Ariel is a bright, spirited mermaid who is also adventurous and stubborn. Her curiosity and love for adventure sometimes gets her into trouble. Usually, however, Ariel overcomes any obstacle she faces like she uses magic to change things. Her best friend is a fish named Flounder and she develops a close relationship with a crab named Sebastian. Ariel is also impulsive, as evidenced by her exploring whilst forgetting about the concert. Ariel is able to risk everything for her dreams, even if this might hurt herself. She is also protective of her friends, saving them even when in doing so she endangers herself in the process. She was also very forgiving and defended even people who were unable to defend themselves or were considered bad. Although spirited, even she has had some degree of self-doubts about herself, as she actually at one point considered her father might have been correct and that she may have been a freak for having any fascination for humanity. She also had a degree of seeing good in things, as she also doubted that humanity could have been pure evil from their tools and artworks.