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Mulan is probably the hardest of the princesses to place. I know people may argue with me on this placement, but hear me out. Leos have the biggest ego of the zodiac sign. While that may not sit well with people because Mulan seems fairly humble (I'll touch on that later), ego is not necessarily vanity- Leos have a desire to be loved and please others. This is VERY much Mulan. Mulan wants to impress and please her family, her father, but at the same time, wants to find out who SHE is--this is a Leo ego as well, having this hunger to prove and define herself.

Leos are fiercely loyal, another strong quality of Mulan, and can take a very brutal hit if they disappoint someone or are betrayed. and Mulan's father's disappointment, her hunger to prove herself and find where she belongs as well as her fierce loyalty is enough to drive her to join the army. Another key Leo quality is when Mulan joins the army and Shang sends her home, a lot of zodiac signs would have used this opportunity to go home safely and rejoin the family. But Mulan sticks to it and perseveres- she has a hunger for success that is seen in fire signs. They love success and power.

Mulan also isn't as humble as people like to think she is-- giving the divine emperor a hug takes a lot of vanity and confidence in yourself- that's a serious overstepping of boundaries. As well as returning to Shang to warn him about the Huns and speaking over her father when he is drafted- Mulan doesn't really have a whole lot of humility. I'm thinking of the scene where she grabs the canon and defies Shang's orders-- that's pretty gutsy and again, you have to have a lot of narrow minded confidence to try to pull that off. I think that Mulan's ego, her loyalty, her drive for success and her need to please others places her squarely in the Leo category.