Ed

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—Ed and Banzai on the latter's fight with Mufasa[src] | ”

**Ed** was a male hyena. He was a high-ranking member of Shenzi's clan, along with his companion Banzai.

Initially, Ed and his clan lived in exile from the Pride Lands. They formed a friendship with a member of the royal family, Scar, who recruited them to assist in the murder of Mufasa, the kingdom's reigning monarch, and his heir, Simba. On Scar's orders, Ed and his clan instigated a stampede that led to Mufasa's death. The hyenas then made an attempt on Simba's life but failed. However, they reported to Scar and his pride that Simba had died, which allowed Scar to take the throne.

With Scar as the king of the Pride Lands, the hyenas were allowed entry. During Scar's reign, a famine struck the kingdom, stripping the Pride Lands of its former glory and starving both the hyenas and the lionesses. Eventually, a full-grown Simba returned to the Pride Lands to take his place as the rightful king. Ed and his clan opposed Simba, supporting Scar's claim to the throne, but Scar betrayed the hyenas to Simba. This led them to turn on and kill him.

## Biography

### Early life

Ed and his clan lived in the Elephant Graveyard due to their exile from the Pride Lands. At some point in his life, Ed became close friends with his fellow hyenas, Azizi, Kamari, Shenzi, and Banzai, as well as a lion named Scar.

### Attack on Timon's colony

—Ed and Banzai on Timon[src] | ”

While on sentry duty, Timon became distracted and started singing. The hyena trio watched him from behind a rock, then snuck up behind him. At the conclusion of his song, the hyenas clapped sarcastically, after which Shenzi pushed him aside and started to infiltrate the colony with her companions. While many meerkats escaped via underground tunnels, Ed blocked Uncle Max's escape, which led to Uncle Max nearly being devoured by the hyenas. After the meerkats escaped, the hyenas strolled off, guffawing.

### Attack on Simba and Nala

—Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, after they discover Simba, Nala, and Zazu in their territory[src] | ”

When Simba and his friend Nala were exploring the Elephant Graveyard, Simba laughed in a mocking way, and Ed and the other hyenas, who were hiding in an elephant skull, echoed his laughter. This made Simba back away in fear and hide behind Nala and Zazu. The hyenas then emerged from the skull, and Banzai asked Ed what he thought of the cubs. Ed only laughed crazily and joggled his head. The hyenas then accused Simba, Nala, and Zazu of trespassing, and Zazu claimed that it had been an accident.

After a brief confrontation, the hyenas began to joke about what they were going to eat. However, in the midst of the joke, Ed noticed the cubs escaping and tried to warn his friends by grunting and pointing. When he finally got their attention, Ed and his friends chased after the cubs and managed to catch Zazu, after which they put him in a geyser called "the birdie boiler."

Simba and Nala came back to rescue Zazu but ended up being chased away by the three hyenas. The cubs were soon cornered against a rocky wall. As the three hyenas closed in on them, Simba bravely tried to protect Nala by standing in front of her and roaring at the hyenas. His efforts were futile, as the hyenas continued to close in on them. Before they could reach Simba and Nala, there was a loud roar, and Simba's father Mufasa, who had been fetched by Zazu, appeared to dispose of the hyenas.

After a brief struggle, Mufasa pinned the three hyenas to the ground and told them to never come near Simba again. Shenzi and Banzai acted as if they had had no idea Simba was Mufasa's son, but when Ed was asked whether he had known, he nodded yes. This made Mufasa roar in anger. After they were released, the three hyenas scurried away.

### Scar's reign

—Ed, Banzai, and Scar, during the famine[src] | ”

Years later, after Scar took over the Pride Lands and let the hyenas join the pride, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed came to Scar to complain about the lack of food. The hyenas expressed that they were starving and told Scar that the lionesses were not hunting for them. Scar told them that they could eat Zazu, who was trapped in a cage made of bones, but the hyenas were dissatisfied. Scar ordered them out of the cave, and the three started to leave, only to pause in the entryway. Banzai told Scar that they were still hungry, but Scar yelled at them to get out, and they raced away, with Ed laughing crazily as they went.<

### Battle of Pride Rock

—Ed and Banzai, after Timon and Pumbaa make an offensive joke[src] | ”

After this, a full-grown Simba returned to the Pride Lands. Scar, who was surprised to see Simba, glared pointedly at the three hyenas, who gulped and backed into the shadows. During the final battle between the hyenas and the lions, Shenzi and Banzai chased Timon into Scar's cave and trapped him in the bone cage with Zazu. Timon and Zazu were soon freed by Pumbaa, who rushed into the cave and ruthlessly beat up Shenzi and Banzai while Ed watched. The three hyenas then ran away from the cave.

The hyenas eventually cornered Timon and Pumbaa in an inner cave of Pride Rock after being angered by an offensive joke the duo made about the hyenas. In an attempt to distract the clan while Ma and Uncle Max dug a tunnel beneath the hyenas, Timon and Pumbaa tried different tactics to keep the hyenas' attention. When the trap tunnel failed, Timon jumped down between Shenzi's legs and finished the contraption himself, causing Ed and his clan to fall through the ground and plummet to the bottom of Pride Rock.

As the battle drew to a close, Simba cornered Scar on Pride Rock's summit. Scar, in an attempt to stay alive, blamed the hyenas for the Pride Lands' situation. Unbeknownst to him, the hyena trio was listening to him from the shadows. At his betrayal, they snarled and bared their teeth in fury, then backed away. Scar and Simba got into another fight, and Simba threw Scar off Pride Rock to the ground below.

When Scar landed, the hyenas approached him, including Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. At first, Scar was relieved to see them. However, his relief turned to terror when Shenzi and Banzai recalled what he had said about them to Simba. When they asked Ed if he remembered, Ed laughed sinisterly and licked his chops. He and the hyenas then closed in on and attacked Scar, eating him alive amidst the burning flames of Pride Rock.

### Legacy

―Nuka on the Elephant Graveyard[src] | ”

While gathering fire at the Elephant Graveyard with his sister, Vitani, Nuka mentioned that the hyenas had run off.

## Physical appearance

Ed is a moderately sized hyena, with a hunched back, a long neck, and thin legs. His fur is gray, while his ears, mane, and paws are black. He has several distinctions, including a speckled gray muzzle, spots on his hide, some sparse hairs on his head, and a lolling red tongue.

## Personality and traits

Ed does not speak but rather uses laughter to communicate. He enjoys teasing Banzai and finds it hard to control his laughter. Like his fellow hyenas, he is quite clueless and unintelligent, and often gets his friends into trouble. However, he is a loyal follower and never questions orders, whether they come from Scar, Shenzi, or Banzai. Even so, his friends frequently ask for his opinion and treat him as an equal member of the clan rather than a subordinate.

Ed is somewhat slow and insane, as he chewed on his own leg after a brief scuffle with Banzai. He tends to laugh at inappropriate times, even laughing at a joke made by Timon and Pumbaa that was directed at him and his species. Furthermore, when Mufasa pinned the hyenas to the ground and his friends tried to lie, he merely nodded idiotically.

Despite his dim-witted nature, Ed is aware of what is happening around him, as he was the first hyena to notice that Simba, Nala, and Zazu were escaping. Also, he expressed anger when Scar tried to blame the hyenas for Mufasa's death. Ultimately, though Ed is loyal and subservient, he does not take well to betrayal, as seen when he murdered his former friend Scar as an act of revenge.

## Relationships

	+ Shenzi † - Former Leader
	+ Banzai - Best Friend
	+ Kamari † - Close Friend
	+ Azizi † - Close Friend
* Fisi's clan - Former Teammates
	+ Fisi
	+ Jake
	+ Kesho
	+ Timon - Attempted Victim
	+ Buzz † - Victim
	+ Uncle Max † - Attempted Victim
	+ Ma - Attempted Victim
	+ Swifty
	+ Fred
* Simba's pride
	+ Simba - Attempted Victim
	+ Nala - Attempted Victim
	+ Scar † - Former Ally
	+ Mufasa †
	+ Sarabi
	+ Sarafina
	+ Kopa
	+ Kia
* Zazu
* Rafiki †
* Pumbaa - Attempted Victim
* Outsiders
	+ Zira †
	+ Nuka † - Killer
	+ Kovu
	+ Vitani

## Appearances

* *The Lion King: Revisited*
	+ "New Acquaintances for Timon"
	+ "Be Prepared"
	+ "Stampede"
	+ "The Famine"
	+ "Battle for Pride Rock"
* *Fight for the Throne*
* *The Lion King: Revisited*
	+ "Battle for the Pride Lands"

## Trivia

* Ed was voiced by Jim Cummings.
	+ Cummings also voiced Cheetato, Smolder, and the Captain of the Guard.

* Despite only communicating through laughter initially in *Revisited*, Ed speaks in *Battle for the Pride Lands* and *Fight for the Throne*.