| Fa Mulan | |
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| First appearance | Mulan (1998) |
| Created by | Robert D. San Souci |
| Voiced by | Ming-Na (speaking) Lea Salonga (singing) |
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| Aliases | Fa Ping Capri Lynn Taylor |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Fa Zhou (father) Fa Li (mother) Grandmother Fa |
| Spouse(s) | Li Shang |
| Relatives | First Ancestor Fa and other ancestors |
| Nationality | Chinese |
Fa Mulan, later Li Mulan, better known simply as Mulan, is the main protagonist of Disney's thirty-sixth animated feature film Mulan (1998) and its direct-to-video sequel Mulan II. The character is inspired by the legendary Hua Mulan from the Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan. In both films, Mulan is voiced by Ming-Na and her singing voice is provided by Lea Salonga. She is the eighth Disney Princess, and the first of them with an Oriental appearance.
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The sequel finds Mulan and Li Shang preparing to marry, but are distracted by a task from the Emperor, who wants his three daughters (the princesses) escorted to their own marriage ceremony. Their relationship becomes somewhat strained during the trip, as the couple has differing views on various issues. Meanwhile, Mushu realizes that if Mulan marries Shang, she will not need him anymore as her guardian spirit. Taking advantage of this, he manages to trick the two into breaking up. When bandits attack, Mulan and Shang fight them off, and Mulan is devastated when Shang is seemingly killed trying to save her. To make sure the three princesses are not forced to marry against their will, Mulan takes their place marrying the eldest son of the ruler of the neighboring land. Shang survives the accident and arrives in time to stop the wedding but ultimately Mulan is saved by Mushu who, posing as the Golden Dragon of Unity, frees the princesses from their vows and marries Mulan and Li Shang himself causing Mulan to forgive him for his actions.
In Kingdom Hearts II, Mulan (ムラン Muran) is part of the Land of the Dragons world. She aids Sora in battle, taking the place of either Donald or Goofy. She uses a jian called "Sword of the Ancestor" for regular combat, and her combination attacks include Red Rocket and other fire attacks, thanks to Mushu. She goes under her pseudonym (Ping) for the majority of Sora's first visit to her world, but later abandons it. In a humorous scene, Sora and Donald are both easily fooled by Mulan's attempt to pass for a man, but Goofy sees through it right away, shocking his comrades.
Mulan appears regularly for meet-and-greets, parades and shows at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Mulan and Mushu (as a kite) make cameo appearances in the Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland Resort versions of It's a Small World.
On the Disney Cruise Line ships and in Hong Kong Disneyland, Mulan and Li Shang appear in the stage show The Golden Mickeys. Mulan is also known to come out for meet-and-greets on the ships as well. She is also featured in the Disney on Ice shows Princess Classics and Princess Wishes, as a princess, despite her lack of royal ties.
Mulan makes cameo appearances in the Disney's House of Mouse television series and the direct-to-video release Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse. She was scheduled to appear in the second installment of the Disney Princess Enchanted Tales series of DVDs along with Cinderella. It was to premiere in 2008 but was cancelled due to poor sales of the first DVD. In addition, Mulan is, naturally, in the Disney's Mulan Jr. musical stage adaptation of the original film.
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