Samson The Lion

: “So there I was, face to face with the biggest, meanest leopard on this side of the Serengeti. And...”―Samson[src]
Samson is a lion and the main protagonist of Disney's 2006 animated film, The Wild.300px
== Role in the film ==
Samson is very devoted to his zoo friends Benny, Bridget, Nigel, Larry, and son, Ryan. Samson is kind and loving and enjoys telling Ryan stories about the wild, though none of them were actually true. Samson was born in the circus as a cub. He was very timid back then and was unable to roar, much like his son. After failing to roar at a mechanical wildebeest, Samson's Father told him that a wild lion could roar before allowing Samson to be shipped to the New York Zoo. This proves that Samson was not from the wild, which he kept secret from everyone except Benny. However, he eventually reveals this to the others and Ryan during the film's climax. At one point, Samson gets pushed off a cliff by Kazar's wildebeest henchmen, but he survives the fall and eventually finds Ryan with help from two chameleons named Cloak and Camo. With some motivation from his son, Samson digs deep down and uses his mighty roar to defeat Kazar, the leader of the wildebeests. He then rescues Ryan, and all the animals (including Kazar's former minions) head home on a boat that Samson had previously hijacked.
== Trivia ==
* Apparently, and according to some concept arts, the original name for the character was Alexander, but the name itself was already used and shortened as "Alex" for the lion protagonist of DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar franchise.
* His name is a reference to the lion that the Biblical figure of the same name fought and killed in the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah.
== Gallery ==
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Samson2.jpg|Samson about to shoot a turtle at the curling championship
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ImagesCA94C1HD.jpg|Samson with his son, Ryan
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Samson3.jpg|Samson steering the ship with Larry coiled around the helm
The-wild-disneyscreencaps com-7648.jpg|"I got an idea."
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