Timon

**Timon** is one of the two tritagonists in *The Lion King* and a supporting character in *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride*. He is a recurring character in *Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Ultimate Ed-Chronicles*.

## Background

### Appearance

Timon is a slim adult meerkat. He has tan fur with a lighter underbelly (and palms), while having red-coral hair, also having triangular points on his arms, with a more brown color (same color as his toes and fingers). He has a large dark brown nose (red when he is in pain), with white teeth and large black eyes and eyebrows, having a large smile.

### Personality

In the *The Lion King* films, Timon can be self-centered and thoughtless at times. One example is proven when they decided to take Simba in, where he robs Pumbaa of the credit Pumbaa rightfully deserves. But in the end, he has a good heart and is loyal to his friends and family. Unlike most meerkats, who work constantly, Timon is a daydreamer which results in him being an outcast of his colony. His status at the bottom of the food chain means he relies on stronger animals to protect him once he's on his own, and as such, he usually looks out for himself, but nonetheless, never abandons his friends and family in times of trouble and is willing to risk himself for them. He is also shown to be self-absorbed and not as clever as he'd like to think he is, such as sometimes claiming Pumbaa's good ideas as his own. Timon is not incapable of thinking up his own plans, though, as shown by one of his greatest moments being the "Tunnels" plan in *The Lion King 1½*.

He is also a bit of a coward, but with some amount of ability to be a bit of a daredevil, as evidenced by the part of *The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride* where he tried to intimidate Zira by sarcastically introducing himself and Pumbaa to her and yelling at her to get out of their Pride Lands, but it backfired when Zira instantly replied, "YOUR Pride Lands?!" and roared, and Timon hid behind Pumbaa.

In *The Lion King 1½*, Timon is shown to have a very good heart in this film and is loving in some scenes between him and Ma, and shares a strong bond with her. He is also shown to have unique heroic characteristics in this film not seen in other appearances, such as having exceptional bravery in the part where he risks his own life to fix a failed hyena trap that Ma and Uncle Max create. Additionally, it is shown that, while he only choose to adopt Simba because he could protect him and Pumbaa, he actually treated Simba like his own son, even saying to Pumbaa that "[their] Simba is growing up" after being defeated by the teenage lion. However, Timon also shows a selfish side when he refuses to help Simba challenge Scar and prefers to stay alone in the jungle rather than going to Pride Rock with Pumbaa (though he regrets what he has done after encountering Rafiki a second time and decides to make up with his friends and help Simba).

Timon is also iconic for being best friends with Pumbaa, the warthog. The two are nearly inseparable and are shown together constantly. Being extremely close, they share interests such as sleeping, fun-filled activities, and most of all, eating bugs, which they mostly refer to as grubs. The duo is also known to argue time and time again, mostly because of Timon's selfishness and Pumbaa's ultimate nobility causing their personalities to clash. Even so, they never separate for long, and soon enough, their bond is tightened once again. Also, while Pumbaa is generally the true brains of the outfit, he is still very childish, with Timon is shown to be rather protective of the warthog when the latter is in some kind of unfortunate event due to his naivety. This is an example of Timon's ultimate loyalty towards his friends and family. Despite his self-absorbed nature, he will eventually come around to do what's right, despite the sacrifices he has to make.

Timon has also demonstrated his rather selfish side in the *Timon & Pumbaa* TV series. Notable examples are in "To Kilimanjaro Bird", where Timon callously steals a bowlful of bugs from a baby eagle and is initially reluctantly about babysitting the eagle in retribution; in "You Ghana Join the Club", he needlessly steals a watch from a lion when retrieving a set of jingle bells; in "How to Beat the High Costa Rica", after Timon and Pumbaa retrieve a case full of stolen money from Criminal Quint, Timon squanders it all on himself instead of taking it to the police; in "Kenya Be My Friend?", Timon forgets "Bestest Best Friend Day" and outright prefers to end his friendship with Pumbaa instead of admitting that he forgot (although they reconcile and he continues to deny forgetting it to avoid breaking Pumbaa's heart), among others. In these instances, it is usually Pumbaa who is the voice of reason and helps Timon to make the right decision. Other than those times, Timon is also shown to be caring towards his friends and is still shown to have heroic characteristics. Some examples are in "Timon's Time Togo", where he rescues Pumbaa from falling off a cliff, "French Fried", where he and Pumbaa rescue Speedy the Snail from getting cooked by Culinary Quint, and "Once Upon a Timon", where he and Pumbaa rescue Tatiana from a cobra.

## Role in the Ed-Chronicles

### Beginnings Saga

#### *Ed, Edd n Eddy and the Lion King: The Full Circle*

Timon appears as one of the seven tritagonists (along with Lann, Reynn, Colossus, Simba, Nala and Pumbaa) in Ed, Edd n Eddy and the Lion King: The Full Circle.

#### *Ed, Edd n Eddy's Frozen Adventure*

Timon returns in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Frozen Adventure. In Chapter Two, Timon, along with the Autobots, North Wind, Prince Phillip, the Good Fairies, Fa Mulan, Li Shang, Yao, Ling, Chien Po, Po, Phineas, Ferb, Maggie, Simba, Lann, Reynn and Colossus, arrive to help Terra and his company because the Eds and friends helped them and now they're here to repay the favor.

### Avengers Saga

#### *Ed, Edd n Eddy and the Lion King 2: Simba's Pride*

Timon will return as a supporting character in Ed, Edd n Eddy and the Lion King 2: Simba's Pride.

#### *Ed, Edd n Eddy: Heroes Assemble*

Timon will appear as a major supporting character in Ed, Edd n Eddy: Heroes Assemble.

## Trivia

In Frozen Adventure, as one of the elements from Transformers 3, Timon, along with Lann, Reynn, Pumbaa and Colossus, corresponds to Wheelie and Brains.