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[[Image:King Triton|258px]]
King Triton
Background information
Musical The Little Mermaid
Portrayed by Norm Lewis
Portrayed by
Animators
Voice
Performance model
Designer
Inspiration King Neptune in the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Honors and awards
Character information
Full name
Other names Red (when changed into a boy)

Sea King Daddy (by his daughters) Grandfather (by Melody) His Majesty His Royal Highness Old friend (by Ursula)

Personality Racist (formerly), loathsome (formerly), misanthropic (formerly), opinionated, strict, stern, over-protective (formerly), protective, uncompromising, mighty, wise, independent, good-hearted, strong-willed, caring, fatherly, bold, short-tempered, dismissive, romantic, remorseful
Appearance Slender, physically fit, elderly, fair skin, blue eyes, both white hair and long beard, aqua tail with blue fins, thick gray eyebrows, gold 5-spike crown, armbands with gold borders on each side and bumps around them
Birthday
Occupation King of Atlantica
Affiliations Good
Goal To protect his family, subjects, and kingdom
Home Atlantica
Relatives Queen Athena † (wife)

Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana, and Ariel (daughters) Prince Eric (son-in-law) Melody (granddaughter) Crustacea (aunt) Neptune † (grandfather)

Pets
Allies Sebastian, Flounder
Minions His herald, Sebastian
Enemies Ursula, Flotsam and Jetsam, Prince Eric (formerly)
Likes His daughters, music, humans, his granddaughter Melody, romance
Dislikes Humans (formerly), music (formerly), Ariel's disobedience, Ursula plotting to take over Atlantica, threats to his family and kingdom, being too strict with his daughters (especially Ariel)
Powers and abilities Underwater breathing

Speed swimming Aquapathy Thermoendurance Aquakinesis Power of the trident

Weapons His trident
Fate Allows his daughter to live upon the surface by willingly transforming her into a human
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King Triton is a major character who first appeared in The Little Mermaid. He is the widowed, overprotective, albeit well-intentioned father of Ariel and her sisters, who rules the undersea kingdom of Atlantica.

Role[]

In the stage adaptation of the film, Triton's role is similar to that of the original. However, it also adds in a twist that Ursula is his sibling (based on a deleted concept from the original film). It also reveals that the reason why he exiled Ursula was because of her attempting to gain the Trident while she was inherited with the nautilus. He also has his own musical number in a reprise of "The World Above", where he forbids Ariel from pursuing Eric and the human world as a whole.

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