King Triton's Crown is a golden, five-pointed crown that resembles a sea star. It is worn by King Triton, the ruler of Atlantica and the father of Ariel, in Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid and its sequels and spin-offs.
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The crown is gold and has five points that curve upwards with a small pearl at the tip, a band that fits around Triton's head, and two small fins on the sides. It is designed to match Triton's trident, a golden, three-pronged weapon with powerful magical abilities. The crown symbolizes Triton's authority and status as the king of the sea. He wears it whenever he appears in public or holds court. Triton also wears the crown when he confronts Ursula, the sea witch who has captured Ariel and taken her voice.
In the climax of the film, Ursula steals Triton's trident and crown after he sacrifices himself to save Ariel. She then transforms into a giant version of herself, declares herself the new ruler of the sea, and uses the trident to create a storm with a whirlpool. Ariel manages to distract Ursula long enough for Prince Eric, Ariel's human love interest, to steer a sunken ship toward her. Eric impales Ursula with the ship's broken bow, killing her and releasing Triton and all the other merfolk from her spell. Triton reclaims his trident and crown and returns to his normal size and appearance.
The crown also appears in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, the 2000 direct-to-video sequel to the original film. In this film, Triton wears it during his granddaughter Melody's christening and later when he confronts Morgana, Ursula's sister who has kidnapped Melody and stolen his trident. Triton's crown also makes an appearance in The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, the 2008 direct-to-video prequel to the original film. In this film, Triton wears it during his wife Queen Athena's funeral and later when he bans music from Atlantica after blaming it for her death.
The crown also appears in The Little Mermaid television series, which ran from 1992 to 1994. In this series, Triton wears it in various episodes that show his adventures with Ariel and her friends. The crown also appears in Kingdom Hearts, a video game series that features characters from Disney and Final Fantasy. In this series, Triton wears it in Atlantica, one of the worlds that the player can visit. The crown also appears in various merchandise related to The Little Mermaid franchise, such as toys, books, comics, games, clothing, and accessories.
Trivia[]
The crown has seven points, possibly representing the seven seas or Triton's seven daughters.
The crown is based on Neptune's crown in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Little Mermaid.
The original Triton in Greek mythology did not wear a crown but a twisted seashell that he used to control the waves.
The only other person to ever wear King Triton's crown is Ursula at the end of The Little Mermaid.
The crown is one of the few items seen in both human and mermaid worlds in The Little Mermaid franchise.
Television:The Little Mermaid (videography) • 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 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:The Legacy Collection • Sebastian from The Little Mermaid • Sebastian: Party Gras! • The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea • The Little Mermaid: Splash Hits Cancelled projects:Little Mermaid's Island
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 Remake:Perla • Karina
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"
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 • Storm at Sea • 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 Splash Hits: Sea-Floor Strut • Please Don't Wake the Whale • Reef with a View • In My Blue Backyard • Home is Deleted:Silence is Golden • Gonna Get My Wish Other:One Dance • A Mermaid Song
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/Scala ad Caelum
