[quote="SimbasGuard"]I think I get what you are saying, I however define a crush as a little more than a slight romantic interest. I can not describe my feelings for these characters as a crush. I will however say that I do love these characters for their personalities. It also helps that a admire the magnificence and power of real lions. (Am admiration that became more pronounced thanks to The Lion King). I admire the characters in the way that I do real lions, but because of the way they are characterized, I see them as an idealized version of what it could be like actually know the wild animals I admire on a more human level. Maybe a better way to put it is to say if I could communicate with real lions as easily as I can with Humans, I would like to think that the actual lions would have the same disposition as the lions of The Lion King.
As for the Characters I have great affection for I will list them separately, even though I also love the characters that are couples as couples.
Simba
Nala
Kiara
Kovu
Vitani
and just because I have yet to truly meet him Kion (although My affection for this character stated when I first heard of and saw him.)
I also have a feeling that I am really going to like Fuli as well.[/quote]
Wow, I can't even describe, you summed that up so much better than I ever could and I like that list you made, maybe Kovu above Kiara but meh, finally someone got it, if Disney made them like lions would act, the movie would have been crap, but because they are based off of humans (for example the animator for young Simba got his inspiration from JTT, MB says he acts like Simba and some people call him out by that so I assume it was the same story.) and they have similarities to real people, like the way they move their hands, their personalities, their looks etc. I also see what you are saying Sumbas Guard, because I don't know if I would say a crush, but hmmm, I don't really know how to say it, definitely admire the characters, but think if they were real people, how would you feel then? I suggest everyone watch this, it is really interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY4pIqMaoBg