The Fantasmic Kingdom Encyclopedia

Name: Mushu

Status: Active

Age: Never said in the movie...I think he's probably pretty old...as dragons, even tiny ones, live for a LONG time. ^^;

Species: (Mini-) Dragon.

Gender: Male.

Nationality: Chinese.

Alignment: Good.

Attire: Dragons don't wear clothes. ;D

Occupation: Fa Family Temple Guardian; formerly Gong Ringer, when he was demoted from his Guardian position for a period of time.

Abilities/Powers: Is small, can breathe fire.

Weaknesses: Only thinks of things to his own best interest at times, a bit of a show off, overestimates his size sometimes.

Accessories: A gong to wake up the ancestors...but since his re-instatement as a guardian, it has recently been passed to his constant companion, Cri-Kee.

Constant Companion: a loyal little cricket named Cri-Kee, whom Grandmother Fa at first gave to Mulan for luck with her ill-fated meeting

with the town matchmaker. The girl freed the small insect from his cage afterward, and he befriended the dragon after Mushu had accidentally destroyed the statue of the Great Stone Dragon.

Notable Friends: Mulan; Megara, Simba

Rivals: Shan Yu; Zira

(Voice) Actor/Actress: Eddie Murphy.

"When I first started out at FK, I had wanted Timon. Unfortunately, he was already taken. So, I started thinking, "Who's a tiny, comedic loudmouth who is loveable behind the chatter?" well actually, at first, I thought Iago...but he, TOO, was taken!" Mands muses amusedly. "Fortunately, I thought of the little dragon eventually, and the rest is history."

Trivia

• Is Amanda's first character on FK.
• Originally had his own song in Disney's Mulan, called "Keep 'Em Guessing", but it was omitted, for unknown reasons.
• The only character Amanda has portrayed in -almost- every incarnation of FK (Christy once played him on her incarnation of the board, for a short time.)
• Mushu was at first going to be a two-headed dragon, but deciding that maybe two of Mushu would be, well...too much (Mushu: HEY!), the animators decided against it.

"Every role-player has his or her signature character, or several. I have Donald and Alice, Moony as Simba and Mr. Carioca, Kris has Captain Hook, Emma has Hercules, and Amanda has Mushu. Although Mushu may not be Amanda's most prevalent character, he has been linked with her since the very beginning. Amanda is especially gifted with portraying characters with frantic, fast-talking personalities in a forum. While several role-players, including myself, have expressed intimidation just thinking about role-playing as Genie or Mushu, Amanda pulls both of them off flawlessly. Her portrayal of Mushu is hilarious and quick, yet adorable and sympathetic, just like in the film. I can perfectly hear Eddie Murphy as I read his many misadventures in Fantasmic Kingdom I always have a ball reading Mushu's posts, and I'll continue to do so for many posts to come!" (Joseph, August 2008)