Worst Life?

[Misiziri]

I'm completely convinced Sarabi had things the worst. Points organized:

A. She lost her mate and thought she lost her son all in one day.
B. Bossed around and slapped around by Scar until her son came home

[WildSimba]

[quote="changa"]Who had the worst life?

Nala- Grew up with no father figure.

Simba- Lost his father during a stampede.

Kiara- Forced by her father to obey his rules

Kovu- Forced to follow in Scars pawprints.

Nuka- Tried and failed to get attention.[/quote]

I'll have to go with Nuka, for slightly obvious reasons. I think the fact that he has no father figure, and was raised by a mother who barely even payed attention to him was why he lived such hard life. I think Nuka comes off as a goofball, and is always really dirty because his mother wouldn't even show him any compassion, and perhaps never bathed him as a cub, so now he doesn't know how to do it himself.

[iluvnala]

Nuka because how would YOU feel going through life not getting attention from your mother

[LionKing4EVR96]

Sarabi in TLK
Nuka in TLK2

[KopsTheTerminator]

Well, I'll try to analyse my answer as much as I can.

Simba: Simba was mentally scarred by the events of the stampede, his father's death and Scar's accusation of him (Simba) being a murderer. He seemed too young at the time to think about the events more clearly/suspect Scar, or simply tried not to think about them. He lived with his regret even in his life in the jungle that followed him as an adult. As an adult he had to face his greatest fear, which was facing his mother/pride and become King. As a father he's filled with angst and insecurity as Zira and the Outsiders are around and threatening to take over the Pride Lands and he still has nightmares about his father's death so it's obvious he hasn't had a peace of mind even since he defeated Scar and his insecurity results in the overprotection of Kiara and distrust of Kovu. At the end of SP he had to face Zira and defend the Pride Lands. After defeating Zira and uniting the prides, he can finally rest for once in his life.

TL;DR He lived with guilt and insecurities all his life.
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Nala: Nala had to face the supposed death of her friend, Simba and survive through Scar's reign without a fatherly figure (or a friend to grow up with, because no other cubs were shown in the movie). Scar's ruling was so terrible that as an adult, Nala had to leave the Pride Lands and find help. At the end of both movies, she's secure and laid back.

TL;DR She was mostly alone while growing up and had to endure Scar's ruling.
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Kiara: Because of Simba's insecurity, Kiara had to grow up alone and always with her babysitters when all she wanted was to be free so she could never be truly happy during her childhood. As a young adult, she had to convince her father that Kovu wasn't evil and had to face her father. In the end of the movie she marries Kovu and unites the prides, meaning she can finally have a somewhat more peaceful life.

TL;DR She had to endure her father's over-protectiveness.

Kovu: Kovu was raised in hatred with only one goal in his life: Kill Simba and take over the Pride Lands. He suffered through intense training by Zira while living in the harsh conditions of the Outlands and barely had any affection by his mother at all. As an adult, he was filled with hatred until he met Kiara and after he changed his mind about the Pridelanders and had to face his pride/mother and Simba's judgement. In the end of the movie he marries Kiara and unites the prides and is finally at peace.

TL;DR Extremely harsh childhood and hesitating mental state as an adult.

Nuka: Nuka was ignored and treated like trash all his life. Sadly we know very little about him. As a teen, he's seen as a filthy termite-infested lion that wants his mother's attention. As an adult, he's really bitter towards Kovu and completely desperate to impress his mother, resulting to his death after attempting to kill Simba.

TL;DR Was treated like nothing his entire life.

Sarabi: Sarabi's childhood is unknown, but as an adult we do know she suffered through Scar's reign while possibly trying to cope with both her husband's and son's (supposed) death, which was truly tragic.

TL;DR Had to cope with the loss of her family members and Scar's reign.

My conclusion: After analysing all this, I believe that the one with the worst life must be... Nuka. Being treated like trash and ignored like that is just mental torture and possibly the worst kind of torture. None of the other characters had to face that. (Well, Kovu/Simba are close to this one, but still distant compared to Nuka's life.)

[Pixie]

Nup, I still think Sarabi FTW.

[BloodshadeLioness]

For me, it's a tie between Nuka and Sarabi. Both have very valid reasons for having the worst life =( *Hugs them both*

[KopsTheTerminator]

Eh, Sarabi's childhood was probably fine though. She only suffered as an adult.

[WhiteFang]

Simba or Nuka.

There's not really any proof of if Nala grew up without a father-figure. Sure there didn't seem to be any males in the pride but that doesn't necessarely mean she didn't have a father-figure outside the pride.

i can't decide between Nuka and Simba. It must be unthinkable to loose your parent at such a young age and even blame yourself for it. But it could be worse to live with your parent and not feel loved by him/her and generally ignored.

I don't want to rank Nuka and Simba.

[SweetNala]

Definitely Nuka. Not a huge fan but I pity him, striving to get attention. Poor guy.
I also feel bad for Sarabi. She lost her son and her husband in one day and was abused by Scar.