“Let’s get down to business...”
General Li Shang is a Chinese army captain and the tritagonist of Disney's 1998 animated feature film, Mulan and the deuteragonist of its sequel.
Why He Rocks
- He is amazing skills as a captain and commander, especially towards Fa Mulan.
- Much like his wife, Fa Mulan, he is shown to be a great fighter.
- He has shown to be an audience favorite among fans and is one of the most memorable characters in the Mulanfranchise.
- After Mulan saved China and was revealed to be a woman and killed most of the Huns, Shang still appreciated her fighting skills and honored her for saving China.
- His song, I’ll Make a Man Out of You, is very catchy and unforgettable.
- He‘s one of those characters that knows how to get the job done and to push his soldiers into getting strong, as shown during his song montage.
- When he was demanded to kill Mulan for “dishonor”, he refused to do so in a way to show he appreciates her helping him avenge his father’s death in the hands of Shan Yu and his Hun army.