Ariel Taylor

Cadhla Madalyn Taylor (nicknamed Ariel) is the caring yet passionate goddaughter of Glenn Quagmire. She was diagnosed with autism at age 3, but is not portrayed in the same way as an autistic character may be portrayed on Family Guy. This is because the young woman who created her wished for Ariel to not be ruined by stereotypes.

She is American, with Irish roots.

In Ariel’s first appearance, “Ariel Attack”, it is established that she met her soon-to-be godfather Quagmire through her parents, who are never seen. She is around 6’0” tall and 18 years of age. She is normally a loving character, but whenever someone does something bad to her or her loved ones, she will go into an enraged frenzy.

She currently dislikes Peter Griffin, due to her disagreement on how he treats Meg, who she sees as a friend, and also dislikes Brian Griffin, though the proper reason why she dislikes him is unknown, even to her; it is possible she jumped on the bandwagon with her godfather disliking Brian.

She currently lives in Quahog, Rhode Island, but not in Spooner Street, and currently attends James Woods Regional High School. She appears in three episodes, and is voiced by Sophia Lillis, with Billie Eilish as her singing voice.

Biography
When Ariel first appears in “Ariel Attack”, she is 18 years of age and her height and weight are established as being 6’0” and 158.5 lbs, respectively, and in “Ariel Bold”, her birthday is established as November 18.

In “Ariel’s Real Name”, Ariel reveals that ‘Ariel’ is just a nickname, and her real name is Cadhla. She also reveals that she was diagnosed with autism at age 3.

Ariel is depicted as being very bright, articulate, caring, loyal and passionate. However, whenever she or someone she loves is treated wrongly, she will lash out at the person who is treating her or a loved one badly, and has even been suspended in “Ariel Attack” for beating up Connie D’Amico after she insults Meg.

Ariel cares deeply for her godfather, Glenn Quagmire, and often phones him or sends him a card (often a card she has made herself).

However, she strongly dislikes Peter and Brian Griffin. The reason she dislikes Peter is because of the way he treats Meg, but the reason why she hates Brian is unknown, even to her (she may have jumped on the bandwagon with her godfather disliking Brian).

Hobbies and Talents
·       Ariel is shown to have remarkable talent for playing drums, as shown in “Ariel Attack”.

·       Ariel is able to name every horror movie villain from 1975 to 1999, as shown in “Ariel Bold”.

·       Ariel is fluent in Japanese, German and Korean, as shown in “Ariel Attack” and “Ariel’s Real Name”.

·       Ariel is also shown to have an amazing singing voice, as shown in all three episodes she has appeared in; she states in “Ariel’s Real Name” that she is a soprano.

Appearance
Ariel is shown to be quite pretty in appearance, sporting shoulder-length, choppy strawberry-blond hair, an hourglass frame and pale skin with freckles on her cheeks and forehead. Despite her awareness on her beauty, she does not let this go to her head, and even believes people such as Meg Griffin to be beautiful.

She often wears band logo t-shirts over long-sleeve stripy tees, thick leggings with patches sewn onto them, black fingerless gloves and black high-heel boots with dark-gray toe-caps, white laces and chains running down the side. Ariel also mentions in “Ariel Attack” that she has flesh tunnels in her earlobes alongside cartilage piercings running down her left ear, and a tattoo of a bleeding rose, but these are covered by her hair and stripy tees, respectively.

Social Life
Ariel is often eager to socialise, but will become shy if she is somewhere for the first time. In “Ariel Attack”, she starts James Woods Regional High School for the first time, and is rejected at lunch by other tables, but finally asks Meg if she can sit with her. Meg, though shocked at first, allows Ariel to sit with her, and the two bond over the music on Ariel’s iPhone, Ariel introducing Meg to ‘Sleeping with Sirens’, ‘Paramore’, ‘Evanescence’ and ‘Falling in Reverse’.

Over the period of time that the two are friends, Ariel pledges ‘undying loyalty’ to Meg. However, Connie D’Amico overhears this and begins insulting Meg, enraging Ariel and causing her to beat Connie up. This action gets Ariel suspended.

Dating
Ariel is, like Meg, is an unpopular student in high school, due to her autism. When it comes to dating, Ariel is reluctant, despite wishing for a boyfriend.

As of her three appearances, she has not had a date ever.