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dragoneyes618 · 2 years
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Sibling relationships in Auradon:
Lonnie’s older brother teaching her tourney and R.O.A.R., practicing sword fighting with her, showing her around Auradon Prep when she first came; Doug’s older brother Derek playing ball with him; Chad and Chloe doing....I don’t know, royal things together.
Sibling relationships on the Isle:
Harry and CJ Hook rolling around on the pier wrestling, nearly dragging each other off the edge, while Harriet walks by with barely a second glance; Freddie and Celia Facilier tag-teaming fleecing people out of their money.
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lsleofthelost · 6 months
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descendants tweets [21/?] Lonnie edition
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olithetalker · 1 year
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Who would be best dad in Descendants?
I had to think about this. Because we don't see many of the dads.
Beast is out. Let's get that out there.
Philip is out. The guardian he left for his daughter isn't exactly motherly material.
Hades is obviously out. Not quite sure why the fandom hypes up an absent parent. I mean he's hot but that's about all he's got going for him.
Lonnie is a kind and happy girl, so that probably reflects on good parenting. So Li Shang is definitely a solid contender.
Doug seems to be fairly kind (though annoying af) so maybe Dopey set a good example for him.
Chad is a douchebag, seems like his dad spoils him. Loses his phone and doesn't even worry about it cause his dad'll get him a new one.. And the way he views women is honestly concerning, I'm not just referring to D2 there (Also I actually don't get a very altruistic vibe from the way he treats Audrey, but that's a convo for another day). Maybe a bit of discipline would teach the selfish boy some manners.
So.... Probs Li Shang or Dopey?
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axelwolf8109 · 4 months
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Lonnie is awesome
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humaudrey · 1 year
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How about a Descendants AU where instead of VKs being brought to Auradon, Ben, Audrey, Chad, Lonnie, Jane, and maybe a few other AKs are forced to stay on Isle of the Lost for a month (under secret protection and surveillance of course) after their parents believe “they have it too easy” and are “ungrateful for everything their parents had sacrificed and worked for”. Under a disguise, they must learn how blend in and survive, all while avoiding the two most powerful rival gangs, the Core Four and the Sea Three.
The AKs find it uncannily comfortable on the Isle as the month starts. 
Audrey, with the help of the Evil Queen’s daughter, slowly learns that beauty isn’t skin deep and can be found in even the cruelest and darkest of places (and even exchange a few beauty tips). 
Chad befriends the only person on the Isle who hadn’t robbed him blind or threatened to hurt him yet. An adorable little girl, Drizella’s daughter to be specific. At first, he uses her to get around on the Isle, and manipulates her into doing his bidding but he slowly begins changes for the better as he sees the similarities between her and his mother before she had her happy ever after come true. 
An arrogant Lonnie challenges Gaston’s son into a duel, being the captain of R.O.A.R back home, only to lose miserably. She then secretly watches the Sea Three and the rest of the crew spar (“he had to cheat, my mom’s Mulan!”) until he invites her to spar with them, learning a few more techniques that she’d never learn back home, especially dual wielding. 
Jane, more depressed than ever that she can’t even secretly use magic against her mother’s will anymore, somehow befriends the sneaky daughter of Dr. Facilier, and she introduces Jane to her own version of magic, sleight of hand magic that is. She even teaches Jane how to pick-pocket, and she loves the thrill of it all. Jane never had the chance to take risks, and she had never felt so alive when she had stole Jafar’s son beanie right off of him. 
Ben, in the meanwhile, enjoys the laid back, carefree lifestyle (once he’s fully adjusted, it takes him the longest, Audrey being the second longest) and somehow manages to “ally” with both gangs after he stops a fight between the daughter of Maleficent against the daughter of Ursula, the leaders. With his help, they both realize that deep down they have the same goal: to make their mothers proud for once. He notices just how awful both of the girls and the rest of the Isle has it (no thanks to his father) and secretly vows to the others to release them from this prison once the month is over or he’d stay on the Isle too until they were guaranteed their freedom as well.
Cue other AKs like Doug, Jordan, and Ally who sneak on the Isle to kidnap Ben to bring him back and everyone else is PISSED.
The VKs team up to try and find a way off the Isle while holding the rest of the AKs hostage once their true identities come to light and Ben has to go back for his friends.
ALL OF HIS FRIENDS.
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thebluestbluewords · 5 months
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Hi, for the VK guide book, did they mention anything about Northern Wei?
Hi nonnie!
In the Villain Kids’ Guide for New VKs, I don’t recall…..anything about Northern Wei. I did a quick flip through just now, and I’m not seeing any information at all about it, which is interesting because I could swear that I read the name in an official source somewhere. For reference, he’s what I could find on Lonnie’s page in the VK guidebook:
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Badass, good at swords, daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang…..great, but not what I’m looking for. Maybe the map will have more info:
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Unfortunately nope! Northern Wei isn’t even LABELED on the map in the VKs guide for new VKs, although it’s probably somewhere along the Great Wall of Auradon, right??
Because I have access to more of the tie-in books, I checked the next most likely source, which was the Secrets of Auradon Prep: An Insider’s Handbook (my copy was bought secondhand so please just ignore the pen marks):
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Nothing on the History of Auradon page, although this map does look a lot like the one I remember from the first movie.
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Fascinatingly, this book DOES have a more detailed map showing what I HOPE are all of the 19 regions. Weirdly, Northern Wei isn’t on them. Although…some of the text is genuinely too small to read even in the printed copy, so I guess the mouse didn’t expect adults with too much time on their hands to try and read into this. A quick journey through the wiki reveals that Lonnie joins the Northern Wei ROAR team, so it’s a place that was confirmed somewhere in canon…or else the wiki is unsourced, which is also entirely possible at this point.
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I went even deeper into the wiki, and on Lonnie’s character page for the main movies, it says that the imperial palace of Northern Wei is mentioned in the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel (the first of the Melissa de la Cruz novels)
so, because I am committed at this point, I grabbed the book. And finally, on page 48:
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The Imperial Palace is confirmed to be book canon, but still no information on Northern Wei.
After some more wiki searching, it looks like the only canon mention of Northern Wei miiiiight be in the Lonnie’s Warrior Sword book, which unfortunately is one of the few that I don’t have access to right now.
So TL;DR, there’s no information on Northern Wei in the Villain Kids’ Guide for New VKs, and also I think there might be a conspiracy against the books giving any actual solid information for the kingdoms outside of Auradon.
hope this….helps?
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Have you noticed that Lonnie is pretty much the only descendants kid who is forgotten by the franchise? Like, there's barely anything about her(or her actor) on Descendants instagram unless you go way down to like 2017. It's pretty sad tbh.
oh yeah, the franchise never actually *cared* about lonnie, she was def that, unfortunetly, 'hey look asian person!' that descendants had to include for diversity, since Jay/booboo is the only other main asian character/actor that has a main part, not only that, but they kept putting her in japanese style outfits, like they kept giving her obi-belts?? those arent chinese fashion, thats japanese/another asian culture that isnt chinese, Lonnie/Mulan are of chinese culture/descent and yet they keep ingoring that just putting Lonnie in whatever is asian, plus they never actually gave her a proper story, in d1-she was one of hte first aks to see the vks as more than villain kids, willingly going to Mal without fear to get her hair done and then later showing emmese compassion and sympathy for the vks upon learning they-didnt have loving parents or good childhoods-after that, she kinda fizzles out, shes seen but not heard.
in D2 shes suddenly 'girl power!' lonnie, who-while rightfully-fights against the sexist rules that Chad presents during roar-which i dont think its an actual rule??? Men was probably just being used as another word for humans and Chad was abusing that and without fact checking or even talking to the coach-Jay just accepts that the 'a captain and 8 men' is literal and doesnt even try!-anyway-she helps on the isle, becomes captain as a 'easy' solution to the sexist rule-aka the writers didnt actually finish her storyline and just went 'there shes captain all done!'- and then takes Mal's side during cotillion and then dances with jay and then-poof! shes gone!
her actress by d3 is filming something else and cant be apart of d3, though im sure she would've liked to be, but i have utterly no clue what she would've done, other than be a background supporting character. Descendants has/had no clue what to do with lonnie, they didnt know what to do with her design, her fashion, her story, nothing, she was just kinda-there, and yes that sucks. she did deserve just as much of a story like-jane did-who in d1, is the insecure daughter of FG which Mal uses to manipulate to try and get the wand-jane steals the wand due to her heavy insecutiry and in d2-shes grown into her own fashion and confidence, joining the cheerleading squad, blah blah blah-
but yeah, descendants never actually cared about Lonnie, the actors and probably even Kenny(the director for the first 3 movies, god i hate saying that) did, but the francise/script writers didnt.
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hannahhook7744 · 6 days
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Guess Who's BACK?:
Auradon's Hottest Reality Show—Dr. Jiminy!
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Summary: In which Jiminy Cricket has a show like Dr Phil that also does paternity testing. Trigger Warnings: Implied Child Neglect/Abuse, Implied abuse of power, baby mama drama, implied cheating, etc. LMK if I should add more to the list.
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Dr Jiminy: Now Gaston, is it true that you refuse to claim little Gemma here as your own?
*a video of Gemma pops up on screen*
Gaston: Yes, because she's not mine!
Crowd *boos and starts throwing stuff*
Crowd member 1: YOU SUCK!
Crowd member 2: YOU STINK!
Enchantress, Jumping up:   THAT'S A LIE AND YOU FUCKING KNOW IT! SHE HAS YOUR FACE! YOUR EYES!
Dr Jiminy: Ma'am calm down. Now, Gaston, why do you think Gemma isn't yours?
Gaston: cause no girl could be a child of Gastons! It's impossible! My family can only create boys!
*booing gets louder, gagging can be heard. Steam is coming off of the Enchantress*
Dr Jiminy in disbelief, waves a paper in the air: Well, this DNA test will prove whether or not that's correct. Drum roll please!
*drum roll starts*
3...
2...
1..
Dr Jiminy: Gaston..
*Gaston, arms crossed, looking smug*
Dr Jiminy: You ARE the father!
Crowd *starts screaming*
Gaston *jumps up* LIES! This is RIGGED!
Dr Jiminy: Now, Gaston, I understand that you're upset but--
Gaston *starts throwing chairs and destroying furniture *
Gaston Jr, backstage *Covers Gemma’s ears* So, who’s gonna tell him that the Enchantress’s little boy ain’t his?
Gaston Third *glares* No one. 
Gaston Jr *rolls eyes* I was just kidding, sheesh. 
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Dr Jiminy : Queen Leah, is it true that upon seeing your 18 year old granddaughter's ex purpose to his new girlfriend, you said and I quote "A lifetime of plans. Gone. Our family status gone. Audrey, you were supposed to be his queen, and you let him slip through your fingers. Your mother could hold on to a prince in her sleep."
Crowd *gasps*
Queen Leah: yes but—
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOO!
Person in the crowd: YOU STINK!
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Dr Jiminy : Is it true that you gave your daughters the Cinderella treatment--
Drizella *stands up and starts yelling* No, That would be my bitch of a mother and MY children wouldn’t have had to work their childhood away if WE HADN’T BEEN SENT TO THE ISLE!
Dr Jiminy: Ma'am, calm dow-
Drizella *being held back by her husband, Hans* I AM CALM!
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Dr Jiminy: Hello, all my crickets. Today we have two very special guests. Mulan..... and SHANG!
*Mulan and Shang enter from behind the curtains and take a seat on the couch*
Dr Jiminy *shakes their hands* How ya doing Shang? Mulan. Lovely to see you again. Now it's come to my understanding that you want to do a DNA test on your youngest, Lonnie?
Shang: That's right.
Mulan *nods*
Dr Jiminy: May I ask why that is? You both seem rather calm about this considering most people only come for DNA tests when the topic of cheating is involved.
Mulan: Oh no, we're not here because he thinks I cheated.
Shang: Which, for the record, I don't believe.
Dr Jiminy: oh?
Mulan: Yeah, we're actually here because we want to shut down the rumors and weirdness around people not believing that Shang is Lonnie's father.
Dr Jiminy: O-oh. *mutters*   Well, that's a new one. *speaks up* Well, I have the results right here in this envelope. Are you ready?
Shang *grumbles* as ready as I'll ever be.
Mulan: More ready than I have ever been for anything else in my entire life.
*picture of Lonnie in her pjs in the kitchen, smiling pops up*
Dr Jiminy *opens the envelope * In the case of 16 year old, Li Lan-Lei (Lonnie), Shang.... you.. ARE THE FATHER!
Shang: I KNEW IT!
Crowd: OOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!
Mulan: WE TOLD YOU SO!
Crowd *looks sheepish*
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Dr. Jiminy: So, Mulan. Shang.
Mulan and Shang *exchange a tired look*
Dr. Jiminy *Doesn't notice and continues* We are here today so you can answer a very important question.
Shang *Impatient* Which is?
Dr. Jiminy: Why exactly did you name your kids Li Shang Jr and Lonnie instead of some more culturally appropriate names?
Mulan *side eyeing them* We did.
Dr. Jiminy *taken aback* What?
Shang *irritated* my wife said we did. Which you would know if anyone used their proper names.
Dr. Jiminy: What do you mean by that?
Mulan *also now irritated* Our children are named Shaiming and Lan-Lei. Not Li Shang Jr or Lonnie. That's just what their classmates and teachers call them.
Dr. Jiminy: Oh..
Shang *getting up* We're leaving now.
Dr. Jiminy: Wait. What—don't go—
Shang and Mulan *leave anyway*
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Dr. Jiminy: Is it true that you and Yao's daughter, Yi-Min, was actually born out of an affair?
Princess Mei *starts crying due to personal reasons*
Crowd: ooo-
Yao *takes off his shoe and lungs at Jiminy Cricket* why you no good son of- *the shoe flies out of his hand, hitting the camera and causing it to turn off*
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Dr Jiminy: Lady Tremaine, is it true that when you found out your grandson, Anthony, was dating Harriet, you called him a moron and her a hussy?
Lady Tremaine: It is and I would do it AGAIN!
*crowd gasps*
Harriet* runs out from behind stage* SAY THAT TO MY FACE, YOU BITCH!
Dr Jiminy: Uh oh. SECURITY!
Harriet *lunges*
Anthony *back stage, mortified and covering Dizzy's eyes* Note to self, never invite grandmother to Holiday gatherings.
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Dr Jiminy: Now, Queen Aurora. King Philip. What do you have to say against the accusations that have been leveled against you by your daughter?
Philip, defensive: Okay, so we weren't the most attentive parents but we aren't neglective!
Aurora, quiet: Neglective is a rather strong word for it.
Dr Jiminy: Then what would you call *checks notes* only seeing your daughter during holidays and big royal events?
Philip *dryly* Being a busy royal.
Crowd *starts booing*
Philip *stands up* WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? I'M RIGHT!
Aurora: She was with family!
Dr Jiminy *looking disappointed* that doesn't make you any less neglective for not playing a bigger part in her life. She's your only child.
Crowd *booing louder and start throwing things*
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Dr Jiminy: Mr Clayton. Is it true that you shot at your son six times last month?
William Clayton: He's being a baby! It was only 3!I wouldn't waste that much amo on him in a month.
Clay *yelling from behind stage* You shot at me six times in one day once!
William: BECAUSE YOU WERE BEING ANNOYING! EVEN YOUR YOUNGER BROTHERS AREN'T THAT ANNOYING!
William's sister, Lady Waltham, busts out from behind the curtains: YOU WHAT?! I'LL KILL YOU!
William: oh shit *bolts*
Lady Waltham *chases him* GET BACK HERE AND TAKE YOUR PUNISHMENT LIKE A MAN!
Dr Jiminy: Oh dear.
Cash Clayton, 10: Should we stop her? Could we even stop her?
Clay, 18: GO AUNT MANDY! GO! KICK HIS ASS!
Wilson 'Will' Clayton, 12: I'll take that as a no...
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Narrator: Next time on Dr. Jimny, we will be finding out whether the rumors about Pinocchio and Alice's children are true—
*Photo of 13 year old Ally and 12 year old Pin flashes on screen*
—Whether or not Romeo 'Lampwick' Rossi, husband of Chief Tiger Lily, can be jealous and controlling—
*Audio-less video of Lampwick punching a guy flashes on screen*
—and whether or Queen Eilonwy Bluefairy of Llyr is cheating on her husband, Alexander Bluefairy, with Coach Reese Jenkins and her royal guard, Taran.
*Three separate photos of Queen Eilonwy with each of the aforementioned men flash on screen*
But until next time, this has been, Dr. Jiminy!
*Music starts playing* Guess who's back, guess who's back, Jiminy's back! Hey! *screen goes black*
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Is there any Descendants kids names you want to change if you were to work with Descendants?
Li Shang Jr. hands down. In my post about Lonnie and Shang I explained my reasoning for it but the short version is that it’s lazy. Naming in China is more than just something sounding pretty. Names have meanings and are picked carefully, because as I understand it a common belief is that a good name brings good luck and a bad name brings bad luck. Mulan and Li Shang wouldn’t cheap out by tacking on a Jr for their son. And again, it’s just so lazy! There are so many beautiful Chinese names they could have picked and they couldn’t be bothered?? If it was really that big of an issue… they gave Lonnie a western name, so why not just give the poor boy his own name too?!?! I don’t get it and it frustrates me to no end. I hate it.
Same for Bashful Jr. and Sleepy Jr. I get he’s a minor character but there are so many names starting with a B like- for all I care just consult a random naming generator at least it’ll feel like you put in some effort. At least with Gaston’s kids Gaston Jr. and Gaston the Third it makes sense. Their names are perfect because Gaston is a self-obsessed jerk, of course he’d name his children after himself.
Red, from the rise of Red, because wtf kind of name is that? Her mother is the Red Queen, this just feels kinda lazy again. Ruby would have been better, even though I know there’s a daughter of Rapunzel already called that. It would be better and we already have two Harries so clearly double naming isn’t a problem. Ruby’s a shade of red, and it sounds like an actual name at least! But while we’re on the topic of double names…
Harry Hook or Harry Badun, because it’s a little confusing to have two Harry’s in a story when there doesn’t need to be (I say, while not complaining about the many Michaels in Percy Jackson). For real though there aren’t that many named characters in Descendants so why not just pick another H name?
Jokingly, I would change Mal’s name because I’m tired of reading about the trope that her full name is Malificent. Listen people, if the good ol’ mistress of evil really wanted to be a bitch, this is not what she’d do. This implies Mal could become good enough. If anything, she’d just call her Mal as a way of saying she’ll never be at her mother’s level in any way. No matter how hard she tries, she’ll always be the lesser version. The reduction. She cannot earn her full name, because she’ll never be as powerful/evil as her mother. It’s impossible.
Celia, because she breaks the naming conventions of this universe and it bothers me. I really like the name Celia, so if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s Facilier I’d change Freddie’s name to one starting with a C. But alas :/
Jane, for the same reason. Fairy Godmother means either an F or a G, because those are the initials for Fairy Godmother. Plenty of options to pick from, so while I get the nod to her being a Plain Jane it just doesn’t work for me.
Dude the dog, because I just don’t like it.
Maybe Herkie? It kinda sounds like a nickname for Hercules. Hiero might fit, because it means “priest” or “sacred” and both of his parents are gods. But I can live with Herkie because it’s kind of cute and I can accept it.
Exact same story for Morgie. It sounds like a nickname, but it’s lowkey cute so eh fine.
In strictly universe-consistency terms, I’f have to say Hermie Bing. However, since she was named after the Ringmaster’s voice actor Herman Bing I’ll let it slide.
Pin, son of Pinocchio. Why? Just… just why?
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Mitchell Hope as Prince Ben, son of Belle and Beast
Jedidiah Goodacre as Prince Chad Charming, son of Cinderella and Prince Charming
Sarah Jeffery as Princess Audrey, daughter of Aurora and Prince Phillip
Dianne Doan as Lonnie, daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang
Zachary Gibson as Doug, son of Dopey
Brenna D'Amico as Jane, daughter of Fairy Godmother
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dragoneyes618 · 2 years
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What Hobbies do you think the aks and vks would have?
Ben: Doing....kingly...stuff....Okay, just kidding. Reading. Belle is his mother, after all.
Lonnie: Swordfighting, fencing, tourney...
Doug: Also reading, but nonfiction. History, science, and such. Also studying, Doug actually enjoying learning.
Audrey: Planning events like Cotillion, talking with other girls her age, doing her hair and making, shopping for fancy dresses or even just looking at them, knowing all the styles.
Jane: Planning events like Cotillion, reading, studying, having conversations with one or two people at a time who don't make her nervous, practicing her magic.
Chad: Tourney, swordfighting, basically anything that Audrey's doing.
Mal: Painting, spraypainting, the occasional bout of causing mischief...
Evie: Doing her hair and makeup, taking tests that she's studied for and knows she knows the answers to, spending time with her friends.
Carlos: Playing with Dude, computer....stuff, electronic...stuff, inventing things, fiddling around with electronics to make them even better, studying, reading up on things he's interested in, occasionally sketching the odd design for a jacket or something. (He's his mother's son, after all, even after everything.)
Jay: Pickpocketing (which he returns to the owner, yes, Fairy Godmother, it's just the challenge of it that's exciting), gifting small things to his friends (that he bought with his own money, which is part of why he likes it-he doesn't need to steal for them anymore), tourney, spending time with Lonnie, that R.O.A.R. thing.
Uma: Spending time with her crew, specifically spending time with Harry, planning revenge on Mal for The Shrimpy Incident, sailing free on the ocean, swimming.
Harry: Sailing, fighting, doing anything as long as it involves his hook ("Hey, I bet I can juggle my hook and a bottle of rum at once! Watch me!"), spending time with Uma, occasionally spending time with his sisters, fighting with his sisters, listening to the stories his father tells him and whatever his father teaches him whenever his father actually pays attention to him, threatening people who insult Uma.
Gil: Enjoying nature, fighting as long as no one actually gets hurt, avoiding his brothers, spending time with the crew, doing exactly what Uma tells him to.
Dizzy: Doing people's nails and hair, talking about different kinds of hairstyles, hairstyles and....nail polish things...(I know nothing about this), making people look pretty - basically she loves everything about her job except the cleaning up - clothing styles, spending time with Evie.
Celia: Telling people's fortunes, tricking people, the occasional bout of pickpocketing, learning how to use her magic.
Squeaky and Squirmy: Spending time with their brother Sammy and their father, spending time with the Hook kids, learning how to be sailors and do....sailing stuff (I know nothing about this either.).
Freddie Facilier: Learning how to use her magic, singing, spending time with Celia, getting what she wants, not having people be afraid of her.
Zevon: Experimenting with potions and of course using them to try to take over Auradon, spending time with CJ (while they plot how to take over Auradon again), arguing with his sister.
Harriet Hook: Being in charge, having people listen to her and do what she says, not have to deal with whatever it was CJ just got herself into, sailing her ship, having time to herself, reading poetry.
CJ Hook: Explosions, crazy plans that will probably fail, spending time with her siblings (not that she'll admit it) climbing the rigging, sailing.
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casinotrio1965 · 1 month
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Lonnie: I'm Mulan's daughter-
Cj and Harry *cackle*
Lonnie: What's so funny?
Harry: Oh, nothing. Hannah just used to have the biggest crush on Merida and your-
Fourteen year old Hannah Hook: Finish that sentence and I swear to Hades I will murder everyone in this room.
OMG! THIS IS SO FUNNY XD
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imsparky2002 · 8 months
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Rescendants: Auradon Kids
Audrey - The daughter of Sleeping Beauty, and quite possibly the nicest girl you'll ever meet. It is impossible for her to hold grudges, and she's generally increibly trusting of people, even if they've made mistakes in the past. The VKs will show her that sometimes, there's such a thing as being too trusting, and she soon realizes that Mal isn't exactly the bestie that she deserves. Audrey is happily dating Ben, and has attempted to get her parents to destroy the barrier in the past.
Ben: Responsible for inviting the VK’s to Auradon, Ben is possibly the only one whose himbo status could come close to rivaling Gil’s. Big-hearted and incredibly trusting, Ben believes that there is good in everyone…even when he has sufficient reason to believe otherwise. He loves his girlfriend Audrey deeply and genuinely just wants everyone to get along!
Doug: The son of Dopey, though ironically, a genius. Due to his Dad being kind, but not necessarily fit to take care of a child, he was raised by the other dwarves as well. While he's friends with Ben, Lonnie, Audrey, Jane and JJ, he still gets pushed around by others, forced to do their homework. He has a thing for the Evil Queen's daughter, and taught her that beauty wasn't always the most important thing in life.
Lonnie: The daughter of Mulan and Shang, Lonnie is as much of a capable fighter and all around badass as both combined. She’s also very open-minded, one of the first AK’s to befriend the villain kids and one of the first to gain their respect. She’s a kind girl who can whoop your ass if she needs to, and will tell you what you need to hear no matter how hard. While she is aware of Jay’s feelings for her, he’s going to need to put in work before she throws him a bone.
Jane - Daughter of the Fairy Godmother, albeit with not as much skill as using magic. She may be plain, but Jane doesn't mind, comfortable with staying out of the spotlight. Being plus-sized and occasionally screwing up her spells made her a target of Mal, who would subtly make it so that kids outside of her friend group avoided her. When she fell for Carlos, she was suprised to find he felt the same way, and didn't care about her reputation.
JJ: The "Pumpkin Prince", and the son of Jack Skellington and Sally. JJ is a kind and courteous young man who also happens to love scaring people! Due to looking more like a villain than a hero, JJ was outcasted and bullied throughout his life by his peers, with only a few he called friends. He finds acceptance with the VK’s, who share his snarkier outlook in life…and he grows particularly close to the daughter of the Boogeyman!
Once again, huge thanks to Weeby for helping me with the summaries, and JJ actually belongs to her. Next up will be the villains, and you'll finally get to see our version of Mal. Make sure to reblog, reply, post and ask. @artzychic27 @msweebyness
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prismaticflare · 9 months
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What are your honest thoughts on Lonnie and her family in Descendants?
I have finally been bestowed the question you ask every other Descendants blogger lmao!
In all seriousness, my thoughts pretty much align with what everyone else says. She was super disrespected. I don’t have much authority to talk about some of the things Disney did to her and her family on account of myself being white, but even I can tell what they did was stupid and problematic.
As for positive things, I absolutely ADORE Li Lonnie. Probably my favorite AK (although I do love Audrey), and I really wish she was in the third movie. Would have love to see what they would have done with her as a character.
The other opinion I have of her you don’t see quite as often as the two above, but Lonnie in D1 and D2 were basically two different characters. I genuinely hate Lonnie in the first movie. They made her very naive and prone to peer pressure. She just did not feel like a daughter that THE Mulan would have. The second movie fixed all of that, and made her the character she should have been all along.
As for family, it’s been a while since I’ve read the books, but I think she had a brother with an even dumber name than Li Lonnie, but IDK. This fandom adores the book characters but I really just don’t care about them that much. And Mulan and Li Shang are amazing, although barely seen in Descendants, so I’m mainly going off of their personalities in Mulan for that.
Think that covers everything, and thanks for the question :)
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Spelled (Carlos de Vil x Sanderson Daughter)- Ch. 4: Welcome to Auradon
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Fairy Godmother and Ben’s parents leave to make further preparations for my classes and I’m left alone with Ben, who starts texting on his phone… at least I think it’s a phone?
“Um, what’s with the magic plastic box?” I give the device a strange look.
“Oh right! You’ve been in the woods the whole time!” Ben lets me hold the small thing, which is surprisingly light. “This is a phone. You can call, text, and do all sorts of things with it. Right now I’m just letting some people know we’re gonna be stopping by.”
My eyes widen. “Who? And what for?”
Ben grabs my hand and leads me out of his room down the hall. “Since you’re gonna need some help adjusting I’d like you to meet some other students.” Ben points to an approaching dark-haired girl who looks around my age and is wearing a bubblegum-pink sundress. “This is Audrey-”
“Princess Audrey, Sleeping Beauty’s daughter. Benny Boo, who’s the new nobody?”
This starts to ignite my temper. “Excuse me? Who elected you queen of the bitches? I am no mere peasant who will be pushed around-!”
“Ok, ok- moving on!” Ben ignores Audrey’s irked glare and tugs me over to another dorm- one with knights painted all over the door.
“Why in the name of Auradon did she call you ‘Benny Boo?’” I ask with a disgusted face.
Ben shuffles his feet and looks to the ground in slight embarrassment. “Um, she’s kinda my girlfriend.”
“What?!” I respond sharply. “And you didn’t tell me?!”
“I know, I know, I got a girlfriend and didn’t tell you. I’m sorry! It just sort of… popped up.”
I give him an evil smirk. “Meaning she wants the power tied with your royal position and made herself your girlfriend without you asking?”
Ben huffs. “Yeah.”
“Just give the word and I’ll hex spiders to come out of her pillow.”
Ben’s eyes widen. “No, no! No more pranks! She’d kill you, then me!”
I flinch at Ben’s argument. “It’s not like she’d know it was me. I’m surprised, Brother Ben. You used to like parking people. What happened? Going to be king and all the fun goes away?”
Ben doesn’t say anything and goes to open the door. Inside a brown-eyed brunette boy is admiring a brand-new sports jacket in front of a mirror.
“Chad?” Ben calls, but he still doesn’t notice. “Chad!”
He looks away from the mirror. “Oh, hi Ben. Didn’t see you, just fitting on my new blazer.” He goes back to admiring himself.
“And I thought the Evil Queen spent too much time in front of the mirror,” I mutter.
“Magica, meet Chad Charming. Son of Cinderella and Prince Charming. Chad, this is Magica. She’s new here.”
Chad takes a second to give me a once-over, and then gives an approving nod. “You seem worthy, but will you be able to pass the initiation?”
I frown. “Wha-?”
“No, we are not doing that! Moving on!” Ben drags me out before I can question the dim-wit further.
“What was that all about? What initiation-?”
But Ben doesn’t answer. Instead he shows me to a white door with hot pink lilies and green leaves painted on it.
A disturbing thought crosses my mind. “Um, Ben? Will I ever be able to visit my father? Will I ever get to see him again?”
He thinks for a moment, then Ben says: “There’s family days sprinkled throughout the school year, so you’ll be able to see him then. As for visiting… I’ll have to double-check with my folks before I can determine an answer.”
Oh. Great. The only caring family member I love and I’m forbidden to see him. Perfect.
When Ben opens the door a blast of pop music hits my ears and I can hardly hear myself think. Inside the dorm is decorated with pink, green, and blue drapes, as well as multiple butterflies that have been enchanted to flutter around the room. There is also a dark-haired girl wearing a teal top and black leggings dancing around.
“Hey, Lonnie!” Ben yells over the noise.
The girl stops dancing and smiles at us as she goes to turn the music off. “Hi Ben!”
“Lonnie, meet Magica. She’ll be starting classes here next week.”
“Oh really? Hi! I’m Mulan’s daughter! Who are your parents?”
Immediately I try to frantically search for an answer that will not get me shunned from my new school. Um- random gypsy? Unknown parents? Orphan? Yes! Orphan it is!
“I’m an orphan,” I lie as smoothly as possible. “I’ve grown up in Sherwood Forest my whole life, so I’m not quite used to this… modern way of living.”
Lonie’s mouth drops. “Oh my gosh, I am so sorry! I can’t imagine what it must be like to never know who your parents are. I’ll never bring it up again, I promise.”
Ben gives me a confused glance but then gets where I’m going with this. “Also Lonnie, um, Magica also has a few talents…”
“Really? Like what?” Lonnie asks with wide eyes.
On que, I conjure some pink flames that dance around my fingers. “Sorcery. Pick thy pleasure. What wouldst thou have me do?”
Lonnie gasps at the sight of my magic, and all she can do is stare until Ben waves a hand in front of her to bring her back to reality.
“Wow… you must be very accomplished! What kinds of magic can you do?”
I’m taken aback at the thought of someone asking questions of interest regarding my skills instead of interrogating me so they can lock me away.
“Oh! Um… Levitation, illumination spells and extinguishing spells, and some invisibility hexes. I’ve also been working on a variety of potions and tonics.”
“Really?” Lonnie exclaims.
“Really?” Ben asks, dumbfounded.
I just shrug and go to say more, but Ben grabs my arm and leads me back to the hallway.
“Gotta get going- lots to see.”
“Oh- ok. Nice to meet you, Magica!”
After Ben shuts the door he gives me a look that’s a mix of bewilderment and fear.
“I didn’t know you’d been practicing that much. I thought it was just a few simple tricks. Just how much magic can you do?”
Ah, here it comes. I was expecting this would happen sooner or later. Ben is already questioning my powers with uncertainty, and soon after he’ll tell his parents and me being restrained from magic will surely follow. I don’t want Ben to think he’s made the wrong choice, but then again… A part of me doesn’t want to tell him just how much witchcraft I’ve learned. After all, I'm related to Winifred Sanderson, one of the most well-known witches. I would rather be known for being a powerful witch than a scatterbrained flirt like my mother, so I should just bide my time and let Fairy Godmother help me control my magic. I can be good without Ben babying me. For now I think I’ll just downplay my skills and keep the more powerful magic a temporary secret…
I try to act shy and look at my feet. “It’s not much, really. Just some pocket spells and a few jinxes and hexes. Nothing major.”
I’m not even going to mention Mother’s spellbook.
But Ben seems to believe me and takes me to another door, this one being painted with pink and periwinkle daisies. This time Ben knocks, and the door is slowly opened to reveal a nervous-looking girl wearing a light blue tea dress and pink bow in her cute hair bob.
“And last but definitely not least: Jane.”
“Um, hi Ben. Did my mom send you?” She asks in a timid voice.
Ben gives her a warm smile and gestures to me.
“Jane’s the daughter of Fairy Godmother. Jane, this is Magica. She’s a new student here.”
I give a small wave. “Hi. It’s very nice to meet you, Jane. I must say, you’re very lucky to have a mother like yours.”
Jane seems to relax when she realizes I’m not going to eat her alive or whatever she thinks I’m here for. Now she opens the door wider and gives me a look-over.
“So who are your parents?”
Here we go again.
“I’m an orphan. But I did inherit some sorcery skills, which is why I’m here.” To prove this I send some pink sparks floating up into the air. Now Jane’s lost almost all fear of me and gives me a joyful smile.
“Surely you’ve gotta be in my Mom’s magic sessions! With stuff like that, you’ll easily be able to get a job on the Magic Committee! The last student who got inducted was Bianca, daughter of the Blue Fairy. Um… would you maybe want to sit together at lunch?”
Jane’s friendly request is asked as if she’s wondering if I’d consider willingly falling off a bridge. At first I’m against it. After all, I’m trying to keep to myself and pledging my potential friendship to someone this soon could get out of hand… But when I see the hope and eagerness in Jane’s eyes it reminds me of just how much I want to have friendship too.
“Of course I’d love to eat lunch with you,” I say warmly with a smile. “Maybe after I’m done with the tour?”
Ben seems surprised at my sudden acceptance of friendship, while Jane looks as if her birthday just came early.
“Really? I’d love that! Um, guess I’ll see you later?”
Ben gives a wave and starts leading me off just as I can say “See you later!” and then takes me back to his room, which is decorated with knights like Chad’s only the colors are blue and yellow.
“That was… different. You’re normally not so accepting of hanging out with others. Remember what happened with Willow?”
I cringe at the memory of Willow pouring ice water on me, wondering if it would melt me since she’d already thought I was a witch. Turns out it had only pissed me off and sent me running to the woods to nearly burn half the forest down in attempts to calm my temper. That had been a hard day for both me and Binx, and when Ben had found out he had Willow write a formal apology to me, although I could tell that the writing was very forced and cruel-minded. However Ben did let me cast a hex that made her hiccup for a week, so I felt better.
Now, the recent memory of her leading the accusation of me being a witch plagues my mind. And it’s still all too painful to think about. But not everyone is Willow, and unlike my other family members I do not want to be left with cruel, wicked witches as ‘friends.’ At the end of the day I want at least one good friend who won’t let me down, who won’t betray me and leave me.
Ben’s let me think over my response, but I can tell he’s just on edge as I am about me opening up to others.
“I know I’m not the most social person, Ben, but I really want to show that I can be good, that I am good. And in order to do that I’ve got to actually change and talk instead of always hiding in the woods when I’m scared or upset. Besides, Jane seems nice. Especially compared to Willow. Or Audrey, for that matter.”
Now Ben starts pacing, a telltale sign that he’s overthinking.
“Magica, I… I don’t know what to think about you. I mean, we haven’t seen each other for so long, and people change. I’m not saying you’ve become someone else, but you’ve got to understand that being king is a very big responsibility. I can’t be a part of any more childish pranks, and you should be using your magic for more appropriate uses. And orphan? Where’d that come from? Between this and you being more involved with intense magic I don’t know how many more secrets you’re planning on keeping from everyone, from me.”
He’s upset, but in a frustrated kind of way. Not angry, but close.
I bite my lip and go to Ben’s balcony to look out into the courtyard.
“Ben, you know you’ll always be my big brother. I didn’t know how much you really changed… how grown up you’ve become. But if you want me to be more mature, then I’ll try. I really want to make a life here in Auradon. But I don’t know who to trust. You need to understand how much pressure I’m going through as a villain kid, and I want to make everyone proud. Please, just let me test out this new environment and see how well I can cope.”
My old friend still seems doubtful, but soon comes over to give my hand a gentle squeeze.
“I know you’ll make us proud, Sparks. I’ll be with you ‘til the end, no matter what.”
I nod. “Thanks, Ben. At least I know I can trust you.”
But after what I’ve learned today, can I really trust him…?
Ben now leads me back down the hall to another door across from Jane’s- a plain one.
“This is your dorm. There’s no one else living in it, and there are more empty dorms nest to yours in case more students come during the semester. Feel free to decorate it however you like, as long as,” Ben holds up a finger. “It’s not too extreme. No big magic forest or whatever. Keep it simple.”
I roll my eyes. “Ben, I’ve been keeping discrete all my life. I think I know how to keep things simple. After I get settled I’m going to lunch with Jane. See you later.” With that I shut the door and let out a deep groan as I sink to the floor- which is covered in soft carpeting, a luxury we never had in the cottage.
“Everything going ok?” A voice asks.
I jerk my head up to find a sneaky black cat sitting in the window.
“Binx? How’d you find me? How’d you get in here?” An overjoyed smile spreads over my face.
“Of course I found you. I wouldn’t just let them take you away and let you be left by yourself.”
I sigh. “At least I can count on you. Ben’s turned into Mister King Goody-Goody and everyone else is… ok.”
“Want to talk about it?”
Just then another familiar face joins us. Twilight jumps into the windowsill and gives a confused meow.
“Your friend is asking if pets are allowed here,” Binx tells me.
I get up and hold Twilight to my chest, letting her warm, soft fur give me what little comfort I can get.
“Oh, Twilight. You’re not just a pet. You’re my companion. And if they don’t allow pets then I’ll just have to make Ben pass a new law to keep you here. You too, Binx. It’s just… I didn’t tell Ben about how in-depth I’ve gotten with my magic. I- I didn’t even tell him about Mom’s spellbook. When I told what little I did he started acting all paranoid, as if he made the wrong choice to let me stay. And now on top of hiding the fact that I’m a villain kid, I’ve been made Ben’s Royal Advisor! How am I supposed to keep up with that? People will think that I’m manipulating Ben with my magic and then here come the torches and pitchforks!”
While I’m talking, Binx goes over to my bed and gives me a hopeful look.
I roll my eyes. “Go ahead. It’ll add to the woodsy witchcraft aesthetic I’m going for. Gotta ‘keep it simple!’
With my blessing, Binx goes to town scratching up my bedpost. When Twilight sees what’s going on she jumps from my arms and joins in.
“Can’t see Dad again, stuck hiding my powers, having to live next to Audrey,” I say in a mocking, high-pitched tone. “I’m starting to think I was better off practicing in the woods.”
Binx looks up from his playtime routine. “I’m always here if you need me, Magica. Look on the bright side: at least you’re getting proper help to control your powers and not just experimenting with that book.”
I grunt. “Guess so. The only problem now is trying to figure out who to trust. I thought I could trust Ben, but after today I’m starting to have second thoughts…”
Just then I hear a knock on the door, and both cats scramble under the bedskirt.
“Magica? It’s Jane. Do you still want to go to lunch?”
The nervous voice gives me some consolation with the hope of finding a potential friend.
“At least she seems friendly. Come in!”
Jane gently opens the door and looks around my dusty, gray-colored dorm. “Have you decided how you’re going to decorate?”
I force a smile despite the sadness, anger, and confusion swirling within me. “I think so. Would you like to meet my roommates?”
Jane frowns. “Roommates…?”
I look over at my bed. “You guys can come out. She won’t bite.”
Binx cautiously pokes his head out, followed by Twilight. When Jane sees them she giggles.
“Aw! They’re so cute! Where’d you find them? Did they follow you here?”
I try to remain calm during her outlandish excitement and introduce my companions. “This is Twilight, and that’s Binx.”
At his name, Binx gives a small nod. “Delighted to meet you, Jane.”
Jane’s face freezes and her eyes go wide. “D- Did- Did he just… talk?”
I nod. “His name is Thackery Binx. He was human before- before a witch cursed him to become a cat. Twilight can’t talk, but she’s still just as good a companion. In my opinion, animals are more of a friend than any human.” I stumble a bit when reciting Binx's story, remembering that I can't mention my Aunt who cursed him.
“I agree.” Jane goes over to stroke Twilight. “So… are you still on for lunch?”
Actually, having lunch with Jane sounds… nice. And for once maybe I’ll be able to forget my problems without someone pouring water on me or trying to burn me at the stake.
“I’d love to! Just let me set a few things down and I’ll be right there.”
Jane goes to wait in the hall while I quickly hide Mom’s spellbook behind a dresser. I can go without it for half a day.
When I meet Jane outside she’s got a giddy look on her face. “Ready?”
A calm, almost eager sensation comes over me as I return her smile. “As ready as I can be.”
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rages-ooc · 11 months
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List the WORST descendants kids names you've ever seen and why? From books and movies.
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EVIE as a full name, which it is implied to be. I believe I saw fanon that it's short for Genevieve, which I do like, but as presented in canon it's straight Evie, which just-- it's just a bad nickname for her mother's TITLE! Her title, not even her name! At least with Mal, we know it's short for Maleficent, that her mother named her after herself but shortened it until Mal proved her worth as a villain. Evie-- we're just given Evie. Like I get that they were making all of the kids obvious/alliterate to parents so we as an audience (or rather, the intended audience) could easily identify where they came from, but names like Jay, Uma, and Carlos still fit that theme without being painfully obvious. At the VERY least, showing that she had a full name that "Evie" was a nickname for would have sufficed, such as Genevieve, Evelyn, Evangeline (ironically, the last one is the name of a daughter of Snow White in my rpg). Other alternative names that I think would have sufficed with an E: Eloise, Eden, Elizabeth.
Lonnie. Grr. It bothers me that a movie inspired by a famous Chinese fairytale, with beautiful visuals and nods and overall entrenchment in Chinese culture, throws out all ideas of naming the kids based on their culture and just names the daughter something that 100% just sounds like something Shang could call Mulan in private/as a nickname. Like, what? There was a missed opportunity in giving her a name with an interesting meaning that at the VERY LEAST set us up for some kind of character, and works better than some arbitrary (NOT EVEN ALLITERATIVE LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS) English name. I took the time to actually look some up for this: for alliterative to parent names, they could have gone with "Song" ("praise, pine tree, large mountain", all suggesting strength), "Shaiming" ("life, sunshine"), "Mingmei" ("smart and beautiful" as a name), or if they really wanted to go with an L, then there were still some options like "Ling" ("spirit, soul" or "bell chime"). It was overall lazy and just disappointing imo. Especially when at the very least, even as a Jr, her brother TECHNICALLY still got a culturally correct name. (His nickname, on the other hand... but, you asked for names.) (UPDATE: see below...)
LI SHANG JR. Have officially learned it's disrespectful to name a son after his father or grandfather in Chinese culture. Not to mention the nickname. Good god, it's just embarrassing. There were so many other choices to have been made the various writers honestly probably shouldn't have even used Mulan & Shang as parents if they were going to be this bad about it.
Herkie. Really? I mean, first off, given that everything else about the movie was Greek, his father really should have been Heracles, but the son being named HERKIE? Hector. Hector would have been GREAT. Hero? On the nose, but absolutely. I can't imagine a character whose entire thing/hero's journey was rooted in becoming a massive hero and then learning not to relax into the celebrity life/showing what true heroism is, naming his child after himself in such a way. No. Update: Per the replies to this post, I've learned this is actually cultural! Which I 100% don't buy for even 1 second was intentional on the writers' part, all things considered, but I'll accept it!
I'm sorry bc I have another anon about her in my inbox, but Tiger Peony. If we had gone without the extremely racist Native portrayal of Peter Pan making it into Descendants, we could have all been better off, but since we're here, come ON. At the very least, tiger lilies are an actual flower. There were a lot of opportunities that were fully missed in making her parentage obvious. Given there's no real associated specific Native tribe associated to Tiger Lily, I'm hesitant to find alternatives, but maybe that's why I feel this character never should have been in the franchise...
Finally, for his brief appearance & reference, Pin. PIN? If you hadn't noticed the trend yet, I HATE the idea that the Auradonian heroes were so vain as to name their kids after themselves-- at least with the villains it makes more sense (though I still don't like Evie), but the heroes? God, no wonder it took Mal screaming it at the top of her lungs at Ben's coronation for these traumatized kids to realize they could be more than what their parents were. Alternatives: Pio ("a dutiful person", somewhat a play off Pinocchio WITHOUT being so direct, obvious who his father is without being dumb) or Placido ("a man who is calm and quiet"). Update: Also from the replies, it's a common practice! Though "Pino" is probably better than "Pin".
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