Raya and the Last Dragon 2 (2025)
October 24, 2025
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RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON 2 (2025): The Dawn Beyond the Storm
The wind over Kumandra carries a new voice now. Once, it whispered of division, loss, and hope reborn through trust. But peace, as every legend knows, is only a pause between storms. In Raya and the Last Dragon 2 (2025), Disney returns to the kingdom where rivers shimmer like silk and dragons dream in clouds, bringing back not only the magic — but the scars left behind by it.
It has been five years since the Druun were vanquished and the world united once more. Kumandra thrives under a fragile alliance, its tribes finally rebuilding what was lost. Raya (voiced again by Kelly Marie Tran) has become more than a warrior — she’s a symbol, a living reminder that trust can mend what fear destroys. But deep within her, the warrior never sleeps. For even as she teaches peace, she feels a shadow stirring beneath the surface of the land she saved.
The story begins with a vision — a storm of light over the ancient sea, where the dragons once vanished into myth. Sisu (brought back to life with radiant humor and warmth by Awkwafina) senses it too. Her magic hums uneasily; the water itself feels different. Something older than the Druun is awakening — something that remembers the first dragon fire and the betrayal that almost ended the world before it began.
Raya, guided by that same instinct that once drove her to reunite Kumandra, embarks on a new quest beyond the borders of the known world — to the Kingdom of Aruna, a lost civilization buried beneath centuries of ocean and myth. There, she discovers that dragons were not the only guardians of life. Something else — something forgotten — was left behind to keep balance. And it’s angry.
Director Carlos López Estrada returns with a tone that’s more mature, more haunting, more human. The colors of Raya and the Last Dragon 2 glow with sorrow and hope intertwined — emerald waters against blood-red skies, crumbling temples that hum with the echoes of old gods. The film dances between action and stillness: sword fights that feel like poetry, silences heavy with memory, laughter between friends that carries the weight of everything they’ve lost.
But the heart of the story, as always, belongs to Raya and Sisu. Their bond deepens — no longer just warrior and dragon, but soulmates of purpose. Sisu’s optimism clashes with Raya’s growing fear that peace cannot last, that humanity’s old hunger for power is returning in disguise. And as their journey unfolds, so does the revelation that trust, once broken and mended, must be reborn — not just between nations, but within the self.
A new rival rises: Prince Kaen of Aruna, voiced by Simu Liu, a charismatic warrior whose kingdom was swallowed by the seas centuries ago. He believes dragons were never gods — but thieves of destiny. His plan? To harness the heart of the ocean itself, bending the power of creation to his will. His charm hides a wound that mirrors Raya’s own — both born of love, both blinded by grief.
The final act is breathtaking. Under a sky split by lightning and dragonfire, Raya and Sisu face Kaen in a battle not of rage, but of reflection. Water and flame spiral in celestial motion, light dancing across their faces as the storm subsides. And in that quiet aftermath — amid ruins and rainbows — Raya finally understands: unity is not something you win. It’s something you choose, again and again.
As the credits roll, the music swells — a haunting blend of Southeast Asian melodies and modern orchestral power. The last image lingers: the dragons, no longer just symbols of peace, soaring together across a dawn sky. Beneath them, Kumandra shines — not perfect, not eternal, but alive.
Raya and the Last Dragon 2 is not just a sequel. It’s a prayer — to trust, to courage, to the fire that lives in those who keep believing when the world forgets how.
Because even after the last storm, there is always another sunrise.