M is for Mushu #AtoZChallenge

For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of dragons as characters. Whether they appear in film, TV, cartoons or literature, these dragons may be the star of the show or just a supporting character.

M is for Mushu, the pint-sized, fast-talking, wise-cracking red dragon (voiced by Eddie Murphy) from the 1989 animated Disney film, Mulan.

Mushu is an Eastern style dragon – just miniaturized. He is the size of a lizard but with plenty of attitude. He is comical, overconfident, and impulsive. Mushu can breathe fire though with him being so small, that is less than impressive. He is better at starting a campfire or lighting the fuse of a firework than using his flames in a battle.

The Great Ancestor does not consider Mushu a real dragon – or a protector of the Fa Family. Mushu wants to prove that he should be one of the family guardians again (after being demoted to a gong-ringer having failed to protect another Fa ancestor.) He is eager to please and very loyal to Mulan and her family.

If you missed previous entries:

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

H is for Haku

I is for the Ice Dragon

J is for Jabberwocky

I missed K & L but will make them up this weekend.

J is for Jabberwocky #AtoZchallenge

For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of dragons as characters. Whether they appear in film, TV, cartoons or literature, these dragons may be the star of the show or just a supporting character.

J is for Jabberwocky the black dragon in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. It has four legs and wings. It has a forked tongue and speaks in a low voice. It can breathe a blast of purple lightning which can obliterate someone.

In Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, the Jabberwocky appears in a poem in the first chapter. In the 2010 movie, the Jabberwocky is voiced by Christopher Lee and is under the control of the Red Queen. It is defeated when Alice beheads the beast. The creature’s blood is used by the White Queen to transport Alice to London.

The Jabberwocky appeared as a brown dragon in the 1985 film. Here he ahs a horn, long spikes and yellow wings. It appears after Alice reads the poem.

If you missed previous entries:

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

H is for Haku

I is for the Ice Dragon

I is for the Ice Dragon #AtoZChallenge

For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of dragons as characters. Whether they appear in film, TV, cartoons or literature, these dragons may be the star of the show or just a supporting character.

I is for the Ice Dragon in the children’s short story by the same name by George R.R. Martin. In this story, first published in 1980, the Ice Dragon is a creature of legend and fear who leaves a cold, desolate world in its wake. It befriends a young girl named Adara who was born during one of the coldest winters. Her skin is cold to the touch. She first rides the Ice Dragon at age 5. At age 7, they must save the world from the fiery northern dragons.

The short story first appeared in the anthology, Dragons of Light, and was a story for adults. It was re-worked in 2007 as children’s book, meant for 7- to 12-year-olds. This story doesn’t take place in the Game of Thrones world of Westeros, according to the author.

If you missed previous entries:

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

H is for Haku

H is for Haku #AtoZChallenge

For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of dragons as characters. Whether they appear in film, TV, cartoons or literature, these dragons may be the star of the show or just a supporting character.

H is for Haku, the white dragon in 2001’s animated film Spirited Away.

Haku originally appears as a young boy, but he is a river spirt who can take the form of a white Asian dragon, whose long body is flowing and graceful like a river. His river has been paved over so he is now a lost spirit who entered the spirit world to learn magic and has forgotten who he is (thus appearing in the form of boy rather than his true self). Haku appears powerful at times and weak at others. In both his human and dragon form, Haku can fly.  

If you missed previous entries:

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

G is for Gwythaints #AtoZChallenge

For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of dragons as characters. Whether they appear in film, TV, cartoons or literature, these dragons may be the star of the show or just a supporting character.

G is for Gwythaints, the wyvern-like creatures from Disney’s 1985 animated film The Black Cauldron.  This film is based on Lloyd Alexander ‘s fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. In the books, these creatures are huge birds of prey but somehow, they became reptilian dragons in this animated classic.

The Gwythaints do the bidding of the Horned King and continually track and attack the main character, Taran. They are based on wyverns and have sharp talons, large wings, horns, and dark grey scales. These creatures are savage and intelligent.

If you missed previous entries:

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir