Chungu

―Chungu to Janja[src] | ”

**Chungu** is a male hyena. He is a member of Jasiri's clan.

Initially, Chungu was a member of Janja's clan, alongside his friend Cheezi. The clan frequently attacked the Pride Lands and thus became enemies of the Lion Guard. Eventually, Chungu and his clan allied with the spirit of Scar and joined his army, whose goal was to destroy the Pride Lands. However, when Scar suspected Janja of harboring traitorous feelings, he tricked his clan into entering the Lair of the Lion Guard, where Scar's allies trapped them with fire. The Lion Guard helped the clan escape, and subsequently, the hyenas switched allegiance and helped the Pride Landers defeat Scar. After Scar's fall, Chungu and his clan members integrated into Jasiri's clan.

## Biography

### Early life

—Cheezi and Chungu on Janja[src] | ”

Chungu lived in the Outlands. He was a member of Janja's clan. As a pup, he befriended two fellow hyenas: Cheezi and Janja. One day, the three pups attempted to steal an egret egg, only to be confronted by a young Kion and his friends Beshte, Bunga, and Fuli. Together, the Pride Landers chased the hyenas back into the Outlands, after which the egg hatched into Ono.

### First skirmish with the Lion Guard

―Chungu on the Roar of the Elders[src] | ”

When Bunga strayed into the Outlands, Cheezi and Chungu were ordered by Janja to fetch the honey badger. However, they were stopped by Kion, who used the Roar of the Elders to defeat them. After the defeat, Cheezi and Chungu tried to explain what had happened, but Janja did not believe them until Mzingo corraborated their story. Because of this, Janja resolved to attack the Pride Lands with his clan. Together, the clan launched an attack on the Pride Lands, but Cheezi and his companions were defeated by the Lion Guard.

### Skirmish with Jasiri

―Chungu[src] | ”

Chungu, along with Janja and Cheezi, attacked a herd of oryx, which drew the Lion Guard to the scene. Kion ordered the rest of the Lion Guard to calm the herd while he went after the hyenas. However, during the pursuit, a log snapped under Kion's paws, and he fell into the river below, which swept him into the Outlands.

Later, Chungu and his clan confronted a female hyena named Jasiri, who had helped Kion get to Flat Ridge Rock. Cheezi was the first hyena to attack Jasiri, but was easily defeated. Next, she was attacked by Chungu, then finally pinned down by Janja. Just then, Kion returned and saved Jasiri by using the Roar of the Elders to scare Cheezi and his clan away.

### Kidnapping Kiara

Mzingo reported to Janja that Kiara, Simba's daughter, had been named the temporary queen of the Pride Lands. Chungu hovered behind his leader with Cheezi, listening to the report. Later, at Broken Rock, Chungu helped Janja surround Kiara, but the hyenas were chased off by Kion and the Lion Guard.

### Plot to trap the Lion Guard

―Chungu to Janja[src] | ”

Chungu instigated a wildebeest stampede with Cheezi and Janja. The hyenas attempted to use the rising dust from the stampede to mask their movements, but Ono spotted them from the air and warned the Lion Guard of their location. The hyenas were driven off. Later, they overheard the vultures talking and realized that Ono had lost his sight.

Under Janja's instruction, Cheezi and Chungu helped trap the Lion Guard in a ravine. With the team trapped, they attempted to pick off a herd of zebras, but Ono once again came to the rescue, and Kion freed his team using the Roar of the Elders. Once more at a loss, the hyenas fled into the Outlands.

### Hunting Dogo

Chungu joined Cheezi and Janja in chasing Dogo, a jackal pup, due to his trespassing on their territory. However, their efforts were thwarted by Kion and the Lion Guard. To Kion's surprise, Janja willingly let the Lion Guard take Dogo away, and the hyena clan retreated.

### Bunga's trespassing

―Chungu[src] | ”

When Bunga discovered that he was immune to snake bites, he attempted to climb to the top of the volcano. Janja was alerted to Bunga's presence by Cheezi, and the hyenas attempted to eat the honey badger until the rest of the Lion Guard showed up to drive them off.

### Attack on Mtoto

―Chungu[src] | ”

Along with Cheezi and Janja, Chungu snuck into the Pride Lands, where he encountered a group of young animals playing "Lion Guard." The hyenas immediately began to follow them. When they caught up to Mtoto and his friends, the young animals fled in a panic. After a brief skirmish, the hyenas targeted Mtoto as the slowest. Meanwhile, the young animals rushed up to Beshte and begged him to save Mtoto.

Just in time, Beshte showed up to save Mtoto from the hyenas, and the two escaped into the water. Together, Beshte and Mtoto managed to avoid the hyenas, who skulked on the edges of the river, trying to catch a bite of them as they passed. Eventually, the rest of the Lion Guard appeared and dispatched of the hyenas, who were knocked into the pool, where they were chased in circles by a crocodile float.

### Capturing Tamaa

―Chungu to Tamaa[src] | ”

Chungu, along with Cheezi and Janja, invaded the Pride Lands and started chasing a herd of impalas, but the Lion Guard chased the hyenas away from the herd. After leaving the impalas behind, Chungu and his friends happened to overhear a drongo named Tamaa and cornered him in a bush. Tamaa begged the hyenas not to eat him, and Janja assured him that he had other plans for the drongo. The hyenas then forced Tamaa to imitate Kion's voice, which sent a herd of impalas into the Outlands. The plan worked, and the hyenas held Tamaa captive as they followed the herd into the Outlands.

Back in the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard happened across a zebra who was fervently trying to escape danger. Upon being questioned, the zebra revealed that he and the impalas had heard Kion instructing them to go to the Outlands for safety. Suspicious, Kion surmised that Janja was forcing Tamaa to herd impalas into the Outlands for his own satisfaction, and the Lion Guard rushed to put a stop to the danger.

Meanwhile, Tamaa was forced to watch as Janja crept up on the herd of impalas, who had been successfully herded into the Outlands. With Janja distracted, Tamaa managed to imitate his voice and trick Cheezi into letting him go. Once free, Tamaa imitated the other Lion Guard members and scared Chungu and his friends into a huddle. However, Janja realized that Cheezi had let the drongo go, and he cornered Tamaa in the ravine. Just in time, the real Lion Guard arrived and chased the hyenas away from Tamaa and the herd of impalas.

### Attack on Thurston's herd

―Chungu on Thurston's herd[src] | ”

As Ono escorted a zebra herd home, they were watched from a nearby ridge by Janja and his cronies, Cheezi and Chungu. The three hyenas resolved to eat the zebra herd. Once the herd was back in their grazing grounds, the hyenas attacked, and Ono rushed off to fetch the rest of his team. Once there, Kion instructed his friends to take on Cheezi and Chungu, while he handled Janja. Beshte and Fuli managed to stop Cheezi and Chungu, who ran off to the Outlands.

### Attack on Muhimu's herd

―Chungu[src] | ”

When Kion led a herd of gazelles and a herd of zebras through the Outlands, one of the zebras gave birth to a foal, whose loud bray attracted Janja's attention. Together with Cheezi and Janja, Chungu attempted to scatter the herd, but they stood together, protecting the zebra and her foal. Unwilling to give up, Chungu continued fighting until the hyenas were defeated by Bunga, Kion, and Muhimu's foal.

### Banishment from Janja's clan

―Chungu to Cheezi[src] | ”

Janja led his clan to the Pride Lands and waited for the Lion Guard to clear out so that the hyenas could attack a herd of wildebeests. However, in the midst of the ambush, Janja slipped on mud and fell at the Lion Guard's paws. Cheezi and Chungu fell behind him and revealed to Kion that they had been planning to attack the wildebeests, which caused Kion to use the Roar of the Elders to banish the clan back to the Outlands.

Once back home, Janja blamed the clan's failure on Cheezi and Chungu, and banished the two from the clan. He then hired Nne and Tano to take their place, and the two new recruits barked and snarled at Cheezi and Chungu until they fled to the Pride Lands.

Safe from Janja's new crew, Cheezi and Chungu lamented being banished by Janja. To make themselves feel better, they attempted to imitate Janja and called themselves "fur-brains," his favorite nickname for them. However, this only succeeded in depressing them further. Just then, they caught sight of a herd of antelope and attempted to attack them. However, they ended up banging heads and startled the herd off.

With the antelope gone, Cheezi and Chungu began to feast on a pile of leftovers, but they were interrupted by a mudslide. The mud swept them away, and the Lion Guard arrived to rescue them. Upon realizing whom they had saved, the Lion Guard questioned them, and Cheezi and Chungu revealed that they were no longer affiliated with Janja. Kion reluctantly agreed to let them stay in the Pride Lands, as their feasting on leftovers could help the Circle of Life.

Later, the two ran into Janja, who denied wanting them back. Believing him to have been a dream, Cheezi and Chungu went back to sleep, though they were soon approached by the Lion Guard, who wanted to know where Janja had gone. Just then, the group heard Janja calling for his new minions, Nne and Tano, and they set off in search of him.

Eventually, the group met Janja, who was trapped on a ledge. Cheezi and Chungu jumped down to provide him company. Meanwhile, the Lion Guard defeated Nne and Tano, and Kion's Roar of the Elders caused the ledge to fall with Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu still on it. Upon landing, Janja invited his cronies to rejoin his crew, and Cheezi and Chungu raced after him in delight.

### Attack on Nala

―Chungu on Nala[src] | ”

When Janja and his clan invaded the Pride Lands, the Lion Guard drove them back into the Outlands. However, once the Lion Guard departed, Janja led his clan back into the kingdom, and the Lion Guard rushed back to stop them. Before the team could reach the hyenas, the clan ran into Kion's mother, Nala, who ordered Janja to return to his territory. Instead of heeding Nala's warning, Janja surrounded her with his cronies and ordered an attack. Just then, Kion arrived and, seeing his mother in danger, used the Roar of the Elders in rage. The blast was so powerful that it blew the hyenas back into the Outlands.

### Skirmish with Ono

―Chungu on Hadithi[src] | ”

While out flying with his idol Hadithi, Ono spotted a group of klipspringers being trapped on the edge of a cliff by Janja and his minions, Cheezi and Chungu. He suggested that they use the Hadithi Spin to thwart the hyenas, but Hadithi argued that Ono was not ready for such a feat. He then took off for the ceremony, leaving Ono behind to deal with the crisis.

On his own, Ono attempted to stop the hyenas by using the Hadithi Spin, but fell and got his wing trapped beneath a boulder. Cheezi and Chungu hungrily climbed up the cliffs to reach him, while Janja rounded up the trapped klipspringers.

However, before the hyenas could hurt Ono, Hadithi returned with the Lion Guard, and Fuli fended off Cheezi and Chungu. Meanwhile, Bunga and Kion confronted Janja, while Beshte pushed a boulder down for the klipspringers to use as an escape. As Fuli guided the klipspringers to safety, one slipped and fell, prompting Janja and his minions to launch an attack. Just in time, Ono and Hadithi flew past and began to circle the hyenas, making them dizzy. Eventually, they toppled off the cliffs and landed in the water below.

### Attack on the Traveling Baboon Show

―Chungu[src] | ”

In the Outlands, Cheezi and Chungu were complaining about how hungry they were when they heard Uroho's troop playing music in the distance. They followed the sound to where Uroho was putting on a show for a meager audience of Outlanders. In the meantime, Janja began to chase Uroho's friends, Mwevi and Mwizi, in an attempt to eat them.

Cheezi and Chungu were watching Uroho's show in fascination when Janja ran by and ordered them to help him catch the baboons. The hyenas gave chase and cornered the baboons in a cavern. Just then, the Lion Guard showed up and defeated Cheezi, Chungu, and Janja, who reluctantly retreated.

### Scar's resurrection

―Chungu[src] | ”

In the Pride Lands, the dry season came, and the Lion Guard became exceptionally busy. During their patrol, Ono informed his friends that Janja's clan was attacking Ma Tembo's herd. When the Lion Guard arrived at the scene, they were shocked that the hyenas would hunt elephants because it was a dangerous undertaking. The team then drove Janja and his clan away.

Later, Chungu helped attack the baboons who had started following Ma Tembo's herd. The Lion Guard arrived just in time, and Kion blasted the hyenas away with the Roar of the Elders.

Chungu and the crew returned to the Outlands, where they saw Ushari and decided to eat him. Before they could do so, Ushari asked Janja if he would like something meatier. Janja told him that he would, but could not because the Lion Guard kept driving his clan off. Ushari then revealed that that was because Kion had been getting advice from the spirit of his grandfather, Mufasa. He added that if the hyenas wanted to stop the Guard, they would need to find a way to talk to one of the Great Lions of the Past. He reminded Janja that there was one Great Lion who had always helped hyenas: Scar. He also reminded Janja that if Kion could talk to Mufasa, there was a way for them to talk to Scar.

Ushari then took Cheezi, Chungu, and Janja into the Pride Lands, where he summoned his skink friends to spy on Rafiki and find out if there was a way to talk to Scar. Janja and his crew waited as Ushari left with the skinks for Pride Rock. Ushari returned with information that Evil Lions of the Past like Scar appeared in fire if they were unleashed by the Roar and the bakora staff. The hyenas and Ushari then returned to the Outlands.

In the Outlands, Ushari and Janja decided to get Makini's bakora staff, then attack one of Kion's loved ones and bring them to the volcano, since Kion's Roars were at their most powerful when he was angry.

Chungu and the others kidnapped Kion's sister, Kiara, and took Makini's bakora staff. While the rest of the Guard rescued her, Janja tricked Kion by getting him to use the Roar out of anger, which caused the volcano to erupt. When Janja threw Makini's staff into the volcano, Scar was successfully summoned, thus giving Chungu and the rest of the Lion Guard's enemies their own spirit guide.

(To be continued)

## Physical appearance

Chungu is large, robust, and well-built. He has pale gray fur, with a lighter-colored chest. His eye rims, his muzzle, and the spots on his back are darker gray, while his ears, hair, and paws are black. He has several notches in his ears.

## Personality and traits

―Chungu on Zazu[src] | ”

Chungu is dim-witted and slow. Like his fellow hyenas, he lusts for food and power, and defies the Circle of Life, especially if there is food at stake. He tends to be slow on the uptake and rarely understands the more intricate details of Janja's plans, much to his leader's frustration. He is also oblivious to the fact that the Lion Guard does not like Janja's clan.

Chungu is a coward and tends to run away in the face of uncertain odds. Like Cheezi, Chungu cares for his leader despite Janja's constant ridicules about the duo. He even likes Janja's nickname for them: "fur-brains." After the battle for the Pride Lands, Chungu reformed along with his clan and began to respect the Circle of Life.

## Relationships

	+ Jasiri - Leader and Former Enemy
	+ Janja - Former Leader and Close Friend
	+ Cheezi - Close Friend
	+ Nne - Temporary Enemy
	+ Tano - Temporary Enemy
	+ Madoa - Love Interest and Former Enemy
	+ Asante
* Mzingo's parliament
	+ Mzingo - Friend and Temporary Enemy
	+ Mwoga - Temporary Enemy
* Night Pride
	+ Kion - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Bunga - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Fuli - Former Enemy
	+ Beshte - Former Enemy
	+ Ono - Former Enemy
	+ Anga
	+ Surak
	+ Nirmala
	+ Baliyo
	+ Rani
* Simba's pride
	+ Simba - Former Enemy
	+ Nala - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Kiara - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Kovu - Temporary Enemy
	+ Mufasa †
	+ Tiifu
	+ Zuri
	+ Sarabi
* Royal Mjuzis
	+ Rafiki † - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Makini - Former Enemy
* Haraka - Former Enemy
* Pride Landers - Former Enemies
	+ Ma Tembo
	+ Zito
	+ Mtoto's mother
	+ Mtoto - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Laini
	+ Mbeya
	+ Kifaru
	+ Makuu
	+ Bupu
	+ Boboka
	+ Hadithi
	+ Zazu - Former Prisoner
	+ Thurston - Former Attempted Victim
	+ Basi
	+ Twiga
	+ Shingo
* Kenge - Former Teammate
* Timon
* Pumbaa
* Shujaa - Former Attempted Killer
* Reirei's pack
	+ Reirei - Former Teammate and Temporary Enemy
	+ Goigoi - Temporary Enemy
* Kiburi's float
	+ Kiburi - Former Teammate and Temporary Enemy
	+ Tamka - Temporary Enemy
* Lion Guard
	+ Vitani - Temporary Enemy
	+ Kopa
	+ Imara
	+ Shabaha - Former Attempted Killer
	+ Kasi
	+ Tazama
* Pinguino's rookery
	+ Pinguino
* Timon's colony
* Great Kings of the Past
* Azaad - Recruiter
* Varya
* Binga
* Ma
* Chuluun
	+ Scar † - Former Boss and Indirect Attempted Killer
	+ Ushari † - Former Teammate
	+ Dogo - Attempted Victim
	+ Nduli - Former Teammate
	+ Dogo's brothers
	+ Kijana
* Shupavu's group
	+ Shupavu - Former Teammate
	+ Njano
	+ Nyeusi
	+ Nyata
	+ Waza
* Kwato - Attempted Victim
* Shauku - Attempted Victim
* Kambuni - Attempted Victim
* Tamaa - Former Prisoner
* Muhimu's herd
	+ Muhimu
	+ Hamu
* Swala's herd
	+ Swala
* Traveling Baboon Show - Attempted Victims
	+ Uroho
	+ Mwevi
	+ Mwizi
* Baboon leader's troop - Attempted Victims
	+ Baboon leader
	+ Gumba
* Tunu - Attempted Victim
* Wema - Attempted Victim
* Juhudi - Attempted Victim
* Kinyonga
* Muhangus and Muhanga's armory
	+ Muhangus
	+ Muhanga
* Outsiders
	+ Zira †
	+ Strange lion
* Makucha's army
	+ Makucha
	+ Mama Binturong
	+ Ora
	+ Fahari
	+ Jiona
* Smun's prickle
	+ Smun
* Leo

## Appearances

* *The Lion King: Revisited*
	+ "Return of the Roar"
	+ "Lions of the Outlands"
	+ "The Rise of Scar"
	+ "Snow Day"
	+ "Hyena Resistance"
	+ "Pride Landers Unite!"
	+ "The Ultimate Showdown"
	+ "Battle for the Pride Lands"
	+ "The Unwelcome Stranger" (flashback)
	+ "Return to the Pride Lands"
	+ "Epilogue: An Important Coronation"
	+ "Lion Guard: The Night Mission" (mentioned)
	+ "Lion Guard: The Leo Dynasty"
	+ "Lion Guard: Wild Schemes and Catastrophes"

## Trivia

* Chungu was voiced by Kevin Schon.
	+ Schon also voiced Iron Joe and Thurston.

* Chungu's name means "black ant" or "earthenware cooking pot, pan" or "pimple" or "bitter, sour, strong, pungent" or "heap, pile, mound" in Swahili.