My Lion King Forum

As Zira was hanging of the edge off the cliff, how do you think she felt

She definitely had a look of worry/fear cross her face when she glanced back and down at the river. She probably felt fear about dropping to her death, anger at being betrayed by her two surviving offspring especially since one of them had been the Chosen One and she probably felt like she had failed Scar since Kiara intervened in her attempt to kill Simba.

She most likely felt scared that she was about to fall to her death. But like Kianga said, she probably also felt like she had failed Scar.'

Now if we were in the deleted scene case in which she falls into the water on purpose, she was probably all like "HELL NO I'M OUTTA HERE!" Yet scared that she was falling to her death. Hmm.

Ok cool, I have to agree with you on that, but there’s got to be more then just that.
What about her pride, her cubs, and all the other stuff she was leaving behind. Don’t you think she would have felt some thing for them as well?
Or do you think she was that cold hearted, that she just did not care about all the other things. Hmm.

"I will be with Scar"

SC said it right. I'm sure that she was thinking "at least I will be with Scar and Nuka." So ya, I think that she was somewhat happy that she would be with Scar and her only son that was actually loyal to her.

She must have been terrified, knowing that she was going to die.. But I think she also felt betrayed by everyone.. Vitani and Kovu and her entire army of lionesses had turned against her.
I would just imagine that in her last seconds, Zira mainly felt fear and terror, she was hanging on to a cliff wall,for goodness sake, no chance of survival..

Zira must had feel more terror that anger for trying to kill Kiara

I'd imagine, like most of the people who've responded in this aspect, that she was terrified. She knew she was going to die at this point, and there was no way she'd manage to haul herself back up. But she was probably also furious, that she had been betrayed by her entire pride - As well as her flesh and blood. That anger is probably what caused her to lash out at Kiara even in her last moments, blaming the younger lioness for all the unwanted changes in her plans. She more than likely linked every recent happening to the princess, and that combined with the blame she pinned on Simba ... It would just be a vicious cycle that only ended in death.

As Kianga said, she was probably so angry at being betrayed, but at the same time upset because she failed Scar. But then if you think about the deleted scenes, maybe she was pleased to be on the last few seconds of her life, knowing that she would finally be with Scar again.