by PrincessKiara » October 28th, 2014, 9:19 pm
I`ve never really thought about the fact that Sarabi and Zira have a similar appearance.
They do share the colours of their fur and eyes, but from my point of view, that`s where their physical resemblance ends.
Zira`s features are very distinct, and quite different from Sarabis. In fact, she kind of looks like a female Scar, what with her torn ear, similar nose and the claws on her front feet seem to be constantly extended from what I can tell by some pictures.. (been a while since I saw the film).
In the early process of SP, Scar was in fact Kovus father, but this was changed due to it making Kovu and Kiara related. From that, I draw the conclusion that Sarabi and Zira can`t be related as it would also make Sarabis grandchild and Ziras son related in some way, so Disney wouldn`t allow it. Depending on Ziras and Sarabis relation, it may not make Kiara and Kovu close relatives, but still.