by PridelandsPhantom » January 15th, 2020, 9:24 pm
No, I don't think Nuka would have defected for the simple reason that it would have displeased Zira and Nuka was loyal to Zira to the end. Even though Zira ignored him, Nuka wanted to please her. As for Nuka's personal convictions, I think there may have been a bit of conflict there because he might not have been as bloodthirsty as Zira, but he was certainly brainwashed into a jaded history of Scar and his reign.
A lot of people really can't stand Nuka, but I find him a very tragic if realistic character. He really went out of his way to make his mother proud and when he finally gets her attention (when he dies, no less) he's over the moon! I wish they had kept Nuka's line "I finally got your attention, didn't I?" because it emphasizes the sadness attached to him. I even noticed in the Lion Guard that he wasn't there at the final episodes because well he had died. I think Nuka was a neglected cub.
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