Useless characters?

[whitewolf17]

Were some of the characters from the lion king not really needed in the sequel? Post your thoughts here.

I think that most of them were necessary to bring back but I don't know why they kept Zazu and Rafiki in the sequel.

[Schindler]

Zazu was pretty useless, but people liked him in the first one, so Disney couldn't just take him out. And I don't think Rafiki was useless at all: we would have never seen Upendi without him !

[whitewolf17]

And I don't think Rafiki was useless at all: we would have never seen Upendi without him !

I feel like I'm kinda shooting myself in the foot by saying this but I didn't like Upendi. I'm not very much into romance which is the only part of the lion king I didn't care for. I mean, why is it in every disney movie there has to be some romance sub-plot?

I find Rafiki to be annoying and I always hate the characters in books or movies whose only purpose is to be a "match maker" for other characters.

[Schindler]

Romance is what made me like Simba's Pride better than the first movie.
And , well, there are very few movies that don't have romance as a sub-plot. And since Simba's Pride is based on Romeo and Juliet, I guess it's not Rafiki's fault to take part as a couple-maker.
And remember that Rafiki didn't just want to get Kiara and Kovu together, he made it as he was told by Mufasa with the purpose to unify the prides.

[WildSimba]

Rafiki's one of the most important characters! If it weren't for him, the pridelands would still of been ruled by scar.

[whitewolf17]

Rafiki's one of the most important characters! If it weren't for him, the pridelands would still of been ruled by scar.

I think the other characters like Simba and the hyenas had more of an impact on Scar.

[Panda-chan]

I think Zazu was pretty useless. He didn't really do anything. Sarabi and Sarafina would have also been useless which is why they probably weren't in the sequel.

[Schindler]

Sarabi and Sarafina were already useless in the first one.

[KingKivuli]

i would have loved to have seen them 2 more and sarabi was not usless she was simbas mum a key player in any child returning home story

[morri908]

*Stares Schindler down* SARABI ROCKS!!!!! How dare you say that? But seriously, i think the only useless charries are the ones that didn't even make it in the moviese... And Zazu.. he's pointless in the second one.. other then he save's Kovu's but.