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| “ | I'm not a guppy. | „ |
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Flounder is the bright yellow and golden blue colored tropical fish and Ariel's best friend and a major character in The Little Mermaid series and movies.
He was voiced by Jason Marin in the original film, Cam Clarke in Return to the Sea and Parker Goris in Ariel's Beginning. In the Robot Chicken series, he was voiced by Seth Green. In the MAD TV series, he was voiced by Grey Griffin. In the Japanese dub, he was voiced by Daisuke Otomo in The Little Mermaid, Nobutoshi Canna in Return to the Sea, Yuki Tokiwa in the video games and Takuya Kaihoku in Ariel's Beginning.
Personality
As her closest friend and confidant, Flounder is incredibly faithful to Ariel, as well as protective. Part of his reasoning for joining her various exploits is to watch out for her should things go wrong. Though he would rather her hobbies were less perilous, Flounder will stick up to those who reprimand Ariel for her adventurous spirit, including King Triton at all times.
Flounder is essentially the polar opposite of Ariel. Flounder gets scared easily, and is prone to panicking under stressful situations like a single shark breaching the sunken ship, but when Ariel is in trouble, he comes through for her without hesitation. In the film he is the only character (aside from Scuttle) to support Ariel's fascination with human things, and at one point gives Ariel a statue of Eric as a gift.
Biography
The Little Mermaid
Flounder goes aside Ariel who is in the faraway outlands when trying to avoid Glut. He is later seen during Ariel's signature song, "Part of Your World". Later, the two go after Sebastian thinking why the human world is dangerous and must live under the sea. After that, Sebastian sings his signature song ("Under the Sea"). Flounder and Ariel feel sad after King Triton destroyed the statue of Prince Eric, meaning that humans and mermaids never get along. He and Ariel are later seen in Ursula's cave and during her song, "Poor Unfortunate Souls". As a human, Ariel meets Eric and then Flounder is seen on the marsh where Sebastian sings his second signature song, "Kiss the Girl". After that, Ursula sets a storm to attack Atlantica and Flounder is seen with the other aquatic animals during Ariel and Eric's wedding after the witch's death.
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Flounder has a small role in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, where he is reunited with a grown-up Ariel and takes part in the search for Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody. He grew up and became a father himself, with five children of his own and he first meets Melody in Morgana's lair.
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
He has a larger role in The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, which shows an alternate version of how he first meets Ariel and later unknowingly leads her to the Catfish Club. He beatboxes and initiates a reprise of "Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)" when he, Ariel, Sebastian and the Catfish Club Band are on the run from Atlantica.
Video Games
Kingdom Hearts series
Flounder appears in the Kingdom Hearts series, where his role as Ariel's friend remains. His biggest role in the series is in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, where Ursula kidnapped him to force Ariel to give her the trident. He also sings his part in the song called "A New Day is Dawning." He also appears in Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey as Ariel's sidekick and is voiced by Anthony Skillman. He is also a remote-controlled playable character in the same game seen holding a big conch shell on his head with your help to catch the voice orbs.
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