Makunga

**Makunga** is the main antagonist of the 2008 Dreamworks Animation film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (which is the sequel to Madagascar). He is a greedy and evil lion who wants to be king in order to make everyone do what he says as well as serving as Zuba's arch-nemesis and Teetsi's boss and leader.

He was voiced by the famous actor Alec Baldwin.

## Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Makunga is seen in the beginning of the film, watching Zuba training his son Alex who is more interested in dancing rather than fighting. Makunga then reveals himself and makes fun of Zuba saying that it is disappointing that Alex is growing up the way he wanted to do. Zuba is annoyed and questions if Makunga is challenging him again. Makunga replies that after he defeat Zuba and become king, he has so more time spend with his son. Zuba then asks Makunga why he wants to be king. Makunga said that he had better hair as well as being smart and want everyone to do what he says. Zuba and Makunga then fights which is before Alex was captured by the poachers.

When Zuba finds out that his son is still alive, Makunga can't wait to use Alex in order to be king given that he also hates Zuba. At Alex's welcoming ceremony. Mukunga arrive and then lies to Zuba about some animals questioning when he is going to banish his son as well as reminding Zuba that Alex must perform the Rite of Passage in order to be in the pride.

The next day, as Alex prepares for the Rite of Passage, Makunga tricks Alex into thinking that it's a dance battle and choosing Teetsi as his oppnenet. During the fight, Makunga's plan worked since Teetsi defeated Alex as well as banishing Alex and his parents and not only that, he also made Alex wear the Hat of Shame.

When the water is gone, Makunga suggests the animals should fight for it, the animals were shocked and also disagree with him. A baby giraffe then tells Makunga that that is the only water on the reserve but however Makunga told him that if he's thirsty, he will have to look for water of the reserve. The animals also disagree with this since they know there are hunters outside the reserve. Just then, Alex states that he left the reserve and survive as well as bringing back the water to the animals in order to prove Makunga that he's wrong. Makunga then comes to Zuba telling him that Alex left the reserve as well as lying to him that he tries to stop him, but it was late in order to have him and Alex not to get in involved with his plans which also caused Zuba to go after Alex.

When Alex and Zuba arrive with the water, Makunga tells them that bringing back the water does not change anything. Alex then tricks Makunga by bringing him Nana's handbag. Makunga then tells Alex that despite that, he is still banished, Alex and Zuba then release Nana. When Nana notice this, she attacked Makunga as well as dragging him away.

It's unknown what happened to Makunga after this but according to the DVD commentary, Nana brought Makunga back to New York in a kitty cage.

## Personality

Makunga is very stingy, mean, tricky, egotistical, manipulative, smart, and overall cocky who wants king and given that the fact he literally tricked Alex into believing that he is doing a dance battle.

When Makunga took over as king, he wasn't really good with it since he didn't care if the animals wanted to drink the water.

## Appearance

Makunga is an overweight dark tan lion with green eyes and a black mane with a gray streak in it (when is older).

## Trivia

* Makunga is sometimes thought to be the secondary antagonist of the second film but this not true since he drove the plot of the film as well as being the main threat to Alex and Zuba even through Nana is a much bigger threat since she turns one behind the water shortage that put all the animals in danger.
* The name Makunga means "crazy" in Swahili.
* Makunga is similar to Scar from the Lion King since they're both the main antagonists of their films who want to be king but however unlike Scar, Makunga never killed Zuba nor related to him as well as not dying in the end of the film.
* Alec Baldwin (the voice of Makunga) would later voice Nicholas St. North in Rise of the Guardians and Ted Templeton Jr/The Boss Baby in The Boss Baby franchise.
* Makunga has aged slightly from the beginning of the movie to the point where Alex returns. This is because how his mane now has grey strands.
* Despite being the main antagonist of the second film, he barely has much screen time making Nana feel more like the main antagonist of the film instead but however despite that, Makunga is still the main antagonist as he drove the plot as well as being the main threat to Alex and Zuba.
* Makunga is the first main antagonist in the franchise to never interact with Marty, Melman, and Gloria since he only interacted with Alex and his parents.