Mokele Mbembe (character)

The Mokele Mbembe is a mysterious creature that is known for its unnatural intelligence, strength, and speed.
==Biography==
===Early life===
The Mokele Mbembe earned a reputation for being exceptionally smart, strong, and fast.
===Simba's trap===
As Simba and Rafiki were journeying to the jungle to visit Rafiki's relatives, Simba asked Rafiki to tell him the story of the Mokele Mbembe. Rafiki told Simba that the Mokele Mbembe was a legendary creature that was supposedly "smarter than the smartest elephant, stronger than the strongest hippo, and faster than the fastest cheetah." Simba asked Rafiki whether the creature existed, but Rafiki told him that no one knew for sure.
Later, after Rafiki left Simba to be shown around by his relatives, the mandrills gathered around Simba and told him that they knew the jungle like "the fleas in their coat." They asked him what he wanted to see, and he told them that he wanted to see the Mokele Mbembe. One of the mandrills asked what that was, and another proclaimed that he had heard a rumor of the legendary monster. Another added that there had been some broken branches by the river, while another said that he had seen weird footprints in the mud the other day. Simba, now convinced that the beast existed, asked the mandrills if they were scared. The mandrills laughed and proclaimed that they would never be scared. Simba then announced that they should catch the Mokele Mbembe.
The group headed for the river. As they were running, a mandrill pointed out that they did not know what the Mokele Mbembe looked like. Simba told him that they would know after they trapped him. He then informed them of his plan: they would go to the river, lie in wait for the monster, and trap him. Once they made it to the river, Simba recounted that the Mokele Mbembe was supposedly stronger than a hippopotamus, so he told the mandrills to make a trap out of strong jungle vines. Eventually, the trap was constructed, complete with an alarm system. But it failed when it caught Simba rather than the legendary Mokele Mbembe.
==Appearances==
* Mokele Mbembe
==Trivia==
* The Mokele Mbembe is a real African legend.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Culture
Category:Monsters