The following is a list of characters from Disney's 1998 film Mulan, its 2004 sequel Mulan II, and its 2020 remake Mulan.

Fa/Hua family In the 2020 film, the Fa family name is changed to Hua (花) in English. Hua is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the same word as Fa, which was based on Cantonese romanization.

Mulan

Fa Mulan (speaking voice by Ming-Na Wen, singing voice provided by Lea Salonga, portrayed by Liu Yifei in the live-action film) is a young woman who, in place of her father Fa Zhou, enlists in the army as a man named Fa Ping. Despite the doubts of others, she defeats Shan Yu and his army and saves China, with the Emperor of China rewarding her for her efforts and China celebrating her return.

In the 2020 film, due to her surname being changed, Mulan assumes the pseudonym Hua Jun while in the army.

Fa Zhou Fa Zhou (voiced by Soon-tek Oh, portrayed by Tzi Ma in the live-action film) is a war veteran who is Mulan's father and Li's husband and, though strict, values his family and their honor. Before Mulan leaves for war, he prays to their ancestors while she sees the matchmaker. When Chi-Fu calls him from the Fa family for military duty, he accepts despite his age and health. Fearing that Zhou is risking his life after having seen him collapse during sword practices, Mulan decides to enlist in his stead and he consoles Li after she leaves. When she returns home after defeating Shan Yu, she gives him Shan Yu's sword and the crest of the emperor, two gifts that honor the Fa family. However, he confesses that he only wanted her to be happy and safe, and that his greatest honor is having her as a daughter.

Fa Li Fa Li (voiced by Freda Foh Shen, portrayed by Rosalind Chao in the live-action film) is Fa Zhou's wife and Mulan's mother. After Mulan gets hay in her hair, she sends her inside so the dressers can bathe and dress her in time for her meeting with the matchmaker, later consoling her when the matchmaker rejects her. Along with Grandmother Fa, she is shocked at Li Shang's arrival, as they never believed she would bring a man home. Mulan II reveals that the only other child she likes is Sha-Ron.

Grandmother Fa Grandmother Fa (voiced by June Foray, singing voice provided by Marni Nixon) is Mulan's grandmother, who encourages her to find a husband and gives her an apple, pendant, jade necklace and Cri-Kee to make her look perfect. After Mulan leaves, she picks up a lantern and prays to the ancestors, awakening First Ancestor Fa. Along with Fa Li, she is shocked at Li Shang's arrival, as they never believed she would bring a man home. Despite this, she lets him stay for dinner. In Mulan II, she plays a game in the house of Fa and brings food for Mulan and Shang. The character is absent in the live-action adaptation, being replaced by Hua Xiu.

First Ancestor Fa First Ancestor Fa (voiced by George Takei) is the eldest member of the Fa family and leader of the ancestors, who brings Mushu to life. When Mushu returns with Mulan, he restores his guardian position.

Other ancestors Other ancestors (female ancestors voiced by Mary Kay Bergman in Mulan, Tress MacNeille in Mulan II) include a farmer and his wife, who are a parody of American Gothic; a counter who fiddles with his abacus; Fa Deng, whose head is cut off due to Mushu's misguidance to him when he was a guardian; and a woman whose great-granddaughter was a cross-dresser like Mulan.

Hua Xiu In Mulan (2020), Hua Xiu (portrayed by Xana Tang) is Mulan's sister and Hua Zhou and Hua Li's daughter. She is based on Mulan's younger brother from The Ballad of Mulan and Mulan's younger sister in the Ming dynasty play Mulan Joins the Army.

Chinese military 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. Instead, Li's role was fulfilled by two newly separate characters: Commander Tung (portrayed by Donnie Yen), a mentor and teacher to Mulan who leads the Imperial Regiment; and Chen Honghui (portrayed by Yoson An), a recruit in Tung's unit and Mulan's ally and love interest.

Yao, Ling and Chien-Po

Yao, Ling and Chien-Po are recruits in the army who train alongside Mulan and, after learning that she is a woman, aid her in stopping the surviving Huns by disguising themselves as concubines.

In Mulan II, after visiting the matchmaker, who fails to get a match for them, Mulan and Li Shang recruit them to escort the emperor's daughters to the Qui Gong princes they are engaged to. Along the way, they develop feelings for the princesses: Yao with Mei, Ling with Ting-Ting, and Chien-Po with Su, and take them to a carnival. After the princesses admit that their feelings are mutual and that they do not want to marry the princes, despite their duty, Mulan decides to offer herself to the royal family instead. After Mushu pretends to be the Great Golden Dragon of Unity, he commands that they are allowed to marry whoever they want, allowing them to be with Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po.

Yao, Ling, and Chien Po appear in Kingdom Hearts II as supporting characters in the world The Land of Dragons, reprising their roles from Mulan.

Yao Yao is the self-appointed leader of the trio, who is arrogant and short-tempered (and short-statured to match, with a perpetually black eye and sideburns). His signature color is red in Mulan and purple in Mulan II. Though he initially picks on Mulan, he befriends her and helps her battle the Huns despite his clumsiness: his gruff exterior belies a deep devotion to his friends, as he explains the soldiers' jokes to Mulan during the song sequences and is distraught when his lifeline fails to reach her after the avalanche.

In Mulan II, he wants to marry a woman who would be impressed with his looks and his fighting ability. He falls in love with Princess Mei, the emperor's middle daughter, who accepts the idea that "my duty is to my heart". In his encounter, he puts the slipper back onto her foot and sets the table for her with oranges, baozi, and tea. He later gives her a stuffed panda bear after winning it at the carnival, and marries her after Mushu grants them permissions.

In the 2020 live-action remake, he is portrayed by Chen Tang. 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. He starts falling in love with Princess Ting-Ting, the eldest princess, as 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, the youngest of the three princesses, 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

Mushu

Mushu is a tiny, red Chinese dragon and Mulan's companion. He is voiced by Eddie Murphy in Mulan and Mark Moseley in subsequent appearances.

At first, Mulan's companions were to be two reptilian creatures; the idea of the creatures being dragons had not been established. Feeling that two sidekicks would overcrowd the story, the animators decided on a green two-headed dragon, which evolved into Mushu's final design.From the "Drawn to Animation" show in the Animation Building in Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure. An animator shows Mushu's development, from a sketched idea to the finished product.

Around the time when the music of the film was to be created, the songwriters had written a song for Mushu, in which he assured Mulan that he would be there to help her. After Eddie Murphy agreed to voice the character, Mushu and his dynamic changed. Although the animators canceled the scene, the song was a favorite among the filmmakers.According to behind-the-scenes clips on the Mulan DVD