Basics
Name/Alias: Mushu
Age: Unknown, but heās been around for a long time
Gender: Male
Origin: Mulan
Likes:
- Mulan
- Cooking
- Fire
- Darkness
- Roasted nuts
Dislikes:
- His height
- All the villains, Shan Yu in particular
- Death
- Iced water
- Criticism
The Bare Necessities
Powers/Abilities:
Being a dragon, albeit a small one, Mushu can breathe fire. Itās very powerful, but the fire does no permanent damage unless the victim was already soaked in oil or something. Mushu can understand other animals, but he has no control over them. He can politely ask them to do something, but thatās about it.
Strengths:
Being so tiny, Mushu is very stealthy. He can sneak around in the shadows (sometimes in the sunlight) without being easily spotted. His body is also extremely tough. He can take quite a beating before it begins to take an effect on him.
Weaknesses:
Besides his fire, Mushu has basically no weapons whatsoever, so he canāt really fight that well. And while being small has some advantages, there are mainly disadvantages. Mushu can be easily ignored for the most part because he has a hard time contributing to fights. Itās also happened once or twice where his own team members forgot about him because they couldnāt see him. Also, if Mushu drinks iced water he loses his fire power for 24 hours.
Fears:
Mushu is terrified that he will be abandoned by everyone. Heās worried that if he isnāt useful enough that the heroes will kick him to the curb.
Quirks:
Whenever he cooks, Mushu insists on wearing a frilly pink apron.
Deeper into the Rabbit Hole
Goals:
First and foremost, Mushu wants to help save the world from the villains. Besides that, heās got no plans.
Significant Relationships:
Mushu has always been good friends with Mulan. He is very protective of her and wants the best for her. Mushu is her guardian, and heād protect her with his life.
Cri-Kee was Mushuās best friend... Until he was accidently trampled on by a fleeing villager. They did almost everything together, including arguing, so Mushu is now a little lost. Cri-Kee was the closest thing Mushu had to actual family.
Mushuās relationship with the Ancestors has always been iffy at best. They are usually at odds with one another. At the moment, they are pretty much cool with each other, but Mushu can still annoy them from time to time.
Family:
Mushu isnāt literally related to anyone, but he treats Mulan like family.
Personality:
After Cri-Keeās death, a different side of Mushu appeared. The biggest difference between the old Mushu and the new one is his loss of humor. He rarely, if ever, smiles now and doesnāt really make wise-crack comments anymore. Mushu is also a lot less talkative. If something needs to be said, heāll say it, but most conversations seem like a waste of time to him. The one exception to that is whenever heās talking to Mulan. She is the only one that can bring out his old self, and even she can hardly do that.
Mushu is fiercely loyal to anyone considered his ally or friend. He wouldnāt die for any of them, besides Mulan, but heās willing to die with them. Once given an objective, Mushu wonāt give up until itās been accomplished or heās been defeated. He has a small flair for the dramatic. One of his favourite things to do is to intimidate enemies with his āShadow Dragonā act.
History:
After Mulan married Shang, things were going pretty well for Mushu. Once he got promoted to Guardian, he didnāt think anything could bring him down. Shan Yuās second attack proved him wrong. To be honest, Mushu was completely caught by surprise. He figured that either Shan Yu was dead, or he was so humiliated by his defeat that he would never show his face again. Revenge had never been an option. The invasion was so deadly and quick that almost everyone was dead in no time.
When Mushu learned that Shang had been killed, he was upset, but more for Mulanās sake than any personal feelings. The two had never really met, so all Mushu knew was that Mulan loved him. Cri-Keeās death hit him hard, though. The people from the village were running for their lives and werenāt thinking that anyone or anything might be under their feet. Mushu found Cri-Kee squished into the ground by countless feet, never to rise again. At that moment, Mushu swore to help in whatever way he could to make Shan Yu and the rest of the villains pay.