I was just thinking, Nuka spent his entire life trying to fulfill his mother's wishes. This, of course, meant that he was contributing to very evil plans. Obviously if Zira had been good, Nuka would have as well. But if Nuka had been alive and present when Kiara knocked it into everyone's heads that Zira's notions were bullcrap, might he have changed to the good side as well?
Personally, I think he just might have turned neutral for a moment, long enough to see that his sister was joining Simba's Pride, and perhaps joined as well. I think it's kind of a long-shot though... so I'm voting "other."


Poor Nuka.

Nuka was never evil to begin with; he just did whatever was necessary to try and get his mother's attention. If he had been alive during the "speech" he might have finally realized that Zira was wrong and that he shouldn't spend his life being a slave to her, and joined the Pridelanders. After all, no one was expecting Vitani to switch sides so suddenly, but she did. Nuka might have followed her example and done the same. I believe Zira was the only evil lioness, since she chose to die rather than be saved by the very lioness she was trying to kill. Nuka didn't have that choice; he never actually