Talk:The Lion Guard/@comment-25266058-20150130154705/@comment-1672596-20150130174313

Let's see, Ariel's personality was bubbly, pure, child-like, yet also determined, stubborn, rebellious, self-sacrificing, determined, knows what's right and what's wrong, and doesn't wish to do the wrong thing unless pressured. Last I checked, those are things very much admiriable in people, especially to a woman. As far as heroic moments, Ariel saved Flounder from becoming a meal to Glut the Shark, putting herself in harms way even when she was basically home free; plus she saved Eric during the storm (especially when the storm wasn't even her fault), when she didn't even know him beforehand; she later saved Sebastian from becoming Grimsby's meal, even when she was very likely still upset with him for squealing, plus saved Eric two additional times (first time when he was brainwashed by Vanessa, second time, she saved him from being blasted to smithereens by Ursula). And as far as how close a bond they can get to the audience, the fact that Ariel's not only marketable, but also extremely popular among various girls and even guys shows she's more than capable of doing that (in fact, I look up to her since, being autistic, I had to struggle just to get to where I am today), even having her own convention, ArielCon. In fact, she was actually the FIRST female protagonist to actually save her love interest, especially a DP. That's got to count for something. And that's just from the first movie. The Disney Comics, TV series, and Marvel Comics had her engaging in plenty of heroics there, plus expanding on her character as well.

And as far as Belle, she was literate, brave, determined, and others, and she saved Beast's life twice (granted, both were from things that were her fault in the first place, but still...), critics praise her for bringing about feminism to DP characters (though granted, I'd argue Ariel succeeded far better), among others.