Battle for the Pride Lands (event)

## Casualties

―Pride Landers[src] | ”

The **Battle for the Pride Lands** was a physical conflict between the Army of Scar, the Outsiders and the Lion Guard, Pride Landers, Shenzi's clan, and Dhahabu's herd. It took place in the Elephant Graveyard, the Pride Lands, the Back Lands, and the Outlands. The Pride Landers emerged victorious, with Scar's spirit being destroyed permanently and the Army of Scar disbanding.

## Information

### Background

During the dry season, after getting trampled upon and disrespected one too many times, Ushari goes into self-exile into the Outlands and plots with the hyenas to summon the spirit of Scar in order to eliminate the Lion Guard and take control of the Pride Lands. After stealing Makini's Bakora Staff and kidnapping Kiara, Janja confronts Kion at the volcano and threatens his family and friends, which causes the young lion to use the Roar of the Elders in anger, which starts a volcanic eruption. Although the Guard save themselves and Kiara from getting burned, Scar's ghost returns within the flames of the volcano, giving the hyenas a new spirit guide. Over time, many Outlanders join together into an army and engage in many battles against the Pride Landers to take down Simba and the Lion Guard, and destroy the Pride Lands.

Having teamed up with the Outsiders led by Zira, Scar invades the Back Lands and the Elephant Graveyard, attacking Shenzi's clan of hyenas and Dhahabu's herd of zebras. Zira and her children-Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu-eat Ed, Kamari, Azizi, and Shenzi alive, but Banzai flees his territory.

After many battles with the Outlanders, Simba announces a siege on the Outlands in the hopes of eliminating Scar's army. Meanwhile, Janja begins to have doubts about serving Scar due to what Jasiri told him. The skinks overhear this and inform Scar, who comes up with a plan to ensure his victory. He tells Janja to go to the Lair of the Lion Guard to distract the Lion Guard while the plan unfolds. They do as commanded. However, Janja finds out that it was all a trap to get both his clan and the Lion Guard killed in a fire. Realizing he can't trust Scar's followers and that the Pride Landers won't trust him, he heads to the Outlands to find Jasiri. The Lion Guard and Janja's clan save themselves, while Anga and Hadithi help the royal family get down from Pride Rock safely.

After Scar's ghost appears at Pride Rock and threatens the Pride Landers, they resolve to end his threat once and for all. Jasiri arrives with Janja and implores the Pride Landers to trust him. Janja explains what Scar had told him about Kion's ability to defeat Scar once and for all. The Pride Landers then resolve to assault the Outlands and use Kion's Roar to neutralize Scar.

Back in the Outlands, Scar informs Ushari that he had lied to Janja, for if Kion uses the Roar in the volcano's caldera, he will start a massive eruption that will destroy the Pride Lands. He then explains that he had gotten his scar from a snake who'd been in cahoots with a rogue lion. The two had tried to hold the cure over Scar's head so that he would obey them, but in his rage, Scar had destroyed them with the Roar instead. He returned to Pride Rock, expecting to be praised by Mufasa for destroying the lion and snake, only for Mufasa to give him the nickname "Scar." Since then, he has resented Mufasa and the royal family. He tells Ushari that it is now Kion's turn to obtain a scar, to which Ushari says that he cannot wait.

### The battle

The next morning, the Pride Landers and their allies assault the Outlands, giving the Lion Guard time to breach the volcano's inner chamber, but Fuli fails the first time as she is attacked by Mzingo. After crashing through the skinks, the Guard confront Scar's spirit in the caldera. Under Scar's command, Ushari sneaks up on Kion and bites his eye, giving him a scar and injecting him with venom. Bunga quickly defends his friend, pinning Ushari down as Kion gets to his feet.

Scar taunts Kion, asserting that Kion is now marked by evil and has the same destiny as Scar himself. Kion merely uses the Roar in a fit of rage, with the volcanic eruption eradicating the Lion Guard, their allies, and the Pride Lands. Fuli dashes around the Outlands before the eruption hits her, reversing Scar's victory and saving her teammates from annihilation. Instead of giving in to his anger, Kion remembers his grandfather's advice on not fighting fire with fire. Instead of using the Roar, Kion summons the Great Kings of the Past, who judge Scar by sending down rain that melts him away. Before he is completely destroyed, Scar yells to Kion that the Roar is a curse and that they are the same. Appalled at Scar's failure, Ushari escapes Bunga's grip and heads toward Kion, but Bunga intercepts him, and the two roll into the lava pool. Ono saves Bunga from falling to his death, while Ushari falls into the lava.

After the fight, the Pride Landers celebrate their victory. Jasiri becomes the leader of the surviving Outlanders, with help from Janja and his clan. However, Ono mourns the loss of his sight due to too much exposure to smoke and volcanic fumes. Kion also suffers a loss of control over the Roar due to Ushari's venom. The rest of the Guard take Kion and Ono to Rafiki to get their injuries inspected. Rafiki informs them about the legendary Tree of Life, which is the only place with the power to heal them, and so they leave the next morning for the long journey from the Pride Lands to the Tree of Life.

## Appearances

* *The Lion King: Revisited*
	+ "Battle for the Pride Lands"
	+ "Epilogue: An Important Coronation" (mentioned)