Choyo

Najiona (Step Mother/Half Aunt)

Mohatu (Half Brother/Half Cousin)

Safura (Younger Sister)

Usinikane (Half Uncle)

Taji (Grandfather)

Sade (Grandmother)

Aleela (Mate)

Bia (Mate)

Nyanda (Ex-Half-Sister-In-Law)

Umqhakazo (Half-Sister-In-Law)

Nicha (Brother-In-Law)

Maunin (Daughter)

Ajabu (Lion) (Son)

Joka (Son)

Iweala (Daughter)

Kukundu (Step Nephew)

Korofi (Step Niece)

Changa (Nephew)

Mzuri (Niece)

Uru (Niece)

Shupaza (Niece)

Jamila (Niece)

Niboga (Nephew)

Safa (Niece)

Hafzah (Ex-Daugter-In-Law)

Hadiya (Ex-Daughter-In-Law)

Sarabi (Granddaughter)

Naanda (Granddaughter)

Zira (Granddaughter)

Bianka (Granddaughter)

**Choyo** was the son of Tacari and Likiza. He was the older brother to Safura and the half brother to Mohatu. He was the step son/half nephew to Fahari. He was the mate to Aleela and Bia. With his first mate Aleela, he fathered Maunin. With his second mate Bia, he fathered Ajabu, Joka and Iweala.

He was a prince of the Pride Lands and the false king of the Out Lands. He was also the leader of the Lion Guard during the first half of his half brother’s reign.

## Appearance

Choyo had a brown pelt with a lighter muzzle, paws, and underbelly. He has brown eyes and a pink pridelander nose. He has hair on the back of his front legs and a brown mane. He also had a beard and extended claw.

## Personality

Choyo was selfish and did not like to share. He was impatient and gets angry easily. He was also very hot headed. Choyo was also very lazy, irresponsible and instead of protecting the subjects of the Pride Lands like his job required him to do, he reaped off the benefits of it.

## History

Every animal knows something is not right with Choyo. From his birth he is considered to be born evil. His mother, Likiza, gain the throne by ‘killing’ her half sisters Fahari and mating with her betrothed Tacari. However, Fahari comes back and kills Likiza, taking back her rightful place as queen. Tacari and Fahari have a son, Mohatu. Choyo and his younger sister, Safura, are spared and are weened by Fahari, wanting to treat the cubs equally.

Choyo, growing up, knows about his mother and her crimes, and some in the pride judge him for that. Mohatu is seen as the perfect, charming and handsome prince. Safura, while she maybe Likiza’s daughter, is smart and calculated. Choyo? He’s average, at best. Never the less, his aunt Fahari gives him the responsibility of creating the lion guard, the team that protects the Pride Lands and the circle of life. However, Choyo could care less. A cool roar, but all these other members, who his father picked when Choyo didn’t want to? Pathetic.

So it comes to no surprise to anyone that Choyo does a horrendous job at looking after the Pride Lands. His brother and his new wife, Nyanda, have four cubs. Choyo can tell that the first two, and the one Mohatu names his heir, Kukundu and Korofi, are not his. He confronts Nyanda one night, telling her that he knows his secret, but it is safe with him. Choyo ends up finding a lioness named Aleela at the borders one, and charms her. Aleela does really bring at the little good in Choyo. When the drought hits, Choyo is protective of the last water source, and will not let any other animal have it. Why? He’s a prince! His brother, luckily, finds a new water source in the Back Lands. This act of Choyo is what causes him his punishment. Exile.

However, Mohatu is forgiving as Aleela gives birth to a daughter, Maunin. Maunin is a pure white lioness, and due to superstition, Maunin is considered to be a great lioness. Choyo sees this as a opportunity. Maybe his daughter could earn him the throne? However, Aleela does not long after the birth, leaving Choyo heartbroken. Mohatu doesn’t want Maunin to grow up without her father, but the animals of the land beg for their king to banish Choyo, so that’s his fate. His family does visit him time to time in the Out Lands, but he doesn’t want it. The Out Lands are a barren wasteland, with Hyenas and Jackals. Choyo avoids them, and when he gets the chance kills them. He declares himself King of the Out Lands, though no one recognises him as such. When Choyo is older and it seems like his luck is ended, he gets ‘good’ news. Mohatu’s two oldest cubs, Kukundu and Korofi, are not his and they leave with their mother Nyanda, for the Sun Lands. While Mohatu has two more cubs, Changa and Mzuri, and is pretty sure that they are his, he can’t train any of them as his heirs.

Mohatu is forced to take a new lioness, Umqhakazo, who is younger and the sole heir to the Wild Lands (which get integrated into the Pride Lands). Choyo sees this as a new opportunity. Maybe with a new mate, he can have heirs that will one day take over the pride? He tries his luck with a rogue named Bia. Bia, like Umqhakazo, is much younger and is nearly a white lioness, so that’s a bonus.

While Mohatu has three daughters named Uru, Jamila and Shupaza, Choyo and his new mate have two sons and a daughter named Ajabu, Joka and Iweala. When word reaches Mohatu about this, he fears that his brother will try and take over the Pride Lands. Choyo trains Ajabu to be his perfect heir. Joka….Joka is considered dead weigh, by Choyo. And Iweala? Iweala can be used later on for a marriage if another land sees (though they never would).

When his teenage niece, Uru, and older niece from his sister Safura, Safa, visit the old king. Choyo passed away not long after of a illness. His life-long goal to have his descendants become royalty and rule work, his granddaughters Sarabi and Zira both become queens to brothers Mufasa and Taka/Scar.

## Trivia

* Choyo’s name translates to ‘Selfish’ in Swahili.
* Choyo had cubs late like his brother, around the human age of 51.
* Choyo was the leader of the Lion Guard before the roar was given back to the Great Spirits.
* Choyo, despite being evil, did love his first mate Aleela.
* Choyo hated his half uncle/mentor, Usinikane, as he saw him as a bad leader.