Mulan

"Your belief in love wasn't strong enough to overcome your fear of rejection."

- Mulan to Neal Cassidy

Mulan is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the first episode of the second season. She is portrayed by guest star Jamie Chung, and does not have a Storybrooke counterpart.

Mulan is based on a character of the same name from the Chinese legend, "Hua Mulan".

Trivia

 * The casting call described her as, "Female, Asian. Early to mid 20s. A warrior first and foremost, she could hold her own against a swordsman or even a king. She is trained in weaponry, tracking and riding, but has a spirituality that enhances her tactical and strategic abilities.
 * The casting call name for her was "Magnolia".
 * The name "Mulan" is of Mandarin Chinese origin derived from the words "mu" and "lan" that respectively mean "wood" and "orchid". By itself, "Mulan" means "lily magnolia".
 * Mulan is the first character on the show to be derived from a legend rather than a traditional fairy tale, modern fairy tale or myth.
 * Mulan wears armor, with her face and hair covered, in her first appearance in "Broken", to which Aurora mistakes her for a man. This alludes to Mulan's original story where she pretended to be a man to take her father's place in the army.
 * Mulan's sword is to be the most powerful blade in all the realms, and is capable of deflecting magic.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.