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Barbie In a Mermaid Tale Merliah Doll

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There are many stories of mermaids who wind up on land ( The Little Mermaid, Aquamarine, Splash, etc.), but there’s also a separate subset of mermaid stories about humans learning they’re part mermaid ( H2O, The Thirteenth Year, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea). So many of those stories focus on the revelation, and end before interrogating what happens after. There should be an inherent cultural clash in spending your whole life as an ordinary human, only to find out that — surprise! — you’re actually part mythological being. The Destinies are three girls named Dee, Deanne and Deandra who own a hair salon and can also see the future. They tell Merliah the three tools she needs to defeat Eris and restore Oceana. On the way to Oceana, Zuma explains that the ocean is weakening due to Eris being unskilled at spinning Merillia—a magical substance that sustains the ocean. Merliah and Zuma sneak into Oceana during an Eris festival, wherein Eris distributes Merillia in exchange for the citizens' adoration. In reality, the Merillia is spun by Calissa, who is imprisoned in the palace dungeon.

Eris is the sister of Calissa and aunt of Merliah. She is the one who overthrew Calissa and became their new evil queen. Everyone in the kingdom is afraid of her. The main antagonist of the film.Mermaid Tale 2 also shines when it comes to the relationship between Merliah and her rival, Kylie. Tense rivalries are one of the many recurring tropes of Barbie movies, but not all Barbie movie rivalries are created equal. They’re often uneven, with the rival hating Barbie’s character (usually because of a boy) and Barbie’s character being uninterested in the conflict. But Merliah and Kylie are top athletes in the same field, determined to be the best at what they do. That immediately makes their relationship richer — and means that when they’re eventually forced to work together and understand each other, their resulting friendship is all the more satisfying.

Break Summers is Merliah's grandfather and Calissa's father-in-law. He is the one who raised Merliah and told her about her past. Hadley is Merliah's other best friend (played by Teresa). She's prone to daydream. She is imaginative, funny and silly. Her personality makes her the first one to believe that Merliah is half-mermaid. Kayla and Xylie are best friends and super-stylish mermaids. They own a luxurious boutique under the sea where Merliah gets a mermaid makeover. That’s where Mermaid Tale 2 really shines. Yes, Merliah is thrilled to reconnect with her mother and find out more about being a mermaid, but also, she is still a human. She has legs and she lives on land. She doesn’t understand how important the sacred traditions of mermaid culture are, but at the same time, her mother doesn’t get how important this one surf competition is to her. The movie plays out like a fantastical allegory for a second-generation immigrant story, where both sides must work to understand each other. Image: Rainmaker Entertainment, Barbie Entertainment/Universal Studios Home EntertainmentFallon is one of Merliah's best friends (played by Grace). She's sassy, outspoken and a little bit sarcastic, but she's a loyal, helpful and great friend. Calissa is Merliah's mother. She was the Queen regnant of Oceana, until her evil younger sister, Eris, stole the throne from her.

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