The Land of Dragons

The Land of Dragons
Japanese	ザ・ランド・オブ・ドラゴン
Romaji	Za Rando obu Doragon
Game	Kingdom Hearts II
Allies	Mulan/Ping
Origin	Mulan (1998)
KHII tracks Field theme - The Home of Dragons Battle theme - Fields of Honor
Other worlds Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Dive to the Heart | Destiny Islands | Disney Castle Traverse Town | Wonderland | Olympus Coliseum Deep Jungle | Agrabah | Monstro Atlantica | Halloween Town | Neverland 100 Acre Wood | Hollow Bastion End of the World | Realm of Darkness Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Castle Oblivion | Twilight Town Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II Mysterious Tower | Radiant Garden The Land of Dragons | Beast's Castle | Timeless River Port Royal | Pride Lands | Space Paranoids The World That Never Was | End of Sea | Keyblade Graveyard Introduced in Kingdom Hearts coded Datascape Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Land of Departure | Mirage Arena Dwarf Woodlands | Enchanted Dominion | Castle of Dreams Disney Town | Deep Space Introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance La Cité des Cloches | The Grid | Symphony of Sorcery Country of the Musketeers | Prankster's Paradise Introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Daybreak Town Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Game Central Station | Niceland | Cy-Bug Sector | Candy Kingdom Introduced in Kingdom Hearts III The Final World | Secret Forest | Olympus Toy Box | Kingdom of Corona | Monstropolis Arendelle | The Caribbean | San Fransokyo Scala ad Caelum | Quadratum

The Land of Dragons is a world that appears in Kingdom Hearts II. It is based on the Disney film Mulan. The world is in fact located in old China, mentioned by several of the world-specific characters, notably Mulan and The Emperor. The world is one of the first Disney-based worlds that is unlocked in the game, after Sora clears Hollow Bastion for the first time.

Settings and Areas

Sora and company enter at the tranquil Bamboo Grove, and have a reunion with Mushu here. This reunion takes them to the Encampment, where a division of China's army trains and lives. Their missions send them to the nearby Checkpoint, a set of gates near a beautiful waterfall and stream; the area serves as a sort of crossroads where the world's paths intersect.

Going left takes the party to Mountain Trail, a twisting and curvy path full of ledges, dead ends, and treacherous Heartless. Clearing out the boulders blocking the way allows the army to enter the Village, an abandoned Chinese village near the edge of battle that also holds the world's Moogle shop. Several warriors can be found here to tell Sora about the world and how other soldiers' despair turned them into Heartless. Off of the main path is the Village Cave, where a clever trap is laid for Sora and his friends; continuing on the main path takes the party to the Ridge overlooking a beautiful valley below. Continuing up the path takes them to the final area, the Summit of the mountain, where many major encounters take place.

Going right at the Checkpoint takes the group to the Palace; they arrive in Imperial Square, a wide-open area that plays host to a number of enemies and a boss battle. Continuing up the stairs takes them to the Palace Gate, where one of the world's boss battles take place. At the end of their second visit, Sora and his party are granted access to the palace itself; entering the Gate leads them to the Antechamber, and from there the Throne Room, headquarters of the Emperor.

Story

Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts

Sometime after Terra-Xehanort's descent into darkness, his Heartless, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, attacked many worlds, including The Land of Dragons, and swallowed them into the darkness. Like most worlds that had the same fate, it was restored after Sora defeated Ansem and destroyed the End of the World.

Kingdom Hearts II

First visit

Sora, Donald, and Goofy encounter their old friend and Summon, Mushu, guarding and guiding a young soldier-to-be, Mulan, disguised as a boy named Ping. The group makes their way to a nearby army encampment, where they persuade the general, Li Shang, to allow them to join after some training. Unfortunately, Ping's attempts to prove himself cause problems for the army and Sora's party, and when Ping is unmasked as Mulan, things get more complicated still.

Li Shang, outraged by Mulan's gender, kicks Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mulan out of the army. When Mulan discovers Shan-Yu is still alive after the avalanche she had caused, she goes to warn Li Shang. Li Shang refuses to believe Mulan, Sora, Donald, and Goofy at first, but when Hayabusa is spotted soaring above the palace, Li Shang realizes he was wrong and guards the Emperor while Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mulan eliminate Shan-Yu once and for all. The Emperor presents Mulan with Shan-Yu's sword as proof of her bravery, and it reveals itself to be a gateway to another world.

Second visit

When Sora returns, he finds Mulan searching for a man in a black coat. Sora, Mulan, Donald, and Goofy follow the man up to the Summit, where they fight a swarm of Rapid Thruster Heartless and Sora faces the Mysterious Man, whom Sora believes to be Riku after seeing his weapon. After the fight the man disappears. Mulan, Donald, Goofy, and Sora go back down the mountain to see the enormous Storm Rider fly towards the Imperial City.

They rush to the Imperial Square to find that everything is fine, though the door to the Palace is locked. Mulan, Donald, Goofy, and Sora sneak in through a window, only to find a man in a black coat at the door to the throne room. Sora asks the man if he is Riku, only for him to be revealed as Xigbar. Inside the Throne Room, the Emperor tells them that the other black-coated man came to warn them of the danger of the Heartless, and the team rushes out to the Imperial Square to defeat it. When they return, Sora asks the Emperor if the man in the black coat said anything else. Captain Shang answers that the man said "Three wise guys would take care of everything." Sora smiles, realizing that Riku really was there. After that, Mulan asks if Captain Shang can have a vacation. The Emperor says that he cannot allow this, but that he can have Mulan work with the captain. Mulan eagerly agrees to this and the story of the Land of Dragons ends.

Characters

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  Mulan
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  Mushu
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  Captain Li Shang
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  Yao
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  Chien Po
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  Ling
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  The Emperor
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  Shan-Yu and Hayabusa
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  Kupo
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Cameos

• Chi-Fu KHII Manga.png

  Chi-Fu appears at The Land of Dragons in the Kingdom Hearts II manga

• Mulan's father, Fa Zhou, is mentioned but not seen.

Enemies

Nobodies

Dusk Sniper

Other

Shan-Yu and Hayabusa Mysterious Man

Treasures

Kingdom Hearts II

Type	Items Found	Locations	Notes
Regular	Ether x 2	Bamboo Grove, Mountain Trail
	Hi-Potion x 5	Bamboo Grove, Checkpoint, Mountain Trail, Village Cave
Power-Ups	AP Boost x 4	Village Cave, Ridge, Throne Room x 2	Throne Room can only be accessed on second visit.
Synthesis	Mythril Shard x 3	Bamboo Grove, Checkpoint, Mountain Trail
	Mythril Crystal	Throne Room	Can only be accessed on second visit.
	Orichalcum	Throne Room	Can only be accessed on second visit.
Maps	Palaces Map	Throne Room	Can only be accessed on second visit.
Recipes	Recovery Recipe	Mountain Trail
	Queen Recipe	Throne Room	Can only be accessed on second visit.
Specials	Ogre Shield	Throne Room	Can only be accessed on second visit.
	Torn Pages	Throne Room	Can only be accessed on second visit.

Puzzle Pieces

Puzzle	Pieces Found	Locations	Notes
Awakening	#8	Ridge	Accessible by riding the air currents and jumping.
	#11	Ridge	Hidden behind a pile of firearms.
	#12	Village	On a haystack behind a house.
Heart	#10	Encampment	Near the pole on the left side of the pedestal near Capt Li Shang's tent.
	#11	Village	On a rooftop. It's a pretty low one, so LV1 High Jump is enough for you to be able to get it.
EDGE	#8	Mountain Trail	Above a giant boulder after the entering. Need LV2 High Jump and LV1 Aerial Dodge.
Dawn	#8	Village	Above the awning above the Moogle Shop. Need LV2 High Jump and LV2 Aerial Dodge.
	#9	Throne Room	Left side of the room. Need LV2 High Jump and Aerial Dodge.
	#15	Throne Room	Right side of the room. Need LV3 Glide.
Twilight	#43	Encampment	Need LV2 Glide.

Gallery

• Land of Dragons Village (Art).png

  The Village