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* [[Curtain Clothing]]: In the first film.
* [[Curtain Clothing]]: In the first film.
* [[Cute Mute]]: After she loses her voice in the first film.
* [[Cute Mute]]: After she loses her voice in the first film.
* [[Deal With the Devil]]: How Ariel loses her voice to Ursula.
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: How Ariel loses her voice to Ursula.
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Disney Princess]]
* [[Disney Princess]]
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* [[Giant Poofy Sleeves]]
* [[Giant Poofy Sleeves]]
* [[Graceful Ladies Like Purple]]: One of her dresses in the sequel.
* [[Graceful Ladies Like Purple]]: One of her dresses in the sequel.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: She decides that it's best for Melody's safety to keep Melody ignorant of her true origins and heritage. But Melody's ignorance (and Ariel's unwillingness to be truthful when she finds the locket) is exactly what causes her to run away and go against her mother until Morgana reveals her true colors.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: She decides that it's best for Melody's safety to keep Melody ignorant of her true origins and heritage. But Melody's ignorance (and Ariel's unwillingness to be truthful when she finds the locket) is exactly what causes her to run away and go against her mother until Morgana reveals her true colors.
* [[Hot Mom]]: In the sequel.
* [[Hot Mom]]: In the sequel.
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Part Of Your World".
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Part Of Your World".
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* [[Red Headed Heroine]]
* [[Red Headed Heroine]]
* [[Seashell Bra]]
* [[Seashell Bra]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to her sister Arista (Girly Girl) in [[The Little Mermaid (Animation)|The TV Series]]. Girly Girl to her daughter Melody (Tomboy) in the [[Direct to Video]] sequel "Return to the sea".
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to her sister Arista (Girly Girl) in [[The Little Mermaid (animation)|The TV Series]]. Girly Girl to her daughter Melody (Tomboy) in the [[Direct to Video]] sequel "Return to the sea".


=== Prince Eric ===
=== Prince Eric ===
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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Tara Strong}}
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Tara Strong}}


* [[Deal With the Devil]]: When she trades Triton's trident to Morgana in the second movie in order to become a permanent mermaid.
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: When she trades Triton's trident to Morgana in the second movie in order to become a permanent mermaid.
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Kid Has a Point]]: She arguably has better reasons for running away than Ariel did
* [[Kid Has a Point]]: She arguably has better reasons for running away than Ariel did
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* [[Cowardly Sidekick]]: Dash.
* [[Cowardly Sidekick]]: Dash.
* [[Everything's Better With Penguins]]: Tip.
* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: Tip.
* [[Expy]]: Tip and Dash are basically sea creature versions of [[The Lion King|Timon and Pumbaa]].
* [[Expy]]: Tip and Dash are basically sea creature versions of [[The Lion King|Timon and Pumbaa]].
* [[Fat and Skinny]]
* [[Fat and Skinny]]
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* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: When Eric stabs her with the ship's bowline. Strangely enough, her death looks very similar to that of [[Aladdin (Disney)|Jafar]]'s.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: When Eric stabs her with the ship's bowline. Strangely enough, her death looks very similar to that of [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Jafar]]'s.
* [[Glamour Failure]]: When "Vanessa" looks in the mirror, her true identity is revealed.
* [[Glamour Failure]]: When "Vanessa" looks in the mirror, her true identity is revealed.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Ursula is [[Garfield|Grandma Arbuckle]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Ursula is [[Garfield|Grandma Arbuckle]].
* [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]: In the climax, when Eric stabs her with the bow of the ship.
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: In the climax, when Eric stabs her with the bow of the ship.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Subversion; Ursula was actually based on the drag queen Divine, who was originally supposed to voice her, but died before he could even record the voice, so the role went to Pat Carroll instead.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Subversion; Ursula was actually based on the drag queen Divine, who was originally supposed to voice her, but died before he could even record the voice, so the role went to Pat Carroll instead.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: A literal example in her human form.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: A literal example in her human form.
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* [[Carnivores Are Mean]]
* [[Carnivores Are Mean]]
* [[Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]/[[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]/[[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
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* [[The Dragon]]: To Morgana
* [[The Dragon]]: To Morgana
* [[Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Undertow is voiced by [[Spongebob SquarePants|Mr. Krabs]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Undertow is voiced by [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Mr. Krabs]].


=== Cloak and Dagger ===
=== Cloak and Dagger ===
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* [[Good Hurts Evil]]
* [[Good Hurts Evil]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Implied to be heading in this direction in the last episode of the TV series after Ariel saves him from getting his brain drained.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Implied to be heading in this direction in the last episode of the TV series after Ariel saves him from getting his brain drained.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Almost gets his own brain sucked out by his pet brain sponge.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Almost gets his own brain sucked out by his pet brain sponge.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Ben Wright (1st film), Kay E. Kuter (2nd film)}}
{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Ben Wright (1st film), Kay E. Kuter (2nd film)}}


* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: In the first film, Grimsby is voiced by [[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|Roger]], while in the second film, he is voiced by [[Petticoat Junction (TV)|Newt]] [[Green Acres|Kiley]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: In the first film, Grimsby is voiced by [[101 Dalmatians|Roger]], while in the second film, he is voiced by [[Petticoat Junction|Newt]] [[Green Acres|Kiley]].
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[The Renfield]]: To Eric.
* [[The Renfield]]: To Eric.
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