The Lion Guard

The Lion Guard is a team of animals who protect the Pride Lands and defend the Circle of Life.

## The Lion Guard

* Kion's (Lion Guard)
* Scar's (Lion Guard)
* Askari's (Lion Guard)
* Vitani's (Lion Guard)

### Animals

Lions (currently)Cheetahs

Honey Badgers

Egrets

Anga (all formerly)

### Leader

Vitani (currently)Simba (briefly)

Kion (formerly)

Scar (formerly)

Askari (originally)

## Role

The Lion Guard is the team tasked with the job of defending the Pride Lands from danger, traditionally led by the second-born cub of the current leader of the Pride Lands. The leader of the Guard is bestowed with the power of the Roar of the Elders, which helps them in battle. Each member is bestowed a marking upon their shoulder in the shape of a roaring male lion's head. The mark may differ in color, seemingly depending on the fur, skin, or feather color of the animal with the mark.

Interestingly, if a member of the guard passes their role on the team to someone else their mark will disappear when the leader gives the new member the role. While usually most Lion Guard leaders only choose four members to join the guard, they can have additional members or old members still continue to be on the team when the leader assigns them a new role.

## Backstory

The Lion Guard is a tradition within the Pride Lands, especially for the second born child of the reigning monarchy. The very first leader was Askari, who created the Lion Guard himself as a way to combat a great evil.

Generations later, Scar led the Lion Guard before Kion, but he was irresponsible with his duties, corrupted his purpose and abused his powers, using the Roar of the Elders to destroy the other members of the Guard, which resulted in him completely losing the power of the roar forever. However, very little has been revealed of past Lion Guards. Kion's Lion Guard is the only Guard in history with only one lion.

Vitani is the first known leader of the Lion Guard not of royal blood, and is the daughter-in-law of King Simba and sister-in-law of Princess Kiara and Kion.

In *Paintings and Predictions*, Rafiki shows a painting of Nala's Father being saved by the Lion Guard of his time after he fell from a tree.

In *The Ancient Outpost*, Rafiki reveals that the past Lion Guards used an old shelter as a lookout point for observing the Pride Lands.

In *The Ukumbusho Tradition*, it is revealed that a male lion named Askari was the leader of the first Lion Guard and made peace between the lions and the elephants of the Pride Lands.

In *Cave of Secrets*, it is revealed that long ago, an evil group of lions wanted to take over the Pride Lands, and in doing so they nearly destroyed it. So, the good lions of the Pride Lands created an unstoppable force to defeat them, but only the worthiest in the Pride Lands could use this force, which was Askari's original Lion Guard.

In *The River of Patience*, Nirmala tells Kion that Askari discovered the Roar at Cikha Escarpment. Later - in *Triumph of the Roar* - Makini tells the Night Pride that Askari would practice there until he learned everything it could do.

In *Return to the Pride Lands*, Vitani is made leader of an all lioness Lion Guard.