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''The Legend of the Titanic'' was a full-length animation [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story|based]] on the infamous Titanic disaster, specifically the recent hit ''[[Titanic]]''. It was released in 1999. Not to be confused with that ''other'' Titanic cartoon called ''[[Titanic
The plot is set on a voyage of the RMS Titanic, and concerns the romance between a rich man's daughter Elizabeth, and a gypsy who calls himself Don Juan. Maltravers (called Baron Vandertilt in the dub of the sequel) is the unscrupulous owner of a whale hunting company, who wishes to own whaling rights of all seas owned by Elizabeth's father. He intends to marry Elizabeth, and then make her father to sign over all whaling rights to him. [[Didn't Think This Through|Oh, and then he intends to cover his tracks by sinking the Titanic ship afterwards]]. You know, because it wasn't depressing enough that it was an iceberg that did it. Talking mice, dogs and undersea animals make an appearance.
Unlike that other Titanic cartoon though, this one has actually a sequel called ''In Search Of The Titanic'', also titled '' Tentacolino'', which takes place three years after the first installment. ''In Search of the Titanic'' has little screen time for the actual Titanic ship and most of it takes place in Atlantis. It also features some musical numbers which compete with those in ''[[Titanic:
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* [[Beta Couple]]: Mice in the first film, dogs in the second film.
* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Looks like the makers tried to show off their CG and it's most commonly seen during long-distance shots of the Titanic but also elsewhere in the first film and ocean in the second.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: Some of the animal characters.
* [[Everything's Even Worse
** Sharks ''were also the reason the damned iceberg was there to begin with''. It involves tricking a very strong but idiotic octopus. Yes, really.
* [[Everything's Squishier
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: The evil whale hunter. Also, the mouse villain in the second film.
* [[Happily Ever After]]: [[You Fail History Forever|One of the most insulting uses of this trope ever.]]
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* [[Recurring Riff]]: The main theme in both animations.
* [[Simpleton Voice]]: Whale hunter's assistant.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Unlike [[Titanic:
** In the case of Elizabeth's gypsy love interest, he was supposed to be able to understand the animals because his soul was in tune with Elizabeth's (or something like that).
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]: Dolphins and whales = good. Sharks = bad. The octopus is also given a head that resembles [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]] [[Beauty Equals Goodness|because the idea of a hideous or bizarre looking good guy is unthinkable.]]
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* [[Dance Party Ending]]: When the narrator finishes telling the story.
* [[Disney Death]]: Two times, neither explained.
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* [[Flash Back]]: Most of the film.
* [[Flying Seafood Special]]: The dolphins that talk to Elizabeth apparently have an unexplained ability to float in midair. [[Limited Animation|Most of the time because the same five or so frames where they're airborne get recycled and looped until the end of their lines...]]
* [[Going Down
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]
* [[Green Aesop]]: Against dolphin/whale hunting.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Two times. But they [[Disney Death|weren't real deaths anyway]].
* [[Lens Flare]]: During CG flybys.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: There are times when Lighter and Softer actually works, and then there's [[Titanic:
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Taken to the extreme.
** More like Love At First LINE.
** More like Love At First Smell Of The Glove, for the male lead.
* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Thrown out the friggin' window. Elizabeth can talk to animals because her tear was caught in a net of magic moonbeams, and the initial magic was enhanced by the dolphins. No, really. How, then, does Maltravers' henchman understand the sharks? It's never explained. We don't even get so much as [[A Wizard Did It]].
* [[Makes Just
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Tentacles.
* [[Off-Model]]: The animators of North Korea's SEK Studios have quite a few problems regarding perspective at several different scenes. Most obvious ones are some of the objects or character not having a consistent size.
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* [[Urine Trouble]]: The Male lead's dog piddles on an officer's shoe.
* [[Voodoo Shark|Voodoo Dolphins]]: The explanation for why Elizabeth can talk to dolphins doesn't explain why she can talk to mice.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: Some of Elizabeth's dresses are... very close to Rose's.
* [[Wicked Stepmother]]: Elizabeth has one named Rachel, who is much crueler than the stepmother from [[Titanic:
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* [[Your Size May Vary]]: Most notably, Tentacles.
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Pingo, the toy fish advisor to the King of Atlantis, talks in a stereotypical gay lisp. He also has long eyelashes and is constantly smiling.
* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]: Besides [[Living Toys]], there's also a throne for the king.
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