Ursula is a wicked sea witch who is the main antagonist of The Little Mermaid franchise. She met Pooh and his friends and became their enemy in Pooh's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
She is voiced by the late Pat Carroll in the original 1989 film and portrayed by Melissa McCarthy in the 2023 remake.
Biography[]
In the film, she plans to get revenge on her older brother King Triton for banishing her from Atlantica for using dark magic and become queen of the ocean. So she planned on using her youngest niece Ariel to become human for three days so she can have Prince Eric. On the second day, she tips the scale by changing herself into a woman named Vanessa and use Ariel's voice and put a spell on Eric to make him think she is the one who saved him. On the third day, Ariel and her friends found out about her plan and they stalled the Wedding and Ursula's shell locket that holds Ariel's voice broke and Ariel got her voice back. Before Ariel could kiss Prince Eric, the sun went down and Ariel turned back into a mermaid was now in Ursula's tentacles. King Triton came to the rescue and took Ariel's place for saving his daughter. Now Ursula begin to rule the seas but Eric stopped her by killing her with a sunken ship and save the ocean, Ariel and King Triton.
Trivia[]
- In contrast to her original animated counterpart, the remake's Ursula is actually related to Ariel, being the sister of Triton and thus her aunt. Interestingly, Ursula was originally intended to be Triton's younger sister and Ariel's paternal aunt in the original film, but was dropped during development and The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea indicates that Ursula isn't related to the Atlantica royal family in any ways, having a mother of her own and a sister called Morgana who are cacealias just like her.
- Ursula is Ariel’s paternal aunt, Triton’s younger sister and Morgana's older sister.
- Ursula will be Ariel’s paternal aunt, Triton’s younger sister and Morgana's older sister in Team Awesomeness' version of The Little Mermaid franchise.
- Ursula returned in Pooh's Adventures of The Muppet Movie where she worked for Doc Hopper.
- Ursula guest starred in Pooh's Adventures of 101 Dalmatians as having been recruited by Bowser to aid Cruella De Vil.
- Ursula later appeared in Pooh's Adventures of Happily Ever After fulfilling the same purpose she had done before with Cruella, only now she was aiding Lord Malice with his evil scheme to destroy Snow White.
- Ursula appeared in both versions of Winnie The Pooh In Fantasmic! as one of Bowser's recruits, plotting to take over Mickey's imagination with the other forces of darkness. Drake was at her side in the Disneyland version.
- Ursula became Kieran and Sora's enemy in Kieran Meets The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (special ending).
- Ursula became Sunlight's enemy in Sunlight Meets The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (special ending).
- Ursula became Simba's enemy in Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula became Yogi Bear's enemy in Yogi Bear's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula became the Fantasy Adventure Team's enemy in Benny, Leo and Johnny's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula became Tino and his friends' enemy in Tino's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula became Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's enemy in Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will get revenge on Ash Ketchum and his friends in Ash's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Littlefoot's enemy in Littlefoot's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Bloom's enemy in Bloom's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Spyro's enemy in Spyro and Friends Meet The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Aladar's enemy in Aladar's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Arkayna's enemy in Arkayna Meets The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will make her first guest appearance in a Land Before Time crossover to get revenge on Littlefoot and the gang in Littlefoot Meets The Swan Princess.
- She will return in Winnie the Pooh Meets Cinderella, Pooh's Adventures of Ice Age, Winnie the Pooh Gets Home Alone, Pooh's Adventures of Problem Child, Pooh's Adventures of The Princess and the Goblin, Pooh's Adventures of Under Wraps, Pooh's Adventures of Free Willy (and its sequels), Winnie the Pooh Meets The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Winnie the Pooh and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Winnie the Pooh in Fantasmic! (Tokyo Disney Sea) and Pooh's Adventures of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks.
- Ursula will become the Berenstain Bears' enemy in The Berenstain Bears Meet the Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Barney's enemy in Barney and The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will return and become Gargamel's girlfriend in Barney Joins The Smurfs, and return again in the sequel.
- Ursula will return in Thomas and Twilight Sparkle in Fantasmic (Disneyland Version) and Thomas and Twilight Sparkle in Fantasmic (Walt Disney World Version).
- Usrula will team up with Drake in Hubie and Marina's Adventures With The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula returned in Winnie the Pooh vs The Mummy.
- Ursula is a part of The Wizard Empire.
- Ursula will become Harry Potter's enemy in Harry, Ron and Hermione's Adventures of The Little Mermaid.
- Ursula will become Code Red's enemy but get chained up by the Indominus Rex in Pooh's Adventures of The Myth of Burton.
- She will appear in Jewel Sparkles' Adventures as a villain.