Outsiders
- Zazu: "Nothing there but a bunch of back-stabbing, murderous Outsiders...."
Simba: "Zazu's right. You can't turn your back on them." - —Simba and Zazu talking to Kiara
The Outsiders are a pride of lionesses (as well as two known lions, Kovu and Nuka) that still follow Scar's wishes; because of this, Simba banished them to The Outlands, a near-waterless wasteland neighboring the Pridelands. The leader of the outsiders is Zira, who is the mother of Kovu, Nuka, and Vitani. The Outsiders only appear in The Lion King II. In the end all the Outsiders (with the exception of Zira, who dies during the battle against the Pridelanders) join Simba's pride. They could be referred to as "Scar's pride" or "Zira's pride".
As almost all of the Outsiders are shown to be female, Kovu and Nuka are likely the only two males in the pride. There also appears to have been no cubs after Kovu was born, which is odd seeing as there was one male able to breed for the majority of the time, and one male who eventually matured, thus gaining the ability to breed.
Physical Difference's to Simba's Pride
While the lionesses in Simba's pride have a golden coloured fur, the Outsider lionesses have slightly more muted and dull fur tones, and in comparison, the Outsider lionesses are much thinner than the ones in Simba's pride, possibly due to the fact the Outlands have "little food... less water..." (as stated by Zira). They also appear to bare their teeth more, and while this isn't much of a physical difference, it does show that characters like Zira appear to have sharper teeth, and more of them then the Pridelanders.
The male lions shown (Kovu and Nuka) take on Scar's colour scheme; this makes sense for Nuka (being Scar's son), however this means that other lions have the same colour scheme, as Kovu is only Scar's adopted son and heir.
Throughout the movie, some of the Outsider lionesses have been shown to have unique facial markings or small scars. Two such lionesses appear twice, known by some fans as Spotty and Dotty, although they never speak, they have a distinct pattern of spots under their eyes, making them readily discernible from their fellow Outsiders. Other lionesses with unique facial features have also been seen, such as one with tufts of fur around her neck and head, and one with a small spot on her lower right chin, and one with a hair tuft very similar to Vitani's.
Notable members
- Zira (Pride Leader)
- Vitani (Could be considered second in command, as well as a scout for Zira)
- Nuka (Dies in an attempt on Simba's life midway through The Lion King II)
- Kovu (Defects in The Lion King II)
