King Triton

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King Triton

King Triton is a fictional character who first appeared in the Disney animated movie The Little Mermaid. He was voiced by Kenneth Mars. His Japanese voice actor is Taro Ishida.

Triton is the king of the underwater Kingdom of Atlantica. He is a huge merman and the father of seven daughters: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana, & Ariel, and the grandfather of Ariel's daughter Melody and also Prince Eric's father-in-law.

He has 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.

He is very protective of his daughters, which often turns into a conflict with Ariel. Although in his fifties, Triton is still physically imposing. Triton's greatest wish is for his daughters to find respectable (mer)men to marry and to live happy lives. Triton was xenophobic about humans, and his daughter's fascination with them strained the relationship between them. Many fans speculate that the reason for his hatred of humans was that his wife's death was somehow caused by humans. After finding out that Eric had killed Ursula and saved his daughter Ariel, Triton abandoned his hatred of humanity and permitted his subjects to be in contact with humans.

Triton's other six daughters, and Ariel's sisters: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, & Alana

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.

He also appeared in the Little Mermaid cartoon and the Kingdom Hearts series of video games.

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