so, in the little mermaid, flotsam and jetsam are electric eels. its a key plot point that they go and cock block ariel and eric via electric shock.
however their designs, are not electric eels. their designs are of moray eels.
and while i don't like this misrepresentation as now many people think moray eels are electric eels, i do understand why, from a character design perspective, they did this.
moray eels, are objectively unsettling. dont get me wrong, i love them, but like, anything that has an extra jaw that they hide in their throat is unsettling.
electric eels, on the other hand, look so fuckin stupid. i mean this with all the affection in my little eely heart. they have, at most, one braincell. they are wonderful, but they don't have the same vibe.
