Rafiki

―Rafiki[src] | ”

**Rafiki** is a male mandrill who serves as the Royal Mjuzi of the Pride Lands.

Rafiki presented Simba, the prince heir of Pride Rock, to the animals of the Pride Lands. Later, when Scar assumed the throne, Rafiki grieved the purported deaths of Simba and his father, Mufasa. Seasons afterward, Rafiki realized that Simba had survived and was full-grown, and so he journeyed to the jungle in an effort to bring the young prince home. With some persuasion from Rafiki, as well as the appearance of Mufasa's spirit, Simba returned home and challenged Scar for the throne. Rafiki assisted Simba in the ensuing battle against Scar and his hyenas, from which the Pride Landers emerged victorious.

During Simba's reign, Rafiki took on an apprentice, Makini. Later, Mufasa's spirit instructed Rafiki to unite Simba's daughter, Kiara, with Scar's protégé, Kovu. Rafiki encouraged the two to fall in love, and they, in turn, unified the Outsiders and Simba's pride.

## Biography

### Kiara's first hunt

―Rafiki[src] | ”

Once Kiara reached adulthood, Rafiki painted a picture of her on the trunk of his tree. Next to her painting, he drew Kovu, whom he gave a mane. While he painted, Rafiki spoke aloud to Mufasa's spirit and said that Kiara was growing into a queen who would someday make the Pride Landers very proud. However, he lamented that Kovu was growing stronger but more full of hatred due to Zira's influence. In answer, Mufasa sent a wind that knocked one of Rafiki's gourds onto the ground, where it cracked in two. Rafiki picked up the fallen pieces and looked at them questioningly, only to notice that, when he held them up in front of his paintings, they brought Kovu and Kiara together as one.

Shocked at the audacity of Mufasa's plans, Rafiki declared that his plan would never work and that Mufasa was out of his mind. However, the wind picked up, and, out of his trust in Mufasa, Rafiki agreed to the plan, though he warned the spirit that he had better know what he was doing. Later, Rafiki gathered with Simba's pride at Pride Rock to watch Kiara embark on her first hunt. As Kiara approached the pride, Rafiki warmly greeted her.

Soon after, Kovu rescued Kiara from a wildfire and asked Simba if he could join his pride. Simba, however, refused due to his mistrust of the rogue. Just then, Rafiki appeared on a nearby ridge and demanded to know why Kovu had saved the king's daughter. Simba, who was taken aback by this, reluctantly accepted Kovu into his pride, though he reserved judgment on the rogue's character.

### Kion's coronation

Rafiki attended Kion's wedding to Rani at the Tree of Life. After Makini officially announced Kion as the king of the Tree of Life, Rafiki laughed.

## Appearances

* *The Lion King: The Full Story*
	+ "Once Upon a Timon"
	+ "The Circle of Life"
	+ "Hakuna Matata"
	+ "The Roar of Terror"
	+ "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
	+ "Battle for Pride Rock"
	+ "He Lives in You"
	+ "We Are One"
	+ "Return of the Roar"
	+ "Day of the Crocodiles"
	+ "The Mbali Fields Migration" (mentioned)
	+ "Our Kupatana Community"
	+ "Eye of the Beholder"
	+ "Can I Wait to be Queen?" (mentioned)
	+ "Ono's Idol"
	+ "The Trail to Udugu"
	+ "The Savannah Summit"
	+ "The Rise of Scar"
	+ "Let Sleeping Crocs Lie"
	+ "The Ukumbusho Tradition" (mentioned)
	+ "The Bite of Kenge" (mentioned)
	+ "Divide and Conquer"
	+ "The Golden Zebra"
	+ "The Scorpion's Sting"
	+ "Chamber of Secrets" (mentioned)
	+ "Tujiinue"
	+ "Battle for the Pride Lands"
	+ "Ghosts of the Mountains" (mentioned)
	+ "Journey of Memories" (flashback)
	+ "Friends to the End" (flashback)
	+ "The Big Break"
	+ "Long Live the Queen"
	+ "The Outsider"
	+ "Love Will Find a Way"
	+ "Return to the Pride Lands"
	+ *The Lion King: The Full Story/The Finale*