This article is about the dog from the live action remake of The Little Mermaid. For other articles, see Max.
- “Looks like you made a friend there”
- ―Prince Eric to Max on befriending Ariel
Max is a sheepdog feature in the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
Max is the loyal pet dog of Eric.
Max is based on the character of the same name from the 1989 animated film.
Role in the film[]
Max is first seen onboard the Royal Ship with Eric's crew where Eric tells his fellow men attempting to hunt down a mermaid only for a dolphin to appear instead just as Eric tells Grimsby about his obsession in attempting to fall in love with a mermaid he is searching for. That night during Eric's birthday, Max is seen standing alongside with his owner Eric as the other sailors sing "Fathoms Below" where Eric's pet dog remains by his owner just as Ariel tries to get attracted to Eric. He then approaches Ariel and tries to tells Eric that he found a mermaid while Eric continues talking with Grimsby onboard the ship. However, during a storm, Eric tells the crew to hang on during a rainstorm, to which the ship crashes onto a rock, causing a lantern to fall on the ship to emit a large fire onboard the ship just as the crew retreat from the burning ship, followed by Max surrounded by the fire on the ship. Seeing Max surrounded by fire, Eric rushes to rescue him and gets him out of the ship, just as he drops him underwater, escaping the burning ship with the rest of the crew while Ariel suddenly rescues Eric from drowning into the ocean.
Later when Ariel turns into a human during the second day, Eric introduces Ariel to his pet dog which Ariel happily reacts to Max being kind as Eric gives a tour to Ariel just as Max approached Sebastian, telling him to stay away from the crab. On the third day during the wedding between Vanessa and Eric, Scuttle arrives to stop the wedding which Max attempts to stop Vanessa from marrying Eric to which as Ariel shatters the shell necklace to reclaim her voice, Vanessa is revealed to be Ursula in disguise which Max, Selina, Grimsby, and the other wedding guests retreat from Ursula who is revealed to be a sea monster. The next day after Ursula is killed, Max is last seen at the end of the film where he plays fetch with Eric who is at the queen's castle to which Ariel approaches Eric and pats Max on the head.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Unlike Max's animated counterpart, it is unknown what type of breed of dog he is, other than the fact that Max is a sheepdog.
- Unlike the original animated film, where Ariel was initially frightened of Max, she immediately bonded with Max when she first fell in love with Eric.
