#probably because this is before the disney princess brand existed

Does anyone remember this scene in the Little Mermaid cartoon where Ariel actually kills a bad guy? She tricks him first by talking him into attacking the Manta, then she has second thoughts so she subdues him, ties him up so he's helpless, then crushes him to smithereens with a boulder. For a Disney princess she can be brutal.

#probably because this is before the Disney Princess brand existed #(aka when they started implimenting harsher rules for Disney Princesses)#the little mermaid tv series #ariel #gifset #the next right queue