Lion War

The **Lion War** was a huge war-like battle from *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride*. The war deals with the lions of the Pride Lands and the Outlands fighting each other for rulership of the Pride Lands.

## History

### Background

It all started back when Scar ruled the Pride Lands, while some lions did not like his rulership some of them actually supported him. One of these lions was Zira who was very close to Scar, during his rule Zira had three cubs: Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu. Scar also picked Zira's youngest son Kovu to be his heir as king of the Pride Lands. When Simba defeated Scar and became king during the Battle for Pride Rock, Scar's followers still supported him, so Simba banished Zira and her pride to the Outlands where they became known as the Outsiders. But Zira vowed revenge on Simba and that the Outsiders would take over the Pride Lands while her son Kovu would take his rightful place as king in the name of Scar.

During Simba's rule he had a daughter named Kiara who was going to be the future queen of the Pride Lands. But Simba was very overprotective of her, even sending Timone and Pumbaa to watch over he while she went out. One day Kiara met Kovu and they became friends, but their parents Simba and Zira were against each other. Over the years both of them grew up with Kiara becoming more beautiful and wiser, while Kovu becomes more stronger with Zira filling his heart with hatred for Simba. Zira came up with a plan to use Kovu to get close to Simba through Kiara. After Kovu saved Kiara from a fire and told Simba he was a deserter to the Outsiders, Simba welcomed him. For while Kovu and Kiara spent time together and got to know each other more to the point where their friendship became a romance. Which was part of Mufasa and Rafiki's plan to end the conflict with the Outsiders. Kovu even managed to earn Simba's respect which was bad news for Zira. So Zira led an ambush on Simba with the Outsiders and revealed Kovu's treachery to him. During the attack Kovu tried to protect Simba but in the process of the attack Kovu's brother and Zira's oldest son Nuka got killed after being crushed by some logs but Simba got away safely. Zira was so furious over Kovu's betrayal that she scarred him and blamed him for Nuka's death. But Kovu finally having enough of both Zira and Scar abandons the Outsiders. So Zira decides to declare war on Simba to try and take the Pride Lands by force.

Kovu tried to explain things to Simba but he exiled him from the Pride Lands much to Kiara's sadness. But Kiara ran away from the Pride Lands and reunited with Kovu.

### The Battle

Zira and the Outsiders begin their attack on the Pride Lands with Zazu warning Simba about them and Timone and Pumbaa telling Simba that Kiara is gone. So Simba gathers up the other lions and sends Zazu to go find Kiara just as it began to rain. Simba and Zira's prides faced each other with the other animals of the Pride Lands running away from the fight. Simba ordered Zira to leave but she refuses and both sides start to attack each other. Eventually, Zira and Simba face each other but before they could strike, Kiara and Kovu who had saw the whole fight jump right in between them to get them to stop. Kiara convinces Simba that they didn't have to fight because as lions they are one. With that, Simba understood as well as the other Outsiders including Zira's daughter Vitani who all choose to side with Pride Landers. But Zira refuses to accept this and went to attack Simba but Kiara stepped in the way. They both tumble into the river gorge where the rain water caused it to overflow. Zira hung onto the gorge for dear life, but when Kiara tries to help her, Zira lets herself go and drowns in the rushing river.

### Aftermath

With Zira gone, Simba unexiled Kovu and allowed him and the other Outsiders to join the Pride Landers. With both sides now at peace, both Kiara and Kovu took their places and the future rulers of the Pride Lands.

## Belligerents

### Pride Landers

* Simba
* Nala
* Timone
* Pumbaa
* Pride Land Lions

### Outsiders

* Zira
* Vitani
* Outsider Lions

### Other

* Zazu
* Kiara
* Kovu
* Other Animals

## Videos

The Lion King II- Simba's Pride - Kiara Meets KovuThe Lion King II- Simba's Pride - A QuarrelThe Lion King II- Simba's Pride - End Battle Scene (Part 1)The Lion King II- Simba's Pride - End Battle Scene (Part 2)The Lion King II- Simba's Pride - Zira's DeathThe Lion King II- Simba's Pride - Ending Scene
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