Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)

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Sebastian, voiced by Samuel E. Wright, later by Kevin Michael Richardson, is a fictional character in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989).

[edit] Overview

He is a crab with a Jamaican accent and a talent for music. He conducts King Triton's orchestra in the first scene set in Atlantica, where Ariel's sisters are singing. His full name is Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian. Sebastian has also starred in The Little Mermaid TV series.

Sebastian made an appearance in all three titles of the Kingdom Hearts series by Square Enix and Buena Vista Games, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. His Japanese voice actor is Koichi Yamadera.

He also made a brief appearance in Aladdin. When the Genie is looking at the Royal Recipes book he pulls out Sebastian and puts him on the Island. He also appears in the Aladdin video game in a cameo scene, as a prisoner in the level "Agrabah dungeons."

Briefly in the early and mid 1990's, he had his own television series.

[edit] In popular culture

A parody of Sebastian appears in the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Billy Ocean". When Billy is underwater, "Ziggy the Crab" tries to tempt Billy to stay under the sea with his "Under De Ocean" song. Afterwards, Billy simply replies, "Eh, I don't wanna." and eats him.