Just because she's a redhead doesn't mean she ripped off Ariel. :/

well is not to be mean is the true i really don't know why she will be a DP she doesn't have the requirements:doesnt sing and doesn't have a love interest so?

She's got the red hair and blue eyes. I just think of her as a heroin. Mulan was a heroin but she had a love interest: Shang <3

She is pretty. Just not a common beauty she a very European face it's something different

I agree with iHyrule.

I don't think she is but I picked this because Ariel is GORGEOUS and Merida is cute at the most and is kinda ugly.

I don't think she's a ripped-off Ariel, but I think Ariel is definitely prettier than Merida. I'm really disappointed by the way Merida was made =(

Looking back at it, it wasn't really a rip off actually, but Ariel is still more gorgeous!

ariel is ariel, merida is merida, and people who think characters with red hair that came after ariel are all rip-offs are .... stupid ( not to be mean) XD if you want to take it this way - ARIEL IS A RIPOFF OF RED HOT RIDING HOOD!!! lol much?? XD

Merida is pretty. She is younger than Ariel, that is probably why people think she is ugly she is still a child (or a young teenager). Her red curled hair is unique, I hope the movie will be great.

I personally think Merida is gorgeous! Her curly hair makes her adorable. I don't think we should compare beauty. People have different things that make them unique. I think it's great that Disney is branching off and making different types of Princesses. She may not be the definition of beautiful to the world, but you don't have to be pretty to be a princess.

she is ok but she didn't rip off ariel. her eyes are different, her hair is more of a real life red head, and her hair is curly.

I think she's cute >.>

She's not a rip-off of Ariel. @_@

She isn't a rip-off Ariel, but she looks awful.

not that preety but sure not a rip-off ariel

But I don't like Merida's hair.

I don't really see to much of a difference. In many cases Merida is a bit ugly, but not entirley

typical of some ariel's fans, hating on Merida, just because she's also a redhead. they want ariel to be the only princess with a unique feature. that's just sad
and yes, merida is very pretty

-_-

She's not as pretty as Ariel, but I don't think it's a big problem of Disney making another princess with red hair and blue eyes. I think Disney think Ariel is one of their best princesses because she starts Disney Renaissance new princesses Disney make try to resemble Ariel whether in appearance or personality.

she is pretty.

This pick sounds like it's made by KataraLover in the cover. Anyways, yeah, Merida isn't any kind of version of Ariel

Excuse me? I'll have you know I don't think they look anything alike.

Seriously? She looks NOTHING like Ariel. Merida's hair is beautifully, wildly curly, and Ariel's is luscious and wavy. Merida has little blue eyes and Ariel's are the size of her face. Merida is 3D animated & Ariel is 2D. Of course she isn't a rip off, she's beautiful in her own way. Maybe Ariel is a little prettier but it doesn't mean she's a rip-off. This is the stupidest question ever.

Merida's more of a tomboyish pretty, while Ariel's more of a...classic pretty, really. :)

I don't see the resemblance to call her a bad version of, just because they're both red-headed

they look nothing alike?! wow redhair -_-

They look absolutely nothing alike. I don't even think of Ariel as a red-head, because real red-heads don't LITERALLY have red hair. Ariel looks like she dyed it the actual color red, while Merida is a natural red-head aka red-ish orange.
Anyways, I think Merida is prettier. Her hair is more interesting, she has an amazing accent, and she's amazingly skilled with a bow. Saying that you need to sing, have straight hair, and a love interest to be a Disney Princess is ridiculous.

They look nothing alike, but Merida is hideous.

U r definitely being mean o_O

while Merida is not the prettiest princess she is not ugly neither, But i don't think she´s a ripoff of Ariel because
A- the shade of red is diferent and it´s a common color for rebelious characters (something they both are)
B-blue is a comon eye color for DP and redheads normaly have them

yeah because every character after ariel who has red hair is a ripoff :/

if anything, merida's design has much more in common with brenda chapman's other heroines - the spring sprite from fantasia 2000, and miriam from the prince of egypt - and may be at least partly based on them.

I'm sorry, I don't see how Ariel and Merida look like each other!