King Eric, formerly Prince Eric, is the deuteragonist in the 1989 film The Little Mermaid. He is one of the heroes of Auradon, being the king of his kingdom, and Ariel's husband. He makes a cameo appearance in Descendants 2.
Background Information
Character origins
Further information: The Little Mermaid
After almost drowning one night, Eric was saved by Ariel, a mermaid with a fascination for all things human. After failing to know who rescued him, he spends the next few days thinking about her, only remembering her voice.
After Ariel becomes human, Eric fails to put together that she is the one who saved him due to Ariel being unable to speak due to having made a deal with Ursula. After spending time with Ariel, Eric falls in love with her but is soon lured into loving another person, a woman named "Vanessa", who in reality, is Ursula donning a disguise and using Ariel's voice to lure Eric into marrying her instead.
After the wedding between Eric and "Vanessa" was foiled by Ariel and her friends, Eric realises that Ariel is the person who really saved her. Unfortunately, time runs off for Ariel as the third day is up and she is forced to return to being a mermaid, she is taken away by Ursula and in turn, Eric goes on a rescue mission. After Ursula is killed and King Triton turns his daughter back human, Eric and Ariel marry.
History
Descendants
He is one of the heroes to have an image in The Auradon Cathedral.
Descendants 2
Eric appears at the royal podium at the Cotillion with his wife.
Ariel and Eric also have a stained glass window on the royal yacht.
Gallery
Trivia
- Although he has no known descendants in the franchise, he has a daughter named Melody in the sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, set outside the canon continuity of the Descendants universe.
- Despite this, a castle appears on one of the maps of Auradon under the name "Melody's Castle" near Ariel and Eric's Castle, whether this is a tribute, an error or another character with the same name associated with Ariel's friends and family is unknown.
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