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The Legend of Mor'du is a Pixar short film that was released with the DVD and Blu-ray release of Brave.[1] The short adopts (when illustrating the story of Mor'du) a visual style that imitates the look of concept art, with a rough 2D design looking like paper cutouts.[1]

Plot[]

The short begins with the Witch inviting an off-screen guest into her cottage. Her crow assumes the guest wants the bear spell, so she tells the story of the man who became the demon bear Mor'du.[1] The man had been the eldest of four sons of a king who lived in an ancient kingdom, all gifted in their own way; the youngest was wise. The third was compassionate. The second was just. And the eldest brother was strong. However, he mistook great strength for character.

One dark autumn, the king grew ill and passed away. Rather than giving the eldest all the inheritance, he divided the rule among all of his sons, believing their gifts combined would make the kingdom even greater. However, the eldest son, feeling disgraced and filled with greed and arrogance, refused to accept this and started a war against his younger brothers after they refused to give total rule of the kingdom to him.

Despite commanding powerful armies, the prince and his brothers were evenly matched. Hoping to turn the tide of the war to his favor, the prince went to the witch for a spell to give him the strength of ten men by offering her his signet ring, and she gave him the spell in a drinking horn, but warns him of making a choice: either he must make amends by reconciling with his brothers or he will suffer a fate trying to fulfill his goal.

When the prince brought his brothers before him by staging up a false truce, to their protests, he drank the spell, which gave him strength tenfold, but to his surprise, in the form of a great black bear. While he would potentially have broken the spell by apologizing to his brothers, the prince instead accepted his new form and slew them in cold-blood.

He then tried to get his army to rule the kingdom, but they saw only the dreaded beast and turned against him. The bear then attacked his former men, slaughtering a great many of them while the rest fled the kingdom in terror. With the armies of the brothers fractured, the kingdom collapsed into darkness and ruin. The bear, now being named as Mor'du for his history, ended up roaming around the area, his once human consciousness now lost forever because of favoring power over the bonds of family.

The witch ends the story here, and offers the spell in the form of a cake to the guest, who turns out to be Wee Dingwall. He panics, says he only stopped by for water, and runs out of the cottage.

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Media
Films: Brave (video/soundtrack) • The Legend of Mor'du

Video Games: BraveTemple Run: BraveHidden WorldsDisney InfinityDisney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • • Disney Tsum TsumDisney Emoji BlitzDisney Heroes: Battle ModeLEGO The IncrediblesDisney Sorcerer's ArenaDisney MirrorverseDisney Magic KingdomsPAC-MAN: Ralph Breaks the Maze
Books: The Art of BraveBravelyA Twisted Tale Anthology

Disney Parks
Castle of Magical DreamsIt's a Small WorldPixar Pal-A-Round

Entertainment: Golden Fairytale FanfareMickey and the Wondrous BookPixar Playtime PalsThe Forest of Enchantment: A Disney Musical Adventure
Parades: Disney Adventure Friends CavalcadeDisney Harmony in Color! ParadeFestival of Fantasy ParadeMain Street Electrical ParadeMickey & Friends Street Celebration
Fireworks: Celebrate the MagicDisney Dreams!Happily Ever AfterHarmoniousIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationMomentousTogether Forever: A Pixar Nighttime SpectacularWorld of Color
Spring: Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice

Characters
MeridaKing FergusQueen ElinorHarris, Hubert, and HamishAngusLord MacGuffinLord MacintoshLord DingwallMor'duMaudieYoung MacGuffinYoung MacintoshWee DingwallWitchThe CrowWill O' the WispsMartinGordonThe Ancient KingThe Three BrothersClan DunBrochClan MacGuffinClan MacintoshClan DingwallConan
Locations
ScotlandDunBrochCastle DunBrochRing of StonesWitch's CottageRuins of the Ancient Kingdom
Songs
Touch the SkyInto the Open AirLearn Me RightSong of Mor'duNoble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)My Spirit Flies
Objects
Merida's BowElement CharmsMerida's PendantSpell CakeDunBroch Family TapestryPixar BallA113Pizza Planet Truck
See Also
The Science Behind PixarPixar in a Box
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