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It was followed by a DirectToVideo sequel in 2005, ''WesternAnimation/MulanII''. A GraphicNovel, ''Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets'' was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in March 2020. A [[Film/Mulan2020 live-action version]] was released on Creator/DisneyPlus in September 2020. A version of Mulan has also appeared in the live-action TV show ''Series/OnceUponATime'', (which is also produced by the Disney empire) where she is played by Creator/JamieChung.
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It was followed by a DirectToVideo sequel in 2005, 2004, ''WesternAnimation/MulanII''. A GraphicNovel, ''Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets'' was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in March 2020. A [[Film/Mulan2020 live-action version]] was released on Creator/DisneyPlus in September 2020. A version of Mulan has also appeared in the live-action TV show ''Series/OnceUponATime'', (which is also produced by the Disney empire) where she is played by Creator/JamieChung.
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* HeadgearHeadstone: When the general--who also happens to be Shang's father--dies, Chien-po, who found the body, brings back the general's helmet. Having no time for a burial, he erects a memorial by driving his sword into the ground and placing his father's helmet on it. Mulan also places an [[EmpathyDollShot abandoned doll]] she found in the village's ruins next to the sword.
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* BilingualDialogue: Mushu speaks English (or is heard in English; it may be TranslationConvention from Chinese) while Cri-Kee chirps. They frequently converse this way.
-->'''Cri-Kee:''' ''(chirps)''\\
'''Mushu:''' You're lucky? ''(laughs)'' Do I look like a sucker to you?\\
'''Cri-Kee:''' ''(chirps)''\\
'''Mushu:''' What you mean "a loser"? How 'bout if I pop one of your antennas off and throw it across the yard, then who's a loser? Me or you?\\
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'''Mushu:''' You're lucky? ''(laughs)'' Do I look like a sucker to you?\\
'''Cri-Kee:''' ''(chirps)''\\
'''Mushu:''' What you mean "a loser"? How 'bout if I pop one of your antennas off and throw it across the yard, then who's a loser? Me or you?\\
'''Cri-Kee:''' ''(chirps)''
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* HistoricalFantasy: Downplayed: the only fantasy elements in a story otherwise about an Anchient Chinese war hero are the ancestral spirits and Mushu the dragon.
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-->'''Mushu:''' ''[Flying towards [[spoiler:the mountain on cannonback]]]'' You ''missed! How could you miss?'' He was THREE YOU MISSED! HOW COULD YOU MISS?! HE WAS ''THREE FEET IN FRONT OF YOU!YOU!!!''
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Under the assumed name "[[HilariousInHindsight Fa]] [[BilingualBonus Ping]]", Mulan undergoes many hardships in basic training, but eventually wins the respect and friendship of her fellow soldiers, as well as that of her commanding officer, Captain Li Shang (BD Wong), and marches with her company to confront Shan Yu and his Huns in a battle that will decide the fate of all of China.
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Under the assumed name "[[HilariousInHindsight Fa]] [[BilingualBonus Ping]]", Mulan undergoes many hardships in basic training, but eventually wins the respect and friendship of her fellow soldiers, as well as that of her commanding officer, Captain Li Shang (BD Wong), (Creator/BDWong), and marches with her company to confront Shan Yu and his Huns in a battle that will decide the fate of all of China.
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Under the assumed name "[[HilariousInHindsight Fa]] [[BilingualBonus Ping]]", Mulan undergoes many hardships in basic training, but eventually wins the respect and friendship of her fellow soldiers, and marches with her company to confront the invading Huns in a cliff-top battle.
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Under the assumed name "[[HilariousInHindsight Fa]] [[BilingualBonus Ping]]", Mulan undergoes many hardships in basic training, but eventually wins the respect and friendship of her fellow soldiers, as well as that of her commanding officer, Captain Li Shang (BD Wong), and marches with her company to confront the invading Shan Yu and his Huns in a cliff-top battle.
battle that will decide the fate of all of China.
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''Mulan'' is an animated film released in 1998, as the 36th film on the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. It was inspired by the [[ImperialChina Ancient Chinese]] [[FolkHero folk legend]] of [[Literature/TheBalladOfMulan Hua Mulan]] (花木è˜).[[note]]Disney chose to romanize the heroine's name as Fa Mulan, in effect giving her family name the typical Cantonese pronunciation, but her personal name the normal Mandarin one.[[/note]] The film deals with Huns invading ImperialChina, resulting in every Chinese family receiving a conscription order requiring one male from their household to serve in the army. The title character, Fa Mulan (Creator/MingNaWen), has no brothers, but she doesn't want her aging veteran father to go to war again, so she steals his sword and armor, cuts her hair, and goes in his place, [[SweetPollyOliver disguised as a man]].
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''Mulan'' is an animated film released in 1998, as the 36th film on the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. It was inspired by the [[ImperialChina Ancient Chinese]] [[FolkHero folk legend]] of [[Literature/TheBalladOfMulan Hua Mulan]] (花木è˜).[[note]]Disney chose to romanize the heroine's name as Fa Mulan, in effect giving her family name the typical Cantonese pronunciation, but her personal name the normal Mandarin one.[[/note]] The film deals with Huns invading ImperialChina, led by the vicious warlord Shan Yu, resulting in every Chinese family receiving a conscription order requiring one male from their household to serve in the army. The title character, Fa Mulan (Creator/MingNaWen), has no brothers, but she doesn't want resulting in her aging veteran father being forced to go to war again, so accept the conscription. Fearing that her father's old age and crippling injuries will result in his almost certain death against the Huns, she steals his sword and armor, cuts her hair, and goes in his place, [[SweetPollyOliver disguised as a man]].
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* HopeSpot: When they come to the village in the Tung Shao Pass, Shang tells his men to find survivors. They all fan out, wanting to have done some good. Mulan finds a doll, and Chi Fu finds a battlefield of corpses.
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** When they come to the village in the Tung Shao Pass, Shang tells his men to find survivors. They all fan out, wanting to have done some good. Mulan finds a doll, and Chi Fu finds a battlefield of corpses.
** Shang actually overpowers Shan Yu and gets him in a painful hold while his men save the Emperor and escort him to safety. Shan Yu is so enraged about the Emperor getting away that he frees himself and takes down Shang with a well-placed headbutt.
** When they come to the village in the Tung Shao Pass, Shang tells his men to find survivors. They all fan out, wanting to have done some good. Mulan finds a doll, and Chi Fu finds a battlefield of corpses.
** Shang actually overpowers Shan Yu and gets him in a painful hold while his men save the Emperor and escort him to safety. Shan Yu is so enraged about the Emperor getting away that he frees himself and takes down Shang with a well-placed headbutt.
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* ImportantHairAccessory: Mulan is given a floral hair comd before her disastrous appointment with the matchmaker. When she decides to take her father's place in the army she takes his conscription notice and leaves the comb in its place.
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* NotSoStoic: Even a sword to the throat doesn't faze the Emperor. What does is a loyal soldier bowing to him, picking him up and escorting him to safety using a sash and the nearby lantern wires as a zipline. The Emperor has a stunned expression while this happens.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Shang lets Mulan live, despite the rules of executing her for passing as a man to get into the army]], as part of his IOweYouMyLife debt to her earlier. Later, he comes very close to manhandling Chi-Fu for insulting her after she saves the Emperor and defeats Shan-Yu. When the Emperor approaches, Shang steps forward, saying I Can Explain and preparing to take any punishment. He's visibly relieved that instead of ordering Mulan executed, the Emperor rewards her with his respect and pendant.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Shang lets Mulan live, despite the rules of executing her for passing as a man to get into the army]], as part of his IOweYouMyLife debt to her earlier. Later, he comes very close to manhandling Chi-Fu for insulting her after she saves the Emperor and defeats Shan-Yu. When the Emperor approaches, Shang steps forward, saying I Can Explain and preparing to take any punishment. He's visibly relieved that instead of ordering Mulan executed, the Emperor rewards her with his respect and pendant.
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** Khan sees the avalanche about to bury his rider. He wrestles free from Chien-Po and surges ''towards'' the avalanche to save Mulan. Then he follows her directive to head towards Shang so that she can pick him up. That is one loyal horse.
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** Khan sees the avalanche about to bury his rider. He wrestles free from Chien-Po and surges ''towards'' the avalanche to save Mulan. Then he follows her directive to head towards Shang so that she can pick him up. That is one loyal horse.
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* NervesOfSteel: Nothing unsettles ''The Emperor''. [[spoiler:He's a noncombatant, and the much younger and bulkier leader of the army that just crushed his own is swinging a sword at him. He doesn't flinch.]]
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* NervesOfSteel: Nothing unsettles ''The Emperor''. [[spoiler:He's a noncombatant, and the much younger and bulkier leader of the army that just crushed his own is swinging a sword at him. He doesn't flinch.]]]] When Shang saves his life, the Emperor walks away calmly.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Shang lets Mulan live, despite the rules of executing her for passing as a man to get into the army]], as part of his IOweYouMyLife debt to her earlier.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Shang lets Mulan live, despite the rules of executing her for passing as a man to get into the army]], as part of his IOweYouMyLife debt to her earlier. Later, he comes very close to manhandling Chi-Fu for insulting her after she saves the Emperor and defeats Shan-Yu. When the Emperor approaches, Shang steps forward, saying I Can Explain and preparing to take any punishment. He's visibly relieved that instead of ordering Mulan executed, the Emperor rewards her with his respect and pendant.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Most of Shang's troops develop this for him, following his orders without question and respecting him. When Mulan sets off the avalanche, she takes the time to pull an unconscious Shang onto Khan before trying to rescue herself.
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** Most of Shang's troops develop this for him, following his orders without question and respecting him. When Mulan sets off the avalanche, she takes the time to pull an unconscious Shang onto Khan before trying to rescueherself.herself.
** Khan sees the avalanche about to bury his rider. He wrestles free from Chien-Po and surges ''towards'' the avalanche to save Mulan. Then he follows her directive to head towards Shang so that she can pick him up. That is one loyal horse.
** Most of Shang's troops develop this for him, following his orders without question and respecting him. When Mulan sets off the avalanche, she takes the time to pull an unconscious Shang onto Khan before trying to rescue
** Khan sees the avalanche about to bury his rider. He wrestles free from Chien-Po and surges ''towards'' the avalanche to save Mulan. Then he follows her directive to head towards Shang so that she can pick him up. That is one loyal horse.
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** Yao finds himself holding an arrow tethered to a safety line for "Ping" and Captain Shang. Despite nearly being pulled over the cliff as well, he won't let go, digs his body into the ground as the other soldiers grab on, and does his best to get them up.
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* DwindlingParty: At first, Shang's retinue has at least forty men, enough to get into a camp brawl when Mulan accidentally starts one. Then Shan Yu's army successfully assaults them when Mushu accidentally gives away their location; given the number of arrows and that one hit Shang, one can assume the body count was high. By the time Mulan sets off the avalanche, only about eight to ten men survive, including Ling, Yao, and Chien-Po. It's unknown how many didn't survive the snow.
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* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Grandmother Fa looks insulted on Mulan's behalf when the Matchmaker docks her a point for answering that she was here for her matchmaking evaluation. She asks who spit in the lady's bean curd.
** Mulan is prepared to impersonate a man to save her father. She tells Mushu that she would rather not be a dirty man, as she prepares to bathe in the nearby lake.
** When Mulan seems to be pulling a SuicideMission by stealing the last cannon from Yao and running towards Shan Yu, Shang's reaction is not anger for "Ping" defying orders. It's ''fear''; he starts running and shouting for Ping to stop because he's more concerned about the recruit not dying by Shan Yu's hands than about the insubordination.
** Among the Emperor's summation of Mulan's crimes and misdemeanors, he pointedly says that she deceived Shang, her commanding officer. Shang when listening silently admits that it's a legitimate point given his expression, and is touched that the Emperor cared about him in the summation.
** Grandmother Fa looks insulted on Mulan's behalf when the Matchmaker docks her a point for answering that she was here for her matchmaking evaluation. She asks who spit in the lady's bean curd.
** Mulan is prepared to impersonate a man to save her father. She tells Mushu that she would rather not be a dirty man, as she prepares to bathe in the nearby lake.
** When Mulan seems to be pulling a SuicideMission by stealing the last cannon from Yao and running towards Shan Yu, Shang's reaction is not anger for "Ping" defying orders. It's ''fear''; he starts running and shouting for Ping to stop because he's more concerned about the recruit not dying by Shan Yu's hands than about the insubordination.
** Among the Emperor's summation of Mulan's crimes and misdemeanors, he pointedly says that she deceived Shang, her commanding officer. Shang when listening silently admits that it's a legitimate point given his expression, and is touched that the Emperor cared about him in the summation.
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* EvilPlan: Shan Yu goes to war against China out of spite because he sees the Great Wall as a challenge.
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** Then just as the army is cheering on Ping for saving them, and for everyone being alive, they have this reaction when the soldier is revealed to have a serious stomach wound and passes out from blood loss.
* OnlySaneMan: Poor Shang is this while leading the recruits. They are lackadaisical and untrained, with Ping being the worst. He also has to deal with Chi-Fu reporting the lack of Progress to General Li and the superiors.
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** Shang is normally a no-nonsense DrillSergeantNasty. He's lapsed into StunnedSilence when learning his father was slaughtered. Shang doesn't even say anything when Mulan tries to comfort him. Much later, when "Ping" steals the last cannon, Shang's more worried than angry when ordering "him" to come back, because from the look of it his soldier is oulling a SuicideMission to kill Shan Yu.
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** Shang is normally a no-nonsense DrillSergeantNasty. He's lapsed into StunnedSilence when learning his father was slaughtered. Shang doesn't even say anything when Mulan tries to comfort him. Much later, when "Ping" steals the last cannon, Shang's more worried than angry when ordering "him" to come back, because from the look of it his soldier is oulling pulling a SuicideMission to kill Shan Yu.
** Mulan in the original myth was an InstantExpert who mastered her training. There is none of that here: Mulan's physical activities include horseback riding and farm labor, not combat. At least the other men arrived at the training grounds earlier and have the stamina if not skill. Shang accurately pinpoints "Ping" as the worst student because he can't follow orders, cheats at complicated tasks, and fails at the rest. In fact, this leads to Shang kicking Ping out because the soldier would be TheMillstone in battle, especially when Mulan collapses while holding weights during a mountain trek. Mulan has to prove that she can stay and genuinely works to earn her place -- first by retrieving the arrows and then by mastering all the tasks that she previously failed.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: When Mushu blithely forges a letter informing Shang that General Li is in desperate need of aid. Mushu only does so hoping to get Mulan on the front lines and make her a war hero. [[spoiler:It turns out the Huns had already wiped out General Li's men by the time Mushu wrote the letter. If Mushu hadn't forged that letter, the Hun army would have likely made it to the emperor's palace unopposed.]]
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: When Mushu blithely forges a letter informing Shang that General Li is in desperate need of aid. Mushu only does so hoping to get Mulan on the front lines and make her a war hero. [[spoiler:It turns out the Huns had already wiped out General Li's men by the time Mushu wrote the letter. If Mushu hadn't forged that letter, the Hun army would have likely made it to the emperor's palace unopposed.]]]] Mushu himself has a JerkassRealization about it.
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** Moments after the recruits pull "Ping" and Shang up to safe ground, Mulan keels. She then places a hand to her stomach. Blood seeps out. Shang and the others go OhCrap as they realize "Ping" has been badly wounded. This later leads to Mulan being outed.
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** Moments after the recruits pull "Ping" and Shang up to the safe ground, Mulan keels. She then places a hand to her stomach. Blood seeps out. Shang and the others go OhCrap as they realize "Ping" has been badly wounded. This later leads to Mulan being outed.
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* CruelToBeKind: Why Shang initially kicks Ping out of the army when the latter collapses during a training exercise. Ping is young, TheMillstone, and the worst of the recruits. War would be a CurbStompBattle. He tells "him" that Ping isn't "suited for the rage of war" and says going home will mean living. It's only when Mulan is too stubborn to leave and proves that she can stay -- by fetching the arrow, excelling in the previous training exercise, and knocking Shang down during a sparring session-- that Shang changes his mind.
** Shang finds out his father and China's best men were slaughtered. He tells his troops, after making a ShrineToTheFallen, that they have to go and stop Shan Yu to keep the capital and Emperor safe. Then when it seems the odds are hopeless, he orders everyone to fight anyway. Only an avalanche-- and Shan Yu himself -- can keep this guy down.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mulan writes notes on her arm, with ink. They're not completely dry when the beauticians force her in the bathtub, and get wet in the water. Thus, when she gets to the matchmaker, the lady touches her hand and obliviously smears it over her face. Mulan goes OhCrap, realizing she ought to have thought ahead about this.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mulan writes notes on her arm, with ink. They're not completely dry when the beauticians force her in the bathtub, and get wet in the water. Thus, when she gets to the matchmaker, the lady touches her hand and obliviously smears it over her face. Mulan goes OhCrap, realizing she ought to have thought ahead about this.
* EntertaininglyWrong: The matchmaker seems suspicious when Mulan is reciting the lessons a good bride must have, but she mispronounces a few words due to misreading them on her arm. She checks Mulan's fan for notes instead, suggesting other would-be brides tried the same trick.
* EpicFail:
** Where to start with Mulan's matchmaking exam? She seems okay enough when stumbling over her notes, but then Cri-Kee escaped and she thought it was a great idea to hide him in her mouth while still talking. Then the Matchmaker gets ink on her hand from Mulan's cheat notes and smears it all over her face. Mulan is so shocked she pours the tea too much and spills it on the table. When handing the cup to the Matchmaker, she sees the cricket taking a bath and tries to politely take it back. This leads to her setting the Matchmaker on fire, and emptying the pot of scalding tea to put it out. It's a miracle that all the Matchmaker did was chew her out in front of everyone for being so incompetent.
** Mulan tells a worried Mushu to stand watch while she bathes. Mushu prepares to do that while complaining that it's risky. Before he can blink, three men rush past him. It's Ling, Yao and Chien-Po who had the same idea to bathe. Mushu goes OhCrap on realizing he didn't give Mulan ''any'' warning and goes to correct the sitaution.
* EpicFail:
** Where to start with Mulan's matchmaking exam? She seems okay enough when stumbling over her notes, but then Cri-Kee escaped and she thought it was a great idea to hide him in her mouth while still talking. Then the Matchmaker gets ink on her hand from Mulan's cheat notes and smears it all over her face. Mulan is so shocked she pours the tea too much and spills it on the table. When handing the cup to the Matchmaker, she sees the cricket taking a bath and tries to politely take it back. This leads to her setting the Matchmaker on fire, and emptying the pot of scalding tea to put it out. It's a miracle that all the Matchmaker did was chew her out in front of everyone for being so incompetent.
** Mulan tells a worried Mushu to stand watch while she bathes. Mushu prepares to do that while complaining that it's risky. Before he can blink, three men rush past him. It's Ling, Yao and Chien-Po who had the same idea to bathe. Mushu goes OhCrap on realizing he didn't give Mulan ''any'' warning and goes to correct the sitaution.
* HellYesMoment:
** Ling, who's been the most suspicious bully towards "Ping," urges Mulan upward when she decides to try the arrow test and actually is close to the stop. He starts grinning and fist-pumping. When she makes it to the top, he's among the crowd cheering her.
** The capital citizens react this way when Chien-Po gets the Emperor to the safety of the ground, and Mulan cuts their ImprovisedZipline. They start cheering as Shan Yu can only yell.
** Ling, who's been the most suspicious bully towards "Ping," urges Mulan upward when she decides to try the arrow test and actually is close to the stop. He starts grinning and fist-pumping. When she makes it to the top, he's among the crowd cheering her.
** The capital citizens react this way when Chien-Po gets the Emperor to the safety of the ground, and Mulan cuts their ImprovisedZipline. They start cheering as Shan Yu can only yell.
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* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:Shang to Mulan. This life-debt becomes immediately useful when Mulan is found out, and the punishment for a woman joining the army is death. Instead of killing her, Shang lets her go free. In the next scene, we're shown that he did leave her a good amount of provisions and her horse, which she promptly rides back into town after learning the Huns are alive.]]
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** [[spoiler:Shang to Mulan. This life-debt becomes immediately useful when Mulan is found out, and the punishment for a woman joining the army is death. Instead of killing her, Shang lets her go free. In the next scene, we're shown that he did leave her a good amount of provisions and her horse, which she promptly rides back into town after learning the Huns are alive.]]]]
** With the Emperor, [[spoiler:he thanks Mulan for not just saving him, but all of China from falling. As thanks, he bows to her. When she turns down his council job, he gives her his crest and Shan Yu's sword, so that she is sufficiently rewarded]].
** [[spoiler:Shang to Mulan. This life-debt becomes immediately useful when Mulan is found out, and the punishment for a woman joining the army is death. Instead of killing her, Shang lets her go free. In the next scene, we're shown that he did leave her a good amount of provisions and her horse, which she promptly rides back into town after learning the Huns are alive.
** With the Emperor, [[spoiler:he thanks Mulan for not just saving him, but all of China from falling. As thanks, he bows to her. When she turns down his council job, he gives her his crest and Shan Yu's sword, so that she is sufficiently rewarded]].
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Chi Fu points out that Shang is an academy student, who hasn't been in battle, and so someone with more experience should be captain instead of him. Indeed, when Shang fights Shan Yu, he is outclassed despite his training. Mulan's creativity saves him twice.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: JerkassHasAPoint:
** The Matchmaker is definitely not a nice lady, and her nitpickiness wins no points with Grandmother Fa, but Mulan didn't just fail the matchmaker exam but also ''set her on fire''. All she had to do was pour tea and recite some memorized text, but Mulan couldn't do either. The Matchmaker is right to tell her off, even if she goes too far by saying Mulan will never bring honor to her family.
** Chi Fu points out that Shang is an academy student, who hasn't been in battle, and so someone with more experience should be captain instead of him. Indeed, when Shang fights Shan Yu, he is outclassed despite his training. Mulan's creativity saves himtwice.twice.
* JerkassRealization: Ling has one after "Ping" starts excelling in the training regimen. They notice the kid is shying away from them while bathing in the lake, and is making excuses to leave. Ling apologizes, saying they were jerks before, and can they start over fresh? Mulan accepts reluctantly; the reason she was trying to leave is they'll see her naked and realize she's a woman.
** The Matchmaker is definitely not a nice lady, and her nitpickiness wins no points with Grandmother Fa, but Mulan didn't just fail the matchmaker exam but also ''set her on fire''. All she had to do was pour tea and recite some memorized text, but Mulan couldn't do either. The Matchmaker is right to tell her off, even if she goes too far by saying Mulan will never bring honor to her family.
** Chi Fu points out that Shang is an academy student, who hasn't been in battle, and so someone with more experience should be captain instead of him. Indeed, when Shang fights Shan Yu, he is outclassed despite his training. Mulan's creativity saves him
* JerkassRealization: Ling has one after "Ping" starts excelling in the training regimen. They notice the kid is shying away from them while bathing in the lake, and is making excuses to leave. Ling apologizes, saying they were jerks before, and can they start over fresh? Mulan accepts reluctantly; the reason she was trying to leave is they'll see her naked and realize she's a woman.
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* RealityEnsues: The Fa ancestors [[LampShading predict]] that although Mulan's actions were of good intentions, consequences are nonetheless riding on those actions: should she be discovered and/or killed, it could bring shame to her household, her family lineage will be cut off, and they could lose their land.
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** The Fa ancestors [[LampShading predict]] that although Mulan's actions were of good intentions, consequences are nonetheless riding on those actions: should she be discovered and/or killed, it could bring shame to her household, her family lineage will be cut off, and they could lose theirland.land.
** Although Shang did realize how noble Mulan was for battling alongside the army to defeat the Huns and protect her crippled father, he ends up not trusting Mulan after it is revealed that she was really [[SweetPollyOliver a woman disguised as a man]]. While Mulan did have good intentions, this doesn’t change the fact that she not only deceived Shang and the army about her true gender and identity since the day they met, but Mulan also brought dishonor to the Chinese Army and violated the law. Lying and deceiving people ([[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight even if you had a very good reason to]]) will cause people to deem you as untrustworthy.
** The Fa ancestors [[LampShading predict]] that although Mulan's actions were of good intentions, consequences are nonetheless riding on those actions: should she be discovered and/or killed, it could bring shame to her household, her family lineage will be cut off, and they could lose their
** Although Shang did realize how noble Mulan was for battling alongside the army to defeat the Huns and protect her crippled father, he ends up not trusting Mulan after it is revealed that she was really [[SweetPollyOliver a woman disguised as a man]]. While Mulan did have good intentions, this doesn’t change the fact that she not only deceived Shang and the army about her true gender and identity since the day they met, but Mulan also brought dishonor to the Chinese Army and violated the law. Lying and deceiving people ([[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight even if you had a very good reason to]]) will cause people to deem you as untrustworthy.
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* ChekhovsGun: It's a good thing Mulan got prepared within hours to see the matchmaker. [[spoiler:It allows her to disguise herself and her friends as concubines to save the emperor.]]
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** It's a good thing Mulan got prepared within hours to see the matchmaker. [[spoiler:It allows her to disguise herself and her friends as concubines to save the emperor.]]]]
** Fa Zhou's helmet, which becomes part of Mulan's army ensemble. It gets emphasis when she wears it to march, especially after the wagons explosion knocks it off. [[spoiler:Shang somehow found it despite the battle and avalanche, and uses it as a pretext to visit Mulan and court her. It works; Mulan invites him to stay for dinner]].
** It's a good thing Mulan got prepared within hours to see the matchmaker. [[spoiler:It allows her to disguise herself and her friends as concubines to save the emperor.
** Fa Zhou's helmet, which becomes part of Mulan's army ensemble. It gets emphasis when she wears it to march, especially after the wagons explosion knocks it off. [[spoiler:Shang somehow found it despite the battle and avalanche, and uses it as a pretext to visit Mulan and court her. It works; Mulan invites him to stay for dinner]].
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* KnightOfCerebus: Shan Yu and the Huns. They are treated with a '''colossal''' degree of seriousness and, seeing as they managed to invade China's borders and slaughter the emperor's best armies, there's a very good reason why everyone (except the emperor, himself) fears them.
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* KnightOfCerebus: Shan Yu and the Huns. They are treated with a '''colossal''' degree of seriousness and, seeing as they managed to invade China's borders and slaughter the emperor's best armies, there's a very good reason why everyone (except the emperor, himself) fears them. The moment the protagonists [[EmpathyDollShot directly confront their work]], the movie literally ceases to be a musical.
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** Well, it depends on your definition of "body count" with regards to [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana]] with [[DraggedOffToHell Dr. Facilier]] and [[WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries Rapunzel]] with [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Zhan]] [[NoBodyLeftBehind Tiri]].
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It was followed by a DirectToVideo sequel in 2004, ''WesternAnimation/MulanII''. A GraphicNovel, ''Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets'' was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in March 2020. A [[Film/Mulan2020 live-action version]] was released on Creator/DisneyPlus in September 2020. A version of Mulan has also appeared in the live-action TV show ''Series/OnceUponATime'', (which is also produced by the Disney empire) where she is played by Creator/JamieChung.
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It was followed by a DirectToVideo sequel in 2004, 2005, ''WesternAnimation/MulanII''. A GraphicNovel, ''Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets'' was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics in March 2020. A [[Film/Mulan2020 live-action version]] was released on Creator/DisneyPlus in September 2020. A version of Mulan has also appeared in the live-action TV show ''Series/OnceUponATime'', (which is also produced by the Disney empire) where she is played by Creator/JamieChung.
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** After we see Mushu meeting the Cri-Kee and cracking jokes about being a loser, we suddenly cut to a burning mountain village destroyed by the Huns.
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** After we see Mushu meeting the Cri-Kee and cracking jokes about being a loser, we suddenly cut to a burning mountain village destroyed by the Huns.
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* UnfamiliarCeiling: Following Mulan being slashed just before the avalanche, she passes out and awakens in the infirmary tent, though it is unknown how much time has passed.
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* WakingUpElsewhere: Following Mulan being slashed just before the avalanche, she passes out and awakens in the infirmary tent, though it is unknown how much time has passed.
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* RaceLift: In the original ballad, Mulan, her family, soldiers and monarch were all Xianbei, the ancestors of the Mongols, and rather than the Huns/Xiongnu, they were facing the Rourans, also ancestors of the Mongols.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: This trope happens the moment Shang leaves behind Mulan after her gender is revealed. Mulan joined the army under illegal false pretenses and has been lying about her entire identity, so Shang's standpoint is understandable, if incorrect. On the other hand, Mulan only did what she did to save her father's life, and she's probably right when she implies ("You said you'd trust Ping. Why is Mulan any different?") that culturally ingrained sexism is also influencing Shang at this point.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: This trope happens the moment Shang leaves behind Mulan after her gender is revealed. Mulan joined the army under illegal false pretenses and has been lying about her entire identity, so Shang's standpoint refusal to trust her is understandable, if incorrect. On the other hand, Mulan only did what she did to save her father's life, and she's probably right when she implies ("You said you'd trust Ping. Why is Mulan any different?") that culturally ingrained sexism is also influencing Shang at this point.
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** After we see Mushu meeting the Cri-Kee and cracking jokes about being a loser, we suddenly cut to a burning mountain village destroyed by the Huns.
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** Shan Yu is shot with a massive rocket into a stockpile of fireworks, and this is carefully only seen from a great distance.
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* SoMuchForStealth: When Mushu sets off a rocket, the noise and smoke from the explosion alerts the Huns that they're being followed.
-->'''Shang:''' You just gave away our position!
-->'''Shang:''' You just gave away our position!
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* PostVictoryCollapse: PlayedForDrama. Shan Yu slashes at Mulan for the rocket trick, but Mulan perseveres to rescue Shang and herself from the snow. She stays conscious and alert, even when facing death by falling off a cliff. Then the soldiers manage to pull her, Shang, Mushu, Khan, and Crick-Ee up, with Shang both telling off "Ping" for being crazy and thanking him for saving his life as well as that of his fellow men. Just as Mulan starts to stand, she winces, realizes she's got a bad wound, and passes out from blood loss.
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* WhamShot: The destroyed village, hands down. Manages to outdo itself just ''moments later'' when Shang discovers his father's army, '''completely wiped out'''.
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** The destroyed village, hands down. Manages to outdo itself just ''moments later'' when Shang discovers his father's army, '''completely wiped out'''.
** Moments after the recruits pull "Ping" and Shang up to safe ground, Mulan keels. She then places a hand to her stomach. Blood seeps out. Shang and the others go OhCrap as they realize "Ping" has been badly wounded. This later leads to Mulan being outed.
** The destroyed village, hands down. Manages to outdo itself just ''moments later'' when Shang discovers his father's army, '''completely wiped out'''.
** Moments after the recruits pull "Ping" and Shang up to safe ground, Mulan keels. She then places a hand to her stomach. Blood seeps out. Shang and the others go OhCrap as they realize "Ping" has been badly wounded. This later leads to Mulan being outed.
