This article is about the character from the Disney Jr. series Ariel. For articles that share the same name, see Ariel.
Ariel is the titular protagonist of the Disney Jr. animated series of the same name. She is an 8-year-old mermaid princess of the underwater kingdom Atlantica.
She is based the character of the same name from both the The Little Mermaid and the 2023 live-action remake.
Background[]
Physical appearance[]
Ariel is an 8-year-old mermaid with dark matte skin, red hair braided in dreadlocks tied back in a ponytail with a seashell and pearl hairband. Her tail is light green with magenta fins. She has brown eyes, red eyelashes, and light shiny scales on her cheeks. She wears a pink shiny strapless and sleeveless top and a purple seashell necklace held by pearls around her neck.
Powers and abilities[]
- Tail Shimmers: Whenever Ariel gets big feelings her tail "shimmers" into different colors depending on her mood.
Trivia[]
- This is the second incarnation of Ariel to be portrayed as a black girl, following the character from the 2023 live-action remake.
- She is the only version of Ariel who is not voiced by Jodi Benson.
- Unlike the original character, Ariel does not keep her collection of human stuff a secret from her father.
- Unlike her original movie counterpart, Ariel has older twin sisters instead six sisters.
- This version of Ariel does not meet Eric as she is only a young girl, making her the first counterpart of the character to have a love interest. She is also the youngest version of the character, as Ariel is usually portrayed as over 16 years old.
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