Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32390199-20141220113943/@comment-24386552-20141220182042

In the episode Ariel, Ursula is known to be a sea goddess. I think something bad went down prior and memories were removed. I know, this kind of plot already happened during the Frozen arc, but still. Ariel never mentioned her father in her debut episode or at all. She never mentioned Sebastian, Flounder, her father, or her sisters, cause what if she doesn't remember them? Her father could have been killed along with Poseidon, and it could have been Ursula's doing. Someone found out and Ursula went to extremes measures to ensure no one would ever find out. So she took away every merfolk and possibly human memories and replaced them with new ones. That she was goddess and not a witch. However, the price was, that none of the people who knew her before, could see her again. She created a statue she could manipulate to exact punishment if needed and that was her only form of communication. While she was living as a legend, she met Maleficent, and Cruella and they bonded over their losses and thirst for victory. Leading to them to team up and try to change the game. Also she probably trained with Rumple early on, cause he said something about them all being his students in 4.11. That is my big theory.