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Human Monsters Final: DragonsMain MenuFamous Dragons and Human MonstrosityThe Role of DragonsDragons provide a multitude of characters and are used as monsters and villains in entirely different waysSmaugMushuDrogonDragon (Shrek)Samuel Sheppard829839f712885be30b402c7df0c7f2f6632974ff
Mushu's Introduction
1media/Mulan-disneyscreencaps_com-9549.jpg2020-05-14T20:32:29-07:00Samuel Sheppard829839f712885be30b402c7df0c7f2f6632974ff371852plain2020-05-14T20:39:59-07:00Samuel Sheppard829839f712885be30b402c7df0c7f2f6632974ff Mushu is tasked with awakening the Great Stone Dragon to help guide Mulan back home to avoid disgrace for the Fa Zhou family. He repeatedly fails to awaken the dragon and actually breaks the statue. Mushu is already offended that he wasn't chosen to help being Mulan back and so after breaking the statue he is tasked with bringing back Mulan himself. We see monstrous aspects of Mushu's personality as he secretly devises a plan to endanger Mulan and make her a war hero instead.
1media/GSD_2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T20:36:24-07:00Mushu and the Great Stone Dragon1Mushu fails to awaken the Great Stone Dragonmedia/GSD_2.jpgplain2020-05-14T20:36:24-07:00