Mhina/Trivia

== Trivia ==
=== General ===
*He is Ava15's first mascot and her official OC.
* Like the rest of his family, Mhina speaks with a strong Australian accent.
* Mhina may unintentionally lead someone to fear a being, real or fictional, with his detailed descriptions.
* Mhina's name means "Delightful" or "henna plant" in Swahili.
* Mhina wishes others would accept him despite his appearance.
* He enjoys exercising his mind by taking part in and arranging scavenger hunts and participating in races. He also enjoys singing and has a lovely voice.
* Mhina has a fear of snakes and spiders and is allergic to bird feathers and wildebeests. He often sneezes when they touch his nose; however, as he doesn't sneeze around Ono and Anga, he might be allergic to certain feathers.
*Ever since Mudamrefu attacked Mhina when he was a cub, he has always been extremely scared of snakes.
* It is revealed in Legends of the Lion Guard: The Dark Prophecy that Mhina's favorite animals are red pandas, pandas, phoenixes, and tigers.
* His father teaches him battle moves. He is very fast and is strong enough to knock down a tree branch with one backhand swipe.
*Mhina obtained his scar over his eye in a fight with Kariuki.
* Mhina is the prince and heir to the throne of Leopon Plains.
* He sometimes feels homesick.
* Mhina's place in the Circle of Life is as Kion's mate and second in-command of the Lion Guard.
* Cub Mhina is voiced by Henry Kaufman, while teenage Mhina is voiced by Cade Sutton and adult/future Mhina is voiced by Christopher Jackson. The latter also serves as his teenage singing voice.
* In terms of "not taking a mate," Mhina is more attracted to male lions. This makes him one of the few LGBT+ characters in the series. 
* When Ava15 first confirmed that Mhina was in a relationship with Kion, backlash ensued, and the following response was issued: "I wanted to show different kinds of relationships in my series. And that Mhina relationship was never really the main point of the episode." The episode was removed due to complaints about Mhina and Kion's portrayal, but was later re-instated. The decision to alter Mhina was made by Ava and her then-boyfriend in response to reviews complaining about the character's portrayal. 
*Mhina is sterile; therefore, he cannot have cubs of his own when he reaches adulthood.
*Mhina's muzzle marking was inspired by a similar marking on a character by A Friendly Lion, Lubaya.
=== History ===
* He was the first OC created by Princess ava15 and has gone through many, many changes. Back then, he was outgoing and extroverted and had the ability to break the fourth wall. This has been toned down.
** Before he was planned to be a leopon, he was actually originally going to be a hyena/lion hybrid.
** He was also originally a winged leopon and was a female, but that was later changed.
**He was originally named Trotse, then Zikomo until he was later changed to Mhina.
* Mhina is rather popular with Princess ava15's DeviantArt watchers.
* Mhina was supposed to be paired with a leopon named Leta. He was later paired with Kion while Leta was scrapped.
*In story developments, Mhina was originally going to have an arranged marriage with a lion named Snowcut, who is the youngest of his five siblings, and he and Mhina were going to bring peace between lions and leopons. This was cut later on.
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