I think that in any cool cartoon (or film), not only the main characters deserve attention, but also secondary ones. Without additional heroes, we simply would not have received another masterpiece.
Today I came to the charming idea of drawing a funny big Yao from my favorite cartoon "Mulan."
Yao, my character drawing
Thanks to him and "The Trinity" that supported Mulan throughout the dangerous journey, we received unforgettable funny moments, an understanding of real friendship and support.
Yao is an arrogant and upbeat personality with a real "Napoleon complex." Yao is low, "rooty" and has a constant bruise under his eye due to his habit of solving issues using fights. Initially, a strong hostility arose between Mulan and Yao, but at the end of the story we see how they become real friends.
Frame from cartoon for inspiration
His arrogance, challenge to society and constant clumsiness shows that he is not as strong and confident in himself as you want to seem in front of other people, but this palette of complex feelings and contradictions makes this character a favorite of secondary ones for me.
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