32. In One Version, The Heroine Commits Suicide
One telling of the story of Mulan has the heroine captured by enemy forces soon after she goes into the military. She was interrogated by the daughter of the general, to whom she revealed her identity. The two became the best of friends and swore their lives to each other.
In the end, after she returned home, the empire is conquered by another army. The leader of the conquering army wants to take her for a concubine, but she cannot bear such a shameful fate. In the end, she commits suicide to avoid being taken into the king’s harem. Fortunately, Disney did not use this version as its source material.
