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* AerithAndBob: In this {{Wuxia}}, there's Mulan, an actual Chinese name... and then there's Zhing-Zhing, and ''Bowtie''. And then there's "Mala Khan", which attaches the name "Khan" seen across many cultures on the Asian continent, [[MultiEthnicName onto a name based on the]] ''[[MultiEthnicName Latin]]'' [[MultiEthnicName prefix for "bad"]].
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* AerithAndBob: In this {{Wuxia}}, there's Mulan, an actual Chinese name... and then there's Zhing-Zhing, and ''Bowtie''. And then there's "Mala Khan", which attaches the name "Khan" seen across many cultures on the Asian continent, [[MultiEthnicName onto a name based on the]] ''[[MultiEthnicName Latin]]'' [[MultiEthnicName the ''Latin'' prefix for "bad"]]."bad".
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* AnachronismStew: Clothing from the Qing, Ming, and Han dynasty are mixed together for the good guys, with Mala Khan and his men (sans Bowtie) dressed in samurai armor.
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* AnachronismStew: Clothing from the Qing, Ming, UsefulNotes/{{Qing|Dynasty}}, UsefulNotes/{{Ming|Dynasty}}, and Han dynasty UsefulNotes/{{Han dynast|y}}ies are mixed together for the good guys, with Mala Khan and his men (sans Bowtie) dressed in samurai {{samurai}} armor.
* ArtisticLicenseArachnids: Not only does the spider that appears in the climax have only two eyes, it emits webbing out of its mouth rather than its abdomen.
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} If the Disney film]] is anything to go by, Mala Khan is ''supposed'' to be Mongolian. However, he's dressed like a freaking [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai.]] Let's not even get started on the name.
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} If the Disney film]] is anything to go by, Mala Khan is ''supposed'' to be Mongolian. Mongolian or otherwise from somewhere north of China proper. However, he's dressed like a freaking [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai.]] Samurai]]. Let's not even get started on the name.
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* TheMockbuster: Not only of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', but also ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and possibly even ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' given Bowtie's voice is quite obviously an imitation of Woody Allen's.
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* TheMockbuster: Not only of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', but also ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and possibly even ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' given Bowtie's voice is quite obviously an imitation of Woody Allen's.Creator/WoodyAllen's.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Mala Khan's assistant Bowtie looks like Creator/WoodyAllen as a pill bug and has similarities in voice and mannerisms. This is presumably because Allen voiced Z in ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', which came out at around the same time as this movie.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Mala Khan's assistant Bowtie looks like Creator/WoodyAllen as a pill bug and has similarities in voice and mannerisms. This is presumably because Allen voiced Z in ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', which came out at around the same time as this movie.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Mulan and her sister, respectively.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
** Mulan and her sister,respectively.respectively. The former is an aggressive martial artist, while the latter is more conventionally feminine.
** Mulan and her sister,
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'''''The Secret of Mulan''''' is a 1998 AnimatedMusical and an entry in [[Creator/UAVEntertainment UAV Entertainment's]] ''Secret of...'' series.
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%%* AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation
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* EvilOverlooker: Mala Khan is shown in the sky glaring down, as shown on the video cover above.
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* AVillainNamedKhan: The leader of the invading army is named Mala Khan.
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Mulan had a sister in the original legend
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* CanonForeigner: Mulan has a sister in this version.
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The film is a [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]] of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney's]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', with all the characters reimagined as insects and other small animals, potentially making it a mockbuster of ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' as well.
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The film is a [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]] of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney's]] Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', with all the characters reimagined as insects and other small animals, potentially making it a mockbuster of ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' as well.
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* AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Half of the names are this. The other half [[PunnyName are puns]] that vaguely sound Chinese.
* BadBoss: Mala Khan to Bowtie.
* BigBad: Mala Khan.
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Half of the names are this. The other half [[PunnyName are puns]] that vaguely sound Chinese.
* BadBoss: Mala Khan to Bowtie.
* BigBad: Mala Khan.
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* EvilPrince: The Dragonfly Prince.
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* IAmSong: Both {{Villain Song}}s.
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* TheMockbuster: Not only of WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}, but also WesternAnimation/ABugsLife and possibly even WesternAnimation/{{Antz}} given Bowtie's voice is quite obviously an imitation of Woody Allen's.
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* TheMockbuster: Not only of WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}, ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', but also WesternAnimation/ABugsLife ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and possibly even WesternAnimation/{{Antz}} ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' given Bowtie's voice is quite obviously an imitation of Woody Allen's.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Mala Khan.
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* SecretKeeper: When Zhing-Zhing learns that Mulan is a woman disguised as a soldier, she promises not to tell anyone about her secret identity.
** Also applies to Mulan's family mouse servant who joins her.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Bowtie, at least in his VillainSong.
* SweetPollyOliver: Mulan, as usual.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The rabbit and... mole? Shrew?
** Also applies to Mulan's family mouse servant who joins her.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Bowtie, at least in his VillainSong.
* SweetPollyOliver: Mulan, as usual.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The rabbit and... mole? Shrew?
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* SecretKeeper: SecretKeeper:
** When Zhing-Zhing learns that Mulan is a woman disguised as a soldier, she promises not to tell anyone about her secret identity.
**Also applies to Mulan's family mouse servant who joins her.
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* %%* SweetPollyOliver: Mulan, as usual.
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** When Zhing-Zhing learns that Mulan is a woman disguised as a soldier, she promises not to tell anyone about her secret identity.
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* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Mala Khan and Bowtie, respectively.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Mulan goes to join the army, her sister isn't mentioned or seen ever again, and her parents only appear towards the end shortly before she leaves with the Prince.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** After Mulan goes to join the army, her sister isn't mentioned or seen ever again, and her parents only appear towards the end shortly before she leaves with the Prince.
** After Mulan goes to join the army, her sister isn't mentioned or seen ever again, and her parents only appear towards the end shortly before she leaves with the Prince.
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* FourLeggedInsect: Averted with Mala Khan, Bowtie, and the ants, who all have the proper amount of limbs, but played straight with the spiders (six), caterpillars (eight limbs counting their arms and all their legs), dragonflies (four), and butterflies (also four).
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Bowtie uses a lot of 'm' adjectives to describe or flatter Mala Khan.
* EvilIsBigger: Mala Khan is much more massive than the rest of the main cast.
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* MagicPants: Mulan's pants somehow change along with her when she goes from being a caterpillar to a butterfly. Possibly justified when you take into account that her species most likely takes this into account when they go through metamorphosis.
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* MagicPants: Mulan's pants somehow change along with her when she goes from being a caterpillar to a butterfly. Possibly justified when you take into account consider that her species most likely takes this into account when they go through metamorphosis.
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* VillainSong: Both Mala Khan and Bowtie get one. Mala Khan's is even the first song in the movie.
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* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Mala Khan and Bowtie, respectively.
* VillainSong: Both Mala Khan and Bowtie get one. Mala Khan's is even the first song in the movie.
* VillainSong: Both Mala Khan and Bowtie get one. Mala Khan's is even the first song in the movie.
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* MagicPants: Mulan's pants somehow change along with her when she goes from being a caterpillar to a butterfly.
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* MagicPants: Mulan's pants somehow change along with her when she goes from being a caterpillar to a butterfly. Possibly justified when you take into account that her species most likely takes this into account when they go through metamorphosis.
* TheMockbuster: Not only of WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}, but also WesternAnimation/ABugsLife and possibly even WesternAnimation/{{Antz}} given Bowtie's voice is quite obviously an imitation of Woody Allen's.
* TheMockbuster: Not only of WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}, but also WesternAnimation/ABugsLife and possibly even WesternAnimation/{{Antz}} given Bowtie's voice is quite obviously an imitation of Woody Allen's.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Bowtie, at least in his VillainSong.
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** Alternatively, Mulan and Zhing-Zhing.
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** Alternatively, Downplayed with Mulan and Zhing-Zhing.Zhing-Zhing; they're both {{Action Girl}}s, but Zhing-Zhing is the one who acts more girly than Mulan.
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* AerithAndBob: In this {{Wuxia}}, there's Mulan, an actual Chinese name... and then there's Zhing-Zhing, and ''Bowtie''. And then there's "Mala Kahn", which attaches the name "Kahn" seen across many cultures on the Asian continent, [[MultiEthnicName onto a name based on the]] ''[[MultiEthnicName Latin]]'' [[MultiEthnicName prefix for "bad"]].
* AnachronismStew: Clothing from the Qing, Ming, and Han dynasty are mixed together for the good guys, with Mala Kahn and his men (sans Bowtie) dressed in samurai armor.
* AnachronismStew: Clothing from the Qing, Ming, and Han dynasty are mixed together for the good guys, with Mala Kahn and his men (sans Bowtie) dressed in samurai armor.
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* AerithAndBob: In this {{Wuxia}}, there's Mulan, an actual Chinese name... and then there's Zhing-Zhing, and ''Bowtie''. And then there's "Mala Kahn", Khan", which attaches the name "Kahn" "Khan" seen across many cultures on the Asian continent, [[MultiEthnicName onto a name based on the]] ''[[MultiEthnicName Latin]]'' [[MultiEthnicName prefix for "bad"]].
* AnachronismStew: Clothing from the Qing, Ming, and Han dynasty are mixed together for the good guys, with MalaKahn Khan and his men (sans Bowtie) dressed in samurai armor.
* AnachronismStew: Clothing from the Qing, Ming, and Han dynasty are mixed together for the good guys, with Mala
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} If the Disney film]] is anything to go by, Mala Kahn is ''intended'' to be Mongolian. However, he's dressed like a freaking [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai.]] Let's not even get started on the name.
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} If the Disney film]] is anything to go by, Mala Kahn Khan is ''intended'' to be Mongolian. However, he's dressed like a freaking [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai.]] Let's not even get started on the name.
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** We know what happened to Mala Khan and the Dragonfly Prince by the end, but what happened to Bowtie?
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** We know what happened to Bowtie is completely gone for the remainder of the movie after Mala Khan and the Dragonfly has him release their secret weapon on The Prince by during the end, but what happened to Bowtie?climax.
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** We know what happened to Mala Khan and the Dragonfly Prince by the end, but what happened to Bowtie?
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* ThoseTwoGuys: The rabbit and... mole thing.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Mulan goes to join the army, her family isn't seen again.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Mulan goes to join the army, her family sister isn't mentioned or seen again.ever again, and her parents only appear towards the end shortly before she leaves with the Prince.
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* ActionGirl: Unlike the Disney version, Mulan knows martial arts from the get-go. Zhing Zhing also qualifies.
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* ActionGirl: Unlike the Disney version, Mulan knows martial arts from the get-go. Zhing Zhing Zhing-Zhing also qualifies.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Zhing Zhing's mindset after the Dragonfly Prince abducts Mulan.
* PlotHole: Like the original poem, Mulan [[DisguisedInDrag dresses as a man]] in order to join the army. Yet Zhing Zhing appears to be part of the army, as the Prince asks her to report her findings to him, and nobody seems to care.
* PlotHole: Like the original poem, Mulan [[DisguisedInDrag dresses as a man]] in order to join the army. Yet Zhing Zhing appears to be part of the army, as the Prince asks her to report her findings to him, and nobody seems to care.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Zhing Zhing's Zhing-Zhing's mindset after the Dragonfly Prince abducts Mulan.
* PlotHole: Like the original poem, Mulan [[DisguisedInDrag dresses as a man]] in order to join the army. YetZhing Zhing Zhing-Zhing appears to be part of the army, as the Prince asks her to report her findings to him, and nobody seems to care.
* PlotHole: Like the original poem, Mulan [[DisguisedInDrag dresses as a man]] in order to join the army. Yet
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* SecretKeeper: When Zhing Zhing learns that Mulan is a woman disguised as a soldier, she promises not to tell anyone about her secret identity.
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* SecretKeeper: When Zhing Zhing Zhing-Zhing learns that Mulan is a woman disguised as a soldier, she promises not to tell anyone about her secret identity.
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* AnimalsNotToScale: This film features rabbits, frogs, turtles, etc. that are about the same size as its bug characters.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Subverted. Mulan sends Mala Khan falling off a cliff, but then it's revealed that he has wings.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: During her duel with Mala Khan, Mulan hides the fact that she can fly until she falls off a bridge. After apparently besting her opponent, he reveals that he pulled the same trick.
* InterchangeableAsianCultures: [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} If the Disney film]] is anything to go by, Mala Kahn is ''intended'' to be Mongolian. However, he's dressed like a freaking [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai.]] Let's not even get started on the name.
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} If the Disney film]] is anything to go by, Mala Kahn is ''intended'' to be Mongolian. However, he's dressed like a freaking [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai.]] Let's not even get started on the name.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Mulan goes to join the army, her family isn't seen again.
