Li Shang Captain/General Li Shang is a captain of the
Imperial Chinese army and captain of the Royal Guards of China. Though a capable leader dedicated to his cause, he can be too "by-the-book" and puts his duty above his feelings, in contrast to Mulan. He is also reserved and thoughtful, in contrast to Mulan's adventurous personality. In
Mulan, Shang is appointed as an army captain by his father, a general, and befriends Ping after she saves his life. Though he learns she is actually a woman, which is forbidden by the empire's law and punishable by death, he spares her and helps her save the empire. Having fallen in love with her, he joins her family for dinner after she returns home. In
Mulan II, Shang proposes to Mulan, which she accepts, and is promoted from captain to general by the emperor, who orders him and Mulan to escort his three daughters to a conflicting kingdom in hopes that an arranged marriage between them will bring peace. Throughout the film, Mushu's meddling causes conflict in their relationship, and he seemingly dies after falling into a canyon. However, he is revealed to have survived, and Mushu and Cri-Kee pretend to be the Golden Dragon of Unity and free the princesses from their vows. Mulan and Shang later marry and combine their families' temples so that Mushu can remain Mulan's guardian. In
Chinese naming convention, personal names in Chinese, unlike Western names, present the family/clan name first. This convention was followed in
Mulan, but not in
Mulan II. In video games, Shang appears in
Kingdom Hearts II in the world Land of Dragons, reprising his role from
Mulan. He also appears in
Disney Magic Kingdoms,
Disney Speedstorm, and the mobile game
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. In the
2020 film, the character of Li Shang was dropped in response to the
MeToo movement, due to the nature of a military conscript having a relationship with a commanding officer. His gruff characteristics are kept, but he is portrayed as more jovial than his animated counterpart.
Ling Ling is the group's slender middleman. His signature color is yellow in
Mulan and blue in
Mulan II. He is friendly, fun-loving, fond of joking around, and despite initially picking on Mulan, is the first to befriend her and helps her battle the Huns. Despite he and Yao's disagreements, he grows to accept him as their leader. He was the one who coined the phrase "a girl worth fighting for." In
Mulan II, he wants to marry a woman who would laugh at his jokes. After falling in love with Princess Ting-Ting, the eldest princess, she is one of the few people who laughs at his jokes. At the carnival, when fireflies accidentally set off firecrackers that hit Ling, she laughs at his misfortune, but he thinks her laugh is cute. At the end, they are able to marry because of Mushu. In the
2020 live-action remake, he is portrayed by
Jimmy Wong. He is depicted as being much friendlier and adept at quoting poetry.
Chien-Po Chien-Po, also known as
Po, is the big, bald, burly member of the trio, towering over them and most of the other soldiers in the army. His signature color is blue in
Mulan and green in
Mulan II. Though calm, spiritual, gentle, and good-natured, he is slightly naïve and loves food. Despite his obesity, he possesses great physical strength, being able to lift multiple people and a massive stone statue with ease, and his appearance and serenity seem to be inspired by
Buddhist imagery, given that he bears more than a passing resemblance to classical depictions of
Budai. In
Mulan II, he wants to marry a woman who is good at cooking and preparing food. He later falls in love with Princess Su, with the two bonding based on their love of food. In the
2020 live-action remake, he is portrayed by
Doua Moua. He lacks the calm and serene disposition of his animated counterpart, but retains the same love of food.
General Li General Li (voiced by
James Shigeta) was Li Shang's father and a high-ranking member of the Chinese army, who was killed along with his troops in a battle against the Hun army while trying to protect a village. After Li Shang and his battalion discover the village destroyed and the Chinese army wiped out, Chien-Po finds General Li's helmet and delivers it to Shang as proof of his death. Shang creates a makeshift shrine for his father using his sword and the helmet to honor him, while Mulan leaves a doll, which Shan Yu found and left behind in the village, at the shrine to honor the villagers killed in the attack.
Cricket In
Mulan (2020),
Cricket (portrayed by Jun Yu) is a young soldier who joins the ranks of the Chinese army. Loosely based on Cri-Kee, he is depicted as being a skilled archer but otherwise clumsy. == Animals/creatures ==