Mulan 2020 Mushu Phoenix. Axing the wise-cracking red dragon made for a stronger story about feminism and Chinese culture. In the original Mulan folklore, there are no characters like Mushu, the cricket, and all the funny souls of ancestors.
Here is something that may officially confirm our story! The talking guardian dragon Mushu isn't in the Disney Mulan remake but there's a few good reasons. The new Mulan scrapped Mushu, the cheeky little dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy in the original Disney film.
It's as simple as that honey "Mushu wasn't in the film because he wasn't real." I've never seen a cgi phoenix in reallife.
There was phoenix but it sadly had no speaking lines.
Instead of a dragon, however, it's a phoenix. The new film's director explained that a new cast of comrades for the film's protagonist felt more realistic. Will update whenever I like it.