by Carl » May 17th, 2014, 7:18 am
The Outlanders followed Zira because she was charismatic and manipulative. It's obvious that they were not evil by their willingness to (re)join Simba at the end of the movie. Any number of things about them are possible. For all we know, they joined Zira after she was exiled... They could have been rogues that she took in, or they may have come to the Pridelands after Scar's reign had begun and given some manipulative treatment from Scar to turn them against Mufasa's/Simba's pride. Considering the outcome, however, it's clear that the Outlanders are not genuinely evil.