King Triton

Hero Overview

Do-Gooder

Full Name

Triton

Alias

King Triton

Red (when changed into a boy)
Sea King
Daddy (referred to by his daughters)
Grandfather (referred to by Melody)
His Majesty
His Royal Highness
Old friend (by Ursula)

Origin

The Little Mermaid

Occupation

King of Atlantica

Powers/Skills

Physical strength

Power of the trident

Hobby

Spending time with Ariel and his other daughters

Goals

Protect his family and all of Atlantica.

To manipulate Ariel into never trust humans (failed; then formerly).
To reconcile with Ariel (succeeded).

Family

Queen Athena (wife; deceased)
Ariel, Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Adella, Alana, Attina (daughters)
Prince Eric (son-in-law)
Melody (granddaughter)
Poseidon (father)
Neptune (grandfather)

Friends/Allies

Ariel, Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Adella, Alana, Attina, Melody, Sebastian, Flounder, Prince Eric, Scuttle, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Queen Athena, Urchin, Gabriella, Dudley, Marina Del Rey (formerly), Tip and Dash

Enemies

Ursula (arch-enemy), Morgana, Marina Del Rey, Flotsam and Jetsam, Undertow, Cloak and Dagger, Evil Manta (formerly), Glut the Shark, Prince Eric (one sided on Triton's side; formerly)

Type of Hero

Misanthropic Monarch

“	I consider myself a reasonable merman... I set certain rules and I expect those rules to be obeyed!	„
	~ King Triton to Ariel

“	Never again, will you or yours threaten my family! There will be no escape for you! EVER!!!	„
	~ King Triton to Morgana as he imprisons her in a small iceberg.

King Triton is a major character from Disney's 28th full-length animated feature film, The Little Mermaid and a supporting character in its sequels. His character is somewhat similar to the Greek Mythology sea god, Poseidon.

He was voiced by the late Kenneth Mars in the first two films and by Jim Cummings in the third film.

Biograpghy

Triton is the king of the underwater Kingdom of Atlantica. He is a huge merman, husband later widower of Queen Athena, and the father of seven daughters: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana and Ariel.

He is also the father-in-law of Prince Eric and the grandfather of Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody. As King of Atlantica, he has in his possession a powerful magical trident which appears to be made of gold. It emits a glowing light and typical sound when in use. Furthermore he has a crown and two arm bracelets, which also appear to be made out of gold.

His arch-enemy was Ursula, the old sea-witch who was once a senior member of the Court of King Triton. She has for many years been seeking a way to exact her revenge upon King Triton for banishing her from the kingdom and become queen of the ocean.

Trivia

The death of King Triton's wife, Queen Athena, may be the reason why he forbade Ariel and his other daughters from interacting with humans in the original film. Athena's death was a misunderstanding because the ship had unintentionally crushed her.
In The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, it seems that Triton's overprotectiveness came to Ariel, his daughter, as both of them forbade from their daughters (Ariel in Triton's case, and Melody in Ariel's case) to do something they wanted (Going up to the surface in Triton's case, and Going to the sea in Ariel's case). However, both Triton and Ariel did this to protect their daughters from a danger (Human who might kill Ariel in Triton's case, and Morgana in Ariel's case).
A theory among Disney fans is that King Triton, alongside his daughters (including Ariel) are related to Hercules. King Triton confirms that Poseidon is his father in one of the episodes of the animated series, and if true, would make him cousins with Hercules, whose father is Zeus whose brother is Poseidon. However, it is not confirmed whether or not the disney incarnation of Poseidon is fact his father as Hercules is set roughly 3000 years before The Little Mermaid. However this can also be countered by the fact that King Triton is technically a god and thus is immortal.

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