Mel

Mel is a male gazelle. He is a member of a herd of gazelles in the Pride Lands.
Mel attempted to woo a beautiful female gazelle named Lara. However, a wildebeest named Herman challenged Mel for Lara's affections, and the two agreed to fight for her heart. Herman managed to win by dunking his head under the water and exposing his ugly appearance, which scared off Mel.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Mel lived in the Pride Lands. He was a member of a gazelle herd.
===Wooing Lara===
While Herman got a makeover from Rafiki, the savanna celebrated Lara's birthday with a giant cake. As the festivities commenced, Mel popped out of the cake and attempted to serenade Lara with a song. However, she was disgusted and rejected his kiss. Just as Mel moved in for another attempt, Lara turned to find that Herman was at her party and handsomer than ever. Outraged at being outdone by a wildebeest, Mel challenged Herman to a fight in which they would run at each other full-force and collide horns. Determined to win Lara's heart, Herman agreed.
As the two charged at each other, Herman suddenly realized that he must be true to himself and dunked his head underwater, which changed him back into an ugly beast. Mel stopped short at Herman's transformation and ran away, screeching. Despite his victory, Herman was sad that he was ugly again and began to troop away with Rafiki until he was stopped by Lara, who admired him for his bravery. She then dunked her head underwater, revealing herself to be ugly as well. The two shared a romantic kiss.
==Physical appearance==
Mel is a large and brawny gazelle. He has brown fur, with a pale underbelly, a dark brown mane and tail tip, and black eyes. He wears a blue bowtie.
==Personality and traits==
Mel is cocky and confident in his ability to woo. While romancing Lara, he thought little of her feelings and automatically assumed that his good looks and charm would win her over. When confronted by Herman, he was quick to anger and even more quick to defend his pride. He also turned out to be very cowardly, as he fled from Herman after seeing his true form.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Beauty and the Wildebeest"
==Trivia==
* Mel 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, Buzz, the castaway, Cisco Pig's gang, Count Down, Duke Meerkat, El Toro, the fox, the foxhound, Heimlich, the meerkat angel, Mr. Vam Pirebat, the native chief, Sigmund, the three natives, and Toucan Dan in The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa.
==References==
Category:Antagonists
Category:Antelope
Category:Characters
Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa characters
Category:Males