyfortheDevil: Merliah seems to express legitimate sympathy and concern for Eris after realizing that Eris, like her, feels like an outcast.
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* CantKillYouStillneedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself.

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* CantKillYouStillneedYou: CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself.
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* CantKillYouStillneedYou: Eris keeps Calissa imprisoned to keep spinning Merillia and keep the ocean alive, as she can't spin any herself.

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* ThoseTwoGirls: Kayla and Xylie.

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* SuperCellReception: Or wristwatch in this case. Liah's watch gets surprisingly strong signals while in the depths of the ocean whenever she video chats Fallon and Hadley for help.
* ThoseTwoGirls: Kayla and Xylie.Xylie the fashion designer mermaids.
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* BareYourMidriff: Merliah spends about 99% of the movie in a bikini top, her friends Hadley and Falon are never seen wearing anything else.

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* BareYourMidriff: Merliah spends about 99% of the movie in a bikini top, her friends top. Her friends Fallon and Hadley and Falon are never seen wearing anything else.else either.
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* HoldYourHipogriffs: After the Destinies meet Merliah and her new mermaid friends, they decided to go out for "manies and tailies".[[note]]As opposed to "manies and pedies". Apparently, mermaids get "tailicures", at least in Oceania.[[/note]]

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* HoldYourHipogriffs: HoldYourHippogriffs: After the Destinies meet Merliah and her new mermaid friends, they decided to go out for "manies and tailies".[[note]]As opposed to "manies and pedies". Apparently, mermaids get "tailicures", at least in Oceania.[[/note]]
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* BlandNameProduct: Some of the stores seen in Oceania include "Bloomingtail's", "Seaphora", and "Fred Seagull".


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* HoldYourHipogriffs: After the Destinies meet Merliah and her new mermaid friends, they decided to go out for "manies and tailies".[[note]]As opposed to "manies and pedies". Apparently, mermaids get "tailicures", at least in Oceania.[[/note]]
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->''What makes you different just might be your greatest strength.''
-->-- '''Barbie'''
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* BareYourMidriff: Merliah spends about 99% of the movie in a bikini top, her friend Hadley and Falon are never seen wearing anything else.

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* BareYourMidriff: Merliah spends about 99% of the movie in a bikini top, her friend friends Hadley and Falon are never seen wearing anything else.
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Barbie plays Merliah, a champion surfer who suddenly sprouts pink hair during a championship...then immediately after meets Zuma, a talking sparkly pink dolphin. Oh, and she learns that she's the half-mermaid daughter of Queen Calissa, ruler of Oceana. Which means she can breathe underwater at least.

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Barbie plays Merliah, Merliah Summers, a champion surfer who suddenly sprouts pink hair during a championship...then immediately after meets Zuma, a talking sparkly pink dolphin. Oh, and she learns that she's the half-mermaid daughter of Queen Calissa, ruler of Oceana. Which means she can breathe underwater at least.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Eris's is to have the crowd adore her, imprison someone for not applauding, and continue on like nothing happened.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Eris's Eris' is to have the crowd adore her, imprison someone for not applauding, and continue on like nothing happened.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Eris's personality revolves around herself.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Eris's Eris' personality revolves around herself.



* RuleOfThree: Merliah must find three things to end Eris's reign.
* SacrificialLamb: A fish is cast into Eris's whirlpool to show she's a threat.

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* RuleOfThree: Merliah must find three things to end Eris's Eris' reign.
* SacrificialLamb: A fish is cast into Eris's Eris' whirlpool to show she's a threat.

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* ChekhovsGun: The fact when the protective pendent of Merliah's is broken shows her mother Queen Clarissa ends up being important in the final.



** She later tells Calissa that she'll imprison innocent people for no reason until she finds Merliah.

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** She later tells Calissa that she'll imprison innocent people for no reason until she finds Merliah. She is even shown doing it once.



* MissionControl: Hadley and Fallon help Merliah out on land by searching for the Celestial Comb.

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* MissionControl: Hadley and Fallon help Merliah out on land by searching for the Celestial Comb.Comb and where she can find a Dream Fish.
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