The Outlanders

[Nitro]

I always thought that Zira was banished when she spoke out against Simba and brought only a few lionesses loyal to Scar (the ones born during his reign) with her where she met up with a band of rogues already living in the Outlands who were the descendants of former bad kitties, told them her story (twisted, to make it look like Scar was a fallen angel from the Great Kings and Simba was the villian) and they joined her cause.

[SimbasGuard]

That is also a good theory Nitro

Thank you! True, Zira could have recruited even more rogues once she secured a place at Scar's side.

That is also very possible.

[StarlightLioness]

I always thought that Zira was banished when she spoke out against Simba and brought only a few lionesses loyal to Scar (the ones born during his reign) with her where she met up with a band of rogues already living in the Outlands who were the descendants of former bad kitties, told them her story (twisted, to make it look like Scar was a fallen angel from the Great Kings and Simba was the villian) and they joined her cause.

That's a good point too. I can totally see Zira pulling something like that too.

[Nitro]

It would also explain why the lionesses were so quick to join Simba at the end of SP. They realized Zira was lying to them and she was the bad guy.

[SummerSnowLeopard]

I think that some of the lionesses were previously in the Pridelands during Mufasa's reign, but most of them (including Zira) came into the Pridelands during Scar's reign. They only witnessed Scar as king, and didn't realize how good Mufasa was as a king and how bad Scar had made everything. I also think Scar told them that he was the rightful king and never mentioned Simba, so the new lionesses didn't believe Simba when he came back. Therefore they disagreed when Simba came back, and he banished them.
I don't agree when you say that Zira was there during the first film, I think she was only there during Scar's reign. I believe that a group of lionesses, lead by Zira, left a previous pride and found Scar who accepted them. They then thought that Scar was the rightful leader.

Ya know? For once, I actually agree with you, Pixie Only, half of me is torn about the Zira thing. Part of me thinks she was around during The Lion King, but the other part thinks she wasn't XD