Titan

***Spoiler Warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

**Titan,** aka **Titan the Devourer of Souls** was a male lion, and former leader of Titanpride. He was the mate of the late Artful and the father of Menace and Ruthless. He was the main antagonist in the first arc.

Titan's father was driven out by Gallant and, because of that, he hates Gallant and his kin. He killed Gallant by cheating, when he challenged Gallant for leadership of Gallantpride, and then became the pride leader. In *Oathkeeper,* Fearless fulfills his oath, and kills him.

## Appearance

Titan was very large and powerful. He had a magnificent black mane, as described by Fearless. He had broad shoulders that are thickly muscled. Deep scars covered his face and flanks, with fangs that are long, yellow, and deadly. Titan's eyes were a dark shade of amber and yellow.[*citation needed*]

## Personality

Titan is a power-hungry and barbaric lion who greatly lacks respect for pride tradition, law, and customs. This is shown when he had no qualms making his two cronies, Cunning and an unnamed lion, restrain Gallant during their duel for leadership, even though it was supposed to be a one-on-one match. Without mercy, Titan deployed Cunning to kill Fearless and Valor, rather than exiling the cubs, though it is common for male lions who have newly claimed ownership of a pride to kill the former leader's cubs. According to Swift, Titan has always been brutal. Titan's brutality is displayed several times. He lacks honor and will go as far as cheating to achieve his goals. As leader of Titanpride, Titan abuses his power by ruling with fear and intimidation.

He is a tyrannic ruler who keeps most of the food caught by the former Gallantpride lionesses for himself and his family. Titan also forced the former members of Gallantpride to stay with him, preventing them from being able to escape his rule. Titan spared the lives of Valor and Swift, as the latter was an excellent hunter, and promised to teach Valor proper hunting skills.

Titan is also very arrogant as well, which was shown when he named his son "Ruthless" the moment he was born, even though the cub was not even old enough to be named yet. If Titan had followed normal naming traditions, he would have named him "Artfulcub."

In *Shifting Shadows*, Titan's everlasting craving for power becomes so powerful that it negatively impacts his mental state, driving him insane. Titan's declining mental health also gives him the impression that killing any animal will grant him immortality. His quest for this supposed immortality causes him to turn on his own pride, including his favorites and his mate. Titan also becomes cannibalistic by eating other lions even if they're from his pride.

Titan's power-hungry nature along with his tendency to use underhanded tactics is what contributed to his downfall.

## Biography

### *Shifting Shadows*

When Titanpride discovers that Ruthless is a traitor, Titan starves his son as punishment for treason before Ruthless is rescued by Fearlesspride. Later on, Titan's obsession with power makes him mentally unstable to the point that he thinks that killing animals will grant him immortality. Titan's mental instability causes even his own mate, Artful, to fear him. Titan eventually leads his pride to attack Thunder's Herd and kill the largest bull elephant in Bravelands to grant himself access to this supposed immortality.

Later on, Fearless seeks out Titan and challenges the other lion to a death match. However, Titan not wanting to lose to Fearless, jumps into the Misty Ravine and is presumed deceased by Fearless, Keen and Ruthless. However, it's later on revealed that Titan had somehow survived.

### *Shadows on the Mountain*

Titan doesn't formally appear in this book, as Fearless had killed him prior to *Shadows on the Mountain*, though Titan is mentioned numerous times.

In Runningherd, Prance thinks about how the mad lion was defeated by Fearless, before the latter succumbs to his own wounds moments later.

After Gallantpride escorts Prance to the Baboon Forest, Thorn discusses Titan.

## Trivia

* Titan was named for his large size.
* Titan's insanity is the result of his power-hungry nature
* Lions with darker manes, often appear more stronger and are more favored over lionesses. While male lions with a lightly colored mane would usually be weaker and less attractive.

## Victims

* Gallant
* Swift (*Indirectly caused)*
* Moon
* Loyal
* Dauntless
* Steadfast
* Artful (*Indirectly caused)*
* Sleekfriend (*Indirectly caused)*
* Hyenas
* Fearless
* Mighty
* Creeper
* Many more unnamed animals

## Kin

### Members

Former **Mate:**

Artful Titanpride: Deceased

**Son:**

Ruthless Ruthlesspride: Living
**Daughter:**

Menace Menacepride: Living

**Father:**

Unnamed lion: Status unknown: Most Likely Deceased.

## References

1. ↑ *Broken Pride*, page 160
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Gillian\_Philip/status/1129378912536997888