My Lion King Forum

While reading the topic about the KM-named Nala Flip, (lmao) someone pointed out that since Simba left the Pride way early, he missed out on much of his training for fighting and normal lion lifestyle.

But when, after spending the better part of his childhood and young adulthood in the jungle with Timon and Pumbaa, Simba seems to know everything about fighting when he overthrows Scar. Do you think he learned this naturally? Did he learn it in the jungle? Was it just his brute strength? Or is it possible that he learned it before he ran off?

Personally, I think he probably learned it before he left. Remember Mufasa showing him how to pounce?

I had to vote it coming naturally =) After all, Simba's a Lion, and even a lion that spent a fair portion of his life away from his pride knows how to lash out with his muscular arms and sharp claws ^.^

Wouldn't that count as his brute strength? xD

Possibly, but I voted picking it up on his own anyway XD I don't like the thought of my Simba being a brute =3

I believe that Simba was taught some skills before he ran off, and while he was in the Jungle he built upon the skills he had already been taught

[quote="Mike"]Possibly, but I voted picking it up on his own anyway XD I don't like the thought of my Simba being a brute =3[/quote]

I think it's possible for Simba to have "brute strength" without <actually> being a brute lol.

...yes, I stole <Mike's> tag

i reckon he learnt it before he ran of

I voted before he left because I think the only things he was taught in the jungle was which bugs to eat and how to make a vine hammock...and as it was said, Mufasa was teaching him some things before he ran off.

He didn't seem particularly skilled at fighting. I would argue that it was his strength that allowed him to win the fight against Scar. It seemed like Scar was winning the fight until Simba used the "Nala Flip" on him which flung him to his doom.

I voted for "It came naturally," cause I think that's the most relative answer, although all of those options probably did contribute to Simba's fighting skills overall. Lion cubs learn a lot of the skills they need in later life when they are young, through play and observation, and while Simba didn't exactly have the easiest cub-hood, we still know he learned some things from Muffy and by playing with Nala, but probably not as much as he would have if things didn't go the way they did. While I think he might have learned a thing or two about fighting while he spent his time in the jungle (as shown during the scene when he's trying to protect Pumbaa and Timon from getting eaten by Nala when they first reunite), I doubt he really learned much from them in regards to fighting at all. I think brute strength did play a part in his victory over Scar but like I stated, I think the choice of it coming naturally is best suited for this poll. Like Mike stated, fighting is sort of a natural instinct for lions and regardless whether one has been taught how to fight or not, if they feel threatened or are pushed to the point where fighting is their only means of survival, anyone would be able to dish out a punch or two no matter how skilled they may have been. I think Simba was going off pure hatred towards Scar by that point in the movie and after seeing his mother being abused, knowing that Scar killed his father and having his own uncle being on the brink of killing him, that would trigger his natural defense mechognisms as a lion. ^^ Same would probably go for any creature actually, but yeah, that's just my two cents.