Gumba

Gumba is a male baboon. He is a member of the baboon leader's troop.
Gumba and his friends revered the Lion Guard and often impersonated them as part of a game. In one incident, the young animals were attacked by Janja and his cronies, Cheezi and Chungu. After the group escaped, Gumba and his friends received muddy Lion Guard markings from Kion.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Gumba was born to an unnamed female baboon. He lived in the Pride Lands as a member of the baboon leader's troop.
===Saved by the Lion Guard===
During a rainstorm, Gumba and his family took shelter in a tree on the edge of a high cliff. They were encouraged to climb down by the Lion Guard but refused to do so until Bunga used his flatulence to drive them out of the tree. Gumba fell but was caught by Ono, who safely delivered him to his mother.
===Janja's attack===
Gumba faked a hyena attack with his friends, as they were in the middle of a game about the Lion Guard. Their game frightened a group of Pride Landers, and the real Lion Guard showed up, demanding to know what was going on. Meekly, Gumba and his friends explained their game to the Lion Guard, and Mtoto invited the Lion Guard to play with them. Despite the young animals' excitement, Kion explained that they had business elsewhere.
Later, after Mtoto trained with the Lion Guard, Gumba and his friends expressed amazement at Mtoto's experience. However, they despaired that he would not want to play with them anymore. To their delight, Mtoto started up another game with them, during which they pretended that the hyraxes were hyenas. While they were playing, Janja and his cronies, Cheezi and Chungu, began to follow them.
Eventually, the young animals chased the hyraxes to safety and wondered what to do next. Just then, Janja and his cronies appeared, and the young animals ran away in fear. Gumba managed to escape, but Mtoto was pursued by the three hyenas. With his other remaining friends, Gumba alerted Beshte to the danger, and he went to save Mtoto.
After Mtoto's safe return, Gumba listened eagerly to his tale of escape. Shortly afterward, Kion volunteered to gift each child with a muddy mark of the Lion Guard, and the young animals immediately crowded around him, eager to receive their mark.
===Destruction of Nyani Grove===
When a blindly rampaging Kifaru rammed his horn into a tree, Gumba and his family fled.
===New water source===
Later, Gumba was attacked by Janja's clan while he and his troop were following Ma Tembo, who was searching for a new water source. Although Gumba was almost caught by Cheezi, the Lion Guard intervened and drove the hyenas off. Gumba then continued to follow Ma Tembo and her herd.
==Physical appearance==
Gumba is a small baboon. He has brown fur, with gray hands and feet, a cream face and ears, and spiky dark brown hair. His eyes are olive-green.
==Personality and traits==
Gumba is more outspoken than his friends but just as mischievous. Despite this, he honors the wishes of the Lion Guard, treating them with respect and reverence.
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
* Gumba was voiced by Jacquez Swanigan.
* Gumba's name means "thumb" or "big toe" or "famine" or "infertile, barren, sterile" or "alone" in Swahili.
==References==
Category:Baboons
Category:Canon articles
Category:Characters
Category:The Lion Guard characters
Category:Males
Category:Pride Landers