by Carl » January 31st, 2016, 11:09 pm
I highly doubt Nuka would have ever turned on his mother. With Kovu and all the other Outsiders turning, he'd see it as his big chance. He'd be the only one to prove their loyalty to her, and together, the two of them might have been able to actually take down Simba, although it's unlikely, as Kiara and/or Nala probably would have helped him.
I reckon Nuka would have gone for Simba's throat even quicker than Zira could, and it's highly possible that Kiara would have intercepted him going over the cliff instead of Zira. When Simba and the others tried to rescue Kiara, I can see Zira taking advantage of that to try to force Simba into the river. Nuka would probably have accepted Kiara's help getting up, and then ignored her to run to Zira's aid against Simba, at which point Zira would probably fall into the river, leaving Nuka shellshocked as the others made their way back up to flat land. On his own, he'd probably go hesitantly back to Pride Rock with the others, but he'd never forgive Kovu and Vitani for not helping.