List of The Lion King characters
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This is a list of characters that appear in the The Lion King movie series, television series, and related publications.
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[edit] The Lion King
[edit] Simba
Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick) is the protagonist of The Lion King. As the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, he is set to be king. He marries Nala and has two children, named Kopa and Kiara.
[edit] Scar
Scar, whose birthname is Taka, is the main antagonist of The Lion King. As Mufasa's brother he was once in line for the throne, only to be pushed back by Simba's birth. In his jealousy he plans to kill both Simba and Mufasa. Scar appears to be killed by the hyenas in the end.
[edit] Mufasa
Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones) is Simba's father and King of the Pride Lands. His queen is Sarabi and his son is Simba.
[edit] Timon and Pumbaa
Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and warthog respectively, befriend Simba and teach him about "Hakuna Matata". They tell "the story behind the story" in the Lion King 1½.
[edit] Nala
Nala is Simba's mischievous childhood friend, and later his mate. Her mother is Sarafina.
[edit] Rafiki
Rafiki is a wise shaman mandrill/baboon and a friend of Mufasa's. He presents Simba as a newborn to a gathering of animals at Pride Rock.
[edit] Zazu
Zazu (voiced by Rowan Atkinson) is a hornbill and advisor to the royal family.
[edit] Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
Shenzi (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg), Banzai (voiced by Cheech Marin) and Ed (voiced by Jim Cummings) are the three main hyenas that aid Scar.
[edit] Sarabi
Sarabi is the mate of Mufasa, the mother of Simba and grandmother of Kiara. She is voiced by Madge Sinclair. Her name means "mirage" or "optical illusion" in swahili.
At the beginning of the film, she is seen cradling a very young Simba before Rafiki presents him to the crowd of animals gathered at Pride Rock. Later she is seen as Simba rouses his father Mufasa to take him to the top of Pride Rock to show him the kingdom. Her next appearance is when she is snoozing on a rock next to Nala's mother Sarafina as Simba comes running along to tell Nala about the elephant graveyard. Both Simba and Nala plead with Sarabi and Sarafina to allow them to go exploring. The wise Sarabi allows the cubs to explore the Pride Lands on the condition that Zazu accompanies them.
Then she is seen as the lionesses are mourning the deaths of Mufasa and Simba (who is not dead, but exiled by Scar).
She appears again years later as Scar demands that she explain why there is no food. Scar reacts to Sarabi's answer by striking her face and knocking her over. Upon seeing Scar hitting Sarabi, Simba runs to his mother's side. She first mistakes him for Mufasa, but is relieved and happy as she realizes that Simba has returned. She is profoundly aggrieved when Simba is forced by Scar to admit (to his knowledge) that he killed her mate, but is relieved when her son forces Scar to reveal he himself is actually responsible and she joins the battle against the usurper. She is then seen one last time looking on proudly as Simba emerges victorious from his fight with Scar.
Sarabi does not appear in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, due to the death of Madge Sinclair before the film's production began.
[edit] Backstory
Little is known about Sarabi before she became Queen, but she is featured as a young adult in the book Friends in Need, where she is the future bride to Mufasa. Sarabi falls into a pit, and it is only through Zazu's vigilance that Mufasa notices and is able to rescue her.
[edit] Sarafina
Sarafina is the mother of Nala, mother-in-law of Simba, and maternal grandmother of Kiara. She is a minor character and has only one line of dialogue: "Hmm. What do you think, Sarabi?"[1] Also, her name is never mentioned in the actual movie. She is voiced by Zoe Leader
Sarafina is first seen bathing her young daughter Nala as young Simba comes running along to tell her (Nala) about the elephant graveyard. She is seen later mourning the loss of Mufasa and Simba with the other lionesses, and then she is seen years later aiding in the battle against Scar's hyena minions when Simba returns.
Sarafina is said to make another appearance in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. As Kiara is walking down when she is grown, she states, "My, how you've grown." She is voiced by Zoe Leader as well, but because of her different appearance (most notably her small red eyes and gray fur) and voice, whether or not this is actually Sarafina is disputed.
[edit] Beyond the films
Despite Sarafina's status as a minor character in the film, her role has been expanded through comics and books. In The Lion King: Six New Adventures, Sarafina makes an appearance in the book Nala's Dare. She aids a rogue lion called Ni and saves Nala from hyenas before introducing Ni to the rest of the pride.
[edit] The Lion King musical
Sarafina is also present in the musical version of the story, portrayed by the prima ballerina of the cast. Her costume is of a brighter shade of orange than the other lionesses, to set her apart, and she is the most prominent of the younger, hunting group of lionesses. In the musical, she is hunting with Nala, rather than giving her a bath, when Simba comes to take Nala to the elephant graveyard. According to the lyrics of the musical's "Chow Down", Sarafina is also said to have killed Banzai's father.[2]
[edit] The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
[edit] Kiara
Kiara is the daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala and future queen of the Pride Lands. She is mischievous and adventurous like her father was as a cub. She is voiced by Michelle Horn (cub) and Neve Campbell (adult). Her singing voices are provided by Charity Sanoy (Child), and Liz Callaway (Adult).
After evading her babysitters Timon and Pumbaa (appointed by her worried father), Kiara wanders across the border between the Pride Lands to the Outlands, a place where a pride of lions still loyal to Scar were exiled. There she meets Kovu, an Outlander cub and the lion chosen to follow in Scar's paw prints. The two become friends after evading crocodiles, but their time together is cut short as Kovu's mother, Zira, appears and confronts Simba. Zira, still bitter about Scar's defeat and her pride's exile, hates Simba and believes that Scar is the true king. Eventually the two parents take their cubs and leave, the cubs sadly saying goodbye to each other. Rafiki, after wisdom from Mufasa, forms a plan to unite Kiara and Kovu in love.
Simba is upset that Kiara disobeyed him and Kiara expresses dislike at the thought of becoming queen as it's "no fun", to which Simba responds "we are one." Elsewhere, in the Outlands, Zira hatches a plan to have Kovu gain Simba's trust by saving Kiara, after which Kovu will kill Simba when the king grows complacent.
The years pass and Kiara grows into a young adult. On the day of her first hunt, everyone is excited for her. She tells Simba that she wants to hunt on her own without Timon and Pumbaa following her. Despite promising to the contrary, Simba sends them after her anyway. Upon discovering them, Kiara becomes angry and rushes off, determined to do her hunting away from the Pride Lands.
Zira sets her plan in motion as her other cubs Nuka and Vitani set fire to the Pride Lands. Kiara is trapped in the ensuing inferno and is rescued by Kovu. Simba is enraged to see Kovu again but owes the lion a huge debt for saving his daughter's life. Reluctantly, Simba allows Kovu to join the pride. Kovu is forced to sleep outside the cave where he has a conversation with Kiara. The two arrange a hunting lesson after Kovu taunts her hunting abilities at first.
The next morning Kovu prepares to attack Simba but is interrupted by Kiara. Kovu gives Kiara a hunting lesson, but they are distracted by Timon and Pumbaa and run off chasing birds instead. That night, Kiara and Kovu look at the stars, which results in them discussing Scar and his motives. Kovu tries to leave, but Rafiki takes the two young lions to a place called Upendi (the Swahili word for "love").
The morning after, Kovu realizes that he can't kill Simba out of love for Kiara. Before he can tell the pride about Zira's plot, he and Simba are ambushed while out walking. Simba is badly wounded but manages to escape. Kovu's brother, Nuka, is killed as he tries to climb a log dam. Zira blames Kovu and slashes him across the face, giving him an identical scar to Scar's. Kovu flees to the Pride Lands but is exiled by an enraged Simba, believing the ambush to be Kovu's fault. Kiara, distraught, runs off to find Kovu. The two reunite in a desert. Kiara tells Kovu that they should return to ease the tensions between their prides.
A war breaks out between the Pridelanders and the Outlanders. Kovu and Kiara manage to stop it and make the two sides realize that the fighting is pointless. Zira, still loyal to Scar, leaps to attack Simba but is knocked away by Kiara. The two tumble into a gorge. Zira refuses Kiara's aid and falls to her death into the river below, swollen by the damaged log dam from the previous fight.
The two prides, now united, return to Pride Rock. Simba, Nala, Kovu (now effectively Kiara's prince consort) and Kiara roar triumphantly out across the kingdom.
[edit] Kovu
Kovu is the son of Zira and an unknown lion in the fictional Lion King universe. He is also a half-brother of Nuka and is twins with Vitani. He was originally intended to be the son of Scar but this was changed as this would make him related to Kiara, Simba's daughter. Instead, he became Scar's adopted son. Scar chose Kovu as the lion to follow in his paw prints and become king of the Pride Lands. Kovu means "scar" in Kiswahili. He is voiced by Ryan O'Donohue (cub) and Jason Marsden (adult). Kovu's singing voice is by Gene Miller.
Kovu is a cub in the part of Simba's pride that has been exiled to the Outlands due to their remaining loyalty to Scar. Zira (Kovu's mother) and her pride's loyalty to Scar do not actually make sense as in the first film, as when Simba returns from his life in the jungle, all the lionesses fight on his side and only the hyenas side with Scar. (Zira is non-existent in the first film as are Kovu, her other two cubs, and the lionesses who will make up her future pride.) He is out with his brother Nuka when Kiara tumbles down from a log and crashes into him. Kovu reacts aggressively at first but soon begins to tease Kiara for being "daddy's little girl". As the two wander to a body of water they are attacked by crocodiles. The cubs evade the crocodiles and began to play, but are interrupted by Zira and Simba. The two confront each other, before picking up their cubs and leaving.
Later, Zira yells at Kovu for being friendly towards a Pridelander. Kovu says that he thought that he and Kiara could become friends. Zira forms a plan to get Kovu into the Pride Lands and kill Simba when he has gained enough trust. Meanwhile, Simba tells Kiara that they are "one."
Zira trains and conditions Kovu until he is grown. She sends him out to kill Simba along with Vitani and Nuka, who start a fire while Kiara is out on her first hunt. When the fire has taken hold, Zira sends Kovu out into the fire to rescue Kiara. Kovu manages to save Kiara and is confronted by Simba again, who reluctantly allows Kovu to join the pride.
Kovu makes fun of Kiara's amateur hunting skills at first, but later agrees to help her.
That night, Kovu appears in Simba's climatic nightmare. Simba attempts to help Mufasa from the gorge in which he died in the first film. Scar appears on the ledge, mocking and cackling at Simba's inability to help his father. After Mufasa falls Scar morphs into Kovu, who still had the scar and ironically would receive one later. He kills Simba, and Simba wakes. The next day, Kovu prepares to attack Simba while Simba is alone and drinking from the water hole, but Kiara interrupts him to begin the hunting lesson. The pair soon stumble upon Timon and Pumbaa who are trying to chase some birds away from their favourite feeding site. The two lions roar, scattering the birds. They all chase the birds until angering a crash of rhinoceroses. In escaping from the rhinos, Kovu and Kiara accidentally kiss.
That night Kovu and Kiara lie under stars and look at star formations. This leads them to offhandedly start talking about Kovu's past. Kiara starts to nuzzle him solacingly when he expresses his fear of becoming like Scar, but Kovu leaves when he is unable to tell her his true intentions. Rafiki intervenes and takes them to a place called Upendi, which means "love" in Swahili.
As they venture back to Pride Rock, Kovu has Simba on his own. Now seeing a better life with Kiara in the Pride Lands, he refuses to attack Kiara's father. Vitani waits for Kovu to attack, and reports back to an angry Zira when he doesn't.
The next morning, Kovu resolves to confess to Kiara his true reasons for coming to the Pride Lands and he has abandoned the plot. However, before Kovu can do so, Simba takes Kovu out for a walk through the fire-ravaged Pride Lands. As they walk, they discuss the true nature of Scar, but they are ambushed by Zira and the Outlanders. Zira congratulates Kovu, but Kovu panics as he realizes he inadvertently completed the plot he abandoned. Kovu attempts to save Simba, but one of the Outsiders knocks him into a rock, rendering him unconscious.
Simba is attacked and falls into a gorge where a log dam is holding back the river. Simba climbs the log dam to safety and Kovu has a chance to attack him, but doesn't. Nuka, wanting to impress Zira, climbs the log dam and manages to grab Simba's ankle, but is killed when some logs dislodge and crush him. Zira blames Nuka's death on Kovu and slashes him across the face, giving Kovu a scar resembling Scar's. As Zira demands to her son to admit his responsibility for killing his brother, Kovu stands up to his mother for the first time and runs back to the Pride Lands, where he is promptly exiled by Simba.
Kiara, distraught, runs away to find Kovu. The two meet in a desert and proclaim their love that transcends their pride's rivalry. Kovu wishes to run away with Kiara to start their own pride. Kiara refuses, saying that they must return to try and unite their divided prides. They both run back to the Pride Lands, crossing the log dam that has now been weakened, only to find their prides both at war. Kovu and Kiara stop the fight, but Zira leaps at Simba. Kiara knocks her aside and the two tumble into a gorge where Zira refuses to take Kiara's paw and falls into the river and drowns.
The now united prides return to Pride Rock where Kovu and Kiara are married with him becoming her prince consort. With order restored, Simba, Nala, Kiara and Kovu roar out across the kingdom while the spirit of Mufasa praises his son for his wisdom.
[edit] Zira
Zira is the main antagonist of Lion King II: Simba's Pride. She is voiced by the late Suzanne Pleshette. Zira is Scar's mate, and is extremely loyal to him. She bore three cubs: Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu. Zira mentions that Kovu was the last born before they were exiled, but his father's identity is unknown. She may possibly be Simba's aunt if Nuka is Scar's son, with Scar being Simba's uncle. Zira means "hate" in Swahili.[3]
Zira, her three children, and some other lionesses who supported Scar's cause were banished to a desert-like area filled with termite mounds known as the Outlands.
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). Kovu was to save 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.
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 Outlanders 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.
[edit] Zira's suicide
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, though even in the final version Zira can still be seen smiling as she falls.
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).
[edit] Nuka
Nuka is the eldest son of Zira and Scar, brother of Vitani and half-brother of Kovu. His father is not explicitly mentioned, but the film strongly hints it was Scar. If this is true, it would make him Simba's cousin, although he is much younger. His voice was provided by Andy Dick. Nuka means "smell" or "stink" in Swahili.
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 should have been the rightful heir. Nuka carries out what Zira commands along with his sister Vitani. He eventually dies after being crushed to death by some logs while pursuing Simba up a log dam in an attempt to get Zira's attention. Zira pushes away some 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.
[edit] 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?" before he finally dies.[4]
[edit] Vitani
Vitani is the daughter of Zira, the sister to Nuka and Kovu, and is sometimes thought of as Kovu's littermate. She was originally named Shetani, but since the word means "demon" in Kiswahili, her name was changed to "Vitani". "Vita" means "war" in Swahili, so it is suggested that her name is a portmanteau meaning "demon of war". However, during the fight scene at the end of the film, Nala appears to say "Shetani" rather than "Vitani", pointing out the potential that the name was changed after production had already begun.
Vitani has a somewhat minor role in the film. Near the beginning, she and Nuka have a brief conversation about Kovu, and a little later she participates in Zira's song "My Lullaby". As an adult, Vitani is sent with Nuka to light a fire in the savannah so Kovu can save Simba's daughter Kiara and get close to Simba. This is part of Zira's plot for Kovu to infiltrate Simba's pride. Later on Vitani discovers that Kovu no longer wishes to assassinate Simba and reports this to Zira. Vitani bears a close resemblance to Zira as an adult. She constantly argues with Nuka, though she is upset when he dies. Vitani also is Zira's "right hand girl." She is a spy for her, and she also sticks close to Zira at all times, except at the end, in which she defies Zira and goes to Simba's side.
During the battle between the Outlanders and Pridelanders, when Kiara reminds Simba that they "are one", Vitani is the first of the Outlanders to realize that the fighting is pointless and that the Outlanders must attempt to become accepted by the Pridelanders and prove themselves worthy of forgiveness to survive. As a result, she is the first to cross over to Simba's side and defend his cause. Furthermore, when Zira then threatens Vitani for her defection, that act backfires into disgusting the other Outlanders enough to desert her entirely.
[edit] The "Unique Outsiders"
Many fans have noted several background Outlander lionesses with unusual markings and other features who frequently appear during the film.[5] They are usually known by fans under names based on these unique features. The first to be discovered and the one who appears most often, commonly called Dotty, is notable for having several dark spots under her right eye. It is not known why the animators designed them, or why they decided to have the other Outlanders to be distinguishable at all.
[edit] The Lion King 1½
[edit] Ma
Ma is one of the main characters in The Lion King 1½. She is voiced by comedienne Julie Kavner. She first appears in the beginning as Timon's sympathetic and encouraging mother. She appears to be the leader of her colony. It is she who convinces Uncle Max to give Timon a job as a sentry. However, Timon daydreams while on duty and accidentally lets the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed past his sentry post and endangers the colony. Believing that he doesn't belong in the colony, despite his mother's encouraging words, Timon leaves to find a place where he belongs.
Later on in the film, Ma meets Rafiki and learns that Timon has gone to find the ultimate paradise. She goes searching for him but is unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Timon makes friends with the warthog Pumbaa, discovers a jungle paradise and also encounters an exiled Simba.
Many years later, Timon re-encounters his mother and Uncle Max at Pride Rock for the first time since he left the colony, right before Simba's battle for the throne. Together, they help Simba in his battle against Scar by digging a long tunnel underneath the hyenas (including Shenzi, Banzai and Ed), successfully trapping them. After Simba gains his rightful place as king of the Pride Lands, Timon takes them and the entire meerkat colony to his jungle paradise he and Pumbaa discovered and they live peacefully.
[edit] Uncle Max
Uncle Max is a prominent member of the meerkat colony and relative of Ma and her son Timon. He is a pessimist by nature. At the beginning of the film he informs the audience and reminds Timon of a meerkat's status in society by stating "We're food for other animals! Feared by nothing and eaten by all!". He later states that Mufasa's line from the first film ("When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass") does not apply to meerkats, as they are "grass-intolerant". Max reluctantly agrees to let Timon be the sentry for the colony, and is nearly eaten by the hyenas when they attack. The meerkats blame Timon, and Max is angry with him as well. Max appears again towards the end of the film, where he and Ma encounter Timon and Pumbaa at Pride Rock. He seems to be the only character to criticise Timon for wearing his grass skirt and flower in his hair from when he distracted the hyenas by dancing the hula. He is voiced by Seinfeld alumnus Jerry Stiller.
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[edit] Characters from The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa
Note: The characters and events portrayed in The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa are not considered to be canon.
[edit] The Vulture Police
Voiced by Brian Cummings and Townsend Coleman. They are the policemen of the jungle who speak in the style of Joe Friday. They appeared in "The Law Of The Jungle," "Yosemite Remedy," "I Don't Bolivia," "Shopping Mauled" and "Alcatraz-mataz."
[edit] Quint
Voiced by Corey Burton. He is a human that stars with names like Claim-Jumper Quint and Criminal Quint. He is always the "fastest, strongest, and bravest" something-or-other. There may actually be more than one Quint, or perhaps a whole family of Quints, as in one episode set in Spain, two Quints were seen together. Quint is seemingly Timon and Pumbaa's equivalent to the Red Guy.
[edit] Fred
Voiced by S. Scott Bullock. He is an old friend of Timon's. He appeared in Tanzania Zany, Mind Over Matterhorn, Mombasa-In-Law and Once Upon A Timon. He is something of a practical joker. He makes a brief cameo appearance in "The Lion King 1 1/2", during the "Diggah Tunnah" sequence in which he pops up from off screen and sings "Dig!".
[edit] Characters subsequent in the series
- Shenzi, Banzai and Ed (Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, and Jim Cummings): They are the hyenas from The Lion King. They had segments that occasionally backed up the regular segments.
- Boss Beaver (Brad Garrett): He uses the opposite of "Hakuna Matata", meaning no worries, he uses "Makuta Hamaka" meaning "work real hard." He appears in "Amusement Bark," "Oregon Astray" and "Maine-Iacs".
- Speedy The Snail (Corey Burton): He is the only snail that Timon and Pumbaa will never eat, on account that he can sing; he appears in French Fried, Ocean Commotion and The Man From J.U.N.G.L.E.A running gag in the episodes featuring him is that he get's kidnapped by a bird in the ending, and Timon & Pumbaa is chasing after him. He is modeled after Bing Crosby.
- The Cheetahs (Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen): Cheetato and Cheetahto are the smartest animals in this entire series. They starred in "The Laughing Hyenas: Cooked Goose," "Gabon with the Wind" and "Boary Gloary Days".
- Mr. Bear (Jim Cummings): As his name suggests, is a bear. Often trying to performing some sort of activity (or inactivity), but Timon and Pumbaa interfere (usually unintentionally.) Has a short temper, leading him to be physically violent towards the duo, especially Timon. He appears in "Jailhouse Shock," "Ready, Aim, Fire," "Stay Away From My Honey," "Dapper Duck Burgers," "Don't Wake The Neighbear," "It Runs Good," "Slalom Problem," and "Ice Escapades."
- Irwin the Penguin (Charlie Adler): He is the most trouble making penguin anywhere in the world. He starred In "Frantic Atlantic" and "Shopping Mauled."
- Dr. Caliostro (Billy West): He is the most experimental scientist in this entire universe. He starred in Monster Massachusetts.
- Princess Tatiana (Tress MacNeille): She is the princess of Timon's old meerkat colony who stole his heart and almost married him. The only episode she starred in is "Once Upon A Timon," a 30 minute episode.
- Sharla (Billy West): She is the current head-hog of the warthog sounder where Pumbaa once lived. Although Pumbaa was banished from the sounder, she still fell in love with him. The only episode she starred in is "Home is Where the Hog Is," a 30 minute episode.
- Simba (Cam Clarke): He makes a few appearances in the series. He appears in "Once Upon A Timon," "Congo On Like This," "Shake Your Djibouti," and "Rome Alone". He has cameo appearances in "Zazu's Off-by-One Day" and "Zazu's Off Day Off".
- Monti And Bampuu (Quinton Flynn and Ernie Sabella): They appeared in "Kenya Be My Friend?"
- Gopher (Jim Cummings): Zazu's assistant in "Zazu's Off-By-One Day" and "Zazu's Off Day Off."
- The Mouse (Jim Cummings): He appeared in "Good Mousekeeping."
- Jumbo Jumbo The Elephant (Pat Fraley): He appeared in and "Zazu's Off Day Off."
- Ned The Elephant (Frank Welker): He appeared in "Uganda Be An Elephant" and "Unlucky In Lesotho."
- Pumbaa Jr. The Alligator (which Timon thought was some sort of "ugly chicken" because they saw it hatch from an egg) (Nancy Cartwright): He appeared in "Never Everglades."
- Mother Eagle and Baby Earl (Joycee Katz): They appeared in "To Kilimanjaro Bird" (An allusion to "To Kill a Mockingbird".)
- Simon The Circus Monkey (Rob Paulsen): He appeared in "The Laughing Hyenas: Big Top Breakfast."
- El Toro The Bullfighting Bull (Jeff Bennett): He appeared in "The Pain In Spain" and "The Running Of The Bullies."
- The Mummy Beetle: It appeared in "Guatemala Malarkey."
- Bruce The Land Crab (Jim Cummings): A crab who Timon mistook for a bug. He appeared in "Back Out In The Outback."
- The Meerkat Angel (Jeff Bennett): A meerkat of Meerkat Heaven. Appeared in "Timon's Time Togo."
- Lester the Whale (Jim Cummings): A wish-granting whale in "Be More Pacific."
- The Wonderful Rhino of Laws (Brad Garrett): A rhino judge. He appeared in "The Law Of The Jungle."
- Woody Woodeater The 3rd (Jim Cummings): A termite in who featured in "Going Uruguay."
- Thief the Raccoon (Steve Mackall): A bandit raccoon who pronounces his name differently. He appeared in "Yosemite Remedy."
- The Woodpecker (Gilbert Gottfried): He appeared in "Mozam-Beaked."
- The Sassy Collector (Rob Paulsen): A Peter Lorre-like character. He appeared in "Ocean Commotion" and "Catch Me If You Kenya."
- Eddie and Ralph (Richard Karron and Rob Paulsen): Two snakes. They appeared in "Brazil Nuts"
- Shifty the Jailbird (Joe Alaskey): He appeared in "Jailhouse Shock" and "Nest Best Thing."
- The Baby Black Panther (Frank Welker): He appeared in "Unlucky in Lesotho."
- Nefu (Tahj Mowry): Rafiki's Nephew in "Rafiki's Apprentice."
- The Tigress (April Winchell): She appeared in "Doubt of Africa"
- Mrs. Skunk-Lady (Charlie Adler): She appeared in "A Scent of the South."
- The Wolverine (Pat Fraley): He appeared in "I Think I Canada."
- Mr. Pig (Keith David): Usually that's what Pumbaa is called, but at Captain Oinker's farm, it is the name of a local pig. He appears in "Animal Barn."
- The Hotel Manager (Maurice LaMarche): He appeared in "Roach Hotel."
- The Rabbit: He appeared in "Africa-Dabra".
- King Leopold and Princess Claudia (Frank Welker and Tara Strong): The King of the Leopards and his daughter appeared in "No Good Samaritan."
- Tutun Pharaoh (Kevin Michael Richardson): The pharaoh of Egypt. He appeared in "Living in De Nile."
- Leslie Lambo (Grey DeLisle): A sassy blonde whom Timon, Pumbaa, and a bear have a crush on in "Stay Away From My Honey."
- The Natives (Jeff Bennett): University students that work as natives. They appear in "Boara Boara," "Beast of Eden" and "New Guinea Pig." They also have a brief appearance in "Mozam Beaked."
- The Baby Panda: It appeared in "Don't Break the China."
- Pimon and Tumbaa: (Billy West and Kevin Michael Richardson) They appear in "Kahuna Potato." They are Timon and Pumbaa's rivals.
[edit] Characters from other sources (books, comics, etc.)
[edit] Books
[edit] Kopa
Kopa, introduced in The Lion King: Six New Adventures, was the cub of Simba and Nala who appeared at the end of The Lion King, but he is seemingly non-existent in the sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, where Kiara is Simba and Nala's only child. To date, there has been no official explanation of this. In Six New Adventures, Kopa is featured prominently in Vulture Shock. He also had minor roles in other books of the set. According to the illustrations, he looks 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.
In Vulture Shock, Kopa wishes to find his family tree, something he believes to be a real, living tree. Simba is busy and refuses to help him find it, so Kopa heads out alone and finds himself in a strange, barren land where is kidnapped to ransom by two hungry vultures wishing for some larger prey. Kopa is imprisoned at the top of a tree, but is comforted and befriended by a rapping group of vultures calling themselves the Buzzard Boyz. The Buzzard Boyz eventually lead Simba and Nala to Kopa, and Kopa is rescued.
In A Tale of Two Brothers, Rafiki tells the backstory 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.
[edit] Ahadi
Ahadi was introduced in the children's book set The Lion King: Six New Adventures, a collection of spin-off stories from Disney's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. He is the father of Mufasa and Taka (later renamed Scar.) Ahadi is described in the text as having a long black mane and bright green eyes, similar to Scar. Yet in the illustrations he has a reddish brown mane and brown eyes, and greatly resembles Mufasa.
Ahadi loved both of his sons, but chose Mufasa to be king, which upset Taka. In A Tale of Two Brothers, part of The Lion King: Six New Adventures, Ahadi saves Rafiki (who had just arrived in the Pride Lands) from the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed. Ahadi had an agreement with the hyenas earlier that if they don't harm the other animals of the Pride Lands, he would spare their lives. Later on, Ahadi breaks his promise to Taka of going hunting with him, in order to solve the drought problems in the Pride Lands instead. Filled with fury, Taka, with the advice of Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, devises a plan to make Mufasa look bad by calling him to reason with the selfish Cape Buffalo, Boma. Boma is angered by this and attacks Mufasa. Mufasa is able to escape but Taka is surrounded by the raging buffaloes. Ahadi comes to the rescue and saves his son, but Taka gains a deep wound on his left eye that leaves a permanent scar. Taka then asked to be called Scar from then on, only as a reminder of his own foolishness.
[edit] Mohatu
Mohatu was introduced in the children's book and audio cassette set The Lion King: The Brightest Star, a spin-off book from Disney's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. He is the grandfather of Mufasa and Scar and the great-grandfather of Simba. It is not stated whether he is the father of Ahadi or Uru.
In the book, Mohatu is described as a wise and gentle king by Mufasa as he tells Simba about the things Mohatu did.
Mohatu was the ruler during a terrible drought that had gripped the Pride Lands. Mohatu made a law about how much each animal could drink. Lions were to go the water hole last, as they could survive a relatively long time without water. This worked well until a selfish lion drank more than he was allowed. Mohatu, outraged at this, set off to find a new water hole that the animals could share.
After a while he came to a large river where he found a crocodile sobbing. The crocodile was lonely and wanted some friends, but the other animals were afraid of him, because he once bit Hippo's tail. Mohatu said he would help the crocodile gain the trust of the other animals again. As Mohatu left the river, he bumped into a hippopotamus. Hippo said that she did not go to the river because he was scared of Crocodile. Mohatu walked further until he came to a wildebeest. The Wildebeest did not go to the river because he was scared of Hippo. Mohatu then came across a zebra. Zebra did not go to the river because Wildebeest did not go.
After Mohatu returned to the Pride Lands, he realized that of all the animals needed to trust each other so that they could all use the Great River. He then made the animals help one another, and soon all the animals became good friends and shared the water peacefully. The drought problem was solved.
Many years passed by under Mohatu's kind and gentle rule until Mohatu's death one winter's eve. The animals grieved heavily and began fighting again. Just as they thought that there would never be peace again, a mysterious star appeared in the sky. The star was bigger and brighter than any other star. It filled the animals with peace and harmony and the fighting ceased, as they knew that the star was the spirit of their king.
[edit] Uru
Uru is a character that was introduced in the children's book set The Lion King: Six New Adventures, a collection of spin-off stories from Disney's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. Uru was King Ahadi's Queen, the mother of Mufasa and Scar and the grandmother of Simba.
In the book A Tale of Two Brothers, it is mentioned that she went to search for a new source for water, because the Pride Lands were suffering a terrible drought.
[edit] Comics
[edit] Tojo
Tojo is a character who first appeared in a Norwegian The Lion King comic called De Foreldreløse Fuglene ('The Orphan Birds'). He is introduced as one of the other cubs during Mufasa's reign, and is a friend of Simba's. His parentage is unknown. Tojo has multiple meanings in Swahili, the most common being 'cut' or 'incision'.[6] Tojo is the only male lion in the The Lion King universe so far to have blue eyes.
In the comic, Mufasa is telling a small group of cubs about the "Great Spirit" and about how he rules the lions' lives with wisdom. Tojo questions this as he injures himself quite often. He complains because he has sprained his leg and needs to rest, which he finds boring. Simba tells him that there must be a reason for the Great Spirit wanting Tojo to stay home. Simba goes off by himself and comes across a bird nest. The eggs hatch while he is there. Zazu tells Simba that he has been watching the nest for a while and that the mother is gone. Zazu tells Simba that Simba is the birds' new mother. Simba doesn't enjoy his new motherly duties, such as feeding the chicks worms via his mouth. He asks Mufasa if the Great Spirit will look after the birds instead, but Mufasa explains that the Great Spirit bestowed this duty upon Simba.
The birds grow and begin to follow Simba around. Simba realizes that he must now teach the birds to fly. He jumps off a rock and flaps his arms, but crashes into the ground. The birds copy this example and meet the same fate. Tojo suggests that Simba should make some wings out of branches. Eventually, Tojo uses the "wings" himself. He finds looking after the birds fun as he has nothing else to do but sit around and rest, so he agrees to look after the birds while Simba goes for a walk with his father. When Simba returns, the birds have adopted Tojo as their new father, and Mufasa says that this was the reason why the Great Spirit wanted Tojo to stay home.
[edit] Malka
Malka is a character who first appeared in a The Lion King comic called Simba's New Brother. He is introduced as a cub from another pride during Mufasa's reign. His mother appears briefly at the end of the comic, but is not named. Malka is distinctive as he is the only cub in The Lion King universe to have black tufts of fur on the tips of his ears.
In the comic, Malka appears at Pride Rock after getting lost. He meets Simba and Nala first, and disgusts Simba as Malka compliments Nala. Suddenly, Malka sees two hyenas stealing food, and manages to alert the lionesses to the problem. Mufasa compliments Malka's bravery, but Simba is irritated at what he perceives as Malka showing off. Mufasa and Sarabi agree that Malka can stay with the pride until Malka's pride is found, even if it means that Malka stays forever. Simba is annoyed.
Simba, wanting to get rid of Malka, takes the cub out into a small rocky crevice and leaves him there. As Simba leaves, he hears Malka crying and rushes back to him, only to find that Malka is just scared of being alone and isn't really as brave and clever as the other lions think he is. Simba realizes that Malka isn't so bad. The two cubs start walking back to Pride Rock but are confronted by the hyenas that were stealing food earlier. The hyenas give chase, but Simba and Malka dive under a tree root and evade the hyenas.
When they arrive back to Pride Rock, Zazu has found Malka's mother, who takes Malka home. Simba says that Malka can come back and visit any time, with Malka remarking that Zazu should come and pick him up next time.
[edit] References
- ^ TLK Script (HTML 3.0 Version). http://www.lionking.org/scripts/Script.html#bath. Retrieved on 1 August 2006.
- ^ The Lion King Lyrics - "Chow Down"
- ^ The Kamusi Project | The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
- ^ http://lionking.vee-media.com/sp-nuka-dies.mpg
- ^ Simba's Pride Online
- ^ Tojo's meaning in Swahili. http://kamusiproject.org/cgi-bin/main.cgi?right_frame_src=http%3A//www.kamusiproject.org/cgi-bin/lookup.cgi%3FEngP%3D0%26Word%3Dtojo. Retrieved on 22 November 2007.
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