Fuli

### Aliases

Cheetah (by All)The Fastest (by All)Weird Looking Cheetah-Lion Thing (byVuruga Vuruga)The Kitty (By Bunga) Young Cheetah (By Zazu and Kongwe)My Royal Guard (By Dhahabu)

## Physical description

### Eye color

green

**Fuli** is Kion's friend, a former member of the Lion Guard and a current member of the Night Pride at the Tree of Life. She is a cheetah, specifically a king cheetah, and her special ability is her very fast speed. She is a major character in The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and The Lion Guard.

## Appearance

As a cub, most of Fuli's appearance is the same, except that she lacks the stripes on her head, and her spots are smaller and a lighter shade of brown. Her nose is bright pink, and her tail tip is a bit fluffier. Her yellow fur is also a bit paler.

Fuli has the appearance of a king cheetah with soft, vivid yellow fur, with many light brown spots and markings all over her body. Of these spots, she has five rectangular spots with smaller spots within them, as well as three spots on either side of her face, three on the top of each ear, and a small heart-shaped spot on her head. On the back of her head is also an arrowlike shape that resembles the one that Avatar the last airbender has. Also on her back she has two little heart-shaped spots as well. The heart-shaped spot on her head is bigger than it is when she’s older. Some are solid, while others have hollow centers. Her inner ears are light brown, rimmed with dark brown.

Her muzzle, paws, and underbelly are a pale creamy-yellow, as is the fur encircling her eyes. Her eye color is a strong emerald green and she has black eyelashes. Her nose is a similar brown to that found in her ear, with a tawny brown bridge. Fuli is lithe and thin, with a light frame, large pointed ears, and a long tail, that is tapered at the base. Her jaw is sharp and prominent. On her left shoulder, she is shown to have the Mark of the Guard imprinted in dark orange.

As a teenager, aside from growing taller with age, Fuli's most prominent changes involve her markings, which noticeably change from light brown to a darker shade of brown to the point of almost appearing black. Likewise, the number of markings around her legs has increased by one spot, while the markings around her body have changed in shape to the point of having spots within previously blank markings.

## Personality

Fuli is confident and independent. She is well aware that she is the fastest animal, and isn't afraid to say it.[1] She has been called "tough, smart, and no-nonsense"[2]. Though usually wearing a confident smile, she is quick to grasp the seriousness of dangerous situations.

She can act haughty and slightly arrogant, but has a good sense of logic and is shown to be a loyal and caring friend, getting deeply worried about those she cares about, when they are in danger or distress. Despite this, she isn't afraid to tease them or snap at them. She is very independent and prefers to hunt alone, but considers the other members of the Lion Guard like her family.[3] She can be sarcastic and fairly short-tempered, often saying "Seriously?!", when she gets annoyed. Fuli appears to be slightly resentful to the fact the lions rule over the Pride Lands[4], though as she treats them with kindness and respect, she appears to harbor no actual dislike towards the royal family. She dislikes water, getting muddy, bugs including termites[5], having her fur touched[6], and baboons. She has also mentioned having nightmares about baboons chasing her before, which likely contributes to her dislike of some animals[7]. In certain situations, such as when Kion is absent, she displays a sense of firm authority. [8]

Fuli can be impatient, and does not like to wait around.[9] As noted by Mzingo, she seems to be unaware of the fact that even cheetahs have their limits, believing that she is always at her full strength. Fuli, like the rest of the Guard, cares about the Pride Landers and does her very best to protect the Circle of Life. She uses her gift of speed to assist animals in need, and will not always wait for the rest of the Guard to come along. However, she has agreed to wait for her friends, though shortly after she asked that they try to move faster.[10] She is harsh and fierce when confronting those, who do not respect the Circle of Life.

Being the most temperamental member of the Guard, Fuli would usually resort to violence first, as she was the first one to step in when she saw Jasiri as a threat before discovering that she is a good hyena.

As a teenager, Fuli has started to develop a bit of a calmer disposition and tries to act as the voice of reason for Kion, when he gets temperamental and aggressive. This is also why Kion chose her to be the second in command of the lion guard.

She is shown to be able to calm Kion down, and treats him with gentleness and respect. If Kion is unable to properly lead the Guard, Fuli assumes control in his place. Fuli cares most about Kion, and worries for him more than the other members of the Guard.

## History

### The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Fuli is first seen during A Beautiful Day, dashing past Kion, as he chases Bunga through the Pride Lands with their game of Baobab Ball. Fuli soon notices that she's picked up some unwanted extra weight on her back in the form of Bunga, who she soon catapults off.

☀Later, when  Kion attempts to locate her, she is seen running away from some baboons after a misunderstanding. Kion manages to stop them by using Beshte, which she is grateful for. She apologizes to the baboons for her remark, and that she meant no ill by saying that they looked funny, when they scratched their heads. They accept, and Fuli joins the rest of the group.