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[Mulan] Why didn't the Great Stone Dragon wake up?

Mushu rang the going and all. Sure, he wasn't exactly enthusiastic about it, but no less so than when he did it for the ancestors, and they woke up fine. So why did the Guardian Dragon stay in statue form?
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I think the answer is simpler than people are making it out to be: The Great Stone Dragon is the oldest, wisest, and most powerful of all the spirits. He knew that *not* awakening would lead to Mulan proving her power and independence, *and* Mushu redeeming himself.

Had he chosen to awaken and fulfill his role as guardian and protector, he would only maintain the status quo. He would use his awesome powers to protect Mulan from any danger and return her home safely, because that is what family guardians do. (And then ~~Genghis Khan~~ Shan Yu would have entered the Imperial city undeterred and overthrown the Chinese Empire.) And any honor Mulan might have happened to stumble her way into during her adventures would just be attributed to the GSD's divine intervention, rather than her own strength and cunning.

In order for Mulan to truly reach her potential, she had to demonstrate that she could actually do things on her own.