Ariel (Little Mermaid 1989 film)

**Ariel** is a mermaid; who possesses superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, leaping, stamina and senses.

Ariel is the princess of Atlantica and the queen of Italy.

Ariel is a resident of Italy and a former resident of Atlantica.

Ariel is also the daughter of Triton and the late Athena, the younger sister of Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina, the granddaughter of Poseidon, the great-niece of Crustacea, the great-granddaughter of the late Neptune, the wife of Eric and the mother of Melody.

## Biography

### Early life

Ariel was born in Atlantica to her parents, Triton and Athena, she also has six older sisters, named Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina.

At the age of 5, Ariel inherited her mother, Athena's love for dancing, music and singing respectively.

### Little Mermaid III: Ariel's beginning

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### Little Mermaid: Animated series

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### Little Mermaid

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### Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

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## Personality

As a teenager, Ariel is adventurous, compassionate, curious, headstrong, moral, passionate, spirited and selfless.

Despite being headstrong; Ariel is; proven to be a reasonable individual; for example, she always takes responsibility for her actions.

Ariel can be impulsive and reckless; to the point that; she gets both herself and her friends; into bad situations. She can also sometimes be cheerful, carefree and laid-back; to the point that; Ariel (unintentionally) neglects her responsibilities as one of the princesses of Atlantica.

Ariel is highly intelligent; for example, she is able to intuitive resolves or think her way out of problems that; she had got herself; into in the first place.

But despite Ariel's intelligence, she is; proven to be quite naive; for example, she had made a deal; with the sea witch, Ursula to become human partly to experience the world above the surface; but mainly because she wanted to be; with her now love, Eric; despite the fact that; she was aware of the cecaelia's negative reputation, as well as her other previous encounters; with the latter. Ariel was tricked; into signing a contract; with Ursula; completely unaware of the fact that; it was part of the cecaelia's plot to overthrow her father, Triton.

Ariel would find out the hard way that; it was a mistake to trust Ursula in the first place; when she become a mermaid again, after the cecaelia had successfully prevented her from receiving the kiss of true love from Eric.

Ariel is fascinated; with the entire human race in general; particularly human objects. But despite this, Ariel was (initially) terrified of humans, as she believed that; some of the stories that; she had heard from the other merpeople may have been true; regarding that; all other humans in general are bad.

But; when Ariel had witnesses Eric saving a dolphin that; was caught in a net, this causes her to realize that; the stories that; she had heard from the citizens of atlantica are completely wrong that; not all other humans in general are bad, as some of them are good.

As an adult, Ariel is much more mature, responsible and serious, as well as far less naive; especially after becoming a mother herself. But after Morgana had threatened her daughter, Melody at her christening, she become similarly to how she was treated; by her father, Triton; controlling and overprotective.

As a result; Ariel severs all ties; with atlantica and the ocean, as well as keeping Melody in the dark about her mermaid heritage and the reason; why she is not; allowed in the ocean in a misguided attempt to protect her daughter from Morgana. But after Melody had runaway from Italy, Ariel realizes that; this decision of hers did more harm than good.

Despite Ariel's serious demeanour, she still maintains her cheerful and carefree traits.

Despite Ariel's flaws, she is still a compassionate, intelligent, moral, passionate, selfless, sweet-natured and spirited individual.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Mermaid physiology:** As a mermaid, Ariel possesses superhuman attributes; such as superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, leaping, stamina and senses respectively. Ariel also still retains most of her other superhuman attributes; even in her human form.
	+ **Superhuman strength:** Ariel is much stronger than normal humans and most other aquatic entities; for example, she was able to move a boulder in her grotto and knocking down a door quite easily.
	+ **Superhuman durability:** Ariel is far more durable than normal humans and most other aquatic entities; for example, she is able to withstand the immense underwater pressures. Ariel can also; withstand great impacts; such as surviving falls from tremendous heights that; would have severely injured or kill a normal human.
	+ **Superhuman speed:** Ariel is much faster than normal humans and most other aquatic entities; for example; when she is underwater, she can move at blur-like speeds, as well as outpace great white sharks; such as Glut quite easily. Ariel was also able to get from Italy all the way back to Atlantica, as well as getting from Atlantica all the way to Norway in less than a day. According and confirmed; by Horatio Sebastian; Ariel is the fastest mermaid in all of Atlantica.
	+ **Superhuman agility:** Ariel is far more agile than normal humans and most other aquatic entities; for example, she was able to outmanoeuvre Glut quite easily; despite the fact that; she was in a narrow space at the time.
	+ **Superhuman reflexes:** Ariel's reflexes are much faster than normal humans and most other aquatic entities.
	+ **Superhuma leaping:** Ariel can leap much further than normal humans and most other aquatic entities; for example, she is able to propel herself out of the water; in a dolphin-like fashion.
	+ **Superhuman stamina:** Ariel possesses far more stamina than normal humans and most other aquatic entities; allowing her to remain physically active for long periods of time; for example, she can exert herself for several hours; before experiencing fatigue.
	+ **Superhuman senses:** Ariel's senses are far more greatly developed than normal humans and most other aquatic entities.
		- **Night vision:** Due to Ariel's superhuman senses; she can see clearly in the dark.
	+ **Superhuman immunity:** Ariel is completely immune to extremely cold and hot temperatures.
	+ **Adaptability:** Ariel is capable of gaining knowledge or mastering almost any other skills extremely quickly; for example, after becoming human, she was able to learn how to stand up in a few minutes, if not a few seconds and then walk in the same time span. Ariel also quickly figured out how to run, after Max had appeared and had (unintentionally) frightened her, as well as quickly learning about the human's customs and culture, as well as the objects that; are utilized; by them. Ariel can also master other skills at a much faster pace that; would have taken normal humans months or years to learn; such as dancing, horse riding, etc, as it has only took her a few minutes, if not a few seconds to learn.
	+ **Aquapathy:** Ariel is capable of understanding and communicating; with other aquatic entities; albeit only; with other entities that; are sentient.

#### Former powers

* **Aquatic breathing:** Ariel is capable of breathing both on land and in the water; indefinitely. But Ariel does not retained the power to breathe underwater; when she is in her human form.

### Abilities

* **Expert dancer:** Ariel is a highly skilled dancer; for example, after becoming human, she was able to dance; with Eric; with admirable skill, as if she had been a human for years, partly; due to her adaptability. In Ariel's mermaid form, she can dance in a fashion similar.
* **Expert musician:** Ariel is a highly skilled musician; for example, she is capable of playing bongo drums, a guitar, a harp and a piano respectively; with admirable skill. But the only musical instrument that; Ariel is not very good at playing is the sea calliope, the equivalent of the organ; even; when Horatio Sebastian tries his best to teach her how to play the calliope, her skills; with this musical instrument did not improve at all. Ariel's lack of skill; with the calliope is in fact so bad that; it not only woke up the Seaclops; but it also annoyed the sea monster; to the point that; he tried to annihilate her.
* **Expert rider:** Ariel is a highly skilled rider; for example, she is capable of riding both giant seahorses and horses; such as Stormy and Seabiscuit respectively, as well as command the reigns of a carriage controlled; by her father, Triton's dolphins quite easily. In Ariel's human form, she is able to ride horses in a similar fashion; such as command the reigns of a carriage controlled; by Eric's horse, initially, she lost control of the horse; but she soon gained control of the horse, partly; due to her adaptability. In the Little Mermaid: Ariel's Baby Beau, sometime after Ariel's marriage to Eric, the latter gave her a foal as a gift; who she had named Beau and once he became an adult, she began to ride Beau very often in a fashion similar to that; of riding giant seahorses.
* **Expert swimmer:** Ariel is a highly skilled swimmer; for example, she is able to swim in a dolphin-like fashion; when she is in her mermaid form. But after becoming human, Ariel was (initially) not very good at swimming; due to her inability to breathe underwater and swim; without her mermaid tail that; she was accustomed to, as Flounder and Horatio Sebastian were forced to help Ariel get to the surface; otherwise she would have drowned. But; by the time of the events of the "Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea"; Ariel has regained her swimming skills.
* **Expert singer:** Ariel is a highly skilled singer; for example, she is able to sing; with admirable skill. According to and confirmed; by Sebastian; she has the most beautiful voice in all of Atlantica. Ariel's singing voice is in fact so beautiful that; even Eric had fallen in love; with her after only hearing her sing to him just once; when Ariel drew Eric to consciousness; with her incredible singing voice after rescuing him from drowning at sea.

### Weaknesses

* **Limited durability:** Although Ariel is incredibly durable, she does have her limits; as objects, weapons or other aquatic entities; with enough force can injure her.
* **Mortality:** Despite Ariel's superhuman levels of durability; she is not immortal. As she can be killed; just like other living beings.
* **Oxygen:** When Ariel is in her human form; she cannot breathe underwater. If Ariel remains underwater for too long; she will lose consciousness and eventually drown. But despite this, Ariel can at least hold her breath; far longer than normal humans.

#### Former weaknesses

* **Limited knowledge:** Initially, Ariel had limited knowledge of the human world; regarding their customs and cultures; even objects that; were utilized; by them; due to the fact that; she did not travel to the surface very often and did have any direct interactions; with other humans in general. This also lead to her coming up; with names for the human objects that; she had found; for example, she once called a magnifying glass and telescope respectively a "biggermajiger". Ariel also once used a fork to comb her hair, mistaking it for a hair comb; due to previously been told; by Scuttle what they are used for; but; when she sees the confused looks on Eric and Grim's faces, Ariel realizes that; forks are not actually used to groom hair, much to her complete embarrassment. But after marrying Eric and starting to live in Italy, Ariel's knowledge of other humans in general and the land above water has greatly improved.

## Equipment

### Former equipment

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## Relationships

* Ariel (Little Mermaid 1989 film)/Relationships

## Appearances

* Walt Disney classics (3 films)
	+ Little Mermaid (first appearance)
	+ Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
	+ Little Mermaid III: Ariel's beginning (final appearance)
* Walt Disney classics (1 television series)
	+ Little Mermaid: Animated series

## Behind the scenes

* In Hans Andersen's fairy tale, the Little Mermaid's actual name is unknown.
* The Little Mermaid does not have a happy ending, as she lost her prince to another woman and dies; but the little mermaid still gains an immortal soul; due to him believing that; the temple woman is the one; who had saved him from drowning, as the prince never saw the mermaid's face.
* The Little Mermaid has five sisters.

## Trivia

* Ariel's character is loosely based on the Little Mermaid from Hans Andersen's fairy tale; but unlike her fairy tale counterpart; she has a happy ending.
* Ariel has six sisters; instead of five.
* Ariel's most notable trait is her fascinating; with humans; particularly human objects; but she did not always have this trait; until she was 15 years old.
* Ariel served as the main protagonist of the Little Mermaid, the Little Mermaid: Animated series and the Little Mermaid III: Ariel's beginning respectively. But she served as the deuteragonist of the Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
* Throughout the entire franchise; Ariel has never been called the "Little Mermaid".

## Gallery

### Little Mermaid III: Ariel's beginning

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### Little Mermaid: Animated series

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### Little Mermaid

Ariel realizes that; she had forgot about her father, Triton's music concert; after Scuttle had (unknowingly) reminded her about the concert.Ariel had (angrily) stated to her father, Triton that; she is now 16 years old and is no longer a child; who needs to be protected; but she had also (unintentionally) disrespected her father; in the process.Ariel in her grotto.Ariel becomes surprised; upon seeing Eric for the first tim.Ariel instantly becomes romantically attracted towards Eric.Ariel finds an unconscious Eric.Ariel saves Eric from drowning.Ariel rescues Eric; during a storm.
### Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Ariel misses her maternal family very much; particularly her father, Triton.Queen Ariel.

## External links

* File:Disney Wiki.jpg Ariel on Disney Wiki