Was Nuka evil and was it best that he died when he did?
Posted: May 22nd, 2018, 5:49 am
There is a LOT of Scar in him, far more than in Kovu. I think he wanted to kill his own "brother" or loathed him enough to think about, at the very least.
Even in the song "That's My Lullaby", while Zira and Vitani want Kovu to win, Nuka sarcastically sings "Kovu what a guy" and makes remarks like "So you finally found somebody who'll chase Simba up a tree?" as though he never thought Kovu capable or worthy to be Scar's heir.
Also, he might have actually tried it in the fire thing. He was doing it more than Zira wanted and it's possible that he hoped that it would get out of hand and kill Kovu so that Zira would have to pick him.
I honestly think that if Nuka hadn't been killed by that log (and had Simba still not died) that Nuka, in a fit of rage of Kovu wrecking everything and getting all of the attention for years while he was neglected, would have denounced Kovu as a traitor and killed him on the spot, no longer able to contain his rage at Kovu that had been pent up.
I think even more so, that if Nuka HAD been able to kill Simba, that he'd have killed Kovu for being a traitor and out of jealousy at being neglected all of those years in favor of Kovu yet he was now the hero
I cannot really see Nuka getting redemption either. Kovu had Kiara and, to an extent, Zira. Nuka really had nobody.
Also, I think that, while Vitani cared enough for Kovu not to attack him when he blocked the way at the end, Nuka most certainly WOULD have attacked Kovu and Kiara, which would have greatly altered the outcome of the final battle, maybe. It would depend on if Zira would snap at Vitani to stay loyal or be killed too, a move which repulsed the rest of the Outlanders. However, I think that Nuka still been alive, Zira would have said "Nuka, take care of them." and Nuka would have gladly obliged.
Either Nuka would have killed Kovu (unlikely due to his weaker state) or Kovu would have been forced to kill him in self-defense, which would have caused the other Outlanders to view Kovu forever as a defector and to attack him.
The battle would indeed have been bloody, as Zira always wanted. (Now, whether she'd win or not is up for debate.)
Because Kovu had defected and Nuka was dead, Zira had to rely on Vitani. When Vitani wouldn't attack Kovu, Zira lost her temper and told her to do it or she'd be killed too, which was Zira's fatal mistake in the battle. With Nuka alive, Zira would probably have asked him to whack Kovu and Kiara. It was only because Nuka was dead that Zira had to rely on Vitani. Vitani did care for her "brother" as was shown in "That's My Lullaby". Nuka, on the other hand, did NOT.
Even in the song "That's My Lullaby", while Zira and Vitani want Kovu to win, Nuka sarcastically sings "Kovu what a guy" and makes remarks like "So you finally found somebody who'll chase Simba up a tree?" as though he never thought Kovu capable or worthy to be Scar's heir.
Also, he might have actually tried it in the fire thing. He was doing it more than Zira wanted and it's possible that he hoped that it would get out of hand and kill Kovu so that Zira would have to pick him.
I honestly think that if Nuka hadn't been killed by that log (and had Simba still not died) that Nuka, in a fit of rage of Kovu wrecking everything and getting all of the attention for years while he was neglected, would have denounced Kovu as a traitor and killed him on the spot, no longer able to contain his rage at Kovu that had been pent up.
I think even more so, that if Nuka HAD been able to kill Simba, that he'd have killed Kovu for being a traitor and out of jealousy at being neglected all of those years in favor of Kovu yet he was now the hero
I cannot really see Nuka getting redemption either. Kovu had Kiara and, to an extent, Zira. Nuka really had nobody.
Also, I think that, while Vitani cared enough for Kovu not to attack him when he blocked the way at the end, Nuka most certainly WOULD have attacked Kovu and Kiara, which would have greatly altered the outcome of the final battle, maybe. It would depend on if Zira would snap at Vitani to stay loyal or be killed too, a move which repulsed the rest of the Outlanders. However, I think that Nuka still been alive, Zira would have said "Nuka, take care of them." and Nuka would have gladly obliged.
Either Nuka would have killed Kovu (unlikely due to his weaker state) or Kovu would have been forced to kill him in self-defense, which would have caused the other Outlanders to view Kovu forever as a defector and to attack him.
The battle would indeed have been bloody, as Zira always wanted. (Now, whether she'd win or not is up for debate.)
Because Kovu had defected and Nuka was dead, Zira had to rely on Vitani. When Vitani wouldn't attack Kovu, Zira lost her temper and told her to do it or she'd be killed too, which was Zira's fatal mistake in the battle. With Nuka alive, Zira would probably have asked him to whack Kovu and Kiara. It was only because Nuka was dead that Zira had to rely on Vitani. Vitani did care for her "brother" as was shown in "That's My Lullaby". Nuka, on the other hand, did NOT.