by TheAmazingLionDuo » October 7th, 2012, 12:32 pm
Both it is, Ahadi mustn't have been too amused with having two princes and likely neglected or even abused Taka because he just saw him as 'dirt'. Due to this, Mufasa may have been affected by his father's behaviour and approval of him and became boastful, but matured over the years, making him the Mufasa we see in the movies. Perhaps the King and Queen argued often about the second prince, crippling his emotional state of mind... (Perhaps Uru's death was even related to this, but I see it as unlikely.) Then, perhaps little Taka turned to the hyenas, outcasts much like himself, and befriended them because he could relate to them. Even later in his teens, he manipulated them into working for him with promises of a new era in the Pridelands and etc, gaining support from them, but eventually losing his pride's respect for him when they found out about this.
Oooh man, didn't intend for this post to be this long! XD
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