Kenai

Kenai is Teenage male Peninsular grizzly Bear. He is the younger brother of Sitka and Denahi, the adoptive brother of Koda, and the Mate of Nita. He is leader of a Sleuth of Bears.

## Appearance

Kenai is notably smaller than the others bears, likely because of his age. He has a light brown pelt with patches of darker fur on his ears, legs, and underbelly, though his muzzle is a light cream color. He has thin eyebrows, a dark brown nose, and a slight hump on his back. It is a running gag that Kenai has a "fat head,".

## Personality

Kenai is an impulsive, hot-headed youth with a penchant for mischief. Unlike his more responsible brothers, Denahi and Sitka, Kenai enjoys goofing around and shirking his work. He and Denahi have an especially teasing relationship, with both brothers making fun of and playing pranks on the other. However, Kenai's more frivolous nature often annoys Denahi, especially when Kenai ruins Denahi's hard work with his antics.

Kenai is also shown to be hot-tempered, sarcastic side in his dealings with the other animals, particularly with Koda, whom he perceives as an annoying kid. He is quite rude to Koda, as he shows disregard for Koda's situation and frequently puts him down for his sociable nature. When pushed, Kenai can turn nasty, making mean comments and raising his voice.

Over time, Kenai grows more affectionate and mature in his dealings with Koda, even becoming a brother-like figure to him. Kenai displays protectiveness and responsibility, and comes clean about his past mistakes, despite the negative repercussions. It is ultimately because of his relationship with Koda that Kenai takes accountability for his past actions and learns to react with love and understanding to those around him. He goes so far as to surrender his human life in order to care for Koda and make up for his previous wrongdoings.

## Family

* **Brothers:** Denahi and Sitka†
* **Adopted Brother:** Koda
* **Mate:** Nita
* **Father-in-Law:** Chilkoot
* **Unnamed mother-in-law** †
* **Son:** Kenai junior
* **Daughter:** Nita junior

## Quoties

"*I repeat to others that need to live somehow, some people can, but not us"*

Kenai in *The Lion Guard: Endgame* and in second half of second season

"*We lost, all of us., we lost our friends, families certain part of ourselves."*

Kenai in *The Lion Guard : Endgame* and in second half of second season of *The Lion Guard : New Begininng*

*"**Elena**: We can make it work for Kenai.*

***Kenai** : it has to work, because if it doesn't, I don't know what I'm gonna do."*

## Trivia

* The scene where Kenai tells Rutt and Tuke "I'm not a beaver, I'm a bea–I mean, I'm not a bear, I'm a man!" after they call him a beaver after seeing him being turned into a bear by Sitka's ghost could be a reference to a scene in *The Sword in the Stone* where Arthur (Wart) and Merlin are turned into squirrels by Merlin's magic, and Merlin tells the Old Lady Squirrel, "I'm not a boy, I'm a squir-I mean, I'm not a squirrel, I'm a boy!" after she falls in love with his squirrel form.
* Kenai's age is never stated in the films, though he is most likely aged 16, as 12-16 is considered the age of manhood in First Nation tribes (However Inuits celebrate coming of age at age 11-12).
* Since Kenai chose to remain a bear permanently at the end of the first film, the only time we ever get to see his human form again in the sequel was him as a little boy in a flashback near the start of the film, when he meets Nita for the very first time.