Before she can, Ursula is attacked with a harpoon by Prince Eric. Presumably, this arcane power is one-way, as she does not end up becoming a polyp for failing to fulfill her end of the contract. As Ursula refuses to relent, Hook returns with her father, Poseidon, who can restore her voice since he originally enchanted the shell. Ursula conspires with three other witches to steal Triton's soul and become ruler of all the seas, but is ultimately defeated.[67]. [95] About.com placed the character at number four in the website's "Top 10 Disney Villains" article. Sofia the First: Sofia • Minimus • Skye To accomplish her goals, Ursula strikes deals with unfortunate merfolk that will (supposedly) make their dreams come true, but are covertly designed to advance Ursula's own ambitions. Below the ship deck, Hook gives Ursula the shell containing her singing voice, but she is unable to reabsorb it. After being banished from Atlantica by her longstanding rival, King Triton, a scorned Ursula vowed to exact vengeance by harnessing the power of the king's trident and installing herself as ruler of all the ocean. When The Little Mermaid was first released in 1989, Ursula was immediately embraced as one of Disney's best villains, and continues to be ranked highly among the studio's greatest by the media. Ursula is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Disney Wiki community. Rescue Rangers: Chip • Dale • Gadget • Monterey Jack • Devil Dale The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Mr. Toad In the 2015 season of Dancing with the Stars, Rumer Willis dressed up as Ursula to perform a samba set to "Poor Unfortunate Souls". With the beast supposedly gone, Ursula departs. [10] Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy author Janet Wasko accused the film's treatment of Ursula of "eliminat[ing] many of the female characters and undermin[ing] [the] feminine power" present in Andersen's fairy tale. Her grasp increased with time due to Rumple's hesitation, but once the Dark One handed over the gauntlet, Belle was released. According to Michaela Glover of The Odyssey, "Ursula portrays a bold business woman, not being afraid to show off her curves and use them, which defies the typical standards of beauty by also being a full figured woman."[61]. She is a slim woman with an hourglass figure, and in many respects resembles Ariel (it is believed that this was deliberate, to fit in with Eric's hazy recollections of the woman on the beach). Vanessa isn't able to kiss Eric again, though, as the ceremony is disrupted by an explosion off the side of the ship and Scuttle's small army shows up and begins to attack Vanessa. Despite Ursula's irredeemable traits, she had a softer side, as seen in her relationship between herself and her minions, Flotsam and Jetsam, Ursula lovingly refers to the duo as her "babies" and has been seen to treat them with affection, despite barking orders at the two from time to time when enraged. She then laughs gleefully as Ariel is transformed into a human then is taken ashore by her friends Flounder and Sebastian. Music: Soundtrack • The Legacy Collection • Sebastian from The Little Mermaid • Sebastian: Party Gras! Silly Symphonies: Donald Duck • Big Bad Wolf • Practical Pig • Fiddler Pig • Fifer Pig • Ugly Duckling Her basic look was based on the drag performer Divine. Ursula in the fourth season of Once Upon a Time. Later, the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) disguises herself as Ursula in order to make a deal with Ariel and trick her into capturing Snow White. In that story, after the prince has been rescued by the mermaid, he is found on the beach by a princess whom he believes to have saved him. She was also part of the all-female guest list in the episode "Ladies' Night". In "Heroes", Apollo, a legendary hero who once saved Atlantica from Ursula and her army of octopi, returns to Atlantica, just when Ursula decides to revive her old army in an attempt to dominate Atlantica once more. Chapter 2 In the workshop stage, Ursula had a different introductory song: "Wasting Away", and its reprise featured Ursula preparing to transform into Vanessa.