Disney Character Debate (somewhat game)

[abbyreads]

Mulan 100%. (Good topic, by the way. It always bugs me how people consider Merida to be such a great example of an action princess--she's not a really positive example and Mulan is such a better representative.)

Consider the fact that, unlike Merida, she isn't naturally gifted and isn't born a princess. This means that she has to work really hard in boot camp and, while her family isn't poor, she doesn't have leisure time to pick up a fighting skill. Because she works at her fighting skills, they are better and more preferable to those that were perfected, not out of necessity, but out of fun.

More than that, Mulan thinks through her actions before she makes them, something that sets her apart as an elite fighter. Merida, in Brave, wasn't so brave at all--her whole story was fixing a mistake she made when she didn't consider the consequences of her actions. Mulan, however, is able to consider the consequences even in stressful situations--use the example of her rocket causing the avalanche. Mulan, unlike Merida, doesn't cause her own problems-in her entire movie, she sets out to do what is right for others. In short, she is unselfish (unlike the very self-serving Merida) and she is much more reasonable.

To sum up, as the Emperor said, "The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of them all...A girl like that doesn't come around every dynasty".

 

[GoofyFunyun]

MULAN! Like in the earlier posts, she actually goes to war. Basically the definition of war is fighting. She saves Shang in an avalanche, takes on Shan Yu alone, and runs right in front of Shan Yu to start the avalanche. She never runs away from a fight and always makes sure she gets her job done. She thinks her way through battle along with fighting off the Huns. She thinks up a strategy, while Merida just kind of wings it.

 

[ginnygi]

Definitely Mulan, she saved China from the Huns! She's not only a woman back in the days of only men being allowed to fight, aside from being strong, she was also clever in the battle and able to see one step ahead, allowing her to protect herself, her friends, and her country.

Merida never even fights. She does have amazing archery skills, but she really just gets by on lots of narrow escapes. Her arrows don't phase Mordue. (I'm sure I spelled that wrong.) It was Merida's mom in her bear form and a tumbling stone thingy that saved Merida and her family from the rampaging bear.

Untrue. She fight her dad at the end of the movie. Firstly her dad is a legendary warrior and Merida takes him on. Secondly, she takes him on with a sword, which is not the weapon she is strongest with. A sword is very heavy for a young girl. Her sword looked especially heavy (heavier than mulan's I'd say). Lastly, she fought her father whom she adores. She is closer with her father than her mother, yet she defied him and swung a big sharp sword at him. It must take more courage to fight someone you love than the enemy (Huns).

 

[The Villianess]

Alright, we have a winner! MULAN! (Agree 100%)

Mulan: Pros- Mulan is the hero of her own story and she risked her life to save China. She is a strategist and very intelligent to have that go along with her awesome fighting skills.She was already an outspoken girl who wanted to save her father and she almost becomes a noble in the second movie but chooses to marry Shang because she was able to have a relationship grow with him. The Emperor was right when he described her as unique.
Cons- She is clumsy at the beginning.

Merida: Pros- Merida was graceful with her fighting and her unique combat skills. She does go up against her father and does recognize that she made a mistake. She does want to help her mother.
Cons- Merida doesn't really fight, unless you count the two swipes of the sword and a hit to her father. It wasn't really fighting, because she goes basically by bow and arrow to defend her. She counts on her archery skills to get her out of a situation, when you really do need more than that to win a fight.

Here's the next debate:

Maleficent vs. Ratigan - Who has the best laugh?

 

[tigerkitty]

Maleficent
1. IDK who Ratigan is
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MTJWTp9zsY because this video says so

I'm not that good at debates... I thought I'd give it a try...

 

[The Villianess]

Maleficent
1. IDK who Ratigan is
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MTJWTp9zsY because this video says so

I'm not that good at debates... I thought I'd give it a try...

Ratigan is the villain in the Great Mouse Detective. Just look up "The Great Mouse Detective Disney Ratigan Laugh."
If it doesn't come up with anyting, Vincent Price did the voice for it.

 

[tigerkitty]

Ratigan is the villain in the Great Mouse Detective. Just look up "The Great Mouse Detective Disney Ratigan Laugh."
If it doesn't come up with anyting, Vincent Price did the voice for it.

I will look at that, but I'm still on Maleficent's side.

 

[The Villianess]

I will look at that, but I'm still on Maleficent's side.

That's fine, I was just saying that the voice actor does a lot of laughs so if you didn't find anything for Ratigan, his laughter is pretty much the same for any villain. I was not trying to be rude.

 

[The Villianess]

Okay Maleficent is the winner.


I'll just put up another debate, so respond to it if you want.

Aladdin & Jasmine vs. Roger & Anita Radcliffe ~ Who is the better couple?

 

[Orreed]

This is tough, both are adorable. I'm giving the slight edge to Anita and Roger. Aladdin lied to Jasmine.