Atlantica is a world appearing in all three Kingdom Hearts games. It is based on the setting of the 1989 film, The Little Mermaid.
Almost completely underwater, Atlantica is a rocky world with immense holes on its surface. Beneath the surface is an entire world full of fish, merfolk, and other aquatic species that make up King Triton's underwater kingdom. The Heartless that appear in Atlantica are unique to it, such as Sea Neons. In all games, the boss of Atlantica is Ursula (sometimes accompanied by Flotsam and Jetsam).
Atlantica Characters:
Sora:
In Atlantica, Donald Duck transforms Sora into a merperson, though with a dolphin tail instead of that of a fish. This version of Sora has unique swimming abilities, and is able to breathe underwater.
The controls for Sora, in his merman form, are slightly different than the normal controls, and in addition are different depending on the game. Much like the controls for flying.
Donald:
Donald Duck is turned into this form when he visits Atlantica. While in this form, he is half-duck on the upper part and half-mollusk from the waist down.
Ariel:
Ariel is the princess of the underwater kingdom, Atlantica. She is originally from Disney's "The Little Mermaid".
The youngest daughter of Triton, king of Atlantica. Outgoing and full of curiosity, Ariel hates being cooped up in her father's palace. She dreams of visiting the world on land, where people live.
Her voice enchanted us in "The Little Mermaid" (1989).
| Japanese Name | アリエル (Arieru) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Ally, Party Member |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Jodi Benson (English) Mayumi Suzuki (Japanese |
King Triton:
King Triton is the aging but powerful ruler of Atlantica. He had long white hair and a beard to match, and is very majestic-looking. He carries the Trident, which contains undescribable powers. He is the father of Ariel, who he deeply cares for, despite the fact he shows it through a stone heart and a very bad temper. The Trident is used to activate the world's Keyhole in Kingdom Hearts.
| Japanese Name | トリトン王 (Toriton-ō) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Ruler of Atlantica |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Kenneth Mars
(English) Tarô Ishida (Japanese) |
Sebastian:
Sebastian is a hermit crab with Jamaican accent, who is in service of King Triton in Atlantica, which is where Sora, Donald, and Goofy meet him for the first time. He is known as the one who tries to keep Ariel out of trouble, and keep her mind off the human world. He is also the Court Composer
| Japanese Name | セバスチャン (Sebasuchan) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Ally |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Kevin
Michael Richardson (English) Kôichi Yamadera (Japanese) |
Flounder:
Flounder is Ariel's best friend.
He is not very brave and often gets easily scared, but whenever Ariel is in
distress, he would rise up his spirits to help her out in any type of
situations.
| Japanese Name | フランダー (Furandā) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Ally |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Eli
Russell Linnetz (English Kingdom Hearts) Parker Goris (English
Kingdom Hearts II) Takuya Kaihoko (Japanese) |
Prince Eric:
The Little Mermaid (1989)
A prince from the world on land who loves the sea. Ariel saved him from drowning when his ship sank one stormy night.
Prince Eric doesn't remember anything from that night except Ariel's
enchanting voice. Now he's searching everywhere for the girl who saved him.
Eric was saved by Ariel after his ship was wrecked in a storm. While he was
unconscious, Ariel sang to him, and when he woke up, he recognized nothing about
Ariel than her voice.
| Japanese Name | エリック王子 (Erikku-ōji) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Ally |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Christopher
Daniel Barnes (English) Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese) |
Ursula:
- "The sea and all its spoils bow to my power!"
- —Ursula
Ursula is a Sea Witch who is always trying to take control of Atlantica.
Classified as an "octopod," she is an obese purple witch that was once a
senior member of King
Triton's court. However, she was banished for her love of Black Magic.
Ursula has two pet eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, whom she refers to as
her "poopsies". She first appeared in Disney's "The
Little Mermaid".
| Japanese Name | アースラ (Āsura) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Antagonist |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Pat Carroll
(English) Kujira (Japanese) |
Flotsam and Jetsam:
Flotsam and Jetsam are two moray eels who serve Ursula, the sea witch. They first appeared in Disney's The Little Mermaid, and have appeared in all Kingdom Hearts games. They are two of Disney's most famous evil lackeys. They were both voiced by the late Paddi Edwards in the movie and by Corey Burton in the games.| Japanese Name | フロットサム
(Furottosamu), ジェットサム (Jettosamu) |
| Home World | Atlantica |
| Role | Antagonists |
| First Appearance | The Little Mermaid |
| Voice | Corey Burton (English) |
Glut ( the Shark ) :
Glut is the great white shark from the Atlantica world. It first appeared in Disney's The Little Mermaid.
Glut is normally found swimming around the sunken ship area of Kingdom Hearts. It is considered an enemy at first, as you can escape fighting it, but later it has to be defeated to enter Ursula's lair. It is quite annoying as it attacks randomly, and can do a great deal of damage.
Glut has only 200 HP, which is 100 away from a full health bar, so it is relatively easy to defeat. It is more of a burden enemy than a real threat.
He is one of three characters who do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal (the other being Chernabog and Anti-Sora).
