Fuli

**Fuli** is Kion's friend and later his second in command, a former member of the Lion Guard and a current member of the Night Pride at the Tree of Life. She is a cheetah, specifically a king cheetah, and her special ability is her very fast speed. She is a major character in The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and The Lion Guard.

## Personality

Fuli is confident, independent, and somewhat stubborn. She is well aware that she is the fastest animal, and isn't afraid to say it. She has been called "tough, smart, and no-nonsense". Though usually wearing a confident smile, she is quick to grasp the seriousness of dangerous situations.

She can act haughty and slightly arrogant, but has a good sense of logic and is shown to be a loyal and caring friend, getting deeply worried about those she cares about, when they are in danger or distress. Despite this, she isn't afraid to tease them or snap at them. She is very independent and prefers to hunt alone, but considers the other members of the Lion Guard like her family. She can be sarcastic and fairly short-tempered, often saying "Seriously?!", when she gets annoyed. Fuli appears to be slightly resentful to the fact the lions rule over the Pride Lands, though as she treats them with kindness and respect, she appears to harbor no actual dislike towards the royal family. She dislikes water, getting muddy, bugs including termites, having her fur touched, and baboons. She has also mentioned having nightmares about baboons chasing her before, which likely contributes to her dislike of some animals. In certain situations, such as when Kion is absent, she displays a sense of firm authority.

Fuli can be impatient, and does not like to wait around. As noted by Mzingo, she seems to be unaware of the fact that even cheetahs have their limits, believing that she is always at her full strength. Fuli, like the rest of the Guard, cares about the Pride Landers and does her very best to protect the Circle of Life. She uses her gift of speed to assist animals in need, and will not always wait for the rest of the Guard to come along. However, she has agreed to wait for her friends, though shortly after she asked that they try to move faster. She is harsh and fierce when confronting those, who do not respect the Circle of Life.

Being the most temperamental member of the Guard, Fuli would usually resort to violence first, as she was the first one to step in when she saw Jasiri as a threat before discovering that she is a good hyena.

As a teenager, Fuli has started to develop a bit of a calmer disposition and tries to act as the voice of reason for Kion, when he gets temperamental and aggressive.

She is shown to be able to calm Kion down, and treats him with gentleness and respect. If Kion is unable to properly lead the Guard, Fuli assumes control in his place. Fuli cares most about Kion, and worries for him more than the other members of the Guard.

## Trivia

* It's unknown if Fuli is an orphan or has family who isn't always around.
* Fuli was the first female to join any Lion Guard.
* An early design for Fuli shows her with different markings and turquoise eyes.
* Fuli's catchphrase, "*Huwezi!*" means "*You can't catch me!*" in Swahili.
* Her secondary catchphrase is "*Seriously ?*"
* In *Babysitter Bunga*, it is revealed that Fuli is unable to climb trees, Even though real cheetahs can.
* According to Timon, Pumbaa, and all the members of the Lion Guard, her fur is unbelievably soft.
* Although Fuli is a cub, she can run as fast as an adult cheetah. In addition to this, she is independent despite the fact that in real life a cheetah her age would still be with its mother.
* Fuli’s eye color was originally blue.
* A couple of pages in the *Return of the Roar* book still shows her old eye color.
* Fuli meets Thomas, Twilight Sparkle, The Wild Kratts (Chris and Martin Kratt, Aviva Corcovado, Koki and Jimmy Z) and their friends in *Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's Adventures of The Lion Guard - Return of the Roar.*
* Fuli, along with the Lion Guard guest star in Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's Adventure Series.
* Fuli is good friends with Rainbow Dash since they're the fastest of their species.
* According to Ford Riley, Fuli sees Kion as a sibling more than a mate due to their *brother-sister* relationship.

## Gallery

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