Editing King Triton

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'''King Triton''' is the aging, but still powerful, ruler of [[Atlantica]]. He is the father of [[Ariel]], who he deeply cares for deeply. He has seven daughters; apart from Ariel, [[Ariel's Sisters|Andrina and Attina]] also appear in the series. He wields the [[Trident]], which can be used to activate the world's [[Keyhole]] in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''.  

Triton saves Ariel, [[Sora]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] from some approaching [[Heartless]]. He is immediately distrustful of the three newcomers when they mention the "Keyhole" and later confronts them in Ariel's Grotto and advises Sora to leave since he is the Keyblade bearer, claiming that the Keyblade bearer is capable of nothing but to bring ruin to the worlds (by knowing this, Triton has possibly heard the story of the [[Keyblade War]] and the [[χ-blade]]). Ariel retrieves an item that can activate the Keyhole, but Triton destroys it before it can be revealed. Ariel falls victim to the plans of [[Ursula]] who steals the Trident, leaving Triton injured. After Ursula's defeat, Triton asks Sora to seal the Keyhole by using the Trident to uncover the Keyhole. After this, he becomes more trusting to Sora and his friends.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''===

Triton returns as ruler of the sea, but is concerned more than ever for Ariel after she saves a human, [[Prince Eric]], from death and has fallen in love. He asks Sora to help her forget about the human world and practice her singing. Triton discovers a statue of Eric in Ariel's Grotto, and in his anger, he destroys it. Ariel once again falls victim to Ursula's plot and becomes a human for three days. By the end of the three days, Ursula captures Ariel and threatens to finish her off. Triton learns that she has signed a contract with Ursula, and not even he could break it. Instead, he replaces Ariel's signature with his own, in a bid to save Ariel's life. Ursula transforms Triton into a lowly sea creature and takes his Trident. The Trident is used against her by Eric and kills her. Triton finally accepts Ariel's love for Eric and allows her to stay with him by turning her into a human. After Ariel and Eric are wed,he bids farewell to them with Sebastian and Flounder.

==Design==

[[File:King Triton (Polyp) KHII.png|thumb|left|100px|Triton as a polyp in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', when Ursula gains control of the Trident, she saps Triton of his power, withering him into a dark colored polyp.

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Triton is a firm, strict, and easily angered monarch. He seems to be a stubborn, cruel, and mean person, but all he cares about is the safety of his world and his daughters. He is dangerous when he is angry. He possesses some knowledge about the Keyblade and Keyhole, and understands the importance of bearing the Trident.

He is distrustful to beings that live outside his kingdom, both humans and inhabitants of other worlds. However, he is also accepting if someone proves otherwise.

Originating from the 1989 film ''{{w|The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid}}'', King Triton is the ruler of Atlantica, and believes humans to be nothing but a threat, having lost his wife to rampaging pirates years prior. This fear causes him to forbid Ariel from going up to the surface, where humans are, which only increases her curiosity about humans. After discovering Ariel's grotto, he furiously destroys everything in it, which leads to Ariel trading her voice to Ursula so she can become human for three days. Afterward, Triton takes on the penalty of Ariel's bargain in order to save her, transforming into a lowly polyp. However, he transforms back to his mermaid form once Ariel and Prince Eric defeat Ursula. After seeing this act and realizing humans have the capacity to do good, Triton changes his ways and transforms Ariel into a human permanently, so she and Prince Eric can live happily ever after.