Zuhour

Zuhour was a female hyena. She was the leader of a clan of hyenas in the Elephant Graveyard.
One day, Zuhour gathered her clanmates for a casting of the bones and declared that they had chosen Shenzi. As Shenzi confronted Zuhour, Scar revealed himself to the clan and proposed an alliance. Though suspicious of Scar's ability to follow through on his promise, Zuhour allowed him to take several of her hyenas in exchange for fresh food.
With Shenzi's help, Scar herded wildebeests into the gorge. Though Zuhour was impressed by Scar's follow-through, he betrayed her by knocking her into the gorge. Upon surviving the fall, Zuhour declared war on Scar, and he called in his vulture minions, the Wake, to finish off her and her followers.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Zuhour lived in the Elephant Graveyard. At some point in her life, she became the queen of a hyena clan.
===Encounter with Scar===
In an attempt to help Scar seize the throne of Pride Rock, Kabeer and Krass convinced him to take advantage of the hyenas' dissatisfaction with their queen's leadership. Together, the three journeyed to the Elephant Graveyard, where they spotted Queen Zuhour with her clan. As they looked on, Zuhour summoned her clanmates so that she could cast the bones and identify which of them would be cannibalized by the others. After casting the bones, Zuhour declared that they had chosen Shenzi, but Shenzi resisted and fought off her hungry clanmates.
Zuhour chided Shenzi for being unwilling to sacrifice her life when she had participated in the cannibalism ritual before and argued that her will was law. Shenzi countered that Zuhour had made up the law and accused her of targeting any challengers to her power, like Shenzi herself. Instead of answering Shenzi's accusations, Zuhour called them an "interesting theory" and promised to discuss the issue with her clanmates after dinner.
At that moment, Scar revealed himself with a roar and approached Zuhour. Shocked, Zuhour asked if he had been driven mad by his loss of the throne, but he contended that the throne was not lost and that he could forge an alliance with the hyenas. Zuhour laughed at such a notion and asked why her clan should work with him, as Pride Rock was "second best." At this, Scar offered to bring the hyenas fresh food in exchange for Shenzi's assistance. Zuhour expressed doubt in Scar's ability to hunt and sneak Shenzi into the Pride Lands, but he urged her to entrust the mission to him and Shenzi.
Though intrigued by Scar's offer, Zuhour warned that the bones were predicting a war between hyenas and lions. Shenzi remarked sarcastically that the bones had told Zuhour to eat her clanmates, then opted to remain with Scar. He requested more "soldiers" for his mission, and Zuhour offered up two of her most expendable hyenas: Banzai and Ed.
===Death===
With Shenzi's help, Scar herded wildebeests into the gorge, and Zuhour complimented him on his work. In answer, he knocked her into the gorge, and Shenzi laughed in delight. Scar questioned Shenzi if her hyenas would follow him, and she answered that most would, as Zuhour was out of the picture. No sooner had she said this when Zuhour revealed that she had survived her fall and that several hyena stragglers were still on her side. She then threatened to eat Scar, Banzai, Ed, and Shenzi alive.
Scar implored Zuhour to surrender, but she pointed out that half of her clan was still loyal to her and declared war on him and his followers. Just then, the Wake arrived and attacked Zuhour and her allies. Shenzi's hyenas joined the fight and eventually killed Zuhour and her hyenas.
==Physical appearance==
Zuhour was a large hyena with a hunched back and a long snout. Her main pelt was gray, while her mane was black. She had several protruding fangs.
==Personality and traits==
Zuhour was cunning and manipulative. She had built a cult of personality around herself that kept her clanmates in line and pitted them against one another at her whims. According to Shenzi, Zuhour used the casting of the bones to rid herself of potential threats to her power.
==Appearances==
* Disney Villains: Scar
** Disney Villains: Scar #2
** Disney Villains: Scar #3
** Disney Villains: Scar #4
==References==
Category:Antagonists
Category:Characters
Category:Deceased characters
Category:Females
Category:Hyenas
Category:Leaders