Ursula), but he has points that work in his favor, such as finally figuring out who Ariel is and then risking his life to save hers, earning some major hunk points in the process. It’s easy to discount Prince Eric as a total airhead for not being able to realize that the love of his life is not an evil sea-witch in disguise (a.k.a. With those gorgeous blue eyes, that dashing black hair, and that lean, muscular physique, Prince Eric is pretty much the epitome of what we would imagine a charming prince to look like. After realizing that the quiet girl and his savior are the same person, he happily proposed to her and the two get married and make a very pretty half-human, half-mermaid child (Princess Melody). While he doesn’t quite remember the woman who rescued him, he does feel an intense attraction to the quiet, red-haired girl hanging out around the castle.
He’s the handsome man the film’s protagonist, Ariel, rescued after he almost died drowning during a horrific sea storm. Prince Eric is one of the cutest, and perhaps most clueless, Disney princes ever created.
First Appearance: The Little Mermaid (Film) (1989)
