Tanglemane

Tanglemane is a male lion.
Due to his old age, Tanglemane was driven from his pride by two younger male lions and forced to take up residence in a cave. There, he met Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa, and tried to attack them. However, when Simba knocked out his tooth, he became more even-tempered and reasonable, and even agreed to help the trio restore a nearby shallow lake. Together, the four created a pipeline from an underground river to the lake, which effectively restored it to its former glory.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Tanglemane once reigned over a pride, but two male rogue lions fought him for supremacy of the pride. Because of his old age and a recent shortage of food, he lost to the two healthy young lions and was thus driven out of his former home. On his own, Tanglemane wandered the savanna until he found a cave above a lake, where he settled in to live.
===Restoring a shallow lake===
Simba and his friends, Timon and Pumbaa, were enjoying a lazy day by a small lake when a pelican told them that unless rain came soon, the lake would dry up. Simba offered to help the animals find water, but none of the animals could think of a water source that was not already dried up. The pelican suggested that they appeal to a foul-tempered lion named Tanglemane, who lived near the lake.
Simba and his friends reluctantly sought out the old lion, who lived in a cave on the hillside. The lion roared to frighten them off, but when his plan failed, he swiped at Simba. However, he missed twice and slipped, which caused him to smack his jaw into the rocks and lose a tooth.
Suddenly, Tanglemane began to laugh and explained that his tooth had been bothering him for a long time and that the aching pain it had caused was gone. Seeing his chance, Simba asked Tanglemane for help, and the old lion gladly led the friends to an underground river beneath his lair. Using ingenuity and help from the animals who lived around the lake, Simba built a pipeline to carry the water to the lake.
The animals were grateful to Tanglemane and Simba, but Simba found that he wanted to help the old lion further. He asked the pelicans to carry water in their bills up to a rock with a bowl-like depression at its center, which was located right outside Tanglemane's cave. Tanglemane was grateful to gain access to fresh water, and Simba left feeling satisfied with his work.
==Physical appearance==
Despite being decrepit and old, Tanglemane is a massive and powerfully built lion. His pelt is a dull yellow, and he has a scruffy reddish-brown mane and tail tip. While his upper muzzle and the tips of his paws are peach-colored, his lower muzzle is white, and his eye rims are chestnut.
Tanglemane's fur is quite scruffy, his eyebrows are bushy, and his whiskers are long and crooked. He has four scars on his foreleg as well as freckles on his muzzle. He has amber eyes. He is missing a tooth due to a fight with Simba.
==Personality and traits==
Initially, Tanglemane was gruff and territorial, and was inclined to attack strangers. However, once Simba knocked out his tooth and befriended him, Tanglemane became more laidback and kind. He was even willing to help Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa restore a nearby shallow lake. Tanglemane reminds Simba of his father, Mufasa.
==Appearances==
* Hakuna Matata
** In Deep Water
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Leaders
Category:Lions
Category:Males