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'''Fa Mulan''' is a young woman from [[The Land of Dragons]] who is a party member in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Determined to bring honor to her family, particularly her ill father, Mulan cuts her hair, steals her father's armor and impersonates a soldier named '''Ping''' to join the army to defeat [[Shan-Yu]]. Mulan is a generally weak fighter to begin with as Ping, but eventually becomes a skilled warrior.

[[Sora]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] meet Mulan as "Ping" outside the army's camp with [[Mushu]]. Sora and Donald are shocked when Goofy reveals to them that she is actually a girl, but promise to keep her identity a secret. {{canon|width=70%|In the manga, Sora learns her gender after seeing her wearing a towel near a lake.{{storylink|What Became of the Researcher Vexen}}}} The group join the army, where Mulan almost blows her cover after breaking up a massive brawl between Sora, Donald, and two other military recruits. Captain Shang has little faith in "Ping", despite the constant comments from Sora, Donald and Goofy. Mulan slowly impresses Shang, defeating Shan-Yu and his Heartless single-handedly by causing an avalanche, and even saves Shang's life. However, Mushu accidentally gives away Mulan's identity. Shang, outraged of her deceit, banishes her and the others from the army before leaving. Mulan and the others see Shan-Yu and several surviving Heartless emerge from the mountain and make their way to the Imperial City. Mulan fails to convince Shang to believe her, but she soon gets his trust again when the Emperor is kidnapped. Mulan, Sora and the others battle and kill Shan-Yu, Mulan being thanked personally by the Emperor who bows respectfully. Shan-Yu's sword then suddenly glows and gives Sora access to another world.

Mulan is reunited with Sora during his second visit to her world. Mulan is hunting a cloaked man who she believes is an enemy spy, but Sora knows it is a member of [[Organization XIII]]. Following the cloaked man to the mountains, they see a Heartless Dragon called the [[Storm Rider]] head for the Imperial City. They head there where they find the cloaked man (there are actually two, one being [[Riku]]) who reveals himself to be [[Xigbar]]. Mulan and the others battle the Storm Rider and defeat it. Mulan gives her support to Sora when he leaves to continue his journey to find Riku and Kairi. In order to thank her for her unconditional loyalty, the Emperor makes her Captain Shang's partner, with the two of them serving beside him.

Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Mulan and Shang share a romantic moment in the Bamboo Grove, but are interrupted by [[Yao]], [[Ling]] and [[Chien Po]], who were spying on them.

Mulan is a really awkward, independent, and outspoken girl who has the utmost honor and respect for her friends and family. During the first visit to the Land of Dragons, she is very insecure; however, as the story continues, she starts to gain confidence in herself. She has a strong determination as seen in her multiple attempts to make Captain Shang proud. Mulan also possesses a keen, strategic mind, coming up with the avalanche solution to wiping out Shan-Yu's army.

As Ping, Mulan does not use Mushu's magic, is much weaker, and also tends to trip in combat. She attacks and moves very slowly and only uses her [[Sword of the Ancestor|sword]]. At this point, she only has access to the majority of her support abilities, [[Draw]], [[Item Boost]], and [[Hyper Healing]]. She has one armor slot, one accessory slot and three item slots.

After the battle on the mountain's summit, she sheds her disguise and acquires her full skillset. Mulan is a magic swordsman character, relying on Mushu's {{c|fire|element}} magic in battle, and wielding her sword for melee strikes. She is very agile and can perform several aerial attacks.