Timon (The Lion King 2019)

Timon is a major character of the 2019 photorealistic CGI remake of The Lion King. 
He is based on the character of the same name from the 1994 animated film.
== Background ==
=== Personality ===
Timon is cynical and pessimistic, a stark contrast to the more easygoing Pumbaa. Despite his small stature, he enjoys being right, taking charge, and putting other animals in their place. He can be uncaring at times due to his dry sense of humor and large ego, but he still cares deeply for his friends and will risk his life for them if the situation demands it. Though naturally timid around predators, he is capable of overcoming this fear, as he helped distract a group of hyenas at Pride Rock and showed an almost reckless enthusiasm for the ensuing battle.
Initially, Timon believed that life was meaningless and that one should only look out for himself. However, he ultimately abandoned this philosophy so he could help Simba reclaim his throne.
=== Physical appearance ===
Timon is a small and lithe meerkat with light tan fur. He has a cream-colored underbelly, a black-tipped tail, and dark stripes that run along his back. He also has small round ears, long claws, a small black nose, and brown eyes that are hooded by dark eyebrows.
==Appearances==
===The Lion King (2019)===
Timon first appears alongside his companion Pumbaa where the duo saves an unconscious Simba from being eaten by vultures. After saving his life, Timon and Pumbaa help Simba adapt to a new life without his father by teaching them to put the past behind him during the musical number "Hakuna Matata". He and Pumbaa take Simba to a nearby jungle where he, Pumbaa, and Simba encounter various animals neighboring the duo who tell him to eat grubs instead of other animals whereas in the original, he and Pumbaa live alone in the jungle without any other neighbors. Simba later adapts to a new life thanks to Timon and Pumbaa's help.
Some time later when Simba is now an adult lion and Nala leaves the Pride Lands under Scar's rule, the neighboring animals decide not to play with him anymore as he has already grown up. However, he helps topple down a termite mound for Timon, Pumbaa, and the other animals for them to eat the termites. Later that night, Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa watch over the stars in the sky to which they remind them of fireflies or crickets to which Simba explains the stars remind him of the Great Kings of the Past just like his father told him. The next day, Timon and Pumbaa sing to the neighboring animals that everything is fine until they encounter Nala fighting against Simba who immediately recognizes him, much to the meerkat/warthog duo's worry that Simba is spending more time with Nala rather than the new friends he made.
When Simba decides to return to the Pride Lands, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, and Zazu accompany him to help find and defeat Scar who is taking over the Pride Lands. On their way, the group notices nearby hyenas sleeping to which the plan to get past them without getting caught is the live bait plan. During the plan, Timon and Pumbaa perform a snippet of "Be Our Guest" just as the hyenas chase the two. Later when Simba and the Pridelanders are fighting the hyenas, Timon and Pumbaa hide for shelter inside just as the hyenas irritate the two by offending Pumbaa. During battle, Timon and Pumbaa help fight against the hyenas while Simba chases Scar to confront him. The battle against him, however, was successful.
After Scar's death, Timon and the other Pridelanders praise Simba for his victory against Scar just as he becomes the new king of Pride Rock. During the end of the film, Timon, Pumbaa, and the other animals watch over the birth of Simba and Nala's newborn cub alongside other animals neighboring him in the jungle and a dung beetle standing on a rock whereas in the original, Timon and Pumbaa are standing next to each other along with Simba and Nala on Pride Rock.
===Mufasa: The Lion King===
Seasons later, when Kiara was a cub, Simba tasked Timon and Pumbaa with babysitting her while he joined Nala for the birth of their second cub. Though he forbid them to tell Kiara any stories, they lied to her that they had defeated Scar in the battle of Pride Rock. As they spoke, a storm moved in overhead, frightening Kiara. Just then, Rafiki approached and comforted her by telling her the story of her grandfather, Mufasa, while Timon and Pumbaa listened from nearby, occasionally interrupting the story with feedback or commentary. 
== Trivia ==
* This iteration of Timon is slightly portrayed differently since unlike in the original film where he walks on two legs, this iteration frequently walks on all fours like what a real-life meerkat does.
==Gallery==
==See also==
*Timon
== External links ==
* Timon (2019) on Lion King Wiki.
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