Prince Eric (simply known as Eric) is the deuteragonist of The Little Mermaid and a major character in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. He is the love interest and later husband of Ariel, the father of Melody, the son-in-law of King Triton and Queen Athena, and the brother-in-law of Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista, and Andrina. In the first film, Eric has decided to date Ariel after she saved him from drowning during a storm.
In the original film, he was voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes who also voiced Spider-Man in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. In the sequel, he was voiced by Rob Paulsen.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
- When, during his journey on the ship, his friends give him his statue, he is shown to be slightly uncomfortable at being so praised simply because he is a prince. This shows that he is not arrogant, spoiled, or entitled at all.
- During a shipwreck caused by a storm, he pulls one of his friends from the water, then saves his dog Max, but ends up in the water himself.
- When he finds Ariel after she becomes a human, he asks what happened to her and behaves quite politely towards her, which shows his good upbringing. Subsequently, he begins a relationship with her and although he "cheats" on her, it's not his fault, since Ursula brainwashed him.
- When Ursula kidnaps Ariel, Eric goes to save his beloved girl and doesn't leave even despite Ariel's warnings to do so.
- While he did kill Ursula by impaling a her with a ship, he did it only to save Ariel and he had no other alternative as Ursula was incredibly dangerous. As a result, this allows the merpeople who Ursula turned into polyps to regain their original forms, including King Triton.
- In the sequel, he shows himself to be a good husband to Ariel and a good father to their daughter Melody. He also goes to save them from Morgana alongside his father-in-law, King Triton.
- While he starts as a somewhat timid guy at the beginning of the first film, he subverts it later on in the film.
Trivia[]
- He and Prince Phillip are the only Disney Princes to be Pure Good and, ironically, both kill the female main antagonist of their films in order to save their respective kingdoms and families.
- He is one of the three The Little Mermaid heroes to be Pure Good, alongside his wife Ariel and his daughter Melody.
External Links[]
- Prince Eric on the Heroes Wiki
- Prince Eric on the Shonen Heroes Wiki
- Prince Eric on the Disney Wiki
- Prince Eric on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki
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