Aesthetic Self-Expression

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Barbie stars as Merliah, a teenage surfer who learns a shocking secret about her identity: she's a mermaid! Now, she and her dolphin friend must set out on an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.

At the end of the film, Ro discovers her true identity as a princess. Specifically, she's the Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Paladia. Since Ro is the sole heir to her country, Antonio may be expected to advocate his throne as Crown Prince of Apollonia and have his triplet sisters run the land instead. This would politically makes sense as his sisters are direct royal heirs. However, if what the horse was saying about Queen Marissa traveling with the duke and dutchess of her kingdom to be true, then Ro could still become the Princess Consort to Antonio's country if she advocates her throne. This way, the Duke and Dutchess of Paladia could take over the kingdom instead with their three sons. However, this scenario is unlikely due to the political hierarchy complications of the royal court.

Trumpets sound on the day of the new wedding. Sagi, Azul, and Tika act as the flower girl or ringbear to lead Ro out of the greenhouse. Meanwhile, Marissa walks her daughter down the aisle to give her away. Ro is in a wedding gown and a gold tiara, symbolizing her princess status. There are island roses everywhere to decorate the ceremony. The royal family's wedding is the union of the year. Later, the couple ride in a carriage to a ship, with the animals and royal family members riding behind them. Ro is glad she has seen the real world and human society around her. Due to this, she has found her family and understands her purpose in life. Now, the newlyweds' concerns are behind them, and they're eager for new adventures. They've learned chances are worth taking because something good can come from it, especially if their circle of family can grow. Ro and Antonio finally board the ship with the trio of animals. They then set sail for their honeymoon as everyone waves them goodbye.

The Waterwhirls is a location in Flutterfield, another distant magical realm parallel to Fairytopia. It's an underwater realm where two mermaid sisters, Coral and Anemone, live. This is also where the sleeping merbabies and an underwater beast reside. To access it, one must eat some enchanted fruits growing by the water bank, which enable non aquatic creatures to breathe underwater temporarily. Then, dive into a wide opening leading down to the underwater realm.

Crystal Cove is an ocean in the magical world of Fairytopia. It's located near the Magic Meadow shores. Tropical lands surround the cove, it's accompanied by several cascades of waterfalls spilling into the crystal clear water below. There are multiple small islands with white sand and rock formations in the water. These allow merfolk to relax on them and enjoy the sun above water. Other animals, such as a turtle named Tutu, hang out there as well. Because firebirds hate water, they refuse to fly down anywhere near the cove, unless they're directly chasing something around the vicinity. This is why the place is considered mostly safe for merpeople. Magical seaweed grows in the cove's reefs. The terrible tasting seaweed lets non-merfolk to breathe underwater.

Marissa is the Queen of Paladia. She lost her husband in a shipwreck while her daughter, Rosella, was stranded on an island. Thus, Marissa attends royal events with the Duke and Dutchess of her kingdom, who have three sons. The couple are likely her sister/in-law or brother/in-law. Marissa is a kind, gentle, soft-spoken, and graceful woman. She's especially loving towards animals and knows a lot about them as she's able to help a bird with it's injury. It's implied Marissa is able to talk to animals, or she's quite knowledgeable of animal behavior to understand what they need. She's also a talented singer. Marissa loves to sing lullabies, specifically, a song she wrote for her daughter.

King Peter has thrown a royal ball to announce his son's betrothal. Thus, the party is meant to celebrate Prince Antonio and Princess Luciana's engagement. The entire kingdom is there to congratulate the couple, but Ro is anxious to attend her first high-class social gathering. She ends up dressed in appropriate attire for the event, while still having a design and color which reflects herself. Ro is able to steal people's breath away with her look, while impressing others with how well she dances.

On the palace grounds, there's a gazebo, the stables, a well located nearby it, and a large greenhouse. Because Ro isn't accustomed to civilization, she insists on living in the greenhouse with her animal family. There, she sleeps in the trees and tends to the plants. These include the Island Roses found in the South Seas. Ro also eats the food growing there, like the green figs, to avoid eating formal table meals with the other royals.

Luciana is the princess of an unknown neighboring kingdom. She's the daughter of Queen Ariana and an unidentified, older, late king. Luciana is also the owner of an orange pet cat named Pearl. She's "beautiful, talented and from an impeccable royal family". Luciana is a polite, devoted, kind, gentle, and helpful person. She'll even go against her mother to do what's right. Thus, Luciana is honest and will stand up for others against her guardian's deceitful actions. Not being very adventures, she prefers the comfort of home. Although Luciana is fairly intelligent, she's more book-smart than street-smart. This makes her subceptible to manipulation, though she's capable of speaking up for herself, even if she has to obey her mother in the end. Luciana is highly creative. She loves watercolor painting, singing, opera, writing, and playing the harp. Luciana especially love's reading books and poetry, specifically those of the romance genre. Due to this, she's a romantic at heart to a point she can visually tell when someone is in love with another. More than anything, Luciana dreams of falling in love with someone who loves her for her.

Tallulah is a monkey from in South Seas. She lived on the island with her unknown brother before being shipped to the kingdom of Apollonia. Now, she's the noblewoman pet of Queen Danielle. Tallulah is prissy, sassy, well-mannered, and quite friendly. She's especially eager to help others in need, even if she's quite opinionated and argumentative in the process. Being civilized, Tallulah doesn't want to eat anything without a knife and fork. In addition, she has a sense of style with a respect for what's traditional and currently fashionable in the given time. As such, Tallulah's preferences for dressing are "dress, tight, less, bright, yes, white". She enjoys climbing trees, swinging from trees, talking, tea parties, singing, dancing, and balls. Tallulah also likes tea, figs, and jewelery.