Mushu (Mulan 2)

Mushu is an anthropomorphic red dragon and the deuteragonist of Disney's 1998 animated feature film, Mulan. He is the titular character's closest companion, acting as her guardian and guide. In the sequel, Mushu serves as the tritagonist where he was sadly flanderized.

Bad Qualities
NOTE: This articles only applies to the character as depicted in Mulan II.
 * 1) Mushu goes from being a likable comic relief as he is in the first film to a despicable, self-centered jerk for no apparent reason other than to not lose his job in the sequel, and is more out of character than any of the other characters in the sequel, losing all of his charm. In fact, he's so despicable that he could very well be the sequel's metaphorical antagonist.
 * 2) * Mushu may have been self-centered in the original film, but not to this extent.
 * 3) Since the sequel generally doesn't have any larger-than-life antagonist to serve as a big threat (save for a couple of bandits that briefly appear in the film's climax), Mushu is basically shoehorned into the plot for no valid reason other than a forced attempt to create pointless conflict between the film's main characters Mulan and Li Shang.
 * 4) His jealousy drove him to try to break up Mulan and Li Shang just to keep his job.
 * 5) His motives were selfish rather than selfless, and he did not think about Mulan. He only thought about himself.
 * 6) In Ancient Chinese culture, dragons are used a symbol to represent good luck and harmony as well as imperial power and unity, and Mushu's portrayal in the original film at least stays true to that symbol in Ancient Chinese culture. But Mushu, a dragon, starts being a selfish jerk constantly attempting to break up both Mulan and Shang throughout the entire film, which completely goes against the Chinese culture's purpose with dragons, which is what made him even more unlikable in this film in the first place.
 * 7) He has little to no character development throughout the entire movie, unlike the previous film.
 * 8) The moment he succeeded turned him into one of the most hated Disney characters of all time.
 * 9) He had been aggravating Shang's family's ancestors with demands for special treatment ever since Mulan became a war hero by the ending of the first movie.
 * 10) His voice is super annoying in this sequel, unlike in the first film where it was charming.
 * 11) Since Eddie Murphy didn't reprise his role as the character in the sequel, Mark Mosely took over as the voice of the character. While Mark Moseley is good as Mushu, he puts on an Eddie Murphy impression, which ends up as unintentionally racist.

Good Qualities

 * 1) He is still well animated with vibrant expressions and swift, smooth body movements.
 * 2) He feels sorry afterwards and goes out of his way to get Mulan and Shang to marry.
 * 3) Mushu's infamous line: "Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow, DISHONOR ON YOUR WHOLE FAMILY!!!" is a little bit funny, even though half of it was said in the first movie.
 * 4) While his voice is super annoying in this sequel, Mushu's new voice actor for this film, Mark Moseley, is very close to Eddie Murphy despite it being a racist stereotype.
 * 5) He actually got told off by Mulan when she found out because he finally blurted it out.
 * 6) The reason why Mushu became an antagonist is because he's way too comedic to try to make it scene very funny.
 * 7) He was a much better, funnier and more likable character in all other entries outside Mulan II and has massively redeemed himself in the Kingdom Hearts video games.

Trivia

 * Eddie Murphy could not reprise his role as Mushu for Mulan II due to a clause in his contract for Shrek 2. Because of this, Mark Moseley, who previously voiced the character in the video games and Disney's House of Mouse, replaced him in said film. Coincidentally, Moseley has also filled in for Murphy by voicing Donkey in the Shrek video games.