Naanda (Sapphirejas’s Semi Canon)

Naanda is an elderly African lioness who resides at the Pridelands. She’s an elder of Simba’s Pride and the oldest current member. Naanda is the daughter of Oba and Mkumila, the sister of Queen Sarabi, Diku and Dwala, the mate of Adea, and the adopted mother of Leo and Mega. 
== Description ==
Naanda has dusky brown fur, blue eyes and has a brown nose. Her muzzle and underbelly are lighter in colour. She lacks any ear rims and her paws are colourless. Her inner ears are a chestnut brown. Her tail tuft is a chestnut brown too. Her muzzle is large and she has a rounded build.
== Personality ==
As an adult, Naanda cares for her hunting party members and respects all the animals that she hunts down with other lionesses. She also greatly respects and appreciate the Circle of Life keeping things in balancing and respecting all her prey animals. She believes that the animals she hunt down will live happily and in peace at the Great Kingdom of the Past.
As an elder, Naanda loved to tell stories to cubs about Scar’s Reign and how he highly disrespected the Circle of Life and how the Great Lions of the Past caused a terrible famine in the Pridelands to cubs such as Tiifu, Zuri, Kion, and Maji. Later on after the battle of the Pridelands and the outlanders joined Simba’s Pride, she told a story to Prince Bakari, Princess Akina, Maua and Ishara II how Scar came back to cause havoc to the Pridelands and how he built a huge army. She also told them how Kion, a former prince of the Pridelands formed a Lion Guard and formed an army of Pridelanders to defeat Scar’s Army once and for all. Naanda does not fear death, as she knows that she will be reunited with her family and friends at the Great Kingdom of the Past.
== Family ==
Mother: Oba
Father: Mkumila
Sisters: Sarabi, Diku and Dwala
Uncle: Ayo
Aunt: Kenya
Cousin: Keyon
Grandmother: Ziwa
Grandfather: Moto I
Mate: Adea 
Adopted Sons: Leo and Mega
Brother in law: Mufasa
Sister in laws: Sofi and Tish 
Niece: Kula
Nephew: Simba
Niece in law: Nala
Great-Niece: Kiara
Great-Nephews: Kopa, Malka and Kion
Great-Niece in laws: Vitani, Tiifu and Rani
Great-Nephew in law: Kovu
== Trivia ==
-Her name is a misspelling of Nanda which means “Joy” in Sanskrit.
-She is the oldest lion of Simba's Pride. 
-Her status of the oldest lion of Simba's Pride is inspired by "Mistystar", the former oldest living cat in the "Warrior cats" by the authors, "Erin Hunter" and Queen Elizabeth, the former Queen of England. They were both well known for being 'immortal' and were featured a lot in memes on the internet. Ironically, they both passed away (in the books and in real life) in the year of 2022. 
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