Ariel is unique among the Disney princesses thanks to her red hair and for being a mermaid.
She has been called a "fully realized female character who thinks and acts independently, even rebelliously, instead of hanging around passively while the fates decide her destiny."
She has aslo been sinabi to be a template for future Disney bayani and heroines.
She was desinged sa pamamagitan ng Glen Keane that has sinabi to have based her on his wife, the actress Alyssa Milano and female model Sherri Stoner.
