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This article is about the weapon owned by King Triton. For other uses, see Trident (disambiguation).

The Trident is a magical weapon that is featured in The Little Mermaid franchise. It serves as the personal weapon of King Triton. It has vast magical abilities capable of controlling the sea and its foils, and thus has been strongly desired by malevolent forces, most notably Ursula.

Background

The trident is shown to have various applications, depending on the will of the user. When its power is activated, it illuminates with a bright, shining golden or blue glow (green in Morgana's case) and is heard to make a deep humming sound punctuated with high-pitched melodious tunes. Since whoever wields it has command over the oceans, it affords tremendous power.

Most commonly seen is its ability to fire destructive energy bolts. These energy bolts, however, must be fired immediately upon the ready, or they will cause the built up energy to backfire on the user. This is ultimately how Ursula was killed, as she attempted to fire an energy ray at Ariel, but was impaled seconds before she could fire by prince Eric and one of the ships, causing the energy to backfire on her. Though these energy bolts may destroy many things, the trident is incapable of destroying or undoing Ursula's deal with Ariel. 

Triton has also used it to summon rain storms, and transform his daughter, Ariel, into a human. He is also seen creating a rainbow in the first film, and disintegrating the sea wall in the second film. Ariel uses it herself in one episode of the television show, to thaw dinosaurs that have been trapped in a glacier, and it is revealed that the trident is activated simply by the will of the user. When the trident is in Ursula's possession, she grows to gigantic size and creates a giant whirlpool in the ocean that has such force that it raises sunken ships from the ocean floor (which Eric uses to kill Ursula). In the television series, the trident can be mentally controlled at Triton's whim and called to him as well. 

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea introduced several abilities that are contradictory to the rest of the franchise. For one, the film claims that only members of the royal bloodline can remove the trident. Despite this, others have been able to; for instance, Urchin in the TV series was able to lift the trident out of its resting place at one point despite him not being related to Triton at all. It can even be used against the Royal Family of Atlantica, seen when Ursula misuses its powerful lightning bolts (meant to defend Atlantica) to instead try to murder Ariel. Return to the Sea also claims that the trident's powers have no effect on pure-blooded humans (or human-merpeople hybrids in Melody's case); however, Ursula made a clear attempt to kill Eric with the trident's power in The Little Mermaid.

Powers and abilities

  • Energy Bolts: The trident can generate, create and project powerful bright gold, pink, green or blue energy bolts; that can destroy or disintegrate almost any substance known to humans and merpeople.
  • Size Manipulation: The trident can increase or decrease the size of the user, other merpeople, aquatic/marine creatures, etc.; while preserving body proportion.
  • Conjuring: The trident can generate, create and project a rainbow.
  • Shapeshifting: The trident can transform its user or other merpeople into humans and vice versa.
  • Levitation: The trident can levitate other merpeople, objects, aquatic/marine creatures, etc.
  • Corporikinesis: The trident can manipulate the bodies of other merpeople or aquatic/marine creatures; forcing them to do the user's bidding against their free will.
    • Immobilization: The trident can temporarily incapacitate other merpeople, aquatic/marine creatures, etc.
  • Atmokinesis: The trident can generate, create, and manipulate different aspects of the weather; such as rainstorms, thunderstorms, etc.
    • Cryokinesis: The trident can generate, create, and manipulate ice.

Trivia

  • In A Twisted Tale: Part of Your World, when Ariel becomes Queen after Triton is captured by Ursula, she is able to turn the trident into a comb when she assumes human form to search for her father. It is also established that the trident only has power when in the sea or in contact with sea water, with the result that Ariel cannot use its powers when on land (although she is able to channel its power when she makes contact with a fountain that takes its water directly from the sea).

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Films: The Little Mermaid • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea • The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning • The Little Mermaid (live-action film) • Video

Television: Little Mermaid's Island • The Little Mermaid: The Series • A Poem Is... • The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!
Video games: NES game • Sega Genesis Game • Ariel's Story Studio • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy • Disney's The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Kingdom Hearts III
Books: Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch • Official Comic Adaptation • Disney Comics • The Little Mermaid's Treasure Chest • Disney Princess Beginnings • Marvel Comics
Music: Soundtrack • The Legacy Collection • Sebastian from The Little Mermaid • Sebastian: Party Gras! • The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea

Disney Parks
Mermaid Lagoon • Disney's Art of Animation Resort • Ariel's Grotto • Blowfish Balloon Race • Disney Animation Building • Fairy Tale Forest • Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster • It's a Small World • Jumpin' Jellyfish • King Triton's Carousel of the Sea • Mermaid Lagoon Theater • Mickey's PhilharMagic • Princess Pavilion • Scuttle's Scooters • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Storybook Land Canal Boats • The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure • The Whirlpool • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto

Entertainment: Animagique • Disney's Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Disney's Wishes • Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice • Fantasmic! • Feel the Magic • Golden Fairytale Fanfare • King Triton's Concert • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey and the Magical Map • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Summer Blast • The Golden Mickeys • Villains Tonight! • Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Restaurants: Ariel's Grotto
Parades: Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade • Disney's Magical Moments Parade • Disney Carnivale Parade • Disney on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade • Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! Street Party • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Paint The Night Parade • SpectroMagic • Stitch's Summer Dance Bash • The Wonderful World of Disney Parade • Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams
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Halloween: Are You Brave Enough? • Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular • Happy Hallowishes • Let’s Get Wicked • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • The Villains World • Villains Night Out! Chapter 2

Characters
Original: Ariel • Flounder • Sebastian • Scuttle • Prince Eric • King Triton • Ursula • Flotsam and Jetsam • King Triton's Daughters • Max • Grimsby • Carlotta • Chef Louis • Ursula's Garden • Glut • The Seahorse Herald • Harold • Merpeople

Sequel: Melody • Tip and Dash • Alex • Morgana • Cloak and Dagger • Undertow • Hammerhead Shark • Flounder's guppies • Baby Penguin • Ursula and Morgana's mother
Prequel: Queen Athena • Marina Del Rey • Benjamin • The Catfish Club Band • Stevie • Electric Eels
Little Mermaid's Island: Sandy • Scales
TV Series: Urchin • Gabriella • Ollie • Dudley • Pearl • Pearl's mother • Manta • Little Evil • Daniel • Moray • Simon • Lobster Mobster and Da Shrimp • The Sorceress • Glowfish • Ebb and Flo • Empreror Sharga • and the Sharkanians • Octopid • Brain Sponge • Zeus • Spot the Killer Whale • Crab Scouts • Hans Christian Andersen • Lucky • Thor • Augustus • Stormy the Giant Seahorse • The Magical Wishing Starfish • Howling Hairfish • Apollo • Archimedes • Seaclops • Neptune
Comic Book: Indigo • Marlin the Magician • Jenny

Episodes
Season One: "Whale of a Tale" • "The Great Sebastian" • "Stormy" • "Urchin" • "Double Bubble" • "Message in a Bottle" • "Charmed" • "Marriage of Inconvenience" • "The Evil Manta" • "Thingamajigger" • "Red" • "Beached" • "Trident True" • "Eel-Ectric City"

Season Two: "Resigned to It" • "Calliope Dreams" • "Save the Whale" • "Against the Tide" • "Giggles" • "Wish Upon a Starfish" • "Tail of Two Crabs" • "Metal Fish" • "T'ank You For Dat, Ariel"
Season Three: "Scuttle" • "King Crab" • "Island of Fear" • "Land of the Dinosaurs" • "Heroes" • "The Beast Within" • "Ariel's Treasures" • "A Little Evil"

Objects
Prince Eric's Statue • Trident • Ursula's Cauldron • Ursula's Necklace • Melody's locket • Queen Athena's music box • Dinglehopper • Royal Ship
Locations
Atlantica • Ariel's Secret Grotto • Ursula's Lair • Prince Eric's Castle • The Wedding Ship • Morgana's Ice Cave
Songs
Film: Fathoms Below • Daughters of King Triton • Part of Your World • Under the Sea • Poor Unfortunate Souls • Les Poissons • Kiss the Girl • Down to the Sea • For a Moment • Tip and Dash • Here on the Land and Sea • Just One Mistake • Jump in the Line (Shake Senora) • I Remember • I Will Sing

TV Series: Just a Little Love • You Got to be You • The Edge of the Edge of the Sea • The Lobster Mobster's Mob • The Beddy Bye Blues • Sing a New Song • In Harmony • This is the Life • Never Give Up • You Wouldn't Want to Mess with Me • The Sound of Laughter • Daring to Dance • Just Give Me a Chance • Evil Lullaby
Musical: She's in Love • Human Stuff • Positoovity • I Want the Good Times Back • Daddy's Little Angel • Her Voice • The World Above • The Contest • If Only • Beyond My Wildest Dreams • Sweet Child • One Step Closer • All Good Things Must End
Songs from the Sea: The Sea Kingdom • What's It Like to Be a Mermaid? • The Scuttle Strut • There's Only One Ariel • He's a Friend • At the Mermaids' Ball • Party With Me • My Room in the Sea • Dreaming • H2O, What a Feeling! • We Share the Earth • Where Mermaids Dwell
Deleted: Silence is Golden • Gonna Get My Wish
Other: One Dance

See Also
Musical • The Disney Afternoon • Disney Sing Along Songs: Under the Sea


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Locations
Original Worlds: Destiny Islands • Traverse Town • Radiant Garden/Hollow Bastion • Disney Castle/Disney Town/Timeless River • Dive to the Heart • End of the World • Realm of Darkness • Twilight Town/Mysterious Tower • The World That Never Was • Castle That Never Was • Land of Departure/Castle Oblivion • Keyblade Graveyard • Daybreak Town

Disney Worlds: Wonderland • Deep Jungle • Olympus Coliseum/Underworld/Olympus • Agrabah • Atlantica • Halloween Town/Christmas Town • Neverland • Hundred Acre Wood • The Land of Dragons • Beast's Castle • Port Royal/The Caribbean • Pride Lands • Space Paranoids • Enchanted Dominion • Dwarf Woodlands • Castle of Dreams • Deep Space • La Cité des Cloches • The Grid • Prankster's Paradise • Country of the Musketeers • Toy Box • Kingdom of Corona • Monstropolis • Arendelle • San Fransokyo • Game Central Station/Niceland/Cy-Bug Sector/Candy Kingdom

Organizations/Groups
Organization XIII • Princesses of Heart • Disney Villains Council
Songs
Dearly Beloved • Simple and Clean • Sanctuary • Face My Fears • Don't Think Twice • Mickey Mouse Club March • Swim This Way • Part of Your World • Under the Sea • Ursula's Revenge • A New Day is Dawning • Destati • This is Halloween • He's a Pirate • Beauty and the Beast • Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo • It's a Small World • Night on Bald Mountain • Winnie the Pooh • The Sorcerer's Apprentice • The Pastoral Symphony • Nutcracker Suite • You've Got a Friend in Me • Healing Incantation • Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me • Let It Go • Do You Want to Build a Snowman • Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)
Soundtracks
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete • Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
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