Pongaa

Pongaa is a female warthog.
Pongaa became instantly infatuated with a warthog named Pumbaa. Despite his disinterest in her, she followed him everywhere and insisted that they get to know one another better. Both Simba and Timon tried to get rid of Pongaa, to no avail. Eventually, Pumbaa swore off mud baths, which made Pongaa lose interest in him and become mates with a warthog named Guy instead.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Pongaa lived in the jungle.
===Infatuation with Pumbaa===
While at a water hole with his friends, Pumbaa met Pongaa, who became instantly infatuated with him. Though Pumbaa tried to escape her affections, Pongaa followed him out of the mud and insisted that they get to know each other better. As Pongaa advanced on Pumbaa, a snake attempted to eat her, but Pumbaa's warning yell saved her in the nick of time. Incredulous, Pongaa told Pumbaa that she must stay with him, for he had saved her life. Simba and Timon watched the interaction with growing unease, as they believed the situation meant trouble for their friend.
As time dragged on, Pumbaa and his friends grew weary of Pongaa, who was absolutely love-struck. Pumbaa became so desperate to escape her that he begged Simba to scare her away with a roar, and Simba reluctantly agreed to the plan. However, when Simba roared at Pongaa from the bottom of a steep slope, Pongaa set stones rolling down the hill, and Simba was struck. Pongaa heard the young cub's cry of anger and trilled that any friend of Pumbaa's was a friend of hers. She then leaped down the slope and landed heavily on Simba.
Furious at Pumbaa, Simba refused to help any further. Pumbaa instead begged Timon for help, and the meerkat agreed to get Pongaa off Pumbaa's back. Timon pulled Pongaa aside and told her that he knew about a nice mud hole she could show to Pumbaa in order to win his affections. Pongaa was eager to find the mud hole and followed Timon into the deep jungle. Eventually, Timon managed to lose Pongaa in the vegetation, but she quickly turned his loss into a game of hide-and-seek. While in hiding, Timon could not resist eating a grub, and Pongaa was alerted to his presence when she heard him slurping up the quick snack.
In defeat, Timon trudged back to his friends with Pongaa at his side. Despite Timon's failure, Pumbaa refused to give up. Diving into a pool of clean water, he declared that he would never again take a mud bath, to Pongaa's dismay. He then invited her to join him in the fresh water. Pongaa watched in disgust and realized that he may not be the perfect warthog after all. Just then, another warthog named Guy appeared and invited Pongaa to join him in the mud. With one last withering look at Pumbaa, Pongaa trotted happily away, and Pumbaa cheered at her departure.
==Physical appearance==
Pongaa is a large and portly warthog. She has red fur, with a maroon underbelly and twin white tusks. She has red eyes and a long black mane that hangs over her forehead like bangs.
==Personality and traits==
Pongaa is incredibly flirtatious and clingy, as she refused to leave Pumbaa alone despite his open disinterest in her. She enjoys the mud, to the point that she refused to commit to Pumbaa after he swore off mud baths.
==Appearances==
* Hakuna Matata
** Mr. Perfect
==Trivia==
* Pongaa is similar to Rosebud from The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa; both are female warthogs who fall in love with Pumbaa until they realize that he is not as repulsive as they had thought.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:Warthogs