Zira's exile

Zira's exile was a punishment inflicted by Simba on Zira and her followers for their treasonous loyalty to Scar. It resulted in their banishment to the Outlands, which lasted until the reunification of the two prides with the marriage of Kiara and Kovu.
==Information==
===Scar's reign===
Zira lived in the Pride Lands as a member of Mufasa's pride. She developed a close relationship with Mufasa's younger brother, Scar. Before long, she began to agree with Scar that he, not Mufasa, should be the king of Pride Rock. 
After Scar killed Mufasa and ascended the throne, the Pride Lands fell into desolation. Despite the fact that most of the pride resisted Scar during this time, Zira and several other lionesses supported his reign. At some point, Zira bore three cubs, one of whom, Kovu, Scar chose to be his heir.
===Exile===
Eventually, Mufasa's son, Simba, returned from his self-exile and reclaimed his birthright, defeating Scar in battle. Despite Scar's death and Simba's coronation, Zira refused to acknowledge Simba as king, blamed him for Scar's death, and asserted that Kovu was Scar's true heir. Simba retorted that Kovu's claim to the throne was null, as Scar had never been the rightful king, which prompted Zira to attack him. Simba easily defeated her and, as punishment for her treason, exiled Zira and those who sided with her to the Outlands, on penalty of death should they return.
Zira led her cubs and followers to the Outlands, where they formed a pride that came to be known as the Outsiders. During this time, Zira raised her cubs and trained her followers to remain loyal to Scar, resent all Pride Landers, and blame Simba for Scar's deposition and death.
====Confrontation between Simba and Zira====
When Simba's daughter, Kiara, wandered into the Outlands, she stumbled upon Kovu. While talking, the two cubs were forced to flee a float of crocodiles and accidentally ended up in the Pride Lands. Presently, Simba arrived on the scene, which prompted Zira, who had been observing from the grass, to leap to Kovu's defense. Zira asserted that the Pride Lands belonged to Scar, in response to which Simba reminded her of her banishment and ordered her to leave.
Rather than obeying, Zira threateningly reminded Simba of Kovu's identity and went on to relate the poor living conditions in the Outlands. Simba reminded Zira that the penalty for returning to the Pride Lands was death, to which she countered that Kovu was not aware of the law; nevertheless, she offered Kovu's life as retribution for his infraction. However, Simba refused the bait and instead commanded Zira to take Kovu and leave.
====Legacy====
Some time after the Outsiders' exile, paintings depicting the event were done in the Lair of the Lion Guard. When Simba's son Kion accompanied Jasiri to the Outlands to help settle a disagreement between her clan and the Outsiders, Rafiki noticed his absence. Bunga explained the situation, much to Rafiki's horror. When pressed by the Lion Guard, Rafiki used the paintings in the Lair to explain the story of Zira's exile.
===End of the exile===
After Nuka's death and Kovu's betrayal, Zira declared war on the Pride Lands. She led the Outsiders to meet Simba and his pride, and both sides waged a bitter battle with one another until Kiara and Kovu arrived and put a stop to the fighting. Kiara asserted that the prides' differences were nonexistent and encouraged Simba to end the war. Simba consented, and when Vitani echoed Kiara's sentiment, the rest of the Outsiders moved to join Simba's pride.
Zira tried to make one last stand against Simba, but she was stopped by Kiara and ended up perishing in the gorge. Afterwards, Simba invited Kovu and the Outsiders to return to Pride Rock with them. At dawn, Kiara and Kovu were married at Pride Rock, marking the end of the Outsiders' exile and the division of the prides.
 
==Appearances==
==Media==
The Lion Guard Lions Of The Outlands - Rafiki Tells Zira’s Story Scene -HD-|Zira's exile, as depicted in The Lion Guard.
==References==
Category:Canon articles
Category:Events
Category:Exiles