Beshte

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**Beshte** is a happy-go-lucky hippo who is one of Kion's friends in the Disney Junior show *The Lion Guard*. His position on the team is the Strongest.

## Background

### Personality

Beshte is very calm, happy-go-luck and polite as it can be seen in the video clip. As Kion and Bunga were playing the two came across a hippo filled pond and Beshte politely let them jump across. He also can be loss in thought and sometimes forget vital pieces of information.

### Physical Appearance

Beshte has a stout body with thick legs, dark gray-purple toenails, and three dark spots on his back. His body color is that of a neutral gray, which becomes much paler across his chest and jawline. His inner ears are pale pink, and the area around his eyes is a lighter shade of his body color. He has a short tail.

His head has a small tuft of black hair which stands upright. His snout is large, with two teeth protruding out from his upper lips. His eye color is blue, with black eyebrows. The Mark of the Guard can be seen on the left hand side in a grey-cream color.

### Abilities

* **Skilled Combatant:** With his size and strength Beshte is shown to be great fighter against many opponents.
* **Stealth:** Besthe had stated of himself not being very good on land to have stealth but he also said to have great stealth in the water as proven to be true agiasnt the hyneas.
* **Animal Strength:** Beshte is the strongest member of the Lion Guard, as he shown to be able to push a large boulder with little struggle and the same with a heavy tree that was falling as he tries to hold it as much as he could with extra weight of the monkeys that were living in it with Bunga. With his large size he is able to show off his brute strength as he slams into the clan of the hyenas to toss them into the air.
* **Aquatic:** As hippopotamus, Beshte is able to swim and hold his breath under water for a certain period of time.

### The Lion Guard

Beshte returns in the Spin-off Serie along with the rest of the Guard.

### **The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar**

Beshte is passed by Kion and Bunga as the pair play together in the Pride Lands. Beshte has no problem letting them pass by leaping over his body.Later, when Kion is assembling the new Lion Guard, he chooses Beshte for his strength after watching him push a large boulder to the side to create a waterslide for his fellow hippos. Beshte joins Fuli, Ono, and Bunga and watches as Kion attempts to shoe hem to Roar of the Elders.When Kion is only able to produce a small squeak, Beshte comments that it "didn't sound like a roar". Kion's father, Simba, soon arrives and sees that his son has not chosen a group of lions for the Guard. He scolds Kion in front of Beshte and the others, and Kion leaves to do some soul searching. Bunga begins to follow, but Beshte tells him that Kion wants to be alone.
Later, when hyenas are attacking the gazelles, Beshte watches with Fuli and Ono. He is confused as to why the hyenas are continuing the attack, seeing as they have already taken down enough gazelles to feed them all. Kion and Bunga arrive, and Kion explains it is up to Lion Guard is going to stop the hyenas.

Beshte is doubtful, remembering what Simba said, but Kion reminds him of their talents, and Beshte agrees. Kion comes up with a plan to take down the hyenas, and Beshte and the others prove willing to join the Guard. Kion places his paw on each of their shoulders, marking them with the Mark of the Guard. Beshte then proceeds to use his strength to knock over the hyenas, whilst Ono takes down Mzingo and the others help tackle the hyenas with Beshte. At the end, Janja taunts Kion, which causes him to use the Roar of the Elders to frighten him and the other hyenas away as Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Ono watch in awe.
When the group make their way back to Simba, he sees that his son made the right decisions, and welcomes the new Lion Guard.

### **Never Judge a Hyena by Its Spots**

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In "The Kupatana Celebration" Beshte helped rescue a little jackal pup named Dogo. At first Beshte and Bunga thought he was so cute. In the end it turns out that they were wrong about Dogo after his family ruined the celebration.

In "Follow That Hippo!" Beshte meets a little elephant named Mtoto. Mtoto says that Beshte is his hero/idol and he's the biggest reason why Mtoto likes the Lion Guard. Mtoto joins the Lion guard and Beshte in a day of training until he messed up. Beshte walks Mtoto home and says that he has to find his "Hero Inside." While playing pretend Lion Guard with his friends he gets chased by Janja's Clan. Beshte and the rest of the Lion Guard comes to Mtoto's rescue.

In "Paintings and Predictions" After looking at Rafiki's paintings Beshte thinks that the paintings predict the future. Bunga and Beshte think that Kion is going to fall from a tree branch. They try their best to stop Kion but find out that the paintings are about the past.

In "The Imaginary Okapi" Beshte meets an Okapi named Ajabu who was being chased by a leopard named Makucha. However, Beshte friends didn't believe that Ajabu wasn't real. After saving Ajabu from Makucha Kion's parents Simba and Nala welcome Ajabu into the Pride Lands.

In "Beware the Zimwi" Beshte practices his bellows so he can join a group of hippos called "The Bellow Fellows."

In "Lions of the Outlands" Beshte learns about Zira and the Outsiders.

In "Beshte and the Hippo Lanes" Beshte tries to make the hippo lanes after his dad Basi gets hurt.

#### Season Two

In "The Rise of Scar" Beshte meets Rafiki's apprentice Makini. Later Beshte and the guard goes to rescue Kiara from Janja's clan.

In "Swept Away" Beshte gets washed away into the Outlands after the guard helped the zebra herd. However, Scar's Army tries to get rid of Beshte.

In "The Ukumbusho Tradition" Beshte and the rest of the guard are in a performance with the elephants called "Ukumbusho."

In "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" Beshte helps Bunga give Timon and Pumbaa a Christmas that they wouldn't forget.

In "The Little Guy" Beshte befriends a geeko named Hodari who wants to be a crocodile.

In "The Scorpion's Sting" Beshte meets Scar and Scar's army while trying to help Simba.

In "Cave of Secrets" Beshte and the rest of the Lion Guard go deep under the Lion Guard Lair to do different tests so they can find a way to defeat Scar.

In "Beshte and the Beast" Beshte befriends a gorilla named Shujaa who helps the Lion Guard fight Scar's Army.

In "Pride Landers Unite!" Beshte and the rest of the Lion Guard gathers Pride Animals to help fight Scar's Army.

#### Season Three

Beshte and the Lion Guard are now teenagers as seen in "Battle for the Pride Lands." After their final battle against Scar's Army was successful, Kion and Ono receive injuries, forcing the Guard to travel to the Tree of Life since the events of "The Harmattan". During their journey, new enemies known as Makucha's Army starts to follow the guard to the Tree of Life.

In "Dragon Island", Beshte meets a dolphin named Lumba-Lumba. When Lumba-Lumba becomes stranded, Beshte and the rest of the Lion Guard help her get back to the water while fending off Ora and his Komodo dragons. With Ora and his minions defeated and having found a moja kwa moja stone, Beshte then bids a farewell to Lumba-Lumba who is happy for the Guard's teamwork in helping her get back to the water and saving her from the Komodo dragons just the group continues their journey to the Tree of Life.

In "Friend to the End", Beshte befriends a clouded leopard named Yun Mibu, much to Kion feeling enraged at Beshte for delaying and befriending other animals. Due to the venom inflicting him, Kion tells Beshte to stop delaying by befriending other animals, much to Beshte being unsure on how to do that. Bunga and Fuli try to calm Kion down but, Kion leaves in fear. After a while, Kion's friends sing "Friends to the End" the nice moments and relationships they had with Kion before he became enraged. Furthermore, the group soon sees Kion hanging from a tree branch and gets Yun Mibu to help him. The plan, however, was successful.

In "The Tree of Life", the Lion Guard meets a group of lions called the Night Pride which is led by a lioness named Rani. The two groups were at odds until Rani informs her grandmother and the Queen of the Tree of Life, Janna, about Kion's Roar of the Elders. Janna insists that the Lion Guard to be allowed into the Tree of Life, allowing Kion to clear up the misunderstanding. After a while, Ono is able to regain his sight, but Kion needs more time to recover from Ushari's venom.

In "Poa the Destroyer", Beshte tries to see different animals throughout the Tree of Life. Despite his kindness, the tundra animals take the blame on the hippo for being a menace to which the animals are afraid of Beshte in fear. Later, Beshte talks with a butterfly to know if it is afraid of him to which the butterfly flaps its wings calmly, indicating that it is not afraid of the hippo, despite the other animals Beshte has met still claiming him to be a bad guy. After Beshte rescues Pinguino and his bad reputation is dealt with, the animals then forgive him as a misunderstanding and they no longer treat the Beshte as a villain but a hero.

In "Journey to the Pride Lands", Beshte and the rest of Kion's Guard travel back home to the Pride Lands, only to find out in "Return to the Pride Lands" that they have been replaced by a new group led by Vitani. The two groups have a battle to see which team is better. During competition, Beshte competes with a contender lioness named "Imara" during the first position as the Strongest during the Battle of the Lion Guards. After Kion masters the Roar, he and his friends decide to become protectors of the Tree of Life and join the Night Pride. Back at the Tree of Life, Kion marries Rani and Beshte cheers for his friend as he becomes King.

## Friends

* **Kion**
* **Fuli**
* **Bunga**
* **Ono**
* **Kiara**
* **Simba**
* **Nala**
* **Jasiri**
* **Ajabu**

## Enemies

* Janja (formerly)
* Cheezi (formerly)
* Chungu (formerly)
* Janja's Clan (formerly)
* Mzingo (formerly)
* Mzingo's flock (formerly)
* Makuu (formerly)
* Reirei
* Goigoi
* Dogo
* Makucha
* Scar (deceased)
* Ushari (deceased)
* Kiburi
* Tamka
* Nduli
* Kiburi's Foat
* Kenge
* Shupuva
* Njano
* Nyeusi
* Zira (deceased)
* Outsiders (formerly)
* Chuluun
* Ora
* Mamma Binturong
* Makucha's Army

## Songs

* **Hero Inside**
* **Hakuna Matata**
* **Life in the Pride Lands**
* **Stand Up, Stand Out**
* **Makin' Hippo Lanes**
* **Look on the Bright Side**
* **May There Be Peace**
* **The Twelve Ways of Christmas**
* **On the Last Night**
* **Friends to the End**
* **Long Live the Queen**

## Trivia

* In the very first animated sneak peek, Beshte is shown with a notch in his left ear. This notch disappears during the last frames, and has been fixed in the final. Despite this, his notch still appears randomly during some parts of the movie and the series.
	+ In much of his earlier artwork, including the final clipart, Beshte is also shown with the same notch.
* In early previews, Beshte appeared even more different, with only a few strands of hair on his head, and a blue paw marking.
* Beshte's catchphrase, Twende Kiboko, means 'Let's go hippo'.
* Beshte is occasionally referred to as "Big B" by Bunga.
* In The Rise of Makuu, Beshte states that he knows everyone in the Pride Lands.
* As seen in a couple of occasions, Beshte wiggles his ears when he's happy.
* Beshte's secondary catchphrase, Poa, means 'cool' in Swahili.
	+ "Beshte" means "Buddy" in Swahili.