Ursula is very dark and manipulative. Her henchmen, Flotsam and Jetsam, are like children to her, and she refers to them as 'babies'. Ursula has many "talents". She has the ability to create potions and transform mer-humans into people, like she did Ariel. Ursula was also able to transform herself into 'Vanessa'. She is also capable of creating poisonous ink clouds that enable her to absorb the energy of King Triton's Trident, making her stronger. Lastly, she is able to turn people into Polyps, as she did with King Triton. When Ursula tries to strike Eric with the Trident, Ariel pulls on her hair, making her miss the shot and killing Flotsam and Jetsam. Fuming with anger, Ursula tries to take it out on Ariel, but eventually fails at her attempt.