Ariel is the titular main protagonist of the 2023 live-action adaptation of Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, both based on the 1837 fairy tale of the same title by Hans Christian Andersen. She is a young mermaid princess of Atlantica and the youngest daughter of King Triton who saves the life of a prince and sailor, Prince Eric. Wishing to be with him, she trades her beautiful singing voice with the witch Ursula that ultimately puts her family in jeopardy.
She is portrayed by Halle Bailey.
History[]
Background[]
Personality[]
Ariel is an adventurous, curious and free-spirited young mermaid. She is fascinated by the human world and collects treasures from sunken ships. Ariel is kind, compassionate and friendly to everyone around her. She is a brave and courageous mermaid who saves the people she loves from Ursula.
Appearance[]
Ariel is a very beautiful young mermaid princess with long natural red hair with braids, brown eyes and warm brown skin. She has a green to pink to purple fish tail.
The Little Mermaid[]
Trivia[]
- Ariel is the closest to her sister, Perla but farthest from her sister Tamika, who she has not seen since her mother died.
- Ariel is the second member of her family to have a forbidden romance with a different species. According the live action film's prequel novel Against the Tide, her older sister Mala fell in love with her Sea Monster companion Ieka whom she later marries in secret.
Unlike the cartoon, Ariel was willing to kill the sea witch in defense of Eric. However, this does not effect her "Pure Good" status.
Gallery[]
| The Little Mermaid | ||
| Movies Remake: Ariel, Eric, Sebastian, Flounder, Scuttle, King Triton, Ursula, Flotsam and Jetsam, Daughters of Triton (Mala, Indira, Caspia, Tamika, Karina, Perla), Grimsby, Lashana, Queen Selina | ||
- ↑ Indira and Caspia glanced at each other in disbelief. “Is there nothing you can’t do, Little Fry?” Indira hooked her arm around Ariel’s neck in a tight hug and dug her knuckle into her head. Ariel shuffled away. She hated when they did that. Well, sort of. It was nice to finally not be fighting, she supposed. (Elle, J.. The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide (p. 193). Disney Press. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ File:Little Fry Proof.png
- ↑ The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide
