I have this theory that's been on my mind. It's about the royal family, AKA Simba, Mufasa, Ahadi etc. My theory is that there is some weird law or rule that the new King and Queen can't have cubs until the previous King and Queen die. This may sound weird but just humor me here. At the beginning of LK1, we see Simba and his parents and throughout the whole movie it is never even hinted that Mufasa's parents are still alive. And another thing, Mufasa and Sarabi are pretty mature looking when Simba is born. I mean even compared to Simba in LK2, they both are obviously older. The reason for this? They had to wait for Mufasa and Scar's parents to both die before Sarabi was allowed to get pregnant. Now there isn't too much evidence to back this theory up but think about it. In the entire Lion King series, not one grand child has ever met their grandparents. (That were King and Queen) and I haven't read all of the Lion King books like Six adventures in a while, but as far as I could find and remember, Mufasa's parents were only around when he was younger. And nowhere did it show them or imply that they were still alive at Simba's birth. And also Mufasa and Scar were the same with their grandparents. And this could even carry on with Kiara and Kovu. That they'll have to wait until Simba and Nala pass on before Kiara gets pregnant. Now like I said, I may have missed or forgotten something, or this could all be just coincidence, but my theory for explaining why Simba is never shown with his grandparents or why they didn't just recast Sarabi's voice actor(who tragically passed away not too long after LK1) for LK2. And before you point out the theory that Sarafina is the one in LK2 that says to Kiara how much she's grown, Sarafina is Nala's mother, and she was never Queen. This only applies to the royal bloodline. But anyway, that's just a small theory I had that I noticed with my Lion King knowledge. If you guys have a different theory or have more info about my theory I may have missed, leave a comment! Thanks for reading!!!
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