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Simba

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{{Infobox character
| Img = Simba.jpg
| Img_size = 180px
| Img_capt = Simba
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Lion
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = '''The Lion King (film)''' - Jonathan Taylor Thomas - (cub), Matthew Broderick - (adult), Jason Weaver - (cub singing voice), Joseph Williams - (adult singing voice), Evan Saucedo - ("The Morning Report") (''''See all at bottom of page'''')
| Close_Relations = Mate of [[Nala]], Son of [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]], Nephew of [[Scar]], Father of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Son-in-Law of [[Sarafina]], and Father-in-Law of [[Kovu]].
}}

{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/ThatHairballIsMySon.wav|That hairball is my son, and your future king.|Mufasa to Scar, when they're talking about Simba}}
'''Simba''' is the main character in the [[The Lion King (film)|Lion King]], the secondary deuteragonist of [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], the tritagonist of [[The Lion King 1½]] and a supporting character in [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] and [[The Lion Guard]].

==Appearance==
As a young cub, Simba had golden fur with a slight golden tuft of fur on his head. In his adolescent years he started to grow more head hair. Now an adult, Simba is stronger and has a fully grown red-brown mane that is lighter in color than his father's. His eyes are more gentle and brighter than his father's.

==Personality==
{{Dialogue1link|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/BeforeSunriseHesYourSon.wav|Sarabi|Your son is awake.|Mufasa|Before sunrise, he's your son.|[[Sarabi]] and [[Mufasa]] when Simba is trying to awake his father}}

As a cub, Simba was curious, adventurous and all too ready to become king of the Pridelands. He was prone to overstepping his authority and attempting to order the other creatures of the Pridelands around. He suffered serious emotional trauma when [[Scar]], his uncle, murdered Mufasa through a twisted scheme directly involving the unsuspecting Simba. He didn't know, however, that Scar was at fault and was convinced by Scar that he was responsible for his father's death. Scar told the young Simba to flee from the Pridelands and never return. He later picked up a happy, carefree lifestyle with [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] in an idyllic jungle paradise.

As an adolescent, he had long since forgotten his old life, and once again acted as over-confident and adventurous as he did as a cub. Later, when Simba learned that Scar was ruling the Pridelands unjustly, he faced his past and returned to take his place as the rightful king. By having the responsibilities of being a king thrust upon him so suddenly, Simba was forced to mature greatly.

As a ruler and as a father, Simba makes good decisions and is more down-to-earth. However, he still retains some of his childhood innocence in the way he rules. Rather than rule by law and justice, Simba follows his heart and trusts the counsel of his friends, making him a very beloved king.

==Information==
===The Lion King===

====Cub Simba====
{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/ILaughInTheFaceOfDanger.wav|Danger? Ha! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger!|Simba, at the [[Elephant Graveyard]]}}
[[Image:Babysimba.JPG|thumb|left|Simba as an infant being anointed by [[Rafiki]]]]

In the beginning of the first film, Simba is an infant curled up in his mother's paws during the royal ceremony, where all cubs of the king and queen are presented from the summit of Pride Rock. For the ceremony, [[Rafiki]] the baboon cracks open a gourd and  makes a red mark on Simba's forehead. He sprinkles sand on the newborn's head, causing baby Simba to sneeze. After his anointing, Rafiki picks him up and presents Simba to all the animals in the Pridelands who had gathered to see him.

Simba grows into a lively, playful cub. Waking up one morning at dawn, he begs his father to show him the whole kingdom. Simba and his father climb to the top of Pride Rock, where Mufasa explains to his son that everything the light touches is their kingdom, and after his passing, Simba will become the new king. The cub questions the "shadowy place", and Mufasa explains that it is beyond their borders, so he must never go there. His father takes him walking through the [[Pridelands]] and Mufasa tells Simba about the "great Circle of Life"; that is, that every living thing is connected, "From the crawling ant to the leaping antelope" to quote Mufasa. As they are walking, [[Zazu]], Mufasa's major-domo, gives the king the morning report. Simba, bored, tries to practice pouncing. After some instruction from his father, Simba succeeds in pinning down Zazu. As Zazu is on his back, a gopher pops up and tells Zazu and Mufasa there are dangerous [[hyenas]] in the Pridelands. Mufasa leaves to deal with the threat, forbidding Simba to come with him.

[[Image:SmileSimba.png|200 px|left|thumb|Simba as a cub]]

Disappointed, Simba returns to Pride Rock to find his uncle [[Scar]]. He gleefully informs Scar that he's will one day be King of Pride Rock, irritating Scar, who unenthusiastically replies, "Forgive me for not leaping for joy- bad back you know." and his uncle eventually asks him whether his brother showed him what lies beyond the northern border; Simba admits that he didn't, and Scar acts relieved, saying only the bravest of lions go there. Objecting, Simba says he's brave and demands to know what's there. Accidentally on purpose, Scar lets slip that "An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince," aware that Simba's curiosity will lead him there. Simba is excited at the prospect of an adventure, but promises his uncle that he won't visit the dreadful place.

Instead, Simba goes to his best friend [[Nala]] being bathed by her mother, [[Sarafina]], opposite his own mother, Sarabi; Simba tries to get Nala to accompany him somewhere, without giving away the location of their adventure. When asked where they are headed, he lies, "around the waterhole." Sarabi sends Zazu to accompany them, much to their dismay. On the way to the waterhole, Zazu makes a nostalgic comment on how the two are "betrothed, intended, affianced," meaning they are set to be mates and rule the Pridelands, but since they are just children, they find it too weird. The duo ditch Zazu by crushing him with a pile of animals set to Simba singing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King". The cubs tumble into the elephant graveyard, and after a quick exploration, Zazu catches up with the them before Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed show up. Simba tries to be brave in front of the hyenas, but realizing the danger, the cubs make a frantic effort to escape while Zazu alerts Mufasa, appearing to save the two cubs.

Going back to Pride Rock, Mufasa tells Simba he's very disappointed in him; Simba says he was trying to be brave like his father. After playing together under the sky, Mufasa talks to his son about the "Great Kings of the Past" looking down from the stars, and whenever he feels alone, the stars will always be there to guide him—and so will he.

The next day, Scar, who had been plotting to kill his brother and nephew to become king, takes Simba with him to a large gorge, saying his father has a surprise" for him. Simba begs his uncle to tell him what it is, but Scar walks away after teasing him about practicing his "little roar". Unknown to Simba, Scar signaled the hyenas to start a wildebeest stampede to chase the frightened herd down to the gorge below. While the cub practices his roar a little louder than usual, the wildebeest charge down the cliff face in the direction of Simba. Terrified, Simba runs for his life. Meanwhile, Scar runs to Mufasa panting Simba is in the stampede down in the gorge. Immediately, Mufasa runs to save his son, who desperately manages to jump and cling on to a branch while the wildebeest thunder below him. Just as his father arrives, a wildebeest collides with the branch and breaks it; Mufasa fights through the stampede to catch his son, then gets Simba to safety. Pulled back ito the crowd, the alpha lion fights and struggles and throws himself on to the ledge, clinging on for dear life. Seeing this, Simba runs to the top of the cliff. As he reaches the top, all he sees is his dad plummet into the stampede below, not knowing he was just thrown by Scar. He cries out and races down to the bottom of the gorge to find his father's body under the branch he was clinging to. Hoping that his father isn't dead, he tries to revive him. Knowing he's not waking up, he calls for help, but starts to cry and crawls under his father's fore paw.

Scar approaches and convinces him that he is responsible for the death of his father, since he roared and caused the stampede, but Scar really caused it. Asked what his mother would think, Simba doesn't know what to do, so Scar tells to run away and never return. Scampering away, Scar sends Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed once again to kill Simba. Panicked, scared, and now chased by the hyenas, he runs on some rocks up the gorge and comes out at the top of a steep cliff. With a patch of sharp thorns below, Simba has no choice but to jump down the cliff to escape the predators. He tumbles down and forces himself through, but the hyenas don't follow, thinking Simba is as good as dead out in the barren desert anyway.

Tired and dehydrated, Simba wanders into the desert; in the burning heat, he eventually faints. Waiting for him to die, vultures circle overhead, but a meerkat named [[Timon]] and a warthog named [[Pumbaa]] scare away the vultures and save the unconscious cub. They revive him and ask him if he's okay. He shakily replies, then starts to wander off; the two ask what he did, but Simba doesn't want to talk about it. Timon and Pumbaa take the cub into a jungle to teach him to forget the past and live by "Hakuna Matata", meaning "no worries." During the song "[[Hakuna Matata]]," Timon and Pumbaa have Simba eat bugs, explore his new home, and live without worry. The three walk across a log, which represents time elapse of a few years, during which Simba goes from a cub to a teenager to an adult.

====Young Adult Simba====
{{Dialogue2|Mufasa|Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.|Simba|How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.|Mufasa|Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.|[[Mufasa]]'s ghost and Simba}}
Growing up in the jungle, Simba learns to be carefree and forget all about his responsibilities. Although happy in the jungle, he feels homesick when stargazing with his friends, recalling what his father told him all those years ago when they looked up at the stars. He gets more upset when Timon's comments mock the Great Kings of the Past. Simba leaves to flop down on the rock, wishing his father was still alive.

[[Image:Annoyedsimba.jpg|thumb|left|Young Adult Simba annoyed with Rafiki]]

A few days later, Simba hears his two friends calling for help in the jungle and immediately rushes to help, finding himself face-to-face with an angry lioness. The lioness easily flips Simba onto his back, a move he recognizes from his childhood friend Nala. They rejoice, and Nala tells Simba he's the rightful King. Simba rejects his responsibility and refuses to go back, still thinking's he's guilty of killing his father; still, he comforts Nala as she struggles with the reality of him being alive after all those years. Enjoying a peaceful sunset evening together, playing "[[Can You Feel The Love Tonight]]," the two lions realize their past friendship has now blossomed into love. That evening, Nala tries to persuade Simba to go back to the Pridelands, but he refuses, which leads to an argument. Simba marches away from Nala and, in a grassy field, yells to the sky, "You said you would always be there for me! But you're not... it's because of me. It's my fault."

After this, Simba notices a baboon singing in a tree. Trying to get away from him, Simba goes to lie down away from the monkey; the baboon, the same one from Simba's birth ceremony years ago, refuses to leave him alone, so Simba asks who ''he'' is. Simba doesn't know anymore, and after the monkey chants in his ear, he says that Simba is Mufasa's boy. He chases Rafiki and asks if he knew his father, but Rafiki says he knows his father, and explains to Simba that Mufasa lives inside of him, showing him his reflection. Simba's reflection becomes the face of Mufasa; at this, Mufasa's spirit appears in the sky, which Simba recognizes, but Mufasa accuses his son of forgetting him. His father says he has forgotten his father and his own place in the Circle of Life. He reminds Simba that he is his son and the one true King, before telling him to "remember". Simba chases his father's disappearing form in the sky; Rafiki approaches Simba again and, through whacking him on the head with his stick, teaches him the lesson that even though things are in the past, they can still hurt, but you should learn form them. This time, Simba dodges Rakiki's whack and leaves to take back his place as king.

[[File:Simba2.jpg|thumb|200 px|Simba Reclaiming the Pridelands]]

He is shocked at the dry, barren condition the once green and fertile land is in. Simba trudges through the Pridelands, where he is met by Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa, come to help him fight. After a diversion from Timon and Pumbaa, Simba and Nala sneak past the hyenas and look at Pride Rock, where he instructs Nala to rally the lionesses and turns to find Scar. Hidden as his anger mounts by watching Scar strikes his mother, Simba runs out of hiding down to her side. Not recognizing him at first, Sarabi eventually realizes it is her son, who turns on his uncle. Trapped, Scar resorts to accusing Simba of killing Mufasa, and Simba doesn't deny it. With the lionesses watching, Scar corners Simba on the edge of Pride Rock's promontory; Simba slips but manages to cling on. Certain he has won, Scar pieces Simba's paws with his claws (which he had done to Mufasa before throwing him into the stampede) and whispers in his ear that ''he'' killed Mufasa. Filled with anger, Simba jumps up and pins Scar to the ground and forces him to admit this statement to the lionesses. Hyena's close in and the lionesses, now on Simba's side, fight back, but Simba loses Scar in the confusion. He chases him to the summit of Pride Rock, where Scar pleads for mercy and tries to blame the hyenas; the hyenas turn away in disgust and anger. Simba does not kill Scar, but repeats the words his uncle told him all those years ago: "Run. Run away, Scar; and never return." Scar skulks away, but suddenly turns around and throws burning embers into Simba's eyes. The two lions fight bitterly, until Scar knocks Simba to the ground, when finally, Simba uses Nala's trick and flips Scar over his head and down to the rock below. Simba looks down and sees Scar being killed by the hyenas he betrayed. [[File:Simba smiling.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
[[Image:Simbaconcept.JPG|thumb|right|Concept sketch of Simba]]

After the battle, Simba greets his mother, Zazu, Nala, and the rest of the pride before Rafiki tells him that "It is time". Simba then climbs up Pride Rock and roars out over his kingdom while rain falls over the ended battle. Seasons later, the Pridelands have grown back green, and all the animals return to Pride Rock once again to welcome the birth of a new cub. Simba and Nala, along with Timon and Pumbaa, proudly look on as Rafiki holds their cub up for all the kingdom to see.

===The Lion King 1½===
[[Image:Simbacub1.5.JPG|thumb|Cub Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

During Timon and Pumbaa's first try at a new home, they saw Simba's birth ceremony. Although they had no interest in it, they came to witness the event anyways. The two later found a small cave in the Pridelands, which they lived in for a month or two until Simba and Nala singing "[[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]" drove them out. Although not seen, we can hear Simba say "I'm okay" after the animal pyramid falls down. Later, after [[Mufasa]] is murdered and Simba runs away from the Pridelands, he wanders around the desert feeling guilty thinking he killed his father. Simba collapses of fatigue and exhaustion, lying under the sun with buzzards circling overhead.

The cub is found by Timon and Pumbaa, who carry him to shade and water and eventually let him live in the jungle with them. Growing up without worries, Simba soon proves to be a difficult cub to handle and Timon and Pumbaa find it hard to be adoptive parents. Living carefree in the jungle forest, Simba gets into all kinds of mischief that his parents would have never allowed: jumping down from dangerously tall trees, swimming down steep and deadly waterfalls backwards, and spinning Timon around like a play toy. He also keeps Timon up all night having to go to the bathroom, wanting a drink of water, and needing the bathroom again. One night, Simba was awakened by a nightmare, probably involving his father's death.

[[Image:Simbateen1.5.JPG|thumb|left|Teen Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

A few months pass and Simba is now a teenage lion, who seems to beat Timon and Pumbaa at all kinds of alliterative bug eating contests, including the longest bug belch, slug swallowing, cricket crunching, grub gulping, maggot munching, as well as the snail slurping contest shown in the film. He has grown a small mane on his head and looks even more hot-headed than as a cub. Months or maybe a year later, Simba has now grown to a young adult lion who enjoys his life with Timon and Pumbaa in the jungle. Simba had an interesting conversation with Pumbaa about dung beetles before Nala appears and chases Pumbaa, causing Simba to attack her; he later realizes it's his old childhood friend. In "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", we see that Simba takes Nala on a romantic evening in the jungle, unknowingly hurting Timon while the meerkat attempts to split the two lovers up. After the familiar scenes of Simba arguing with Nala about whether or not he should return to the Pridelands to be the [[The Lion King(title)|Lion King]], Simba runs off and sees his father's ghost, although the timing is a lot shorter after the argument, happening almost instantly after he runs off. This could be counted as a mistake, although it was probably sped up for the convenience of the filmmakers, who wanted to move the film on.

There are also some new views of Simba fighting against Scar, including a shot of him chasing Scar up to the top of Pride Rock and a different angle of Simba slipping off the cliff when Scar corners him. Simba's leaping up and forcing the truth out of Scar about Mufasa's death is also seen at a new angle. Once the violence is over, Simba thanks Timon and Pumbaa for their help against the hyenas before he climbs Pride Rock, roaring for all of the Pridelands to know they have won.

[[Image:Simbaadult1.5.JPG|thumb|Young Adult Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

===The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
====Adult Simba====
Seasons later, all the animals, including giraffes, elephants, zebras, gazelles, and other African wildlife in the savannah, return to Pride Rock to welcome the birth of a new cub in the pride, Simba and Nala's daughter, [[Kiara]]. The [[The Lion King(title)|Lion King]] looks on proudly as Rafiki holds his baby cub up for all of his kingdom to see, just as his parents, Mufasa and Sarabi, did when Simba himself was born.

As his daughter grows up, Simba turns out to be an extremely over-protective father. One time when Kiara goes off to play, he warns her to stay away from the [[Outlands]] and to stay on the path he's marked for her. Nala teases Simba about Kiara's likeness to Simba when he was a cub. Simba confesses his feeling to Nala about how much trouble they got themselves into. Nala assures him that Kiara will be fine; but he sends Timon and Pumbaa after her to watch her anyway.

After he realizes that Kiara has sneaked away from her babysitters, he goes out to get her, finding her near the outskirts of the Outlands with a Outsider cub, [[Kovu]] growling at her. He jumps in front of Kiara, protecting her; at the same time, [[Zira]] launches herself in front of her son. Simba snarls at her, and Zira mockingly gives cover-up for punishment for straying into the Pride Lands. Simba growls at her, "Take him and get out—We're finished here." Zira laughs menacingly, and replies, "Oh no, Simba; we have barely begun!" Simba takes Kiara and walks away. Simba reminds Kiara that she has got to be Queen, even though she may not want to be; he reminds her of the "Great Circle of Life'. He tells her that they are part of each other, and sings to her that they are "one".

[[Image:Babyaduly.JPG|thumb|left|Adult Simba as king]]
Years later on (Kiara's first hunt), Kiara pleads with her father to let her hunt on her own. Simba promises, but sends Timon and Pumbaa to watch her anyway. A few hours later, Simba paces nervously on Pride Rock, where Zazu reassures him that Kiara will be fine. Suddenly, Simba notices smoke on the horizon as Zira's plan goes into action. He and Nala races to Kiara, only to find her talking to Kovu. Simba is roaring menacingly at Kovu when Rafiki appears and brings up the fact that Kovu saved his daughter's life. When Simba asks him why, Kovu asks to join his pride. Simba refuses; but Zazu tells him that his father's law demands all debts be paid. In repayment for his daughter's life, Simba lets Kovu join the pride on judgment, but doesn't allow him to sleep with the pride. That night, Simba has a dream similar to the scenario in which his father was killed by his brother, Scar in the wildebeest stampede. In the dream, Simba tries to save his father, who is hanging on a cliff face. As he reaches down, he realizes that he is also on the cliff face, and Scar is looking over him as Scar grabs his paw. Mufasa slips away. Simba looks up to see Kovu instead of Scar; then Kovu lets Simba fall, and he wakes up out of his dream.

The next morning, Simba has a drink at the waterhole. Unknown to him, Kovu is behind him, ready to kill. Luckily, Kiara turns up wanting her hunting lesson, so Kovu is drawn away. That night, Simba looks down on Kiara and Kovu stargazing together, and asks his father for guidance. Nala then walks beside him and tells him to trust Kovu more. That evening, Simba lets Kovu sleep with the other lions in the cave.

The next morning, Simba asks Kovu to walk with him. He explains to Kovu his side of the story about Scar. As they are walking, Zira and the other Outsiders surround them. Simba angrily snarls at Kovu, thinking this was his plan. The Outsider lionesses close in around him and he manages to throw them off. He runs into a gorge and climbs up the dam. Just as he's climbing, [[Nuka]] grabs his ankles, pulling him down. Simba pushes himself up, dislodging a log which tumbles down and crushes Nuka. Simba escapes and weakly makes his way back to Pride Rock, where he manages to whisper to [[Kiara]] what happened, before fainting. He is then carried back to Pride Rock by [[Pumbaa]], where he wakes up.

When [[Kovu]] returns, asking for forgiveness, Simba does not believe Kovu had nothing to do with the attack. He exiles Kovu, to which Kiara pleads with him to reconsider. Simba sternly tells Kiara that she can't go anywhere without an escort from now on and says that Kovu had used her to get to him. When Simba says that Kovu is following in Scar's pawprints and he himself must follow in Mufasa's, Kiara angrily yells at him, "You will never be Mufasa!"

That night, the rain falls down, and Simba asks [[Timon]] and Pumbaa where Kiara is. Just as he finds out she is missing, [[Zazu]] informs him the Outsiders are on the attack. He commands Zazu to find Kiara and assembles the lionesses, ready for battle. When they approach the Outsiders, Simba gives[[ Zira]] a chance to go home. Zira tells Simba that she is already home, and commands her troops to attack. After a bitter battle, Zira jumps down off her rock, ready to attack Simba herself. Just as they are about to go into combat, Kiara jumps in front of her father. She reminds him that they are "one", and there is no point fighting. Simba understands, and as his father shines down from the clouds, he nuzzles his daughter. Zira orders her daughter [[Vitani]] to attack Simba; She refuses to do so, and crosses onto his side. Zira, realising she's losing, attempts one more time to attack Simba; as she jumps for him, Kiara jumps in her way. Shocked, Simba jumps down after them, just as Zira slips away into the water below. Simba reaches his daughter and helps her back up the cliff, where a worried Nala is waiting. When Kiara is reunited with Kovu, Simba studies him and admits he was wrong, and accepts Kovu and all the Outsiders into his pride.

At the end, Simba, Nala, Kiara, and Kovu all walk to the top of Pride Rock and roar over their kingdom. As they do so, the sky opens up, and Simba hears [[Mufasa]] say to him, "Well done, my son. We are one." Although a very minor role in this movie, it gives the viewers an insight into what Simba's life was like while he was with Timon and Pumbaa in the jungle. Simba banished the dark lions, who became known as Outsiders, to a deserted place referred to as the Outlands for supporting Scar. The hyenas ran off, probably due to lack of support.

Due to his paranoia of losing Kiara, Simba became uptight and overprotective. One day in her early childhood, Kiara had gone off to the Outlands, and Simba had to go rescue her, where he met Scar's mate Zira, who taunted Simba with the implication of the death of another cub. Simba merely took his daughter and left, and did not meet up with Zira again until some years later.

When Kiara finally became a young adult, Simba reluctantly allowed her to go on a hunt alone. Up until then, he would always send out Timon and Pumbaa to watch her, which he did again while Kiara was hunting.

After Kovu's siblings Nuka and Vitani had set the grassland on fire and Kovu began his staged rescue, Simba noticed that Kiara was in danger and went off to get her, meeting Kovu, who at the time had been trained to assassinate him. Simba, reserving judgement of Kovu, allowed him to follow him home.
After finally gaining enough trust for Kovu to take a personal walk with him, Simba was ambushed by the Outsiders. Assuming Kovu had set it up, Simba regained his hatred towards Outsiders, and banished Kovu.
The death of Nuka, who had been crushed by a log Simba hack kicked on him, stirred up enough hatred from the Outsiders for a war to break out. Kiara had run away, and the Outsiders were now in the vicinity of Pride Rock, and coming for him. Durning the climax of the war, Kovu and Kiara returned, and convinced Simba to let go of his distrust and hated towards [[The Outsiders]]. Zira, however, didn't fare too well. The Outsiders joined forces with Simba's pridelanders, and Simba allowed Kovu to become his heir.

===The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar===
Taking place in the middle of the second film, Simba is first seen at the start of the film on Pride Rock lecturing Kiara about being future Queen, before being interrupted by his son Kion, who is playing Baobab Ball with his friend [[Bunga]]. Simba points out to Kion that he needs to talk to Kiara, who is going to track gazelles with her friends. Simba ends up having to separate his children when they start squabbling, before sending Kion and Bunga to play their game elsewhere.

Later that day, Simba, Nala and Rafiki hear Kion roar very loudly, causing Rafiki to declare that Kion is ready to lead The Lion Guard (as the roar he made was The Roar of the Elders, a power possessed by The Lion Guard's leader and fiercest member, which is traditionally the second-born child of The Lion King). Simba is at first reluctant for this to happen as he believes that due to being a cub, Kion isn't ready for that responsibility, however Nala agrees with Rafiki and encourages Simba to listen to him, before leaving the two be. Just then, Kion and Bunga return to Pride Rock where a curious Kion asks Simba what he and Rafiki are talking about. Simba tells Kion that they need to talk, to which Kion thinks at first is about love, saying that they already that talk, but Simba assures him that it's not that. Rafiki tells Kion that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders before he and Simba take him and Bunga to a secret part of Pride Rock and reveal that Kion is to lead The Lion Guard. Simba then tells Kion that Scar once led The Lion Guard until the power got to his head. Simba then sends Kion out to find the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight for The Lion Guard.

Later, Simba is told by Kiara that Kion has put Bunga (who is the bravest) in The Lion Guard and proves this when Zazu leads them to Kion, who has chosen Fuli (as the fastest), Beshte (as the strongest) and Ono (as the keenest of sight). Simba thanks Kiara for informing him of this before sending her and her friend [[Tiifu]] to track gazelles while he has a word with Kion. Upon seeing whom Kion has picked, Simba tells his son that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role as leader as a game and says that he should treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with hers.

Whilst tracking gazelles, Kiara notices [[Janja]] and his hyena clan among the herd and sends Tiifu to get Simba. When Simba along with Nala arrive with Tiifu, they watch in horror as Kiara gets caught in a stampede caused by the hyenas. Luckily, Kion and The Lion Guard arrive and get the gazelles away from Kiara and chase away the hyenas. Simba then realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and expresses pride in his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

===The Lion Guard===
===="The Rise of Makuu"====
When Kion expresses worry about the upcoming mashindano between crocodiles Makuu and Pua, Kiara asks Simba why he can't interfere to which Simba tells his daughter that though he is King, he must recognise and respect other animals' traditions.

Later, Simba along with his family, The Lion Guard and several other animals, watch the mashindano. After Makuu triumphs, Simba steps forward and congratulates him before thanking Pua for his services as leader of the crocodiles.

It is later mentioned by Kiara that Simba and Nala are out hunting when baboons invade Pride Rock.

===="Can't Wait to Be Queen"====
Simba comes across Kion and Kiara arguing over a tree and reveals to them that Kiara will be temporary queen for a few days. He goes on to explain that he, Nala and Zazu are going to attend the funeral of an elephant named Amanifu (who was the first animal to bring his herd back to The Pride Lands after Scar's defeat) and tells Kiara that he was at first afraid of his royal duties and assures his daughter that he has faith in her and The Lion Guard.

The next morning, Simba, Nala and Zazu leave Pride Rock and begin their journey to Kilio Valley, where the funeral is taking place. Simba expresses worry about leaving Kiara as temporary queen, but Nala thinks that he more concerned about the tribute than their daughter as he has to say a line in elephantese. Later, Simba starts to doubt his role as King and is tired of his duties, but Zazu reminds him of the better things about being King to which Simba thanks him. Simba struggles to learn elephantese despite Zazu's many attempts to teach him. In a rage, Simba ends up knocking Zazu into a puddle, but is comforted by Nala.

The trio eventually reach Kilio Valley and look on as elephants put leaves on Amanifu's body. Simba and Nala nuzzle each other sadly before joining the elephants. At the funeral, Simba starts to speak in elephantese but accidentally says "he had poop on him" rather than "he had good on him", which worries Nala and Zazu, but luckily the elephants laugh.

Upon returning to Pride Rock, Kiara asks how the tribute went. Simba is hesitant to answer, but Nala says that it went well in the end.

==Memorable Quotes==
[[Timon]]: What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?
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[[Timon]]: Please don't eat me.
[[Pumbaa]]: Drop 'em!
[[Banzai]]: Hey! Who's the pig?
[[Pumbaa]]: Are you talking to me?
[[Timon]]: Uh-oh the called him a pig.
[[Pumbaa]]: Are you talking to *me*?
[[Timon]]: Ya shouldn't have done that.
[[Pumbaa]]: ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!
[[Timon]]: Now they're in for it.
[[Pumbaa]]: THEY CALL ME MR.PIG! AHHHHH!
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[[Zazu]]: [caged while the battle rages around him] Let me out! Let me out!
[[Timon]]: [fleeing the hyenas] Lemme in! Lemme in!
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[singing]
[[Timon]]: ♪♫And if he falls in love tonight it can be assumed...♪♫
[[Pumbaa]]: ♪♫His carefree days with us are history.♪♫
[[Timon]], [[Pumbaa]]: ♪♫In short, our pal is doomed!♪♫
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[[Simba]]: You knew my father?
[[Rafiki]]: Correction: I *know* your father.
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If someone knows how to make these looks like quotes, please edit them to do so.

==Other Roles==

===The Lion King Musical===
[[Image:TLKoB-YoungSimba.JPG|thumb|left|Scott Irby-Ranniar as Young Simba in "The Lion King on Broadway"]]
[[Image:Simbabroadway.jpg|thumb|right|Jason Raize as Adult Simba in "The Lion King on Broadway"]]

Following the success of ''The Lion King'', Julie Taymor created the musical ''The Lion King''. In this production, we have an insight into events that were not explored in the original film, as the main character, Simba, young and old, is in nearly all the musical numbers. But in the Broadway production, we see a slightly extended role, which includes scenes like Timon being trapped above a lake full of crocodiles, which was Simba's fault; and the song "Endless Night". Jason Raize plays Adult Simba, and Scott Irby-Ranniar plays Young Simba in the original Broadway cast of ''The Lion King''.

===Early Production===
In early sketches, Simba still has the same liveliness and playfulness as the Simba we see in the film, although the style changes when it came to Simba's final design. The early sketches show Simba's character and characteristics such are his earmarks. These sketches also have an original "Disney style" about them, which is softened down in the final designs of all the lions in ''The Lion King''. Interestingly enough, in the sketch on the right, Simba has cheeks similar to those of the Outsiders in ''Simba's Pride''.

An original storyline for Simba that was dropped was Teen Simba saving Nala's little brother Mheetu from a stampede in the gorge.

===Kingdom Hearts II===
In Kingdom Hearts II, when the main protagonists (Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy) explore the jungle in the Pride Lands world, Simba almost attacks them, not recognizing them as they were turned into animals due to Sora's enchanted clothes. Initially, Simba refuses to go back to the Pride Lands, stating he was "not who he used to be." His father, Mufasa, comes to him and tells him to go back; afterwards, he accompanies Sora, Donald, and Goofy to Pride Rock for a climactic battle with both the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed and Scar, who had been turned into a Heartless because of his anger and jealousy.

[[Image:Simba Char.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art for Simba from ''Kingdom Hearts II'']]
Sora left after the successful coronation of Simba. When Sora returned, Simba had been driven into doubt by rumors of Scar's ghost. He later gained confidence and stood up to Scar's ghost, which was a manifestation of Simba's uncertainty and fear.

Simba has a move with Sora that causes huge rocks to appear and strike opponents, after which he slashes foes - ending, finally, with his summon attack from the first game, Proud Roar.

Cam Clarke voices Simba in the above two appearances, with an archival recording of Jonathan Taylor Thomas used for Young Simba in a flashback sequence in Kingdom Hearts II.

==All Voice Actors==
*'''[[The Lion King|The Lion King (film)]] - (1994) - (film)''' - Jonathan Taylor Thomas - (cub), Matthew Broderick - (adult), Jason Weaver - (cub singing voice), Joseph Williams - (adult singing voice), Evan Saucedo - ("The Morning Report")
*'''[[The Timon and Pumbaa Show|The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa]] - (1995) - (TV series)''' - Cam Clarke (adult voice)
*'''[[The Lion King (musical)]] - (1997) - (musical)''' - Scott Irby-Ranniar (cub) (original actor), Jason Raize (adult) (original actor)
*'''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]] - (1998) - (film)''' - Matthew Broderick (adult), Cam Clarke (adult singing voice)
*'''[[The Lion King 1½]] - (2004) - (film)''' - Matt Weinberg (cub), Matthew Broderick (teenager and adult)
*'''[[Kingdom Hearts II]] - (2005) - (video game)''' - Jonathan Taylor Thomas (cub), Cam Clarke (adult voice, English)
*'''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] - (2015) - (film)''' - Rob Lowe ( adult talking and singing)
*'''[[The Lion Guard]] - (2016-) - (TV series) - Rob Lowe (adult talking and singing)

==Songs==

* [[The Morning Report]]
* [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]
* [[Hakuna Matata]]
* [[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]
* [[We Are One]]

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Zuri

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Zuri 2.png
| Img_capt = Zuri
| Meaning = Beautiful
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Close_Relations = Friend of [[Kiara]] and [[Tiifu]]
| Voice_Actors = Madison Pettis
}}

'''Zuri''' is a member of the [[Pridelanders]], a friend of [[Kiara]] and [[Tiifu]], a minor character in ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' and a recurring character in it's follow up series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Zuri is first mentioned (thought not by name) at the start of the film when [[Simba]] tells [[Kion]] that Kiara will be tracking gazelles with her and Tiifu.

Zuri appears where she is seen with her claws stuck in a log as she had been attempting to sharpen her claws to keep them shiny. [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] arrive and prepare to prize Zuri's claws from the log, but just then, their adoptive nephew [[Bunga]] accidentally knocks Zuri off the log, causing her to break her claws, much to Zuri's dismay. Zuri then looks on as Bunga announces that Simba made Kion the leader of the new Lion Guard and Bunga himself is a member.

Zuri is later seen dancing to Bunga singing Zuka Zama. Afterwards, Kiara and Tiifu take Zuri back to Pride Rock to rest.

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Tiifu

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = ImageTiifu.png
| Img_capt = Tiifu
| Meaning = Obedient
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Close_Relations = Friend of [[Kiara]] and [[Zuri]]
| Voice_Actors = Sarah Hyland
}}

'''Tiifu''' is a lion cub who is a member of the [[Pridelanders]], a friend of [[Kiara]] and [[Zuri]] and a supporting character in ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Tiifu has cream coloured fur, greenish/brown eyes, white ear rims, freckles and a hair tuft.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Tiifu first appears when she and Kiara see their friend Zuri getting her claws stuck in a log (as she had been sharpening them to keep them shiny), but luckily, [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] arrive and free Zuri. Tiifu then hears from [[Bunga]] that Kiara's younger brother [[Kion]] has been made leader of The Lion Guard (a group who protect The Pride Lands and defend The Circle of Life) by [[Simba]] and Bunga is the first member. Tiifu, Kiara, Zuri, Kion, Timon and Pumbaa then listen to Bunga singing "Zuka Zama". Tiifu is later seen with Kiara and Simba when Zazu leads them to Kion, Bunga and the other newly picked Lion Guard members [[Beshte]], [[Fuli]] and [[Ono]], after Kiara told Simba about Kion putting Bunga in The Lion Guard. Simba thanks Kiara for informing him of this before sending her and Tiifu to track gazelles while he has a word with Kion.

Tiifu is later seen tracking gazelles with Kiara, who says that they can't take more than their fair share as it would break The Circle of Life. Kiara notices [[Janja]] and his hyena clan going into the gazelle herd and sends Tiifu to get Simba while she keeps an eye on things. However, when Tiifu returns with Simba and [[Nala]], she sees that the hyenas have started a stampede in the herd and Kiara has become trapped in it. Luckily, Kion and his Lion Guard are able to save Kiara and drive the hyenas away, to the relief of Tiifu, Simba, Nala and [[Rafiki]].

==The Lion Guard==
Tiifu serves as a recurring character in the series.

In the episode "Can't Wait to Be Queen", Tiifu along with Zuri, acts as an advisor to Kiara whilst she serves as Queen Regent of the Pride Lands after Simba and Nala have to leave Pride Rock to attend a funeral. However, Tiifu and Zuri fail on their jobs as they let Kiara go alone to meet Janja for a "peace offering", which causes them to be berated by Kion.

In the episode, "Fuli's New Family", Tiifu accompanies Kiara, Kion, Nala and Zuri on tracking gazelles. Tiifu expresses jealousy when Fuli sides next to Kiara whilst following a gazelle.

In the episode "Baboons", Tiifu and Zuri prepare Kiara for her opening of the Buffalo Wallow later that day. They take her to a meadow to make her smell nice and apply mud facials on her. Soon after, a flood strikes and traps the trio. Luckily, the trio work together with The Lion Guard to build a bridge to safety. Kiara is able to open the wallow and credits Tiifu and Zuri for trying to make her look her best.

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Nala

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Happy Nala.jpg
| Img_capt =
| Meaning = Gift
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = See below
| Close_Relations = Daughter of [[Sarafina]] and an [[Nala's Father|unnamed lion]], Wife of [[Simba]], Daughter-in-Law of [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]], Mother of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Mother-in-Law of [[Kovu]]
}}

{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/PinnedYah.wav|Pinned ya'!|[[Nala]], teasing [[Simba]]}}

'''Nala''' is the daughter of Sarafina and an unnamed lion, Simba's best friend and wife, the mother of Kiara and Kion, the daughter-in-law of Mufasa and Sarabi, the mother-in-law of Kovu, the deuteragonist of [[The Lion King]], a supporting character in [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], a minor character in [[The Lion King 1½]] and a recurring character in [[The Lion Guard]].

==Personality==
A rambunctious lioness cub ready to go wherever and whenever with her best friend Simba. As Nala grows up, her spunky cuteness ripens into sleek, tawny beauty, her childlike bravado becomes true courage and her friendship with Simba deepens into love.

==Appearance==
Nala is a pale tan or creamy colored lioness with blue-green eyes, as both a cub and adult.
In Simba's Pride Nala's appearance changes slightly with her fur being a lighter color and her eyes going from a greenish-blue to a bright blue.

In the second film of the series [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], she is known by many to have a larger chin than in the first.

==The Lion King==
Nala is the daughter of [[Sarafina]]. She is the mate of [[Simba]] and the mother of [[Kiara|Kiara in]] [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], however in a book series ''The Six New Adventures'', she is mother to [[Kopa]], who however doesn't exist in the movies, as he was denied by the ''The Lion King'' film's makers. While the first Lion King movie was in production, a cub named [[Mheetu]] was supposed to appear in the film as her younger brother, but his character was dropped during production.
[[Image:NalaPeersQuestioningly.jpg|thumb|left|Nala during [[Can You Feel The Love Tonight?]]]]

===Cub Nala===
{{Dialogue|Simba|I can't marry her; she's my friend.|Nala|Yeah. It'd be too weird.|Simba and Nala, as [[Zazu]] speaks of marriage}}
Nala is first seen asleep with the pride when Simba tries to wake up his father. The next day Nala is being bathed by her mother, [[Sarafina]], after Simba's first shown dialogue with [[Scar]]. Simba appears and asks [[Sarabi]] to let them go to the waterhole, when Simba was really going to the elephant graveyard. They are allowed to go, but [[Zazu]] had to watch over them. Along the way, the cubs plot to distract Zazu by singing a song called [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]. They succeed. The cubs play together and wrestling, resulting in Nala pinning Simba. After they wrestle a second time, they roll down the hill and they discover that they arrived at the elephant graveyard. They are soon chased by Scar's three hyenas, [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]]. Suddenly, [[Mufasa]] comes to the rescue and saves the cubs from the hyenas.

===Young Adult Nala===

[[Image:Nala_the_LOOK600.jpg|thumb|200px|Nala during ''[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]'']]

{{Q|Nala? Is that really you?|'''Simba''', after Nala flips him over}}
Later on in the movie, Simba and Nala are both young adults. They are reunited when Nala tries to eat Simba's warthog friend [[Pumbaa]]. They are both overjoyed to see each other and they discover that their friendship has turned into a relationship for both of them. Soon, Simba refuses to return to go back to the Pride Lands with Nala to defeat Scar, which leads to a quarrel between he and Nala, as she believes he is the true king and their only chance to restore the Pride Lands from Scar's tyranny.

Later, Simba has a change of heart and he, Nala, [[Timon]], and [[Pumbaa]] return to the Pride Lands so Simba could defeat Scar for the throne. Upon returning to Pride Rock, Nala along with the other lionesses learn that Scar had killed Mufasa and had framed Simba for it. Simba battles Scar for the throne and Simba succeeds when Scar is thrown from a cliff to a pack of angry hyenas. The Pride Lands go back to normal with Simba and Nala as the new king and queen. They look on proudly as [[Rafiki]] presents their newborn cub to the Pride Lands.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

===Adult Nala===
{{Dialogue4|Nala|Simba, who does she remind you of?|Simba|Huh? What? Who?|Nala|She's just like you were when you were her age.|Simba|Exactly. Do you remember the dangers we put ourselves in?|Nala|You mean the dangers YOU put ourselves in.|Simba and Nala talking about Kiara}}

[[File:Tlksp-nala.png|thumb|left|Nala in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

Nala now a mature adult, has a slightly smaller role in the sequel to The Lion King. In Simba's Pride, she has visibly aged and her frame is heavier, but larger. She is still young, being a whole generation younger than the villain named [[Zira]]. Her personality is different since becoming queen. Nala has been calm, mild-mannered, and motherly in the sequel.

Simba and Nala now have a rebellious daughter named [[Kiara]]. Nala's parenting approach contrasts with Simba's need to know that his daughter is safe. She believes that his concerns are groundless and somewhat paranoid.

Nala first appears in the film as Rafiki presents Kiara to the animals. She looks on proudly as the animals admire her. She appears in most of the first scene when she tells Kiara to mind her father. She then has a discussion with Simba after Kiara runs off to play by herself. However, Simba goes against Nala's advice and sends Timon and Pumbaa to look after Kiara. She then appears when she, Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba come to rescue Kiara from Zira in the Outlands. After returning to the Pride Lands Simba sends her and the rest of the pride back to Pride Rock whilst he stays behind to talk to Kiara.

Soon after, Kiara has grown into a adolescent. Nala talks to Kiara before her first hunt and nuzzles her after that. She next appears when Kiara is rescued by [[Kovu]] and reminds Simba that he owes Kovu 'Kiara's life' due to royal protocol. She is present that night when Simba has a nightmare about trying to rescue his father during the stampede. She is asleep and remains silent after the nightmare.

As Kiara and Kovu spend time together in the grasslands, that night, Nala finds Simba on a hill, desperately trying to seek advice from the great kings of the past. She consults him, seeing the good in Kovu that Simba can not see past due to Kovu's links to Scar. She is later seen witnessing Simba banishing Kovu where she is shown to not be happy with Simba's decision.

Nala is present in the final battle when she confronts [[Vitani]]. Vitani taunts her about Kiara's disappearance. Later Nala gives directions as Simba leaps into the gorge to rescue Kiara, who is stranded above the swollen river. Once the Pride Lands go back to normal, she journeys back to Pride Rock and stands atop the promontory with Simba, Kiara, and Kovu, roaring alongside them.

Nala is the most powerful lioness in the Pride Lands. She was able to fight Vitani, even though Vitani was younger and trained to kill. Before Simba's confrontation with Zira, Nala was able to outmatch Vitani.

==[[The Lion King 1½]]==

[[File:Tlk3nala.jpg|thumb|Nala in [[The Lion King 1½]]]]

{{Dialogue4|Timon|This is a disaster, Pumbaa. A disaster, I tell ya!|Pumbaa|You mean because they've finally found each other like two soul-mates joined across the years by the bonds of true love?|Timon|Sweet, innocent, little Pumbaa, she's going to put a stake right through the heart of our Hakuna Matata!|Pumbaa|Oh! Then I guess we ought to do something.|Timon|And I know just what it is. Pumbaa, we can't let them feel the love tonight!|[[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], as they witness [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] falling in love}}
Nala plays a minor role in The Lion King 1½. She is seen in scenes like during the [[Can You Feel The Love Tonight]] sequence and in an extension of the scene where she explains to Timon and Pumbaa about Simba's whereabouts. Although a minor role, Nala was still voiced by Moira Kelly in this film.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
[[File:Imagenastlgrotr.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Nala and Simba in ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'']]

Taking place in the middle of the second film, Nala first appears with Simba and Rafiki at Pride Rock overhearing Kion's loud roar. Hearing this, Rafiki (knowing that the roar Kion did was The Roar of the Elders) declares that it is time for Kion to become leader of The Lion Guard. Simba is reluctant for this to happen as Kion is still a cub and needs more time, but Nala encourages him to listen to Rafiki.

Nala later appears when she accompanies Simba and [[Tiifu]] to Kiara (who had sent Tiifu to fetch Simba after noticing [[Janja]] and his hyena clan going into a gazelle herd). However when they get there, the trio look on in horror as Kiara becomes trapped in a stampede, the hyenas have started in the herd. Luckily, Kion and his Lion Guard are able to save Kiara and drive the hyenas away. After this, Nala and Rafiki show unsurprised pride in Kion with Simba following suit.

==Kingdom Hearts II==

[[File:nalakh2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Nala's Character Design for Kingdom Hearts 2]]

Nala is seen in the video game [[Kingdom Hearts II]]. The young Nala was never seen in the video game, and only Nala as an adult had a role in the game. She is only seen in the Pride Lands with Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Vanessa Marshall replaced Moira Kelly as Nala's voice in the game.

Nala says in the dialoge that she is pregnant in the game, but it is undetermined who she was pregnant with.

==''The Lion King'' musical==

[[File:Yessir.png|200px|thumb|right|Cub Nala in [[The Lion King (musical)]] portrayed by [[Kajuana Shuford]]]]

In the musical based on the same film, Nala's role is considerably expanded, with the events leading up to Nala leaving the Pride Lands under Scar's tyranny depicted in detail.

Nala first appears in the musical as she is hunting with the other lionesses, replacing the scene from the film in where she was bathed by her mother, Sarafina. Later during the song, [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]], she sings quite a few extra lines that do not appear in the film version of The Lion King.

In the scene, ''The Madness of King Scar'', the lonely, mentally ill Scar decides to take Nala as his mate, despite the fact that she is angrily opposed to the idea. This leads to the song scene, ''Shadowland'', where Nala's character sings the lead about her need to leave the Pride Lands and find help. The other lionesses sing supporting choir and Rafiki sings a blessing. At the end of the song, Nala bids her pride a sad farewell and leaves.

Tony-Award winning actress Heather Headley portrayed her in the original Broadway cast. In the London West End production, she was originally portrayed by Paulette Ivor.

The song ''Shadowland'' was based on the song [[Lea Halalela]] from [[Rhythm of the Pride Lands]].

==Songs==
* [[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]
* [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* [[Niketa Calame]] (cub)
* [[Moira Kelly]] (adult)
* Laura Williams (singing cub)
* Sally Dworsky (singing adult)

===The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
* [[Moira Kelly]]

===The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar===
* Gabrielle Union

===The Lion Guard===
* Gabrielle Union

==Trivia==
* Nala's eyes change from blue to green in the first film and yet stay blue in the second.

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Scar

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and the second season of it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with [[Rafiki]], but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up) where Simba tells his son Kion the story of The Lion Guard.

It is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Lions of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Lions removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good not evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

During the series, Scar and his army (which is made up of Janja's clan, Reirei's pack, Kiburi's float and Ushari) battle The Lion Guard in an attempt to break the Circle of Life.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Mufasa

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Mufasa.png
| Img_capt = Mufasa
| Nicknames = Muffy
| Meaning = King(Manazoto)
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Husband of [[Sarabi]], Brother of [[Scar]], Father of [[Simba]], Father-In-Law of [[Nala]], Grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]], [[A False Ancestor]], [[A Royal Fib]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = James Earl Jones
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{{Quote|Why, if it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the commoners.|[[Scar]], when he sees Mufasa after [[Simba|Simba's]] ceremony}}

'''Mufasa''' is the king of the [[Pridelands]] at the start of [[The Lion King]]. He is the older brother of [[Scar]], the husband of [[Sarabi]], the father of [[Simba]] and the paternal grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]].
==Physical Attributes==
'''Mufasa''' is a large, powerful [[lion]] with golden fur, a brownish nose, a thick, red mane, and reddish-brown eyes. In an interview with James Earl Jones, he says that directors exaggerated some of his features.

== Personality ==
Mufasa is a very wise and noble king. He always thinks about what's in the best interest of the Pridelands, and is quite selfless. He cares very much for his son, Simba; he rescues him twice, and even sacrifices his own life for him.

==Information==
Mufasa is a large powerful male lion. He is the father of [[Simba]], the husband of [[Sarabi]], and the older brother of [[Scar]]. He is said to be the son of [[Ahadi]] and [[Uru]] in [[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]], but it is unofficial. He is wise and caring, often portrayed as the ideal king and wishes to pass those traits down to Simba.

==The Lion King==
[[File:MufasaInTrouble.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Mufasa clinging to the side of a cliff.]]

In [[The Lion King]] Mufasa is the King of [[the Pridelands]]. At the beginning of the film, the presentation of his and Sarabi's newborn son, [[Simba]] is shown. Later that day, he and his majordomo [[Zazu]] confront Scar for missing the ceremony.

A few months later, Simba (now a young cub) wakes up Mufasa early in the morning, due to a promise Mufasa made to him to show him the Pride Lands. Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands, and tells him that he too will be king of the Pride Lands someday, but tells the cub to stay away from the "shadowy place" (The Elephant Graveyard) as it is beyond their borders. Mufasa later meets Zazu, who tells him that there are hyenas in the Pride Lands, this causes Mufasa to tell Zazu to Simba home whilst he deals with the hyenas. Later that day, Mufasa is alerted by Zazu that Simba and his friend [[Nala]] are being pursued by three hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. Mufasa arrives at The Elephant Graveyard just in time to save the cubs and see the hyenas off.

As the group return to the Pride Lands, Mufasa asks Zazu to take Nala home, while he talks to Simba. After scolding Simba for putting himself and Nala in danger, Mufasa tells him that the Great Kings of the Past are always looking down on them, and one day he will be the future king, and Mufasa will be part of the Great Kings of the Past.

[[File:Simbamufasa'sdeath.png|200px|thumb|right|[[Simba]] discovering Mufasa's body.]]

The next day, Mufasa patrols the Pride Lands with Zazu, who notices dust rising from a gorge. Just then, Scar arrives and tells Mufasa that there is a stampede in the gorge and that Simba is there. Mufasa arrives at the situation, and grabs Simba with his mouth. Just then, Mufasa collides with a wildebeest and accidentally drops Simba, but manages to pick him back up and place him on a small ledge just in time to get Simba safe from harm. Mufasa is then carried off into the stampede, but jumps up, attempting to climb up a higher ledge. When he gets towards the top he pleads for [[Scar]]'s help. Scar then proceeds to dig his claws into Mufasa's paws, and then whispers "Long live the king." Scar then throws Mufasa into the stampede.

A litte bit after the events of Mufasa's death, Simba attempts to find out whether or not he had survived the stampede. He then discovers Mufasa's body, and cuddles up with him, and starts to cry into his stomach.

After his death, Mufasa is seen again when [[Rafiki]] explains to Simba that 'He lives in you'. Mufasa, who's spirit is in the clouds, tells Simba that he must return to the Pridelands to save his pride. Also, before Simba claims his kingship, Mufasa can be heard saying "''Remember''".

==The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Mufasa in the clouds.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Mufasa watching the presentation of Kiara.]]

Mufasa only makes two appearances in Simba's Pride. Once during his granddaughter [[Kiara]]'s presentation, and the last time in Simba's nightmare. He also says "Well done my son. We are one." at the end of Simba's pride. He is also mentioned during the exile of [[Kovu]], where Kiara yells at Simba "''You will never be Mufasa!''", possibly referring to the fact, in Kiara's eyes, Mufasa may have forgiven Kovu and seen the ambush was not his fault. Simba is taken aback by the statement for a moment, suggesting he had been trying to live up to the "greatness" Mufasa had achieved in his time as ruler of the Pridelands.

==The Lion Guard''==
Mufasa is mentioned and makes a small appearance in the series' pilot film "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar", which takes place after ''The Lion King'' and in the middle of ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' and focuses on his grandson [[Kion]].

Mufasa is first mentioned by Simba after Kion uses the Roar of the Elders for the first time to save his friend [[Bunga]] from hyenas. Using paintings in an area of Pride of Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard, Simba tells his son that when Mufasa was younger, Scar was the leader of the Lion Guard and also possessed the Roar of the Elders. One day the power went to Scar's head and he believed that due to having the Roar, he should be King instead of Mufasa. He attempted to convince the other members of the Guard to help him overthrow his brother, but they refused. In anger, Scar used the Roar to kill the other members of the Guard. Due to using the Roar for evil instead of good, Scar had his powers taken from him by the Great Kings for his attempted coup.

Mufasa's ghost later appears in the sky to Kion (who feels dejected after Simba didn't accept his choice of Lion Guard members because they were not lions like him), telling him that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. Kion replies that he doesn't think Simba will let him lead The Lion Guard, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion as being leader of The Lion Guard isn't always easy.

Kion replies that maybe he's not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar (who was the previous leader of The Lion Guard, until he lose his powers due to using them for evil). Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and the Roar will be there when he needs and so will he.

Mufasa makes recurring appearances throughout the series giving advice to Kion whenever he feels lost. Originally, no one knew of Kion's talks with Mufasa until the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar" where Rafiki's apprentice Makini witnesses one of their talks. A cobra named Ushari then overhears Kion and Makini talking about the Great Kings and decides to use this information to try and summon Scar's ghost, believing that since Kion can talk to Mufasa, Scar can be contacted.

== Broadway Musical ==
[[File:Mufasaplay.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mufasa in [[The Lion King (musical)]] Portrayed by Sam Wright]]

Mufasa's role is larger in the musical based on the first film. He sings [[They Live In You]] to young Simba when they are looking up at the stars. There is also an scene in which Mufasa tells Zazu about Simba's daring behavior. Zazu then reminds him on his early years as a cub.

He is portrayed by Sam Wright in the musical.

==Actors==
:'''James Earl Jones''' - ''The Films''
:'''Sam Wright''' - ''[[The Lion King (musical)]]''

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Scar

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and the second season of it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with [[Rafiki]], but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

Scar is mentioned in the 2016 Disney Junior series which focuses on his great-nephew Kion.

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up). In the film, it is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Kings of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Kings removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good not evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

During the series, Scar and his army (which is made up of Janja's clan, Reirei's pack, Kiburi's float and Ushari) battle The Lion Guard in an attempt to break the Circle of Life.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Kion

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], Great-Nephew of [[Scar]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
}}
'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the great-nephew of [[Scar]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
[[File:Imagetlgkionfullpic.png|thumb|left]]

As a infant, Kion had reddish-brown eyes, pale yellow fur with brown spots on his legs and a small tuft of red hair on his head.

As a young cub, Kion remains the same except that he now has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur) and his hair tuft has grown more. After becoming leader of The Lion Guard, Kion gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder, which resembles a lion's head.

==Background==
[[File:Imagetlgkionbaby.png|thumb|left|Kion as an infant]]
Not much is known about Kion's early life apart from the fact that he was born as the second child of Simba and Nala. It is unknown if he was born shortly after his sister Kiara or if he was born a few months later.

He was also unaware of his sister's encounter with [[Kovu]] and [[Zira]], perhaps meaning that he wasn't born at the time, was really young or was doing his own thing.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

In the second season, Kion and The Lion Guard battle the spirit of Scar and his army (which is made up of Janja's clan, Reirei's pack, Kiburi's float and a cobra named Ushari).

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

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Nuka

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| Img = Nuka.jpg
| Img_capt = Nuka
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Stink, Smell
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Son of [[Zira]], Brother of [[Kovu]] and [[Vitani]], Brother-In-Law of [[Kiara]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard]]''
| Voice_Actors = Andy Dick (speaking)
}}

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{{Quote|I should've been the chosen one. I'm the oldest, I'm the strongest, I'm the smartest...|Nuka, lamenting how he was not chosen to be [[Scar]]'s heir.}}

'''Nuka''' is [[Zira|Zira's]] oldest son, the older brother of [[Kovu]] and [[Vitani]], the secondary antagonist of [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]] and will be a guest character in it's midquel series [[The Lion Guard]].

==Physical Attributes==
[[File:ConceptNuka1.jpg|thumb|left|Concept Artwork of Nuka.]]
[[File:ConceptNuka02.jpg|thumb|left|More Concept Artwork of Nuka.]]

Nuka has a thin, lanky build with brown fur, and a very unkempt, scraggly black mane due to the lack of bathing. He is also irritated by termites and scratching himself frequently. He also has blood red eyes, scruffy fur, and tail tuft as well.

==Personality==
Nuka is usually shown to be extremely jealous of his brother, Kovu, for being chosen by Scar as his heir, and thus is shown to give him a hard time, such as intentionally letting him wonder off at the start of the [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride|the second movie]]. He is shown to love his [[Zira|Mother]] dearly, catching her dinner (shown at the start of the second movie), and before he dies, tell her he was sorry, and that "''he tried''". Ironically, he was even more like Scar than Kovu: for both Scar and Nuka envied their brother, who would be king. He seems to be somewhat of a [[wikipedia:Pyromaniac|pyromaniac]], screaming avid "FIRE!" at the Elephant Graveyard, and getting excited when setting the Pride Lands alight.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==
He constantly tries to please his mother and is very jealous of Kovu's position as Scar's heir. It was Scar's dying wish that Kovu be the next king despite the fact that Nuka is older than Kovu.  Nuka may think highly of himself due to the fact of him calling himself "''The oldest, the strongest and the smartest''" out of Zira's three children. Nuka carries out what Zira commands along with his sister Vitani.

Nuka first appears as a teenager in the Outlands complaining about Kovu, saying Scar wasn't his father and just took him in. He then notices Vitani tugging a root which he cuts, sending Vitani flying backwards which Nuka laughs at. Vitani then questions Nuka on Kovu's whereabouts as Zira had told him to watch Kovu, but Nuka says he himself should have been the chosen one as he's "the oldest, the strongest and the smartest" and says that he can be a leader if Zira gave him a chance to which Vitani says here's your chance as Zira arrives with Kovu. Nuka tells his mother that he caught field mice for her dinner, but Zira walks right past him and places Kovu down next to Vitani. Zira then scolds Nuka as he was supposed to be watching Kovu to which Kovu comes to his brother's defence and says it was his fault not Nuka's. After Zira compares Kovu to Scar, Nuka scoffs at this but ends up getting growled at by Zira. Nuka next appears during [[My Lullaby]] where Zira throws him to ground and stamps on his tail. He along with Vitani look at a sleeping Kovu whom Nuka calls a little termite only to be knocked away by Vitani before the two sing "Kovu What a Guy" though Nuka says it unwillingly.

[[File:Nuka.png|thumb|right|Adult Nuka in the Elephant Graveyard]]

Nuka next appears years later as an adult going with Vitani (now a young adult) to the Elephant Graveyard and lit the sticks they brought on fire in order to set fire to the Pridelands during Kiara's hunt in order to trap her as part of Zira's plan for Kovu to get accepted by Kiara's father Simba and kill him and take over as king. He next appears with Zira watching Kiara and Kovu talking. Nuke later helps the other [[Outsiders]] when ambushing Simba and Kovu, he is the first Outsider to try and attack Simba at the ambush, but gets pushes aside. As the Lioness' bombard Simba, Nuka takes a run at him and knocks him off a small cliff, then with the Lioness', slides down the cliff in pursuit of Simba. Simba climbs up a steep hill littered with old tree logs and Kovu sees this on the clifftop, and Zira shouts "''Get him, Kovu! Get him!''", but Kovu turns and runs away. Nuka then jumps in front, climbing up the steep hill and screaming "''I'll do it for you, Mother!''". As he climbs up, he asks if his mother is watching, then mutters "''I'm doing it for you, and I'm doing it for me''".

[[File:Nuka2.jpg|thumb|right|Teenage Nuka in the Outlands]]

He grabs Simba's ankle, but looses his footing on the log and falls, getting trapped under a large log. Simba clambers up the logs, knocking some onto Nuka, and trapping him inside the logs. Kovu attempts to dig him out, but Zira pushes him away and she removes the remaining logs, and is kind to Nuka the first time in the movie before he dies.

Zira blames Kovu for Nuka's death and slashes Kovu across the face, leaving him with a facial wound identical to Scar's.
[[File:Nuka Dying.jpg|thumb|left|Nuka, Right Before He Dies, His Head Cradled In [[Zira|Zira's]] Paw]]

==Nuka's death scene==
The scene where Nuka dies was originally longer, and survives as a pencil test. As Nuka lies crushed underneath the logs, Zira cradles his head gently with a paw. Pleased with her affection towards him, Nuka manages to say "''Well, I finally got your attention, didn't I?''" and made Zira smile at him. He croaked another "Didn't I..." before he finally dies. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Nbt9Mr-Ss&feature=related YouTube - Nuka Dies (The Version Never Seen)]. In the final version, Nuka is crushed by the logs, and Kovu rushes to pull the logs off, but he is pushed aside by Zira, who, at seeing her son under the logs, mutters "''Nuka...''" in a melancholic tone (this is the only time in the movie Zira is shown to be somewhat upset), and all Nuka says is "''I'm sorry, Mother... I tried...''", Zira then hushes him to sleep, at the same time looking shocked and upset by his death. Vitani stands beside her, muttering "''Nuka..''." then turning to the other Lions and hanging her head in sadness.

==The Lion Guard==
Nuka guest stars in the episode "Lions of the Outlands" (which takes place after the "My Lullaby" scene and before Nuka and Vitani go to the Elephant Graveyard).

The episode reveals that after Simba defeated Scar, Zira said that Kovu had been chosen to succeed Scar as King. But when Simba replied that Scar wasn't the true King, Zira attacked him. After winning the fight, Simba was left with no choice but to banish Zira along with Nuka, Vitani, Kovu and the other followers of Scar to the Outlands.

At some point, the Outsiders takeover a part of the Outlands that has a waterhole and chase out the hyena clan living there. One member of the clan named [[Jasiri]], goes to the Pride Lands to ask her friend [[Kion]] (who happens to be Simba's son) for help.

==Songs==

* [[My Lullaby]]

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The Lion Guard

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[[File:Imagetlgtvlogo.png|thumb|left|250px]]

'''The Lion Guard''' is an American animated TV series that first aired on Disney Junior on 15 January 2016. It takes place after the events of the 2015 TV film [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] and shows the continued adventures of [[Kion]] and his friends in The Lion Guard.

==Characters==
===The Lion Guard members===
*Kion - The protagonist, son and youngest child of Simba and Nala, younger brother of Kiara, Prince of The Pride Lands and leader and fiercest member of The Lion Guard.

*[[Bunga]] - A honey badger, [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]]'s adopted nephew, Kion's best friend and the bravest member of The Lion Guard.

*Beshte - A hippopotamus, Basi's son and the strongest member of The Lion Guard.

*Fuli - A cheetah and the fastest and only female member of The Lion Guard.

*Ono - An egret and the keenest of sight in The Lion Guard.

===Supporting characters===
*[[Simba]] - Mufasa's son, Scar's nephew, Nala's husband, Kion and Kiara's father and King of The Pride Lands.

*[[Nala]] - Simba's wife, Kion and Kiara's mother and Queen of The Pride Lands.

*[[Kiara]] - Simba and Nala's daughter and eldest child, Kion's older sister, Mufasa's granddaughter, Scar's great-niece and Princess of The Pride Lands.

*[[Rafiki]] - A mandrill who acts as shaman of The Pride Lands and Royal Mjuzi to the Royal Family.

*[[Timon]] - Pumbaa and Simba's meerkat friend and one of Bunga's adoptive uncles.

*[[Pumbaa]] - Timon and Simba's warthog friend and one of Bunga's adoptive uncles.

*[[Zazu]] - A hornbill who serves as major-domo to Simba.

*[[Mufasa]] - Scar's older brother, Simba's father, Nala's father-in-law and Kion and Kiara's grandfather. He used to be King of The Pride Lands until he was killed by Scar. He serves as a spirit guide to Kion.

*[[Tiifu]] - A lioness cub who serves a friend to Kiara.

*[[Zuri]] - A lioness cub who serves as a friend to Kiara.

*Makuu - A crocodile who leads the Pride Lands' crocodiles float after defeating the old leader Pua in a Mashindano. He was originally an antagonist and an enemy of the Lion Guard, but has now reformed.

*Makini - A young mandrill who is training to succeed Rafiki as Royal Mjuzi.

===Antagonists===
*[[Janja]] - A hyena who serves as leader of the Outlanders.

*Cheezi - A hyena and a member of the Outlanders.

*Chungu - A hyena and a member of the Outlanders.

*Mzingo - A vulture who serves as major-domo to Janja.

*Reirei - A jackal who lives in the Outlands with her husband Goigoi and their children.

*Goigoi - A jackal who lives in the Outlands with his wife Reirei and their children.

*Dogo - A jackal pup who lives in the Outlands with his parents Reirei and Goigoi and his siblings.

*Makucha - A leopard who travels to the Pride Lands in pursuit of a okapi named Ajabu. He is eventually driven away by The Lion Guard.

*Mapigano - A leopard who lives in the Back Lands (a land neighbouring the Pride Lands) and one time took over Mihiri Forest and chased out the leopard who lived there named Badili. Luckily with help from the Lion Guard, Badili stands up to Mapigano and reclaims his territory.

*[[Zira]] - A lioness who is [[Nuka]], [[Vitani]] and [[Kovu]]'s mother and the leader of the Outsiders. She was a close friend of [[Scar]], who told her about the Lion Guard and the Roar of the Elders and also chose Kovu to be his successor as King of the Pride Lands. However sometime after this, Scar was defeated by his nephew Simba and killed by hyenas. Upon telling Simba that Kovu was chosen by Scar to be the next King, Zira was angered when Simba told her that Scar was not the true king, causing a fight between the two. Simba won the fight and was left with no choice but to banish Zira, her children and any of the lionesses who followed Scar to the Outlands. A few years later, Zira meets Simba's son Kion and tried to get him to side with her and the Outsiders, but failed and was blasted to another part of the Outlands by Kion.

*Scar - A lion who is Mufasa's younger brother, Simba's uncle and Kiara and Kion's great-uncle. He used to lead the Lion Guard before Kion and also had the Roar of the Elders, but the power went to his head and he began to believe that he should be King instead of Mufasa. He ost his powers after he killed his fellow Lion Guard members after they refused to help him overthrow Mufasa. Years later, he kills Mufasa and becomes King of the Pride Lands, but is later killed by his former hyena allies after he defeated by an older Simba. Years after his death, Scar comes back as a ghost and enlists the help of Janja's clan and other Outlanders to get vengeance on Simba.

*Ushari - A cobra who lives in the Pride Lands and clashes with Bunga. He was originally neutral, but after getting caught up in the Lion Guard's antics too many times, he joins forces with Janja and serves Scar.

*Kiburi - A crocodile who used to be part of Makuu's float, until he along with two other crocodiles, was banished from the Pride Lands to the Outlands after he tried to assassinate Simba and overthrow Makuu as leader of the crocodiles. He now serves Scar.

[[Category:TV shows]]

The Lion Guard

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[[File:Imagetlgtvlogo.png|thumb|left|250px]]

'''The Lion Guard''' is an American animated TV series that first aired on Disney Junior on 15 January 2016. It takes place after the events of the 2015 TV film [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] and shows the continued adventures of [[Kion]] and his friends in The Lion Guard.

==Characters==
===The Lion Guard members===
*Kion - The protagonist, son and youngest child of Simba and Nala, younger brother of Kiara, Prince of The Pride Lands and leader and fiercest member of The Lion Guard.

*[[Bunga]] - A honey badger, [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]]'s adopted nephew, Kion's best friend and the bravest member of The Lion Guard.

*Beshte - A hippopotamus, Basi's son and the strongest member of The Lion Guard.

*Fuli - A cheetah and the fastest and only female member of The Lion Guard.

*Ono - An egret and the keenest of sight in The Lion Guard.

===Supporting characters===
*[[Simba]] - Mufasa's son, Nala's husband, Kion and Kiara's father and King of The Pride Lands.

*[[Nala]] - Simba's wife, Kion and Kiara's mother and Queen of The Pride Lands.

*[[Kiara]] - Simba and Nala's daughter and eldest child, Kion's older sister and Princess of The Pride Lands.

*[[Rafiki]] - The mandrill shaman of The Pride Lands.

*[[Timon]] - Pumbaa and Simba's meerkat friend and one of Bunga's adoptive uncles.

*[[Pumbaa]] - Timon and Simba's warthog friend and one of Bunga's adoptive uncles.

*[[Zazu]] - A hornbill who serves as major-domo to Simba.

*[[Mufasa]] - Simba's father, Nala's father-in-law and Kion and Kiara's grandfather. He used to be King of The Pride Lands until he was killed by his younger brother [[Scar]]. He serves as a spirit guide to Kion.

*[[Tiifu]] - A lioness cub who serves a friend to Kiara.

*[[Zuri]] - A lioness cub who serves as a friend to Kiara.

===Antagonists===
*[[Janja]] - A hyena who serves as leader of the Outlanders.

*Cheezi - A hyena and a member of the Outlanders.

*Chungu - A hyena and a member of the Outlanders.

*Mzingo - A vulture who serves as major-domo to Janja.

*Reirei - A jackal who lives in the Outlands with her husband Goigoi and their children.

*Goigoi - A jackal who lives in the Outlands with his wife Reirei and their children.

*Dogo - A jackal pup who lives in the Outlands with his parents Reirei and Goigoi and his siblings.

*Makucha - A leopard who travels to the Pride Lands in pursuit of a okapi named Ajabu. He is eventually driven away by The Lion Guard.

*Mapigano - A leopard who lives in the Back Lands (a land neighbouring the Pride Lands) and one time took over Mihiri Forest and chased out the leopard who lived there named Badili. Luckily with help from the Lion Guard, Badili stands up to Mapigano and reclaims his territory.

*[[Zira]] - A lioness who is [[Nuka]], [[Vitani]] and [[Kovu]]'s mother and the leader of the Outsiders. She was a close friend of [[Scar]], who told her about the Lion Guard and the Roar of the Elders and also chose Kovu to be his successor as King of the Pride Lands. However sometime after this, Scar was defeated by his nephew Simba and killed by hyenas. Upon telling Simba that Kovu was chosen by Scar to be the next King, Zira was angered when Simba told her that Scar was not the true king, causing a fight between the two. Simba won the fight and was left with no choice but to banish Zira, her children and any of the lionesses who followed Scar to the Outlands. A few years later, Zira meets Simba's son Kion and tried to get him to side with her and the Outsiders, but failed and was blasted to another part of the Outlands by Kion.

*Scar - A lion who is Mufasa's younger brother, Simba's uncle and Kiara and Kion's great-uncle. He used to lead the Lion Guard before Kion and also had the Roar of the Elders, but the power went to his head and he began to believe that he should be King instead of Mufasa. He ost his powers after he killed his fellow Lion Guard members after they refused to help him overthrow Mufasa. Years later, he kills Mufasa and becomes King of the Pride Lands, but is later killed by his former hyena allies after he defeated by an older Simba. Years after his death, Scar comes back as a ghost and enlists the help of Janja's clan and other Outlanders to get vengeance on Simba.

*Ushari - A cobra who lives in the Pride Lands and clashes with Bunga. He was originally neutral, but after getting caught up in the Lion Guard's antics too many times, he joins forces with Janja and serves Scar.

*Kiburi - A crocodile who used to be part of Makuu's float, until he along with two other crocodiles, was banished from the Pride Lands to the Outlands after he tried to assassinate Simba and overthrow Makuu as leader of the crocodiles. He now serves Scar.

[[Category:TV shows]]

Nala

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Happy Nala.jpg
| Img_capt =
| Meaning = Gift
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = See below
| Close_Relations = Daughter of [[Sarafina]] and an [[Nala's Father|unnamed lion]], Wife of [[Simba]], Daughter-in-Law of [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]], Mother of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Mother-in-Law of [[Kovu]]
}}

{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/PinnedYah.wav|Pinned ya'!|[[Nala]], teasing [[Simba]]}}

'''Nala''' is the daughter of Sarafina and an unnamed lion, Simba's best friend and wife, the mother of Kiara and Kion, the daughter-in-law of Mufasa and Sarabi, the mother-in-law of Kovu, the deuteragonist of [[The Lion King]], a supporting character in [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], a minor character in [[The Lion King 1½]] and a recurring character in [[The Lion Guard]].

==Personality==
A rambunctious lioness cub ready to go wherever and whenever with her best friend Simba. As Nala grows up, her spunky cuteness ripens into sleek, tawny beauty, her childlike bravado becomes true courage and her friendship with Simba deepens into love.

==Appearance==
Nala is a pale tan or creamy colored lioness with blue-green eyes, as both a cub and adult.
In Simba's Pride Nala's appearance changes slightly with her fur being a lighter color and her eyes going from a greenish-blue to a bright blue.

In the second film of the series [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], she is known by many to have a larger chin than in the first.

==The Lion King==
Nala is the daughter of [[Sarafina]]. She is the mate of [[Simba]] and the mother of [[Kiara|Kiara in]] [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], however in a book series ''The Six New Adventures'', she is mother to [[Kopa]], who however doesn't exist in the movies, as he was denied by the ''The Lion King'' film's makers. While the first Lion King movie was in production, a cub named [[Mheetu]] was supposed to appear in the film as her younger brother, but his character was dropped during production.
[[Image:NalaPeersQuestioningly.jpg|thumb|left|Nala during [[Can You Feel The Love Tonight?]]]]

===Cub Nala===
{{Dialogue|Simba|I can't marry her; she's my friend.|Nala|Yeah. It'd be too weird.|Simba and Nala, as [[Zazu]] speaks of marriage}}
Nala is first seen asleep with the pride when Simba tries to wake up his father. The next day Nala is being bathed by her mother, [[Sarafina]], after Simba's first shown dialogue with [[Scar]]. Simba appears and asks [[Sarabi]] to let them go to the waterhole, when Simba was really going to the elephant graveyard. They are allowed to go, but [[Zazu]] had to watch over them. Along the way, the cubs plot to distract Zazu by singing a song called [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]. They succeed. The cubs play together and wrestling, resulting in Nala pinning Simba. After they wrestle a second time, they roll down the hill and they discover that they arrived at the elephant graveyard. They are soon chased by Scar's three hyenas, [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]]. Suddenly, [[Mufasa]] comes to the rescue and saves the cubs from the hyenas.

===Young Adult Nala===

[[Image:Nala_the_LOOK600.jpg|thumb|200px|Nala during ''[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]'']]

{{Q|Nala? Is that really you?|'''Simba''', after Nala flips him over}}
Later on in the movie, Simba and Nala are both young adults. They are reunited when Nala tries to eat Simba's warthog friend [[Pumbaa]]. They are both overjoyed to see each other and they discover that their friendship has turned into a relationship for both of them. Soon, Simba refuses to return to go back to the Pride Lands with Nala to defeat Scar, which leads to a quarrel between he and Nala, as she believes he is the true king and their only chance to restore the Pride Lands from Scar's tyranny.

Later, Simba has a change of heart and he, Nala, [[Timon]], and [[Pumbaa]] return to the Pride Lands so Simba could defeat Scar for the throne. Simba battles Scar for the throne and Simba succeeds when Scar is thrown from a cliff to a pack of angry hyenas. The Pride Lands go back to normal with Simba and Nala as the new king and queen. They look on proudly as [[Rafiki]] presents their newborn cub to the Pride Lands.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

===Adult Nala===
{{Dialogue4|Nala|Simba, who does she remind you of?|Simba|Huh? What? Who?|Nala|She's just like you were when you were her age.|Simba|Exactly. Do you remember the dangers we put ourselves in?|Nala|You mean the dangers YOU put ourselves in.|Simba and Nala talking about Kiara}}

[[File:Tlksp-nala.png|thumb|left|Nala in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

Nala now a mature adult, has a slightly smaller role in the sequel to The Lion King. In Simba's Pride, she has visibly aged and her frame is heavier, but larger. She is still young, being a whole generation younger than the villain named [[Zira]]. Her personality is different since becoming queen. Nala has been calm, mild-mannered, and motherly in the sequel.

Simba and Nala now have a rebellious daughter named [[Kiara]]. Nala's parenting approach contrasts with Simba's need to know that his daughter is safe. She believes that his concerns are groundless and somewhat paranoid.

Nala first appears in the film as Rafiki presents Kiara to the animals. She looks on proudly as the animals admire her. She appears in most of the first scene when she tells Kiara to mind her father. She then has a discussion with Simba after Kiara runs off to play by herself. However, Simba goes against Nala's advice and sends Timon and Pumbaa to look after Kiara. She then appears when she, Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba come to rescue Kiara from Zira in the Outlands. After returning to the Pride Lands Simba sends her and the rest of the pride back to Pride Rock whilst he stays behind to talk to Kiara.

Soon after, Kiara has grown into a adolescent. Nala talks to Kiara before her first hunt and nuzzles her after that. She next appears when Kiara is rescued by [[Kovu]] and reminds Simba that he owes Kovu 'Kiara's life' due to royal protocol. She is present that night when Simba has a nightmare about trying to rescue his father during the stampede. She is asleep and remains silent after the nightmare.

As Kiara and Kovu spend time together in the grasslands, that night, Nala finds Simba on a hill, desperately trying to seek advice from the great kings of the past. She consults him, seeing the good in Kovu that Simba can not see past due to Kovu's links to Scar. She is later seen witnessing Simba banishing Kovu where she is shown to not be happy with Simba's decision.

Nala is present in the final battle when she confronts [[Vitani]]. Vitani taunts her about Kiara's disappearance. Later Nala gives directions as Simba leaps into the gorge to rescue Kiara, who is stranded above the swollen river. Once the Pride Lands go back to normal, she journeys back to Pride Rock and stands atop the promontory with Simba, Kiara, and Kovu, roaring alongside them.

Nala is the most powerful lioness in the Pride Lands. She was able to fight Vitani, even though Vitani was younger and trained to kill. Before Simba's confrontation with Zira, Nala was able to outmatch Vitani.

==[[The Lion King 1½]]==

[[File:Tlk3nala.jpg|thumb|Nala in [[The Lion King 1½]]]]

{{Dialogue4|Timon|This is a disaster, Pumbaa. A disaster, I tell ya!|Pumbaa|You mean because they've finally found each other like two soul-mates joined across the years by the bonds of true love?|Timon|Sweet, innocent, little Pumbaa, she's going to put a stake right through the heart of our Hakuna Matata!|Pumbaa|Oh! Then I guess we ought to do something.|Timon|And I know just what it is. Pumbaa, we can't let them feel the love tonight!|[[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], as they witness [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] falling in love}}
Nala plays a minor role in The Lion King 1½. She is seen in scenes like during the [[Can You Feel The Love Tonight]] sequence and in an extension of the scene where she explains to Timon and Pumbaa about Simba's whereabouts. Although a minor role, Nala was still voiced by Moira Kelly in this film.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
[[File:Imagenastlgrotr.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Nala and Simba in ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'']]

Taking place in the middle of the second film, Nala first appears with Simba and Rafiki at Pride Rock overhearing Kion's loud roar. Hearing this, Rafiki (knowing that the roar Kion did was The Roar of the Elders) declares that it is time for Kion to become leader of The Lion Guard. Simba is reluctant for this to happen as Kion is still a cub and needs more time, but Nala encourages him to listen to Rafiki.

Nala later appears when she accompanies Simba and [[Tiifu]] to Kiara (who had sent Tiifu to fetch Simba after noticing [[Janja]] and his hyena clan going into a gazelle herd). However when they get there, the trio look on in horror as Kiara becomes trapped in a stampede, the hyenas have started in the herd. Luckily, Kion and his Lion Guard are able to save Kiara and drive the hyenas away. After this, Nala and Rafiki show unsurprised pride in Kion with Simba following suit.

==Kingdom Hearts II==

[[File:nalakh2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Nala's Character Design for Kingdom Hearts 2]]

Nala is seen in the video game [[Kingdom Hearts II]]. The young Nala was never seen in the video game, and only Nala as an adult had a role in the game. She is only seen in the Pride Lands with Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Vanessa Marshall replaced Moira Kelly as Nala's voice in the game.

Nala says in the dialoge that she is pregnant in the game, but it is undetermined who she was pregnant with.

==''The Lion King'' musical==

[[File:Yessir.png|200px|thumb|right|Cub Nala in [[The Lion King (musical)]] portrayed by [[Kajuana Shuford]]]]

In the musical based on the same film, Nala's role is considerably expanded, with the events leading up to Nala leaving the Pride Lands under Scar's tyranny depicted in detail.

Nala first appears in the musical as she is hunting with the other lionesses, replacing the scene from the film in where she was bathed by her mother, Sarafina. Later during the song, [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]], she sings quite a few extra lines that do not appear in the film version of The Lion King.

In the scene, ''The Madness of King Scar'', the lonely, mentally ill Scar decides to take Nala as his mate, despite the fact that she is angrily opposed to the idea. This leads to the song scene, ''Shadowland'', where Nala's character sings the lead about her need to leave the Pride Lands and find help. The other lionesses sing supporting choir and Rafiki sings a blessing. At the end of the song, Nala bids her pride a sad farewell and leaves.

Tony-Award winning actress Heather Headley portrayed her in the original Broadway cast. In the London West End production, she was originally portrayed by Paulette Ivor.

The song ''Shadowland'' was based on the song [[Lea Halalela]] from [[Rhythm of the Pride Lands]].

==Songs==
* [[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]
* [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* [[Niketa Calame]] (cub)
* [[Moira Kelly]] (adult)
* Laura Williams (singing cub)
* Sally Dworsky (singing adult)

===The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
* [[Moira Kelly]]

===The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar===
* Gabrielle Union

===The Lion Guard===
* Gabrielle Union

==Trivia==
* Nala's eyes change from blue to green in the first film and yet stay blue in the second.

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Simba

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{{Infobox character
| Img = Simba.jpg
| Img_size = 180px
| Img_capt = Simba
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Lion
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = '''The Lion King (film)''' - Jonathan Taylor Thomas - (cub), Matthew Broderick - (adult), Jason Weaver - (cub singing voice), Joseph Williams - (adult singing voice), Evan Saucedo - ("The Morning Report") (''''See all at bottom of page'''')
| Close_Relations = Mate of [[Nala]], Son of [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]], Nephew of [[Scar]], Father of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Son-in-Law of [[Sarafina]], and Father-in-Law of [[Kovu]].
}}

{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/ThatHairballIsMySon.wav|That hairball is my son, and your future king.|Mufasa to Scar, when they're talking about Simba}}
'''Simba''' is the main character in the [[The Lion King (film)|Lion King]], the secondary deuteragonist of [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], the tritagonist of [[The Lion King 1½]] and a supporting character in [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] and [[The Lion Guard]].

==Appearance==
As a young cub, Simba had golden fur with a slight golden tuft of fur on his head. In his adolescent years he started to grow more head hair. Now an adult, Simba is stronger and has a fully grown red-brown mane that is lighter in color than his father's. His eyes are more gentle and brighter than his father's.

==Personality==
{{Dialogue1link|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/BeforeSunriseHesYourSon.wav|Sarabi|Your son is awake.|Mufasa|Before sunrise, he's your son.|[[Sarabi]] and [[Mufasa]] when Simba is trying to awake his father}}

As a cub, Simba was curious, adventurous and all too ready to become king of the Pridelands. He was prone to overstepping his authority and attempting to order the other creatures of the Pridelands around. He suffered serious emotional trauma when [[Scar]], his uncle, murdered Mufasa through a twisted scheme directly involving the unsuspecting Simba. He didn't know, however, that Scar was at fault and was convinced by Scar that he was responsible for his father's death. Scar told the young Simba to flee from the Pridelands and never return. He later picked up a happy, carefree lifestyle with [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] in an idyllic jungle paradise.

As an adolescent, he had long since forgotten his old life, and once again acted as over-confident and adventurous as he did as a cub. Later, when Simba learned that Scar was ruling the Pridelands unjustly, he faced his past and returned to take his place as the rightful king. By having the responsibilities of being a king thrust upon him so suddenly, Simba was forced to mature greatly.

As a ruler and as a father, Simba makes good decisions and is more down-to-earth. However, he still retains some of his childhood innocence in the way he rules. Rather than rule by law and justice, Simba follows his heart and trusts the counsel of his friends, making him a very beloved king.

==Information==
===The Lion King===

====Cub Simba====
{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/ILaughInTheFaceOfDanger.wav|Danger? Ha! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger!|Simba, at the [[Elephant Graveyard]]}}
[[Image:Babysimba.JPG|thumb|left|Simba as an infant being anointed by [[Rafiki]]]]

In the beginning of the first film, Simba is an infant curled up in his mother's paws during the royal ceremony, where all cubs of the king and queen are presented from the summit of Pride Rock. For the ceremony, [[Rafiki]] the baboon cracks open a gourd and  makes a red mark on Simba's forehead. He sprinkles sand on the newborn's head, causing baby Simba to sneeze. After his anointing, Rafiki picks him up and presents Simba to all the animals in the Pridelands who had gathered to see him.

Simba grows into a lively, playful cub. Waking up one morning at dawn, he begs his father to show him the whole kingdom. Simba and his father climb to the top of Pride Rock, where Mufasa explains to his son that everything the light touches is their kingdom, and after his passing, Simba will become the new king. The cub questions the "shadowy place", and Mufasa explains that it is beyond their borders, so he must never go there. His father takes him walking through the [[Pridelands]] and Mufasa tells Simba about the "great Circle of Life"; that is, that every living thing is connected, "From the crawling ant to the leaping antelope" to quote Mufasa. As they are walking, [[Zazu]], Mufasa's major-domo, gives the king the morning report. Simba, bored, tries to practice pouncing. After some instruction from his father, Simba succeeds in pinning down Zazu. As Zazu is on his back, a gopher pops up and tells Zazu and Mufasa there are dangerous [[hyenas]] in the Pridelands. Mufasa leaves to deal with the threat, forbidding Simba to come with him.

[[Image:SmileSimba.png|200 px|left|thumb|Simba as a cub]]

Disappointed, Simba returns to Pride Rock to find his uncle [[Scar]]. He gleefully informs Scar that he's will one day be King of Pride Rock, irritating Scar, who unenthusiastically replies, "Forgive me for not leaping for joy- bad back you know." and his uncle eventually asks him whether his brother showed him what lies beyond the northern border; Simba admits that he didn't, and Scar acts relieved, saying only the bravest of lions go there. Objecting, Simba says he's brave and demands to know what's there. Accidentally on purpose, Scar lets slip that "An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince," aware that Simba's curiosity will lead him there. Simba is excited at the prospect of an adventure, but promises his uncle that he won't visit the dreadful place.

Instead, Simba goes to his best friend [[Nala]] being bathed by her mother, [[Sarafina]], opposite his own mother, Sarabi; Simba tries to get Nala to accompany him somewhere, without giving away the location of their adventure. When asked where they are headed, he lies, "around the waterhole." Sarabi sends Zazu to accompany them, much to their dismay. On the way to the waterhole, Zazu makes a nostalgic comment on how the two are "betrothed, intended, affianced," meaning they are set to be mates and rule the Pridelands, but since they are just children, they find it too weird. The duo ditch Zazu by crushing him with a pile of animals set to Simba singing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King". The cubs tumble into the elephant graveyard, and after a quick exploration, Zazu catches up with the them before Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed show up. Simba tries to be brave in front of the hyenas, but realizing the danger, the cubs make a frantic effort to escape while Zazu alerts Mufasa, appearing to save the two cubs.

Going back to Pride Rock, Mufasa tells Simba he's very disappointed in him; Simba says he was trying to be brave like his father. After playing together under the sky, Mufasa talks to his son about the "Great Kings of the Past" looking down from the stars, and whenever he feels alone, the stars will always be there to guide him—and so will he.

The next day, Scar, who had been plotting to kill his brother and nephew to become king, takes Simba with him to a large gorge, saying his father has a surprise" for him. Simba begs his uncle to tell him what it is, but Scar walks away after teasing him about practicing his "little roar". Unknown to Simba, Scar signaled the hyenas to start a wildebeest stampede to chase the frightened herd down to the gorge below. While the cub practices his roar a little louder than usual, the wildebeest charge down the cliff face in the direction of Simba. Terrified, Simba runs for his life. Meanwhile, Scar runs to Mufasa panting Simba is in the stampede down in the gorge. Immediately, Mufasa runs to save his son, who desperately manages to jump and cling on to a branch while the wildebeest thunder below him. Just as his father arrives, a wildebeest collides with the branch and breaks it; Mufasa fights through the stampede to catch his son, then gets Simba to safety. Pulled back ito the crowd, the alpha lion fights and struggles and throws himself on to the ledge, clinging on for dear life. Seeing this, Simba runs to the top of the cliff. As he reaches the top, all he sees is his dad plummet into the stampede below, not knowing he was just thrown by Scar. He cries out and races down to the bottom of the gorge to find his father's body under the branch he was clinging to. Hoping that his father isn't dead, he tries to revive him. Knowing he's not waking up, he calls for help, but starts to cry and crawls under his father's fore paw.

Scar approaches and convinces him that he is responsible for the death of his father, since he roared and caused the stampede, but Scar really caused it. Asked what his mother would think, Simba doesn't know what to do, so Scar tells to run away and never return. Scampering away, Scar sends Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed once again to kill Simba. Panicked, scared, and now chased by the hyenas, he runs on some rocks up the gorge and comes out at the top of a steep cliff. With a patch of sharp thorns below, Simba has no choice but to jump down the cliff to escape the predators. He tumbles down and forces himself through, but the hyenas don't follow, thinking Simba is as good as dead out in the barren desert anyway.

Tired and dehydrated, Simba wanders into the desert; in the burning heat, he eventually faints. Waiting for him to die, vultures circle overhead, but a meerkat named [[Timon]] and a warthog named [[Pumbaa]] scare away the vultures and save the unconscious cub. They revive him and ask him if he's okay. He shakily replies, then starts to wander off; the two ask what he did, but Simba doesn't want to talk about it. Timon and Pumbaa take the cub into a jungle to teach him to forget the past and live by "Hakuna Matata", meaning "no worries." During the song "[[Hakuna Matata]]," Timon and Pumbaa have Simba eat bugs, explore his new home, and live without worry. The three walk across a log, which represents time elapse of a few years, during which Simba goes from a cub to a teenager to an adult.

====Young Adult Simba====
{{Dialogue2|Mufasa|Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.|Simba|How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.|Mufasa|Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.|[[Mufasa]]'s ghost and Simba}}
Growing up in the jungle, Simba learns to be carefree and forget all about his responsibilities. Although happy in the jungle, he feels homesick when stargazing with his friends, recalling what his father told him all those years ago when they looked up at the stars. He gets more upset when Timon's comments mock the Great Kings of the Past. Simba leaves to flop down on the rock, wishing his father was still alive.

[[Image:Annoyedsimba.jpg|thumb|left|Young Adult Simba annoyed with Rafiki]]

A few days later, Simba hears his two friends calling for help in the jungle and immediately rushes to help, finding himself face-to-face with an angry lioness. The lioness easily flips Simba onto his back, a move he recognizes from his childhood friend Nala. They rejoice, and Nala tells Simba he's the rightful King. Simba rejects his responsibility and refuses to go back, still thinking's he's guilty of killing his father; still, he comforts Nala as she struggles with the reality of him being alive after all those years. Enjoying a peaceful sunset evening together, playing "[[Can You Feel The Love Tonight]]," the two lions realize their past friendship has now blossomed into love. That evening, Nala tries to persuade Simba to go back to the Pridelands, but he refuses, which leads to an argument. Simba marches away from Nala and, in a grassy field, yells to the sky, "You said you would always be there for me! But you're not... it's because of me. It's my fault."

After this, Simba notices a baboon singing in a tree. Trying to get away from him, Simba goes to lie down away from the monkey; the baboon, the same one from Simba's birth ceremony years ago, refuses to leave him alone, so Simba asks who ''he'' is. Simba doesn't know anymore, and after the monkey chants in his ear, he says that Simba is Mufasa's boy. He chases Rafiki and asks if he knew his father, but Rafiki says he knows his father, and explains to Simba that Mufasa lives inside of him, showing him his reflection. Simba's reflection becomes the face of Mufasa; at this, Mufasa's spirit appears in the sky, which Simba recognizes, but Mufasa accuses his son of forgetting him. His father says he has forgotten his father and his own place in the Circle of Life. He reminds Simba that he is his son and the one true King, before telling him to "remember". Simba chases his father's disappearing form in the sky; Rafiki approaches Simba again and, through whacking him on the head with his stick, teaches him the lesson that even though things are in the past, they can still hurt, but you should learn form them. This time, Simba dodges Rakiki's whack and leaves to take back his place as king.

[[File:Simba2.jpg|thumb|200 px|Simba Reclaiming the Pridelands]]

He is shocked at the dry, barren condition the once green and fertile land is in. Simba trudges through the Pridelands, where he is met by Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa, come to help him fight. After a diversion from Timon and Pumbaa, Simba and Nala sneak past the hyenas and look at Pride Rock, where he instructs Nala to rally the lionesses and turns to find Scar. Hidden as his anger mounts by watching Scar strikes his mother, Simba runs out of hiding down to her side. Not recognizing him at first, Sarabi eventually realizes it is her son, who turns on his uncle. Trapped, Scar resorts to accusing Simba of killing Mufasa, and Simba doesn't deny it. With the lionesses watching, Scar corners Simba on the edge of Pride Rock's promontory; Simba slips but manages to cling on. Certain he has won, Scar pieces Simba's paws with his claws (which he had done to Mufasa before throwing him into the stampede) and whispers in his ear that ''he'' killed Mufasa. Filled with anger, Simba jumps up and pins Scar to the ground and forces him to admit this statement to the lionesses. Hyena's close in and the lionesses, now on Simba's side, fight back, but Simba loses Scar in the confusion. He chases him to the summit of Pride Rock, where Scar pleads for mercy and tries to blame the hyenas; the hyenas turn away in disgust and anger. Simba does not kill Scar, but repeats the words his uncle told him all those years ago: "Run. Run away, Scar; and never return." Scar skulks away, but suddenly turns around and throws burning embers into Simba's eyes. The two lions fight bitterly, until Scar knocks Simba to the ground, when finally, Simba uses Nala's trick and flips Scar over his head and down to the rock below. Simba looks down and sees Scar being killed by the hyenas he betrayed. [[File:Simba smiling.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
[[Image:Simbaconcept.JPG|thumb|right|Concept sketch of Simba]]

After the battle, Simba greets his mother, Zazu, Nala, and the rest of the pride before Rafiki tells him that "It is time". Simba then climbs up Pride Rock and roars out over his kingdom while rain falls over the ended battle. Seasons later, the Pridelands have grown back green, and all the animals return to Pride Rock once again to welcome the birth of a new cub. Simba and Nala, along with Timon and Pumbaa, proudly look on as Rafiki holds their cub up for all the kingdom to see.

===The Lion King 1½===
[[Image:Simbacub1.5.JPG|thumb|Cub Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

During Timon and Pumbaa's first try at a new home, they saw Simba's birth ceremony. Although they had no interest in it, they came to witness the event anyways. The two later found a small cave in the Pridelands, which they lived in for a month or two until Simba and Nala singing "[[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]" drove them out. Although not seen, we can hear Simba say "I'm okay" after the animal pyramid falls down. Later, after [[Mufasa]] is murdered and Simba runs away from the Pridelands, he wanders around the desert feeling guilty thinking he killed his father. Simba collapses of fatigue and exhaustion, lying under the sun with buzzards circling overhead.

The cub is found by Timon and Pumbaa, who carry him to shade and water and eventually let him live in the jungle with them. Growing up without worries, Simba soon proves to be a difficult cub to handle and Timon and Pumbaa find it hard to be adoptive parents. Living carefree in the jungle forest, Simba gets into all kinds of mischief that his parents would have never allowed: jumping down from dangerously tall trees, swimming down steep and deadly waterfalls backwards, and spinning Timon around like a play toy. He also keeps Timon up all night having to go to the bathroom, wanting a drink of water, and needing the bathroom again. One night, Simba was awakened by a nightmare, probably involving his father's death.

[[Image:Simbateen1.5.JPG|thumb|left|Teen Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

A few months pass and Simba is now a teenage lion, who seems to beat Timon and Pumbaa at all kinds of alliterative bug eating contests, including the longest bug belch, slug swallowing, cricket crunching, grub gulping, maggot munching, as well as the snail slurping contest shown in the film. He has grown a small mane on his head and looks even more hot-headed than as a cub. Months or maybe a year later, Simba has now grown to a young adult lion who enjoys his life with Timon and Pumbaa in the jungle. Simba had an interesting conversation with Pumbaa about dung beetles before Nala appears and chases Pumbaa, causing Simba to attack her; he later realizes it's his old childhood friend. In "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", we see that Simba takes Nala on a romantic evening in the jungle, unknowingly hurting Timon while the meerkat attempts to split the two lovers up. After the familiar scenes of Simba arguing with Nala about whether or not he should return to the Pridelands to be the [[The Lion King(title)|Lion King]], Simba runs off and sees his father's ghost, although the timing is a lot shorter after the argument, happening almost instantly after he runs off. This could be counted as a mistake, although it was probably sped up for the convenience of the filmmakers, who wanted to move the film on.

There are also some new views of Simba fighting against Scar, including a shot of him chasing Scar up to the top of Pride Rock and a different angle of Simba slipping off the cliff when Scar corners him. Simba's leaping up and forcing the truth out of Scar about Mufasa's death is also seen at a new angle. Once the violence is over, Simba thanks Timon and Pumbaa for their help against the hyenas before he climbs Pride Rock, roaring for all of the Pridelands to know they have won.

[[Image:Simbaadult1.5.JPG|thumb|Young Adult Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

===The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
====Adult Simba====
Seasons later, all the animals, including giraffes, elephants, zebras, gazelles, and other African wildlife in the savannah, return to Pride Rock to welcome the birth of a new cub in the pride, Simba and Nala's daughter, [[Kiara]]. The [[The Lion King(title)|Lion King]] looks on proudly as Rafiki holds his baby cub up for all of his kingdom to see, just as his parents, Mufasa and Sarabi, did when Simba himself was born.

As his daughter grows up, Simba turns out to be an extremely over-protective father. One time when Kiara goes off to play, he warns her to stay away from the [[Outlands]] and to stay on the path he's marked for her. Nala teases Simba about Kiara's likeness to Simba when he was a cub. Simba confesses his feeling to Nala about how much trouble they got themselves into. Nala assures him that Kiara will be fine; but he sends Timon and Pumbaa after her to watch her anyway.

After he realizes that Kiara has sneaked away from her babysitters, he goes out to get her, finding her near the outskirts of the Outlands with a Outsider cub, [[Kovu]] growling at her. He jumps in front of Kiara, protecting her; at the same time, [[Zira]] launches herself in front of her son. Simba snarls at her, and Zira mockingly gives cover-up for punishment for straying into the Pride Lands. Simba growls at her, "Take him and get out—We're finished here." Zira laughs menacingly, and replies, "Oh no, Simba; we have barely begun!" Simba takes Kiara and walks away. Simba reminds Kiara that she has got to be Queen, even though she may not want to be; he reminds her of the "Great Circle of Life'. He tells her that they are part of each other, and sings to her that they are "one".

[[Image:Babyaduly.JPG|thumb|left|Adult Simba as king]]
Years later on (Kiara's first hunt), Kiara pleads with her father to let her hunt on her own. Simba promises, but sends Timon and Pumbaa to watch her anyway. A few hours later, Simba paces nervously on Pride Rock, where Zazu reassures him that Kiara will be fine. Suddenly, Simba notices smoke on the horizon as Zira's plan goes into action. He and Nala races to Kiara, only to find her talking to Kovu. Simba is roaring menacingly at Kovu when Rafiki appears and brings up the fact that Kovu saved his daughter's life. When Simba asks him why, Kovu asks to join his pride. Simba refuses; but Zazu tells him that his father's law demands all debts be paid. In repayment for his daughter's life, Simba lets Kovu join the pride on judgment, but doesn't allow him to sleep with the pride. That night, Simba has a dream similar to the scenario in which his father was killed by his brother, Scar in the wildebeest stampede. In the dream, Simba tries to save his father, who is hanging on a cliff face. As he reaches down, he realizes that he is also on the cliff face, and Scar is looking over him as Scar grabs his paw. Mufasa slips away. Simba looks up to see Kovu instead of Scar; then Kovu lets Simba fall, and he wakes up out of his dream.

The next morning, Simba has a drink at the waterhole. Unknown to him, Kovu is behind him, ready to kill. Luckily, Kiara turns up wanting her hunting lesson, so Kovu is drawn away. That night, Simba looks down on Kiara and Kovu stargazing together, and asks his father for guidance. Nala then walks beside him and tells him to trust Kovu more. That evening, Simba lets Kovu sleep with the other lions in the cave.

The next morning, Simba asks Kovu to walk with him. He explains to Kovu his side of the story about Scar. As they are walking, Zira and the other Outsiders surround them. Simba angrily snarls at Kovu, thinking this was his plan. The Outsider lionesses close in around him and he manages to throw them off. He runs into a gorge and climbs up the dam. Just as he's climbing, [[Nuka]] grabs his ankles, pulling him down. Simba pushes himself up, dislodging a log which tumbles down and crushes Nuka. Simba escapes and weakly makes his way back to Pride Rock, where he manages to whisper to [[Kiara]] what happened, before fainting. He is then carried back to Pride Rock by [[Pumbaa]], where he wakes up.

When [[Kovu]] returns, asking for forgiveness, Simba does not believe Kovu had nothing to do with the attack. He exiles Kovu, to which Kiara pleads with him to reconsider. When he refuses, she angrily yells at him, "You will never be Mufasa!"

That night, the rain falls down, and Simba asks [[Timon]] and Pumbaa where Kiara is. Just as he finds out she is missing, [[Zazu]] informs him the Outsiders are on the attack. He commands Zazu to find Kiara and assembles the lionesses, ready for battle. When they approach the Outsiders, Simba gives[[ Zira]] a chance to go home. Zira tells Simba that she is already home, and commands her troops to attack. After a bitter battle, Zira jumps down off her rock, ready to attack Simba herself. Just as they are about to go into combat, Kiara jumps in front of her father. She reminds him that they are "one", and there is no point fighting. Simba understands, and as his father shines down from the clouds, he nuzzles his daughter. Zira orders her daughter [[Vitani]] to attack Simba; She refuses to do so, and crosses onto his side. Zira, realising she's losing, attempts one more time to attack Simba; as she jumps for him, Kiara jumps in her way. Shocked, Simba jumps down after them, just as Zira slips away into the water below. Simba reaches his daughter and helps her back up the cliff, where a worried Nala is waiting. When Kiara is reunited with Kovu, Simba studies him and admits he was wrong, and accepts Kovu and all the Outsiders into his pride.

At the end, Simba, Nala, Kiara, and Kovu all walk to the top of Pride Rock and roar over their kingdom. As they do so, the sky opens up, and Simba hears [[Mufasa]] say to him, "Well done, my son. We are one." Although a very minor role in this movie, it gives the viewers an insight into what Simba's life was like while he was with Timon and Pumbaa in the jungle. Simba banished the dark lions, who became known as Outsiders, to a deserted place referred to as the Outlands for supporting Scar. The hyenas ran off, probably due to lack of support.

Due to his paranoia of losing Kiara, Simba became uptight and overprotective. One day in her early childhood, Kiara had gone off to the Outlands, and Simba had to go rescue her, where he met Scar's mate Zira, who taunted Simba with the implication of the death of another cub. Simba merely took his daughter and left, and did not meet up with Zira again until some years later.

When Kiara finally became a young adult, Simba reluctantly allowed her to go on a hunt alone. Up until then, he would always send out Timon and Pumbaa to watch her, which he did again while Kiara was hunting.

After Kovu's siblings Nuka and Vitani had set the grassland on fire and Kovu began his staged rescue, Simba noticed that Kiara was in danger and went off to get her, meeting Kovu, who at the time had been trained to assassinate him. Simba, reserving judgement of Kovu, allowed him to follow him home.
After finally gaining enough trust for Kovu to take a personal walk with him, Simba was ambushed by the Outsiders. Assuming Kovu had set it up, Simba regained his hatred towards Outsiders, and banished Kovu.
The death of Nuka, who had been crushed by a log Simba hack kicked on him, stirred up enough hatred from the Outsiders for a war to break out. Kiara had run away, and the Outsiders were now in the vicinity of Pride Rock, and coming for him. Durning the climax of the war, Kovu and Kiara returned, and convinced Simba to let go of his distrust and hated towards [[The Outsiders]]. Zira, however, didn't fare too well. The Outsiders joined forces with Simba's pridelanders, and Simba allowed Kovu to become his heir.

===The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar===
Taking place in the middle of the second film, Simba is first seen at the start of the film on Pride Rock lecturing Kiara about being future Queen, before being interrupted by his son Kion, who is playing Baobab Ball with his friend [[Bunga]]. Simba points out to Kion that he needs to talk to Kiara, who is going to track gazelles with her friends. Simba ends up having to separate his children when they start squabbling, before sending Kion and Bunga to play their game elsewhere.

Later that day, Simba, Nala and Rafiki hear Kion roar very loudly, causing Rafiki to declare that Kion is ready to lead The Lion Guard (as the roar he made was The Roar of the Elders, a power possessed by The Lion Guard's leader and fiercest member, which is traditionally the second-born child of The Lion King). Simba is at first reluctant for this to happen as he believes that due to being a cub, Kion isn't ready for that responsibility, however Nala agrees with Rafiki and encourages Simba to listen to him, before leaving the two be. Just then, Kion and Bunga return to Pride Rock where a curious Kion asks Simba what he and Rafiki are talking about. Simba tells Kion that they need to talk, to which Kion thinks at first is about love, saying that they already that talk, but Simba assures him that it's not that. Rafiki tells Kion that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders before he and Simba take him and Bunga to a secret part of Pride Rock and reveal that Kion is to lead The Lion Guard. Simba then tells Kion that Scar once led The Lion Guard until the power got to his head. Simba then sends Kion out to find the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight for The Lion Guard.

Later, Simba is told by Kiara that Kion has put Bunga (who is the bravest) in The Lion Guard and proves this when Zazu leads them to Kion, who has chosen Fuli (as the fastest), Beshte (as the strongest) and Ono (as the keenest of sight). Simba thanks Kiara for informing him of this before sending her and her friend [[Tiifu]] to track gazelles while he has a word with Kion. Upon seeing whom Kion has picked, Simba tells his son that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role as leader as a game and says that he should treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with hers.

Whilst tracking gazelles, Kiara notices [[Janja]] and his hyena clan among the herd and sends Tiifu to get Simba. When Simba along with Nala arrive with Tiifu, they watch in horror as Kiara gets caught in a stampede caused by the hyenas. Luckily, Kion and The Lion Guard arrive and get the gazelles away from Kiara and chase away the hyenas. Simba then realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and expresses pride in his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

===The Lion Guard===
===="The Rise of Makuu"====
When Kion expresses worry about the upcoming mashindano between crocodiles Makuu and Pua, Kiara asks Simba why he can't interfere to which Simba tells his daughter that though he is King, he must recognise and respect other animals' traditions.

Later, Simba along with his family, The Lion Guard and several other animals, watch the mashindano. After Makuu triumphs, Simba steps forward and congratulates him before thanking Pua for his services as leader of the crocodiles.

It is later mentioned by Kiara that Simba and Nala are out hunting when baboons invade Pride Rock.

===="Can't Wait to Be Queen"====
Simba comes across Kion and Kiara arguing over a tree and reveals to them that Kiara will be temporary queen for a few days. He goes on to explain that he, Nala and Zazu are going to attend the funeral of an elephant named Amanifu (who was the first animal to bring his herd back to The Pride Lands after Scar's defeat) and tells Kiara that he was at first afraid of his royal duties and assures his daughter that he has faith in her and The Lion Guard.

The next morning, Simba, Nala and Zazu leave Pride Rock and begin their journey to Kilio Valley, where the funeral is taking place. Simba expresses worry about leaving Kiara as temporary queen, but Nala thinks that he more concerned about the tribute than their daughter as he has to say a line in elephantese. Later, Simba starts to doubt his role as King and is tired of his duties, but Zazu reminds him of the better things about being King to which Simba thanks him. Simba struggles to learn elephantese despite Zazu's many attempts to teach him. In a rage, Simba ends up knocking Zazu into a puddle, but is comforted by Nala.

The trio eventually reach Kilio Valley and look on as elephants put leaves on Amanifu's body. Simba and Nala nuzzle each other sadly before joining the elephants. At the funeral, Simba starts to speak in elephantese but accidentally says "he had poop on him" rather than "he had good on him", which worries Nala and Zazu, but luckily the elephants laugh.

Upon returning to Pride Rock, Kiara asks how the tribute went. Simba is hesitant to answer, but Nala says that it went well in the end.

==Memorable Quotes==
[[Timon]]: What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?
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[[Timon]]: Please don't eat me.
[[Pumbaa]]: Drop 'em!
[[Banzai]]: Hey! Who's the pig?
[[Pumbaa]]: Are you talking to me?
[[Timon]]: Uh-oh the called him a pig.
[[Pumbaa]]: Are you talking to *me*?
[[Timon]]: Ya shouldn't have done that.
[[Pumbaa]]: ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!
[[Timon]]: Now they're in for it.
[[Pumbaa]]: THEY CALL ME MR.PIG! AHHHHH!
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[[Zazu]]: [caged while the battle rages around him] Let me out! Let me out!
[[Timon]]: [fleeing the hyenas] Lemme in! Lemme in!
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[singing]
[[Timon]]: ♪♫And if he falls in love tonight it can be assumed...♪♫
[[Pumbaa]]: ♪♫His carefree days with us are history.♪♫
[[Timon]], [[Pumbaa]]: ♪♫In short, our pal is doomed!♪♫
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[[Simba]]: You knew my father?
[[Rafiki]]: Correction: I *know* your father.
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==Other Roles==

===The Lion King Musical===
[[Image:TLKoB-YoungSimba.JPG|thumb|left|Scott Irby-Ranniar as Young Simba in "The Lion King on Broadway"]]
[[Image:Simbabroadway.jpg|thumb|right|Jason Raize as Adult Simba in "The Lion King on Broadway"]]

Following the success of ''The Lion King'', Julie Taymor created the musical ''The Lion King''. In this production, we have an insight into events that were not explored in the original film, as the main character, Simba, young and old, is in nearly all the musical numbers. But in the Broadway production, we see a slightly extended role, which includes scenes like Timon being trapped above a lake full of crocodiles, which was Simba's fault; and the song "Endless Night". Jason Raize plays Adult Simba, and Scott Irby-Ranniar plays Young Simba in the original Broadway cast of ''The Lion King''.

===Early Production===
In early sketches, Simba still has the same liveliness and playfulness as the Simba we see in the film, although the style changes when it came to Simba's final design. The early sketches show Simba's character and characteristics such are his earmarks. These sketches also have an original "Disney style" about them, which is softened down in the final designs of all the lions in ''The Lion King''. Interestingly enough, in the sketch on the right, Simba has cheeks similar to those of the Outsiders in ''Simba's Pride''.

An original storyline for Simba that was dropped was Teen Simba saving Nala's little brother Mheetu from a stampede in the gorge.

===Kingdom Hearts II===
In Kingdom Hearts II, when the main protagonists (Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy) explore the jungle in the Pride Lands world, Simba almost attacks them, not recognizing them as they were turned into animals due to Sora's enchanted clothes. Initially, Simba refuses to go back to the Pride Lands, stating he was "not who he used to be." His father, Mufasa, comes to him and tells him to go back; afterwards, he accompanies Sora, Donald, and Goofy to Pride Rock for a climactic battle with both the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed and Scar, who had been turned into a Heartless because of his anger and jealousy.

[[Image:Simba Char.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art for Simba from ''Kingdom Hearts II'']]
Sora left after the successful coronation of Simba. When Sora returned, Simba had been driven into doubt by rumors of Scar's ghost. He later gained confidence and stood up to Scar's ghost, which was a manifestation of Simba's uncertainty and fear.

Simba has a move with Sora that causes huge rocks to appear and strike opponents, after which he slashes foes - ending, finally, with his summon attack from the first game, Proud Roar.

Cam Clarke voices Simba in the above two appearances, with an archival recording of Jonathan Taylor Thomas used for Young Simba in a flashback sequence in Kingdom Hearts II.

==All Voice Actors==
*'''[[The Lion King|The Lion King (film)]] - (1994) - (film)''' - Jonathan Taylor Thomas - (cub), Matthew Broderick - (adult), Jason Weaver - (cub singing voice), Joseph Williams - (adult singing voice), Evan Saucedo - ("The Morning Report")
*'''[[The Timon and Pumbaa Show|The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa]] - (1995) - (TV series)''' - Cam Clarke (adult voice)
*'''[[The Lion King (musical)]] - (1997) - (musical)''' - Scott Irby-Ranniar (cub) (original actor), Jason Raize (adult) (original actor)
*'''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]] - (1998) - (film)''' - Matthew Broderick (adult), Cam Clarke (adult singing voice)
*'''[[The Lion King 1½]] - (2004) - (film)''' - Matt Weinberg (cub), Matthew Broderick (teenager and adult)
*'''[[Kingdom Hearts II]] - (2005) - (video game)''' - Jonathan Taylor Thomas (cub), Cam Clarke (adult voice, English)
*'''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] - (2015) - (film)''' - Rob Lowe ( adult talking and singing)
*'''[[The Lion Guard]] - (2016-) - (TV series) - Rob Lowe (adult talking and singing)

==Songs==

* [[The Morning Report]]
* [[I Just Can't Wait to be King]]
* [[Hakuna Matata]]
* [[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]
* [[We Are One]]

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Ni

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Ni.png
| Img_capt = Ni
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = I am
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations =
| Appearances = [[Nala's Dare]]
| Voice_Actors =
}}

'''Ni''' is a mysterious rogue who wanders into the [[Pridelands]].

==Physical Attributes==
Ni is very young, but is just old enough to live out on his own. Because of his young age, he is smaller than average and his mane isn't fully grown yet.

==Info==
When Ni was old enough to survive on his own, he left his pride. He wanders into the [[Pride Lands]] and saves [[Nala]] from a hyena. He is rather concerned with not being flaky, and [[Kula]] and Nala think that if he groomed his fur, he’d look cute. He is welcome to stay with the pride, but he insists that he wants his own pride, and leaves never to be seen again.

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Pride Lands

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{{Infobox Place
| Img = Simba and Mufasa walk through the Pride Lands.jpg
| Img_capt = [[Simba]] and [[Mufasa]] walk through the Pride Lands.
| Home_to = [[Pridelanders]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
}}

The '''Pride Lands''' is the main setting for all three Lion King movies and for spin-off television shows, books, comics, etc. In the Pride Lands, a lion rules as king (called the [[The Lion King (title)|Lion King]]). The Lion King keeps the peace between the animals. When a Lion King dies, his eldest child usually takes his place.

== Residents and Visitors ==

The Pride Lands are inhabited by the [[Pridelanders]] for the entirety of The Lion King movies, books, comics and other media. In [[The Lion King]], the Pridelanders considered leaving because of a shortage of food under [[Scar]]'s rule, but when [[Simba]] returned as king, things returned to normal.

== Related Places ==

* [[Pride Rock]] is a mountain-like rock in the Pride Lands.
* The [[Elephant Graveyard]] lies beyond the northern border of the Pride Lands.
* The [[Outlands]] border the Pride Lands.
* The [[Zuberi River]] cuts through the Pride Lands.
* [[Zulu Falls]] is in the Pride Lands.

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Outlands

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{{Infobox Location
| Img = The Outlands.jpg
| Img_capt = The Outlands
| Home_to = [[Outsiders|The Outsiders]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]] [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] [[The Lion Guard]]
}}

{{Quote|Whoa, cool! The Outlands....I wonder what's out there.|[[Kiara]]}}

The '''Outlands''' are an area near the [[Pride Lands]] with a desert-like terrain, small cliffs, trees, lots of termite mounds, few plants, and seemingly no fauna.

It features in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' and it's midquel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

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== Residents and Visitors ==

The [[Outsiders]] lived in an extremely large [[Termite Mound]] in the Outlands during [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], but left and rejoined the [[Pridelanders]] at the end of the film.

It is also home to two hyena clans; Jasiri's clan (who respect The Circle of Life) and Janja's clan (who disrespect The Circle of Life), a family of Jackals led by Reirei and a trio of Crocodiles led by Kiburi.

[[Kiara]], a princess of the Pride Lands, visited the Outlands as a cub while she was exploring outside of [[Simba]]'s established path. This visit resulted in her first encounter with an Outsider: Kovu. After realizing Kiara was missing, Simba and a small number of Pridelanders went into the Outlands to bring her back.

== Known Residents ==
* [[Kovu]] (formerly)
* [[Nuka]] (until his death)
* [[Zira]] (until her death)
* [[Vitani]] (formerly)
* [[Janja]]
* Cheezi and Chungu
* Nne and Tano
* Janja's clan
* Reirei
* Goigoi
* Dogo
* Reirei's pack
* Jasiri
* Jasiri's clan

== Related Places ==

* The [[Pride Lands]] border the Outlands

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Fuli

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{{Infobox Character
|Img = Imagetlgfuli.jpeg
|Img_size = 200px
|Species = Cheetah
|Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
|Voice_Actors = Diamond White
}}

'''Fuli''' is a cheetah who is the fastest member of The Lion Guard and one of the main characters in the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar''==
Fuli is first seen at the start of the film running through the [[Pride Lands]], where she becomes annoyed when [[Bunga]] is on her back (during his game of Baobab Ball with [[Kion]]). To get him off, Fuli suddenly stops running, sending Bunga flying.

She is next seen when Kion chooses her along with Bunga, [[Ono]] and [[Beshte]] to be a member of the Lion Guard. Soon after, Kion's father [[Simba]] arrives and is disappointed by Kion's choices as they aren't all lions like previous Lion Guards, causing him to accuse his son of treating his new role like a game and not taking it seriously. Fuli then watches on sadly as a dejected Kion goes to have alone time.

Later, Fuli joins Kion and the rest of the Lion Guard in fighting [[Janja]]'s clan, who have attacked a gazelle herd and caused a stampede. The Lion Guard then notice that Kion's older sister [[Kiara]] is trapped in the stampede. Fuli along with Bunga volunteer to rescue her. The two are able to get Kiara to safety.

Afterwards, Fuli and Bunga rejoin the others and inform Kion of their success in saving Kiara. Fuli then watches as Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to blast Janja and his clan back to the [[Outlands]].

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Scar

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and the second season of it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with [[Rafiki]], but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

Scar is mentioned in the 2016 Disney Junior series which focuses on his great-nephew Kion.

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up). In the film, it is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Kings of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Kings removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good not evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Fuli

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Beshte

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| Img = ImageBeshte.png
| Img_Caption = Beshte
| Meaning = Friend
| Species = Hippopotamus
| Close_Relations = Basi (father)
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Dusan Brown
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'''Beshte''' is a hippopotamus who is the son of Basi, the strongest member of The Lion Guard and one of the main characters of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Beshte is first seen near the start of the film as [[Kion]] and [[Bunga]] hop across him and his family as they play Baobab
Ball. He along with [[Fuli]] and [[Ono]] are chosen by Kion to join him and Bunga to join the Lion Guard (a team who protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life).

Soon after, Kion's father King [[Simba]] arrives and sees whom Kion has chosen to join the Lion Guard and isn't pleased as unlike the previous Lion Guards, they are not all lions and accuses Kion of not taking his new role seriously. After Simba leaves, Kion goes to have alone time. Bunga calls after Kion, but Beshte tells him that Kion needs time alone.

Shortly after, [[Janja]] and his hyena clan attack a gazelle herd, causing a stampede and trapping Kion's older sister [[Kiara]]. After Kion returns, Beshte joins him in fighting the hyenas, before Bunga and Fuli save Kiara and get her safely to Simba and [[Nala]]. Beshte then watches Kion use the Roar of the Elders to blast Janja and his clan back to the Outlands.

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Kion

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| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], Great-Nephew of [[Scar]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
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'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the great-nephew of [[Scar]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
[[File:Imagetlgkionfullpic.png|thumb|left]]

As a infant, Kion had reddish-brown eyes, pale yellow fur with brown spots on his legs and a small tuft of red hair on his head.

As a young cub, Kion remains the same except that he now has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur) and his hair tuft has grown more. After becoming leader of The Lion Guard, Kion gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder, which resembles a lion's head.

==Background==
[[File:Imagetlgkionbaby.png|thumb|left|Kion as an infant]]
Not much is known about Kion's early life apart from the fact that he was born as the second child of Simba and Nala. It is unknown if he was born shortly after his sister Kiara or if he was born a few months later.

He was also unaware of his sister's encounter with [[Kovu]] and [[Zira]], perhaps meaning that he wasn't born at the time, was really young or was doing his own thing.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

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Kion

2017-08-07T19:47:33Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], Great-Nephew of [[Scar]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
}}
'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the great-nephew of [[Scar]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
[[File:Imagetlgkionfullpic.png|thumb|left]]

As a infant, Kion had reddish-brown eyes, pale yellow fur with brown spots on his legs and a small tuft of red hair on his head.

As a young cub, Kion remains the same except that he now has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur) and his hair tuft has grown more. After becoming leader of The Lion Guard, Kion gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder, which resembles a lion's head.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

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Bunga

2017-08-07T19:45:52Z

Cmcalpine: /* Background */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = ImageBunga.png
| Img_caption = Bunga
| Meaning = Fool
| Species = Honey Badger
| Close_Relations = [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] (Adoptive Uncles) [[Simba]] (adoptive brother) [[Nala]] (adoptive sister-in-law) [[Kiara]] (adoptive niece) [[Kion]] (adoptive nephew)
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Joshua Rush
}}

'''Bunga''' is the adoptive nephew of [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], the adoptive brother of [[Simba]], the best friend and adoptive uncle of [[Kion]], the bravest member of The Lion Guard and one of the main characters in the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Bunga has blue-grey fur with white hair from the top of his head down to his tail. He also has black eyes, a red nose and bucked teeth. After becoming a member of the Lion Guard, Bunga gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder.

==Background==
[[File:Imagetlgbungababy.png|thumb|left|Bunga as an infant]]
According to the episode "The Search for Utamu", Bunga was born to an unknown male and female honey badger some point before the events of the series. Some short time after his birth, Bunga's parents either died, abandoned him or got separated from him as he has no memory of them.

After spending sometime on his own, Bunga met Timon and Pumbaa and took a liking to them. Pumbaa wished to adopt the young honey badger, but Timon did not wish to raise another animal having already raised Simba, however he did eventually warm up to him.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Bunga is first seen playing Baobab Ball with Kion on Pride Rock. After unintentionally disrupting Simba teaching [[Kiara]] how to be Queen, the two leave to continue their game elsewhere. During their game (where they encounter a crocodile named [[Makuu]] and a cobra named [[Ushari]]), the baobab fruit ends up in the Outlands. Kion refuses to go into the Outlands as Simba had forbidden him to, but Bunga goes in to fetch it. However, he is spotted by a hyena named [[Janja]], who sends his henchmen Cheezi and Chungu to bring Bunga to him as food. Bunga is captured by the two hyenas, but is saved by Kion, who lets out a loud roar where lions in the sky appear roaring with him, much to the shock of the hyenas, giving Bunga time to escape to safety.

Bunga returns to Pride Rock with Kion and comes upon Simba and [[Rafiki]] (who heard Kion's roar). Rafiki reveals that Kion used the Roar of the Elders, before he and Simba take Bunga and Kion to an area of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard where they talk of the previous Lion Guard, which was led by Kion's great-uncle [[Scar]], who lost his Roar of the Elders after he used it to kill his fellow Lion Guard members after they refused to help him overthrow his older brother [[Mufasa]] as King. Simba tells Kion that he is now the leader and fiercest member of the new Lion Guard and sends him out to get members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight. As he goes around the Pride Lands, Kion invites Bunga to become the bravest member as he is the bravest animal he knows, to which an excited Bunga agrees. Soon after, the two hear a distress call from Kiara's friend [[Zuri]] (whose claws are stuck in a log) and go to help. After Zuri is freed, Bunga reveals to her, Kiara, [[Tiifu]] along with Timon and Pumbaa about Simba making Kion the leader of the Lion Guard and he is the first member. At first Timon and Pumbaa don't wish for Bunga to join as they consider it work, but via singing "Zuka Zama", Bunga is able to convince otherwise.

Afterwards, Bunga goes with Kion to find three more members for the Lion Guard. They pick a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. However soon after, Simba arrives and is disappointed with Kion's choices as the Lion Guard has always been made of lions and berates his son for treating his new role as a game. After Simba leaves, Kion goes to have alone time as Bunga watches on sadly. Shortly after, Janja and his clan attack a gazelle herd and cause a stampede. Bunga warns Kion, who gives him along with Fuli, Beshte and Ono a Mark of the Guard on their shoulders before the group set out to deal with the hyenas. Upon noticing that Kiara is trapped in the stampede, Kion sends Bunga and Fuli out to help her. Bunga is able to get the gazelles away from Kiara by letting out a fart. Kiara thanks Bunga for saving her.

Bunga and Fuli rejoin the others and watch Kion use the Roar of the Elders to blast Janja and his clan back to the Outlands.

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File:Imagetlgbungababy.png

2017-08-07T19:44:03Z

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Bunga

2017-08-07T17:59:58Z

Cmcalpine: /* The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = ImageBunga.png
| Img_caption = Bunga
| Meaning = Fool
| Species = Honey Badger
| Close_Relations = [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] (Adoptive Uncles) [[Simba]] (adoptive brother) [[Nala]] (adoptive sister-in-law) [[Kiara]] (adoptive niece) [[Kion]] (adoptive nephew)
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Joshua Rush
}}

'''Bunga''' is the adoptive nephew of [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], the adoptive brother of [[Simba]], the best friend and adoptive uncle of [[Kion]], the bravest member of The Lion Guard and one of the main characters in the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Bunga has blue-grey fur with white hair from the top of his head down to his tail. He also has black eyes, a red nose and bucked teeth. After becoming a member of the Lion Guard, Bunga gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder.

==Background==
According to the episode "The Search for Utamu", Bunga was born to an unknown male and female honey badger some point before the events of the series. Some short time after his birth, Bunga's parents either died, abandoned him or got separated from him as he has no memory of them.

After spending sometime on his own, Bunga met Timon and Pumbaa and took a liking to them. Pumbaa wished to adopt the young honey badger, but Timon did not wish to raise another animal having already raised Simba, however he did eventually warm up to him.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Bunga is first seen playing Baobab Ball with Kion on Pride Rock. After unintentionally disrupting Simba teaching [[Kiara]] how to be Queen, the two leave to continue their game elsewhere. During their game (where they encounter a crocodile named [[Makuu]] and a cobra named [[Ushari]]), the baobab fruit ends up in the Outlands. Kion refuses to go into the Outlands as Simba had forbidden him to, but Bunga goes in to fetch it. However, he is spotted by a hyena named [[Janja]], who sends his henchmen Cheezi and Chungu to bring Bunga to him as food. Bunga is captured by the two hyenas, but is saved by Kion, who lets out a loud roar where lions in the sky appear roaring with him, much to the shock of the hyenas, giving Bunga time to escape to safety.

Bunga returns to Pride Rock with Kion and comes upon Simba and [[Rafiki]] (who heard Kion's roar). Rafiki reveals that Kion used the Roar of the Elders, before he and Simba take Bunga and Kion to an area of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard where they talk of the previous Lion Guard, which was led by Kion's great-uncle [[Scar]], who lost his Roar of the Elders after he used it to kill his fellow Lion Guard members after they refused to help him overthrow his older brother [[Mufasa]] as King. Simba tells Kion that he is now the leader and fiercest member of the new Lion Guard and sends him out to get members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight. As he goes around the Pride Lands, Kion invites Bunga to become the bravest member as he is the bravest animal he knows, to which an excited Bunga agrees. Soon after, the two hear a distress call from Kiara's friend [[Zuri]] (whose claws are stuck in a log) and go to help. After Zuri is freed, Bunga reveals to her, Kiara, [[Tiifu]] along with Timon and Pumbaa about Simba making Kion the leader of the Lion Guard and he is the first member. At first Timon and Pumbaa don't wish for Bunga to join as they consider it work, but via singing "Zuka Zama", Bunga is able to convince otherwise.

Afterwards, Bunga goes with Kion to find three more members for the Lion Guard. They pick a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. However soon after, Simba arrives and is disappointed with Kion's choices as the Lion Guard has always been made of lions and berates his son for treating his new role as a game. After Simba leaves, Kion goes to have alone time as Bunga watches on sadly. Shortly after, Janja and his clan attack a gazelle herd and cause a stampede. Bunga warns Kion, who gives him along with Fuli, Beshte and Ono a Mark of the Guard on their shoulders before the group set out to deal with the hyenas. Upon noticing that Kiara is trapped in the stampede, Kion sends Bunga and Fuli out to help her. Bunga is able to get the gazelles away from Kiara by letting out a fart. Kiara thanks Bunga for saving her.

Bunga and Fuli rejoin the others and watch Kion use the Roar of the Elders to blast Janja and his clan back to the Outlands.

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Bunga

2017-08-07T17:58:42Z

Cmcalpine:

{{Infobox Character
| Img = ImageBunga.png
| Img_caption = Bunga
| Meaning = Fool
| Species = Honey Badger
| Close_Relations = [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] (Adoptive Uncles) [[Simba]] (adoptive brother) [[Nala]] (adoptive sister-in-law) [[Kiara]] (adoptive niece) [[Kion]] (adoptive nephew)
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Joshua Rush
}}

'''Bunga''' is the adoptive nephew of [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]], the adoptive brother of [[Simba]], the best friend and adoptive uncle of [[Kion]], the bravest member of The Lion Guard and one of the main characters in the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Bunga has blue-grey fur with white hair from the top of his head down to his tail. He also has black eyes, a red nose and bucked teeth. After becoming a member of the Lion Guard, Bunga gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder.

==Background==
According to the episode "The Search for Utamu", Bunga was born to an unknown male and female honey badger some point before the events of the series. Some short time after his birth, Bunga's parents either died, abandoned him or got separated from him as he has no memory of them.

After spending sometime on his own, Bunga met Timon and Pumbaa and took a liking to them. Pumbaa wished to adopt the young honey badger, but Timon did not wish to raise another animal having already raised Simba, however he did eventually warm up to him.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Bunga is first seen playing Baobab Ball with Kion on Pride Rock. After unintentionally disrupting Simba teaching [[Kiara]] how to be Queen, the two leave to continue their game elsewhere. During their game (where they encounter a crocodile named [[Makuu]] and a cobra named [[Ushari]]), the baobab fruit ends up in the Outlands. Kion refuses to go into the Outlands as Simba had forbidden him to, but Bunga goes in to fetch it. However, he is spotted by a hyena named [[Janja]], who sends his henchmen Cheezi and Chungu to bring Bunga to him as food. Bunga is captured by the two hyenas, but is saved by Kion, who lets out a loud roar where lions in the sky appear roaring with him, much to the shock of the hyenas, giving Bunga time to escape to safety.

Bunga returns to Pride Rock with Kion and comes upon Simba and [[Rafiki]] (who heard Kion's roar). Rafiki reveals that Kion used the Roar of the Elders, before he and Simba take Bunga and Kion to an area of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard where they talk of the previous Lion Guard, which was led by Kion's great-uncle [[Scar]], who lost his Roar of the Elders after he used it to kill his fellow Lion Guard members after they refused to help him overthrow his older brother [[Mufasa]] as King. Simba tells Kion that he is now the leader and fiercest member of the new Lion Guard and sends him out to get members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight. As he goes around the Pride Lands, Kion invites Bunga to become the bravest member as he is the bravest animal he knows, to which an excited Bunga agrees. Soon after, the two hear a distress call from Kiara's friend [[Zuri]] (whose claws are stuck in a log) and go to help. After Zuri is freed, Bunga reveals to her, Kiara, [[Tiifu]] along with Timon and Pumbaa about Simba making Kion the leader of the Lion Guard and he is the first member. At first Timon and Pumbaa don't wish for Bunga to join as they consider it work, but via singing "Zuka Zama", Bunga is able to convince otherwise.

Afterwards, Bunga goes with Kion to find three more members for the Lion Guard. They pick a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. However soon after, Simba arrives and is disappointed with Kion's choices as the Lion Guard has always been made of lions and berates his son for treating his new role as a game. After Simba leaves, Kion goes to have alone time as Bunga watches on sadly. Shortly after, Janja and his clan attack a gazelle herd and cause a stampede. Bunga warns Kion, who gives him along with Fuli, Beshte and Ono a Mark of the Guard on their shoulders before the group set out to deal with the hyenas. Upon noticing that Kiara is trapped in the stampede, Kion sends Bunga and Fuli out to help her. Bunga is able to get the gazelles away from Kiara by letting out a fart. Kiara thanks Bunga for saving her.

Bunga and Fuli rejoin the others and watch Kion use the Roar of the Elders to blast Janja and his clan back to the Outlands.

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Pridelanders

2017-08-07T15:30:19Z

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{{Infobox Group
| Img = Pridelanders resting on a rock.jpg
| Img_capt = The Pridelanders sleeping in the den of [[Pride Rock]].
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Home = [[Pride Lands|The Pride Lands]]
| Leader = [[Simba]]
| Notable_members = [[Mohatu]], [[Ahadi]], [[Uru]], [[Mufasa]], [[Scar]], [[Sarabi]], [[Simba]], [[Nala]], [[Kopa]], [[Kiara]], [[Kion]]}}

The '''Pridelanders''' are a pride of lions that inhabit the [[Pride Lands]]. Their leader, the Lion King, rules the kingdom of the Pride Lands from [[Pride Rock]]. The Pridelanders are the pride of focus in all three movies as well as many spin-off books and comics. Their current leader, or Lion King, is [[Simba]], although there have been [[The Lion King (title)#List of Known Lion Kings|many Lion Kings before him]].

== Types of Pridelanders ==
Throughout the Lion King film series, the lionesses appear to look the same, but some resemble the more prominent lionesses in the pride.

=== ''Sarabi-esque'' Lionesses ===
The Pridelander Pride is comprised of many different types of Pridelanders. [[File:Sarabi-esque Lionesses.png|thumb|Sarabi-esque Lionesses]]
One of these types mimics Sarabi closely in appearance. In the original film, they aren't seen during the first act, when Simba and Nala are still cubs, however they completely dominate the Sarafina-esque lionesses towards the end of the film. They also make a brief appearance in the second film, when Kiara and Simba had a discussion right after [[Kovu]]'s exile. These lionesses vary more in colouration, some darker than Sarabi and some lighter, and some seem to be a combination of the Sarafina-esque lionesses, as they occasionally appear with uncoloured toes.

=== ''Sarafina-esque'' Lionesses ===
These types of Pridelander are lighter, sleeker and leaner than the heavier ones encountered towards the end of the movie. [[File:Sarafina-esque Lionesses.png|thumb|Sarafina-esque Lionesses]]
They resemble Nala or Nala's mother, Sarafina, with little to no differences. Among, the books, comics, and the movies, as well, these kind of lionesses are seen. Towards the end of the first movie however, they seem to have disappeared, and been replaced with the heavier Sarabi-esque lionesses. In Simba's Pride, they mainly drawn to resemble Kiara during the war, and take on Nala's characteristics again, though some Kiara-esque lionesses are still present.

=== ''Kiara-esque'' Lionesses ===
The lionesses of Simba's pride are mainly absent during the movie, but when they do appear they usually resemble the young adult Kiara. [[File:Kiara-esque Lionesses.png|thumb|Kiara-esque Lionesses]]
The Kiara-esque lionesses are first seen before "[[Not One of Us]]" blocking Kiara from Kovu as the princess tries to get to the Outsider and somehow prevent him from being exiled. They are later seen shocked and saddened when Kiara runs past them into Pride Rock after she tells Simba that he will never be Mufasa. During the war, they appear again at the very end, when Kiara and Kovu stand up against their respective parents.

== Common Physical Traits ==

*'''Red''' or '''Orange''' eye colour are common amongst the Pridelanders, with orange eyes being seen more so than red. Most lionesses have them, Sarabi and Simba boasting orange, while Mufasa's are deep red.

*'''Stocky Builds''' are the main things that separate the lionesses from the Outlanders. The Pridelanders are usually heavily built.

*'''Coloured Paws''' and '''Uncoloured Paws''' are equally common amongst the Pridelanders.

*Various shades of '''Dark''' fur is also common amongst the Pridelanders, as is '''light''' fur.

== Lesser Physical Traits ==
*'''Freckles''' are a very rare trait amongst the Pridelanders. Only one Pridelander lioness out of all the movies has had freckles.

*'''Ear Rims''' are a lesser trait of the Pridelanders. Only Sarabi and two other lionesses have been seen possessing them.

*'''Permanently Extended Claws''' have only been shown to be possessed by Scar, thus are not a common trait.

*'''Colored Paw Pads''' are a rare trait, just like the freckles. Only Scar's paw pads are completely coloured. Everyone else in the pride have only their toes coloured.

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Tiifu

2017-08-07T15:26:19Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = ImageTiifu.png
| Img_capt = Tiifu
| Meaning = Obedient
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Close_Relations = Friend of [[Kiara]] and [[Zuri]]
| Voice_Actors = Sarah Hyland
}}

'''Tiifu''' is a lion cub who is a member of the [[Pridelanders]], a friend of [[Kiara]] and [[Zuri]] and a supporting character in ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's upcoming follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Tiifu has cream coloured fur, greenish/brown eyes, white ear rims, freckles and a hair tuft.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Tiifu first appears when she and Kiara see their friend Zuri getting her claws stuck in a log (as she had been sharpening them to keep them shiny), but luckily, [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]] arrive and free Zuri. Tiifu then hears from [[Bunga]] that Kiara's younger brother [[Kion]] has been made leader of The Lion Guard (a group who protect The Pride Lands and defend The Circle of Life) by [[Simba]] and Bunga is the first member. Tiifu, Kiara, Zuri, Kion, Timon and Pumbaa then listen to Bunga singing "Zuka Zama". Tiifu is later seen with Kiara and Simba when Zazu leads them to Kion, Bunga and the other newly picked Lion Guard members [[Beshte]], [[Fuli]] and [[Ono]], after Kiara told Simba about Kion putting Bunga in The Lion Guard. Simba thanks Kiara for informing him of this before sending her and Tiifu to track gazelles while he has a word with Kion.

Tiifu is later seen tracking gazelles with Kiara, who says that they can't take more than their fair share as it would break The Circle of Life. Kiara notices [[Janja]] and his hyena clan going into the gazelle herd and sends Tiifu to get Simba while she keeps an eye on things. However, when Tiifu returns with Simba and [[Nala]], she sees that the hyenas have started a stampede in the herd and Kiara has become trapped in it. Luckily, Kion and his Lion Guard are able to save Kiara and drive the hyenas away, to the relief of Tiifu, Simba, Nala and [[Rafiki]].

==The Lion Guard==
Tiifu serves as a recurring character in the series.

In the episode "Can't Wait to Be Queen", Tiifu along with Zuri, acts as an advisor to Kiara whilst she serves as Queen Regent of the Pride Lands after Simba and Nala have to leave Pride Rock to attend a funeral. However, Tiifu and Zuri fail on their jobs as they let Kiara go alone to meet Janja for a "peace offering", which causes them to be berated by Kion.

In the episode, "Fuli's New Family", Tiifu accompanies Kiara, Kion, Nala and Zuri on tracking gazelles. Tiifu expresses jealousy when Fuli sides next to Kiara whilst following a gazelle.

In the episode "Baboons", Tiifu and Zuri prepare Kiara for her opening of the Buffalo Wallow later that day. They take her to a meadow to make her smell nice and apply mud facials on her. Soon after, a flood strikes and traps the trio. Luckily, the trio work together with The Lion Guard to build a bridge to safety. Kiara is able to open the wallow and credits Tiifu and Zuri for trying to make her look her best.

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Janja

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{{Infobox_Character
|Img = ImageJanja.png
|Img_cap = Janja
|Meaning = Crafty
|Species = Hyena
|Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]] [[The Lion Guard]]
|Voice_Actors = Andrew Kishino
}}

'''Janja''' is the main antagonist of the 2015 TV film ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' and one of the main villains of it's 2016 follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''. He is the leader of a clan of hyenas who resident in [[The Outlands]] and are descendants of the clan [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]] and [[Ed]] were part of.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Janja first appears in the series' pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' where he is seen in his lair chewing on a bone whilst being watched on by his clan. Upon noticing [[Bunga]] nearby, Janja decides that he will be his lunch and orders two of his clan members Cheezi and Chungu to bring Bunga to him. However, this fails as Bunga's friend [[Kion]] uses the Roar of the Elders to save his friend.

Later, Janja is angry at Cheezi and Chungu for failing to capture Bunga. Just then, a vulture named Mzingo arrives and tells Janja that Kion has been made leader of the Lion Guard (a team who protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life) by his father King [[Simba]]. Having heard of the Lion Guard, Janja via singing "Tonight We Strike", reveals his plan for him and his clan to hunt down as many of the Pride Lands' animals as they can before the new Lion Guard is formed.

Later that day, Janja along with his clan and Mzingo attack a gazelle herd and end up causing a stampede, trapping Kion's older sister [[Kiara]]. Luckily, Kion along with Bunga and their fellow Lion Guard members [[Fuli]], [[Beshte]] and [[Ono]], save Kiara and battle the hyenas. Kion then uses the Roar of the Elders to blast Janja and his clan away back to the Outlands, with Janja swearing vengeance.

==The Lion Guard==
Janja appears as a recurring antagonist in the series, which takes place sometime after the film.

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Scar

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and a guest antagonist in it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with [[Rafiki]], but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

Scar is mentioned in the 2016 Disney Junior series which focuses on his great-nephew Kion.

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up). In the film, it is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Kings of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Kings removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good not evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Scar

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and a guest antagonist in it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with [[Rafiki]], but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

Scar is mentioned in the 2016 Disney Junior series which focuses on his great-nephew Kion.

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up). In the film, it is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Kings of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Kings removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good nor evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Scar

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and a guest antagonist in it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with [[Rafiki]], but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

Scar is mentioned in the 2016 Disney Junior series which focuses on his great-nephew Kion.

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up). In the film, it is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Kings of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Kings removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good nor evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Scar

2017-08-07T12:50:30Z

Cmcalpine: /* The Lion Guard */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Scar Expected.jpg
| Img_capt = Scar during [[Be Prepared]]
| Nicknames = Scar
| Meaning = Want or Dirt
| Species = Lion
| Gender = Male
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Mufasa]], Uncle of [[Simba]], Brother-in-Law of [[Sarabi]], Great-Uncle of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]], Adopted Father of [[Kovu]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' (Flashback Only), ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]]'' (mentioned and appears in painting), ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (mentioned and appears as a ghost)
| Voice_Actors = See Below
}}

{{Quote|[[Simba|My father]] said there was a darkness in Scar one he couldn't escape.|[[Kiara]]}}

'''Scar''' (also known as ''Taka'') is [[Mufasa]]'s younger brother, [[Simba]]'s uncle, [[Sarabi]]'s brother-in-law, [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]'s great-uncle, [[Kovu]]'s adoptive father, the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and a guest antagonist in it's sequel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.

==Physical Attributes==
Scar has dark brown-red fur, a coal-black sleek mane, heavy-lidded, sinister green eyes, and arched eyebrows. He is long and lanky to the point of being thin and weak, with a scar across his left eye, which was given to him by a cape buffalo in Boma's herd.

==Personality==
Scar is highly intelligent and charismatic, able to rally the hyenas to his cause and gain fanatical loyalty from [[Zira]] and her [[Outlanders|pride of lionesses]]. Scar is a Machiavellian individual who is mainly concerned with gaining power and will kill anyone he sees as competition. Despite his ruthless nature, he is a somewhat cowardly individual. He is more likely to run away from violence than confront it. When pressed though, he is portrayed as a fierce fighter who holds his own against [[Simba]] at the movie's climax.

Due to him being able to plot the murder of his own [[Mufasa|brother]] and nephew and execute said plot without little remorse, it could be said that he doesn't care much for family relations, however, not much is known about the relationship he had with Zira or any offspring they may have had before he died.

Scar's lyrics in the song [[Be Prepared]] ("''meticulous planning, tenacity spanning, decades of denial, is simply why I'll be King undisputed, respected, saluted and seen for the wonder I am''") and his inability to take criticism either from [[Shenzi]] or [[Sarabi]] establish him as being a narcissist.

==Backstory==

Scar's creators, as in the first ''The Lion King'' film's makers, have never revealed their official backstory and birth name for Scar. The only background story and birth name he has in the entity of the official The Lion King universe, is in the book universe but it was not created by Disney at all. It was written by Alex Simmons, who - according to his personal web site - isn't part of The Walt Disney Company, and the story is his original story based on the hit film. And thus, apart from publishing it, Disney has nothing to do with it except the film the story bases on. Scar's creators have even denied that story's main character, Kopa, from existing in their movie, and thus naturally also Scar's part from the novel is not in the backstory of the movie's Scar.

[[File:Scarbii.png|thumb|left|Young Scar, as seen in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]].]]
The novel series ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]'', visions that Scar's real name is Taka, which is Swahili for "dirt", "trash", or "want". In ''A Tale of Two Brothers'', one of the books in the set, teenage Taka is angry that [[Mufasa]] is chosen to be the heir to the throne. He gets even angrier when his father, King Ahadi, breaks his promise to go hunting with him, choosing to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Taka wanders off to talk to [[Shenzi]], [[Banzai]], and [[Ed]] the hyenas, who tell him that if Mufasa were to be made to look like a failure to their father, [[Ahadi]], and the rest of their pride, then he, Taka, will look good in comparison and take the throne.

Taka then tricks his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo named Boma is refusing to share the water. The Pride Lands is in a terrible drought and any water there is precious. Mufasa begins reasoning with Boma, when Taka roars and says that Boma must move by order of the Lion King, or Mufasa will face Boma in combat. Boma charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes to safety with Rafiki, but Boma says that his herd will get Taka. Mufasa runs back to find Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. The largest of the buffaloes slashes Taka with his horns, knocking him unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes ready themselves to attack again.

Before they can do so, however, Ahadi appears with a large herd of animals. The herd surrounds the buffaloes and ends the fight. Later on, Rafiki examines Taka and finds a deep cut on his left eye, which will never fully heal. Taka then requests that he be called "Scar" from now on, as a reminder of how he foolishly allowed his anger to rule him.

==The Lion King==
{{Dialogue|Zazu|Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.|Scar|Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball was born.|Zazu and Scar, talking kings and succession}}
Scar is the younger brother of Mufasa, the uncle of Simba, and second in line to the throne after Simba is born. Scar is jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plots to kill his brother and nephew, in order to seize the throne.

To carry out his plans, Scar recruits three spotted hyenas; Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly do his bidding in exchange for food. At first, there seem to be only three hyenas, but eventually it becomes apparent that he has influenced an entire army of them. Mufasa foils their first attempt to kill Simba, so Scar calls up his troops and promises that when he is king the hyenas will "never go hungry again".

[[File:Scar2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Scar after being confronted by [[Zazu]]]]
[[File:Scar4.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Scar accusing Simba of murder]]
[[File:Beprepared3.jpg|thumb|200px|Scar during [[Be Prepared]]]]
With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Mufasa manages to save his son, but is badly injured in the process and tries to escape by climbing up the gorge. He spots Scar at the top of the cliff and calls for his aid. However instead of helping his brother, Scar grabs Mufasa's paws and sinks his claws into them, causing the latter to roar in pain. Scar then leans over and smiles sinisterly at his horrified brother and says "Long Live The King". Then with a mighty shove, Scar flings Mufasa off the cliffside back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death. Scar then makes Simba believe that the young prince caused the stampede (he had let out a loud yowl, while practicing roaring, seconds before the stampede began, and had not seen Scar throw his father to his death) and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba is guilty, and doesn't know what to do. Scar says "Run. Run away, and never return.", and Simba does run away.. Scar then orders the hyenas to chase the cub and kill him. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas do not succeed because of a thorn bush, as Simba evades them and escapes into the desert. Scar then returns to Pride Rock and assumes the throne, letting the hyenas in the Pridelands and leading the pride to believe that both Mufasa and Simba died in the gorge.

During Scar's reign, the kingdom rapidly declines as droughts hit and food becomes scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returns to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar forces Simba to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backs him towards the edge of Pride Rock's promontory, just as lightning sets the dry grass on fire and surrounds Pride Rock. As Simba hangs off Pride Rock, Scar says that the situation looks familiar, before remembering that this is just the way Mufasa looked before he died. Scar then sinks his claws into Simba's paws and admits that he killed Mufasa, and prepares to kill Simba the same way he killed Mufasa before the rightful heir can tell anyone. After flashing back to the day of Mufasa's death, an angry Simba leaps upon Scar and forces him to admit his guilt to the pride. A fierce battle ensues between Scar's hyenas and Simba's friends and family while Simba alone goes to fight Scar.

Eventually, Simba traps his uncle on Pride Rock's summit. Terrified, Scar pleads for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas; unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed have followed him and can hear Scar's condemnation. Simba, not willing to sink to Scar's level, spares his uncle's life and banishes him from the Pride Lands. Believing that Simba would pull the same trick on him, Scar begins to walk off, but then suddenly flings some burning embers into his nephew's eyes, temporarily blinding him. The battle continues, but after Scar leaps in to finish Simba, the younger lion finally defeats him by flipping Scar over the cliff where the hyenas are waiting.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy", surround their fallen leader. Scar, pleading for his life, tries to explain to the hyenas that he didn't really mean what he said about them, but his pleas fall upon deaf ears. Fueled with anger at Scar for his betrayal (as well as, presumably, hunger, from his broken promise of them never going hungry again), the hyenas leap upon Scar and begin to maul him alive shortly before they are all surrounded by the blazing flames.

Scar isn't seen again in the movies, but he is shown in a dream of Simba's.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

[[File:Scareflection.png|200px|thumb|left|Scar's Reflection in [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]]]

{{Dialogue|Simba|Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.|Kovu|I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.|[[Simba]] and [[Kovu]], as they go out for a walk}}
Scar does not return as the villain in the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, but it is revealed that Scar had a group of lionesses loyal to him whom Simba exiled to the Outlands after he became king. They are led by [[Zira]] who is still fiercely loyal to him (their exact relationship is not clear, but implied to be romantic as in a deleted scene Zira claimed to be Scar's queen) who has three offspring: [[Nuka]] and [[Vitani]], and, [[Kovu]]. In the film, Zira attempts to use Kovu, who was selected to be Scar's heir, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu, however, is not Scar's son, as he later explains to Kiara.

Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paw, preventing him from reaching Mufasa. Scar laughs, suggesting Simba trust him and let Mufasa fall. Mufasa falls into the stampede and the cackling Scar morphs into Kovu. Kovu flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as Scar had done to Mufasa in the first film. He appears again when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands. As Kovu looks into a stream, he sees Scar's reflection rather than his own. Given that Kovu had rejected defending his legacy, the young lion flees the vision in panic.

==In the Broadway Musical==
In the Broadway musical based on the original film, Scar is portrayed by a human actor in an African-style costume with a lion-face headpiece that comes down over the actor's face using a hidden remote control. Scar also uses a cane. Scar was originally portrayed in the Broadway production by [[John Vickery]], and is currently played by [[Patrick Page]]. [[Dan Donohue]] portrays this character on the Broadway tour.

Scar's role is expanded upon with the song "[[The Madness of King Scar]]." In it, Scar begins doubting his reign, fearing that he might be losing the respect of the lionesses and that he needs a queen. He tries to seduce Nala, who rebukes him by scratching his face.

[[File:703px-Scar.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's artwork in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:Scar's_Ghost.jpg|thumb|left|Scar's "Ghost" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]

==The Lion King 1½==
In the direct-to-video "midquel" ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film. However, his role as the villain was taken by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgscarsghost.jpeg|thumb|left|Scar's ghost]]

Scar is mentioned in the 2016 Disney Junior series which focuses on his great-nephew Kion.

In the series's 2015 pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', Scar is mentioned and appears in paintings on the wall of the Lair of the Lion Guard (an area of Pride Rock where the Lion Guard meet up). In the film, it is revealed that as tradition to the second born child of the Lion King, Scar as a younger lion, once led the Lion Guard, whose job is to protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Scar was given a power by the Great Kings of the Past called The Roar of the Elders, which when used causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with the user.

However, the power eventually got to Scar's head and made him believe that with this power, he should be King instead of Mufasa. But when the other lions in the Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar to destroy them. After this, the Great Kings removed the Roar from Scar as it is only meant to be used for good nor evil, resulting in Scar becoming shrivelled and horrible.

In the episode "The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar", a cobra named Ushari, having grown tired of being caught up in the Lion Guard's antics, joins forces with [[Janja]] (the leader of a clan of hyenas living in the Outlands) and attempts to summon Scar's ghost after discovering that Kion can talk to Mufasa's ghost. In order to summon Scar, they need a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnap Kiara and steal the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.

After The Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leave, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Angry, Janja kicks the staff into the volcano and suddenly a firery image of a lion appears and reveals himself to be Scar.

==Scar in Kingdom Hearts II==
Besides appearing in various The Lion King video games, Scar (スカル, Sukāru?) also appears in the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts II as the primary villain of the Pride Lands world, voiced by James Horan. Much like in the film, Scar murders Mufasa to become king, and under his reign the Pride Lands suffers a drought and food becomes scarce.

Prior to the game's main protagonists' (Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy) arrival at the Pride Lands, Pete (in the form of a lion) offers Scar use of the Heartless to maintain his hold on the throne. Sora (in the form of a lion cub, a change brought on by his magical clothes) attempts to confront Scar in order to save the world, but is turned down by Rafiki due to the latter's prophecy. Soon afterwards, they are confronted by Scar. Scar attempts to persuade the lionesses to hunt and kill Sora, Donald, and Goofy and nearly attacks them, but is pinned down by Nala in order to allow Sora and friends some time to escape. Later, Sora locates Simba and brings him back to the Pride Lands so he can challenge his uncle for the throne. The confrontation between Scar and Simba that follows is almost identical to that in the original film, the only noteworthy exceptions being no hyenas for most of it and Sora and his group replacing the lionesses. Sora's group saves Timon and Pumbaa from Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, while Scar and Simba fight. As in the film, Simba eventually triumphs over his uncle; even though Donald initially wants to help him, Sora prevents him from doing so, believing that it is Simba's fight, and they should not interfere.

Thinking that Scar is defeated, the protagonists are surprised when, as Pete explains, Scar returns to fight once again as a Heartless. Scar's anger and jealousy were so strong they lingered after death and consumed him. During the fight, Scar uses a series of swift and strong physical attacks and powerful magic against Sora and company. Sora and his friends defeat Scar again.

Scar is the only character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe - excluding Xehanort - to keep his original form as a Heartless. Whether or not, a Nobody will be fleshed out in ''Kingdom Hearts'' continuity is debated.

By the time Sora returns to the Pride Lands to see how Simba's faring, rumors of Scar's ghost haunting the Pride Lands have driven Simba into doubt. But once he overcomes this problem, the "ghost" is revealed to be the interaction of Simba's lack of confidence and Scar's spirit. Multiple copies of Scar's "ghost" then combine to form a gigantic Heartless that is eventually killed by Simba and Sora.

[[File:Lionkingnazispropagander.png|thumb|right|Scar, watching over the Hyena marching.]]

==Scar in Relation to Adolf Hitler and King Claudius==
Scar is most likely based off the villain from the Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," King Claudius, and the real-life dictator Adolf Hitler. In the song [[Be Prepared]], in which Scar sings to the Hyenas about how he will kill Mufasa and become King, there is a scene where Scar sits on a high up rock, watching the Hyenas march along. This is very similar to a video of Hitler, watching the Nazis march along.

In the play "Hamlet," Claudius poisoned the old king in his sleep in order to take both the throne and queen, whereas Scar murdered [[Mufasa]] in order to become king, but not necessarily have [[Sarabi]] or any of the other lionesses. However, in the Broadway version of ''The Lion King'', Scar tries to seduce [[Nala]].

==Songs==
*[[Be Prepared]]

==Voice Actors==
===The Lion King===
* '''[[Jeremy Irons]]''' (speaking and singing). Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming the line "''You won't get a sniff without me!''" in the song "[[Be Prepared]]." This led to [[Jim Cummings]] being brought in to finish the end of the song.
* '''Jim Cummings''' (additional singing). After Jeremy Irons damaged his vocal cords after screaming "''You won't get a sniff without me!''," Cummings was brought in to finish the song for Irons.

===[[The Lion King (musical)]]===
* '''[[Tony Jay]]''' (speaking and singing).

===[[The Lion Guard]]===
* '''David Oyelowo''' (speaking and singing)

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Nala's Father

2017-08-07T12:49:11Z

Cmcalpine: /* Backstory */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgnalasfather.png
| Img_capt = Painting of Nala's Father as a cub
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard]] (mentioned and appears in painting)
| Close_Relations = Husband of [[Sarafina]], Father of [[Nala]], Grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]
}}

'''Nala's Father''' is a lion mentioned in ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' episode "Paintings and Predictions". He was the husband of [[Sarafina]], the father of [[Nala]], the father-in-law of [[Simba]] and the maternal grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]].

==Appearance==
According to his painting, as a cub, Nala's Father had gold fur with a red tuft of hair on his head. He also beared a resemblance to his grandson Kion.

==Backstory==
Little is known about Nala's Father apart from that he lived in the Pride Lands in his childhood and was possibly born in the Pridelander pride. At some point in his childhood, he fell from a tree, but was rescued by the Lion Guard (though not said, it is most likely the Guard previous to [[Scar]]'s).

Later in his life, he mated with Sarafina and had a daughter with her named Nala. Sometime before or shortly after Nala's birth, her father either died or left the Pride Lands to start his own pride.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgnalasfatherlionguard.jpeg|thumb|left|Painting of Nala's Father being saved by The Lion Guard]]

A painting of Nala's Father appears in the episode "Paintings and Predictions" where [[Bunga]] and [[Beshte]] come across it. They use [[Rafiki]]'s staff to make the painting move and watch the painting of Nala's Father falling from the tree, but stop before seeing the rest of the scene and believe that the lion is Kion and believe that the painting is describing a future event in which Kion will fall from a tree. The duo later try to stop Kion from going near any trees, despite him saying that paintings cannot predict the future.

Later in the episode, Rafiki tells the Lion Guard that the paintings are of what happened in the past and tells Bunga that the lion in the picture is not Kion but Nala's Father, who fell from the tree, but was saved by the Lion Guard of his day.

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Nala's Father

2017-08-07T12:47:15Z

Cmcalpine: /* The Lion Guard */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgnalasfather.png
| Img_capt = Painting of Nala's Father as a cub
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard]] (mentioned and appears in painting)
| Close_Relations = Husband of [[Sarafina]], Father of [[Nala]], Grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]]
}}

'''Nala's Father''' is a lion mentioned in ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' episode "Paintings and Predictions". He was the husband of [[Sarafina]], the father of [[Nala]], the father-in-law of [[Simba]] and the maternal grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kion]].

==Appearance==
According to his painting, as a cub, Nala's Father had gold fur with a red tuft of hair on his head. He also beared a resemblance to his grandson Kion.

==Backstory==
Little is known about Nala's Father apart from that he lived in the Pride Lands in his childhood and was possibly born in the Pridelander pride. At some point in his childhood, he fell from a tree, but was rescued by the Lion Guard.

Later in his life, he mated with Sarafina and had a daughter with her named Nala. Sometime before or shortly after Nala's birth, her father either died or left the Pride Lands to start his own pride.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgnalasfatherlionguard.jpeg|thumb|left|Painting of Nala's Father being saved by The Lion Guard]]

A painting of Nala's Father appears in the episode "Paintings and Predictions" where [[Bunga]] and [[Beshte]] come across it. They use [[Rafiki]]'s staff to make the painting move and watch the painting of Nala's Father falling from the tree, but stop before seeing the rest of the scene and believe that the lion is Kion and believe that the painting is describing a future event in which Kion will fall from a tree. The duo later try to stop Kion from going near any trees, despite him saying that paintings cannot predict the future.

Later in the episode, Rafiki tells the Lion Guard that the paintings are of what happened in the past and tells Bunga that the lion in the picture is not Kion but Nala's Father, who fell from the tree, but was saved by the Lion Guard of his day.

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File:Imagetlgnalasfatherlionguard.jpeg

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Rafiki

2017-08-07T11:27:31Z

Cmcalpine: /* The Lion Guard */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Rafiki.png
| Img_capt = Rafiki
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Friend, Comrade
| Species = Mandrill/Baboon
| Gender =
| Close_Relations =
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = [[Robert Guillaume]] ([[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]) Khary Payton (The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and The Lion Guard)

[[Tsidii Le Loka]] ([[The Lion King on Broadway]] Original Cast)
}}

{{Quote|You follow old Rafiki; he knows the way!|Rafiki, talking to [[Simba]]}}
'''Rafiki''' is a supporting character in ''The Lion King'' franchise. He is a friend and Royal Mjuzi of the royal family of the [[Pride Lands]]. He performs activities similar to that of a shaman, such as presenting young cubs atop [[Pride Rock]] to the animals, counseling the royal family and keeping in touch with the [[Great Kings of the Past]]. He lives in a giant baobab tree in the Pride Lands.

== Physical attributes ==

Rafiki is a "mutated" mandrill<ref>http://www.mylionking.com/theatre/lk/animation/index.php?clip=rafiki</ref> with a long, bent tail, although he is often referred to as a baboon in the movies. He is an old mandrill with a bald head and white hair. His fur is gray and his underbelly is white. Rafiki's is a bit hunched over at some times and at other times he is very limber (as seen when he uses kung-fu on the hyenas at the end of [[The Lion King]]). He has two gourds tied to the end of a stick that he takes with him everywhere.

== The Lion King ==
{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/CreepyLittleMonkey.wav|Creepy little monkey.|Simba}}
Rafiki's character often serves as the visual narrator of the story of [[The Lion King]]. He presents newborn cubs to all the animals gathered at Pride Rock, and draws a stylized lion cub on the walls of his tree house home to represent Simba's birth. When Simba runs away and his family believes him to be dead, Rafiki draws his paw across the Simba drawing, obscuring it in grief. Later, after picking up Simba's scent in the dust and pollen in the air, Rafiki determines that Simba is still alive and restores the drawing, adding the full mane of an adult lion as a sign to seek out this young deliverer from Scar's tyranny.

[[File:Rafikienters.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]

Journeying to the area where Simba lives with Timon and Pumbaa, Rafiki observes Simba and recognizes, at least in principle, that he is suffering from a ponderous emotional burden. To treat it, he approaches the young lion and teaches him a few playful (and sometimes painful) lessons about learning from the past, not living in it. He also points out that the spirit and values of Simba's dead father, Mufasa, continue to live in Simba himself. During this scene, Rafiki incessantly repeats the Swahili phrase "Asante sana, squash banana, we we nugu, mi mi apana," which roughly translates to "Thank you very much, squash banana, you are a baboon, and I am not." When Simba decides to return to Pride Rock and fight Scar for the kingship, Rafiki accompanies him, demonstrating his kung fu skills in battle against the hyenas. At the end of the film, Rafiki raises Simba and Nala's new-born cub atop Pride Rock for everyone to see, echoing the beginning of the film.

== The Lion King II: Simba's Pride ==

{{Dialogue|Kovu|Who was that?|Kiara|Uh, friend of the family.|[[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]], as Rafiki randomly appears in front of Kovu}}
In the sequel [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], Rafiki appears in the beginning again as the presenter of Simba and Nala's new-born daughter Kiara. Later on in the film, despite protesting that Simba and Zira would forbid it, he is persuaded by Mufasa's spirit to attempt to get Zira's son Kovu (whom Scar chose to succeed him as King) and Kiara to fall in love. He tries to make the adolescent Kiara and Kovu fall in love with each other by taking them to a fantasy paradise called [[Upendi]]. Later, when Simba exiles Kovu, he was seen sighing sadly of Kovu leaving. In the end, he acts as the host of Kiara and Kovu's wedding.

== The Lion King 1½ ==

Rafiki appears briefly in [[The Lion King 1½]], and is referred to by [[Timon]] as "The Omniscient Monkey". It is revealed that it was Rafiki who taught Timon the philosophy of [[Hakuna Matata (philosophy)|Hakuna Matata]]. Besides appearing in the scenes he appeared in the original film, Rafiki also appears in a scene where he chats with Timon's mother and in a scene where he makes Timon go back to join his friends against [[Scar]], albeit saying nothing but "My work here is done" after Timon goes to find [[Pumbaa]] on his own. A deleted scene from the movie revealed that Rafiki was the movie's original narrator.

==The Lion Guard==
[[File:Imagetlgrafikimakini.png|thumb|left|Rafiki with his apprentice Makini]]
Rafiki acts as a recurring character in this series (which serves as a midquel to ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'').

He first appears in the series' pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', where he is seen in his tree as Simba's son [[Kion]] and his friend [[Bunga]] race past whilst playing Baobab Ball. Rafiki later appears at Pride Rock with Simba and Nala where they hear Kion roaring from afar (as he was saving Bunga from two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu). Knowing that the roar that Kion did was the Roar of the Elders, Rafiki tells Simba and Nala that Kion is ready to become leader of the Lion Guard (a tradition for all second-born children of the Pride Lands' monarchs). Simba is reluctant to reveal this to Kion as he believes that he is not ready as he is still a cub, but Nala knows that it is time and tells Simba to listen to Rafiki.

Just then Kion and Bunga arrive and are taken to an area of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard, where Simba and Rafiki tell Kion about his destiny as leader of the Lion Guard and how the previous leader, Scar lost his Roar of the Elders after he kill the other members of his Guard after they refused to help overthrow Mufasa. Rafiki is later seen in the film with Simba, Nala, Kiara and [[Tiifu]] watching Kion, Bunga along with their fellow Lion Guard members [[Fuli]], [[Beshte]] and [[Ono]] defeating [[Janja]]'s clan.

In the series, Rafiki is usually seen in the Lair of the Lion Guard painting pictures on the walls (e.g. members of the current and previous Lion Guards and past events, such as [[Nala's Father]] being saved by a previous Lion Guard after falling from a tree). Also in the series, Rafiki gains an apprentice named Makini, who will succeed him as Royal Mjuzi by the time Kiara becomes Queen.

== The Lion King on Broadway ==

In the musical based on the film, the character of Rafiki went through a minor change. Because director [[Julie Taymor]] felt that the story lacked the presence of a strong female, Rafiki was changed into a female mandrill. The role was originated on Broadway by [[Tsidii Le Loka]], who was nominated for a Tony Award in 1998 for her performance.

Rafiki's role is expanded in the musical. She sings the song [[Circle of Life]] and her painting scene is extended. She also sings a song called [[Rafiki Mourns]], in which she mourns Mufasa's death. She also has a brief role in Nala's song [[Shadowland]], blessing Nala for her journey to find help. Instead of finding Simba's scent on dust, Rafiki hears Simba's song on the wind. Rafiki meets Simba and shows him that his father lives on inside him through the song [[He Lives in You]]. She is present during the battle, fighting a hyena using hand-to-hand combat. She then appears adorning Simba with the king's mantle and then presents his newborn cub at the end of the play.

== Other appearances ==

*It was revealed in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]] that Rafiki was not always a resident of the Pride Lands.
*Rafiki appears in a few episodes of the [[Timon & Pumbaa]] TV series and also has his own series of skits called [[Rafiki Fables]] in the same show.
*Rafiki is a regular guest at Mickey Mouse's night club in the TV series House of Mouse.
*He appears as a minor non-playable character in the Pride Lands world of the popular Disney/Square Enix video game [[Kingdom Hearts II]].
*Rafiki also appears at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meet and greet character.

== Trivia ==

* His name means "my friend" in Swahili, a borrowing from Arabic (رفيق, rafīq: ''friend, companion, or attendant''.

== References ==

<references />

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Canon characters]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 1½]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion Guard]]
[[Category:Baboons]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

File:Imagetlgrafikimakini.png

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Rafiki

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Rafiki.png
| Img_capt = Rafiki
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Friend, Comrade
| Species = Mandrill/Baboon
| Gender =
| Close_Relations =
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = [[Robert Guillaume]] ([[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]) Khary Payton (The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and The Lion Guard)

[[Tsidii Le Loka]] ([[The Lion King on Broadway]] Original Cast)
}}

{{Quote|You follow old Rafiki; he knows the way!|Rafiki, talking to [[Simba]]}}
'''Rafiki''' is a supporting character in ''The Lion King'' franchise. He is a friend and Royal Mjuzi of the royal family of the [[Pride Lands]]. He performs activities similar to that of a shaman, such as presenting young cubs atop [[Pride Rock]] to the animals, counseling the royal family and keeping in touch with the [[Great Kings of the Past]]. He lives in a giant baobab tree in the Pride Lands.

== Physical attributes ==

Rafiki is a "mutated" mandrill<ref>http://www.mylionking.com/theatre/lk/animation/index.php?clip=rafiki</ref> with a long, bent tail, although he is often referred to as a baboon in the movies. He is an old mandrill with a bald head and white hair. His fur is gray and his underbelly is white. Rafiki's is a bit hunched over at some times and at other times he is very limber (as seen when he uses kung-fu on the hyenas at the end of [[The Lion King]]). He has two gourds tied to the end of a stick that he takes with him everywhere.

== The Lion King ==
{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/CreepyLittleMonkey.wav|Creepy little monkey.|Simba}}
Rafiki's character often serves as the visual narrator of the story of [[The Lion King]]. He presents newborn cubs to all the animals gathered at Pride Rock, and draws a stylized lion cub on the walls of his tree house home to represent Simba's birth. When Simba runs away and his family believes him to be dead, Rafiki draws his paw across the Simba drawing, obscuring it in grief. Later, after picking up Simba's scent in the dust and pollen in the air, Rafiki determines that Simba is still alive and restores the drawing, adding the full mane of an adult lion as a sign to seek out this young deliverer from Scar's tyranny.

[[File:Rafikienters.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]

Journeying to the area where Simba lives with Timon and Pumbaa, Rafiki observes Simba and recognizes, at least in principle, that he is suffering from a ponderous emotional burden. To treat it, he approaches the young lion and teaches him a few playful (and sometimes painful) lessons about learning from the past, not living in it. He also points out that the spirit and values of Simba's dead father, Mufasa, continue to live in Simba himself. During this scene, Rafiki incessantly repeats the Swahili phrase "Asante sana, squash banana, we we nugu, mi mi apana," which roughly translates to "Thank you very much, squash banana, you are a baboon, and I am not." When Simba decides to return to Pride Rock and fight Scar for the kingship, Rafiki accompanies him, demonstrating his kung fu skills in battle against the hyenas. At the end of the film, Rafiki raises Simba and Nala's new-born cub atop Pride Rock for everyone to see, echoing the beginning of the film.

== The Lion King II: Simba's Pride ==

{{Dialogue|Kovu|Who was that?|Kiara|Uh, friend of the family.|[[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]], as Rafiki randomly appears in front of Kovu}}
In the sequel [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], Rafiki appears in the beginning again as the presenter of Simba and Nala's new-born daughter Kiara. Later on in the film, despite protesting that Simba and Zira would forbid it, he is persuaded by Mufasa's spirit to attempt to get Zira's son Kovu (whom Scar chose to succeed him as King) and Kiara to fall in love. He tries to make the adolescent Kiara and Kovu fall in love with each other by taking them to a fantasy paradise called [[Upendi]]. Later, when Simba exiles Kovu, he was seen sighing sadly of Kovu leaving. In the end, he acts as the host of Kiara and Kovu's wedding.

== The Lion King 1½ ==

Rafiki appears briefly in [[The Lion King 1½]], and is referred to by [[Timon]] as "The Omniscient Monkey". It is revealed that it was Rafiki who taught Timon the philosophy of [[Hakuna Matata (philosophy)|Hakuna Matata]]. Besides appearing in the scenes he appeared in the original film, Rafiki also appears in a scene where he chats with Timon's mother and in a scene where he makes Timon go back to join his friends against [[Scar]], albeit saying nothing but "My work here is done" after Timon goes to find [[Pumbaa]] on his own. A deleted scene from the movie revealed that Rafiki was the movie's original narrator.

==The Lion Guard==
Rafiki acts as a recurring character in this series (which serves as a midquel to ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'').

He first appears in the series' pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', where he is seen in his tree as Simba's son [[Kion]] and his friend [[Bunga]] race past whilst playing Baobab Ball. Rafiki later appears at Pride Rock with Simba and Nala where they hear Kion roaring from afar (as he was saving Bunga from two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu). Knowing that the roar that Kion did was the Roar of the Elders, Rafiki tells Simba and Nala that Kion is ready to become leader of the Lion Guard (a tradition for all second-born children of the Pride Lands' monarchs). Simba is reluctant to reveal this to Kion as he believes that he is not ready as he is still a cub, but Nala knows that it is time and tells Simba to listen to Rafiki.

Just then Kion and Bunga arrive and are taken to an area of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard, where Simba and Rafiki tell Kion about his destiny as leader of the Lion Guard and how the previous leader, Scar lost his Roar of the Elders after he kill the other members of his Guard after they refused to help overthrow Mufasa. Rafiki is later seen in the film with Simba, Nala, Kiara and [[Tiifu]] watching Kion, Bunga along with their fellow Lion Guard members [[Fuli]], [[Beshte]] and [[Ono]] defeating [[Janja]]'s clan.

In the series, Rafiki is usually seen in the Lair of the Lion Guard painting pictures on the walls (e.g. members of the current and previous Lion Guards and past events, such as [[Nala's Father]] being saved by a previous Lion Guard after falling from a tree). Also in the series, Rafiki gains an apprentice named Makini, who will succeed him as Royal Mjuzi by the time Kiara becomes Queen.

== The Lion King on Broadway ==

In the musical based on the film, the character of Rafiki went through a minor change. Because director [[Julie Taymor]] felt that the story lacked the presence of a strong female, Rafiki was changed into a female mandrill. The role was originated on Broadway by [[Tsidii Le Loka]], who was nominated for a Tony Award in 1998 for her performance.

Rafiki's role is expanded in the musical. She sings the song [[Circle of Life]] and her painting scene is extended. She also sings a song called [[Rafiki Mourns]], in which she mourns Mufasa's death. She also has a brief role in Nala's song [[Shadowland]], blessing Nala for her journey to find help. Instead of finding Simba's scent on dust, Rafiki hears Simba's song on the wind. Rafiki meets Simba and shows him that his father lives on inside him through the song [[He Lives in You]]. She is present during the battle, fighting a hyena using hand-to-hand combat. She then appears adorning Simba with the king's mantle and then presents his newborn cub at the end of the play.

== Other appearances ==

*It was revealed in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]] that Rafiki was not always a resident of the Pride Lands.
*Rafiki appears in a few episodes of the [[Timon & Pumbaa]] TV series and also has his own series of skits called [[Rafiki Fables]] in the same show.
*Rafiki is a regular guest at Mickey Mouse's night club in the TV series House of Mouse.
*He appears as a minor non-playable character in the Pride Lands world of the popular Disney/Square Enix video game [[Kingdom Hearts II]].
*Rafiki also appears at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meet and greet character.

== Trivia ==

* His name means "my friend" in Swahili, a borrowing from Arabic (رفيق, rafīq: ''friend, companion, or attendant''.

== References ==

<references />

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Canon characters]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 1½]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion Guard]]
[[Category:Baboons]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

Rafiki

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Rafiki.png
| Img_capt = Rafiki
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Friend, Comrade
| Species = Mandrill/Baboon
| Gender =
| Close_Relations =
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]], [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = [[Robert Guillaume]] ([[The Lion King]], [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]) Khary Payton (The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and The Lion Guard)

[[Tsidii Le Loka]] ([[The Lion King on Broadway]] Original Cast)
}}

{{Quote|You follow old Rafiki; he knows the way!|Rafiki, talking to [[Simba]]}}
'''Rafiki''' is a supporting character in ''The Lion King'' franchise. He is a friend and Royal Mjuzi of the royal family of the [[Pride Lands]]. He performs activities similar to that of a shaman, such as presenting young cubs atop [[Pride Rock]] to the animals, counseling the royal family and keeping in touch with the [[Great Kings of the Past]]. He lives in a giant baobab tree in the Pride Lands.

== Physical attributes ==

Rafiki is a "mutated" mandrill<ref>http://www.mylionking.com/theatre/lk/animation/index.php?clip=rafiki</ref> with a long, bent tail, although he is often referred to as a baboon in the movies. He is an old mandrill with a bald head and white hair. His fur is gray and his underbelly is white. Rafiki's is a bit hunched over at some times and at other times he is very limber (as seen when he uses kung-fu on the hyenas at the end of [[The Lion King]]). He has two gourds tied to the end of a stick that he takes with him everywhere.

== The Lion King ==
{{Quotelink|http://www.lionking.org/sounds/WAV/CreepyLittleMonkey.wav|Creepy little monkey.|Simba}}
Rafiki's character often serves as the visual narrator of the story of [[The Lion King]]. He presents newborn cubs to all the animals gathered at Pride Rock, and draws a stylized lion cub on the walls of his tree house home to represent Simba's birth. When Simba runs away and his family believes him to be dead, Rafiki draws his paw across the Simba drawing, obscuring it in grief. Later, after picking up Simba's scent in the dust and pollen in the air, Rafiki determines that Simba is still alive and restores the drawing, adding the full mane of an adult lion as a sign to seek out this young deliverer from Scar's tyranny.

[[File:Rafikienters.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]

Journeying to the area where Simba lives with Timon and Pumbaa, Rafiki observes Simba and recognizes, at least in principle, that he is suffering from a ponderous emotional burden. To treat it, he approaches the young lion and teaches him a few playful (and sometimes painful) lessons about learning from the past, not living in it. He also points out that the spirit and values of Simba's dead father, Mufasa, continue to live in Simba himself. During this scene, Rafiki incessantly repeats the Swahili phrase "Asante sana, squash banana, we we nugu, mi mi apana," which roughly translates to "Thank you very much, squash banana, you are a baboon, and I am not." When Simba decides to return to Pride Rock and fight Scar for the kingship, Rafiki accompanies him, demonstrating his kung fu skills in battle against the hyenas. At the end of the film, Rafiki raises Simba and Nala's new-born cub atop Pride Rock for everyone to see, echoing the beginning of the film.

== The Lion King II: Simba's Pride ==

{{Dialogue|Kovu|Who was that?|Kiara|Uh, friend of the family.|[[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]], as Rafiki randomly appears in front of Kovu}}
In the sequel [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], Rafiki appears in the beginning again as the presenter of Simba and Nala's new-born daughter Kiara. Later on in the film, despite protesting that Simba and Zira would forbid it, he is persuaded by Mufasa's spirit to attempt to get Zira's son Kovu (whom Scar chose to succeed him as King) and Kiara to fall in love. He tries to make the adolescent Kiara and Kovu fall in love with each other by taking them to a fantasy paradise called [[Upendi]]. Later, when Simba exiles Kovu, he was seen sighing sadly of Kovu leaving. In the end, he acts as the host of Kiara and Kovu's wedding.

== The Lion King 1½ ==

Rafiki appears briefly in [[The Lion King 1½]], and is referred to by [[Timon]] as "The Omniscient Monkey". It is revealed that it was Rafiki who taught Timon the philosophy of [[Hakuna Matata (philosophy)|Hakuna Matata]]. Besides appearing in the scenes he appeared in the original film, Rafiki also appears in a scene where he chats with Timon's mother and in a scene where he makes Timon go back to join his friends against [[Scar]], albeit saying nothing but "My work here is done" after Timon goes to find [[Pumbaa]] on his own. A deleted scene from the movie revealed that Rafiki was the movie's original narrator.

==The Lion Guard==
Rafiki acts as a recurring character in this series (which serves as a midquel to ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'').

He first appears in the series' pilot film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'', where he is seen in his tree as Simba's son [[Kion]] and his friend [[Bunga]] race past whilst playing Baobab Ball. Rafiki later appears at Pride Rock with Simba and Nala where they hear Kion roaring from afar (as he was saving Bunga from two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu). Knowing that the roar that Kion did was the Roar of the Elders, Rafiki tells Simba and Nala that Kion is ready to become leader of the Lion Guard (a tradition for all second-born children of the Pride Lands' monarchs). Simba is reluctant to reveal this to Kion as he believes that he is not ready as he is still a cub, but Nala knows that it is time and tells Simba to listen to Rafiki.

Just then Kion and Bunga arrive and are taken to an area of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard, where Simba and Rafiki tell Kion about his destiny as leader of the Lion Guard and how the previous leader, Scar lost his Roar of the Elders after he kill the other members of his Guard after they refused to help overthrow Mufasa. Rafiki is later seen in the film with Simba, Nala, Kiara and [[Tiifu]] watching Kion, Bunga along with their fellow Lion Guard members [[Fuli]], [[Beshte]] and [[Ono]] defeating [[Janja]]'s clan.

In the series, Rafiki is usually seen in the Lair of the Lion Guard painting pictures on the walls (e.g. members of the current and previous Lion Guards and past events, such as [[Nala's Father]] being saved by a previous Lion Guard after falling from a tree). Also in the series, Rafiki gains an apprentice named Makini, who will succeed him as Royal Mjuzi by the time Kiara becomes Queen.

== The Lion King on Broadway ==

In the musical based on the film, the character of Rafiki went through a minor change. Because director [[Julie Taymor]] felt that the story lacked the presence of a strong female, Rafiki was changed into a female mandrill. The role was originated on Broadway by [[Tsidii Le Loka]], who was nominated for a Tony Award in 1998 for her performance.

Rafiki's role is expanded in the musical. She sings the song [[Circle of Life]] and her painting scene is extended. She also sings a song called [[Rafiki Mourns]], in which she mourns Mufasa's death. She also has a brief role in Nala's song [[Shadowland]], blessing Nala for her journey to find help. Instead of finding Simba's scent on dust, Rafiki hears Simba's song on the wind. Rafiki meets Simba and shows him that his father lives on inside him through the song [[He Lives in You]]. She is present during the battle, fighting a hyena using hand-to-hand combat. She then appears adorning Simba with the king's mantle and then presents his newborn cub at the end of the play.

== Other appearances ==

*It was revealed in [[A Tale of Two Brothers]] that Rafiki was not always a resident of the Pride Lands.
*Rafiki appears in a few episodes of the [[Timon & Pumbaa]] TV series and also has his own series of skits called [[Rafiki Fables]] in the same show.
*Rafiki is a regular guest at Mickey Mouse's night club in the TV series House of Mouse.
*He appears as a minor non-playable character in the Pride Lands world of the popular Disney/Square Enix video game [[Kingdom Hearts II]].
*Rafiki also appears at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meet and greet character.

== Trivia ==

* His name means "my friend" in Swahili, a borrowing from Arabic (رفيق, rafīq: ''friend, companion, or attendant''.

== References ==

<references />

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Canon characters]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 1½]]
[[Category:Baboons]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

Kion

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], Great-Nephew of [[Scar]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
}}
'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the great-nephew of [[Scar]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
[[File:Imagetlgkionbaby.png|thumb|left|Kion as an infant]]
[[File:Imagetlgkionfullpic.png|thumb|left]]

As a infant, Kion had reddish-brown eyes, pale yellow fur with brown spots on his legs and a small tuft of red hair on his head.

As a young cub, Kion remains the same except that he now has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur) and his hair tuft has grown more. After becoming leader of The Lion Guard, Kion gains a Mark of the Guard on his left shoulder, which resembles a lion's head.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Canon characters]]
[[Category:TV show characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion Guard]]
[[Category:Lions]]
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File:Imagetlgkionbaby.png

2017-08-07T10:28:20Z

Cmcalpine:

Kion

2017-08-07T10:26:59Z

Cmcalpine: /* Appearance */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], Great-Nephew of [[Scar]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
}}
'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the great-nephew of [[Scar]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
[[File:Imagetlgkionfullpic.png|200px]]

Kion has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur), red eyes, brown spots on his legs, a red turf of hair on his head and later lion head shaped marking on his right shoulder.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

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File:Imagetlgkionfullpic.png

2017-08-07T10:25:08Z

Cmcalpine:

Kion

2017-08-07T10:19:31Z

Cmcalpine:

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], Great-Nephew of [[Scar]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
}}
'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the great-nephew of [[Scar]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Kion has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur), red eyes, brown spots on his legs, a red turf of hair on his head and later lion head shaped marking on his right shoulder.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

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[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Canon characters]]
[[Category:TV show characters]]
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[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Pridelanders]]
[[Category:Protagonist]]

Kion

2017-08-07T10:17:24Z

Cmcalpine: /* Family */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Imagetlgkionpic.jpeg
| Img_capt = Kion
| Nicknames =
| Meaning =
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Brother of [[Kiara]], Son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], Grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = Max Charles
}}
'''Kion''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]], the younger brother of [[Kiara]], the grandson of [[Mufasa]], [[Sarabi]], [[Sarafina]] and [[Nala's Father]], the Prince of The [[Pride Lands]] and the main protagonist of the television film ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' and it's follow-up series ''The Lion Guard''.

==Appearance==
Kion has bright yellow fur (which is resulted by Simba's dark gold fur mixed with Nala's tawny fur), red eyes, brown spots on his legs, a red turf of hair on his head and later lion head shaped marking on his right shoulder.

==The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar==
Kion first appears at the start of the film playing Baobab Ball with his best friend, a honey badger named [[Bunga]] and ends up disrupting Simba from teaching Kiara about being Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion is sent by Simba to play with Bunga elsewhere. The two friends continue their game out in The Pride Lands, but the Baobab fruit ends up in The Outlands. Kion is reluctant to go into The Oulands (having been told that it's dangerous), but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu who were sent by their leader Janja to get Bunga and have him for lunch. Luckily, Kion is able to save his friend by letting out a loud roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

After returning to Pride Rock with Bunga, Kion sees Simba talking with [[Rafiki]] and asks what they are talking about to which Simba says that he and Kion need to talk and Rafiki tells him that the roar he did was The Roar of the Elders (which when used causes the lions of The Pride Lands past to roar too). Simba and Rafiki take Kion and Bunga to secret part of Pride Rock and tell Kion that he is to be the leader of the new Lion Guard and also say that Kion's great-uncle Scar was once leader of The Lion Guard and had The Roar of the Elders, but the power got to his head and he planned to overthrown his brother and Simba's father Mufasa as King. But when The Lion Guard refused to help him, Scar used The Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using the roar for evil, Scar lost his powers. Simba then sends Kion to find members to be the bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight (due to Kion being the fiercest).

Kion chooses Bunga to be the bravest, a cheetah named [[Fuli]] to be the fastest, a hippopotamus named [[Beshte]] to be the strongest and an egret named [[Ono]] to be the keenest of sight. Bunga convinces Kion to demonstrate The Roar of the Elders to Fuli, Beshte and Ono, but when he tries to do so, only a squeak comes out. Simba soon arrives and isn't pleased with whom Kion has put in The Lion Guard. Simba tells Kion that The Lion Guard has always been made up of lions and scolds Kion for treating his role of leader of The Lion Guard as a game and tells him to treat his new responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with her's.

Having some alone time, Kion feels despondent from what Simba said. Just then, the spirit of Mufasa appears and tells Kion that he is about to embark on a great journey as leader of The Lion Guard. But Kion says that he doesn't think he will let him be leader, worried he can't handle it to which Mufasa replies that Simba is worried because he loves Kion and that being leader of The Lion Guard is always easy. Kion thinks he is not ready to lead The Lion Guard or use The Roar of the Elders and says that he doesn't want to end up like Scar. Mufasa tells Kion to trust his instincts and that the roar will be there when he needs it and so will he, before disappearing.

Bunga arrives and tells Kion that Janja and his clan are attacking a gazelle herd, so they head out and see that Kiara is trapped in a stampede in the herd. Along with the rest of The Lion Guard, Kion is able to save his sister and get her safely to their parents before using The Roar of the Elders to send Janja and his clan back to The Outlands. Simba realizes that Kion was wise to have chosen whom he chose and congratulates his son and accepts the new Lion Guard.

==The Lion Guard==
In this series, which takes place after the film, Kion continues to lead The Lion Guard and battles against Janja and his clan, along with another antagonistic animals, such as Makuu the crocodile and his float, Reirei the jackal and her pack and Zira and her pride The Outsiders (whom Kiara met in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'').

==Family==
Father - [[Simba]]

Mother - [[Nala]]

Sister - [[Kiara]]

Grandfathers - [[Mufasa]] and [[Nala's Father]]

Grandmothers - [[Sarabi]] and [[Sarafina]]

Great-Uncle - [[Scar]]

Brother-in-Law - [[Kovu]]

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[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Canon characters]]
[[Category:TV show characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion Guard]]
[[Category:Lions]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Pridelanders]]
[[Category:Protagonist]]

Zira

2017-08-06T21:42:32Z

Cmcalpine: /* Songs */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Zira.png
| Img_capt = Zira giving a menacing look to [[Simba]]
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Hate
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Assumed Mate of [[Scar]], Mother of [[Kovu]], [[Nuka]], and [[Vitani]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = [[Suzanne Pleshette]] (''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'') Nika Futterman (''The Lion Guard'')
}}

'''Zira''' is the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' and a guest antagonist in it's midquel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''. She's extremely loyal to Scar throughout the movie. She takes care of 3 cubs: a daughter [[Vitani]], and two sons [[Nuka]], and [[Kovu]]. All three cubs have an unknown father, though it is speculated that Scar may be the father of Nuka and/or Vitani.

{{Quote|Oh no, Simba, we have barely begun.|Zira}}
==Physical Attributes==
Zira has pale brown fur with a darker brown stripe running down her face, a cream chest, brownish-red eyes, and a notch in her left ear (possibly from a previous fight).

===Personality===
[[File:Zira in grass.jpg|thumb|right|Zira watching Kovu and Kiara]]
Like Scar, she is bitter to the point of murder, though acts through her son, Kovu. All her hopes are placed in rearing Kovu as Scar's replica, caring little for his or her other children's welfare if it gets in the way of her plans to retake Pride Rock.

In the end she is the only one left standing in her meaningless alliance to Scar and tries to kill Simba in front of everyone. She dies without redemption or regret except for herself and Scar. However despite her predominately evil traits and her harshness to her own children, she still treated them with some affection. When Nuka was in his dying breaths she soothed him and showed genuine grief once he died.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

Kovu becomes affectionate with Simba's daughter Kiara after the two cubs escape from crocodiles on the Outland borders. Simba and Zira clash over this, but the two leave without fighting. Zira plots to train Kovu so he can easily kill Simba at the right moment (the "My Lullaby" song scene). Years later, a young adult Kovu saves Kiara from a fire (of Nuka and Vitani's own making) so he could get closer to her and in turn, Simba. Then, when Simba was alone, Kovu would kill him.

The plan starts well, but [[Kiara]] and Kovu fall in love, which causes Zira to plan an ambush on Simba and Kovu while the two lions are out walking. Simba falls into a gorge during the ensuing fight, but escapes via a log dam piled up against one end of the gorge. The logs fall and crush Nuka, killing him. Zira pauses to mourn her son's demise, but quickly takes out her anger on Kovu, giving him a scar identical to Scar's. Kovu, defiant for the first time, flees for the Pride Lands as Zira declares war on Simba.

[[File:Zira and vitani.jpg|thumb|left|Zira with Vitani behind her]]

Zira rallies her lionesses and they travel to the Pride Lands for the final battle. At the battle's climax, Simba and Zira are about to fight each other when Kiara and Kovu intervene and stop the battle before it can begin, convincing the Outsiders and the Pridelanders that "they are one." [[Vitani]] is the first to realize this and switch sides. Zira threatens to kill Vitani if she doesn't come back, disgusting the other lionesses, who subsequently abandon her.

Enraged, Zira charges at Simba, stating that "this is for you, Scar." Kiara leaps into Zira's path, causing Zira to knock Kiara and herself off the edge of a nearby cliff, sending them both tumbling into the gorge. Kiara lands safely on a ledge, but Zira slides off the edge and hangs precariously onto it. Kiara makes an attempt to rescue Zira, but Zira swipes at her, rejecting help. Zira, having rejected aid, slips and falls into the river below and drowns.

==Zira's Death==

In a scene that survived to the rough animation stage, Zira in effect committed suicide: Kiara offers Zira aid, but Zira, with a twisted grin, replies "''No, Never.''" and releases her claws from the cliff, falling into the swollen river below. This was considered too dark for a Disney film and was cut.

Similarly, Daisy Duck's suicide plot used for Donald Duck's short Donald's Dilemma has often suffered the same fate. Surprisingly, a suicide theme was used later in the 2004 Disney/Pixar film The Incredibles (however in this case it should be considered that the person wished to end his life due to emotional stress while Zira's act was a gesture of spite, as well as the fact the suicidal man in The Incredibles was a very minor character, seen twice, and Zira was a major character throughout the second Lion King film).

==The Lion Guard==
Zira along with her children and pride, makes an appearance in the episode "Lions of the Outlands" (which takes place after the "My Lullaby" scene and before Zira sends Kovu to rescue Kiara from the fire). It is revealed by [[Rafiki]] that after Simba defeated Scar, Zira informed him that Scar had chosen Kovu to be the next King after him. However, Simba told her that Scar was never the true King, causing an outraged Zira to attack Simba. After defeating Zira, Simba was left with no choice but to banish her along with her children and the rest of Scar's followers.

Zira and her pride have taken over a part of the Outlands where a waterhole is located and have driven out a hyena clan that lived there. One of the clan's members [[Jasiri]] comes to her friend [[Kion]] (who is Simba's son) for help. Confused as to why there are lions in the Outlands and unaware of the exile, Kion agrees to help.

Kion comes to Jasiri's aid after she is attacked by Nuka and then meets Kovu, who after discovering that Kion is Simba's son and could convince the King to allow the Outsiders back into the Pride Lands, declares to Nuka that they have got to take the two to Zira. The two brothers take Kion and Jasiri to Zira (who is drinking from the waterhole with Vitani). After discovering that Kion is Simba's son and also the leader of the Lion Guard, has him use the Roar of the Elders on a rain cloud to make it rain (something Kion did not know he could do), before taking him away to talk privately.

After failing to convince Kion to side with her over Jasiri, Zira has her lionesses surround him. She then reveals to him that she knew a lion who had the Roar of the Elders, but lost it after using it on his fellow lions. Kion realizes that the said lion is Scar, to which Zira replies that she and Scar were very close and if it weren't for Simba, Scar would still be King. When Kion says that Scar was never the true King, an offended Zira orders her lionesses to attack Kion, but changes her mind immediately and leaves Kion with her pride to fetch her children.

After returning with her children, Zira tells them that Kion can't use the Roar on them as he will lose it like Scar did and if he doesn't use the Roar, he still loses thus leaving the Pride Lands defenceless. Luckily, the Lion Guard (who learnt about Zira from Rafiki) and Jasiri arrive to help Kion. After being told by [[Bunga]] that Scar had actually lost the Roar because he used it for evil rather against other lions, Kion uses the Roar to blast Zira and the Outsiders (except Kovu, who avoids the blast and runs after his pride) to termite mounts (similar to the ones seen in the first half of the second film).

==Songs==

* [[My Lullaby]]

* Lions Over All

==Trivia==

* The notch in Zira's left ear occasionally changes sides during the movie. This is most likely an error on the animators part.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.mylionking.com/theatre/sp/scenes/index.php?clip=ziras_suicide Zira's Suicide] at The Lion King Theatre

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[[Category:Official characters]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Characters from The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]
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[[Category:Lions]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Outsiders]]
[[Category:Deceased characters]]
[[Category:Antagonists]]

Zira

2017-08-06T21:41:51Z

Cmcalpine:

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Zira.png
| Img_capt = Zira giving a menacing look to [[Simba]]
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Hate
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Assumed Mate of [[Scar]], Mother of [[Kovu]], [[Nuka]], and [[Vitani]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion Guard]]
| Voice_Actors = [[Suzanne Pleshette]] (''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'') Nika Futterman (''The Lion Guard'')
}}

'''Zira''' is the main antagonist in ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' and a guest antagonist in it's midquel television series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''. She's extremely loyal to Scar throughout the movie. She takes care of 3 cubs: a daughter [[Vitani]], and two sons [[Nuka]], and [[Kovu]]. All three cubs have an unknown father, though it is speculated that Scar may be the father of Nuka and/or Vitani.

{{Quote|Oh no, Simba, we have barely begun.|Zira}}
==Physical Attributes==
Zira has pale brown fur with a darker brown stripe running down her face, a cream chest, brownish-red eyes, and a notch in her left ear (possibly from a previous fight).

===Personality===
[[File:Zira in grass.jpg|thumb|right|Zira watching Kovu and Kiara]]
Like Scar, she is bitter to the point of murder, though acts through her son, Kovu. All her hopes are placed in rearing Kovu as Scar's replica, caring little for his or her other children's welfare if it gets in the way of her plans to retake Pride Rock.

In the end she is the only one left standing in her meaningless alliance to Scar and tries to kill Simba in front of everyone. She dies without redemption or regret except for herself and Scar. However despite her predominately evil traits and her harshness to her own children, she still treated them with some affection. When Nuka was in his dying breaths she soothed him and showed genuine grief once he died.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==

Kovu becomes affectionate with Simba's daughter Kiara after the two cubs escape from crocodiles on the Outland borders. Simba and Zira clash over this, but the two leave without fighting. Zira plots to train Kovu so he can easily kill Simba at the right moment (the "My Lullaby" song scene). Years later, a young adult Kovu saves Kiara from a fire (of Nuka and Vitani's own making) so he could get closer to her and in turn, Simba. Then, when Simba was alone, Kovu would kill him.

The plan starts well, but [[Kiara]] and Kovu fall in love, which causes Zira to plan an ambush on Simba and Kovu while the two lions are out walking. Simba falls into a gorge during the ensuing fight, but escapes via a log dam piled up against one end of the gorge. The logs fall and crush Nuka, killing him. Zira pauses to mourn her son's demise, but quickly takes out her anger on Kovu, giving him a scar identical to Scar's. Kovu, defiant for the first time, flees for the Pride Lands as Zira declares war on Simba.

[[File:Zira and vitani.jpg|thumb|left|Zira with Vitani behind her]]

Zira rallies her lionesses and they travel to the Pride Lands for the final battle. At the battle's climax, Simba and Zira are about to fight each other when Kiara and Kovu intervene and stop the battle before it can begin, convincing the Outsiders and the Pridelanders that "they are one." [[Vitani]] is the first to realize this and switch sides. Zira threatens to kill Vitani if she doesn't come back, disgusting the other lionesses, who subsequently abandon her.

Enraged, Zira charges at Simba, stating that "this is for you, Scar." Kiara leaps into Zira's path, causing Zira to knock Kiara and herself off the edge of a nearby cliff, sending them both tumbling into the gorge. Kiara lands safely on a ledge, but Zira slides off the edge and hangs precariously onto it. Kiara makes an attempt to rescue Zira, but Zira swipes at her, rejecting help. Zira, having rejected aid, slips and falls into the river below and drowns.

==Zira's Death==

In a scene that survived to the rough animation stage, Zira in effect committed suicide: Kiara offers Zira aid, but Zira, with a twisted grin, replies "''No, Never.''" and releases her claws from the cliff, falling into the swollen river below. This was considered too dark for a Disney film and was cut.

Similarly, Daisy Duck's suicide plot used for Donald Duck's short Donald's Dilemma has often suffered the same fate. Surprisingly, a suicide theme was used later in the 2004 Disney/Pixar film The Incredibles (however in this case it should be considered that the person wished to end his life due to emotional stress while Zira's act was a gesture of spite, as well as the fact the suicidal man in The Incredibles was a very minor character, seen twice, and Zira was a major character throughout the second Lion King film).

==The Lion Guard==
Zira along with her children and pride, makes an appearance in the episode "Lions of the Outlands" (which takes place after the "My Lullaby" scene and before Zira sends Kovu to rescue Kiara from the fire). It is revealed by [[Rafiki]] that after Simba defeated Scar, Zira informed him that Scar had chosen Kovu to be the next King after him. However, Simba told her that Scar was never the true King, causing an outraged Zira to attack Simba. After defeating Zira, Simba was left with no choice but to banish her along with her children and the rest of Scar's followers.

Zira and her pride have taken over a part of the Outlands where a waterhole is located and have driven out a hyena clan that lived there. One of the clan's members [[Jasiri]] comes to her friend [[Kion]] (who is Simba's son) for help. Confused as to why there are lions in the Outlands and unaware of the exile, Kion agrees to help.

Kion comes to Jasiri's aid after she is attacked by Nuka and then meets Kovu, who after discovering that Kion is Simba's son and could convince the King to allow the Outsiders back into the Pride Lands, declares to Nuka that they have got to take the two to Zira. The two brothers take Kion and Jasiri to Zira (who is drinking from the waterhole with Vitani). After discovering that Kion is Simba's son and also the leader of the Lion Guard, has him use the Roar of the Elders on a rain cloud to make it rain (something Kion did not know he could do), before taking him away to talk privately.

After failing to convince Kion to side with her over Jasiri, Zira has her lionesses surround him. She then reveals to him that she knew a lion who had the Roar of the Elders, but lost it after using it on his fellow lions. Kion realizes that the said lion is Scar, to which Zira replies that she and Scar were very close and if it weren't for Simba, Scar would still be King. When Kion says that Scar was never the true King, an offended Zira orders her lionesses to attack Kion, but changes her mind immediately and leaves Kion with her pride to fetch her children.

After returning with her children, Zira tells them that Kion can't use the Roar on them as he will lose it like Scar did and if he doesn't use the Roar, he still loses thus leaving the Pride Lands defenceless. Luckily, the Lion Guard (who learnt about Zira from Rafiki) and Jasiri arrive to help Kion. After being told by [[Bunga]] that Scar had actually lost the Roar because he used it for evil rather against other lions, Kion uses the Roar to blast Zira and the Outsiders (except Kovu, who avoids the blast and runs after his pride) to termite mounts (similar to the ones seen in the first half of the second film).

==Songs==

* [[My Lullaby]]

==Trivia==

* The notch in Zira's left ear occasionally changes sides during the movie. This is most likely an error on the animators part.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.mylionking.com/theatre/sp/scenes/index.php?clip=ziras_suicide Zira's Suicide] at The Lion King Theatre

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