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This is a two-panel reaction meme. Text at the top reads "I want the Disney prequel about these two. I know there's history there—and a fallout." The left panel features King Triton, ruler of Atlantica from Disney's *The Little Mermaid*, with an exasperated, annoyed expression. The right panel features Ursula, the film's main antagonist, leaning back with a smug, knowing expression. The meme jokes that the two characters have an unexplained, dramatic unresolved shared past that would make for a compelling prequel story, referencing widespread fan theories that the pair were related or former allies before their conflict in the original film.
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I want the Disney prequel about these two. I know there's history there—and a fallout.

Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme. Text at the top reads "I want the Disney prequel about these two. I know there's history there—and a fallout." The left panel features King Triton, ruler of Atlantica from Disney's The Little Mermaid, with an exasperated, annoyed expression. The right panel features Ursula, the film's main antagonist, leaning back with a smug, knowing expression. The meme jokes that the two characters have an unexplained, dramatic unresolved shared past that would make for a compelling prequel story, referencing widespread fan theories that the pair were related or former allies before their conflict in the original film.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit: Meme subreddit via an RSS feed. It repurposes two original screenshots from Disney's 1989 animated The Little Mermaid film, paired with original text that taps into longstanding fandom discourse about the unaddressed history between King Triton and Ursula.

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