Kiboko (Trouble at the Lake)

Kiboko is a male hippopotamus.
When the hippopotamuses nearly went to war with the flamingos, Simba interfered and asked both species to send a representative to Pride Rock so they could reach an agreement. Kiboko arrived to represent the hippopotamuses, while Yeye arrived to represent the flamingos. Kiboko accused the flamingos of constantly partying and preventing the hippopotamuses from sleeping, and Yeye criticized the hippopotamuses for being dirty and unrefined. To settle the matter, Simba decided that each species would hold Lake Kidogo for one day, after which he would decide who would live there permanently. However, Kiboko and Yeye ultimately decided to share the lake, as they depended upon one another for survival.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Kiboko lived in the Pride Lands. Along with his fellow hippopotamuses, he spent much of his time at Lake Kidogo.
===Skirmish with the flamingos===
Kiboko and his fellow hippopotamuses nearly declared war on the flamingos, as they disliked how loud and stuck-up the birds were. After hearing about the situation from Zazu, Simba arrived at the lake and roared for silence, after which he asked for someone to explain the conflict to him. Both the flamingos and the hippopotamuses tried to explain what was going on, but Simba could not understand them and so had to roar for silence again. He then tasked the two species with picking a representative to send to Pride Rock.
At Pride Rock, Kiboko and Yeye arrived as the respective hippopotamus and flamingo representatives. Kiboko explained that the flamingos were constantly partying and making noise, which prevented the hippopotamuses from sleeping. Conversely, Yeye criticized the hippopotamuses for being dirty and unrefined, and trailing muddy footprints everywhere. Simba asked Yeye if Kiboko's charges were true, and she explained that the flamingos simply liked to get together and discuss the "finer and more important things of life."
After hearing both sides of the story, Simba decided that each species would hold the lake for one day, after which he would decide who deserved to live there. Though disappointed, Kiboko and Yeye agreed to the arrangement, then departed Pride Rock.
On the arranged day, a dirtied Kiboko and an exhausted Yeye returned to Pride Rock, where they expressed a willingness to share Lake Kidogo once more. Simba asked what had changed their minds, and Yeye explained that, with the hippopotamuses gone, the hyenas and jackals had taken an interest in Lake Kidogo, while Kiboko explained that, with the flamingos gone, the hamerkops and oxpeckers had cleared out, which had left the hippopotamuses without anyone to remove their ticks. Simba promptly granted Kiboko and Yeye's request, and the two left Pride Rock.
==Physical appearance==
Kiboko is a large and burly hippopotamus. He has a "deep and throaty" voice.
==Personality and traits==
Kiboko is "down-to-earth." Like his fellow hippopotamuses, he is dirty and unrefined, and often trails mud wherever he walks. He initially disliked the flamingos for being loud and stuck-up but came to appreciate them after he realized how much he relied on them.
==Appearances==
* Short Stories
** Trouble at the Lake
==Trivia==
* Kiboko's name means "hippopotamus, hippo" in Swahili.
* In The Lion Guard, the word "kiboko" is part of Beshte's catchphrase: "Twende kiboko!"
* Another character named Kiboko appears in Vulture Shock.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Hippopotamuses
Category:Males
Category:Pride Landers