The Little Mermaid is one of Disney's most iconic and successful films to date
released in 1991 it booted Disney out of its dark age and into the studio's
Renaissance era after all we remember the wonderful song under the sea but one
of the things that lurks under the sea is evil good and today we're going to
dive into this underwater world full of merpeople and magical creatures and find
out who they really are which of atlanticus creatures are good
which are bad and who is the most evil I'm Teresa with wicked binge and this is
good too evil The Little Mermaid I'd like we did with Aladdin we'll be
including the sequel characters as well who better to start the good side out on
our ranking than Ariel's loyal best friend flounder what George first things
first although his name would imply otherwise
he's not a flounder but a tropical fish regardless of being a small creature
flounder regularly embarks on Ariel's adventures which shows that he is pretty
remarkably brave part of his reasoning for joining her is to watch out for her
if things go wrong his bravery was showcased several times especially
during the final confrontation with Ursula when he jumped into the battle to
take on flotsam and jetsam as Ariel's best friend flounder is kind of the
voice of reason yeah sure it's great let's get out of here as he frequently
tries to talk Ariel out of her ideas of adventuring for her own safety he's also
the only creature who gives Ariel unconditional support with her
fascination with human things he's loyal caring supportive and brief all this
combined makes flounder without a doubt the best character of the Little
Mermaid's universe next up is another loyal creature but this time from the
surface world the Old English Sheepdog and Eric's best friend max throughout
the first movie he's always trying to help bring Eric and Ariel together as he
knows they're right for each other he is exceptionally smart intuitive and
lovable which kind of makes sense since he's a dog
Max's super intelligence is regularly evident like when Eric was about to
marry and he immediately realized Vanessa's evilness presumably able to
smell the difference and even growled at her whenever she passed by we could see
his lovable personality when he chased a frightened Ariel up Iraq joyfully
licking her face and he even got frustrated towards Eric for not
realizing that Ariel was the same girl who saved his life max is a furry hero
and does all he can to help his owner find Ariel what a good boy coming up
next is the Jamaican accent it crap who serves as King Triton's advisor
Sebastian he's caring and dedicated all the time just to do it and even talented
when it comes to singing which we realized with his incredible musical hit
under the sea Sebastian's actions may be strict which kind of makes him seem like
a stick-in-the-mud in some situations however he's well intended an axis way
for Ariel's protection Sebastian's loyalty and kindness are undeniable the
best example is when Ariel is transformed into a human just be
miserable for the rest of your life rather than telling the King Sebastian
chose to support Ariel despite Sebastian's anxiety issues he
risks his life for those he cares about and has a real sense of honor and duty
I've gotta get to the seating he must know about this on the screen he may
seem strict and sometimes mean but it is purely out of love coming up next is
probably the first prince to be saved by a princess and not the other way around
Prince Eric isn't this great the salty sea air the wind blowing in your face
despite being from royalty eric is very humble and kind towards the staff and
everyone else he is a hopeless romantic with a heart of gold and lots of guts
which is evident throughout the movies believe me grin when I find her I'll
know like that time when he risked his life just to save Ariel claiming he's
lost her once and refuses to lose her again
or when he went back to the ship to save Max risking his own life
Eric's bravery is also notable when he kills Ursula saving Ariel as well as the
entire underwater kingdom of Atlantica and ends her reign of terror in the
process what a guy next is Queen Athena despite being
mentioned quite a few times before we only got the chance to see her in the
Little Mermaid Ariel's beginning she was the loving and generous Queen of
Atlantica beloved by her family and all the sea creatures of the kingdom
unfortunately she died fueling the King Triton's hatred for humans that we all
know about he keeps a statue of her dancing with him in his courtyard as a
memory of her what's known about her is that she was very loving and brave she
saves attina before her own death next up we have the
main character of the Little Mermaid - Ariel and Eric's daughter melody she's
an amazing mix between both of them both in appearance and personality
unfortunately she became lonely and insecure due to her parents depression
of her half mermaid nature and this caused many arguments between her and
Ariel eventually she realized that what she truly wanted was not to be a mermaid
but to feel like she belonged to both land and sea
after that she gained a better perception of herself and found out that
a life of honesty and self-acceptance was the true key to her happiness next
up we're finally at the main character of the series and everyone's favorite
adventurous mermaid Ariel the curious Explorer side of hers often leads to an
array of problems problems that admittedly not only get herself into
danger but her friends and family as well
despite this you can likely chalk this up to being young and reckless I'm 16
years old I'm not shy and aerial selflessness compassion and intuition
often fix those problems as she always takes full responsibility for her
actions Arielle loves almost all living creatures even lucky and little evil
which shows her kind heart and nature she's brave and determined as she's
willing to make daring sacrifices for the sake of true love regardless of her
few flaws Arielle is very much selfless sweet and brave and after becoming a
mother and queen of her husband's kingdom she becomes a very
overprotective of melody in a similar way to how she was treated by King
Triton in the first movie I guess she finally got to see things from her
father's perspective next up she's gentle she's kind and
she's the best housekeeper anyone could have Carlotta
she's one of Eric's most loyal friends in the castle she really loves him like
a son and she knows Ariel is the perfect girl
for him her kindness is evident every time she's on screen like when Eric
brought Ariel into the castle and Carlotta without even knowing her
immediately took care of her like the princess she was washed up from a
shipwreck and do you remember when Ariel took Grimsby pipe and blew it into his
face and both Eric and Carlotta start laughing she claimed that it was the
first time she's seen him smile in weeks which proves how affectionate and caring
she was to him only wanting his best coming up next we have Ariel's sisters
the princesses of Atlantica although their role was a bit more significant in
the original tale as they sold their hair to save Ariel these princesses
cannot be put aside there are seven including Ariel who's the youngest the
others are Athena Alana Adela Aguada Arista and Audrina although their roles
remain minor throughout the series all of them in their own way tried their
best to be helpful to Ariel and the kingdom of Atlantica next up is the
self-proclaimed expert on humans and the most eccentric seagull
you've ever seen scuttle like Ariel scuttle also likes to collect human
objects human stuff huh and serves her as a consultant on the surface world
however his identifications consist of pure nonsense such as naming a fork a
dinglehopper or a smoking pipe as a snarfblatt
scuttle is hilarious and well intended no doubt about that but he seems to
really enjoy listening to himself talk about the things he knows nothing about
but you should never underestimate him this eccentric seagull is actually quite
brave as it was shown when he discovered that Vanessa was actually Ursula the sea
witch immediately he told Ariel and helped stall the wedding all so she
could tell Erik the truth a feathery goofball no doubt but a good allied to
have around we are now entering the gray area next up is the ruler of Atlantica
the sad and lonely King Triton after Queen Athena died he sunk into a
depression that no one was able to fix he's equal parts overprotective and
well-meaning and I'm sure we all understand his misanthropic state due to
what happened to his wife eventually he came to terms with the incident allowing
music back into Atlantica after previously banning it in the wake of the
tragedy despite being authoritarian with Ariel
King Triton shows a large feeling of guilt and remorse for upsetting her even
if it was for her own good in his mind by the time of the sequel Triton has
become accepting of humans and has a notable soft spot for melody as he
highly values her safety however Triton's aggressive nature
remains in times of crisis in many ways Triton is a strong and caring leader but
often finds himself slipping into being way too strict and even authoritarian
next up is Eric's caretaker in the apprehensive Grimsby at the end of
the day he just wants what's best for Prince Eric which is helping him to find
a girl to marry despite being reluctant about Ariel nice young ladies just don't
swim around rescuing people in the middle of the ocean Grill speak cares
for the princes safety and well-being and that's why he's so suspicious about
it he is loyal and friendly however he doesn't show this very well though next
up is the infamous chef food doesn't make any vegetarian options on the menu
the cruel chef Louie in fact he's obsessed with his job to an
almost unhealthy extent if you know what I mean Louie has a hair-trigger temper
that flares up and causes him to get in trouble with Carlotta when he destroys
the kitchen while chasing Sebastian if the sequel is any evidence his
relationship with Sebastian and Carlotta have not improved at all although he's
still in the royal family staff anyway honestly this guy is a bit hard to trust
we're now entering the danger zone coming up next the armed Organa's
minions and pets cloak and dagger as their name implies these manta rays are
most of the time caught spying and sneaking around in morgue Anna's benefit
cloak and dagger are sinister and cunning very much like flotsam and
jetsam work without them an undertow Morgana wouldn't be able to accomplish
anything whatsoever coming up next is another minor antagonist glut he is the
one who attempted to kill Arielle and flounder
chasing them for food luckily for them flounder swam off just in time and glut
got caught in an anchor he's a truly nasty creature who thrives for blood and
evil but again he's gotta eat next is a sinister pair of eels that's right
flotsam and jetsam Ursula's evil minions these two creepy sea snakes are often
sneaking around Atlantica spotting out Ursula's next potential victim flotsam
and jetsam are often underestimated although they are incredibly efficient
in their undertakings making them a dangerous threat for those who oppose
Ursula unlike most other Disney villains
henchmen who are somewhat comical and bubbly flotsam and jetsam are dark and
mysterious lackeys who are competent in their work however in the TV series that
chronologically preceded the movie the eels are relatively incompetent and neek
creatures coming up next is a cruel and vengeful creature who loves to
intimidate others with his size the meanest tiger shark undertow
he's more ganas sadistic minion and he's almost as evil as her undertow even
threatened to eat baby Melody if King Triton didn't hand over the Trident
luckily King Triton ended up transforming him into a mini fish
similar to a piranha which made him even grumpier than what he usually was the
aggressive undertow is around for all Morgana's evil plans and if it weren't
for him she would have never succeeded next up is one of the main antagonists
in the Little Mermaid Ariel's beginning the ambitious Marina del Rey she's
greedy and hungry for power she's not satisfied with her job at all and
instead she's obsessed with being King Triton's right hand job
job which we all know is Sebastian's position however Sebastian's constant
berating and degrading don't justify her actions at all
marinas only goal is to get a promotion and she's completely determined to do
anything necessary to get what she wants
starter your majesty she's calculative and ruthless however
when compared to her predecessors marina is only a villain in the loosest sense
of the word unlike Ursula and Morgana she doesn't
want the whole kingdom for herself which doesn't mean she isn't cruel and
sadistic but she's not quite as insane as the sea witches are we've reached the
top three most evil with the bronze medal for badness
we have evil Manta for most of the series evil Manta lived up to his name
as absolute pure evil he's mostly known for his use of spreading discord amongst
others either by hypnosis or telepathy which makes him an incredibly dangerous
villain either way he can easily persuade others into doing what he wants
so much so that he easily manipulated Ariel to release him from his prison in
his debut evil Manta also wants the Trident and the throne of Atlantica and
tries to get his son little evil to follow his footsteps but little evil
ironically has no true evil to his personality and becomes friends with
Ariel in second place is the main antagonist in the Little Mermaid to
return to the sea and Ursula sister Morgana
despite her massive inferiority complex towards Ursula she is deceitful powerful
and ruthless and to prove her superiority she wants all that her
sister couldn't have luckily she's not as good as her sister at using potions
as it was shown when she tried to turn undertow back into a huge shark and
failed miserably however she shares a few similarities
with Ursula such as being a cannibal as it was shown during the scene where she
welcomed melody into her lair and offered her a plate of dead
see animals of her own species that's that's really messed up according to the
general opinion she is much less interesting than her sister Ursula but
never misjudge Morgana she can be even more cunning than her sister and we saw
it when she easily manipulated melody into stealing the Trident for her
fun fact Morgana is so far the only Disney movie villain to be the sibling
of another villain let's move on to her sister one of the most popular and
influential of all Disney villains and the winner of the gold medal of evil we
have the half person half octopus Ursula inspired after theatrical personalities
Ursula's fervent confidence and flamboyance have made her the most
famous and fearful sea witch of the whole atlanticus Kingdom
Ursula usually strikes deals with unfortunate merpeople
to achieve her own ambitions life's full of tough choices innate by nature she's
very dark in tone with a wicked sense of humor and can easily manipulate others
into accepting her terrible offers Ursula simply enjoys causing havoc to
the innocent I'll see him wrinkled like a worm having no sense of true morality
or remorse for those she torments like when she disguised herself in Vanessa's
body to ruin Ariel's happiness even worse than that is the fact she's a
cannibal as she was seen eating some sort of tiny living sea creature but
beyond that Ursula is just a power-hungry psychopath that is willing
to kill harm or enslave anyone who gets in her way
despite Ursula's intelligent traits she is extremely arrogant as she
underestimates her opponents which eventually led to her painful yet
deserved death at the hands of Eric her death is by far one of the most brutal
and destructive ones in the animated Disney movies with her being impaled and
electrocuted on screen
a merciless ending for the worst villain ever don't you agree
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