Buzz (bee)

Buzz is a male bee. He is a member of Queen Bee's colony.
Initially, Buzz worked as a first class worker for Queen Bee. However, when Timon and Pumbaa taught him and the other bees about "Hakuna Matata," he lost his loyalty to the queen and made the duo the kings of the colony. He quickly regretted this decision and begged for the queen to return. She agreed, and he was reinstated as a first class worker.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Buzz lived in a beehive in Big Bug Valley as a member of Queen Bee's colony. At some point in his life, he was promoted to work first class for Queen Bee. Along with the other bees, he never experienced relaxation until Timon and Pumbaa taught him about "Hakuna Matata."
===Dethroning Queen Bee===
As Timon and Pumbaa entered Big Bug Valley, the darkest and deepest part of the jungle, they came across two giant bugs that ran toward them. Later, they encountered a giant praying mantis that nearly devoured them until they were rescued by a horde of large bees led by Buzz.
When the bees took Timon and Pumbaa to their colony, Buzz brought them before their queen. Queen Bee demanded to have Timon and Pumbaa fed to the larvae, but Buzz suggested that they be put to work instead. The drones agreed, as they knew it would increase the percentage of the working activities. Queen Bee reluctantly agreed and demanded Buzz train Timon and Pumbaa. The duo thanked Buzz for saving their lives twice, and the bee suggested that they repay him by being model workers in order to impress Queen Bee.
Buzz made Timon and Pumbaa carry buckets of honey to the beehive. The bee then found the pals relaxing in their buckets. This made the buckets too heavy for Buzz to carry, and he accidentally knocked into another bee, causing all the other bees to be knocked over as well. The bees accidentally made a mess at the bee colony, which made Queen Bee call Buzz to her office. Buzz was promptly fired from his job as a first class worker of the colony.
Timon and Pumbaa suggested that he, as well as the other bees, relax. The duo then taught the bees about "Hakuna Matata." At first, Buzz did not find this to be a good idea, since he had spent his whole life working for Queen Bee, but then he and his fellow bees started to go along with living a "Hakuna Matata" lifestyle. Queen Bee saw what was going on and forced the bees to get back to work, but Buzz fought back, stating that there was more to life than work. As a result, Queen Bee was kicked out of the colony.
Timon and Pumbaa became the kings of the colony and let the bees enjoy their new "Hakuna Matata" lifestyle. However, things went wrong at the beehive, and Timon, Pumbaa, and Buzz realized that "Hakuna Matata" did not work for bees. Therefore, Buzz begged Queen Bee to return to the hive. Queen Bee forgave him and told him that she would return only if the bees were loyal to her, took cost off their health benefits, and had Timon and Pumbaa banished from their colony.
Timon and Pumbaa were put in a net and flown far away from the bees' territory. Buzz cut the rope with an axe, depositing the duo on the ground. When this plan succeeded, the bees got back to work, with Buzz rehired as Queen Bee's first class worker.
==Physical appearance==
Buzz is a massive bee with a hunched back. His head is reddish-brown, while is abdomen is striped with black and yellow. He has black eyes with yellow sclerae. He wears an aviator cap and goggles.
==Personality and traits==
Buzz is kind and caring. He takes his job seriously and tries his best to impress the queen, though this leads him to live in fear that she will get upset at his failures. He is brave and thrifty, as seen when he rescued Timon and Pumbaa twice. This caused the duo to repay him by being trained to work like bees.
When Timon and Pumbaa taught Buzz about "Hakuna Matata," Buzz and his fellow bees lost their loyalty to Queen Bee and made the duo the colony's new leaders. When things went wrong, Buzz regretted having Queen Bee banished from the hive and begged her to return, showing his humility and ability to recognize his own mistakes.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "To Be Bee or Not To Be Bee"
==Trivia==
* Buzz was voiced by Jeff Bennett.
** Bennett also voiced Zazu in the "The Morning Report" sequence in The Lion King and in The Lion Guard as well as the beast, the castaway, Cisco Pig's gang, Count Down, Duke Meerkat, El Toro, the fox, the foxhound, Heimlich, the meerkat angel, Mel, Mr. Vam Pirebat, the native chief, Sigmund, the three natives, and Toucan Dan in The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa.
* Another character named Buzz was originally slated to appear in The Lion King 1½.
==References==
Category:Bees
Category:Characters
Category:Grubs
Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa characters
Category:Males