History WesternAnimation / TheLegendOfSuLing

* TheLegendOfX

* HeelRealization: The Emperor starts having one after Chen says he now realizes what his father must feel like after losing the woman he loves. While officiating the wedding - "As Emperor, I ''order'', uh, demand, uh, wish ...?" - his stammering over the fact he's forcing them to marry gives the couple a moment to recognize each other.

* InterclassRomance: The movie centers around a prince and a peasant falling in love and eventually marrying each other.

* KindHeartedCatLover: Chen owns an albino tiger cub who is also his AnimalCompanion.

* TheOptimist: Su-Ling's grandfather. Rather than be upset that his granddaughter is being forced into marriage, he tries to tell her about the perks of being a royal.

Long ago in ancient China lived a kind and charming young prince named Chen. His relationship with his father, the Emperor, suffered a great strain since his mother passed away. The Emperor had been taking away the peasants' most valuable possessions while simultaneously trying to plan for Chen's wedding. Fed up with his life, Chen leaves the palace and meets a beautiful peasant girl who owns an equally beautiful nightingale.

* HappilyArrangedMarriage: Neither Su-Ling nor Chen realize that they're being forced to marry each other.
* {{Jerkass}}: The Emperor. He has his CoDragon, Wang, take his subjects most valuable possessions and keeps them for himself. Once he discovered Su-Ling's nightingale and had taken possession of it, he grew frustrated when it wouldn't sing for him anymore. He sent out his men to look for its owner and unintentionally lured Su-Ling to the palace. He decided to make her Chen's bride under the threat of banning anything beautiful if one would marry the other.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: What he kinda turns into. He did love his son and he was in mourning over his wife's death. The reason why he was taking the possessions was to try filling the hole left in his heart. He does also decide to return everything he had taken from the peasants once he realized that Chen had found the woman he loved. It still doesn't excuse his behavior.

Prince Chang is the only child of the Emperor. He wants a life outside of the palace. He meets a young peasant named Su-Ling who's living with her grandfather and owns a beautiful songbird.

* HappilyArrangedMarriage: Neither Su-Ling nor Chang realize that they're being forced to marry each other.
* KarmaHoudini: The Emperor doesn't get called out on his actions or trying to force his son to marry Su-Ling. However, he does at least try to make it up to his subjects by having all of their possessions returned to them.
* KindHeartedCatLover: Chang owns an albino tiger cub who is also his AnimalCompanion.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Su-Ling's guardian is her grandfather who often provides wisdom for her and Chang.
* RichBitch: The princess that was meant to be Chang's fiancée is rich, but behaves like a spoiled brat.

* HappilyArrangedMarriage: Neither Su-Ling not Chang realize that they're being forced to marry each other.

* RichBitch: The princess that was meant to be Chang's fiancée is a spoiled brat.
* SpoiledSweet: Prince Chang. Even when he leaves the palace, he retains some of his charm.

* NoAntagonist: There really isn't a villain in this movie. The Emperor was looking for something to make him happy again, but he didn't know what it was. His advisor was taking things away from the peasants, but he begrudgingly agreed to return the peasants' belongings.

* SpoiledSweet: Prince Chang.