However, Cri-Kee is somewhat passive he goes with Mushu's orders without question and rarely has any input on the dragon's schemes besides manual labor. Though he does not believe himself to be lucky, he does strive to be useful and is therefor quick to aid those in need. In Mulan, Cri-Kee is shown to be eager to please. The only ones who truly wanted him in the movie were Michael Eisner and Joe Grant - and myself, because I was assigned the character." Personality
According to animator Barry Temple, "no one wanted him in the movie, the directors didn't want him in the movie, the story department didn't want him in the movie. Based on this, Grant insisted that the filmmakers add a cricket character to the movie he supposedly slipped various sketches of Cri-Kee through the office doors of the directors. The concept of Cri-Kee was inspired by the filmmakers' research, where they learned that crickets are a symbol of luck in China. Cri-Kee does not speak and merely communicates through chirps, but he is understood by mythical creatures, such as Mushu.Ĭri-Kee was the creation of veteran Disney employee Joe Grant, who worked for the studio as far back as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. Even so, throughout the film, Cri-Kee goes through various perils and survives each of them, having Mushu believe he is, indeed, lucky. However, despite being deemed a lucky cricket, Cri-Kee confesses to Mushu at one point that he is not, which would explain his timid behavior during dangerous situations. Cri-Kee is a "lucky" cricket purchased by Grandmother Fa, who believed Mulan needed all the help she could receive during her trip to the Matchmaker.
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