Shan Yu 善于 (or Shan-Yu, as he is sometimes called) is the villain of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan. He is voiced by Miguel Ferrer in Mulan and Corey Burton in Kingdom Hearts II. Surprisingly, he is one of two Disney villains introduced in the 90s to not have his own theme song; the other being Clayton from Tarzan.
In Mulan, Shan-Yu is the cruel leader of the Huns who is bent on conquering China, and with his Hun army, climbs over the Great Wa...
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Shan Yu 善于 (or Shan-Yu, as he is sometimes called) is the villain of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan. He is voiced by Miguel Ferrer in Mulan and Corey Burton in Kingdom Hearts II. Surprisingly, he is one of two Disney villains introduced in the 90s to not have his own theme song; the other being Clayton from Tarzan.
In Mulan, Shan-Yu is the cruel leader of the Huns who is bent on conquering China, and with his Hun army, climbs over the Great Wall and invades the land to prove his "superiority" to the Emperor. Shan Yu is probably loosely based on Modu Shanyu the Hun, though without much historical accuracy.
Like his people, Shan Yu is trained in living off the Earth, possessing heightened senses and a falcon as his pet. His strength is demonstrated many times during the course of the film, such as easily breaking down a barricaded door or effortlessly slicing through a massive pillar with his sword, making him easily one of the strongest characters in the film (second perhaps only to...
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