45 Most Emotional Mulan 2020 Quotes From Your Favorite Characters

Disney’s Live-Action MULAN is one of the best movies this year. Although different from the animated Mulan, there were still so many emotional Mulan 2020 quotes in the film. From girl power quotes, to a father’s love, to menacing and threatening lines, Mulan had it all! These are my favorite quotes from the 2020 Mulan from characters Zhou (Mulan’s father), Xianning (The Witch), Honghui, Böri Khan, The Emperor, and more!

The Best Mulan 2020 Quotes from Disney’s Live-Action Film

There were many powerful Mulan quotes from the 2020 film, because she is kick-butt in this film!! There were also so many quotes that made me angry when they underestimated her. MULAN is the story of a young woman who risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors China has ever known.

You can always see her father’s love, and in this version, the story is told by Mulan’s father. Below are some of the best fatherly quotes from Zhou, Mulan’s father. There may be some spoiler quotes, but for the most part, everyone knows Mulan’s story. You can also check out my Mulan Parents Guide. There are just some amazing new characters introduced into Disney’s new live-action Mulan!

Here is also a quick character guide from Mulan 2020, so that you know who says all the quotes.

Zhou -Mulan’s Father

Bori Khan – The Bad Guy

Li – Mulan’s Mother

The Chancellor – The Emperor’s Right-Hand Man

Xianning – The Witch

The Matchmaker – The one who arranges marriages

Commander Tung – The one who fought with Mulan’s father and leads the army

Honghui – Mulan’s friend and possible love interest

Hua Jun– Mulan’s name when she poses as a man

Mulan– The one who brings honor to them all

Emotional Mulan Quotes

Some of these quotes made me tear up during Mulan!

There have been many tales of the great warrior Mulan. But ancestors, this one is mine. There she is a young shoot, all green. Unaware of the blade. If you had such a daughter, a chi, the boundless energy of life itself speaking through her every motion. Could you tell her that only a son could wield chi, that a daughter would risk shame, dishonor, exile. Ancestors, I could not. -Zhou (Mulan’s father)

A girl has come to save the dynasty. -Böri Khan

Tell me your sister is not the cause of this. -Li (Mulan’s Mother)

Your chi is strong, Mulan, but chi is for warriors, not daughters. Soon you’ll be a young woman, And it is time for you to hide your gift away, too, to silence its voice. I say this to protect you. That is my job. Your job is to bring honor to the family. Do you think you can do that? -Zhou (Mulan’s father)

It is forbidden to use chi in destructive ways. -The Chancellor

Mulan, take control of yourself. -Li

You forget Mulan is a daughter, not a son. A daughter brings honor through marriage. -Li

Any man would be fortunate to marry either of our daughters including Mulan. -Zhou (Mulan’s father)

I ask you what man would want to marry a girl who flips around rooftops chasing chickens? -Li (Mulan’s Mother)

The Dynasty will not be threatened. -Emperor

The Emperor will be mine to kill. -Böri Khan

I am not a witch, I am a warrior. I could tear you to pieces before you blink. -Xianniang

You were exiled, a scorned dog. When I sit on the throne that dog will have a home. -Böri Khan

I will bring honor to us all. -Mulan

The fiercest winter storm could not destroy this makeup. -Mulan

Look at my face. What am I feeling? -Mulan
I have no idea. -Xiu
This is my sad face, this is my curious face, and now I’m confused. -Mulan

Quiet. Composed. Graceful. Elegant. Poised .Polite. These are the qualities we see in a good wife. These are the qualities we see in Mulan. When a wife serves her husband, she must be silent. She must be invisible. -Matchmaker

Dishonor to the Hua, they have failed to raise a good daughter. -Matchmaker

I am the father. It is my place to bring honor to our family on the battlefield. You are the daughter! Learn your place. -Zhou (Mulan’s father)

She has followed me into battle before and she will follow me now. She will tell our ancestors I’ve been loyal brave and true. -Zhou
I wish I was as brave as you. -Mulan
There is no courage without fear. -Zhou

It is my duty to fight. My honor to sacrifice for the emperor. Zhou (Mulan’s father)
If I were your son, you wouldn’t have to. -Mulan
I would change nothing about my life. -Zhou (Mulan’s father)

You must stop her. The Northern Invaders will kill her. -Li
If I expose her, our own people will kill her. -Zhou

I taught her too late to know her place. I indulged her. She is innocent of the world of men and evils of war. And now she is in great danger. Please honored Phoenix, protect her. -Zhou

Stealing. Penalty: Death. Desertion. Penalty: Death. Bringing women into camp or consorting with women in any way. Penalty: Death. Dishonesty. Penalty: Expulsion. Disgrace. Disgrace for you. Disgrace for your family, disgrace for your village, disgrace for your country. We’re going to make men out of every single one of you. -Sergeant Qiang

You are my equal. We fight together against the same enemy. I will do all I can to protect the others. You can turn your back on me, but when the time comes, do not turn your back on them. -Honghui

You can’t allow your father’s legacy to hold you back. You need to cultivate your gift. Your chi is powerful, Hua Jun. Why do you hide it? -Commander Tung

Listen to me, all of you. We will live. I guarantee it. Because I will protect you. We will protect each other. We’ll fight for each other. -Hua Jun

Liar. Your deceit weakens you. It poisons your chi. -Xianniang

Then you will die pretending to be something you’re not. -Xianniang

Hua Jun did die, for a lie can only live so long. But Mulan. Mulan lived. -Zhou (Mulan’s father)

If you show your face again, your wish to be executed will be granted. -Commander Tung

You can never go home. Your disgrace is worse than death. -Xianniang

I understand. I was a girl like you when people turned on me. You don’t think I longed for a noble path? I’ve lived a life of exile. No country. No village. No family. We are the same. -Xianniang
We’re not. -Mulan
We are. The more power I showed, the more I was squashed. -Xianniang

I know my place, and it is my duty to fight for the kingdom and protect the emperor. -Mulan

When employed correctly, 4 ounces can move 1000 pounds. -Mulan

You would believe Hua Jun, why do you not believe Hua Mulan? She risked everything by revealing her true identity.
She’s braver than any man here. She’s the best warrior amongst us. -Honghui

It’s not too late to take the noble path. -Mulan

A woman leads their army and she’s no scorned dog. -Xianniang

Take your place, Mulan. -Xianniang

Rise up. You are a mighty warrior. Rise up like a phoenix. Fight for the kingdom and its people. -Emperor

Devotion to family is an essential virtue. -Emperor

You saved them today… but still they turned on you. -Xianniang

Forgive me father.I stole your horse, I stole your sword, I stole your armor and the sword, I lost it. The sword is gone. Now I understand how much that sword means to you. -Mulan
It is my daughter that means everything to me. And it is I who should apologize. My foolish pride drove you away. One warrior knows another. You were always there, yet I see you for the first time. -Zhou

The green shoot has grown up to the sky and her ancestors celebrate her in vault of the heavens. The girl became a soldier. The soldier became a leader and the leader became a legend. -Zhou

Did I miss any of your favorite movie quotes from Mulan 2020? Drop them in the comments below. You can stream Mulan on Disney Plus with Premier Access.