The locket is a golden scallop engraved with her name, and a chain wrapped around the tail end, making for a makeshift necklace. When it is opened, the locket will project an image of Atlantica with little merfolk swimming about while playing a variation of the song "Down to the Sea".
During Melody's presentation ceremony, King Triton came to give Melody the locket as a gift, representing her connection to both worlds. But before she could be given the present, the party is interrupted by Morgana. After a few close calls, Melody's mother Ariel decides that Melody must never know about her heritage in order to be protected from Morgana. King Triton begrudgingly agrees and drops the locket into the ocean floor.
For the next twelve years, the locket remained under the reef near Eric's castle, half buried in sand, and undisturbed until the day Melody rediscovered it while swimming for seashells.
After a disastrous birthday party is crashed by Sebastian, Melody hides up in her room and gives the locket a closer inspection, discovering that her name is written on it. She then runs away from home to understand the meaning of the locket, and the answers to her true heritage.
Later, she loses the locket while trying to steal the trident from her grandfather's palace. Ariel takes the locket, realizing that Melody must have taken the trident, and rushes after her. Eventually Melody gets the locket back by the end of the film.
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"
Objects
Prince Eric's Statue • Trident • Ursula's Cauldron • Ursula's Necklace • Melody's locket • Queen Athena's music box • Dinglehopper • Royal Ship • The Wedding Ship
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
