Desert

## Deserts

### Notable visitors

Rafiki, Kitendo, Fikiri, Makini, Kion, Bunga, Fuli, Beshte, Ono, Anga, Makucha, Chuluun, Ora, Jasiri, Janja

### Affiliations

Kion's Lion Guard, Kitendo's Troop, All In One

The **desert** is a recurring location in *The Lion King* universe.

## Background

The desert is barren with a cracked ground-floor, and is adjoined by the oasis.

## Information

### The Lion King

Sometime after escaping the hyenas in the gorge, Simba collapses from exhaustion from the humidity of the desert. A flock of vultures locate Simba's body, and fly down to consume his body until Timon and Pumbaa prevent this playing their game of "Bowling for Buzzards". Pumbaa first notices the prince's body believing he is still alive. Timon briefly sniffs Simba and lifts his paw revealing he is a lion to which he is frightened of. Both friends contemplate on whether to adopt Simba eventually agreeing to, and revive the cub near the oasis. When Simba regains consciousness, he thanks the two for their help, and depressingly walks back into the desert. There, Timon and Pumbaa tell the cub of how to solve his troubles through "Hakuna Matata".

Years later, after being convinced by Mufasa to reclaim his kingship, Simba runs across a desert which leads to the Pride Lands.

### *The Lion King 1½*

Near the edge of the oasis towards the desert, Pumbaa pulls out thorns from Timon after playing "Bobbling for porcupines". He then notices a flock of vultures nearby, and asks Timon for one more round for "Bowling for Buzzards". Timon declines the offer, but shortly, he agrees claiming "one more run won't change our lives". The two friends race across the desert, and shortly find Simba.

### *The Lion King: Six New Adventures*

#### *Vulture Shock*Edit

Kopa sets out to find his family tree. Sometime later, he chases a lizard where it leads him to a dry, barren land. Lost and alone, he curls up and goes to sleep. In the morning he is found by two hungry vultures. They take Kopa ransom for some other, tastier animals. Kopa is kept prisoner up in a tree until Simba rescues him.

### The *Hakuna Matata* Magazine Series

#### *All Mud and Motor Mouth*

After being shunned from his family for loving mud, Pumbaa forges a loner's life in the desert, where he is free to be himself. There, he encounters Timon, though a storm soon sweeps them away to the jungle.

### *King of the Jungle*

In an early treatment of *The Lion King*, Simba escapes the hyenas after they and Scar kill Mufasa and take over the Pride Lands. After he leaves territory belonging to the Samueta pride, Simba flees and gets lost in a sandstorm. He awakens from the sandstorm finding himself in a desert, and sees Kobi and Prita overhead. Feeling famished, Simba remembers Zazu telling him earlier that "you can always follow a vulture to food and water", which leads him to follow the birds when he finds cheetahs eating a Thompson's gazelle near the promontory of the desert. Later that night, Simba, near a termite mound, asks the Lion in the Moon about the status of his pride, and asks for him to tell that he misses them. Suddenly, Timon pops under the ground asking whether he will continue to talk as he is disturbing his fellow meerkats of sleep. Shortly after, Simba joins the Kombli Rangers until he leaves where he is approached by Zazu, Herr Rhino, and Kwashi to challenge Scar.

After Simba defeats and kills Scar, he approaches Banagi, Baasho, and their clan, banishing them into the desert.

### **Battle for the Pride Lands**

The desert can be seen on **Rafiki**'s map in the **Lair of the Lion Guard**.

### **Journey of Memories**

The **Lion Guard (group)** and **Makini** walk through the desert to get to the Cliffs. The Desert can even be seen in a flashback when Makini was little. She was with her mom and dad **Kitendo** and **Fikiri**.

The Lion Guard then meets **Tupp** who helps them find water. He also helps them find the **Four Stars**.

### **The Race to Tuliza**

The Lion Guard and Makini are still walking in the desert. While looking for some **Tuliza** **Fuli** meets **Azaad** who is a male cheetah. After Fuli saves his life while haivng a race, he helps Fuli get the Tuliza that she needs.

### **The Tree of Life**

The Dessert can be seen when Ono looks at a map in his vision.

### **Journey to the Pride Lands**

The Desert can be seen during the song "**As You Move On**."

## Residents

* **Simba** (temporary)

* **Tupp**
* **Baby Falcons**

## Locations

* **Four Stars**
* **Azaad's Canyon**
* **River**
* **Holed Rock**
* **Monkey-Shaped Mountain**
* **Dried Waterfall**
* **Dried Pool**
* **Cliffs**
* **Flamingo Beach**

## Visitors

* **Rafiki**
* **Kitendo**
* **Fikiri**
* **Makini**
* **Kion**
* **Bunga**
* **Fuli**
* **Beshte**
* **Ono**
* **Anga**
* **Makucha**
* **Chuluun**
* **Ora**
* **Jasiri**
* **Janja**