List of The Lion King (franchise) characters
This article lists the characters appearing in Disney's "The Lion King" franchise. Introduced in "The Lion King" (1994). Simba. Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick as adult Simba in the films, Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub in "The Lion King", Matt Weinberg as a cub in "The Lion King 1½", Cam Clarke in "Timon & Pumbaa", Rob Lowe in "The Lion Guard", Donald Glover in the 2019 film, JD McCrary as a cub in the 2019 film) is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, Scar's nephew, Nala's mate, and Kiara and  Kion's father as well as Rani and Kovu's father-in-law. After defeating Scar, Simba takes Mufasa's place as King of Pride Rock before marrying Nala and having Kiara and Kion with her. His name means "lion" in Swahili. In "", Simba is an overprotective parent of Kiara and obtains a great hatred of the Outsiders, a group of lions led by a lioness named Zira, whom he exiled due to their loyalty to Scar, specifically Scar's protege Kovu, before learning to let go of his hate and accepting Kovu as his son-in-law. In "The  Lion Guard", Simba fathers Kion, and initially refuses to accept Kion's decision to allow non-lion animals into the Lion Guard but later accepts his proposal. Currently in the show, after a failed attempt on Simba's life, orchestrated by the spirit of Scar, Simba, and Kion plot to defeat him once again and for all. As of season three, Scar's ghost has been defeated and his followers have become neutral under the rule of Jasiri, who becomes the new Outlands leader. However, due to a facial wound caused by a snake bite during the battle, Kion journeys  to find the Tree of Life, to get healed. Simba bids his son farewell on his trip. He later welcomes Kion home following his journey and accepts his love to Rani of the Night Pride by accepting her as his daughter-in-law after Kion and Rani's marriage and after Kion's cornation as King of the Tree of Life. Nala. Nala (voiced by Moira Kelly in the films, Niketa Calame as a cub in "The Lion King", Gabrielle Union in "The Lion Guard", Beyoncé in the 2019 film, and Shahadi Wright Joseph as a cub in the 2019  film) is the daughter of Sarafina, the best friend and later mate of Simba, and Kiara and Kion's mother. She is also Rani and Kovu’s mother-in-law by the end of the second film and the third season of "The Lion Guard". Although she is a prominent character in "The Lion King", she makes minor appearances in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", "The Lion King 1½", and "The Lion Guard". In "The Lion King", she is portrayed as Simba's childhood friend (whom she is betrothed to when they were born and younger infants by  their parents) After helping Simba enter the elephant graveyard, she has to be rescued by her future father-in-law, Mufasa when the hyenas attack them. Several years later, Nala encounters Simba as a young adult and develops a relationship with him. After returning to Pride Rock, she helps Simba defeat Scar and take his rightful place as King of Pride Rock afterwards she becomes Simba’s wife and mate as well as his Queen . In "", Nala is depicted as slightly older, calmer, and less overprotective of Kiara than her mate, Simba. But she was the only one who has  support her daughter’s relationship with Kovu by the end of the second film, she and Simba are presented at their daughter’s wedding and she accepts her son-in-law into her family as well as her new king of the Pride Lands. During the three seasons of The Lion Guard, she has a second cub; a male lion named Kion. By the end of the series, (like Simba) she accepts her son’s marriage to the Queen of the Tree of Life and leader of the Night Pride, Queen Rani while gaining her as her daughter-in-law . Timon and Pumbaa. Timon (voiced by Nathan Lane in the films and the TV series "Timon & Pumbaa", Quinton Flynn in earlier episodes of the TV series "Timon & Pumbaaa", Kevin Schon in both later episodes of the TV series "Timon & Pumbaa" and "The Lion Guard", Bruce Lanoil in the video games, Billy Eichner in the 2019 film) and Pumbaa (voiced by Ernie Sabella in the films, TV series "Timon & Pumbaa", and "The Lion Guard", Leslie Hedger in "Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure", Seth Rogen in the 2019 film) are a meerkat and common warthog duo; Timon being a wise-cracking, yet  loyal friend, while Pumbaa is gluttonous, yet brave. When they first meet Simba in "The Lion King", they save an unconscious Simba from a flock of vultures. They take him in and bring him to their home in an oasis. Later, after Simba grows up and returns to the Pride Lands to battle Scar, they help Simba stop Scar's tyrannical reign and the two become Simba's royal advisors. In "", Timon and Pumbaa are assigned by Simba to keep watch over his daughter Kiara when she goes to play in The Pride Lands and later on her first hunt . They later aid Simba and his pride in the fight against Scar's vengeful follower Zira and her pride the Outsiders. After the Outsiders reform and rejoin Simba's pride, Timon and Pumbaa look on as Kiara marries Zira's son Kovu. Although they are supporting characters in the first two films, they are featured as the main characters in "The Lion King 1½" as well as in the TV series "Timon & Pumbaa". As revealed in the TV series "The Lion Guard", they are the adoptive uncles of the honey badger Bunga and make their home at Hakuna Matata Falls . In the 2019 film, Timon and Pumbaa had different animals as their neighbors in the oasis like a flock of guineafowl (one of them is voiced by Amy Sedaris), a galago (voiced by Chance the Rapper), an elephant shrew (voiced by Josh McCrary), a topi (voiced by Phil LaMarr) that has an awkward conversation with Simba, a bat-eared fox, an aardvark, a greater kudu, some dik-diks, and some Thomson's gazelles. Scar. Scar (voiced by Jeremy Irons in "The Lion King", Jim Cummings in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" and "The Lion King: Simba's Mighty  Adventure", James Horan in "Kingdom Hearts II", "Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure", and "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom", David Oyelowo in "The Lion Guard", Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2019 film, Kelvin Harrison Jr. in the follow-up for the 2019 film) is the main antagonist of "The Lion King" franchise. He is a black-maned lion who is Mufasa's younger brother, Nala’s uncle-in-law, Simba's paternal uncle, Sarabi's brother-in-law, Kiara and Kion's great-uncle, and Kovu's adoptive father. His name is "kovu" in Swahili, similar to his adoptive son. In "The  Lion King", by murdering Mufasa and exiling Simba, he becomes "King of the Pride Lands". However, years later, Simba returns to Pride Rock and overthrows Scar to become King of the Pride Lands. Scar survives the fall but is attacked and killed by his hyena henchmen after they overheard him betraying them. In "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", it is revealed that Scar had gained loyalty from a group of lions who were exiled from Pride Rock by Simba to The Outlands in the wake of Scar's death, with Scar's most loyal follower, Zira, being their  leader. Scar is mentioned several times by the characters but makes two cameos. His first appearance is during Simba's nightmare, where he morphs into his adoptive son Kovu and throws Simba into the stampede that killed Mufasa, similarly to the first film. His second appearance is during Kovu's exile in which Kovu looks into his reflection and instead of his, he sees the image of his adoptive father. At the end of the film, Kovu marries Kiara, Simba and Nala’s daughter, and Scar's great-niece, and becomes Simba and Nala’s son-in-law and successor . "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" reveals that Scar was once the leader of the titular group and once possessed the Roar of the Elders. Scar lost the Roar after using it to destroy the other members of his Lion Guard (after they refused to help him overthrow Mufasa as king), as the Roar is meant to be used for good and not evil. In season two, Simba's son and the new leader of The Lion Guard Kion unknowingly summons Scar back as a fiery spirit in a volcano after using the Roar in anger when Janja the  hyena provokes him. Scar then conspires with the animals in the Outlands to take over the Pride Lands and defeat the new Lion Guard and Simba, who were initially unaware that Scar had returned. Later in the season, Kion and the guard find out that Scar has returned, while they are in the Outlands getting volcanic ash needed to cure Simba of a scorpion sting. In season three's one-hour premiere "Battle for the Pride Lands", Scar continues to battle the Lion Guard, who are now adolescents. It is also revealed that Scar got his scar after being bitten  by a cobra as an adolescent while befriending a rogue lion from the Outlands. In anger, Scar used the Roar to kill the lion and snake, however, Mufasa teased his brother and gave him the nickname of Scar, leading to Scar plotting to dethrone Mufasa. At the end of "Battle for the Pride Lands", Kion summons the Great Kings of the Past to rain upon Scar, thus destroying him once and for all. In the 2019 film, Scar told Zazu to get help to rescue Simba while he goes to help him. This was a cover-up so that Scar  can kill Mufasa. When Mufasa is dead and Simba has fled, Scar takes over as the ruler of the Pride Lands while allowing the hyenas to work with the lions. This led to overhunting. When Sarabi refuses to become Scar's mate, Scar makes things worse by having the hyenas eat first and they don't leave much behind. By the second advancement, Scar struck down Sarabi when she mentioned Mufasa. Like the films, Scar fought Simba and tried to blame Mufasa's death on the hyenas. When Scar is thrown off of Pride Rock, he survived the fall and  was confronted by the hyenas. Scar states to them that if they build an army, they'll retake the Pride Lands. Azizi and Kamari state that they heard the insult towards them. Scar claims that he was trying to fool Simba and that there can still be a partnership between lions and hyenas. Shenzi states to Scar that he was right about a hyena's belly never being full. Scar strikes at some of the attacking hyenas until they swarm over him and kill him. Mufasa. Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones in the films and the 2019 film, Gary  Anthony Williams in "The Lion Guard") is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's mate, Simba's father, Nala’s father-in-law, and Kion and Kiara’s paternal grandfather who is introduced as the King of the Pride Lands. The name "Mufasa" has an unknown origin, previously attributed to a fictional language called Manazoto. Mufasa is depicted as a just, wise, and responsible leader, a gentle but firm father, and a strong and fierce protector when sufficiently provoked. In "The Lion King", he teaches Simba what a king is supposed to be, and how the king is responsible for protecting  and maintaining the delicate balance of the ecosystem, and mediate problems between its creatures. However, Mufasa later dies after being thrown into a wildebeest stampede by Scar while rescuing Simba. He returns years later as a spirit in the clouds to encourage an older Simba to return to the Pride Lands and reclaim his rightful throne. In "", he instructs Rafiki to bring Kiara, Simba's daughter, and Kovu, Scar's heir, together to reunite the two lion prides. In "The Lion Guard", Mufasa serves as a spirit guide to his grandson Kion when he needs advice, and sometimes appears on  his own when he notices he is troubled by something. When Kion is a teenager, Kion fights against Scar's spirit and his army, winning, but gets bit by Ushari, who gave him a scar on his eye. As a result, during the journey to the Tree of Life, the adolescent lion stops communicating with his grandfather due to issues with his scar and personal concerns about turning evil like Scar, and Mufasa became worried that he forgot about him, just like Simba did years ago when he became adult. When they finally talk again, Mufasa reassures Kion that he  would always be here for him no matter what, showing that regardless of his grandson's scar, he still loves him dearly. Alongside Askari and the previous queen of the Tree of Life, Janna, he proudly watches over Kion after his marriage with Rani by accepts her as his paternal granddaughter-in-law. Jones reprised his role in the pilot episode, but the character was voiced by Gary Anthony Williams in subsequent appearances. "Lion King" Directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff have described Jones's voice as powerful and similar to the roar of a lion. Jones reprises his role  in the 2019 remake of the film directed by Jon Favreau. According to Favreau, Jones's lines remain mostly the same from the original film. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Scar in the film, said that "the comfort of [Jones reprising his role] is going to be very rewarding in taking [the audience] on this journey again. It's a once-in-a-generation vocal quality". In August 2021, it was announced that Aaron Pierre will voice young Mufasa in Barry Jenkins follow-up to the 2019 film. Zazu. Zazu (voiced by Rowan Atkinson in "The Lion King"; Jim Piddock in  Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games and "The Lion King Simba's Mighty Adventure"; Michael Gough in "Timon & Pumbaa"; Edward Hibbert in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" and "The Lion King 1½"; Jeff Bennett in "The Lion Guard"; John Oliver in the 2019 film) is a red-billed hornbill and majordomo to Mufasa and later Simba. After Mufasa's death, Zazu becomes a prisoner of Scar before Pumbaa breaks the bone cage, releasing him when Simba returns to the Pride Lands. He eventually acts as a scout and advises Simba on royal protocol. In "Timon & Pumbaa", it is  revealed that Zazu is not only a lion king's majordomo; he is a jungle administrator. In the episode "Zazu's Off-By-One Day", he is shown to be responsible for counting the population of the animals. In the musical, Zazu is a puppet controlled by an actor dressed in blue striped clothes and a bowler hat, much like a stereotypical butler. Zazu's blue feathers have been replaced with white and the puppet is partially constructed from parachute silk with a slinky contained in the neck for ease in movement. Also appearing in the 2019 remake of "The  Lion King", Zazu plays the same role as in the original version, but this time, he is introduced to Timon and Pumbaa and helps out in the battle by pecking Kamari numerous times. Rafiki. Rafiki (voiced by Robert Guillaume in most media prior to his death in 2017; Khary Payton in "The Lion Guard"; John Kani in the 2019 film), whose name means "friend" in Swahili, is a West African-accented mandrill with an unnaturally long tail. He lives in a baobab tree in the Pride Lands and performs shamanistic services for the lions of Pride Rock. He's also  shown to be a great martial artist. In "The Lion King", Rafiki is introduced in the opening scene when he travels to Pride Rock to perform newborn Simba's presentation ceremony. During the film, Rafiki sings a nonsense chant: "Asante sana, squash banana, wewe nugu, mimi hapana." This is a Swahili playground rhyme that translates to "Thank you very much (squash banana), you're a baboon and I'm not!" Like "hakuna matata" (no worries), the chant was heard by the filmmakers on their research trip to Kenya. Rafiki travels to the jungle where Simba lives with Timon and Pumbaa  and teaches him lessons about learning from the past: "Yes, the past can hurt but, the way I see it you can either run from it, or learn from it" and then whacks him with his stick. During the battle for Pride Rock, Rafiki saves Simba from Banzai by whacking him with his stick, while fighting many more hyenas. At the end of the film, Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub. In "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", Rafiki is more closely involved with the affairs and politics of the pride and is often seen with the  lions. Mufasa's spirit persuades him to bring Simba's daughter Kiara and Zira's son Kovu together as a way of uniting the Outsiders with pride. Rafiki tries to make them fall in love by singing to them about a place called "Upendi", which means "love" in Swahili. In the end, he blesses the union of Kovu and Kiara, and Kovu is welcomed into the pride. Rafiki appears briefly in "The Lion King 1½", teaching Timon the philosophy of "Hakuna Matata", talking to Timon's mother about her son, and later convincing Timon to follow Simba to Pride Rock  to confront Scar. In the musical, the character of Rafiki was significantly modified. Because director Julie Taymor felt that the story lacked a strong female character, Rafiki was changed into a female mandrill and sangoma. She acts as narrator throughout the story, at one point speaking to the audience in a click language for comic effect. She sings the opening song "Circle of Life", a keening song called "Rafiki Mourns" following Mufasa's death, and a brief part in Nala's song "Shadowland" when she blesses Nala for her journey to find help. Instead of detecting Simba's scent on  dust, Rafiki hears Simba's song "Endless Night" on the wind. Rafiki finds Simba and shows him that his father lives on in him through the song "He Lives in You". She is present during the battle, fighting a hyena, and adorns Simba with the king's mantle after his victory; the play ends with her at the presentation of Simba and Nala's newborn cub. Rafiki serves as a supporting character in the "Timon and Pumbaa" TV series, as well as the main character of said series as he has his own segments called "Rafiki Fables", where his shamanism  is expanded. In the episode "Good Mousekeeping", it is revealed that Rafiki can grant wishes and can even take some of the wishes back. In another episode "Rafiki's Apprentice", Rafiki's stick is revealed to have magical powers. He explains to his nephew Nefu (voiced by Tahj Mowry) that the gourds on his stick are powerful for his magic. Rafiki serves as a recurring character in "The Lion Guard". Rafiki is a meetable character at the Disney Parks and Resorts along with Timon, and can be found in Adventureland and at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Sarabi. Sarabi (voiced by  Madge Sinclair in "The Lion King" as her penultimate theatrical film released posthumously, Alfre Woodard in the 2019 film) is Mufasa's mate, Simba's mother, Nala’s mother-in-law, Scar's sister-in-law and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandmother. Her name means "mirage" in Swahili. In "The Lion King", she serves as the Queen of Pride Rock. Years after Scar usurps the throne, Sarabi helps Simba fight against Scar and his hyenas. When Simba defeats Scar, Nala becomes Queen and Sarabi becomes the Queen mother. In the 2019 film following Mufasa's death, Scar tries to  get Sarabi to be his mate. However, she turns down his advances. Sarafina. Sarafina (voiced by Zoe Leader in "The Lion King," Penny Johnson Jerald in the 2019 film) is a lioness who is Nala's mother, Simba's mother-in-law, Kiara and Kion's maternal grandmother, Rani and Kovu’s maternal grandmother-in-law and Sarabi's friend. She is first seen sleeping inside Pride Rock with Nala and the rest of the pride. She later cleans Nala before the latter leaves to go to the Elephant Graveyard with Simba. She makes her final appearance mourning the loss  of Mufasa and Simba, unaware that Simba is still alive. In the 2019 film, Sarafina's role is still the same. When the hyenas arrived at Pride Rock following Mufasa's death, Sarafina told Nala to stay close to her. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Shenzi (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in the animated films; Tress MacNeille in "Timon & Pumbaa" and "Kingdom Hearts II"; Jenifer Lewis in "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom"; Florence Kasumba in the 2019 film), Banzai (voiced by Cheech Marin in the animated films, "Kingdom Hearts II", and "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom"; and Rob Paulsen in "Timon & Pumbaa , and The Lion King: Simba’s Mighty Adventure") and Ed (voiced by Jim Cummings) are the three spotted hyenas who serve as Scar's lead henchmen and reside in the Elephant Graveyard. After Scar promises them and the rest of their fellow hyenas that they will have food in return for them helping him get rid of his brother Mufasa and nephew Simba to become King of the Pride Lands, the three hyenas trigger the wildebeest stampede which kills Mufasa and then chase Simba out of the Pride Lands on Scar's orders. When Simba returns to Pride Rock, Shenzi  and Banzai are defeated by Pumbaa. The three turn on Scar when the latter tries to blame them for Mufasa's death and the ruin of the Pride Lands, and lead the rest of the hyenas into eating him alive during a wildfire. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed serve as main characters and antiheroes in "Timon & Pumbaa." They are given their own segments titled "The Laughing Hyenas" where they wander around the Serengeti looking for food. At the end of the episode "TV Dinner", the hyenas replace television host Martin Pardon, which may indicate that they are living a new life  as directors and stars of the wildlife documentary show "Kingdom of the Creatures", where they get fed during their new career. In later seasons, they made minor appearances trying to attack Timon and Pumbaa. In "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", it was only mentioned by Nuka that the hyenas have left the Elephant Graveyard. However, in the original draft of "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were going to return as Zira's henchmen, with Cheech Marin reprising his role as Banzai, Whoopi Goldberg returning as Shenzi, and Jim Cummings coming back as  Ed from the original film. In "The Lion King 1½", Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed act as the local predators who attack Timon's meerkat colony before their allegiance with Scar. Shenzi (voiced by Florence Kasumba) appears in the CGI remake complete with a different personality. She is portrayed as a ruthless and cunning matriarch with a no-nonsense attitude and air of authority. She is also shown to have a rivalry with Nala. Ed was replaced with Azizi (voiced by Eric André), and Banzai was replaced with Kamari (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key). Nevertheless, these two play largely similar roles  to those of Ed and Banzai in the original film, except Azizi can speak. Azizi bugged Kamari by accidentally getting too close to him. As in the original film, Shenzi, Azizi, and Kamari hear the insult that Scar uses on them. When Scar is defeated and the hyena pack confronts him, Scar states that they can retake the Pride Lands if they build an army. Azizi and Kamari state that they heard the insult he used on them. Scar claims that he was trying to fool Simba and that there can still be a partnership between lions and hyenas. Shenzi  quotes "There's only "one" true thing you ever said, Scar. A hyena's belly is never full." The hyenas' attack as Scar strikes at some of them before the hyenas swarm over Scar and kill him. In the original draft of the film, the hyenas were African wild dogs, referred to as "Cape dogs" in the film. Their species may have been changed to illustrate the strong rivalry and competition between lions and hyenas in real life, where the competition is much stronger than between lions and other African savannah predators. Gopher. Gopher (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a  gopher who works for Zazu as an informant. In the film, he is seen warning Zazu that the hyenas have invaded the Pride Lands. Gopher appeared in two segments starring Zazu in "Timon & Pumbaa". Introduced in "Timon & Pumbaa" (1995–1999). Quint. Quint (voiced by Corey Burton) is a human who is Timon and Pumbaa's archenemy. He is a sneaky, muscular man with black hair, a pink nose, and a shaven face; he has varying roles. He wears different clothes in each episode because of the different jobs he has, but he is often seen wearing a hat. He also has  different first names that show what his jobs are (in which they all happen to start with C). Quint is a con artist who tricks Timon into stealing a gold nugget Pumbaa found in "Yukon Con", a criminal who stole a suitcase that has $1.29 million in "How to Beat High Costa Rica", an evil clock inspector who wants to get revenge on a timekeeper in "Swiss Missed", a French chef who wants to make Speedy the Snail escargot in "French Fried", etc. In "The Pain in Spain", two Quints are seen together which may prove that there is  more than one of him. In some episodes, Quint appears to be a respectable man with an honest job, but he still seems to annoy Timon and Pumbaa. Notably, in season 2, Quint's face appears to be clean-shaven except in "Klondike Con" when he becomes a gold thief. Also in "Escape from Newark", his nose is the same color as his body for the first time. Speedy the Snail. Speedy (voiced by Corey Burton doing a Bing Crosby impression) is a talking grayish/bluish snail with a shiny red shell and a yellow fedora. Timon and Pumbaa plan  to eat him at first, but his ability to speak and sing and his bon viveur, good-humored attitude get him to become friends with them. Timon gives him the name "Speedy" because he thinks that it would be a brilliant incongruity. Speedy always finds himself in danger, such as becoming a French gourmet snail and an earring out of his shell, and it's always up for Timon and Pumbaa to save him. In "The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E.", Speedy is revealed to be a superhero called Super Duper Hero X after Timon and Pumbaa were captured by his nemesis , Chromosome Quint. Every episode featuring Speedy ends with Timon and Pumbaa saying bye to Speedy when they return him home, a seagull capturing Speedy, and then Timon and Pumbaa trying to save him once again. Speedy also makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the episode "Washington Applesauce". Fred. Fred (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) is a meerkat who is Timon's other best friend back at the meerkat colony. He is a practical joker, employing such gags as the hand buzzer, the squirting flower and the whoopee cushion. He also loved Timon's hyena jokes. When Fred visits, he  pulls more practical jokes on the duo, such as impersonating Timon's mother or impersonating a Billy Goat guard. Timon and Pumbaa, however, don't find Fred's jokes very funny and they often overpower him. Aside from pulling practical jokes, Fred enjoys doing all sorts of activities, such as playing Turtle Tennis and Fishing for Flamingos. He also mentions that he and Timon have always gone Bowling for Buzzards. At the meerkat colony, Fred's duty was to guard the Duke Meerkat's castle, although, on the day the Duke left the colony, he snuck away to get a  snack and convinced Timon that it was now his chance to go on a date with Princess Tatiana. When the Duke banished Timon from the colony after a cobra kidnapped the princess, Fred's new duty was to guard the back gate, which indicates that he has been demoted for failing to protect the castle. Fred appears in a total of four episodes: "Tanzania Zany", "Mombasa-In-Law", "Once Upon a Timon", and "Mind Over Matterhorn". Boss Beaver. Boss Beaver (voiced by Brad Garrett) is an ill-tempered and cantankerous beaver with a white hard hat. His lifestyle is the  exact opposite of Timon and Pumbaa's Hakuna Matata lifestyle: Boss Beaver likes to work while Timon and Pumbaa like to relax. He owns a lumber mill and an amusement park called "Boss Beaver's Log Land". Boss Beaver also has three mottos: "Makuta Hamaka", which means "work real hard", "safety first" and "you break it, you buy it." Boss Beaver's favorite quote is "I am Boss Beaver and the reason they call me Boss Beaver is that I am your boss and I am a beaver. Therefore, I am Boss Beaver." In "Amusement Bark", it is revealed that  he has a mischievous son named Boy Beaver, who keeps breaking things at his amusement park and getting Timon blamed for it. Boss Beaver appears in a total of three episodes, with a non-speaking cameo appearance in "Washington Applesauce". Irwin. Irwin (voiced by Charlie Adler) is a clumsy, accident-prone penguin with a green scarf and a brown hat. Timon and Pumbaa befriend him at a boat stop in Antarctica when they see that he has two extra tickets for the duo to get on the ship. When Irwin leaves his home with the duo, it is shown that  he has obviously injured all of his penguin "friends", as they are all seen wearing bandages. Timon dislikes Irwin's clumsiness and tries to get rid of him by tricking him into playing a game of Hide-and-Seek. Irwin accidentally causes the boat to sink and Timon and Pumbaa run into him on an island. Timon confronts the penguin and he tricks him into playing another game and Irwin accidentally causes the island to sink. Irwin meets Timon and Pumbaa again at a Hakuna Matata Megamall. Due to his clumsiness, Timon and Pumbaa try to avoid him by hiding  in various stores. Irwin appears in two episodes: "Frantic Atlantic" and "Shopping Mauled". Toucan Dan. Toucan Dan (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a dangerously clever criminal mastermind lying toucan who wears a red fez. He is a convincing liar and impersonator and would also do anything to get away with his crimes, including getting someone else in trouble. In his debut, "I Don't Bolivia", he keeps tricking Timon into freeing him from his cage. Later in the episode, while Timon impersonates Toucan Dan to not be in trouble with the police, Toucan Dan impersonates Timon and this makes Pumbaa  have to decide which one is the real Timon. Toucan Dan makes his second and final appearance in "Alcatraz Mataz", in which he frames Timon and Pumbaa for stealing a train car full of beak polish and the police throw them in jail. Angry, Timon and Pumbaa escape to catch the toucan and make him tell the truth. Rabbit. Rabbit (voiced by Charlie Adler) is a large and tall pink hare who appears to be very annoying and tiring. He made his debut "Mojave Desserted". In that episode, Timon and Pumbaa save his life when he was drowning in quicksand  and he decides to repay the duo hand and foot. Annoyed by Rabbit, Timon and Pumbaa hatch a plan to put themselves in danger and have Rabbit save them and then leave them alone. Rabbit makes his second and final appearance in "Africa-Dabra!", this time appearing as an unsympathetic and ruthless magician. After Timon pulls him out of a hat, he teams up with the meerkat to become part of his magic act, telling him that he has been looking for a partner for years. When he gets annoyed by Pumbaa ruining the magic acts, he breaks up Timon  and Pumbaa's friendship. When Pumbaa finds out that Timon never truly said anything means about him, he gets revenge on Rabbit by trapping him in a cage and later skinning him for his disguise. Vulture Police. The Vulture Police (voiced by Townsend Coleman and Brian Cummings) are recurring characters. They make their first appearance in "The Law of the Jungle", where they arrest Timon for using the Forbidden Stick to scratch his back and take him to Judge Rhino, who gives several tests to see whether he's innocent or guilty. In "Yosemite Remedy", Timon and Pumbaa go to  the police after a criminal raccoon steals their suitcase full of valuables. When they handcuff the thief, he tells them that he didn't steal Timon and Pumbaa's suitcase, he found it. The police let him go, but later arrest him again when they find out that he really stole the duo's suitcase while catching him in the act. In "Alcatraz Mataz", the Vulture Police throw Timon and Pumbaa in jail after they were convinced by Toucan Dan that they stole the train car full of beak polish. After Timon and Pumbaa confront Toucan Dan, the police show  up and realize that it was really Toucan Dan who stole the train car, so they arrest the toucan. However, they also throw Timon and Pumbaa back in jail since they escaped when they told them not to no matter if they were framed or not. The Vulture Police make a brief appearance in "Wide Awake in Wonderland". Cheetata and Cheetato. Cheetata (voiced by Rob Paulsen) and Cheetato (voiced by Jim Cummings) are a pair of sophisticated twin cheetahs, reminiscent of Warner Bros' Goofy Gophers, speaking in British accents and using similar phrases ("Indubitably", "How very kind of you"). To  tell them apart, not only do they have different voices, but they also have different personalities: Cheetata appears to be more eager and aggressive while Cheetato seems more likely to think things through. The cheetahs first appear in "Cooked Goose", where they are annoyed by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed getting in the way of their wildebeest hunt, so they try sending them on various wild goose chases. They also appear in "Gabon with the Wind", where they are convinced by Timon that he is going to catch Pumbaa for them when he is actually going to find his friend so  that they can both run away to safety. In "Boary Glory Days", Timon and Pumbaa use Cheetata and Cheetato to play a game of Predator Tag. While the cheetahs are chasing Timon and Pumbaa, the duo outsmarts the brothers by having them jump over a mud pool and fall into it. The Three Natives. The Three Natives (voiced by Jeff Bennett) are a trio of tribes who are really university students taking part in the "Be a Native" weekends. They have a leader (also voiced by Bennett), also a university student, who usually precedes what he says with "Bungala, bungala ." The natives first appear in "Boara Boara". This episode shows that they used to have a warthog king of the island, which is unknown what might've happened to him. Therefore, the natives might have not seen their king in a really long time. When Timon and Pumbaa visit the island, the natives mistake Pumbaa for their long-lost king and they make Timon his servant. Everything goes well until they make Pumbaa relight the fire and realize that he's an impostor when they see that he is unable to do so. After Timon and Pumbaa escape, the three  natives shed their disguises upon getting tired of being hit by the leader's staff and return to the university. The leader orders them to return or else they'll lose their deposit. The natives also appear in "New Guinea Pig", where Pumbaa decides to trade his tusks to them. After they fail to get the tusks, the three natives shed their disguises and return to the university. In "Beast of Eden", the three are shown with their leader again where they steal a golden magic tooth that belongs to a beast, and Timon and Pumbaa have to retrieve it  from them. They also make a brief appearance in "Mozam-Beaked" when Timon and Pumbaa go to Bora Bora to throw a woodpecker into the volcano. Mr. Bear. Mr. Bear (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a grumpy, short-tempered, but nice grizzly bear, although he gets easily angered, such as when he is awoken from his nap or when someone gets his food order wrong. He also has a romantic interest in a beautiful supermodel named Leslie Lambeau (voiced by Grey DeLisle). He appears in seven episodes, from "Slalom Problem" to "It Runs Good". In "Jailhouse Shock", Mr. Bear becomes  cellmates with Little Jimmy, who gets even with Timon and Pumbaa by taking advantage of him by convincing him that the duo hurt him so that he could beat them up. Mr. Bear starts to show compassion for Timon and Pumbaa in the episodes "Ready, Aim, Fire" and "Stay Away from my Honey!" In the former, he operated as Smolder the Bear (a parody of Smokey Bear) who dislikes fires and saves Timon and Pumbaa from being cooked on Quint's fire. Tatiana. Tatiana (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is the daughter of Duke Meerkat and the princess of the meerkat  colony. She only appears in one episode but she's vital for Timon's past. After Timon leaves his sentry duty post to prepare for his date with Tatiana, a king cobra enters the colony and kidnaps the princess, which makes everyone believe she's dead and causes Timon to get banished. After Timon and Pumbaa meet for the first time, they see that Tatiana is still alive and rescue her from a cobra. When Tatiana returns to the colony with Timon and Pumbaa, Timon is offered her hand in marriage. When the Duke makes him choose between Tatiana or  Pumbaa, he chooses to be Bestest Best friends with Pumbaa as they leave the Meerkat colony. Although "Once Upon a Timon" was meant to be Tatiana's only appearance, there is a female meerkat who bears a striking resemblance to her in "Timon in Love". The only difference is that Tatiana has blond hair while the other meerkat has red hair, and she's not wearing a tiara. Sharla. Sharla (voiced by Billy West) is a female warthog who is the leader of Pumbaa's former sounder as well as Pumbaa's ex-girlfriend. While she only appears in one  episode, she is vital for Pumbaa's past. She and three other male warthogs of the sounder banished Pumbaa from the group due to his awful scent, which was appalling even by warthog standards. Years later, Sharla and the three warthogs carry around a big bag of bugs for the rainy season but come across a flock of Guinea fowl, who are their natural enemies and nightmares. Due to the birds' abilities to remove their furs in just a few seconds, the warthogs refuge in a hut and make a distress call, which Pumbaa answers. When Pumbaa reunites with his  sounder, he has Timon come up with ideas on how they can get rid of the Guinea fowl. However, none of Timon's ideas work, so Pumbaa suggests that he and Timon use the jeep so that they carry a fake bag of bugs (which have firecrackers inside) to distract the Guinea fowl while Sharla and the other warthogs leave the hut with the real bag of bugs. Although Sharla banished Pumbaa from the group, they still have romantic feelings for each other. When Pumbaa arrives at the hut, they tell each other that they have never forgotten one another . Sharla tells Pumbaa that he should stay with the group, but Pumbaa decides to continue living his Hakuna Matata lifestyle with Timon, which the female warthog understands. Ned the Elephant. Ned (voiced by Frank Welker) is a high and mighty African bush elephant who thinks he's wonderful at everything. He seems to enjoy teasing Timon and Pumbaa when they fail at proving their worth to him. In "Uganda be an Elephant", Timon states that Ned is the most popular guy in the jungle and Pumbaa decides to turn himself into an elephant to be popular as well. Although Ned  is selfish and sarcastic, he has a change of heart after Pumbaa rescues him and his hippo henchmen from falling off a cliff. In "Unlucky in Lesotho", it is revealed that Ned has a Good Luck Club, which lost most of its members due to Ned bringing an unlucky jar into the club. Because he gets attacked by piranha upon falling into the river after a black panther cub crosses his path, Ned is never seen or heard from again after this episode, implying that he was devoured by the piranha. Little Jimmy. Little Jimmy (voiced by Joe Alaskey) is  a cute, yet extremely dangerous bluebird. Similar to Toucan Dan, in the fact that he is also a criminal mastermind. He also has two voices: one fake, cute and innocent to pass himself off as a hatchling and a deeper, criminal one to show that he is truly an adult. Little Jimmy first appears in "Nest Best Thing", where he tricks Pumbaa into building a birdhouse for him, which is actually a hideout. The pigeon police show up and arrest Little Jimmy. In "Jailhouse Shock", Little Jimmy is cellmate with Mr. Bear. To get revenge on Timon and Pumbaa for  turning him in, he tricks Mr. Bear into thinking that Timon and Pumbaa hurt him so that he could hurt them back. Introduced in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" (1998). Kiara. Kiara (voiced by Neve Campbell as a young adult; Michelle Horn as Kiara when she is a cub in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride"; Eden Riegel in "The Lion Guard") is the daughter of Simba and Nala, Kion's older sister, Mufasa, Sarabi and Sarafina’s granddaughter, Scar's great-niece, Kovu's mate, Zira's daughter-in-law, and Nuka, Vitani and Rani's  sister-in-law. She has a cameo appearance in "The Lion King" She is the protagonist in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" and a recurring character "The Lion Guard". Kiara is portrayed as a feisty, playful, and adventurous princess whom her over-protective father Simba easily fears for her safety. As a cub, Kiara befriends Kovu when playing at the Outlands where they work together to escape a group of crocodiles. Unfortunately, their friendship is cut short as they are separated by their respective parents. As a young adult, Kiara is rescued by Kovu as part of Zira 's plan to avenge Scar's death, but the two lions eventually fall in love. When Kovu is exiled from the Pride Lands following Zira's ambush on Simba, Kiara defies orders to stay at Pride Rock and finds Kovu and returns with him to the Pride Lands to reunite the Pridelanders and Outsiders. Afterward, she becomes Kovu's mate. In "The Lion Guard", Kiara is seen being trained by her parents to be Queen and has a subtle sibling rivalry with Kion. Years later, she is engaged to Kovu where she assists him in explaining to Kion what happened  while he was away and what happened to Zira. Simba names her and Kovu as his successors. Kovu. Kovu (voiced by Jason Marsden as a young adult, as well as both a cub and a young adult in "The Lion Guard"; Ryan O'Donohue as Kovu when he is a cub) is the youngest child of Zira, the brother of Nuka and Vitani, Scar's adoptive son and chosen heir, Kiara's mate, Simba and Nala's son-in-law, Kion’s brother-in-law, Sarafina’s maternal grandson-in-law and Mufasa and Sarabi’s paternal grandson-in-law. His  name means "scar" in Swahili, similar to his adoptive father Scar. In his childhood, Kovu befriends Kiara, though this didn't last long as they are separated by their feuding parents. However, Kovu's newfound friendship with Kiara gives Zira the idea to use their friendship so that Kovu will have the opportunity to kill Simba. Since then, Zira trains Kovu to assassinate Simba and take his place as the king of Pride Rock. As a young adult, Kovu rescues Kiara during a planned ambush and Simba reluctantly allows him to stay in the Pride Lands. While spending time with  Kiara, Kovu begins to fall in love with her and thus, unable to bring himself to hurt Simba. However, after Simba is ambushed by the Outsiders and Nuka is killed, Simba mistakenly assumes Kovu to be behind the ambush and exiles him from the Pride Lands. Eventually, after Kovu reunites with Kiara and convinces the Pridelanders and Outsiders to stop fighting each other, Simba pardons Kovu and welcomes him back to Pride Rock as Kiara’s mate and future king consort of the Pride Lands. In "The Lion Guard", Kovu appears with his family in their plot to take over  Jasiri's territory. Kion learns from Kovu that Kiara knows him. Years later, Kion and the Lion Guard learn that Kovu and the rest of the Outsiders have rejoined Simba's pride following Zira's death. Simba names Kovu and Kiara as his successors. Outsiders. The Outsiders are a pride of offshoot lions that were loyal to Scar. After a failed takeover following Scar's death, Simba banished them to the Outlands. In "The Lion Guard", they tried to invade the territory that Jasiri's clan lives in. Kion was hesitant to use the Roar of the Elders because of  what it did to Scar. After being told by the rest of the Lion Guard that Scar used the Roar for evil, Kion defeated the Outsiders with the Roar of the Elders which sent them flying to the Outlands' termite mound area which became their base of operations. In the final episode of Season Three "Return to the Pridelands", it is revealed that after the Outsiders rejoined Simba's pride, four of them formed a new Lion Guard with Vitani to protect the Pridelands whilst Kion's Lion Guard's where travelling to The Tree of Life. At the end  of the episode, Vitani's Lion Guard became the Pridelands' permanent Lion Guard after Kion's Lion Guard decided to step down and stay at The Tree of Life. One of the lionesses was voiced by Erica Luttrell in The Lion Guard episode, Lions of the Outlands. Zira. Zira (voiced by Suzanne Pleshette in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", Nika Futterman in "The Lion Guard"), meaning "hate" in Swahili, is the mother of Nuka, Kovu, and Vitani. She is Scar's most loyal follower, and plots to avenge Scar's death by forming the Outsiders. She takes advantage  of Kovu's friendship with Simba's daughter Kiara, as part of her plan to assassinate Simba. When this plan failed due to Kovu's love for Kiara, Zira resorts to an all-out war against Simba's pride. However, because of Kiara and Kovu's actions, Vitani and the other Outsiders realize that they'd rather join Simba's pride and turn against Zira who persists in her revenge. Attempting to attack Simba, Zira is intercepted by Kiara and falls into a flash flood to her death, despite Kiara's attempt to rescue her. Zira makes an appearance in  The Lion Guard alongside Kovu, Nuka, Vitani, and the rest of her pride in the episode "Lions of the Outlands". She tries to convince Kion that using the Roar of the Elders against her and the other Outsiders would cause him to lose it just as Scar did, and to side with his fellow lions. However, Kion is eventually able to see through her deceptions and drives her and the others off with the Roar. Years later, her death was mentioned by Kiara and Kovu when the Lion Guard returned and met Vitani's incarnation of the Lion Guard. Zira  was originally slated to be Scar's longtime mate, and all three of her children were also his. However, there were concerns about incest in the final product, so Zira and Scar's exact relationship was made purposefully unclear and Kovu's relationship to Scar was expressly removed. Nuka. Nuka (voiced by Andy Dick) is the eldest child of Zira and the older brother to Vitani and Kovu and is Kiara's brother-in-law. His name means "stink" in Swahili. Jealous of Zira's apparent favoritism for Kovu, Nuka often attempts to gain his mother's approval. During the  Outsiders' ambush, Nuka attempts to kill Simba to prove himself to his mother but is crushed to death by the falling logs, though he finally gained the attention he longed for from his mother. Zira mourned her son's death and blamed Kovu for the incident. Early in the script, Nuka was the son of Scar, a large and cruel lion according to Kobler and his concepts. It is unclear if his relationship to Scar was also changed along with Zira and Kovu. In "The Lion Guard", Nuka assisted his mother in a plot to take over Jasiri's territory . Vitani. Vitani (voiced by Meredith Scott Lynn as a young adult; Lacey Chabert as Vitani when she is a cub, as well as both a cub and a young adult in "The Lion Guard"; Crysta Macalush for her cub form's singing voice) is the middle child and only daughter of Zira and is Kiara's sister-in-law. Although she has a prominent appearance in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", she makes a cameo appearance in "The Lion Guard". As a young adult, Vitani is Zira's strongest lieutenant, supporting and acting on her mother's violent  plans. With Kovu and Kiara's help, Vitani and the Outsiders turn on Zira and join the Pridelanders to settle the feud between the two prides peacefully. After Zira's death, Vitani and the other Outsiders are pardoned by Simba and rejoin his pride. In "The Lion Guard", Vitani assisted her mother in a plot to take over Jasiri's territory. Years later after she and her pride joined Simba's while Kion and his friends journeyed to the Tree of Life, Vitani formed her own Lion Guard in their absence where it was also mentioned what happened to Zira . As the future king's sister, she believes that it is her responsibility to protect the Pride Lands. She proves herself worthy to become the leader of the Lion Guard after she bravely challenges Kion despite not having the Roar of the Elders, thus revealing her heroic and honorable attributes thereby redeemed from her past villainy. Kion then bestows her the position and power of the leader of the Lion Guard. This allows Vitani to use the Roar of the Elders, and she and her Lion Guard are officially recognized as the new Lion Guard of the Pride Lands. Her  name is a Swahili portmanteau of the words "Vita" ("War"), "Ni" ("I Am"), and "Shetani" ("She-Demon"); the portmanteau can be roughly translated to "I Am War" or "Demon of War". "Shetani" itself "was" originally her name in early drafts of "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", but this was softened to "Vitani". Introduced in "The Lion King 1½" (2004). Ma. Ma (voiced by Julie Kavner) is Timon's mother. Generally encouraging and optimistic, she believes in Timon and convinces Uncle Max to give him a job as a sentry or lookout. After Timon fails in his duty, she  remains convinced that he can still find a place in the colony, but when he insists that he has to go, Ma supports him. Later, she gets worried about Timon after speaking to Rafiki and searches for him. They finally reunite at Pride Rock and Ma helps in the battle against the hyenas by digging a long tunnel to trap them. After Simba becomes king with the death of Scar, Timon takes them and the entire meerkat colony to the jungle paradise which he and Pumbaa discovered. Ma is mentioned several times in "Timon & Pumbaa" and in "The Lion Guard  episode Beware the Zimwi" by Timon, who claims that her cousin's friend knew an ox that was eaten by the Zimwi. Uncle Max. Uncle Max (voiced by Jerry Stiller) is a prominent member of the meerkat colony and relative of Timon and Ma. He has a grey head-fur and a very large nose. Max is a pessimist by nature and very paranoid, believing that a meerkat's fate is to be "food for other animals! Feared by nothing and eaten by all!" Max reluctantly agrees to let Timon be a sentry for the colony and attempts to train  him for the job, but is nearly eaten by the hyenas when they attack. He is glad to see Timon go but ends up going with Ma to find him. Max appears again towards the end of the film, where he and Ma encounter Timon and Pumbaa at Pride Rock and helps Timon get rid of the hyenas by digging a tunnel. Max finally believes in Timon, and after Timon takes the meerkats to his jungle paradise, Max teaches the meerkats tai chi. Introduced in "The Lion Guard" (2015–2019). The Lion Guard. They are the main characters in "The Lion  Guard": Askari. Askari (voiced by Michael Luwoye) is a lion and the leader of the original Lion Guard who was the second-born of the unnamed king and queen and a distant relative of Mufasa, Scar, Simba, Kiara, and Kion. His spirit teaches Kion about how the roar works during Kion's journey to the Tree of Life. Night Pride. The Night Pride is a pride of Asiatic lions who protect the Tree of Life. Makini. Makini (voiced by Landry Bender) is a young mandrill who is Rafiki's new apprentice. She is free-spirited and loves to learn and  look up to her mentor. However, she has trouble being calm and she is easy to deceive, which was the cause of Scar's resurrection. Despite this, Makini takes pride in herself and her position, and is friendly and welcoming to everyone she meets. She joins the Lion Guard on their journey to the Tree of Life, though she unintentionally reveals the Tree of Life's existence to Makucha. Following Queen Janna's passing, Makini is made Rani's Royal Mjuzi. Vitani's Lion Guard. Vitani's Lion Guard is a group of lionesses who take the role of the  Lion Guard during Kion & his Lion Guard's absence, due to their journey to the Tree of Life. Led by Kovu's sister Vitani who is the Fiercest member of her guard, her Lion Guard is the first Lion Guard to be led by a female lion, have all female members and be led by the elder sibling instead of the younger (due to Kovu being the future king, despite being younger than Vitani, though Vitani is still a second-born child). Once Kion and his Lion Guard returned, they and Vitani mistaken each other for enemies (with the former  having received warning that Zira's pride is attacking the Pride Lands, unaware that the war was already over). However, after Kiara and Kovu stopped the fight, Kion and his allies are told what has happened, and Vitani realizes that it was Kion she was fighting, not recognizing him due to his scar. Although the initial battle was resolved, Vitani's guard and Kion's guard share a rivalry at first but eventually become friends as time progressed. Besides Vitani, the rest of her Lion Guard consists of: Aardvarks. The following aardvarks appear in "The Lion Guard": Aardwolves. The following  aardwolves appear in "The Lion Guard": Arabian tahr. A group of Arabian tahr reside at the Tree of Life: Baboons. The following baboons, whether they be olive baboons or yellow baboons, appear in "The Lion Guard": Bears. The following bears, whether they be giant pandas or polar bears, appear in "The Lion Guard": Cheetahs. Besides Fuli, the following cheetah appears in "The Lion Guard": Civets. There are some civets that appear in "The Lion Guard": Crocodiles. The following crocodiles appear in "The Lion Guard": Eagles. Besides Anga, the following eagle appears in "The Lion Guard": Elephants. The following elephants appear  in "The Lion Guard": Flamingos. The following flamingos appear in "The Lion Guard": Flying squirrels. Kion and the Lion Guard encountered a scurry of flying squirrels in the mountains during their journey to the Tree of Life. Yuki's snow monkey troop mistook them for birds and were afraid until the Lion Guard cleared things up. Gazelles. The following gazelles appear in "The Lion Guard": Giraffes. The following giraffes appear in "The Lion Guard": Gorillas. The following gorillas appear in "The Lion Guard": Hawks. The following hawk appears in "The Lion Guard": Hippopotamuses. Besides Beshte, the following hippos appear in  The Lion Guard: Honey Badgers. Besides Bunga, the following honey badger appears in "The Lion Guard": Hyenas. The following hyenas appear in "The Lion Guard": Jackals. The following characters as jackals appear in "The Lion Guard": Komodo dragons. Ora's Bank is a group of Komodo dragons who first encountered by the Lion Guard on an island in the episode "Dragon Island", Ora and his two unnamed lackeys are eventually defeated after Kion uses the Roar to escape the island. But little do the Lion Guard know that Ora (and later on, his two lackeys) have survived and joined Makucha  and Chulunn to follow the Lion Guard to the Tree of Life. When he does arrived at the Tree of Life, Ora and his unnamed Komodo dragons are blown by the Roar of the Elders. Leopards. Several leopards, appear in "The Lion Guard". Four are antagonists while one is befriended by the Lion Guard: Mandrills. Besides Rafiki and Makini, there are other mandrills that appear in "The Lion Guard: Mongooses. There are some mongooses that live in the Pride Lands. Kion later encountered a group of mongooses in a marsh during their journey to the Tree of Life. Okapis. Several  okapis who appear in "The Lion Guard" include: Ostriches. The following ostriches appear in "The Lion Guard": Porcupines. The following porcupines appear in "The Lion Guard": Pride Lands' Birds. The following birds that reside in the Pride Lands in "The Lion Guard": Red pandas. Kion and the Lion Guard encountered some red pandas in the mountains during their journey to the Tree of Life. Rhinoceroses. The following rhinos, whether they be either black or white rhinoceros, appear in "The Lion Guard": Sable antelopes. The following sable antelopes appear in "The Lion Guard": Siberian tigers. Kion and the Lion Guard helped  the Night Pride save some Siberian tigers who are seeking the Tree of Life as their refuge: Skinks. The following skinks appear in "The Lion Guard": Snakes. Ushari (voiced by Christian Slater) is an Egyptian cobra who often conflicted with Bunga and would get disturbed whenever the Lion Guard was near him. In "The Rise of Scar", Ushari finally gets fed up with the Lion Guard disturbing his peace and inadvertently finds out that Kion talks to Mufasa's spirit. With this knowledge, he decides to join forces with Janja's clan and ends up helping them orchestrate the events  that allow them to summon Scar's spirit so that he can guide them in defeating the Lion Guard. At the end of the season 3 opener "Battle for the Pride Lands", Scar plots with Ushari to kill the Guard once and for all, as well as Janja, (after overhearing his hesitation on which sides to join). However, the plot fails, Janja betrays Scar, and a battle in the Outlands ensues. In a confrontation between Kion and Scar, Ushari attacks Kion and gives him a scar on his left eye, similar to his great uncle's. Despite this, Kion manages  to defeat and destroy Scar once and for all by summoning the Great Kings of the Past, who vanquish Scar with rainwater. Ushari, in disbelief and anger, makes one last attempt on Kion's life, but is thwarted by Bunga, and falls to his death in the lava below. Snow monkeys. Kion and the Lion Guard encounter some snow monkeys in the mountains during their journey to the Tree of Life. Vultures. The following vultures appear in "The Lion Guard": Zanzibar red colobuses. The following Zanzibar red colobuses appear in "The Lion Guard": Zebras. The following zebras appear in "The  Lion Guard": Introduced in "The Lion King" books. Kopa. Kopa is the son of Simba and Nala, appearing in the book series "The Lion King: Six New Adventures", and is shown to look a lot like his father as a cub, except with a tuft of hair on top of his head. He debuts in the story "A Tale of Two Brothers", which served as a prequel to "The Lion King". The books were released before the film's production had finished, and thus, Alex Simmons (Kopa's creator) did not know that Simba and Nala would be given a  cub at the end of the film. Ahadi. Ahadi is the father of Mufasa and Taka (Scar), the grandfather of Simba, the great-grandfather of Kopa, and the king of the Pride Lands during the events of "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story "A Tale of Two Brothers". He is shown to look a lot like Mufasa except with darker fur but described as having green eyes and a black mane by the author of the book, making him more similar to Scar. Uru. Uru is the mother of Mufasa and Taka (Scar), the grandmother of Simba, the great -grandmother of Kopa, and the queen of the Pride Lands during the events of "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story "A Tale of Two Brothers". She is absent from the book but is mentioned to have left to search for water to save the kingdom. Mohatu. Mohatu (voiced by Avery Brooks on audiotape) is the King of the Pride Lands during the events of the story "The Brightest Star". He is the grandfather of Mufasa and Scar and the great-grandfather of Simba. He went to find water for the animals of the land during a drought and helped  the animals get on with each other. When he died, he became a star that was brighter than the others. He is shown to look a lot like a darker furred version of Mufasa, having facial features like Simba's, and was said to have been one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands. He is succeeded by Ahadi. Ni. Ni is a character who appears in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story "Nala's Dare". He is a young lion who has left his pride to start his own and travels through the Pride Lands during Scar 's reign and saves Nala from hyenas before leaving, after meeting the rest of the Pridelanders. Kula. Kula is a character in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story "Nala's Dare". She is one of Nala's friends and one of the cubs of the Pridelanders who lived during Scar's reign. Chumvi. Chumvi is a character in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story "Nala's Dare". He is one of Nala's friends and one of the cubs of the Pridelanders. Joka. Joka is a giant African rock python in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story  A Snake in the Grass. He is extremely intelligent and can formulate complicated plans in a short amount of time. He has the power to twist his words into whatever he rightly wants and uses hypnotism to lure unsuspecting victims into believing his empty words. The name Joka translates as 'dragon' in the Swahili tongue. Jelani. Jelani is Rafiki's lazy cousin in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" story "Follow the Leader". Despite being considered the leader of his troop, he is unconcerned about the suffering of his subjects, as he is often too concerned about his own welfare  to lead them to a new home. Kwaheri. Kwaheri is Kopa's monkey friend in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" stories "Nala's Dare" and "How True, Zazu?" He is social, talkative, and critical to his friends. He often flaunts his talents around Kopa to either spark a reaction or just be a show-off. Boma. Boma is a cape buffalo who appears in "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" stories "A Tale of Two Brothers" and "How True, Zazu?". His grandparents were killed during an attack by ants. He is the leader of the cape buffalo and he  is aggressive, controlling, selfish, strong, and short-tempered. He is also somewhat reclusive and gruff, as he doesn't seem to understand that there is a balance between species and refuses to share the last remaining water-hole during a drought, which can affect the whole of the Pride Lands. It is due to him that Taka got his scar after which he renamed himself Scar. If challenged or insulted he becomes very angry. However, he is mildly cooperative if not insulted or challenged. Taka tries to get Mufasa in trouble by telling him to talk with Boma to share  the water-hole. Mufasa tries to reason with him to share the water-hole; however, he refuses. Scar then roars and tells him that he must obey or challenge Mufasa. He then chases after Mufasa who is rescued by Rafiki. Rafiki starts to grow tired while running but is picked up by Mufasa who then jumps across a ravine. Boma is unable to make the jumps and falls into it. Mufasa tells him that he doesn't have to fight but he keeps hurling threats while saying that the other buffaloes can still harm Taka. Taka is then attacked by  three buffaloes during which he receives his scar. Ahadi stops this attack with a large herd of animals and has an elephant push Boma out of the ravine. Zuzu. Zuzu is Ahadi's majordomo. She only appeared in "A Tale of Two Brothers"; although she was mentioned in "How True, Zazu?" It is revealed that she is Zazu's mother. Flirtatious and gossipy, Zuzu is a very maternal bird who never passes up the chance for some juicy gossip, much like her son, Zazu. Her talkative nature and nosy habits often make her a bit of an annoyance to the  other animals; however, Ahadi puts her personality to good use to get a better grip on the doings of his kingdom. Zuzu is also known for being loyal and brave, as she was willing to help Rafiki even though she did not fully understand the danger Mufasa was in. It is revealed that she retired and gave Zazu her place as the king's majordomo. King Joe. King Joe is a comic book character in "The Lion King" book "A False Ancestor" as he is a rogue stranger who lurks in the Pride Lands. He tricked Simba by saying that  he was the great-great-great-grandfather of the current king, which is Mufasa. He later saves Simba from a river from nearly getting eaten by an alligator. After he saved Simba, he was never mentioned or seen again. He bears a similar mane and appearance to Nuka. Introduced in the "Hakuna Matata" magazine. Kataka. Kataka is a meerkat who appears in the story called "Falling in Love". She is part of a meerkat colony that lives in the same oasis that Timon and Pumbaa reside in. Zak. Zak is a zebra who appears in a story called "Falling in  Love". He resides in the same oasis as Timon and Pumbaa. Timon enlisted Zak to help get Kataka back to her colony. Growler. Growler is a young warthog who appears in a story called "Pumbaa's New Friends". He is part of the warthog sounder that lives in the same oasis as Timon and Pumbaa. He considered Pumbaa a disgrace to all warthogs when his mother befriended Pumbaa. After Simba and Timon expose Growler's plot to dispose of Pumbaa, Growler's mother called Growler a disgrace and banished him from her sounder. List of The Lion King (franchise) characters