Disney's Live Action Little Mermaid Has Found Its King Triton

In the animated version of The Little Mermaid, King Triton (voiced by Kenneth Mars), ruler of Atlantica, is prejudiced towards humans and forbids Ariel from interacting with the surface world. After Ariel gives Ursula her voice in exchange for becoming a human, Triton took his daughter’s place in exchange for Ursual obtaining his incredible power. After Eric killed Ursula, Triton reverted to his normal self and transformed Ariel back into a human upon realizing she truly loved Eric.