After some brainstorming and serious consideration, I decided to make my personal favorite couple, Ariel and Eric, yet to envision them as a bit more bada$$. For Ariel I repainted a Hope Summers figure, added a deep v into her battle hero suit so that I could reference and show her purple bra, like her original purple shells, and I even added a little painted lace trim to it. I repainted the wrappings on her arms and legs to look like seaweed. Her legs were reshaped, as they came quite bowed in the box. For the spot where Ariel originally had a tail, I added a design similar to the design of her tail's flourish at the top. Her necklace is a hacked up Prince of Persia belt from the 3.75 figure, and the idea there was that she's protecting her voice from ever being stolen again. For Eric, he is a repainted Steve Rogers from the Winter Soldier line, removed the star and replaced it with a purple shell overlaying a trident. His color scheme is identical to the original Eric, with a white shirt, grey pants, black boots, and red belt. The boot tops were added leather pieces, and his red belt is made out of a shimmery fabric that changes black to red. They both have battle scars. I painted their eyes looking in opposite directions, so that they can gaze dramatically at each other. ;)