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Fluffy

2011-02-05T15:25:50Z

Lavishlioness:

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Fluffy.jpg
| Img_size = 180px
| Img_capt = Fluffy, Kiara, or Kopa.
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King (film)]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], and in numerous books.
| Close_Relations = Father [[Simba]], Mother [[Nala]], Uncle [[Scar]], Grandfather [[Mufasa]] and grandmother [[Sarabi]].
}}

{{Quote|Let's just end on the next generation. Here's Fluffy, Simba and Nala's new little cub. Let's just end on Fluffy.|The Lion King film makers, on the 1995 commentary track of the film, refering to the cub at the end.}}

'''Fluffy''' is what the cub at the end of [[The Lion King (film)|The Lion King]] film was officially called until later given the identity of [[Kiara]] in the official storyline.

==Appearance==
Fluffy looks a lot like its father [[Simba]] did as a baby. It has very similar facial features, golden brown fur, paler toes, and big, black pupils without irises. But couple of noticable differences can be found: it has black ear rings whereas Simba didn't and it doesn't have fruit juice 'paint' on its forehead unlike Simba did.

==Information==
===After The Lion King===
After the release of the film in June 1994, the cub became very popular object of speculation as for who it is. The film's content itself doesn't say anything about the cub apart from its outside appearence. No name or gender is given. Because of the look-alike appearence to Simba and how no female had been seen with a golden brown fur, many believed it to be a boy and many still refuse to believe it's not. Even the ear rings make some absolutely certain that it's a boy, even though Simba as a baby didn't have them and Simba's mother [[Sarabi]] does have them. And even though the fruit juice paint was an essential part of Simba's blessing ceremony in the beginning, the lack of it at the point where the only known baby boy had it, implies that it might be a girl after all - especially when combined to the fact about the ear ring matter.

The original design making its gender unclear and many believing it to be a boy, resulted in some outsider writers creating childrens' books wherein it was visioned as a son. And as no official sequel to the film was in plans, Disney's book apartment approved them, forming a semi-official book universe out of a collection of profit fanfiction stories that contradict each others. In 1994, few months after the film, was published the book series [[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]], which became the most popular but remained quite unknown as it was released only in USA. In it, Simba and [[Nala]] have a son named [[Kopa]]. In 1995 the film's creators released a commentary track for the Laserdisc release of the film, wherein they called the cub "Fluffy" and didn't refer to it either a 'he' or 'she' - even though Kopa was in Disney's copyrights and there would've been no harm done by turning the cub into him. By Fluffy, they made clear they didn't want Kopa to be the cub in the film, that in the official story the cub would remain without a gender or real name.

Soon enough Disney's film makers started to create an official sequel film, but the crew was all different from those who created the canon film. A rumour has it that the sequel's creators were planning to write two cubs, a boy named Chaka and a girl who had several name options, but cut the boy out in early production and developed the story only with the girl. In 1998, [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]] film was released and Fluffy had finally gotten an official gender and name: a girl [[Kiara]].

===After The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
But as Kiara's design and the ceremony are obviously different from the first film's version, it has caused confusion among fans - especially those who know about Kopa in the books. There are a few fan theories to connect Kopa into the story, of which the most popular is that [[Zira]] killed Kopa before the film's beginning.

Some state that it is entirely impossible for Fluffy to be Simba because of time gaps and age differences, but Kopa's true age or birth date is never stated, thus indicating that it is ''possible'' that Fluffy is Kopa.

*Again, all Lion King fans have a right to their opinion.

Why they remade the cub's ceremony scene is unknown but it was likely in order to fit in the opening song like the one in the first film. Why they redesigned the cub, is unknown but likely they wanted it to look more obviously female, or just less like Simba as in more personal and individual appearence instead of a clone of her father. Whatever the motive, the act is ''retroactive continuity'' that is very common in works of fictional series.

One essential thing remains common between Fluffy and Kiara and the ceremony scenes: neither have the fruit juice paint on them when [[Rafiki]] holds them up for the kingdom to see. Kiara gets the paint after Rafiki takes her down. Thus, the continuity doesn't completely lack and Kiara and Fluffy blend into one on a practical level.

Fluffy is Kiara in the entity of the movie universe, which forms the official story of The Lion King, while the first film's commentary track proves Fluffy never was even supposed to be officially anyone until Kiara.

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Simba

2011-02-04T20:42:08Z

Lavishlioness:

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Simba.jpg
| Img_size = 180px
| Img_capt = Simba
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Lion
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King (film)]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], [[The Lion King 1½]], [[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]] books, "[[The Brightest Star]]" (book), The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa (1995 TV series), ''[[A False Ancestor]]'', ''[[A Kinglike Hair-Do]]'', ''[[A Royal Fib]]''
| 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 ''possibly'' Kopa, Son-in-Law of [[Sarafina]]
}}

{{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]] series.

==Appearance==
As a young cub, Simba was golden-brown, with a 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 fully grown a red-brown mane, with side bangs and lighter 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 is curious, adventurous, and all too ready to become king. He is known to overstep his authority and attempt to order around the other creatures of Pride Rock. He suffers serious emotional trauma when Scar, his uncle, murders Mufasa. He didn't know this however, and Scar convinces Simba that he was responsible for his father's death, and says to flee from the Pridelands, never to return. He later picks up a happy, carefree lifestyle with Timon and Pumbaa in an idyllic jungle paradise.

As an adolescent, he has long since forgotten his old life, and once again acts as over-confident and adventurous as he did as a cub. Later, when Simba learns that Scar is ruling the Pridelands unjustly, he faces his past and returns to take his place as the rightful king. By having the responsibilities of being a king thrust upon him so suddenly, Simba is 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.

====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|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 whispers in his ear that ''he'' killed Mufasa. Filled with anger, Simba jumps off the edge to pins Scar to the ground and forces him to admit 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 an 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|Adult Simba in ''The Lion King 1 1/2'']]

===The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
Seasons later, all the animals, including giraffes, elephants, 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 father, Mufasa, did when Simba himself was born.

As his daughter grows up, Simba turns out to be an extremely over-protective father. (Many fans believe this is because his son [[Kopa]] was killed by Zira, although the theory is not official.) 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, [http://lionking.wikia.com/wiki/Kovu 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|Simba as a 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 an 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 the Outlanders, 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 Outlanders. Assuming Kovu had set it up, Simba regained his hatred towards dark lions, 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 Outlanders for a war to break out. Kiara had run away, and the Outlanders 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 Outlanders joined forces with Simba's pridelanders, and Simba allowed Kovu to become his heir.

==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)

==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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Kopa

2011-02-04T20:40:43Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Kopa.png
| Img_capt = Kopa
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Heart shape
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Great-Great-Grandson To [[Mohatu]], Great-Grandson To [[Ahadi]] And [[Uru]], and only in the books grandson to [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]] and son To [[Simba]] and [[Nala]].
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]''
}}

{{Quote|Great uncle [[Scar]] was a real creep!|Kopa, after hearing Rafiki's story, ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]''}}

'''Kopa''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] in a series of books in the book universe.

==Physical Attributes==
Kopa is very similar to his father in appearance when he was a child. Kopa has a few differences, like slightly darker golden-colored fur and a brownish-red tuft of hair on his head, and a more squared muzzle than Simba. Other than that, he looks almost identical to his dad from his cubhood, even with the same reddish-brown eye color.

==Info==
[[File:Kopa_nala_dare.png|thumb|left|Kopa, as shown in [[Nala's Dare]].]]

Kopa is a [[lion]] character in [[Disney|Disney's]] ''[[The Lion King]]'' universe. According to the set of books titled ''The Lion King: Six New Adventures'' he is the son of Simba and Nala, but he didn't appear in [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride|''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'']] - instead, Simba and Nala have a daughter named [[Kiara]], and Kopa's existence was never mentioned. Disney has confirmed that the cub seen at the end of the first ''Lion King'' film is not Kopa; as even though Kopa already existed in the books, the film makers of ''[[The Lion King]]'' said on the film's commentary track from 1995 Laserdisc and 2003 DVD releases, that the cub in the end does not have a real name or gender. They called it "Fluffy" and didn't give it a gender. Then the ''other'' (not the ones who originally made the film) film makers from Disney decided it to be a girl and named her Kiara. As the sequel film doesn't make references to any siblings for Kiara, the cub in the end of the first film turns into Kiara, Kopa disregarding the creators of Simba's Pride, or still Fluffy without a gender. You decide ;)

Many consider Kopa to be "semi-canon," meaning he is only somewhat official, but that he is also not fan-made. The entire topic of "Kopa" has sparked a flame that has ignited a wildfire of disputes among the Lion King fandom. Either way, Kopa fits into the film if you put him in, and the film makes perfect sense with him being out of it, deeming Kopa to be a versatile character. Additionally, Kopa would actually make some plot holes in SP make sense, but there could be other theories besides Kopa to fill in the holes. Frankly, Kopa seems to be a flexible character who is both considerable to be a canon character or a non-canon character.

*Any fan of the Lion King should feel free to have his or her own opinion as to whether or not Kopa existed and should have such a right without being tormented.

Kopa wasn't even created, written or developed by Disney at all, which is likely the reason why the cub in the end likely was not Kopa (although other theories prove the opposite of this) and why he wasn't taken into the movie universe even later. The first book in the series, ''A Tale of Two Brothers'' wherein Kopa first appears, is an original story created and written by the writer ''Alex Simmons'', who isn't part of The Walt Disney Company. [http://simmonshereandnow.com/ Alex Simmons' personal web site], provides that information.

The word ''kopa'' has multiple meanings in Swahili: "heart shape" as a noun, and "borrow" as a verb.

==The Lion King: Six New Adventures==

In the book series, much of the time Kopa is listening to a story by various people like Zazu or Rafiki, but he probably appeared most prominently in ''[[The_Lion_King:_Six_New_Adventures#Vulture_Shock|Vulture Shock]]''. He also had a few minor roles in some of the other books in the set of six. According to the illustrations, he looked almost exactly like Simba as a cub, except for a small tuft of brown fur on his head. He is described as loving to hear stories, but is also curious and playful, like his father was.

During ''Vulture Shock'', Kopa wanted to find his family tree, which he thought was an actual tree with fruit and leaves. After being embarrassed by [[Mega]], [[Leo]], and the other lions, the cub asks Simba to take him to it, but his father was too busy dealing with a greedy hippo, so Kopa decided he would find his family tree by himself. Finding a lizard and chasing it, trying to eat the lizard, Kopa ended up wandering too far off and was in a dry, barren land; lost and afraid that he would never find his way back to [[Pride Rock]], he curled up and fell asleep. In the morning he was found by two vultures, and realizing that the cub was the Lion King's son, the vultures knew Simba would trade anything for him, including a feast so large they would never go hungry again. They kept him prisoner high up in a tree so he couldn't escape, where Kopa was later found by the Buzzard Boyz, a group of rapping vultures who sang horribly. They befriended Kopa after the tiny cub said he liked their singing, and the gang brought Simba and Nala to him. Kopa was then rescued, and his captors were forced to listen to the Buzzard Boyz concert.
[[File:Zazukopa.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kopa in ''How True, Zazu?'']]

In ''[[The_Lion_King:_Six_New_Adventures#A Tale of Two Brothers|A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', Rafiki tells the back story of [[Mufasa]] and [[Scar]] to Kopa, and teaches him that we shouldn't be jealous of others.

In ''[[How True, Zazu?]]'', Zazu tells Kopa about his life when he was young and how he became the King's majordomo.

==External links==
* [http://www.mylionking.com/wiki/Fluffy Who was the cub? - Fluffy at The Lion King Wiki]

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Fluffy

2011-02-04T02:27:57Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Fluffy.jpg
| Img_size = 180px
| Img_capt = Fluffy, Kiara
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King (film)]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], and in numerous books.
| Close_Relations = Father [[Simba]], Mother [[Nala]], Uncle [[Scar]], Grandfather [[Mufasa]] and grandmother [[Sarabi]].
}}

{{Quote|Let's just end on the next generation. Here's Fluffy, Simba and Nala's new little cub. Let's just end on Fluffy.|The Lion King film makers, on the 1995 commentary track of the film, refering to the cub at the end.}}

'''Fluffy''' is what the cub at the end of [[The Lion King (film)|The Lion King]] film was officially called until later given the identity of [[Kiara]] in the official storyline.

==Appearance==
Fluffy looks a lot like its father [[Simba]] did as a baby. It has very similar facial features, golden brown fur, paler toes, and big, black pupils without irises. But couple of noticable differences can be found: it has black ear rings whereas Simba didn't and it doesn't have fruit juice 'paint' on its forehead unlike Simba did.

==Information==
===After The Lion King===
After the release of the film in June 1994, the cub became very popular object of speculation as for who it is. The film's content itself doesn't say anything about the cub apart from its outside appearence. No name or gender is given. Because of the look-alike appearence to Simba and how no female had been seen with a golden brown fur, many believed it to be a boy and many still refuse to believe it's not. Even the ear rings make some absolutely certain that it's a boy, even though Simba as a baby didn't have them and Simba's mother [[Sarabi]] does have them. And even though the fruit juice paint was an essential part of Simba's blessing ceremony in the beginning, the lack of it at the point where the only known baby boy had it, implies that it might be a girl after all - especially when combined to the fact about the ear ring matter.

The original design making its gender unclear and many believing it to be a boy, resulted in some outsider writers creating childrens' books wherein it was visioned as a son. And as no official sequel to the film was in plans, Disney's book apartment approved them, forming a semi-official book universe out of a collection of profit fanfiction stories that contradict each others. In 1994, few months after the film, was published the book series [[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]], which became the most popular but remained quite unknown as it was released only in USA. In it, Simba and [[Nala]] have a son named [[Kopa]]. In 1995 the film's creators released a commentary track for the Laserdisc release of the film, wherein they called the cub "Fluffy" and didn't refer to it either a 'he' or 'she' - even though Kopa was in Disney's copyrights and there would've been no harm done by turning the cub into him. By Fluffy, they made clear they didn't want Kopa to be the cub in the film, that in the official story the cub would remain without a gender or real name.

Soon enough Disney's film makers started to create an official sequel film, but the crew was all different from those who created the canon film. A rumour has it that the sequel's creators were planning to write two cubs, a boy named Chaka and a girl who had several name options, but cut the boy out in early production and developed the story only with the girl. In 1998, [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]] film was released and Fluffy had finally gotten an official gender and name: a girl [[Kiara]].

===After The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
But as Kiara's design and the ceremony are obviously different from the first film's version, it has caused confusion among fans - especially those who know about Kopa in the books. There are a few fan theories to connect Kopa into the story, of which the most popular is that [[Zira]] killed Kopa before the film's beginning.

Some state that it is entirely impossible for Fluffy to be Simba because of time gaps and age differences, but Kopa's true age or birth date is never stated, thus indicating that it is ''possible'' that Fluffy is Kopa.

*Again, all Lion King fans have a right to their opinion.

Why they remade the cub's ceremony scene is unknown but it was likely in order to fit in the opening song like the one in the first film. Why they redesigned the cub, is unknown but likely they wanted it to look more obviously female, or just less like Simba as in more personal and individual appearence instead of a clone of her father. Whatever the motive, the act is ''retroactive continuity'' that is very common in works of fictional series.

One essential thing remains common between Fluffy and Kiara and the ceremony scenes: neither have the fruit juice paint on them when [[Rafiki]] holds them up for the kingdom to see. Kiara gets the paint after Rafiki takes her down. Thus, the continuity doesn't completely lack and Kiara and Fluffy blend into one on a practical level.

Fluffy is Kiara in the entity of the movie universe, which forms the official story of The Lion King, while the first film's commentary track proves Fluffy never was even supposed to be officially anyone until Kiara.

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Fluffy

2011-02-04T02:24:39Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Fluffy.jpg
| Img_size = 180px
| Img_capt = Fluffy, Kiara
| Species = Lion
| Appearances = [[The Lion King (film)]], [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]], and in numerous books.
| Close_Relations = Father [[Simba]], Mother [[Nala]], Uncle [[Scar]], Grandfather [[Mufasa]] and grandmother [[Sarabi]].
}}

{{Quote|Let's just end on the next generation. Here's Fluffy, Simba and Nala's new little cub. Let's just end on Fluffy.|The Lion King film makers, on the 1995 commentary track of the film, refering to the cub at the end.}}

'''Fluffy''' is what the cub at the end of [[The Lion King (film)|The Lion King]] film was officially called until later given the identity of [[Kiara]] in the official storyline.

==Appearance==
Fluffy looks a lot like its father [[Simba]] did as a baby. It has very similar facial features, golden brown fur, paler toes, and big, black pupils without irises. But couple of noticable differences can be found: it has black ear rings whereas Simba didn't and it doesn't have fruit juice 'paint' on its forehead unlike Simba did.

==Information==
===After The Lion King===
After the release of the film in June 1994, the cub became very popular object of speculation as for who it is. The film's content itself doesn't say anything about the cub apart from its outside appearence. No name or gender is given. Because of the look-alike appearence to Simba and how no female had been seen with a golden brown fur, many believed it to be a boy and many still refuse to believe it's not. Even the ear rings make some absolutely certain that it's a boy, even though Simba as a baby didn't have them and Simba's mother [[Sarabi]] does have them. And even though the fruit juice paint was an essential part of Simba's blessing ceremony in the beginning, the lack of it at the point where the only known baby boy had it, implies that it might be a girl after all - especially when combined to the fact about the ear ring matter.

The original design making its gender unclear and many believing it to be a boy, resulted in some outsider writers creating childrens' books wherein it was visioned as a son. And as no official sequel to the film was in plans, Disney's book apartment approved them, forming a semi-official book universe out of a collection of profit fanfiction stories that contradict each others. In 1994, few months after the film, was published the book series [[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]], which became the most popular but remained quite unknown as it was released only in USA. In it, Simba and [[Nala]] have a son named [[Kopa]]. In 1995 the film's creators released a commentary track for the Laserdisc release of the film, wherein they called the cub "Fluffy" and didn't refer to it either a 'he' or 'she' - even though Kopa was in Disney's copyrights and there would've been no harm done by turning the cub into him. By Fluffy, they made clear they didn't want Kopa to be the cub in the film, that in the official story the cub would remain without a gender or real name.

Soon enough Disney's film makers started to create an official sequel film, but the crew was all different from those who created the canon film. A rumour has it that the sequel's creators were planning to write two cubs, a boy named Chaka and a girl who had several name options, but cut the boy out in early production and developed the story only with the girl. In 1998, [[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]] film was released and Fluffy had finally gotten an official gender and name: a girl [[Kiara]].

===After The Lion King II: Simba's Pride===
But as Kiara's design and the ceremony are obviously different from the first film's version, it has caused confusion among fans - especially those who know about Kopa in the books. There are a few fan theories to connect Kopa into the story, of which the most popular is that [[Zira]] killed Kopa before the film's beginning.

And those who correctly do their math on the character timelines the two films combined provide, find out that it doesn't even leave room for any older siblings to Kiara, the very least for Kopa: Kopa from the books and Zira's son [[Kovu]] from the sequel film are the same age yet Kovu was born before Simba even met Nala. The first film's creators say Fluffy was the next generation so there was no one between Kovu and Fluffy. Fluffy was born when the Pridelands were all green and alive and all the herds had returned, which must have taken at least a year which is too much time between Kovu and Fluffy's births for them to even look the same age. But it's just enough time for Kovu and Kiara's age difference. (Kovu 2+ years old judging by the head tuft, Kiara 7+ months old judging by the tail tuft, resulting in about a year of age difference.)

Why they remade the cub's ceremony scene is unknown but it was likely in order to fit in the opening song like the one in the first film. Why they redesigned the cub, is unknown but likely they wanted it to look more obviously female, or just less like Simba as in more personal and individual appearence instead of a clone of her father. Whatever the motive, the act is ''retroactive continuity'' that is very common in works of fictional series.

One essential thing remains common between Fluffy and Kiara and the ceremony scenes: neither have the fruit juice paint on them when [[Rafiki]] holds them up for the kingdom to see. Kiara gets the paint after Rafiki takes her down. Thus, the continuity doesn't completely lack and Kiara and Fluffy blend into one on a practical level.

Fluffy is Kiara in the entity of the movie universe, which forms the official story of The Lion King, while the first film's commentary track proves Fluffy never was even supposed to be officially anyone until Kiara.

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Kiara

2011-02-04T02:21:51Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = koki.png
| Img_capt = Kiara
| Nicknames = I'm sure Kovu has come up with lots of nicknames for his sweetheart :)
| Meaning = Small, Dark Thing (Swahili)
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Mate of [[Kovu]], Daughter of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]]
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]''
| Voice_Actors = Michelle Horn (cub), Charity Sanoy (singing cub), Neve Campbell (adult), Liz Callaway (singing adult)
}}

{{Quote|I'm not just a princess, you know. That's only half of who I am!|Kiara, talking to [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]]}}

'''Kiara''' is [[Simba]] and [[Nala|Nala's]] daughter.

==Physical Attributes==
{{Dialogue2|Nala|Who does she remind you of?|Simba|What? Who?|Nala|She's just like you were when you were young.|[[Nala]] and [[Simba]], talking about their daughter}}
Kiara has bright orange fur as both a cub and adult. She has brownish-red eyes, similar to her father [[Simba]] and paternal grandfather, [[Mufasa]].

==Information==
{{Quote|Now, Princess Kiara, as Simba's daughter, you know better than to go off all alone.|[[Pumbaa]]}}
Kiara is the daughter of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]]. She is the mate of [[Kovu]] as an adult, and appears in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''. She is voiced by Michelle Horn as a cub, Charity Sanoy as a singing cub, Neve Campbell as an adult, and Liz Callaway as a singing adult. "Kiara" is an Irish name meaning "small dark thing".

Kiara first appears in the Presentation at the beginning of Simba's Pride. She is carried to [[Rafiki]] in her mother's mouth before being raised up for all the animals to see. After the presentation, Rafiki holds Kiara for her parents to nuzzle. [[Pumbaa]] and [[Timon]] are shocked to find out that Kiara is a girl.

In early production of the second Lion King movie, her name was going to be "Shani", however this was changed to Kiara late into production.

==The Lion King II: Simba's Pride==
===Cub Kiara===
{{Dialogue4|Simba|If something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. One day I won't be here... and I need you to carry on in my place. You are part of the great Circle of...|Kiara|Circle of Life, I know.|Simba|Exactly. And you need to be careful. As future Queen...|Kiara|But what if I don't wanna be Queen? It's no fun.|Simba|That's like saying you don't want to be a lion. It's in your blood... as I am. We are part of each other.|Simba and Kiara}}

[[File:Cub Kiara.jpg|thumb|Kiara As A Cub|200 px]]
Kiara grows up to be a strong-headed cub. Although desperate for adventure. Simba is extremely over-protective of her and sends Timon and Pumbaa, her babysitters, to watch over her as she explores the Pride Lands. Grasping the opportunity, Kiara sneaks away from her bumbling babysitters as they start arguing about bugs, and wanders into the [[Outlands]] . Crossing a log, Kiara bumps into another lion cub. Although threatened when the other cub growls at her, Kiara determinedly stays face-to-face with him. When he asks her what she's doing, she replies, "My father told me to never turn your back on an Outsider." The other cub mocks her and calls her "Daddy's little girl". The other cub brags he can take care of himself, and walks confidently onto a stone in the middle of a swamp. Kiara follows, unaware that the stones are actually crocodiles. As the two cubs race to get away from the hungry reptiles, the Outsider cub falls into the water. As a crocodile is about to sink his sharp teeth into him, Kiara jumps on his head, shutting his jaws.

After they escape, the dark cub introduces himself as Kovu. The two cubs laugh and Kiara playfully tags him. Kovu doesn't understand what Kiara is doing. She picks up on this and responds by growling playfully at him. Kovu growls back, but as soon as he does so Simba leaps in front of Kiara. At the same time, [[Zira]], Kovu's mother, leaps in front of her cub. The two parents roar in protection of their offspring. After a brief introduction, Simba growls to Zira, "We're finished here." Zira replies, "Oh no, Simba; we have barely begun," before laughing menacingly and slinking off with Kovu. The two small cubs whisper goodbye to each other.

On the way home, Simba stops to tell Kiara that he was disappointed with her (like when [[Mufasa]] was disappointed with him for venturing into the [[Elephant Graveyard]]). He tells her that she could have been killed, and reminds her of the "Great Circle of Life." She tirelessly finishes his sentence, and Simba tells her of the responsibilities of being a Queen. Kiara says that she doesn't want to be Queen, to which Simba replies, "that's like saying you don't want to be a lion." He tells her that they are part of each other, and sings to her about them being "One."

=== Adult Kiara ===
{{Dialogue3|Lionesses|Wow, her first hunt! You must be so proud, Nala. Here she is!|Rafiki|Kiara.|Lionesses|Good luck, Kiara! She'll be great. Her first hunt! You can do it! It's your day, Kiara. Good luck, Kiara!|[[Sarafina]]|My, how you've grown!|Random lionesses, Rafiki, and [[Sarafina]]}}
Years pass and Kiara grows into a slender young lioness. On her first hunt, she pleads with her father to let her do it on her own. Simba promises, but sends Timon and Pumbaa to watch her anyway. Kiara fails to hunt well, and after sending a herd of topi stampeding away from her, discovers Timon and Pumbaa. Realizing that her father broke his promise, Kiara runs away from the Pride Lands. Zira's plan begins, and she instructs her two elder cubs, Nuka and Vitani, to set the Pride Lands ablaze. Kiara, trapped in the raging flames, makes a last attempt to escape. She jumps onto a ledge and faints out of exhaustion, but not before she sees a young lion looking over her. The lion picks her up and carries her to the Pride Lands. Waking up, Kiara asks where she is; the lion replies, "You're safe in the Pride Lands." Kiara surprises the other lion with an angry outburst of abuse as to why he brought her here. The lion replies that he saved her life. Kiara attempts to walk away, but the other lion blocks her, mirroring the actions of the two cubs years before. Kiara then realizes that the young lion is Kovu.

[[Image:Kiarakovu.jpg|thumb|left|Kiara And Kovu|200 px]]
Suddenly, Simba appears, followed by Nala and Zazu. Simba confronts Kovu, who growls back. Rafiki appears and indirectly tells Simba that Kovu saved his daughter's life. Simba questions Kovu's motives for saving her, to which Kovu replies he has left the Outsiders and is a rogue. He asks to join Simba's pride. Simba reluctantly agrees, following his father's law on repaying debts, but he allows him in on judgment. Kiara is delighted at the news. That night, Kovu offers to teach Kiara how to become a better hunter. She accepts his offer and suggests they start at dawn.

[[File:Kiara-kiara-7338745-850-504.png|thumb|200 px|Kiara After Zira's Death]]

The next morning, Kovu watches Simba as he drinks at the waterhole. Kovu is ready to attack, when Kiara jumps in front of him. She excitedly jumps around and urges Kovu to start the lesson. Kovu growls, as his first attempt to kill Simba fails. While tirelessly training Kiara, Kovu shows her an example. He unintentionally pounces on Timon. who for once, he explains, is not following Kiara. He tells the lions that the birds are eating all the grubs. Kiara shows a confused Kovu how to roar and scare the birds away. Laughing, Kiara and Kovu run through the birds, making them scatter. Kovu is puzzled and asks Kiara what this training is for. She replies that this is just for fun, and Kovu doesn't understand; but soon finds out when a crash of rhinos chase the lions. Kiara, Kovu, Timon, and Pumbaa hide in a rock crevice as the rhinos run past. After the stampede, the four of them wriggle out, but as they do so Kiara and Kovu are pushed close together. Both of the lions are embarrassed, and walk back off to Pride Rock.
[[Image:Adult Kiara.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
That night, Kiara and Kovu are gazing at the stars, trying to make pictures out of the arrangement of the stars. Kiara spots a baby rabbit, and Kovu sees two lions fighting. He also admits he's never done anything like this before. Kiara is shocked and tells Kovu she used to do this all the time with her father, and that the "Great Kings of the Past" look down on them from the stars. Kovu wonders if Scar's star is up there. Troubled, he tries to leave, but Rafiki stops him and takes him and Kiara to Upendi, which is a sort of mirage, but it encourages the lions to like each other more. They sing to themselves afterwards as they make their way back to Pride Rock.
[[File:KiaraConcept1.jpg|thumb|left|Concept Artwork of Kiara escaping the fire, with [[Vitani]] running off in the background.]]
[[File:KiaraKovuConcept.jpg|thumb|right|Concept Artwork of Kiara and Kovu.]]
The next day, Kiara is surprised and pleased that her father wants to talk to Kovu, but is shocked when Simba returns injured. He explains to her that Kovu and the Outsiders ambushed him. Kiara doesn't believe Kovu would do a thing like that. Later that day, Kovu returns to the Pride Lands with a fresh scar inflicted by Zira, denying that he had anything to do with the ambush. Kiara pleads with Simba to believe him. Simba silences her and exiles Kovu. Kiara is angry at her father, and shouts at him, "You will never be Mufasa!" Upset, she escapes from Pride Rock and runs away to find Kovu.

After searching, Kiara gives up. She's overjoyed when she notices Kovu standing behind her. They laugh together and lie down next to a pool. Kovu looks at their reflection, which has merged through the ripples. He says to her, "Look, we are one." Kiara recognizes what he says and understands that she and Kovu cannot leave; otherwise the [[Pridelanders]] and the Outsiders will be divided forever.

She and Kovu race back, only to find their two prides fighting bitterly against each other. Just as Simba and Zira are about to have a showdown, Kiara and Kovu jump in front of their parents. Kiara explains to her father that "We are one", and that there is no need to fight, as the Outsiders and the Pridelanders are all one. Starting with Vitani, all of the Outsider lionesses cross over to Simba's pride. In a last attempt to fulfill Scar's plan, Zira leaps at Simba; but Kiara jumps in her way. The two lionesses tumble down into the gorge. Kiara manages to hang onto a rock, but Zira struggles to hang onto the cliff face. Kiara offers to help Zira, but Zira refuses and slips away into the churning water below. Kiara is helped back up the cliff by Simba, where she is greeted by her mother and the two prides. Kovu is relieved to see Kiara is all right, and when Simba sees Kiara and Kovu together, admits he was wrong about him. The two prides join, and Simba, Nala, Kiara, and Kovu ascend Pride Rock to roar out their kingdom.

==Songs==

* [[We Are One]]
* [[Upendi]]
* [[Love Will Find a Way]]

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Sarabi

2011-02-04T02:17:40Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Clipsarab.gif
| Img_capt = Sarabi
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Mirage
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Mate of [[Mufasa]], Mother of [[Simba]], Grandmother of [[Kiara]], ''possibly''[[Kopa]]
| Appearances = [[The Lion King]], [[Friends in Need]], [[Dirty Cub]]
| Voice_Actors = Madge Sinclair
}}

'''Sarabi''' is [[Mufasa]]'s mate, and [[Simba]]'s mother.

==Personality==
Sarabi's character is one of a motherly nature. Her sweet voice and understanding ways are a guidance throughout [[Simba]]'s life. Despite her charming and beautiful personality, she has a fierce loyalty to [[Mufasa]] and her kingdom. A very responsible queen.

==Physical Attributes==
Sarabi has a dark tan pelt with soft, cream colored paws and muzzle. She has beautiful brown eyes and dark brown in the inside of her ear. And, as the custom of every Disney lion, she has a dark pink nose.

==Information==
Sarabi first appears in ''[[The Lion King]]'', as the queen of the [[Pride Lands]]. She is [[Mufasa]]'s mate, and [[Simba]]'s mother. She is shown to be cool, calm, and collective in most situations, and is also shown as a proud, and loving mother.

[[File:Sarabi-Mufasa.png|thumb|left|Sarabi and Mufasa]]

Sarabi is devastated after Mufasa's death, and is seen being comforted by [[Zazu]] and the pride when the news is broken. Later, she tells her brother-in-law, [[Scar]], the new king, that there's no prey left, and that they have to leave in order to survive, in which Scar replies "You're just not looking hard enough!". Sarabi says there is no other choice but to leave Pride Rock, otherwise they will die from starvation. Scar remarks "Then so be it", and that he is the king and can do whatever he wants, Sarabi angrily replies "If you were half the king Mufasa was--" but she is cut short by Scar slapping her with his paw, causing the lioness to fall onto her side. Seeing this, Simba (who was watching closely from a high-up rock) jumps down to defend his mother. She originally mistakes him for Mufasa, but soon realizes it's her apparently-dead son.

[[File:SimbaSarabi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Simba (Left) And Sarabi (Right)]]

When the lions begin rising up against Scar and the hyenas, two lionesses are shown helping Sarabi up. When Scar pressures Simba into admitting it is his fault his father is dead, Sarabi says in a quiet voice "It's not true, tell me it's not true". But after Scar admits that ''he'' killed Mufasa, Sarabi embraces her son, and proudly watches him take the Pride Lands back.

==Voice Actors==
* Madge Sinclair - Provided voice for Sarabi

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Mufasa

2011-02-04T02:14:55Z

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{{Infobox Character
| Img = Mufasa.png
| Img_capt = Mufasa
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = King
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Mate of [[Sarabi]], Brother of [[Scar]], Father of [[Simba]], Grandfather of [[Kiara]], ''possibly'' [[Kopa]]
| 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]]
| Voice_Actors = James Earl Jones
}}

{{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 father of [[Simba]], and the older brother of [[Scar]].

==Physical Attributes==
'''Mufasa''' is a large, powerful [[lion]] with golden fur, a thick, red mane, and reddish-brown eyes.
[[File:MufasaInTrouble.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Mufasa clinging to the side of a cliff.]]

== Personality ==
Mufasa is a very wise and noble king. He always thinks about what's in the best interest of the Pridelands, and is completely selfless. He cares very much for his son, Simba, and even sacrifices his own life for him.
[[File:Mufasa in the clouds.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Mufasa watching the presentation of Kiara.]]

==Information==
Mufasa is a large powerful male lion. He is the father of [[Simba]], the mate of [[Sarabi]], and the older brother of [[Scar]]. He is son of [[Ahadi]] and [[Uru]], and the king of [[The Pridelands]] in the begining of the movie. He is wise and caring, often portryed as the ideal king and wishes to pass those traits down to Simba. Mufasa tells Simba about the great kings of the past after saving [[Nala]] and Simba from Scar's [[Hyena]]s. Since Scar's first plan fails, he comes up with a new plan: to kill Mufasa and to scare Simba off for his hyena's to chase down and kill.

After setting his son safely on a ledge; Mufasa is carried off into the stampede, but jumps up climbing the ledge to save himself. When he reaches the top he pleads for his brothers help before Scar pierces Mufasa's paws with his claws, saying "Long live the king." Scar then throws Mufasa in the stampede. 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, beefore Simba claims his kingship, Mufasa can be heard saying "''Remember''".

Mufasa only makes two appearances in Simba's Pride. Once during [[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 menturned 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.

== Broadway Musical ==

Mufasa's role is more bigger into 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.

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Kopa

2011-02-04T02:06:26Z

Lavishlioness: /* Info */ Fixed a few things, made it a tad better for Kopa supporters while still giving dues to non-Kopa supporters ;)

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Kopa.png
| Img_capt = Kopa
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Heart shape
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Great-Great-Grandson To [[Mohatu]], Great-Grandson To [[Ahadi]] And [[Uru]], and only in the books grandson to [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]] and son To [[Simba]] and [[Nala]].
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]''
}}

{{Quote|Great uncle [[Scar]] was a real creep!|Kopa, after hearing Rafiki's story, ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]''}}

'''Kopa''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] in a series of books in the book universe.

==Physical Attributes==
Kopa is very similar to his father in appearance when he was a child. Kopa has a few differences, like slightly darker golden-colored fur and a brownish-red tuft of hair on his head, and a more squared muzzle than Simba. Other than that, he looks almost identical to his dad from his cubhood, even with the same reddish-brown eye color.

==Info==
[[File:Kopa_nala_dare.png|thumb|left|Kopa, as shown in [[Nala's Dare]].]]

Kopa is a [[lion]] character in [[Disney|Disney's]] ''[[The Lion King]]'' universe. According to the set of books titled ''The Lion King: Six New Adventures'' he is the son of Simba and Nala, but he didn't appear in [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride|''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'']] - instead, Simba and Nala have a daughter named [[Kiara]], and Kopa's existence was never mentioned. Disney has confirmed that the cub seen at the end of the first ''Lion King'' film is not Kopa; as even though Kopa already existed in the books, the film makers of ''[[The Lion King]]'' said on the film's commentary track from 1995 Laserdisc and 2003 DVD releases, that the cub in the end does not have a real name or gender. They called it "Fluffy" and didn't give it a gender. Then the other film makers from Disney decided it to be a girl and named her Kiara. As the sequel film doesn't make references to any siblings for Kiara, the cub in the end of the first film turns into Kiara, or remains "Fluffy" without a gender.

Many consider Kopa to be "semi-canon," meaning he is only somewhat official, but that he is also not fan-made. The entire topic of "Kopa" has sparked a flame that has ignited a wildfire of disputes among the Lion King fandom. Either way, Kopa fits into the film if you put him in, and the film makes perfect sense with him being out of it, deeming Kopa to be a versatile character. Additionally, Kopa would actually make some plot holes in SP make sense, but there could be other theories besides Kopa to fill in the holes. Frankly, Kopa seems to be a flexible character who is both considerable to be a canon character or a non-canon character.

*Any fan of the Lion King should feel free to have his or her own opinion as to whether or not Kopa existed and should have such a right without being tormented.

Kopa wasn't even created, written or developed by Disney at all, which is likely the reason why the cub in the end likely was not Kopa (although other theories prove the opposite of this) and why he wasn't taken into the movie universe even later. The first book in the series, ''A Tale of Two Brothers'' wherein Kopa first appears, is an original story created and written by the writer ''Alex Simmons'', who isn't part of The Walt Disney Company. [http://simmonshereandnow.com/ Alex Simmons' personal web site], provides that information.

The word ''kopa'' has multiple meanings in Swahili: "heart shape" as a noun, and "borrow" as a verb.

==The Lion King: Six New Adventures==

In the book series, much of the time Kopa is listening to a story by various people like Zazu or Rafiki, but he probably appeared most prominently in ''[[The_Lion_King:_Six_New_Adventures#Vulture_Shock|Vulture Shock]]''. He also had a few minor roles in some of the other books in the set of six. According to the illustrations, he looked almost exactly like Simba as a cub, except for a small tuft of brown fur on his head. He is described as loving to hear stories, but is also curious and playful, like his father was.

During ''Vulture Shock'', Kopa wanted to find his family tree, which he thought was an actual tree with fruit and leaves. After being embarrassed by [[Mega]], [[Leo]], and the other lions, the cub asks Simba to take him to it, but his father was too busy dealing with a greedy hippo, so Kopa decided he would find his family tree by himself. Finding a lizard and chasing it, trying to eat the lizard, Kopa ended up wandering too far off and was in a dry, barren land; lost and afraid that he would never find his way back to [[Pride Rock]], he curled up and fell asleep. In the morning he was found by two vultures, and realizing that the cub was the Lion King's son, the vultures knew Simba would trade anything for him, including a feast so large they would never go hungry again. They kept him prisoner high up in a tree so he couldn't escape, where Kopa was later found by the Buzzard Boyz, a group of rapping vultures who sang horribly. They befriended Kopa after the tiny cub said he liked their singing, and the gang brought Simba and Nala to him. Kopa was then rescued, and his captors were forced to listen to the Buzzard Boyz concert.
[[File:Zazukopa.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kopa in ''How True, Zazu?'']]

In ''[[The_Lion_King:_Six_New_Adventures#A Tale of Two Brothers|A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', Rafiki tells the back story of [[Mufasa]] and [[Scar]] to Kopa, and teaches him that we shouldn't be jealous of others.

In ''[[How True, Zazu?]]'', Zazu tells Kopa about his life when he was young and how he became the King's majordomo.

==External links==
* [http://www.mylionking.com/wiki/Fluffy Who was the cub? - Fluffy at The Lion King Wiki]

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Kopa

2011-02-04T01:50:33Z

Lavishlioness: /* Physical Attributes */

{{Infobox Character
| Img = Kopa.png
| Img_capt = Kopa
| Nicknames =
| Meaning = Heart shape
| Species = [[Lion]]
| Gender =
| Close_Relations = Great-Great-Grandson To [[Mohatu]], Great-Grandson To [[Ahadi]] And [[Uru]], and only in the books grandson to [[Mufasa]] and [[Sarabi]] and son To [[Simba]] and [[Nala]].
| Appearances = ''[[The Lion King: Six New Adventures]]''
}}

{{Quote|Great uncle [[Scar]] was a real creep!|Kopa, after hearing Rafiki's story, ''[[A Tale of Two Brothers]]''}}

'''Kopa''' is the son of [[Simba]] and [[Nala]] in a series of books in the book universe.

==Physical Attributes==
Kopa is very similar to his father in appearance when he was a child. Kopa has a few differences, like slightly darker golden-colored fur and a brownish-red tuft of hair on his head, and a more squared muzzle than Simba. Other than that, he looks almost identical to his dad from his cubhood, even with the same reddish-brown eye color.

==Info==
[[File:Kopa_nala_dare.png|thumb|left|Kopa, as shown in [[Nala's Dare]].]]

Kopa is a [[lion]] character in [[Disney|Disney's]] ''[[The Lion King]]'' universe. According to the set of books titled ''The Lion King: Six New Adventures'' he is the son of Simba and Nala, but he didn't appear in [[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride|''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'']] - instead, Simba and Nala have a daughter named [[Kiara]], and Kopa's existence was never mentioned. Disney has confirmed that the cub seen at the end of the first ''Lion King'' film is not Kopa; as even though Kopa already existed in the books, the film makers of ''[[The Lion King]]'' said on the film's commentary track from 1995 Laserdisc and 2003 DVD releases, that the cub in the end does not have a real name or gender. They called it "Fluffy" and didn't give it a gender. Then the other film makers from Disney decided it to be a girl and named her Kiara. As the sequel film doesn't make references to any siblings for Kiara, the cub in the end of the first film turns into Kiara, or remains "Fluffy" without a gender.

Many fans like to think that regardless of what the cub's creators have said, the seuquel's makers would've meant Kopa to be in the backstory of their film. But in fact, the sequel's makers made it impossible to be Kopa: Kovu's time of birth was before Simba returned to fight Scar, while Kovu's age in the cub scenes appears the same as Kopa's in the books. Kopa could not have been born back then because Simba and Nala hadn't even reunited yet. And there was too many months between Kovu's and Fluffy's births for them to look the same age. Also, if Kopa still somehow miraculously existed in the sequel film's story, he would've had to show in the film as according to the books' fact that he was the same age as Kovu, he would've been alive and with his family between Kiara's ceremony and the day she met Kovu. But even so, his existence would be contradicting because the books don't even mention Kopa to have a sister. All those facts make the timeline so that it's simply impossible for the cub at the end of the first film to be Kopa and for Kopa to exist at all in the film's story. Thus, if anyone wants to imagine the cub at the end of the first film to be Kopa despite of what its creators have said, they have to completely ignore the sequel film in order to make sense at all.

Kopa wasn't even created, written or developed by Disney at all, which is likely the reason why the cub in the end never was Kopa and why he wasn't taken into the movie universe even later. The first book in the series, ''A Tale of Two Brothers'' wherein Kopa first appears, is an original story created and written by the writer ''Alex Simmons'', who isn't part of The Walt Disney Company. [http://simmonshereandnow.com/ Alex Simmons' personal web site], provides that information.

The word ''kopa'' has multiple meanings in Swahili: "heart shape" as a noun, and "borrow" as a verb.

==The Lion King: Six New Adventures==

In the book series, much of the time Kopa is listening to a story by various people like Zazu or Rafiki, but he probably appeared most prominently in ''[[The_Lion_King:_Six_New_Adventures#Vulture_Shock|Vulture Shock]]''. He also had a few minor roles in some of the other books in the set of six. According to the illustrations, he looked almost exactly like Simba as a cub, except for a small tuft of brown fur on his head. He is described as loving to hear stories, but is also curious and playful, like his father was.

During ''Vulture Shock'', Kopa wanted to find his family tree, which he thought was an actual tree with fruit and leaves. After being embarrassed by [[Mega]], [[Leo]], and the other lions, the cub asks Simba to take him to it, but his father was too busy dealing with a greedy hippo, so Kopa decided he would find his family tree by himself. Finding a lizard and chasing it, trying to eat the lizard, Kopa ended up wandering too far off and was in a dry, barren land; lost and afraid that he would never find his way back to [[Pride Rock]], he curled up and fell asleep. In the morning he was found by two vultures, and realizing that the cub was the Lion King's son, the vultures knew Simba would trade anything for him, including a feast so large they would never go hungry again. They kept him prisoner high up in a tree so he couldn't escape, where Kopa was later found by the Buzzard Boyz, a group of rapping vultures who sang horribly. They befriended Kopa after the tiny cub said he liked their singing, and the gang brought Simba and Nala to him. Kopa was then rescued, and his captors were forced to listen to the Buzzard Boyz concert.
[[File:Zazukopa.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kopa in ''How True, Zazu?'']]

In ''[[The_Lion_King:_Six_New_Adventures#A Tale of Two Brothers|A Tale of Two Brothers]]'', Rafiki tells the back story of [[Mufasa]] and [[Scar]] to Kopa, and teaches him that we shouldn't be jealous of others.

In ''[[How True, Zazu?]]'', Zazu tells Kopa about his life when he was young and how he became the King's majordomo.

==External links==
* [http://www.mylionking.com/wiki/Fluffy Who was the cub? - Fluffy at The Lion King Wiki]

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