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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kiara is the most friendly of the royal family, and certainly a lot more levelheaded than Simba, however hurt someone she cares about, and she will not hesitate to show you that she is still a lioness. This is shown when she angrily berates Simba after he exiled Kovu for no real reason. And if you consider actually physically harming someone she cares about, she wont hesitate to get physical, just ask Zira who Kiara almost certainly would have fought had they not been separated from each other.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Simba was a troublesome brat as a cub, especially to Zazu. Several years later, adult Simba spent an entire episode of "The Lion Guard" stuck with Bunga and to say Bunge wore him down would be an understatement.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Simba was a troublesome brat as a cub, especially to Zazu. Several years later, adult Simba spent an entire episode of "The Lion Guard" stuck with Bunga ("Bunge and the King") and to say Bunge Bunga wore him down would be an understatement.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Simba was a troublesome brat as a cub, especially to Zazu. Several years later, adult Simba spent an entire episode of "The Lion Guard" stuck with Bunga and to say Bunge wore him down would be an understatement.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Just whether Rafiki is actually mad is up for debate; is he mad and gone a little crackers... or does he just do it to unnerve everyone and get the upper hand? He's certainly dangerous when he wants to be, so the last might be the truth.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: ObfuscatingInsanity: Just whether Rafiki is actually mad is up for debate; is he mad and gone a little crackers... or does he just do it to unnerve everyone and get the upper hand? He's certainly dangerous when he wants to be, so the last might be the truth.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: As lampshaded by Mufasa in one of the episodes of ''The Lion Guard''.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In the final battle, Scar attempts to goad Simba into killing him. Simba's response? "No, Scar. I'm not like you." Simba makes it clear that he wasn't going to resort to killing a member of his own family like Scar had done, and instead, asks him to leave the Pridelands forever.
** As lampshaded by Mufasa in one of the episodes of ''The Lion Guard''.
** As lampshaded by Mufasa in one of the episodes of ''The Lion Guard''.
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* FearlessFool: As a child when he attempted to fight against the hyenas to prove how fearless he was. It goes as well as you'd expect.
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* DarkIsEvil: Scar has the darkest fur of the lions and is the BigBad.
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* DarkIsEvil: Scar has the darkest fur of the lions and is the BigBad. [[spoiler:In ''Lion Guard'' he returns as a demonic fire spirit, contrasting the more heavenly apparition of his brother.]]
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* CowardlyLion: No pun intended. While he does favour brain over brawn to defeat his enemies, and while his first intinct when confronted with a fight is to run, when he's backed on top of Pride Rock, he proves to be a strong CombatPragmatist. Even though he's younger, Simba nearly lost against him.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Nala. She's the only lioness cub we see when Simba's a cub, and the first one he meets when he grows up.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Nala. She's Nala, they even provide the only lioness cub we see when Simba's a cub, page quote for the trope. They grew up playing around and then, after they finished growing up, they became the first one he meets when he grows up.RulingCouple of the Pride Lands.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Simba as a part of their arranged marriage.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Simba as a part Simba, they even provide the page quote for the trope. They grew up playing around and then, after they finished growing up, they became the RulingCouple of their arranged marriage.the Pride Lands.
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* BabiesEverAfter: With Nala -- the ending of the first movie shows that they had a cub together, who turns out to be Kiara. Then, through retconning, they have another child, a son, named Kion.
* BabiesEverAfter: With Simba -- the ending of the first movie shows that they had a cub together, who turns out to be Kiara. Then, through retconning, they have another child, a son, named Kion.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Simba as a part of their arranged marriage..marriage.
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** Subverted in the rise of Scar special. Janja kidnaps her with the intent of letting the Lion Guard save her, knowing that Kion will use the Roar once he pushes his RelativeButton.
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** Simba himself gives one to Kion in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', "The Savannah Summit", for accusing Makuu of plotting an act of villainy without proof which resulted in nearly driving the crocodile leader away from a very important meeting.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally as a cub, more sparsely as an adult -- except in ''The Lion Guard'' where he excels at ''subtle'' snarking.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: As lampshaded by Mufasa in one of the episodes of ''The Lion Guard''.
-->'''Kion:''' I'm worried about the Roar. The last time I used it, I was really angry. And it caused so much destruction!\\
'''Mufasa:''' The Roar of the Elders is very powerful.\\
'''Kion:''' I know. And that's why I'm thinking... ''[sighs]'' I shouldn't use it again. I... [[HeWhoFightsMonsters I'm worried that I might turn into Scar.]]\\
'''Mufasa:''' Scar cared only for himself. His selfishness fueled his anger. Why were you angry, Kion?\\
'''Kion:''' Janja and the hyenas. They were attacking my mom. I was so mad at them when I used the Roar! I lost control. And it almost hurt my mom. I almost hurt my mom!\\
'''Mufasa:''' Scar never cared for anyone else the way you do, Kion. So perhaps you should speak with the one you care so much about.\\
'''Kion:''' Right. I will. Thank you, Grandfather.
-->'''Kion:''' I'm worried about the Roar. The last time I used it, I was really angry. And it caused so much destruction!\\
'''Mufasa:''' The Roar of the Elders is very powerful.\\
'''Kion:''' I know. And that's why I'm thinking... ''[sighs]'' I shouldn't use it again. I... [[HeWhoFightsMonsters I'm worried that I might turn into Scar.]]\\
'''Mufasa:''' Scar cared only for himself. His selfishness fueled his anger. Why were you angry, Kion?\\
'''Kion:''' Janja and the hyenas. They were attacking my mom. I was so mad at them when I used the Roar! I lost control. And it almost hurt my mom. I almost hurt my mom!\\
'''Mufasa:''' Scar never cared for anyone else the way you do, Kion. So perhaps you should speak with the one you care so much about.\\
'''Kion:''' Right. I will. Thank you, Grandfather.
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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: "I'm the king, I can do what I want!"
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-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/JeremyIrons (''TLK''), Creator/JimCummings (''Simba's Pride'', ''Simba's Mighty Adventure''), James Horan (''Kingdom Hearts II'', Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom), David Oyelowo (''The Lion Guard'')
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* NobleBigot: Simba becomes prejudiced against the Outsiders in the sequel, but does keep his word of allowing Kovu into his pride when he "saved" Kiara. ANd he is partially justified of his prejudice, as the Outsiders did plot to murder him to take over the Pridelands.
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* NobleBigot: Simba becomes prejudiced against the Outsiders in the sequel, but does keep his word of allowing Kovu into his pride when he "saved" Kiara. ANd [[StrawmanHasAPoint And he is partially justified of his prejudice, prejudice]], as the Outsiders did plot to murder him to take over the Pridelands.
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* AntiHero: He becomes this during the sequel, as his actions in the sequel are certainly not what a Disney protagonist would do. It seems to have left at the end of the sequel, but it remains unclear.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Briefly, when Scar accuses him of killing Mufasa, until he forces Scar to admit the truth to the rest of the pride.
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** He gives Kovu a speech about how fire (Scar) is a killer, but what's left behind (Kovu) could grow better if given the chance. He seems to forget about that last part when he exiles him as guilty of betrayal before being proven innocent. Despite it not being done antagonistically, Simba had, unintentionally, paralleled Scar's banishment of him over a crime he didn't commit (Mufasa's death) when he exiles Kovu over a crime he didn't commit. Although to be fair, [[ThirdActMisunderstanding Kovu actually did initially try to commit said crime against him ]] before BecomingtheMask.{{BecomingtheMask}}.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Simba does have several actions that are noticeably very much like Scar, and although they aren't done antagonistically, he does for a very brief moment, becomes that which he hates the most. It gets to a HarsherInHindsight level along with Irony when the director revealed that Kovu was never biologically related to Zira, meaning that he had nothing to with the Outsiders at all. This means Simba essentially did some of the same things to Kovu that he himself had endured, primarily exiling him over a crime he didn't commit, and showing serious mistrust towards him for being involved in a conflict that he had no part of. [[spoiler:Luckily, he does get better.]]
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* {{Breakout Character}}s: They have had their own TV show, a P.O.V. Sequel.
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* {{Breakout Character}}s: They have had quickly became among the most popular characters in the movie, and eventually got their own TV show, cartoon as well as a P.O.V. Sequel.POVSequel focussing on them.
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-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Karla Falcon (cub), Creator/MariaFernandaMorales (both acting and songs)
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Characters of ''Disney/TheLionKing'' franchise introduced in the original 1994 film itself.
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Kiara is the protagonist of ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''. She is Simba and Nala's daughter and Kion's older sister, and the Crown Princess of the Pride Lands.
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->''"I know what I have to do, but going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long..."''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jonathan Taylor Thomas (cub, ''TLK''), MatthewBroderick (adult, films), Matt Weinberg (cub, ''1 1/2''), Creator/CamClarke (adult, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', ''Simba's Mighty Adventure'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''), Rob Lowe (adult, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''': Hector Lee Jr. (cub, ''TLK''), Arturo Mercado (adult), Guillermo Aponte (cub, ''1 1/2''), Kalimba Marichal (cub/songs), Renato Lopez (adult/songs)
-->'''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Sergio Zamora (adult)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Tatsuya Nakazaki (cub, ''TLK'', both acting and songs), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (adult, both acting and songs), Souta Murakami (cub, DVD/BR version and ''1 1/2''), Creator/KenshoOno (cub, theater play)
-->'''Singing by:''' Jason Weaver (cub, ''TLK''), Evan Saucedo (cub, "The Morning Report"), Joseph Williams (adult, ''TLK''), Cam Clarke (adult, ''Simba's Pride'')
The protagonist of ''The Lion King'', and a supporting character in the other material.
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* ActionDad: In ''Simba's Pride'' he becomes a father and still can kick butt.
* AntiHero: He becomes this during the sequel, as his actions in the sequel are certainly not what a Disney protagonist would do. It seems to have left at the end of the sequel, but it remains unclear.
* ArrangedMarriage: Was betrothed to Nala when they were cubs.
* TheAtoner: Spends most of the first film guilt-ridden for his father's death until he finds out that he's not the one to blame for it at all.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: At the end of the first movie, he takes his father's place as his daughter is born. Before that, the moment he becomes king and ascends Pride Rock, with the rain and music is damn awesome.
* BadassInCharge: Not quite as much as his father, but nonetheless he seems to have little trouble trouncing hyenas as a young adult, and defeats Scar on equal footing.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He snaps at Nala and goes berserk on Scar for hitting his mother.
* BigNo: When he witnesses his father fall to his death. Does it again when he remembers this, although it is out of sheer RAGE because Scar has just told him that he killed Mufasa.
* BrainsEvilBrawnGood: In his conflict with Scar. Though it's shown in the sequel that, while not perfect, he manages to turn the Pridelands around and is a far more competent ruler than Scar, who had no idea what to do with his power.
* BrattyHalfPint: Begins the movie as this, overlapping with RoyalBrat.
* BreakTheCutie: Happens to him as a cub at Scar's claws.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes through ''a lot'' of this over the course of the movie, and then gets a bit more by the end of the sequel.
** In the first movie: Cub Simba was playful and always ready for an adventure with his best friend, Nala. He tried to see the best in everyone, even his uncle Scar. At times, he could be a show-off and arrogant, and boasted that he will be greatest king ever, which often got himself and Nala into danger. In spite of this, he came to see the fault in his actions and always learned from his mistakes. Now as an adult, Simba still has his fun-loving demeanor, but has become ashamed of those actions he believed were his fault when he was a cub. After reuniting with Nala, Simba realizes he needs to mature and take responsibility, he becomes even more courageous and is determined to protect his family and kingdom, regardless of the cost. Simba becomes very strict and takes his job of ruling the kingdom very seriously.
** In the sequel: He is more forgiving of his enemies and more trusting of his daughter, indicating he is becoming a better ruler, the ruler he was always meant to be.
* CheerfulChild: One of Disney's most honest examples.
* ChekhovsGunman: To Timon and Pumbaa, in a way. When he saves Pumbaa from being eaten by [[spoiler:Nala]], Timon says "See, I told you having a lion around would come in handy!"
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Nala. She's the only lioness cub we see when Simba's a cub, and the first one he meets when he grows up.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above cheap shots or using the environment to his advantage.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Red hair '''and''' eyes.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His childhood was happy until his uncle engineered his father's murder and made Simba think it was his fault. The young cub went into a self-exile and was HappilyAdopted by Timon and Pumbaa, but his father's death would continue to haunt him.
* DemotedToExtra: Makes only sparse appearances in the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' series.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of ''Simba's Pride''.
* DoWithHimAsYouWill: An accidental example. Simba spared Scar from death, even though he doesn't think Scar deserves it, and tells him to go into exile, but Scar attacks him regardless. In the ensuing fight, Simba tosses Scar off of Pride Rock, where he's met with the starving hyenas. Since Scar had, mere moments before, tried to pass the buck for Mufasa's death onto them, one can imagine the outcome.
* ADogNamedDog: He's a lion whose name is Swahili for "lion".
* TheDreaded: To an extent: In the sequel, Zira has put off attacking the Pridelands for years because of Simba. It's telling when she finally attacks on the basis that Simba is now injured (read: mauled by about seven lionesses at once.) Unfortunately for Zira, he then goes on to survive the subsequent battle in his injured state.
* TheExile: After Mufasa's death.
* FantasticRacism: In ''Return of the Roar'', he frankly tells Kion that the team he's assembled (himself, a cheetah cub, a young hippo, a young honey badger and an egret) cannot act as his Lion Guard because "The Lion Guard has always been made of ''lions''." To be fair, he was mostly upset because he thought Kion wasn't taking his new role seriously and was just picking his friends so he could hang out with them; once Simba sees that Kion and his friends are an effective team and can handle their new roles, he no longer has a problem with it.
* FlashbackNightmare: Seen in the sequel; implied in the midquel.
* FormerTeenRebel: As an adult Simba becomes strict and judgmental and takes his job of ruling the kingdom very seriously, even though he used to be a BrattyHalfPint.
* TheGoodKing: Like his father before him, he manages to make the land flourish unlike Scar.
* HatesBaths: As a cub. Possibly the main example from Disney.
* HeldGaze: Simba and Nala gaze deeply into each other's eyes at the end of their Falling in Love Montage of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" before nuzzling each other in a manner that resembles a kiss.
* TheHero: The first movie is about his growth and life, as well as what it means to be king.
* HeroicBSOD: When he thinks he's the one who killed his father.
* HeroicSecondWind: Scar nearly backs him off of Pride Rock while he's trying to guilt-trip him. [[spoiler:But just as he's about to push him off to his death, he admits to being the one who killed Mufasa. Needless to say, Simba pounces on him in a instant and starts ''choking him'' to get him to admit the truth.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Briefly, when Scar accuses him of killing Mufasa, until he forces Scar to admit the truth to the rest of the pride.
* HesBack: The reaction from his mother, Scar, and the other Pridelanders.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Simba does have several actions that are noticeably very much like Scar, and although they aren't done antagonistically, he does for a very brief moment, becomes that which he hates the most. It gets to a HarsherInHindsight level along with Irony when the director revealed that Kovu was never biologically related to Zira, meaning that he had nothing to with the Outsiders at all. This means Simba essentially did some of the same things to Kovu that he himself had endured, primarily exiling him over a crime he didn't commit, and showing serious mistrust towards him for being involved in a conflict that he had no part of. [[spoiler:Luckily, he does get better.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** In the sequel, his daughter has to remind him of his own teachings of the land being one, after being driven to discrimination and warring with another clan.
** He gives Kovu a speech about how fire (Scar) is a killer, but what's left behind (Kovu) could grow better if given the chance. He seems to forget about that last part when he exiles him as guilty of betrayal before being proven innocent.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Invoked during his confrontation with Scar.
-->'''Scar:''' What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your own uncle?\\
'''Simba:''' No, Scar. I'm not like you.
* IronicEcho: When he corners Scar atop Pride Rock during the climax of the film, he repeats the same words Scar said to him before he ran away: to "run away and never return."
* ItsAllAboutMe: A more naive variant. As a cub, he thinks this is what being a king means. Unlike [[PsychopathicManChild his uncle]], he grows out of this mindset...[[NiceJobFixingItVillain through some pretty harsh circumstances]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Has this feeling about his father's death. Also believes that the rest of the pride believes it as well.
* IWantSong: "I Just Can't Wait To Be King".
* IWasBeatenByAGirl:
** Has ''never'' beat Nala in a fight, even in their serious, more even handed battle as adults. Her trademark pin move was a ChekhovsGun in them recognizing each other. He ''does'' pin her back later on, though on far more playful terms.
** Done more dramatically in the sequel, where he is ambushed and injured by Zira's entire clan and forced to escape. Though that's somewhat fair enough, and he does manage to fight them off, barely. They face off in the final battle but are stopped at the last second by Kiara.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Subverted. While many of his decisions in the sequel are understandable, he slowly becomes more antagonistic, which culminates in his decision to exile Kovu on the spot. He doesn't take the jump thanks to Kiara calling him out, but he still remains an AntiHero.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Of the BrattyHalfPint variety in the original movie, and the OverprotectiveDad variety in the sequel. For the former, Simba starts off as an entitled RoyalBrat who thinks he'll be able tell others what to do, but grows out of that mindset during his adulthood. And for the latter, while his smothering of Kiara comes off as controlling, he has reasons and loves her deeply.
* {{Keet}}: Occasionally was very hyper and playful as a cub.
* KingOfBeasts: He's a lion. And a king. A lion king if you will.
* LeftForDead: Shenzi assumes that he'll be killed when he goes off on his own. She was almost right.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Featured in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhMUvhIAPtY This Land]]. If you want to get technical, his leitmotif is the "Busa" chant that pops up throughout the film.
* MadeOfIron: Very much so. In the sequel, he survives an ambush and a full battle whilst injured.
* MeaningfulName: His name is Swahili for "lion".
* MouthyKid: So much, at the beginning of the movie, especially towards Zazu.
* NobleBigot: Simba becomes prejudiced against the Outsiders in the sequel, but does keep his word of allowing Kovu into his pride when he "saved" Kiara.
* OverprotectiveDad: Very much in the sequel. Like other overprotective Disney parents, though, he has good reason. Still, he goes overboard.
* PapaWolf: As overprotective as he can be, Simba will do ''anything'' to protect his cubs.
* ParentalHypocrisy: At one point, Nala points out to Simba that Kiara's just like they were when they were cubs, and Simba explains that this is what worries him.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: He and Nala both balk at the idea of getting married--at first, while they're still cubs. After they grow up...
* PredatorTurnedProtector: Became this to Timon and Pumbaa after they adopted and raised him.
* ProtagonistTitle: The "Lion King" apparently refers to Simba, when he officially returns to the Pridelands.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In the deleted alternate ending of the film, Simba gives this to Scar during their final showdown.
-->'''Simba''': You think just because you killed my father, you're ''better'' than him?! You're pathetic, you're weak...and above all, Scar, you're nothing but a ''coward''!
* RebelPrince: After Mufasa's death and Scar's manipulation, he goes into exile and shakes all responsibility as rightful successor to his father's kingdom. He eventually returns years later when he is informed by Nala how bad things have gotten under Scar's misrule.
* RedIsHeroic: Is TheHero and has a red mane.
* RefusalOfTheCall: "I can't go back."
* RightfulKingReturns: When he goes to reclaim the Pridelands.
* RoyalBrat: Cub Simba has his moments, but it is obvious that with a strict father like Mufasa, he would have shaped up even without Scar's interference.
* SanitySlippage: He is heavily implied to be going through this in the sequel given his bad dreams, which show how much of an emotional wreck he is. All of his decisions, while understandable, make the plot worse. At the trial, he completely loses all inch of rationality, and acts nothing like the calm, if fierce, character we saw in the past. The way he tells Zira to go home is very chilling with the implication that he will tear Zira apart. Luckily, Kiara manages to prevent him from losing anymore sanity and pull him back from the brink.
* StartingANewLife: Having been run out of his home by Scar, Simba grows up in the forest eating insects, with no plans to go back to being a prince.
* StealthHiBye: Pulls one on Kovu, when the latter is debating attacking him. One second he is there, getting a drink of water, but the second Kovu takes his eye off of him for a second, he is gone.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Not as much as a cub; as an adult, however, not only does he resemble Mufasa, but has facial features resembling his mother.
* TookALevelInBadass: While he does start out brave enough to scratch a hyena, it's not until the end of the movie that he's as strong as Scar. Arguably takes another in the sequel; he has grown bigger and becomes capable of surviving attacks by several lionesses at once. Although Simba is injured at the time, Zira is a tad bit delusional when she wants to go lioness on lion with him alone.
* TranquilFury: During the climax of the first film, after discovering that Scar killed Mufasa. He's clearly furious, but remains calm and collected, his cold tone of voice being the only indicator.
* UnskilledButStrong: Despite spending years lazing around with Timon and Pumbaa, he was more than capable of taking on Scar, several hyenas, and a number of Outlander lionesses in the sequel.
* WarriorPrince: Takes charge of the battle to reclaim Pride Rock and faces Scar in one-on-one combat.
* WellDoneSonGuy:
** Although anything but an emotionally distant father, Mufasa is often preoccupied with the duties of the throne, and little Simba certainly sees him as a hero, worshiping the ground his paws tread upon. But there is no indication Simba ever doubts he has his father's love or respect...until Scar convinces him he is to blame for his father's death. Then, overcome with remorse and believing no one could ever forgive him, he voluntarily goes into exile. It is Mufasa's ghost, reminding him of his place in the Circle and telling him "You are my son and the one true king," that sets him back on the right path again. And with a simple, single word, "Remember..." he lets his son know he is very proud of him indeed.
** However, ''Simba's Pride'' has Simba forgetting this moving testimonial and unable to get over his past, refusing to trust Kovu or see him as anything but a reincarnation of Scar, all in the mistaken belief that this is what his father would do (and therefore, would make Mufasa proud of him). Luckily Nala, as usual, is the voice of reason while Kiara, with typical bluntness, makes it quite clear to her father that he is not and never will be Mufasa. And just to hammer the point home that Simba does not have to emulate his father's reign (or his perception of it) in order to receive his love and pride, Mufasa's ghost actually says the words, "Well done, my son" after the prides are united and peace is declared.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** In the first film, Nala gives one to Simba for refusing to go back to the Pridelands.
** Kiara lectures Simba on how he will never be Mufasa when Kovu is exiled towards the end of ''Simba's Pride''.
* WhatWouldXDo: His biggest failing in the sequel; Simba is so focused on trying to be as good as Mufasa that he ends up making knee-jerk reactions when something unexpected happens and cocks everything up. Kiara [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on it big time]].
* WouldHitAGirl: A pragmatic case. He will fight female predators that threaten him or his close ones without hesitation. It's pretty much a necessity in the sequel, as almost the entire villain squad attacking him is female.
* WouldntHurtAChild: When Zira gave young Kovu to be killed by Simba, all the older lion does is look at the cub and tell Zira to take him and leave.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:After Scar admits that he is the one who killed Mufasa, Simba forces him to reveal the truth to the other lions.]]
* YourSizeMayVary: ''The Lion Guard'' bizarrely shows him to be much smaller than he is in previous films.
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[[folder:Mufasa]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"''Remember who you are. You are my son and the one true king."'']]
->''"A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king."''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/JamesEarlJones (films, ''Return of the Roar''), Creator/KeithDavid (House of Mouse, ''Simba's Mighty Adventure''), Gary Anthony Williams (''The Lion Guard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Magaña (''TLK''), Héctor Lama Yazbek (DVD/BD version onwards)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Shinya Ohwada
Simba's father, mentor, and King of the Pride Lands.
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* TheAce: Wise, strong, compassionate.
* ActionDad: He's a dangerous lion and he sometimes has to save his son.
* AdultFear: Losing his son, obviously.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:He's one of the few non-villains in a Disney animation to be killed off.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Becomes one of the Great Kings of the Past.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the original lion king in the movie, and the strongest in a fight.
* BadassBaritone: He ''is'' voiced by Creator/JamesEarlJones, after all.
* BassoProfundo: James Earl Jones being his voice actor, he has a very deep voice.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The neatest, well kept mane of all the lions, and the most good.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not just with the hyenas, but Mufusa makes Simba feel genuinely guilty when he disobeys him. And he still stays levelheaded when scolding Simba. Also, he's pretty stern towards Scar for disrespecting his son at the beginning.
* BigDamnHeroes: Twice to Simba. First he saves Simba from the hyenas, and then from the stampede. Also to Zazu, showing up just in time to stop Scar from eating Zazu, which Zazu even lampshades ("Impeccable timing, Your Majesty!").
* BigGood: What comes with being the king of the Pridelands. Even after his death, Simba still looks towards his father for guidance, as do his grandson Kion and old friend Rafiki, making him the BigGood of the entire franchise.
* BloodlessCarnage: His death is bloodless even though he was trampled to death.
* CainAndAbel: With Scar. Mufasa is the Abel to Scar's Cain.
* CharacterDeath: One of the most realistic and saddest ones in Disney history. The music does not help one bit.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: He's one of the greatest fathers in animation who happens to die in the middle of the film.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Although he isn't a villain, he falls into a vicious stampede at the hands of one.
* DisappearedDad: Because he's, you know, dead.
* TheDreaded: The hyenas scatter at the sight of him.
* EtTuBrute: He had this reaction on his face moments before he was thrown off the cliff by his brother.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Thrown off a cliff and trampled to death in a wildebeest stampede, albeit off-screen.
* FamousLastWords: "Brother, brother, help me!"
* FantasticRacism: Hyenas are not allowed in the Pride Lands during his rule. ''The Lion Guard'' [[{{Retcon}} establishes that most hyenas are good (or at least do exactly what they're naturally inclined to do)]] meaning this rule is not justified by them always being a evil species, but he probably wasn't aware they could be good.
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Mufasa learns the hard way that being nice to an ObviouslyEvil sibling, who was scheming right behind his back, isn't going to change his heart. And not even entirely behind his back. Scar all but announces on the day of Simba's presentation that he hates the new cub, wants the throne, that Mufasa should beware of him, and that he won't attempt to seize it by challenging him directly.
* FatalFlaw: He trusted his clearly power-hungry brother a ''little'' too much. It gets him killed.
* FramedForHeroism: Scar made it look this way to Simba when Mufasa's death was because of his attempt to rescue the cub.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He respects all the animals in the Pridelands, even the ones he eats, because he acknowledges that they all have an important role in the Circle of Life.
* GeniusBruiser: While his strength is unquestionable, Mufasa is also a very smart and competent leader barring his FatalFlaw, as evidenced by [[GhibliHills the Pridelands during his reign]] and [[{{Mordor}} the Pridelands during Scar's reign]].
* GentleGiant: He is one biiiig kitty, and he has an even bigger heart.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Mufasa gravely underestimates Scar's jealousy of him and desire for the throne, believing in the importance of family and that Scar couldn't possibly be evil enough to try anything as heinous as regicide.
* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite his claims, Scar actually is no smarter than his brother, yet is resentful that Mufasa gets to be King instead of him. When Scar finally does become King, it becomes clear he is not as smart as Mufasa; Scar is a lazy hedonist who isn't even remotely interested in maintaining the Pridelands.
* TheGoodKing: It's telling that all of the Pridelands (even the animals that are essentially his ''food'') come to the presentation of his son. The animals do not want, are happy, and respect him and he respects them back.
* GoodParents: One of the best fathers in cinematic history.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Although they have their disputes, he never stops trusting his ObviouslyEvil brother until it's too late.
* KingOfBeasts: He's a lion. A lion king, if you will.
* LargeAndInCharge: The largest lion in the movie.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His haunting theme was re-written for the Broadway show as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0xU6Pu3ifw Shadowland]]."
* ManHug: Isn't shy about this with Rafiki.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: One of the most tragic examples.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: According to the Hyenas, this is what Mufasa is. They're right.
* NiceGuy: Possibly the friendliest and most easygoing character in the film, with the possible exception of Rafiki. He truly cares about maintaining the Pridelands and speaks to Simba about the importance of responsibility.
* NotSoStoic: He is visibly frightened when Scar was about to throw him off the cliff.
* OneManArmy: He took down '''three hyenas ''' who [[PapaWolf threatened his son]] and Nala.
* OverprotectiveDad: Well, in a good sense, meaning not as much as Simba was with Kiara in ''Simba's Pride''.
* PapaWolf: One of the best examples of this trope, bar none.
* PosthumousCharacter: For the last half of ''The Lion King'' onward.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike his brother (and his son at first), he knows that there's more to being king than just power and glory, and takes the responsibilities that come with the job very seriously.
* RedIsHeroic: Has a red mane and was the BigGood.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's TheGoodKing ''because'' he takes care of his responsibilities.
* SacrificialLion: Literally. His death is what gets the plot started, even though he's probably the most ferocious fighter in the film.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the sequel, Mufasa's spirit messages Rafiki to pair Kiara and Kovu to resolve the war between the two prides.
* SpiritAdvisor: To Simba, appearing in the clouds to guide him. By virtue of the apparently true belief that the Lion Kings become stars in the sky upon death, he's this to not only Simba but any of his descendants. However, it appears that he mostly only "speaks" directly to Rafiki, the shaman of the Pride Lands. However, he takes this job full time for his grandson Kion in ''The Lion Guard''.
* TheStoic: He doesn't show much emotion, and when he actually gets mad he is still pretty calm about it.
* ThickerThanWater:
** Despite all their animosity and how much of a pain Scar could be, he truly believed in this trope in regards to his brother and only learned in the ''moment'' before his death that this was not the case.
** In the ''Lion Guard'' episode "Can't Wait To Be Queen," he told Kion he had to stand by Kiara no matter what, showing that he still believes in the importance of family even after Scar's betrayal.
* TragicHero: His [[FatalFlaw misplaced trust]] in Scar leads to his downfall.
* TrampledUnderfoot: His death by wildebeest stampede.
* WouldHitAGirl: Doesn't matter if they're female or male, he'll attack them should he need to. Just ask Shenzi.
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[[folder:Scar]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Long live the king."'']]
->''"Oh, I ''was'' first in line... until the little hairball was born...."''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/JeremyIrons (''TLK''), Creator/JimCummings (''Simba's Pride'', ''Simba's Mighty Adventure''), James Horan (''Kingdom Hearts II'', Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom), David Oyelowo (''The Lion Guard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Petrel (''TLK''), Sebastian Llapur (DVD/BD version onwards)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Haruhiko Jo
The BigBad of ''The Lion King'' and Simba's paternal uncle.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the time Simba comes back, even the ''hyenas'' admit that Mufasa was a much better king than Scar ever could be. Though, as revealed in the sequel, Scar ''did'' have some supporters, Zira included, all of whom were banished from the Pridelands when Simba took over.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Yes, believe it or not, [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Claudius]], though still a villain, was a ''lot'' less evil than Scar (or at least, a lot more ''[[AffablyEvil pleasant]]''). He's genuinely kind to the queen (whom he married after taking the throne), told Hamlet to stay in Denmark so that he can succeed him as king, showed genuine concern for Hamlet's [[ObfuscatingInsanity apparent madness]] and at least had the decency to feel a little guilty over murdering his brother. Scar, on the other paw, abuses Sarabi after taking the throne, tries to get Simba killed because he doesn't want the competition and shows absolutely no remorse over murdering Mufasa.
* AndThenWhat: Scar clearly didn't think about what to do after taking over the Pridelands.
* BadBoss: Lets the hyenas run rampant over the Pridelands until even they run out of food, casually manipulates all of them into helping his selfish scheme and ultimately tries to pass the blame onto them when he tries to weasel his way out of justice.
** ''The Lion Guard'' shows that Scar had asked the other lions in his Lion Guard to help him take down Mufasa. When they refused, he used The Roar to destroy them.
* BeardOfEvil: His mane looks like a devilish goatee.
* BerserkButton: Mentioning how much better of a king Mufasa was than him, probably because deep down, even he knows that it's true. He can't stand hearing Mufasa's name, to the point that he makes a law against saying it.
* BigBad: Of the first movie. Killing Mufasa and ruining the Pridelands.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He pulled this off with Simba by pretending to be a loving uncle when, Scar really wanted Mufusa and Simba dead so he could claim the throne.
* BondVillainStupidity: After telling Simba to exile himself from the Pride Lands, he orders the hyenas to kill him soon after rather than do it himself, and doesn't bother to make sure that they actually do the job.
** Also [[spoiler:when the hyenas learn that Scar was putting the blame on them.]]
* BrainsEvilBrawnGood: ZigZagged. He certainly is a great deal more fond of using manipulation and cunning to get what he wants, and he's very talented at both of these things. In addition, he admits that he is physically far weaker than Mufasa. When it comes to actually ''ruling'' a kingdom, however, he has ''no idea what he's doing'', and the Pride Lands goes from a lush savannah to a barren wasteland in a matter of a few years, all because of his incompetence. Upon Simba's return, however, he shows himself to be no less adept at the cunning manipulation that got him into power...and this trope is played with again when Scar proves himself to indeed be a viciously competent (if [[CombatPragmatist dirty]]) fighter when he's got no other options.
* BreakingSpeech: Gives a ''nasty'' one to Simba upon his return. It's so effective, if he hadn't done his NiceJobFixingItVillain, he'd have won with ''only'' this.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's very talented at using cunning and manipulation to get what he wants, but he doesn't even try to be responsible once he becomes king, leaving his hyena minions to work with the lionesses.
* BroughtDownToNormal: As revealed in ''The Lion Guard'', he once had the [[MightyRoar Roar of the Elders]], but after he used it to kill the members of his Lion Guard for refusing to help him overthrow Mufasa, the Great Kings of the Past stripped him of it, as the power [[BewareTheSuperman was never meant to be used for evil]]. Of course Mufasa didn't think he'd still be a threat after that.
* CainAndAbel: With Mufasa. Scar is the Cain to Mufasa's Abel.
* TheCaligula: He is an absolutely terrible ruler, and threatens or intimidates anyone who tries to tell him so. The mere mention of Mufasa is enough to [[BerserkButton send him into a rage]].
* TheChessmaster: His whole plan of getting rid of Mufasa and Simba. In fact, the plan would've worked had the hyenas went after Simba.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: Scar chose Kovu to defeat Simba. Likely a lie, since WordOfGod has confirmed that Kovu is an orphan, and has no biological connection to either Scar or Zira.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Family or lackeys, he'll double-cross them in an instant.
* ClassicVillain: {{Envy}} and [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]].
* CombatPragmatist: Starts off his fight with Simba by [[AHandfulForAnEye throwing burning embers into his eyes]].
* CompositeCharacter: The feline equivalent of [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Claudius]] and Theatre/{{Macbeth}} mixed together.
* ConsummateLiar: Part of his [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing personality.]]
* CorneredRattlesnake: He'd rather snivel and beg his way out of a fight, but when he realizes he's about to lose his throne, he resorts to battling Simba with ferocious vigor.
* TheCorrupter: To his nephew, Simba. Though it doesn't work when Simba's all grown up.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: At the end, he is eaten alive by his former hench-hyenas. Given Scar's occasional cameos in the questionably-canon Timon and Pumbaa series, some fans think that he [[HesJustHiding survived and is in hiding]].
* DarkIsEvil: Scar has the darkest fur of the lions and is the BigBad.
* DeadpanSnarker: This line stands out:
-->''Simba'': Uncle Scar, when I'm king, what will that make you?
-->''Scar'': A monkey's uncle.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Quite happy to let the Pridelands go to hell in a hand basket if that means he can be King. He's also pretty upfront that he wants the job for the power and refuses to even acknowledge that he's supposed to have duties and responsibilities to go with them.
* DevilInPlainSight: Mufasa has no idea that his brother is plotting against him, and by the time he realizes it it's already checkmate.
* DevouredByTheHorde: After Simba defeats him in a fight, [[spoiler: he gets surrounded by his former hyena henchmen and he gets eaten alive by them when they overheard that he betrayed them.]]
* DirtyCoward: He does everything he can to weasel his way out of justice when confronted by Simba about Mufasa's murder, from making an inaudible "confession" to the lionesses to trying to pass the blame onto the hyenas to save himself. PlayedWith in the sense that he's still a badass fighter despite all this.
* DirtyOldMan: In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8gDjaHWWA deleted song]], he lusts after Nala in search of creating a bloodline, and expels her from the pride lands when she refuses his advances. These qualities were emphasized in the musical.
* DisneyVillainDeath: {{Subverted}}. [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath And he probably wishes it wasn't]]...
* DrunkWithPower: According to ''The Lion Guard'', this is why Scar tried to overthrow Mufasa; having the power of [[MightyRoar the Roar]] went to his head, and led him to believe ''he'' should be king.
* EtTuBrute: His betrayal of Mufasa, his brother, by throwing him to his death. Judging by Mufasa's reaction, the latter had ''absolutely'' no idea that Scar was plotting against him.
* EveryoneHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs. He cannot stand "It's A Small World After All".
* EvilAllAlong: Towards Mufasa and Simba, who only think of him as their loyal brother and uncle, respectively. Though they don't realize his true intentions.
* EvilBrit: He was voiced by Jeremy Irons in the first film.
* EvilCounterpart: Scar serves as a "dark mirror" of sorts for Simba, with most of his flaws being exaggerated versions of Simba's own. One needs to just look at their big song numbers (''I Just Can't Wait to be King'' and ''Be Prepared'') next to each other to see this. Both crave becoming the king of the Pride Lands largely for the recognition that comes with it and gloat over how great they will be as king. Both are even showing not being above "bullying" so to speak, with Zazu being the biggest victim in that regard. However Simba ultimately manages to "grow up" and accept responsibility, which leads to his ultimate victory, whilst Scar's apparent refusal to truly do either ultimately leads to both his downfall and death. The film seems to consciously acknowledge this during the climax where when tempted to kill him and Scar asks what he is going to do, Simba ultimately refuses asserting, "No Scar. I'm not like you." Heck, both even have sidekicks in the form of outsiders with an obsession over food.
* EvilEyebrows: Part of being the BigBad.
* EvilGenius: At least in the first part of the movie on how he planned to get rid of Mufasa and Simba.
* EvilGloating: During the climax, when Simba, still blaming himself for his father's death, is dangling from the edge of Pride Rock, Scar can't resist indulging in this and freely admits to Simba that ''he'' killed Mufasa. At this revelation, Simba pulls off his HeroicSecondWind and literally ''chokes'' Scar to get him to admit the truth to everyone else.
* EvilIsHammy: Really loves to be dramatic.
* EvilLaugh: At the end of "Be Prepared."
* EvilPlan: Kill Mufasa and Simba, and take over the Pridelands.
* TheEvilPrince: Was evil even before taking over the Pridelands.
* EvilSlinks: He moves in an almost serpentine manner.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Scar carries a subtle reverb in his voice that becomes noticeably whenever he is dripping with sickly-sweet sarcasm or completely loses control of his temper. Of course, his voice is considerably ''less'' deep than Mufasa's...
* EvilUncle: To Simba, whom he tries to kill to get rid of Mufasa's sole heir.
* EvilWillFail: His plan turns out this way. He succeeds in becoming King, but the once-bountiful Pridelands quickly goes downhill under his disastrous and self-serving leadership. Even the ''hyenas'', of all animals, think that Mufasa's reign was better for them.
* FacePalm: After all, he's SurroundedByIdiots.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: The hyenas [[spoiler:tear him apart and eat him]]. Of course, it's [[GoryDiscretionShot all shown in shadow]].
* FascistButInefficient: He's an effective schemer right up until he actually gains power, at which point his disregard for anyone but himself runs the entire kingdom into the ground.
* FatalFlaw: {{Envy}} and {{Pride}}.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Sure, he has no problem in murdering his own brother and nephew in cold blood to obtain the throne, but he still puts up a polite and suave facade.
* FisherKing: Scar turns Mufasa's lush and green [[GhibliHills Ghibli Savanna]] into barren, dry, dead {{Mordor}}. Justified in that he allowed Hyenas into said lands, who over-hunted with the lions restrained by Scar from keeping them in check. Fewer grazing animals from overhunting means more leftover vegetation, more vegetation means more fuel for brush fires once the dry season sets in. One spark from lightning and the whole savannah could go up, and apparently did.
* FreudianExcuse: Scar's dream of being king was destroyed forever when Simba was born. Also, it's implied that he was TheUnfavorite in his family growing up, while Mufasa was the golden boy. It doesn't excuse his horrific deeds, but it ''does'' explain why he was so bitter and ruthless.
* GenreBlindness: He sends his bumbling minions to kill someone ''whom they've already failed to kill'', and just look at the results of the aforementioned EvilGloating.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: '''Black''', '''Red''' and '''Unnatural Green'''.
* GoodHairEvilHair: The slicked-back variety.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Is the BigBad and has a scar over his eye.
* GoryDiscretionShot: His death is shown only in shadow.
* GreaterScopeVillain: In ''1 1/2'', where the main conflict is essentially the same of the first movie, but because they're telling from Timon and Pumbaa's point of view, the primary villains are the Hyenas, and Scar's machinations serve only as the background.
* GreenEyes: Of the villainous sort - and figurative, as the following entry shows.
* GreenEyedMonster: Several lines in "Be Prepared" imply how jealous he is of Mufasa's success as king and the "injustice" that he's no longer next in line for the throne after Simba's birth. Heavy emphasis on the "monster" part. He's a ''literal'' example as well, since he really does have GreenEyes. Also notice that, in RealLife, lions don't have green eyes, making the use even more metaphorical.
* AHandfulForAnEye: During the final battle between himself and Simba, Scar kicks it off by throwing burning embers into Simba's eyes.
* HerosEvilPredecessor: In ''The Lion Guard'', it's revealed that he led the Lion Guard under Mufasa's regime, and was blessed with the power of the Roar of the Elders. However, the power went to Scar's head and he vainly believed that with this power, he should be king instead of Mufasa. But when the rest of the Lion Guard said no, Scar furiously used the Roar to destroy them. Due to using his powers for evil, Scar lost his power completely and descended further into depression, becoming shriveled and horrible. Kion fears that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he may end up becoming just like Scar]], but regularly makes sure to regulate his use of the Roar of the Elders.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He is mauled to death by his own hyena minions after they overheard his betrayal.
* {{Hidden Badass}}: Unlike his openly intimidating brother, Scar seems physically unimpressive. However, when the chips are down, he mauls Simba in the final battle.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Scar pulls the family card while begging for mercy from Simba. This coming from a guy who previously murdered his own brother and tried to kill his nephew without batting an eye.
* ISurrenderSuckers: During the climax, he begs Simba for mercy. Simba agrees on the grounds that he go into exile. Scar starts to leave... but then kicks burning embers into Simba's eyes and attacks him.
* InkSuitActor: Animator Andreas Deja watched Jeremy Irons's movies to put more of him into Scar - [[http://www.jeremy-irons.com/press/archive/18.html "Not that he looks like a lion"]] - and even added the actor's baggy eyes.
* {{Irony}}: In the movie, Scar is the runt of the litter and is self-admittedly not as strong as Mufasa. In real life, male lions with black manes are usually considered the most powerful lions of all who also attract the most females and will more than likely rule the pride.
* ItsAllAboutMe: "I'm the king, I can do whatever I want" sums his rule up. It's also a {{Deconstruction}} of the trope, as this view on life results in the Pridelands going to hell and him having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating.
* {{Jerkass}}: As seen in his [[BadBoss harsh treatment of the hyenas]] and some of his spiteful, sadistic actions throughout the movie.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Survives a fall off of Pride Rock only to be eaten by his own hyena minions, who overheard him putting the blame on them.]]
* KickTheDog: So many times, but the moment when he strikes Sarabi for standing up to him really stands out.
* TheKingslayer: Murders Mufasa to seize control of the throne.
* KnightOfCerebus: The film begins quite cheerful, but when Scar kills his own brother and takes the power, the film definitely becomes dark. Before that, we also have his VillainSong, in which he shows his true intentions. He's also one on a meta level, since he's responsible for the first non-villainous Disney death onscreen.
* LargeHam: In true Disney villain fashion. Producer Don Hahn even said part of Scar's hilarity is due to Irons adding disdain/insanity to lines that were by right delivered straight.
* LeanAndMean: In contrast to Mufasa's HeroicBuild (and to a far lesser degree, Simba's).
* ManipulativeBastard: One of the classic movie examples and fitting for a villain in a Shakespearean-style film. There are very few characters in the story whom he does not deceive, and he sometimes manipulates others purely for [[ForTheEvulz his own amusement]].
* MarkOfShame: The scar on his eye.
* MaskOfSanity: In the first part, he's able to cover his sociopathic nature beneath a charming veneer. Once things start going awry, he undergoes a severe SanitySlippage.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: According to the out takes and ''House of Mouse''.
* MeaningfulName: He was re-named "Scar" because of the permanent scar on his left eye. According to the books, his real name is ''Taka'', which means "trash" or "wanting" in Swahili.
* {{Narcissist}}: This line from his VillainSong says it all:
-->Meticulous planning\\
Tenacity spanning\\
Decades of denial\\
Is simply why I'll\\
Be king undisputed\\
Respected, saluted\\
And seen for the wonder I am!
* NearVillainVictory: He gets everything he wants in the movie and would have gotten away with it if not for a moment of gloating self-indulgence.
* NewEraSpeech: He gives one to the pride when he takes position as leader. Originally delivered via a song that reprises "Be Prepared."
* NeverMyFault: Scar refuses to own up to anything he does, even using the hyenas a scapegoat when confronted by Simba for his evil actions. [[spoiler: He ultimately regrets it.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:[[SarcasmMode Sure, telling Simba you killed his father is such a great idea. It's not like being liberated of a lifetime of guilt over his father's death will fuel him with righteous anger and allow him to kick your tail and reveal your lies to everyone!]] Moreover, [[SanitySlippage who in the right mind would put the]] [[NeverMyFault blame of everything that happened]] [[IdiotBall on your only followers left?]]]] [[JustifiedTrope However]], [[EvilGloating both gloating and]] [[NeverMyFault not accepting blame for his actions]] are [[SmugSnake in character]] for him.
* NonActionBigBad: Subverted. He complains early on about not having any of the "brawn" genes, relies on his hyenas to be his muscle, and he only attempts to kill those who have been incapacitated in some way. But at the climax, it turns out he ''can'' fight, and is able to hold his own against the much younger and more muscular Simba.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Let's see, Scar KILLS MUFASA, and is perfectly able to go toe-to-toe with Simba in the climax. A bit out of place considering that he groans about getting the brains and none of the brawn in the beginning, but makes some sense when you consider that Simba has apparently lived only on insects and has been in a total of one fight (that he lost). This plot point makes even more sense when taking into account Scar's original character design as a much more bulky and brawny lion.
* ObviouslyEvil: Just in case you hadn't noticed all the EvilTropes above.
* OhCrap: The look on his face when he realizes that [[spoiler: the hyenas heard him betray them]] says it all.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: According to a storybook published following the film's release, his birth name was ''Taka'' (Swahili for "trash" or "want").
* ThePeterPrinciple: His strongest desire was to become king. However while he proved deadly and conniving about setting that goal in motion, he proved completely incompetent in actually posing as king, only seeking the benefits and grandeur of the role rather than it's important duties.
* PosthumousCharacter: In ''Simba's Pride'' and ''The Lion Guard''.
* PredecessorVillain: Serves as this to almost the entire franchise, following the first movie and his death.
** Of ''Simba's Pride'': the primary villain is Zira, who was one of his sympathizers and seeks to avenge him.
** ''The Lion Guard'' revolves around his great-nephew Kion forming a new Lion Guard and actively striving to not end up like Scar. [[spoiler: A lingering shot of a painting of Scar appearing above Janja's lair with suspenseful music playing may be implying that Scar may have some presence in the series' future as well.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: Best exemplified by his "I am the King, I can do whatever I want!" excuse, because it is essentially the attitude of Simba as a cub, though it's doubtful that he would ever condemn his own subjects to death.
* PyrrhicVictory: His original fate in the AlternateEnding. He wins the fight with Simba by throwing him off Pride Rock, but is then burned to death himself when the fires surrounding Pride Rock engulf it. By throwing Simba off Pride Rock, he actually saves Simba from suffering that fate and allowing him to have his happy ending anyway, making Scar's victory in the fight meaningless.
* RedRightHand: His scar, and his claws that are always bared (unlike the others).
* RelativeButton: You just ''had'' to get that last KickTheDog moment in, didn't you Scar?
* TheResenter: Scar resents his brother for being the King and also resents Simba because after his father, ''he'' will be king.
* ReversePsychology: How he tricks Simba into visiting the elephant graveyard.
* {{Sadist}}: As much as it can be shown in a Disney film, at least.
** He doesn't immediately eat the mouse he has trapped, preferring to play with him. Judging by Zazu's reaction, it seems that this behavior isn't seen as proper.
** He takes some moments to savor Mufasa's impending fate, gloating "Long live the king" and making sure that his brother fully realizes what his true nature is instead of simply shoving Mufasa to his death. This isn't necessarily useful to Scar's plan, but he clearly enjoys it.
** This proves to be one of the causes of his demise, since attempting to do the same with Simba makes the latter fight back and reveal that he murdered Mufasa.
* SanitySlippage: More obvious in the musical, but still visible in the movie. The musical has a number called "The Madness of King Scar," where he begins to go completely insane.
* SanitySlippageSong: "The Madness Of King Scar" in the musical version. He grows more insane as the song goes on, eventually seeing the ghost of Mufasa everywhere and becoming desperate to have cubs to continue his line. He also becomes increasingly paranoid, believing that the lionesses hate him (which they probably do) and are plotting to murder him (which, again, they probably are).
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: "I'm the king, I can do what I want!"
* ShadowArchetype: Like Simba, he has an immature understanding of being king, as he believes it is only about getting your way all the time. However, unlike Simba, he is willing to go to terrible lengths just to become king. Also, unlike Simba, he does not assume responsibility for his actions but instead tries to blame the hyenas for ruining the kingdom and tries to kill Simba just so he can continue to have power. Not only that but, unlike Simba, he makes a terrible ruler, as he pretty much acts like a 3-year old pretending to be a king when he gets ahold of power. But, once Simba does defeat him, he more or less removes himself from his childishness, as he grows up while Scar doesn't.
* SicEm: "Kill him."
* SissyVillain: He's rather effeminate and theatrical.
* SlasherSmile: The creepy smile he gives before tossing Mufasa to his death.
* SmugSnake: After becoming king. Although Scar was a master of manipulating everyone around him to seize the power he craved, he proved to be utterly incompetent at actually ''using'' the power once he had it, though this was more due to laziness and selfishness than a lack of intelligence. He hadn't been raised to be a king so he had no experience. Like Simba as a cub, he thought that it was just all about the power and the glory rather than actual hard work. He'd originally persuaded the hyenas to support him by promising that they'd never go hungry again, but the drought in the Pride Lands leads to a famine and causes the hyenas to begin grumbling about Scar even before Simba comes back.
** Even before becoming King he showed signs of this. Like [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]], he's a supposed ManipulativeBastard with the glaring flaw of being ObviouslyEvil and doing nothing to counteract it. Often meaning that the only reason he has any success whatsoever is that everyone in the movie is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: Does this a lot, especially when gloating.
* TheSoCalledCoward: The film describes Scar as a skinny weakling, who openly admits that he's no match for Mufasa in a fight. During the climax, he begs Simba for mercy, but as soon as said mercy is granted, Scar attacks Simba at full force and nearly beats him.
** If you watch the shadows closely, [[spoiler: you'll notice he goes down fighting when the hyenas attack him en masse.]]
* TheSociopath: Has zero qualms over planning the deaths of his family and pretending to be racked with grief after Mufasa and seemingly Simba perish in the wildebeest stampede. He's a highly functioning sociopath, able to hide his true self beneath a veneer of charming manners.
* SuddenlyShouting:
** When addressing the hyenas in "[[VillainSong Be Prepared]]."
--->''The future is littered with prizes''
--->''And though I'm the main addressee,''
--->''Point that I must emphasize is,''
--->'''''YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!''''' (A random hyena falls into the crack in the ground.)
** He loses his temper and starts shouting whenever Mufasa is mentioned.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Stated word for word.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A BigBad lion version.
* TooDumbToLive: Telling Simba he killed Mufasa pretty much set up his downfall. Also, he really shouldn't have lied to Simba about Mufasa's death by blaming it on the hyenas. [[TheDogBitesBack He pays for it dearly]].
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Once he ultimately takes over the Pridelands.
* TheUnfavourite: Well, considering that his parents gave him a name that means "[[{{Greed}} wanting]]" or "[[AtrociousAlias trash]]," and gave his brother a name that means "king," it's pretty clear who was their favorite... Subverted in the books, where he ''thinks'' he's this but it's shown his parents actually do care about him.
* TheUsurper: He concocted his whole EvilPlan in order to take over the Pridelands.
* VictoryIsBoring: Okay, Scar. You took care of Mufasa and Simba and claimed the throne. What now?
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Simply put, he gets the honor of committing the first onscreen murder in a Disney film, among other things.
* VillainSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0AiN8vrn9Y&feature=related "Be Prepared"]] were he explains to the Hyenas how he intended to murder his brother and nephew to become king. There is also a cut [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEBOYTGy3mY reprise]] to "Be Prepared" were he expresses his desire to make Nala his queen, and introduces the Hyenas as his 'executive staff.'
* VillainousBreakdown:
** "The Madness of King Scar" in the Broadway musical version, a song that really focuses on his shift from MagnificentBastard to SmugSnake in his reign as king.
** The [[AlternateEnding original ending]] of the film had a far more pronounced one. After his fight with Simba, which ends with Simba being the one thrown off Pride Rock (but lives), Scar is last seen [[LaughingMad laughing insanely]] as the fires surrounding Pride Rock engulf and kill him.
* VillainousLegacy: His influence is still felt after his death, since the primary villains in the sequel are his sympathizers wanting revenge.
* VillainsWantMercy: The minute Simba corners him at the top of Pride Rock, Scar starts desperately begging him for mercy, pulling such cards as reminding him they're family and [[NeverMyFault blaming the hyenas for his own actions]]. Simba ultimately opts to let Scar go on the condition that he go into exile; Scar turns to leave, but then kicks burning embers into Simba's eyes and attacks him. When he loses the subsequent fight and is thrown off of Pride Rock, he's met with the hyenas, who overheard ''everything'', and tries begging for his life again... with no such luck.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: After killing Mufasa and finally becoming the King of Pride Rock, he ends up turning the paradise to ruins. Scar is obviously too proud to admit that he wasn't cut out for the job.
* WeakButSkilled: He freely admits to not measuring up to Mufasa's level of strength, but he is a good short-term schemer and CombatPragmatist, and he is able to fight evenly with the younger Simba.
* WhamLine: '''"Long live the king."''' The way Scar says it was bone-chilling. [[OhCrap Also Mufasa's expression when this is happening.]] Seeing someone so strong and powerful looking so terrified and helpless (not to mention [[EtTuBrute shocked at his brother's betrayal]], no less) is a whole new level of scary. Don't forget his helpless scream as he falls to his death... replaced with the scream of Simba as he watches his dad, who he just had a scene showing their closeness, fall to his death...
** Scar's behavior in this as well. At first, when Mufasa is calling for help, Scar seems to ponder what to do, as if he's realized that there would be [[MoralEventHorizon no turning back if he killed his brother..]]. and then not only he does it anyway, but takes some moments to enjoy Mufasa's terror. This isn't useful to his plan but highlights his truly sadistic nature.
* WickedCultured: Not only is his speech the more refined in the movie, but somehow he knows about the gene pool.
* WouldHitAGirl: He smacks Sarabi hard for [[BerserkButton mentioning Mufasa in his presence]] during an argument, [[OhCrap then notices a very angry Simba watching above]].
* WouldHurtAChild: He tries to kill his little nephew and his friend Nala by letting the Hyenas eat them. Later, he arranges a stampede where Simba is almost trampled to death.
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[[folder:Nala]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Don't you understand? You're our only hope!"'']]
->''"It's like you're back from the dead...you have no idea what this will mean to everyone! What it means to me!"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Niketa Calame (cub, ''TLK''), Moira Kelly (adult, films), Gabrielle Union (adult, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Singing by:''' Laura Williams (cub, ''TLK''), Sally Dworsky (adult, ''TLK'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Karla Falcon (cub), Creator/MariaFernandaMorales (both acting and songs)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Junko Yamamoto (cub,''TLK'' ), Risa Uchida (cub, theater play) Riko Hanamura (adult, both acting and songs)
Simba's playmate, childhood friend, and later, wife.
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* ActionGirl: Simba has never won a fight against her, and she beats some hyenas in the climax.
* ActionMom: In the sequel to Kiara and can still kick butt.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Her eyes were originally teal, but the sequel gives her blue and the midquel gives her green.
* ArrangedMarriage: Was betrothed to Simba when they were cubs.
* BrattyHalfPint: As a cub, she was just as cheeky and mischievous as Simba.
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''Simba's Pride'', Nala has become slightly more mild-mannered and motherly, but continues to act as the voice of reason to Simba, who is now being very protective of Kiara, and reminds him that their daughter Kiara would be fine. She also seems to be less judgmental than Simba. When Simba refused to trust Kovu simply because of his outsider status, Nala and Rafiki are able to change his decision and Simba reserves his judgment to see if Kovu could be trusted.
* ChekhovsGun: Her pin move is how she and Simba come to recognise each other as adults.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Simba as a part of their arranged marriage..
* CompositeCharacter: In terms of ''Hamlet'' parallels, although she is usually compared to and claimed to be based on Ophelia (love interest and token young female), Nala has more in common with Horatio (closest friend of the hero, acts as his conscience and voice of reason).
* DamselOutOfDistress: Nala is the one who goes out and gets Simba back from his banishment in order to save the pride and the Pridelands.
* DanceBattler: In the stage musical during the fight with the hyenas.
* DemotedToExtra: Averted, as her role in the first film was pretty small itself. She is also completely absent in the video games and ''Timon and Pumbaa'' TV series.
* DisappearedDad: Her father is never mentioned in the original movie. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' reveals that [[spoiler:Nala's father was once saved by the Lion Guard of his day when he fell out of a tree as a cub.]]
* DistressBall: Struggles to climb a rocky cliff and nearly gets captured by the hyenas, largely to give Simba a BadassAdorable moment saving her.
* GirlinessUpgrade: Loses her tomboyish traits as an adult and becomes more mature and regal.
* TheHeart: Best shown when she tries to inform Simba of what has happened to their home.
* HeldGaze: Simba and Nala gaze deeply into each other's eyes at the end of their Falling in Love Montage of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" before nuzzling each other in a manner that resembles a kiss.
* {{Herald}}: Nala revealing to Simba what happened after Scar took over the Pridelands is the first step to get him to return home.
* TheHighQueen: Since she is Simba's mate, Nala is technically the Queen of the Pridelands.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is rather blunt and condescending, but means well.
* KingOfBeasts: Nala is the ruler of the beasts as well.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: She briefly has a serious battle with Simba when he attacks her to protect Pumbaa.
* MeaningfulName: "Nala" means "gift" in Swahili.
* OnlySaneWoman: Whenever it comes to bringing Simba to his senses, either as the King or as a parent.
* OpenMindedParent: She's more accepting of Kovu than Simba, who still held a grudge against the Outsiders.
* OutOfFocus: She doesn't get a lot of screen time in the first two movies, barely any in the third and does not appear in the TV series.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Simba.
* PluckyGirl: She '''never''' gives up.
* PregnantBadass: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar It is heavily implied]] that Kiara was conceived in the ''Can You Feel The Love Tonight'' sequence, so Nala was pregnant with her while she was beating up hyenas in the final battle.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Not a perfect example, but she is often kept out of focus.
* {{Tomboy}}: Mainly as a child. She beats Simba in every fight, and is very adventurous and restless.
* UndyingLoyalty: Even under the brief point Scar has convinced everyone Simba killed Mufasa, she calls out in horror when he nearly falls to his death.
* WomenAreWiser: A more justified case, given Simba's inner demons and circumstances, Nala often ends up playing the voice of reason. Subverted as a cub where she was just as mischievous as Simba.
* YourSizeMayVary: ''The Lion Guard'' bizarrely shows her much smaller than she is in previous films.
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[[folder:Zazu]]
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[[caption-width-right:250: ''"Your sense of humor never ceases to abuse me."'']]
->''"I've never seen a king or beast with quite so little hair!"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RowanAtkinson (''TLK''), Edward Hibbert (''Simba's Pride''), Creator/JeffBennett (TV appearances)
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Eduardo Tejedo
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Hideyuki Umezu
An uptight but kindly red-billed hornbill serves as majordomo to Mufasa, Scar and Simba.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: His ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' counterpart Polonius is, though not exactly a villain, a much more negative character who is killed accidentally by the title character while spying on him for Claudius. Zazu, on the other hand, is genuinely loyal, hates Scar (Claudius), and survives the film.
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: He goes through hell and back to keep Simba and Nala out of harm's way.
* {{Birdcaged}}: What Scar does to him when he takes over, apparently just because he doesn't like him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the stage version, he does this a couple times:
** In "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", he's blocked by a curtain and comments that it "wasn't in the cartoon" before quipping that it looks like a cheap shower curtain from <insert local store here>. Later, Simba steals the puppet and the actor gets understandably upset with him about it.
** After that sequence, when Mufasa pretends to fire him, the puppet attacks its operator, with some productions having him growl "this is all ''your'' fault!" at him before doing so.
* ButtMonkey: Starts out as Mufasa's PR guy and constantly finds himself at the butt of Simba's antics, including a pouncing lesson initiated by Mufasa in which Zazu is ordered to be Simba's practice target. Taken UpToEleven after Scar takes over, when he is essentially reduced to Scar's court jester. He is almost eaten by the hyenas on several occasions.
* ADayInTheLimelight: While the TV series mostly centered around Timon and Pumbaa, he got two episodes with starring roles.
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially when "babysitting" Nala and Simba.
* DemotedToExtra: During the second half of the first movie and its sequels.
* DesignatedMonkey: Is treated in-universe as pathetic for no real reason.
* FeatherFingers: He can grasp things as if he had hands.
* TheFinickyOne: A much more positive example. Zazu likes to keep the Pridelands in order, but is not a jerk about it.
* {{Flanderization}}: The ''Timon and Pumbaa'' series turns him from a nice, sympathetic character into a bit of a jerk.
* HurricaneOfPuns: His morning report, both the spoken and sung version.
-->'''Zazu:''' Well! The ''buzz'' from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a ''spot''. And the baboons are going ''ape'' over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're ''above it all''. The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I told the elephants to ''forget'' it, but they ''can't''. The cheetahs are hard up, but I always say...''cheetahs never prosper...''
* IronButtMonkey: This little bird can take a beating.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the TV series, in which he is more of a finicky perfectionist, but has a heart.
* MadeOfIron: He survives being in Scar's mouth (with all associated teeth, even if Scar doesn't bite him), being run over twice by a stampede of animals in "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" and being shoved into a volcanic vent by the hyenas. And being struck by lightning in the TV series.
* MediumAwareness: In the stage version, the Zazu puppet seems to be intended to show awareness that it's a puppet, mainly because of RuleOfFunny. It even gets mad at its operator at one point!
* NiceGuy: In the movie, he is generally very well mannered and friendly, only losing his temper or getting annoyed to anyone who provokes him.
* NonActionGuy: In the stage version, he's the only one who doesn't even attempt to fight during the final battle. Instead, we see him running/flying from a hyena in panic.
* NoodleIncident: Mentions having two troublesome relatives who "always manage to ruin special occasions".
* NoRespectGuy: Best in "I Just Can't Wait to Be King."
* NumberTwo: To Mufasa as his number one advisor.
* OldRetainer: It's implied in the Broadway production that he's been with the royal family at least long enough to have known Mufasa when he was a cub.
* OnlySaneMan: In "I Just Can't Wait to Be King."
* OutOfFocus: Especially in the third film.
* ServileSnarker: Even more so in the Broadway stage version, where he throws a lot of verbal jabs at Scar.
-->'''Scar''': [[LonelyAtTheTop Here I am at the pinnacle and yet the view is bleak]]. What is wrong with this picture?
-->'''Zazu''': [[RuleOfFunny You're in it, sire?]]
* ShipperOnDeck: For Simba and Nala. Appears delighted when he sees the two talking together, unaware that they're actually plotting to ditch him in the most humiliating way possible.
* SnarkyNonhumanSidekick: A snarker who works under Mufasa.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs:
-->"That's ''Mister'' Banana-Beak to you!"
* ToothyBird: Depending on the facial gesture he makes, sometimes he appears to have a beak full of teeth.
* UndyingLoyalty: His loyalty to the royal family is unwavering.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Stage version only; Presumably due to the difficulty in translating the film version of events to the stage version, we never find out ''how'' Zazu escaped his cage in the final battle. The fact that he's being chased by a hyena in that sequence implies that it accidentally crashed into his cage, but it's not entirely clear.
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[[folder:Rafiki]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"It is time!"'']]
->''"I'm not the one who's confused! You don't even know who you are!"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Robert Guillaume (films, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''), Creator/KharyPayton (''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Genaro Vasquez
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Ryuji Saikachi
A mandrill (or baboon as he is referred to as in the universe) who is a wise, if eccentric friend to the lions.
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* BadassGrandpa: An old primate who's not as weak as he looks.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: An old, primate {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who can whip a number of hyenas.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Although his weird antics might just be for Simba's benefit.
* CaneFu: Can kick serious butt with his staff.
* CartoonyTail: His tail can defy gravity.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The goofy rhyme cements it.
* CoolOldGuy: A cool primate who has a way of teaching his methods.
* DelightingInRiddles: Takes great joy in annoying Simba with [[ProverbialWisdom his cryptic metaphors]].
* EccentricMentor: The way he teaches a lesson to Simba is...creative.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: As a wise mentor and comic relief.
* {{Expy}}: Rafiki is inspired from [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Friar Laurence]].
* GenderFlip: Becomes female in the stage production.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can sometimes be mischievous and confusing, but the results always make up for it.
* LetsGetDangerous: Kicks serious hyena ass during the battle.
* LongLived: Rafiki was old and doddering when Simba was born and continues to remain the same after Kiara grows up. He's survived at least 3 generations of lions and never seems to age.
* TheMatchmaker: In ''Simba's Pride'' he does this to Kiara and Kovu.
* MagicalNegro: Rafiki, the only character with an African accent, provides a DoubleSubversion. As a TricksterMentor, he looks like he's a useless doddery old senile ape but in truth gives vital guidance. [[BadassGrandpa And he can really open a can of whoopass on hyenas]].
* MeaningfulName: Rafiki means 'friend' in Swahili.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Surprisingly {{averted}}. Rafiki doesn't die in any of the ''Lion King'' movies, though Simba's other mentor Mufasa does.
* MinoredInAsskicking: Doesn't do fighting until the climax.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Just whether Rafiki is actually mad is up for debate; is he mad and gone a little crackers... or does he just do it to unnerve everyone and get the upper hand? He's certainly dangerous when he wants to be, so the last might be the truth.
* OffhandBackhand: Pulls off this stunt on a hyena.
* OldMaster: An old teacher to Mufasa and eventually, Simba.
* OneManArmy: He beat several hyenas easily.
* ShipperOnDeck: Following urging from Mufasa's spirit, Rafiki helps strengthen the bond between Kiara and Kovu in the sequel.
* SimpleStaff: What he uses as his main weapon.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: May have been based on Yorick from ''Hamlet'', he was dead before the start of the play.
* ThirdPersonPerson: One of his many quirks.
* TricksterMentor: Rafiki looks like he's a useless doddery old senile ape but in truth gives vital guidance. [[BadassGrandpa And he can really open a can of whoopass on hyenas]]
* WarriorTherapist: He helps Simba to fully move on from his father's death.
* WhenEldersAttack: He smacks down a couple of Hyenas with his stick during the final battle.
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[[folder:Sarabi]]
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->''"Simba! You're alive...how can that be?"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Madge Sinclair, Susanne Blakeslee (currently)
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Angela Villanueva
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Haruko Kitahama
Simba's mother and Mufasa's mate.
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* ActionMom: Not seen as much, but she doesn't back away from a fight.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike her ''Hamlet'' counterpart, Gertrude, she doesn't marry her brother-in-law after her husband's death.
* GoodParents: Though Mufasa gets more focus, Sarabi still seems to be a pretty good parent.
* TheHighQueen: When Mufasa was alive, Sarabi was the Queen of the Pridelands.
* LadyOfWar: Mufasa's queen and thus the leader of the lionesses.
* MeaningfulName: Sarabi is Swahili for "mirage".
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She even at least ''tries'' to stand up to [[TheCaligula Scar]] when it becomes apparent that he is willing to let his pride starve.
* TheStoic: She stands up to Scar's verbal abuse (and the chomping maws of the hyena horde on her way to him) with dignity.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's unknown what happened to Sarabi [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim after the death of her voice actress]]. While her character does appear in ''Simba's Pride'', she has no lines.
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[[folder:Timon and Pumbaa]]
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->''"Hakuna Matata!"''
-->'''Timon voiced in English by:''' Nathan Lane (films, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''), Kevin Schon (''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''), Creator/QuintonFlynn (''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', sometimes), Bruce Lanoil (Aladdin DVD, ''Kingdom Hearts II'')
-->'''Timon voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Raul Aldana (acting), Raul Carballeda (songs)
-->'''Timon voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YujiMitsuya (acting and songs)
-->'''Pumbaa voiced in English by:''' Ernie Sabella
-->'''Pumbaa voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Francisco Colmenero (acting and songs)
-->'''Pumbaa voiced in Japanese by:''' Atomu Kobayashi (films, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' and theater play), Hiroshi Hatanaka (''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' from episode 5 onwards), ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'')
A Meerkat and Warthog that raised Simba after the latter ran away from the Pride Lands. When Simba returned to the Pride Lands, Timon and Pumbaa went with him.
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[[AC:Tropes applying to both]]
* AllTheOtherReindeer: Both Timon and Pumbaa have trouble fitting in.
* AnthropomorphicShift: More frequently in their TV series and the Wild About Safety shorts, almost all links to them being wildlife are thrown out the window. Pumbaa is also shown using his front hooves as "hands" more often.
* AntiRoleModel: They aren't negative characters, although their carefree philosophy is wildly at odds with the film's actual moral.
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Especially with Baby Earl in "To Kilimanjaro Bird".
* BashBrothers: They charge fearlessly into the violent battle between the lionesses and the hyenas to help Simba claim Pride Rock.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: ''Lion King 11/2'' is all about this. In it, they are responsible for the animals bowing in "Circle of Life", and cause the animal pyramid in "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" to collapse.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Given that they have survived an encounter with ''Hyenas'' (two, in Timon's case!), fell down a pit to ''stop'' said Hyenas, ''and'' managed to escape from a pack of ''hungry, evil, rabid lions'', they are ''not'' to be underestimated, even if they ''are'' oddballs.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Pumbaa (fat warthog) and Timon (small meerkat), respectively.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Played with. Timon certainly thinks so but Pumbaa has a lot of DumbassHasAPoint moments and he's by far the more down-to-earth of the two. Pumbaa has good ideas and is usually proven right, he's just more laid back and content to let Timon do the planning.
* {{Breakout Character}}s: They have had their own TV show, a P.O.V. Sequel.
* ButtMonkey:
** Timon suffers a lot of physical comedy in the midquel.
** Pumbaa has his moments too, especially in the TV series.
* {{Cool Uncle}}s: To Kiara in the sequel, when they become her protectors as well. Also to Bunga in ''The Lion Guard''.
* DenserAndWackier: Both become more comedic in the series. Or more accurately [[CloudCuckooLand the world around them reverts to their level]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Their introduction. Good lord, their introduction.
* FatAndSkinny: Pumbaa and Timon, respectively.
* FriendToAllChildren: Both, especially the latter who is very excited to 'keep' Simba. They also have a very close relationship with Bunga in ''The Lion Guard''.
* FriendToBugs: Averted, since they eat them, but they befriend a snail named Speedy in the series since he can talk (and sing).
* FriendVersusLover: They weren't happy when Nala found Simba. ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' takes this further, suggesting that they actually tried to sabotage the budding romance, but being Timon and Pumbaa, everything they did just backfired.
* FurIsClothing: In the series, Timon's fur has pockets and zippers. In "Brazil Nuts", when both of them lose their fur, their underwear is exposed.
* GoodParents: They made Simba into who he is, and he turned out great, and they have raised Bunga too.
* HakunaMatata: TropeNamer. Timon and Pumbaa tell Simba, who has just run away from his responsibilities and his life, that he doesn't need to worry about the past, because a carefree existence is much less trouble.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Their TV series and ''Lion King 1½'' (Or ''3: Hakuna Matata'' in other regions), in which the first movie is told through their eyes.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: To the point that it's been heavily implied they're an actual couple.
* IronButtMonkey: Both Timon and Pumbaa suffered injuries that would have been lethal in real life as they most of these injuries occurred in their own series. Pumbaa was out through this trope during his and Timon's reprisal of "Stand By Me" as whenever Timon sand the words stand by me and included HoYay in it, it results in Pumbaa getting injured repeatedly such as getting trampled on by a stampede and getting shot out of a cannon and into a mountain.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7v8Dg6Jc7c They have a]] {{Fanfare}} that plays when they are introduced.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Timon and Pumbaa sometimes go into such bickers spats as it was not evident in the original film but showed itself vividly in their own series. They had a FeudEpisode several times in their own series and in an episode of House Of Mouse.
* LiteralMinded: Pumbaa, which is often the reason why he DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm. Timon in ''1½'', at least.
* MadeOfIron: They survive A LOT in the TV series. One of the best examples would be how much poor Pumbaa goes through in the short span of the "Stand By Me" scene. Even in the films, Timon takes a lot in the midquel.
* ManChild: Both of them are very childish and carefree but Pumbaa is more immature than Timon is.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Are the two faking their slight madness and cowardliness or are they actually that cowardly? The two act dumb on occasions but, when the situation arises, they can unleash a can of whoop ass on anyone if it's required. So, the last one seems to be the truth at the moment.
* OnlyOneName: Averted. Their last names, Berkowitz and Smith, were actually revealed in ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''. However, this is most likely a joke due to how common the last name Smith is
* OutOfFocus: They are downgraded to having a recurring role in ''The Lion Guard''; The first season comprised of twenty-six episodes, of which they appeared in less than a third overall.
* ParentalSubstitute:
** Essentially raise Simba after his exile. This is conveyed in more detail in the midquel.
** In ''The Lion Guard'' they're the adopted uncles of Bunga the honey badger.
* PluckyComicRelief: Both can really kick ass when they want to.
* RedOniBlueOni: Timon is the Red Oni due to his reckless and self centered behavior while Pumbaa is the Blue Oni due to his easygoing and sensitive personality. Ironically, Pumbaa is colored brownish red while Timing has tan fur with some red-orange fur on his head.
* ReplacementGoldfish: After a feud in the episode "Kenya Be My Friend", Pumbaa befriends a meerkat named Monti, and Timon a warthog named Baampu.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Timon is the manly man to Pumbaa's sensitive guy. Timon is very reckless, impulsive, and sometimes greedy while Pumbaa is more cautious, kind, and emotional and in his series is willing to cross dress while Timon hates doing it.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Let's face it, if they hadn't found Simba in the desert when they did, Scar's plan would've went off without a hitch.
* StockFootage Their introduction is reused ''during the battle''.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The movie's version of [[{{Hamlet}} Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]]. [[RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead Down to the]] {{POV Sequel}}.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The duo feed primarily on bugs, a preference they manage to pass on to natural carnivore Simba. It is implied in the movies and outright confirmed in their TV series that their preference for eating bugs is unusual and often squicks out strangers, and episode plots of their TV series often involve efforts to eat particularly desirable bugs.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Simba, given he's practically their surrogate child.
** Timon considers abandoning him in a sulk in the midquel, though it's expectedly short lived.
[[AC:Tropes applying to Timon]]
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''The Lion Guard'', time and raising two kids occasionally make themselves known -- he's called [[HappilyAdopted Bunga]] "bubbe" while offering him more bugs and referred to both Bunga and Simba as his and Pumbaa's babies. In other words, he's basically turned into his mom.
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: In the midquel, Timon does this to Pumbaa when they try to find their home.
* BrooklynRage: Timon can go into this.
* DeadpanSnarker: Timon is the most sarcastic of the duo.
* {{Determinator}}: Timon, in the midquel, grows into to this in the climax.
* GratuitousGreek: Timon is one of the few names not derived from Swahili, instead being a Greek name (that coincidentally was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon_of_Athens used by Shakespeare]]).
* GuileHero: Being of small stature, Timon often resorts to outsmarting foes.
* HairTriggerTemper: Timon can get angry easily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Timon can be quite selfish, but will help his friends in the end.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Timon authoritatively explains that stars are really fireflies stuck on "that big bluish-black thing."
* TheLancer: Timon to Pumbaa. He's skinny, small, and has a JerkWithAHeartOfGold personality.
* MommasBoy: Timon is very close to his mother.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Except for the eye color, he looks a lot like his mother.
* TeamMom: In the midquel, Timon takes on a more maternal looking role when raising Simba, presumably due to his experiences with his own mother.
[[AC:Tropes applying to Pumbaa]]
* BerserkButton: Pumbaa is called a pig by Banzai, prompting him to say "[[YouTalkinToMe Are you talking to me?!]] [[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs They call me MISTER PIG!]]" [[PreAsskickingOneLiner before attacking]].
** Apparently, Simba has [[NWordPrivileges P-Word Privileges]], though.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Pumbaa is a nice enough guy, but anyone who calls him a pig in a threatening way is in trouble.
* TheBigGuy: Pumbaa is the muscle of the duo.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Pumbaa when he faces off against the hyenas.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The TV series and midquel imply that Pumbaa has a history of being abandoned and possibly even mistreated due to his foul smell.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Pumbaa on at least one occasion. "I thought stars were giant balls of gas burning billions of miles away!"
* {{Fartillery}}: Pumbaa often weaponizes his emissions (particularly in some games).
* FatComicRelief: Pumbaa is the fat one in the duo and shares the comic relief.
* FullBoarAction: While Pumbaa is a far cry from fearsome (aside from how {{Gonk}}y he and Timon are, those who call him a pig end up on the receiving end of his tusks if they don't run.
* {{Gasshole}}: The very reason Pumbaa is an outcast.
* GentleGiant: Pumbaa is the biggest and the most big hearted.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Pumbaa is this to Timon.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Pumbaa. Even his name means "simpleton". Despite not being too bright, this little piggy's got a big heart of gold and is really good with lion cubs.
* LargeHam: Pumbaa is a literal example. Timon is also enjoying himself immensely (Nathan Lane is an expert in this, after all).
* {{Malaproper}}: Pumbaa, occasionally, for example saying "I gravel at your feet" instead of "grovel" and messing up Timon's saying "You've gotta put your past behind you" as "You gotta put your behind in your past". Timon corrects him both times.
* MeaningfulName: Pumbaa means "simpleton" in Swahili.
* NiceGuy: Pumbaa is cheerful, kind, genuine, devoted, and helpful.
* SarcasmBlind: Pumbaa in regards to Timon's sarcastic quips.
* SimpleMindedWisdom: Pumbaa displays a bit of this from time to time, particularly in the midquel.
* TeamDad: In the midquel, he takes on a paternal role when raising Simba, contrasting with [[TeamMom Timon]].
* TheyCallMeMrTibbs: "THEY CALL ME MR. PIG!"
* ToiletHumor: Pumbaa's farting.
* WhatTheHellHero: Pumbaa gives one to Timon in the midquel for refusing to help Simba.
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[[folder:Banzai, Shenzi and Ed]]
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->'''Shenzi''': Man, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be runnin' the joint!
->'''Banzai''': Yeah man, I ''hate'' lions!
-->'''Banzai voiced in English by:''' Cheech Marin (films), Creator/RobPaulsen (''Timon and Pumbaa'')
-->'''Banzai voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JesusBarrero
-->'''Banzai voiced in Japanese by:''' Ben Hiura
-->'''Shenzi voiced in English by:''' Creator/WhoopiGoldberg (films), Creator/TressMacNeille (''Timon and Pumbaa'')
-->'''Shenzi voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Rosanelda Aguirre
-->'''Shenzi voiced in Japanese by:''' Tomie Kataoka
-->'''Ed voiced by:''' Jim Cummings (all languages)
The main three hyenas that serve under Scar.
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* AerithAndBob: Ed is the odd name out, being non-Swahili.
** Shenzi's very long name as said by Timon in the midquel could qualify as this, although it is unsure whether that is her actual name.
* TheAllegedBoss: Shenzi is their leader, but Banzai and Ed are more friends than subordinates and have no problem arguing back or teasing her (which she retorts playfully). In the climax, it seems to be ''Ed'' that casts the final decision on Scar's fate.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: DarkChick Shenzi.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Hyenas are not canines. They are more closely related to ''meerkats'' of all things. The movie portrays them in a dog-like fashion; barking, yelping, lolling their tongue out, etc.
* AlmostNormalAnimal: Ed.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Ed's eyes are always crossed, his only dialogue consists of obnoxious laughter (often at inappropriate times), and he's seen chewing on his own leg after fighting with Banzai, suggesting some form of mental impairment.
* AmusingInjuries: They're the butt of many.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ed spends the movie cackling like an idiot. It certainly gets on Scar's nerves at the very least.
* AnthropomorphicShift: In the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' TV series, they are sometimes shown standing fluently on their hind legs and communicating with humans. "TV Dinner" takes this UpToEleven, where they dress up and perform for TV audition.
* BetterLivingThroughEvil: They pretty much only followed Scar because he promised they would "never go hungry again"... And when it turned out he couldn't uphold his end of their bargain and give them their meal tickets, it became increasingly clear that they were starting to get [[IncrediblyLamePun fed up]] with their new king.
* BeneathTheMask: Shenzi in particular seems pretty reasonable. You could talk with her, have a laugh... but when Scar betrays them, she shows how utterly merciless she really is.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Part of Scar's downfall lies in him completely underestimating the hyenas. He considers them undignified, idiotic and insane, but Shenzi demands respect, Banzai has a strong sense of pride, and Ed is surprisingly coherent. It all backfires on him when he betrays them.
* BigBad: Of ''Lion King 1/2''. Sadly, they only appear in 2 scenes in that film.
* BondVillainStupidity: After chasing Simba through a bramble thicket and into the desert, they refuse to follow Simba through said brambles, figuring that he'd be as good as dead in the desert. To be fair, Simba ''would'' have died had Timon and Pumbaa not found him.
* {{Breakout Character}}s: They get 4 of their own episodes in the TV series.
* ButtMonkey: Banzai, who gets claw-marks and thorns in his butt.
* ChildEater: They were planning to eat Simba and Nala before [[PapaWolf Mufasa]] intervened.
* ComicallyCrossEyed: Ed is the most dim-witted of the LaughablyEvil TerribleTrio of hyenas, and fittingly, he has FishEyes (as well as a ManiacTongue).
* ComicTrio: They offer a lot of humor in the movie.
* DarkActionGirl: Not only could Shenzi be one of the toughest ladies Disney has on offer, but on top of everything else it's implied that she is the leader of the whole Clan; otherwise why would Scar be doing business with her?
* ADayInTheLimelight: They get 4 episodes in the TV series.
* DeadpanSnarker: Both Shenzi and Banzai have a habit of sending out sassy remarks.
* DenserAndWackier: Much like Timon and Pumbaa, the TV series amps up their cartoony habits, making them far less creepy and more FunnyAnimal {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s.
* DirtyCoward: In theory. After all, the only pick on easy targets and run off as soon as a real threat like Mufasa shows up, but is this any different to how an animal would behave in real life?
* TheDogBitesBack: Or rather, The Hyena Bites Back. ''All of them''.
* DogsAreDumb: They are portrayed this way despite not [[ArtisticLicenseBiology even being canines.]] See AllAnimalsAreDogs.
* TheDragon: Shenzi to Scar. She is just as ruthless and merciless as he is in fulfilling her ambitions - the main difference is that she has her Clan's best interests at heart, and apparently can see the difference between fear and respect.
* EarNotch: Ed has multiple tears on his ears.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: For all the Nazi imagery during "Be Prepared", the Hyenas only ever speak ill of lions, and even then this seems to be more about them feeling like the lions oppress them. Also, their boss is a lion. It goes both ways, too: Scar might look down upon the Hyenas, as he does with everyone, but he's the only lion who interacts with them on amicable terms.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Scar is as a failure as a king, Shenzi is brave enough to tell him about the problems and they all point out that he's in charge, so he has to do something. As he shows himself increasingly lazy and selfish Banzai comments that "I thought things were bad under Mufasa."
* EvilLaugh: All three of them are capable.
* EvilerThanThou: Spend most of the film as Scar's abused lackeys, though after being pushed around one too many times, they remind him it's a pack of vicious hyenas versus one skinny lion.
* FantasticRacism: They don't like lions (except for Scar, whom they serve), and lions don't like them. This is a reference to how hyenas and lions compete for food in real life.
* FishEyes: Ed's eyes aren't exactly straight.
* {{Gonk}} : All of them to varying degree are due to being hyenas, Banzai being the ugliest, and the design for the hyenas in general.
* TheHyena: Aside from the obvious fact that they, well, ''are'' Hyenas, they also [[AnimalStereotypes fit the trope stereotype]]. Taken UpToEleven with Ed.
* InkSuitActor:
** Shenzi is basically Whoopi Goldberg as a hyena.
** Similarly, Banzai is not too distant from Cheech Marin mannerisms-wise.
* LaughablyEvil: They're ''very'' funny, despite being genuinely threatening.
* {{Loveable Rogue}}s : Another part of their charm to the audience.
* MadeOfIron: They survived the fire at the end, according to WordOfGod. And a volcano in the episode "Cooked Goose".
* MeanBoss: Not in the film, but Shenzi shows this in the TV series (the others still snap back, but Shenzi has HammerSpace slapstick on her side).
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Abiding by the outtakes and ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''.
* MeaningfulName: Shenzi is "Uncivilized/Heathen" in Swahili; Banzai means "skulk" or "lurk" in Swahili and--by chance--"ten thousand years" in Japanese; Ed could be short for "Eddy", another word for "whirlpool".
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal:
** At the very end of the film, when Scar sells them out.
** And to the two cheetahs who sends them on a wild goose chase.
* MookFaceTurn: When Scar blames them for Mufasa's death.
* ObsessedWithFood: They're always on the look-out for their next meal.
* OhCrap: They get one when Mufasa appears and, later, ''provide'' one for Scar.
---> '''Shenzi:''' ''*coy*'' Friends? I thought he said we were the enemy.
---> '''Banzai:''' ''*titters innocently*'' Yeah, that's what I heard.
---> '''Both:''' Ed...?
---> ''(Ed gives an evil laugh, cueing Scar's OhCrap face and Shenzi and Banzai [[SlasherSmile grinning]])''
* OddNameOut: Ed is the only one of the trio who does not have a Swahili name. In fact, he's one of the few characters in the whole movie without one.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ed's giving Scar an intense DeathGlare when confronting him in the climax, before bursting into laughter again, albeit of the far less comedic kind.
* OverlyLongName: Shenzi Marie Predatora Vendetta Jackalina Hyena. At least, according to Timon.
* PerpetualSmiler: Ed is almost always grinning stupidly.
* PsychopathicManChild: While they are not as immature as Timon and Pumbaa, their behavior (although less so with Shenzi) can get childish at times, such as the infamous "No King! No King! La-la-la-LA-la-la!", bit. Typically, they come off as mischievous teens, particularly in the series.
* PunchClockVillain: Implied after Scar succeeds at taking over--while they're still genuinely malicious, Scar's failure to manage the kingdom and deliver on his promises offends even them, and that they're only working with him now due to a lack of any better options. Him attempting to pin everything on them just to save his own cowardly skin was pretty much the last straw for them and they give him exactly what he deserves.
* PutOnABus: They fail to appear in the second film and apparently ''The Lion Guard''.
* PyrrhicVillainy: They help Scar pull off his scheme to overthrow Mufasa because they're starving and he promises them food. However, they realize that things were in fact better when Mufasa was in charge.
* SarcasticDevotee: Banzai is this to Shenzi; he spends his time trying to please her and making her laugh. He does everything she tells him to do. And she clearly likes him enough to let him get away with talking back every so often.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Shenzi usually suffers the same comeuppances as the male hyenas. This trope makes her join Banzai as a FunnyBackgroundEvent in "Be Prepared".
* SlasherSmile: Usually sport a sadistic grin, though have an especially nasty one as [[spoiler: they prepare to tear Scar apart.]]
* TeamRocketWins: At the end of the movie they finally make a meal out of [[spoiler: Scar]]. They are implied to do the same to an AssholeVictim TV presenter at the end of the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' episode "TV Dinner".
* TheStarscream: Shenzi is actually this to Scar, especially after he took over the Pridelands and kept everything to himself, causing the hyena and her fellow comrades Banzai and Ed to become embittered of him and start spending time scheming to overthrow Scar. When Scar loses in a fight against Simba at the end of the film, the hyenas finally confront him for the very last time and succeed in their plot of killing Scar.
* TheVoiceless: Ed, whose dialogue consists of nothing but laughs. [[spoiler:A full-on EvilLaugh once his companions ask what to do with Scar...]]
* TerribleTrio: Shenzi is the leader of the trio and implied to be the leader of the whole pack; Banzai appears to think entirely with his muscles; Ed is either insane, mentally handicapped, or faking it (according to Jim Cummings, it's the third).
* TooDumbToLive: Averted. Usually the bad things that happen to them are due to bad luck or timing. Played more straight in the TV series.
* TwitchyEye: Ed's eyes switch from time to time.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Ed, Banzai, and Shenzi.
* TheUnintelligible: Ed, although this trope uses laughter instead of the usual mumbling.
* VillainSong: Two - "Be Prepared" and the musical gives them the song "Chow Down".
* VocalEvolution: Jim Cummings' laugh for Ed is more high pitched and creepy in the first film. In all of Ed's later appearances in Disney media he sounds deeper and goofier.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the sequel, they only get a passing mention that they and the rest of the hyenas left the elephant graveyard shortly after the events of the first movie, and after the battle they don't appear in the third at all. They do, however, appear occasionally in ''Timon and Pumbaa''.
* WouldHurtAChild: They're all out for eating Simba and Nala in the Elephant Graveyard, and know what's going down in the gorge.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: They even adorn that trope's image.
* YouAllLookFamiliar: When it comes to crowds of hyenas, Banzai seems to be something of a standard character model, with his heavy eyebrows and proximity to Shenzi and Ed marking him apart.
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[[folder:Kiara]]
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->''"And if I see any strangers, don't talk to them. Come straight home. Okay, okay. Can I go now? Please?"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michelle Horn (cub, ''Simba's Pride''), Creator/NeveCampbell (adult, ''Simba's Pride''), Creator/EdenRiegel (cub, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Alondra Hidalgo (cub, ''Simba's Pride''), Sara Gomez (cub, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'') Adriana Camacho (adult)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Ayaka Takano (cub, ''Simba's Pride''), Aiko Sato (adult in ''Simba's Pride'' and as a cub in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Singing by:''' Charity Savoy, (cub, ''Simba's Pride'') Liz Callaway (adult, ''Simba's Pride'')
Kiara is the protagonist of ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''. She is Simba and Nala's daughter and Kion's older sister, and the Crown Princess of the Pride Lands.
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* AllLovingHeroine: Shown to be very kind and forgiving, and she even attempts to save [[BigBad Zira]] despite the latter's antagonism towards her family.
* AccidentalKiss: With Kovu, after they hide from the rhinos.
* BadassPacifist: Becomes this in the climax when she, with Kovu, stop a war between the Pridelanders and Outsiders, with Kiara [[IronicEcho reminding her father:]] [[ArcWords "We are one."]]
* BeYourself: She's afraid that her role as princess and eventual queen will come at the cost of her own identity.
* BigDamnHeroes: She intercepts Zira's attack on Simba, which indirectly leads to Zira's presumed death.
* BigSisterBully: She's somewhat this to Kion, gloating about one day becoming Queen and mocking him for not finding his place in ''Return of the Roar''. This trope might dissolve throughout the series with Kion leading the Lion Guard.
* CallingTheOldManOut: She makes several attempts to do this to Simba, and eventually succeeds after her father exiles Kovu.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She and Kovu met once when they were cubs.
* DaddysGirl: Lampshaded by Kovu. However this is later [[{{Deconstructed}} deconstructed]] when Kiara is grown up and her father still refuses to see her as an adult or listen to her. {{Reconstructed}} at the end, when the Pridelanders and Outsiders become one.
* DamselInDistress: ''The Lion Guard'' loves to land her with this trope. Thus far, she's been caught in a gazelle stampede, lured into a trap by the hyenas, and nearly caught in a sinkhole. Subverted when she gets trapped in a flood, as it was primarily Tiffu and Zuri's fault it happened and actually makes an effort to try to get out of it with no help for Tiffu and Zuri.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared as [[BabiesEverAfter a newborn cub]] at the end of the first movie, which is why she's here instead of under the ''Simba's Pride'' characters.
%%* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: A leonine version.
* FireForgedFriends: As cubs, Kovu and Kiara saving each other in the crocodile swamp and gaining respect for each other's abilities.
* HeroicLineage: Her father tells her that being a ruler (or future ruler), is in [[RoyalBlood her blood]].
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Downplayed. In the episode "Can't Wait to be Queen," she's left in charge of the Pridelands while Simba and Nala are away on business. During the episode, she's approached by Janja's vulture minion Mzingo, who tells her that Janja wants to meet with her to discuss a peace treaty. Kiara is uncertain but decides to think about it. Kion tries to warn against it, but he fails to state it directly, and proceeds to berate and yell at her, which doesn't get Kiara in a good mood; as a result, Kiara mistakes the warning for jealousy, and decides to go to the peace offering, genuinely believing that Janja wants peace. As soon as she gets there, she finds out that Kion was right: Janja ''was'' luring her into a trap.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Kiara bears a strong resemblance to her paternal grandmother, Sarabi.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: In stark contrast to her father, who became an AntiHero, and the overall tone of the franchise, Kiara is kind and generous, moral, extremely forgiving even to enemies and wont hesitate to risk her life to try to save them, fiercely opposed to unnecessary violence and killing, and always tries to find a peaceful solution to any problem.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Shares her father's stubbornness, bravery, and curiosity.
* LonelyRichKid: Didn't look like she had any friends her age, aside from Kovu. [[spoiler: Retconned in ''The Lion Guard'', where she has two female friends she hangs out with regularly]]
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Shows some elements of this when she's with Kovu.
* MeaningfulName: 'Kiara' comes from the Latin chiaro, and the specific spelling "Kiara" developed in Ireland. The name was imported to Africa, and its definition (bright) has caused it to be given to people of importance; given that she is the heir to the throne, and her importance in the plot, this is extremely fitting.
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* NiceGirl: She's cheerful, unprejudiced, loyal, moral, kind and very forgiving.
* OfficialCouple: With Kovu.
* PinballProtagonist: Until after her lover's exile, much like the original [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]].
* PluckyGirl: Becomes more daring and determined to get both sides to becomes one.
* RebelliousPrincess: Like father, like daughter.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: Not in the beginning or flash-forward in the second film, but in ''The Lion Guard''. Rather than being her playful, tomboyish and childish self who dislikes her royal obligations, she is more mature, serious and sarcastic and acts proud of being future Queen.
* SaveTheVillain: She ''tries'' to. She really does. [[spoiler:But Zira is [[AnAesop too consumed by hate]] to take her paw and be saved.]]
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The Energetic Girl to Kovu' s Savvy Guy.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Gets this reaction when she goes out on her first hunt.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Kiara started to develop a crush on [[DarkIsNotEvil Kovu]] as cubs when they escaped from crocodiles together.
* SpinOffspring: The daughter of Simba and Nala, the former being the first film's protagonist.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Kovu. She's the princess of the Pridelands and he's supposed to take out Simba, her father.
* TakeMyHand: Does this to Zira when trying to save her.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Aside from hunting and self defense, Kiara opposes any other form of violence, shown by her reaction to Kovu identifying violent constellations, and her deep remorse over failing to save Zira.
* TomboyPrincess: Especially in her cub years. She was adventurous and rebellious just like her parents when they were young.
* UptownGirl: Kiara is the princess of the Pridelands and falls for Kovu, a member of the infamous Outsiders.
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[[folder:Simba]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"We are one."'']]
->''"I know what I have to do, but going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long..."''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jonathan Taylor Thomas (cub, ''TLK''), MatthewBroderick (adult, films), Matt Weinberg (cub, ''1 1/2''), Creator/CamClarke (adult, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', ''Simba's Mighty Adventure'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''), Rob Lowe (adult, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''': Hector Lee Jr. (cub, ''TLK''), Arturo Mercado (adult), Guillermo Aponte (cub, ''1 1/2''), Kalimba Marichal (cub/songs), Renato Lopez (adult/songs)
-->'''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Sergio Zamora (adult)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Tatsuya Nakazaki (cub, ''TLK'', both acting and songs), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (adult, both acting and songs), Souta Murakami (cub, DVD/BR version and ''1 1/2''), Creator/KenshoOno (cub, theater play)
-->'''Singing by:''' Jason Weaver (cub, ''TLK''), Evan Saucedo (cub, "The Morning Report"), Joseph Williams (adult, ''TLK''), Cam Clarke (adult, ''Simba's Pride'')
The protagonist of ''The Lion King'', and a supporting character in the other material.
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* ActionDad: In ''Simba's Pride'' he becomes a father and still can kick butt.
* AntiHero: He becomes this during the sequel, as his actions in the sequel are certainly not what a Disney protagonist would do. It seems to have left at the end of the sequel, but it remains unclear.
* ArrangedMarriage: Was betrothed to Nala when they were cubs.
* TheAtoner: Spends most of the first film guilt-ridden for his father's death until he finds out that he's not the one to blame for it at all.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: At the end of the first movie, he takes his father's place as his daughter is born. Before that, the moment he becomes king and ascends Pride Rock, with the rain and music is damn awesome.
* BadassInCharge: Not quite as much as his father, but nonetheless he seems to have little trouble trouncing hyenas as a young adult, and defeats Scar on equal footing.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He snaps at Nala and goes berserk on Scar for hitting his mother.
* BigNo: When he witnesses his father fall to his death. Does it again when he remembers this, although it is out of sheer RAGE because Scar has just told him that he killed Mufasa.
* BrainsEvilBrawnGood: In his conflict with Scar. Though it's shown in the sequel that, while not perfect, he manages to turn the Pridelands around and is a far more competent ruler than Scar, who had no idea what to do with his power.
* BrattyHalfPint: Begins the movie as this, overlapping with RoyalBrat.
* BreakTheCutie: Happens to him as a cub at Scar's claws.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes through ''a lot'' of this over the course of the movie, and then gets a bit more by the end of the sequel.
** In the first movie: Cub Simba was playful and always ready for an adventure with his best friend, Nala. He tried to see the best in everyone, even his uncle Scar. At times, he could be a show-off and arrogant, and boasted that he will be greatest king ever, which often got himself and Nala into danger. In spite of this, he came to see the fault in his actions and always learned from his mistakes. Now as an adult, Simba still has his fun-loving demeanor, but has become ashamed of those actions he believed were his fault when he was a cub. After reuniting with Nala, Simba realizes he needs to mature and take responsibility, he becomes even more courageous and is determined to protect his family and kingdom, regardless of the cost. Simba becomes very strict and takes his job of ruling the kingdom very seriously.
** In the sequel: He is more forgiving of his enemies and more trusting of his daughter, indicating he is becoming a better ruler, the ruler he was always meant to be.
* CheerfulChild: One of Disney's most honest examples.
* ChekhovsGunman: To Timon and Pumbaa, in a way. When he saves Pumbaa from being eaten by [[spoiler:Nala]], Timon says "See, I told you having a lion around would come in handy!"
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Nala. She's the only lioness cub we see when Simba's a cub, and the first one he meets when he grows up.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above cheap shots or using the environment to his advantage.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Red hair '''and''' eyes.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His childhood was happy until his uncle engineered his father's murder and made Simba think it was his fault. The young cub went into a self-exile and was HappilyAdopted by Timon and Pumbaa, but his father's death would continue to haunt him.
* DemotedToExtra: Makes only sparse appearances in the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' series.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of ''Simba's Pride''.
* DoWithHimAsYouWill: An accidental example. Simba spared Scar from death, even though he doesn't think Scar deserves it, and tells him to go into exile, but Scar attacks him regardless. In the ensuing fight, Simba tosses Scar off of Pride Rock, where he's met with the starving hyenas. Since Scar had, mere moments before, tried to pass the buck for Mufasa's death onto them, one can imagine the outcome.
* ADogNamedDog: He's a lion whose name is Swahili for "lion".
* TheDreaded: To an extent: In the sequel, Zira has put off attacking the Pridelands for years because of Simba. It's telling when she finally attacks on the basis that Simba is now injured (read: mauled by about seven lionesses at once.) Unfortunately for Zira, he then goes on to survive the subsequent battle in his injured state.
* TheExile: After Mufasa's death.
* FantasticRacism: In ''Return of the Roar'', he frankly tells Kion that the team he's assembled (himself, a cheetah cub, a young hippo, a young honey badger and an egret) cannot act as his Lion Guard because "The Lion Guard has always been made of ''lions''." To be fair, he was mostly upset because he thought Kion wasn't taking his new role seriously and was just picking his friends so he could hang out with them; once Simba sees that Kion and his friends are an effective team and can handle their new roles, he no longer has a problem with it.
* FlashbackNightmare: Seen in the sequel; implied in the midquel.
* FormerTeenRebel: As an adult Simba becomes strict and judgmental and takes his job of ruling the kingdom very seriously, even though he used to be a BrattyHalfPint.
* TheGoodKing: Like his father before him, he manages to make the land flourish unlike Scar.
* HatesBaths: As a cub. Possibly the main example from Disney.
* HeldGaze: Simba and Nala gaze deeply into each other's eyes at the end of their Falling in Love Montage of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" before nuzzling each other in a manner that resembles a kiss.
* TheHero: The first movie is about his growth and life, as well as what it means to be king.
* HeroicBSOD: When he thinks he's the one who killed his father.
* HeroicSecondWind: Scar nearly backs him off of Pride Rock while he's trying to guilt-trip him. [[spoiler:But just as he's about to push him off to his death, he admits to being the one who killed Mufasa. Needless to say, Simba pounces on him in a instant and starts ''choking him'' to get him to admit the truth.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Briefly, when Scar accuses him of killing Mufasa, until he forces Scar to admit the truth to the rest of the pride.
* HesBack: The reaction from his mother, Scar, and the other Pridelanders.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Simba does have several actions that are noticeably very much like Scar, and although they aren't done antagonistically, he does for a very brief moment, becomes that which he hates the most. It gets to a HarsherInHindsight level along with Irony when the director revealed that Kovu was never biologically related to Zira, meaning that he had nothing to with the Outsiders at all. This means Simba essentially did some of the same things to Kovu that he himself had endured, primarily exiling him over a crime he didn't commit, and showing serious mistrust towards him for being involved in a conflict that he had no part of. [[spoiler:Luckily, he does get better.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** In the sequel, his daughter has to remind him of his own teachings of the land being one, after being driven to discrimination and warring with another clan.
** He gives Kovu a speech about how fire (Scar) is a killer, but what's left behind (Kovu) could grow better if given the chance. He seems to forget about that last part when he exiles him as guilty of betrayal before being proven innocent.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Invoked during his confrontation with Scar.
-->'''Scar:''' What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your own uncle?\\
'''Simba:''' No, Scar. I'm not like you.
* IronicEcho: When he corners Scar atop Pride Rock during the climax of the film, he repeats the same words Scar said to him before he ran away: to "run away and never return."
* ItsAllAboutMe: A more naive variant. As a cub, he thinks this is what being a king means. Unlike [[PsychopathicManChild his uncle]], he grows out of this mindset...[[NiceJobFixingItVillain through some pretty harsh circumstances]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Has this feeling about his father's death. Also believes that the rest of the pride believes it as well.
* IWantSong: "I Just Can't Wait To Be King".
* IWasBeatenByAGirl:
** Has ''never'' beat Nala in a fight, even in their serious, more even handed battle as adults. Her trademark pin move was a ChekhovsGun in them recognizing each other. He ''does'' pin her back later on, though on far more playful terms.
** Done more dramatically in the sequel, where he is ambushed and injured by Zira's entire clan and forced to escape. Though that's somewhat fair enough, and he does manage to fight them off, barely. They face off in the final battle but are stopped at the last second by Kiara.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Subverted. While many of his decisions in the sequel are understandable, he slowly becomes more antagonistic, which culminates in his decision to exile Kovu on the spot. He doesn't take the jump thanks to Kiara calling him out, but he still remains an AntiHero.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Of the BrattyHalfPint variety in the original movie, and the OverprotectiveDad variety in the sequel. For the former, Simba starts off as an entitled RoyalBrat who thinks he'll be able tell others what to do, but grows out of that mindset during his adulthood. And for the latter, while his smothering of Kiara comes off as controlling, he has reasons and loves her deeply.
* {{Keet}}: Occasionally was very hyper and playful as a cub.
* KingOfBeasts: He's a lion. And a king. A lion king if you will.
* LeftForDead: Shenzi assumes that he'll be killed when he goes off on his own. She was almost right.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Featured in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhMUvhIAPtY This Land]]. If you want to get technical, his leitmotif is the "Busa" chant that pops up throughout the film.
* MadeOfIron: Very much so. In the sequel, he survives an ambush and a full battle whilst injured.
* MeaningfulName: His name is Swahili for "lion".
* MouthyKid: So much, at the beginning of the movie, especially towards Zazu.
* NobleBigot: Simba becomes prejudiced against the Outsiders in the sequel, but does keep his word of allowing Kovu into his pride when he "saved" Kiara.
* OverprotectiveDad: Very much in the sequel. Like other overprotective Disney parents, though, he has good reason. Still, he goes overboard.
* PapaWolf: As overprotective as he can be, Simba will do ''anything'' to protect his cubs.
* ParentalHypocrisy: At one point, Nala points out to Simba that Kiara's just like they were when they were cubs, and Simba explains that this is what worries him.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: He and Nala both balk at the idea of getting married--at first, while they're still cubs. After they grow up...
* PredatorTurnedProtector: Became this to Timon and Pumbaa after they adopted and raised him.
* ProtagonistTitle: The "Lion King" apparently refers to Simba, when he officially returns to the Pridelands.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In the deleted alternate ending of the film, Simba gives this to Scar during their final showdown.
-->'''Simba''': You think just because you killed my father, you're ''better'' than him?! You're pathetic, you're weak...and above all, Scar, you're nothing but a ''coward''!
* RebelPrince: After Mufasa's death and Scar's manipulation, he goes into exile and shakes all responsibility as rightful successor to his father's kingdom. He eventually returns years later when he is informed by Nala how bad things have gotten under Scar's misrule.
* RedIsHeroic: Is TheHero and has a red mane.
* RefusalOfTheCall: "I can't go back."
* RightfulKingReturns: When he goes to reclaim the Pridelands.
* RoyalBrat: Cub Simba has his moments, but it is obvious that with a strict father like Mufasa, he would have shaped up even without Scar's interference.
* SanitySlippage: He is heavily implied to be going through this in the sequel given his bad dreams, which show how much of an emotional wreck he is. All of his decisions, while understandable, make the plot worse. At the trial, he completely loses all inch of rationality, and acts nothing like the calm, if fierce, character we saw in the past. The way he tells Zira to go home is very chilling with the implication that he will tear Zira apart. Luckily, Kiara manages to prevent him from losing anymore sanity and pull him back from the brink.
* StartingANewLife: Having been run out of his home by Scar, Simba grows up in the forest eating insects, with no plans to go back to being a prince.
* StealthHiBye: Pulls one on Kovu, when the latter is debating attacking him. One second he is there, getting a drink of water, but the second Kovu takes his eye off of him for a second, he is gone.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Not as much as a cub; as an adult, however, not only does he resemble Mufasa, but has facial features resembling his mother.
* TookALevelInBadass: While he does start out brave enough to scratch a hyena, it's not until the end of the movie that he's as strong as Scar. Arguably takes another in the sequel; he has grown bigger and becomes capable of surviving attacks by several lionesses at once. Although Simba is injured at the time, Zira is a tad bit delusional when she wants to go lioness on lion with him alone.
* TranquilFury: During the climax of the first film, after discovering that Scar killed Mufasa. He's clearly furious, but remains calm and collected, his cold tone of voice being the only indicator.
* UnskilledButStrong: Despite spending years lazing around with Timon and Pumbaa, he was more than capable of taking on Scar, several hyenas, and a number of Outlander lionesses in the sequel.
* WarriorPrince: Takes charge of the battle to reclaim Pride Rock and faces Scar in one-on-one combat.
* WellDoneSonGuy:
** Although anything but an emotionally distant father, Mufasa is often preoccupied with the duties of the throne, and little Simba certainly sees him as a hero, worshiping the ground his paws tread upon. But there is no indication Simba ever doubts he has his father's love or respect...until Scar convinces him he is to blame for his father's death. Then, overcome with remorse and believing no one could ever forgive him, he voluntarily goes into exile. It is Mufasa's ghost, reminding him of his place in the Circle and telling him "You are my son and the one true king," that sets him back on the right path again. And with a simple, single word, "Remember..." he lets his son know he is very proud of him indeed.
** However, ''Simba's Pride'' has Simba forgetting this moving testimonial and unable to get over his past, refusing to trust Kovu or see him as anything but a reincarnation of Scar, all in the mistaken belief that this is what his father would do (and therefore, would make Mufasa proud of him). Luckily Nala, as usual, is the voice of reason while Kiara, with typical bluntness, makes it quite clear to her father that he is not and never will be Mufasa. And just to hammer the point home that Simba does not have to emulate his father's reign (or his perception of it) in order to receive his love and pride, Mufasa's ghost actually says the words, "Well done, my son" after the prides are united and peace is declared.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** In the first film, Nala gives one to Simba for refusing to go back to the Pridelands.
** Kiara lectures Simba on how he will never be Mufasa when Kovu is exiled towards the end of ''Simba's Pride''.
* WhatWouldXDo: His biggest failing in the sequel; Simba is so focused on trying to be as good as Mufasa that he ends up making knee-jerk reactions when something unexpected happens and cocks everything up. Kiara [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on it big time]].
* WouldHitAGirl: A pragmatic case. He will fight female predators that threaten him or his close ones without hesitation. It's pretty much a necessity in the sequel, as almost the entire villain squad attacking him is female.
* WouldntHurtAChild: When Zira gave young Kovu to be killed by Simba, all the older lion does is look at the cub and tell Zira to take him and leave.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:After Scar admits that he is the one who killed Mufasa, Simba forces him to reveal the truth to the other lions.]]
* YourSizeMayVary: ''The Lion Guard'' bizarrely shows him to be much smaller than he is in previous films.
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[[folder:Mufasa]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"''Remember who you are. You are my son and the one true king."'']]
->''"A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king."''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/JamesEarlJones (films, ''Return of the Roar''), Creator/KeithDavid (House of Mouse, ''Simba's Mighty Adventure''), Gary Anthony Williams (''The Lion Guard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Magaña (''TLK''), Héctor Lama Yazbek (DVD/BD version onwards)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Shinya Ohwada
Simba's father, mentor, and King of the Pride Lands.
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* TheAce: Wise, strong, compassionate.
* ActionDad: He's a dangerous lion and he sometimes has to save his son.
* AdultFear: Losing his son, obviously.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:He's one of the few non-villains in a Disney animation to be killed off.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Becomes one of the Great Kings of the Past.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the original lion king in the movie, and the strongest in a fight.
* BadassBaritone: He ''is'' voiced by Creator/JamesEarlJones, after all.
* BassoProfundo: James Earl Jones being his voice actor, he has a very deep voice.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The neatest, well kept mane of all the lions, and the most good.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not just with the hyenas, but Mufusa makes Simba feel genuinely guilty when he disobeys him. And he still stays levelheaded when scolding Simba. Also, he's pretty stern towards Scar for disrespecting his son at the beginning.
* BigDamnHeroes: Twice to Simba. First he saves Simba from the hyenas, and then from the stampede. Also to Zazu, showing up just in time to stop Scar from eating Zazu, which Zazu even lampshades ("Impeccable timing, Your Majesty!").
* BigGood: What comes with being the king of the Pridelands. Even after his death, Simba still looks towards his father for guidance, as do his grandson Kion and old friend Rafiki, making him the BigGood of the entire franchise.
* BloodlessCarnage: His death is bloodless even though he was trampled to death.
* CainAndAbel: With Scar. Mufasa is the Abel to Scar's Cain.
* CharacterDeath: One of the most realistic and saddest ones in Disney history. The music does not help one bit.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: He's one of the greatest fathers in animation who happens to die in the middle of the film.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Although he isn't a villain, he falls into a vicious stampede at the hands of one.
* DisappearedDad: Because he's, you know, dead.
* TheDreaded: The hyenas scatter at the sight of him.
* EtTuBrute: He had this reaction on his face moments before he was thrown off the cliff by his brother.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Thrown off a cliff and trampled to death in a wildebeest stampede, albeit off-screen.
* FamousLastWords: "Brother, brother, help me!"
* FantasticRacism: Hyenas are not allowed in the Pride Lands during his rule. ''The Lion Guard'' [[{{Retcon}} establishes that most hyenas are good (or at least do exactly what they're naturally inclined to do)]] meaning this rule is not justified by them always being a evil species, but he probably wasn't aware they could be good.
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Mufasa learns the hard way that being nice to an ObviouslyEvil sibling, who was scheming right behind his back, isn't going to change his heart. And not even entirely behind his back. Scar all but announces on the day of Simba's presentation that he hates the new cub, wants the throne, that Mufasa should beware of him, and that he won't attempt to seize it by challenging him directly.
* FatalFlaw: He trusted his clearly power-hungry brother a ''little'' too much. It gets him killed.
* FramedForHeroism: Scar made it look this way to Simba when Mufasa's death was because of his attempt to rescue the cub.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He respects all the animals in the Pridelands, even the ones he eats, because he acknowledges that they all have an important role in the Circle of Life.
* GeniusBruiser: While his strength is unquestionable, Mufasa is also a very smart and competent leader barring his FatalFlaw, as evidenced by [[GhibliHills the Pridelands during his reign]] and [[{{Mordor}} the Pridelands during Scar's reign]].
* GentleGiant: He is one biiiig kitty, and he has an even bigger heart.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Mufasa gravely underestimates Scar's jealousy of him and desire for the throne, believing in the importance of family and that Scar couldn't possibly be evil enough to try anything as heinous as regicide.
* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite his claims, Scar actually is no smarter than his brother, yet is resentful that Mufasa gets to be King instead of him. When Scar finally does become King, it becomes clear he is not as smart as Mufasa; Scar is a lazy hedonist who isn't even remotely interested in maintaining the Pridelands.
* TheGoodKing: It's telling that all of the Pridelands (even the animals that are essentially his ''food'') come to the presentation of his son. The animals do not want, are happy, and respect him and he respects them back.
* GoodParents: One of the best fathers in cinematic history.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Although they have their disputes, he never stops trusting his ObviouslyEvil brother until it's too late.
* KingOfBeasts: He's a lion. A lion king, if you will.
* LargeAndInCharge: The largest lion in the movie.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His haunting theme was re-written for the Broadway show as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0xU6Pu3ifw Shadowland]]."
* ManHug: Isn't shy about this with Rafiki.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: One of the most tragic examples.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: According to the Hyenas, this is what Mufasa is. They're right.
* NiceGuy: Possibly the friendliest and most easygoing character in the film, with the possible exception of Rafiki. He truly cares about maintaining the Pridelands and speaks to Simba about the importance of responsibility.
* NotSoStoic: He is visibly frightened when Scar was about to throw him off the cliff.
* OneManArmy: He took down '''three hyenas ''' who [[PapaWolf threatened his son]] and Nala.
* OverprotectiveDad: Well, in a good sense, meaning not as much as Simba was with Kiara in ''Simba's Pride''.
* PapaWolf: One of the best examples of this trope, bar none.
* PosthumousCharacter: For the last half of ''The Lion King'' onward.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike his brother (and his son at first), he knows that there's more to being king than just power and glory, and takes the responsibilities that come with the job very seriously.
* RedIsHeroic: Has a red mane and was the BigGood.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's TheGoodKing ''because'' he takes care of his responsibilities.
* SacrificialLion: Literally. His death is what gets the plot started, even though he's probably the most ferocious fighter in the film.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the sequel, Mufasa's spirit messages Rafiki to pair Kiara and Kovu to resolve the war between the two prides.
* SpiritAdvisor: To Simba, appearing in the clouds to guide him. By virtue of the apparently true belief that the Lion Kings become stars in the sky upon death, he's this to not only Simba but any of his descendants. However, it appears that he mostly only "speaks" directly to Rafiki, the shaman of the Pride Lands. However, he takes this job full time for his grandson Kion in ''The Lion Guard''.
* TheStoic: He doesn't show much emotion, and when he actually gets mad he is still pretty calm about it.
* ThickerThanWater:
** Despite all their animosity and how much of a pain Scar could be, he truly believed in this trope in regards to his brother and only learned in the ''moment'' before his death that this was not the case.
** In the ''Lion Guard'' episode "Can't Wait To Be Queen," he told Kion he had to stand by Kiara no matter what, showing that he still believes in the importance of family even after Scar's betrayal.
* TragicHero: His [[FatalFlaw misplaced trust]] in Scar leads to his downfall.
* TrampledUnderfoot: His death by wildebeest stampede.
* WouldHitAGirl: Doesn't matter if they're female or male, he'll attack them should he need to. Just ask Shenzi.
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[[folder:Scar]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Long live the king."'']]
->''"Oh, I ''was'' first in line... until the little hairball was born...."''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/JeremyIrons (''TLK''), Creator/JimCummings (''Simba's Pride'', ''Simba's Mighty Adventure''), James Horan (''Kingdom Hearts II'', Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom), David Oyelowo (''The Lion Guard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Petrel (''TLK''), Sebastian Llapur (DVD/BD version onwards)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Haruhiko Jo
The BigBad of ''The Lion King'' and Simba's paternal uncle.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the time Simba comes back, even the ''hyenas'' admit that Mufasa was a much better king than Scar ever could be. Though, as revealed in the sequel, Scar ''did'' have some supporters, Zira included, all of whom were banished from the Pridelands when Simba took over.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Yes, believe it or not, [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Claudius]], though still a villain, was a ''lot'' less evil than Scar (or at least, a lot more ''[[AffablyEvil pleasant]]''). He's genuinely kind to the queen (whom he married after taking the throne), told Hamlet to stay in Denmark so that he can succeed him as king, showed genuine concern for Hamlet's [[ObfuscatingInsanity apparent madness]] and at least had the decency to feel a little guilty over murdering his brother. Scar, on the other paw, abuses Sarabi after taking the throne, tries to get Simba killed because he doesn't want the competition and shows absolutely no remorse over murdering Mufasa.
* AndThenWhat: Scar clearly didn't think about what to do after taking over the Pridelands.
* BadBoss: Lets the hyenas run rampant over the Pridelands until even they run out of food, casually manipulates all of them into helping his selfish scheme and ultimately tries to pass the blame onto them when he tries to weasel his way out of justice.
** ''The Lion Guard'' shows that Scar had asked the other lions in his Lion Guard to help him take down Mufasa. When they refused, he used The Roar to destroy them.
* BeardOfEvil: His mane looks like a devilish goatee.
* BerserkButton: Mentioning how much better of a king Mufasa was than him, probably because deep down, even he knows that it's true. He can't stand hearing Mufasa's name, to the point that he makes a law against saying it.
* BigBad: Of the first movie. Killing Mufasa and ruining the Pridelands.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He pulled this off with Simba by pretending to be a loving uncle when, Scar really wanted Mufusa and Simba dead so he could claim the throne.
* BondVillainStupidity: After telling Simba to exile himself from the Pride Lands, he orders the hyenas to kill him soon after rather than do it himself, and doesn't bother to make sure that they actually do the job.
** Also [[spoiler:when the hyenas learn that Scar was putting the blame on them.]]
* BrainsEvilBrawnGood: ZigZagged. He certainly is a great deal more fond of using manipulation and cunning to get what he wants, and he's very talented at both of these things. In addition, he admits that he is physically far weaker than Mufasa. When it comes to actually ''ruling'' a kingdom, however, he has ''no idea what he's doing'', and the Pride Lands goes from a lush savannah to a barren wasteland in a matter of a few years, all because of his incompetence. Upon Simba's return, however, he shows himself to be no less adept at the cunning manipulation that got him into power...and this trope is played with again when Scar proves himself to indeed be a viciously competent (if [[CombatPragmatist dirty]]) fighter when he's got no other options.
* BreakingSpeech: Gives a ''nasty'' one to Simba upon his return. It's so effective, if he hadn't done his NiceJobFixingItVillain, he'd have won with ''only'' this.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's very talented at using cunning and manipulation to get what he wants, but he doesn't even try to be responsible once he becomes king, leaving his hyena minions to work with the lionesses.
* BroughtDownToNormal: As revealed in ''The Lion Guard'', he once had the [[MightyRoar Roar of the Elders]], but after he used it to kill the members of his Lion Guard for refusing to help him overthrow Mufasa, the Great Kings of the Past stripped him of it, as the power [[BewareTheSuperman was never meant to be used for evil]]. Of course Mufasa didn't think he'd still be a threat after that.
* CainAndAbel: With Mufasa. Scar is the Cain to Mufasa's Abel.
* TheCaligula: He is an absolutely terrible ruler, and threatens or intimidates anyone who tries to tell him so. The mere mention of Mufasa is enough to [[BerserkButton send him into a rage]].
* TheChessmaster: His whole plan of getting rid of Mufasa and Simba. In fact, the plan would've worked had the hyenas went after Simba.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: Scar chose Kovu to defeat Simba. Likely a lie, since WordOfGod has confirmed that Kovu is an orphan, and has no biological connection to either Scar or Zira.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Family or lackeys, he'll double-cross them in an instant.
* ClassicVillain: {{Envy}} and [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]].
* CombatPragmatist: Starts off his fight with Simba by [[AHandfulForAnEye throwing burning embers into his eyes]].
* CompositeCharacter: The feline equivalent of [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Claudius]] and Theatre/{{Macbeth}} mixed together.
* ConsummateLiar: Part of his [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing personality.]]
* CorneredRattlesnake: He'd rather snivel and beg his way out of a fight, but when he realizes he's about to lose his throne, he resorts to battling Simba with ferocious vigor.
* TheCorrupter: To his nephew, Simba. Though it doesn't work when Simba's all grown up.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: At the end, he is eaten alive by his former hench-hyenas. Given Scar's occasional cameos in the questionably-canon Timon and Pumbaa series, some fans think that he [[HesJustHiding survived and is in hiding]].
* DarkIsEvil: Scar has the darkest fur of the lions and is the BigBad.
* DeadpanSnarker: This line stands out:
-->''Simba'': Uncle Scar, when I'm king, what will that make you?
-->''Scar'': A monkey's uncle.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Quite happy to let the Pridelands go to hell in a hand basket if that means he can be King. He's also pretty upfront that he wants the job for the power and refuses to even acknowledge that he's supposed to have duties and responsibilities to go with them.
* DevilInPlainSight: Mufasa has no idea that his brother is plotting against him, and by the time he realizes it it's already checkmate.
* DevouredByTheHorde: After Simba defeats him in a fight, [[spoiler: he gets surrounded by his former hyena henchmen and he gets eaten alive by them when they overheard that he betrayed them.]]
* DirtyCoward: He does everything he can to weasel his way out of justice when confronted by Simba about Mufasa's murder, from making an inaudible "confession" to the lionesses to trying to pass the blame onto the hyenas to save himself. PlayedWith in the sense that he's still a badass fighter despite all this.
* DirtyOldMan: In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8gDjaHWWA deleted song]], he lusts after Nala in search of creating a bloodline, and expels her from the pride lands when she refuses his advances. These qualities were emphasized in the musical.
* DisneyVillainDeath: {{Subverted}}. [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath And he probably wishes it wasn't]]...
* DrunkWithPower: According to ''The Lion Guard'', this is why Scar tried to overthrow Mufasa; having the power of [[MightyRoar the Roar]] went to his head, and led him to believe ''he'' should be king.
* EtTuBrute: His betrayal of Mufasa, his brother, by throwing him to his death. Judging by Mufasa's reaction, the latter had ''absolutely'' no idea that Scar was plotting against him.
* EveryoneHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs. He cannot stand "It's A Small World After All".
* EvilAllAlong: Towards Mufasa and Simba, who only think of him as their loyal brother and uncle, respectively. Though they don't realize his true intentions.
* EvilBrit: He was voiced by Jeremy Irons in the first film.
* EvilCounterpart: Scar serves as a "dark mirror" of sorts for Simba, with most of his flaws being exaggerated versions of Simba's own. One needs to just look at their big song numbers (''I Just Can't Wait to be King'' and ''Be Prepared'') next to each other to see this. Both crave becoming the king of the Pride Lands largely for the recognition that comes with it and gloat over how great they will be as king. Both are even showing not being above "bullying" so to speak, with Zazu being the biggest victim in that regard. However Simba ultimately manages to "grow up" and accept responsibility, which leads to his ultimate victory, whilst Scar's apparent refusal to truly do either ultimately leads to both his downfall and death. The film seems to consciously acknowledge this during the climax where when tempted to kill him and Scar asks what he is going to do, Simba ultimately refuses asserting, "No Scar. I'm not like you." Heck, both even have sidekicks in the form of outsiders with an obsession over food.
* EvilEyebrows: Part of being the BigBad.
* EvilGenius: At least in the first part of the movie on how he planned to get rid of Mufasa and Simba.
* EvilGloating: During the climax, when Simba, still blaming himself for his father's death, is dangling from the edge of Pride Rock, Scar can't resist indulging in this and freely admits to Simba that ''he'' killed Mufasa. At this revelation, Simba pulls off his HeroicSecondWind and literally ''chokes'' Scar to get him to admit the truth to everyone else.
* EvilIsHammy: Really loves to be dramatic.
* EvilLaugh: At the end of "Be Prepared."
* EvilPlan: Kill Mufasa and Simba, and take over the Pridelands.
* TheEvilPrince: Was evil even before taking over the Pridelands.
* EvilSlinks: He moves in an almost serpentine manner.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Scar carries a subtle reverb in his voice that becomes noticeably whenever he is dripping with sickly-sweet sarcasm or completely loses control of his temper. Of course, his voice is considerably ''less'' deep than Mufasa's...
* EvilUncle: To Simba, whom he tries to kill to get rid of Mufasa's sole heir.
* EvilWillFail: His plan turns out this way. He succeeds in becoming King, but the once-bountiful Pridelands quickly goes downhill under his disastrous and self-serving leadership. Even the ''hyenas'', of all animals, think that Mufasa's reign was better for them.
* FacePalm: After all, he's SurroundedByIdiots.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: The hyenas [[spoiler:tear him apart and eat him]]. Of course, it's [[GoryDiscretionShot all shown in shadow]].
* FascistButInefficient: He's an effective schemer right up until he actually gains power, at which point his disregard for anyone but himself runs the entire kingdom into the ground.
* FatalFlaw: {{Envy}} and {{Pride}}.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Sure, he has no problem in murdering his own brother and nephew in cold blood to obtain the throne, but he still puts up a polite and suave facade.
* FisherKing: Scar turns Mufasa's lush and green [[GhibliHills Ghibli Savanna]] into barren, dry, dead {{Mordor}}. Justified in that he allowed Hyenas into said lands, who over-hunted with the lions restrained by Scar from keeping them in check. Fewer grazing animals from overhunting means more leftover vegetation, more vegetation means more fuel for brush fires once the dry season sets in. One spark from lightning and the whole savannah could go up, and apparently did.
* FreudianExcuse: Scar's dream of being king was destroyed forever when Simba was born. Also, it's implied that he was TheUnfavorite in his family growing up, while Mufasa was the golden boy. It doesn't excuse his horrific deeds, but it ''does'' explain why he was so bitter and ruthless.
* GenreBlindness: He sends his bumbling minions to kill someone ''whom they've already failed to kill'', and just look at the results of the aforementioned EvilGloating.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: '''Black''', '''Red''' and '''Unnatural Green'''.
* GoodHairEvilHair: The slicked-back variety.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Is the BigBad and has a scar over his eye.
* GoryDiscretionShot: His death is shown only in shadow.
* GreaterScopeVillain: In ''1 1/2'', where the main conflict is essentially the same of the first movie, but because they're telling from Timon and Pumbaa's point of view, the primary villains are the Hyenas, and Scar's machinations serve only as the background.
* GreenEyes: Of the villainous sort - and figurative, as the following entry shows.
* GreenEyedMonster: Several lines in "Be Prepared" imply how jealous he is of Mufasa's success as king and the "injustice" that he's no longer next in line for the throne after Simba's birth. Heavy emphasis on the "monster" part. He's a ''literal'' example as well, since he really does have GreenEyes. Also notice that, in RealLife, lions don't have green eyes, making the use even more metaphorical.
* AHandfulForAnEye: During the final battle between himself and Simba, Scar kicks it off by throwing burning embers into Simba's eyes.
* HerosEvilPredecessor: In ''The Lion Guard'', it's revealed that he led the Lion Guard under Mufasa's regime, and was blessed with the power of the Roar of the Elders. However, the power went to Scar's head and he vainly believed that with this power, he should be king instead of Mufasa. But when the rest of the Lion Guard said no, Scar furiously used the Roar to destroy them. Due to using his powers for evil, Scar lost his power completely and descended further into depression, becoming shriveled and horrible. Kion fears that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he may end up becoming just like Scar]], but regularly makes sure to regulate his use of the Roar of the Elders.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He is mauled to death by his own hyena minions after they overheard his betrayal.
* {{Hidden Badass}}: Unlike his openly intimidating brother, Scar seems physically unimpressive. However, when the chips are down, he mauls Simba in the final battle.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Scar pulls the family card while begging for mercy from Simba. This coming from a guy who previously murdered his own brother and tried to kill his nephew without batting an eye.
* ISurrenderSuckers: During the climax, he begs Simba for mercy. Simba agrees on the grounds that he go into exile. Scar starts to leave... but then kicks burning embers into Simba's eyes and attacks him.
* InkSuitActor: Animator Andreas Deja watched Jeremy Irons's movies to put more of him into Scar - [[http://www.jeremy-irons.com/press/archive/18.html "Not that he looks like a lion"]] - and even added the actor's baggy eyes.
* {{Irony}}: In the movie, Scar is the runt of the litter and is self-admittedly not as strong as Mufasa. In real life, male lions with black manes are usually considered the most powerful lions of all who also attract the most females and will more than likely rule the pride.
* ItsAllAboutMe: "I'm the king, I can do whatever I want" sums his rule up. It's also a {{Deconstruction}} of the trope, as this view on life results in the Pridelands going to hell and him having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating.
* {{Jerkass}}: As seen in his [[BadBoss harsh treatment of the hyenas]] and some of his spiteful, sadistic actions throughout the movie.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Survives a fall off of Pride Rock only to be eaten by his own hyena minions, who overheard him putting the blame on them.]]
* KickTheDog: So many times, but the moment when he strikes Sarabi for standing up to him really stands out.
* TheKingslayer: Murders Mufasa to seize control of the throne.
* KnightOfCerebus: The film begins quite cheerful, but when Scar kills his own brother and takes the power, the film definitely becomes dark. Before that, we also have his VillainSong, in which he shows his true intentions. He's also one on a meta level, since he's responsible for the first non-villainous Disney death onscreen.
* LargeHam: In true Disney villain fashion. Producer Don Hahn even said part of Scar's hilarity is due to Irons adding disdain/insanity to lines that were by right delivered straight.
* LeanAndMean: In contrast to Mufasa's HeroicBuild (and to a far lesser degree, Simba's).
* ManipulativeBastard: One of the classic movie examples and fitting for a villain in a Shakespearean-style film. There are very few characters in the story whom he does not deceive, and he sometimes manipulates others purely for [[ForTheEvulz his own amusement]].
* MarkOfShame: The scar on his eye.
* MaskOfSanity: In the first part, he's able to cover his sociopathic nature beneath a charming veneer. Once things start going awry, he undergoes a severe SanitySlippage.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: According to the out takes and ''House of Mouse''.
* MeaningfulName: He was re-named "Scar" because of the permanent scar on his left eye. According to the books, his real name is ''Taka'', which means "trash" or "wanting" in Swahili.
* {{Narcissist}}: This line from his VillainSong says it all:
-->Meticulous planning\\
Tenacity spanning\\
Decades of denial\\
Is simply why I'll\\
Be king undisputed\\
Respected, saluted\\
And seen for the wonder I am!
* NearVillainVictory: He gets everything he wants in the movie and would have gotten away with it if not for a moment of gloating self-indulgence.
* NewEraSpeech: He gives one to the pride when he takes position as leader. Originally delivered via a song that reprises "Be Prepared."
* NeverMyFault: Scar refuses to own up to anything he does, even using the hyenas a scapegoat when confronted by Simba for his evil actions. [[spoiler: He ultimately regrets it.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:[[SarcasmMode Sure, telling Simba you killed his father is such a great idea. It's not like being liberated of a lifetime of guilt over his father's death will fuel him with righteous anger and allow him to kick your tail and reveal your lies to everyone!]] Moreover, [[SanitySlippage who in the right mind would put the]] [[NeverMyFault blame of everything that happened]] [[IdiotBall on your only followers left?]]]] [[JustifiedTrope However]], [[EvilGloating both gloating and]] [[NeverMyFault not accepting blame for his actions]] are [[SmugSnake in character]] for him.
* NonActionBigBad: Subverted. He complains early on about not having any of the "brawn" genes, relies on his hyenas to be his muscle, and he only attempts to kill those who have been incapacitated in some way. But at the climax, it turns out he ''can'' fight, and is able to hold his own against the much younger and more muscular Simba.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Let's see, Scar KILLS MUFASA, and is perfectly able to go toe-to-toe with Simba in the climax. A bit out of place considering that he groans about getting the brains and none of the brawn in the beginning, but makes some sense when you consider that Simba has apparently lived only on insects and has been in a total of one fight (that he lost). This plot point makes even more sense when taking into account Scar's original character design as a much more bulky and brawny lion.
* ObviouslyEvil: Just in case you hadn't noticed all the EvilTropes above.
* OhCrap: The look on his face when he realizes that [[spoiler: the hyenas heard him betray them]] says it all.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: According to a storybook published following the film's release, his birth name was ''Taka'' (Swahili for "trash" or "want").
* ThePeterPrinciple: His strongest desire was to become king. However while he proved deadly and conniving about setting that goal in motion, he proved completely incompetent in actually posing as king, only seeking the benefits and grandeur of the role rather than it's important duties.
* PosthumousCharacter: In ''Simba's Pride'' and ''The Lion Guard''.
* PredecessorVillain: Serves as this to almost the entire franchise, following the first movie and his death.
** Of ''Simba's Pride'': the primary villain is Zira, who was one of his sympathizers and seeks to avenge him.
** ''The Lion Guard'' revolves around his great-nephew Kion forming a new Lion Guard and actively striving to not end up like Scar. [[spoiler: A lingering shot of a painting of Scar appearing above Janja's lair with suspenseful music playing may be implying that Scar may have some presence in the series' future as well.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: Best exemplified by his "I am the King, I can do whatever I want!" excuse, because it is essentially the attitude of Simba as a cub, though it's doubtful that he would ever condemn his own subjects to death.
* PyrrhicVictory: His original fate in the AlternateEnding. He wins the fight with Simba by throwing him off Pride Rock, but is then burned to death himself when the fires surrounding Pride Rock engulf it. By throwing Simba off Pride Rock, he actually saves Simba from suffering that fate and allowing him to have his happy ending anyway, making Scar's victory in the fight meaningless.
* RedRightHand: His scar, and his claws that are always bared (unlike the others).
* RelativeButton: You just ''had'' to get that last KickTheDog moment in, didn't you Scar?
* TheResenter: Scar resents his brother for being the King and also resents Simba because after his father, ''he'' will be king.
* ReversePsychology: How he tricks Simba into visiting the elephant graveyard.
* {{Sadist}}: As much as it can be shown in a Disney film, at least.
** He doesn't immediately eat the mouse he has trapped, preferring to play with him. Judging by Zazu's reaction, it seems that this behavior isn't seen as proper.
** He takes some moments to savor Mufasa's impending fate, gloating "Long live the king" and making sure that his brother fully realizes what his true nature is instead of simply shoving Mufasa to his death. This isn't necessarily useful to Scar's plan, but he clearly enjoys it.
** This proves to be one of the causes of his demise, since attempting to do the same with Simba makes the latter fight back and reveal that he murdered Mufasa.
* SanitySlippage: More obvious in the musical, but still visible in the movie. The musical has a number called "The Madness of King Scar," where he begins to go completely insane.
* SanitySlippageSong: "The Madness Of King Scar" in the musical version. He grows more insane as the song goes on, eventually seeing the ghost of Mufasa everywhere and becoming desperate to have cubs to continue his line. He also becomes increasingly paranoid, believing that the lionesses hate him (which they probably do) and are plotting to murder him (which, again, they probably are).
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: "I'm the king, I can do what I want!"
* ShadowArchetype: Like Simba, he has an immature understanding of being king, as he believes it is only about getting your way all the time. However, unlike Simba, he is willing to go to terrible lengths just to become king. Also, unlike Simba, he does not assume responsibility for his actions but instead tries to blame the hyenas for ruining the kingdom and tries to kill Simba just so he can continue to have power. Not only that but, unlike Simba, he makes a terrible ruler, as he pretty much acts like a 3-year old pretending to be a king when he gets ahold of power. But, once Simba does defeat him, he more or less removes himself from his childishness, as he grows up while Scar doesn't.
* SicEm: "Kill him."
* SissyVillain: He's rather effeminate and theatrical.
* SlasherSmile: The creepy smile he gives before tossing Mufasa to his death.
* SmugSnake: After becoming king. Although Scar was a master of manipulating everyone around him to seize the power he craved, he proved to be utterly incompetent at actually ''using'' the power once he had it, though this was more due to laziness and selfishness than a lack of intelligence. He hadn't been raised to be a king so he had no experience. Like Simba as a cub, he thought that it was just all about the power and the glory rather than actual hard work. He'd originally persuaded the hyenas to support him by promising that they'd never go hungry again, but the drought in the Pride Lands leads to a famine and causes the hyenas to begin grumbling about Scar even before Simba comes back.
** Even before becoming King he showed signs of this. Like [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]], he's a supposed ManipulativeBastard with the glaring flaw of being ObviouslyEvil and doing nothing to counteract it. Often meaning that the only reason he has any success whatsoever is that everyone in the movie is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter.
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: Does this a lot, especially when gloating.
* TheSoCalledCoward: The film describes Scar as a skinny weakling, who openly admits that he's no match for Mufasa in a fight. During the climax, he begs Simba for mercy, but as soon as said mercy is granted, Scar attacks Simba at full force and nearly beats him.
** If you watch the shadows closely, [[spoiler: you'll notice he goes down fighting when the hyenas attack him en masse.]]
* TheSociopath: Has zero qualms over planning the deaths of his family and pretending to be racked with grief after Mufasa and seemingly Simba perish in the wildebeest stampede. He's a highly functioning sociopath, able to hide his true self beneath a veneer of charming manners.
* SuddenlyShouting:
** When addressing the hyenas in "[[VillainSong Be Prepared]]."
--->''The future is littered with prizes''
--->''And though I'm the main addressee,''
--->''Point that I must emphasize is,''
--->'''''YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!''''' (A random hyena falls into the crack in the ground.)
** He loses his temper and starts shouting whenever Mufasa is mentioned.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Stated word for word.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A BigBad lion version.
* TooDumbToLive: Telling Simba he killed Mufasa pretty much set up his downfall. Also, he really shouldn't have lied to Simba about Mufasa's death by blaming it on the hyenas. [[TheDogBitesBack He pays for it dearly]].
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Once he ultimately takes over the Pridelands.
* TheUnfavourite: Well, considering that his parents gave him a name that means "[[{{Greed}} wanting]]" or "[[AtrociousAlias trash]]," and gave his brother a name that means "king," it's pretty clear who was their favorite... Subverted in the books, where he ''thinks'' he's this but it's shown his parents actually do care about him.
* TheUsurper: He concocted his whole EvilPlan in order to take over the Pridelands.
* VictoryIsBoring: Okay, Scar. You took care of Mufasa and Simba and claimed the throne. What now?
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Simply put, he gets the honor of committing the first onscreen murder in a Disney film, among other things.
* VillainSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0AiN8vrn9Y&feature=related "Be Prepared"]] were he explains to the Hyenas how he intended to murder his brother and nephew to become king. There is also a cut [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEBOYTGy3mY reprise]] to "Be Prepared" were he expresses his desire to make Nala his queen, and introduces the Hyenas as his 'executive staff.'
* VillainousBreakdown:
** "The Madness of King Scar" in the Broadway musical version, a song that really focuses on his shift from MagnificentBastard to SmugSnake in his reign as king.
** The [[AlternateEnding original ending]] of the film had a far more pronounced one. After his fight with Simba, which ends with Simba being the one thrown off Pride Rock (but lives), Scar is last seen [[LaughingMad laughing insanely]] as the fires surrounding Pride Rock engulf and kill him.
* VillainousLegacy: His influence is still felt after his death, since the primary villains in the sequel are his sympathizers wanting revenge.
* VillainsWantMercy: The minute Simba corners him at the top of Pride Rock, Scar starts desperately begging him for mercy, pulling such cards as reminding him they're family and [[NeverMyFault blaming the hyenas for his own actions]]. Simba ultimately opts to let Scar go on the condition that he go into exile; Scar turns to leave, but then kicks burning embers into Simba's eyes and attacks him. When he loses the subsequent fight and is thrown off of Pride Rock, he's met with the hyenas, who overheard ''everything'', and tries begging for his life again... with no such luck.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: After killing Mufasa and finally becoming the King of Pride Rock, he ends up turning the paradise to ruins. Scar is obviously too proud to admit that he wasn't cut out for the job.
* WeakButSkilled: He freely admits to not measuring up to Mufasa's level of strength, but he is a good short-term schemer and CombatPragmatist, and he is able to fight evenly with the younger Simba.
* WhamLine: '''"Long live the king."''' The way Scar says it was bone-chilling. [[OhCrap Also Mufasa's expression when this is happening.]] Seeing someone so strong and powerful looking so terrified and helpless (not to mention [[EtTuBrute shocked at his brother's betrayal]], no less) is a whole new level of scary. Don't forget his helpless scream as he falls to his death... replaced with the scream of Simba as he watches his dad, who he just had a scene showing their closeness, fall to his death...
** Scar's behavior in this as well. At first, when Mufasa is calling for help, Scar seems to ponder what to do, as if he's realized that there would be [[MoralEventHorizon no turning back if he killed his brother..]]. and then not only he does it anyway, but takes some moments to enjoy Mufasa's terror. This isn't useful to his plan but highlights his truly sadistic nature.
* WickedCultured: Not only is his speech the more refined in the movie, but somehow he knows about the gene pool.
* WouldHitAGirl: He smacks Sarabi hard for [[BerserkButton mentioning Mufasa in his presence]] during an argument, [[OhCrap then notices a very angry Simba watching above]].
* WouldHurtAChild: He tries to kill his little nephew and his friend Nala by letting the Hyenas eat them. Later, he arranges a stampede where Simba is almost trampled to death.
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[[folder:Nala]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Don't you understand? You're our only hope!"'']]
->''"It's like you're back from the dead...you have no idea what this will mean to everyone! What it means to me!"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Niketa Calame (cub, ''TLK''), Moira Kelly (adult, films), Gabrielle Union (adult, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Singing by:''' Laura Williams (cub, ''TLK''), Sally Dworsky (adult, ''TLK'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Karla Falcon (cub), Creator/MariaFernandaMorales (both acting and songs)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Junko Yamamoto (cub,''TLK'' ), Risa Uchida (cub, theater play) Riko Hanamura (adult, both acting and songs)
Simba's playmate, childhood friend, and later, wife.
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* ActionGirl: Simba has never won a fight against her, and she beats some hyenas in the climax.
* ActionMom: In the sequel to Kiara and can still kick butt.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Her eyes were originally teal, but the sequel gives her blue and the midquel gives her green.
* ArrangedMarriage: Was betrothed to Simba when they were cubs.
* BrattyHalfPint: As a cub, she was just as cheeky and mischievous as Simba.
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''Simba's Pride'', Nala has become slightly more mild-mannered and motherly, but continues to act as the voice of reason to Simba, who is now being very protective of Kiara, and reminds him that their daughter Kiara would be fine. She also seems to be less judgmental than Simba. When Simba refused to trust Kovu simply because of his outsider status, Nala and Rafiki are able to change his decision and Simba reserves his judgment to see if Kovu could be trusted.
* ChekhovsGun: Her pin move is how she and Simba come to recognise each other as adults.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Simba as a part of their arranged marriage..
* CompositeCharacter: In terms of ''Hamlet'' parallels, although she is usually compared to and claimed to be based on Ophelia (love interest and token young female), Nala has more in common with Horatio (closest friend of the hero, acts as his conscience and voice of reason).
* DamselOutOfDistress: Nala is the one who goes out and gets Simba back from his banishment in order to save the pride and the Pridelands.
* DanceBattler: In the stage musical during the fight with the hyenas.
* DemotedToExtra: Averted, as her role in the first film was pretty small itself. She is also completely absent in the video games and ''Timon and Pumbaa'' TV series.
* DisappearedDad: Her father is never mentioned in the original movie. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' reveals that [[spoiler:Nala's father was once saved by the Lion Guard of his day when he fell out of a tree as a cub.]]
* DistressBall: Struggles to climb a rocky cliff and nearly gets captured by the hyenas, largely to give Simba a BadassAdorable moment saving her.
* GirlinessUpgrade: Loses her tomboyish traits as an adult and becomes more mature and regal.
* TheHeart: Best shown when she tries to inform Simba of what has happened to their home.
* HeldGaze: Simba and Nala gaze deeply into each other's eyes at the end of their Falling in Love Montage of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" before nuzzling each other in a manner that resembles a kiss.
* {{Herald}}: Nala revealing to Simba what happened after Scar took over the Pridelands is the first step to get him to return home.
* TheHighQueen: Since she is Simba's mate, Nala is technically the Queen of the Pridelands.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is rather blunt and condescending, but means well.
* KingOfBeasts: Nala is the ruler of the beasts as well.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: She briefly has a serious battle with Simba when he attacks her to protect Pumbaa.
* MeaningfulName: "Nala" means "gift" in Swahili.
* OnlySaneWoman: Whenever it comes to bringing Simba to his senses, either as the King or as a parent.
* OpenMindedParent: She's more accepting of Kovu than Simba, who still held a grudge against the Outsiders.
* OutOfFocus: She doesn't get a lot of screen time in the first two movies, barely any in the third and does not appear in the TV series.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Simba.
* PluckyGirl: She '''never''' gives up.
* PregnantBadass: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar It is heavily implied]] that Kiara was conceived in the ''Can You Feel The Love Tonight'' sequence, so Nala was pregnant with her while she was beating up hyenas in the final battle.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Not a perfect example, but she is often kept out of focus.
* {{Tomboy}}: Mainly as a child. She beats Simba in every fight, and is very adventurous and restless.
* UndyingLoyalty: Even under the brief point Scar has convinced everyone Simba killed Mufasa, she calls out in horror when he nearly falls to his death.
* WomenAreWiser: A more justified case, given Simba's inner demons and circumstances, Nala often ends up playing the voice of reason. Subverted as a cub where she was just as mischievous as Simba.
* YourSizeMayVary: ''The Lion Guard'' bizarrely shows her much smaller than she is in previous films.
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[[folder:Zazu]]
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[[caption-width-right:250: ''"Your sense of humor never ceases to abuse me."'']]
->''"I've never seen a king or beast with quite so little hair!"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/RowanAtkinson (''TLK''), Edward Hibbert (''Simba's Pride''), Creator/JeffBennett (TV appearances)
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Eduardo Tejedo
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Hideyuki Umezu
An uptight but kindly red-billed hornbill serves as majordomo to Mufasa, Scar and Simba.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: His ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' counterpart Polonius is, though not exactly a villain, a much more negative character who is killed accidentally by the title character while spying on him for Claudius. Zazu, on the other hand, is genuinely loyal, hates Scar (Claudius), and survives the film.
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: He goes through hell and back to keep Simba and Nala out of harm's way.
* {{Birdcaged}}: What Scar does to him when he takes over, apparently just because he doesn't like him.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the stage version, he does this a couple times:
** In "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", he's blocked by a curtain and comments that it "wasn't in the cartoon" before quipping that it looks like a cheap shower curtain from <insert local store here>. Later, Simba steals the puppet and the actor gets understandably upset with him about it.
** After that sequence, when Mufasa pretends to fire him, the puppet attacks its operator, with some productions having him growl "this is all ''your'' fault!" at him before doing so.
* ButtMonkey: Starts out as Mufasa's PR guy and constantly finds himself at the butt of Simba's antics, including a pouncing lesson initiated by Mufasa in which Zazu is ordered to be Simba's practice target. Taken UpToEleven after Scar takes over, when he is essentially reduced to Scar's court jester. He is almost eaten by the hyenas on several occasions.
* ADayInTheLimelight: While the TV series mostly centered around Timon and Pumbaa, he got two episodes with starring roles.
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially when "babysitting" Nala and Simba.
* DemotedToExtra: During the second half of the first movie and its sequels.
* DesignatedMonkey: Is treated in-universe as pathetic for no real reason.
* FeatherFingers: He can grasp things as if he had hands.
* TheFinickyOne: A much more positive example. Zazu likes to keep the Pridelands in order, but is not a jerk about it.
* {{Flanderization}}: The ''Timon and Pumbaa'' series turns him from a nice, sympathetic character into a bit of a jerk.
* HurricaneOfPuns: His morning report, both the spoken and sung version.
-->'''Zazu:''' Well! The ''buzz'' from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a ''spot''. And the baboons are going ''ape'' over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're ''above it all''. The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I told the elephants to ''forget'' it, but they ''can't''. The cheetahs are hard up, but I always say...''cheetahs never prosper...''
* IronButtMonkey: This little bird can take a beating.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the TV series, in which he is more of a finicky perfectionist, but has a heart.
* MadeOfIron: He survives being in Scar's mouth (with all associated teeth, even if Scar doesn't bite him), being run over twice by a stampede of animals in "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" and being shoved into a volcanic vent by the hyenas. And being struck by lightning in the TV series.
* MediumAwareness: In the stage version, the Zazu puppet seems to be intended to show awareness that it's a puppet, mainly because of RuleOfFunny. It even gets mad at its operator at one point!
* NiceGuy: In the movie, he is generally very well mannered and friendly, only losing his temper or getting annoyed to anyone who provokes him.
* NonActionGuy: In the stage version, he's the only one who doesn't even attempt to fight during the final battle. Instead, we see him running/flying from a hyena in panic.
* NoodleIncident: Mentions having two troublesome relatives who "always manage to ruin special occasions".
* NoRespectGuy: Best in "I Just Can't Wait to Be King."
* NumberTwo: To Mufasa as his number one advisor.
* OldRetainer: It's implied in the Broadway production that he's been with the royal family at least long enough to have known Mufasa when he was a cub.
* OnlySaneMan: In "I Just Can't Wait to Be King."
* OutOfFocus: Especially in the third film.
* ServileSnarker: Even more so in the Broadway stage version, where he throws a lot of verbal jabs at Scar.
-->'''Scar''': [[LonelyAtTheTop Here I am at the pinnacle and yet the view is bleak]]. What is wrong with this picture?
-->'''Zazu''': [[RuleOfFunny You're in it, sire?]]
* ShipperOnDeck: For Simba and Nala. Appears delighted when he sees the two talking together, unaware that they're actually plotting to ditch him in the most humiliating way possible.
* SnarkyNonhumanSidekick: A snarker who works under Mufasa.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs:
-->"That's ''Mister'' Banana-Beak to you!"
* ToothyBird: Depending on the facial gesture he makes, sometimes he appears to have a beak full of teeth.
* UndyingLoyalty: His loyalty to the royal family is unwavering.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Stage version only; Presumably due to the difficulty in translating the film version of events to the stage version, we never find out ''how'' Zazu escaped his cage in the final battle. The fact that he's being chased by a hyena in that sequence implies that it accidentally crashed into his cage, but it's not entirely clear.
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[[folder:Rafiki]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"It is time!"'']]
->''"I'm not the one who's confused! You don't even know who you are!"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Robert Guillaume (films, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''), Creator/KharyPayton (''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Genaro Vasquez
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Ryuji Saikachi
A mandrill (or baboon as he is referred to as in the universe) who is a wise, if eccentric friend to the lions.
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* BadassGrandpa: An old primate who's not as weak as he looks.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: An old, primate {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who can whip a number of hyenas.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Although his weird antics might just be for Simba's benefit.
* CaneFu: Can kick serious butt with his staff.
* CartoonyTail: His tail can defy gravity.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The goofy rhyme cements it.
* CoolOldGuy: A cool primate who has a way of teaching his methods.
* DelightingInRiddles: Takes great joy in annoying Simba with [[ProverbialWisdom his cryptic metaphors]].
* EccentricMentor: The way he teaches a lesson to Simba is...creative.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: As a wise mentor and comic relief.
* {{Expy}}: Rafiki is inspired from [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Friar Laurence]].
* GenderFlip: Becomes female in the stage production.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can sometimes be mischievous and confusing, but the results always make up for it.
* LetsGetDangerous: Kicks serious hyena ass during the battle.
* LongLived: Rafiki was old and doddering when Simba was born and continues to remain the same after Kiara grows up. He's survived at least 3 generations of lions and never seems to age.
* TheMatchmaker: In ''Simba's Pride'' he does this to Kiara and Kovu.
* MagicalNegro: Rafiki, the only character with an African accent, provides a DoubleSubversion. As a TricksterMentor, he looks like he's a useless doddery old senile ape but in truth gives vital guidance. [[BadassGrandpa And he can really open a can of whoopass on hyenas]].
* MeaningfulName: Rafiki means 'friend' in Swahili.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Surprisingly {{averted}}. Rafiki doesn't die in any of the ''Lion King'' movies, though Simba's other mentor Mufasa does.
* MinoredInAsskicking: Doesn't do fighting until the climax.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Just whether Rafiki is actually mad is up for debate; is he mad and gone a little crackers... or does he just do it to unnerve everyone and get the upper hand? He's certainly dangerous when he wants to be, so the last might be the truth.
* OffhandBackhand: Pulls off this stunt on a hyena.
* OldMaster: An old teacher to Mufasa and eventually, Simba.
* OneManArmy: He beat several hyenas easily.
* ShipperOnDeck: Following urging from Mufasa's spirit, Rafiki helps strengthen the bond between Kiara and Kovu in the sequel.
* SimpleStaff: What he uses as his main weapon.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: May have been based on Yorick from ''Hamlet'', he was dead before the start of the play.
* ThirdPersonPerson: One of his many quirks.
* TricksterMentor: Rafiki looks like he's a useless doddery old senile ape but in truth gives vital guidance. [[BadassGrandpa And he can really open a can of whoopass on hyenas]]
* WarriorTherapist: He helps Simba to fully move on from his father's death.
* WhenEldersAttack: He smacks down a couple of Hyenas with his stick during the final battle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sarabi]]
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->''"Simba! You're alive...how can that be?"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Madge Sinclair, Susanne Blakeslee (currently)
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Angela Villanueva
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Haruko Kitahama
Simba's mother and Mufasa's mate.
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* ActionMom: Not seen as much, but she doesn't back away from a fight.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike her ''Hamlet'' counterpart, Gertrude, she doesn't marry her brother-in-law after her husband's death.
* GoodParents: Though Mufasa gets more focus, Sarabi still seems to be a pretty good parent.
* TheHighQueen: When Mufasa was alive, Sarabi was the Queen of the Pridelands.
* LadyOfWar: Mufasa's queen and thus the leader of the lionesses.
* MeaningfulName: Sarabi is Swahili for "mirage".
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She even at least ''tries'' to stand up to [[TheCaligula Scar]] when it becomes apparent that he is willing to let his pride starve.
* TheStoic: She stands up to Scar's verbal abuse (and the chomping maws of the hyena horde on her way to him) with dignity.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's unknown what happened to Sarabi [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim after the death of her voice actress]]. While her character does appear in ''Simba's Pride'', she has no lines.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Timon and Pumbaa]]
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->''"Hakuna Matata!"''
-->'''Timon voiced in English by:''' Nathan Lane (films, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''), Kevin Schon (''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''), Creator/QuintonFlynn (''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', sometimes), Bruce Lanoil (Aladdin DVD, ''Kingdom Hearts II'')
-->'''Timon voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Raul Aldana (acting), Raul Carballeda (songs)
-->'''Timon voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YujiMitsuya (acting and songs)
-->'''Pumbaa voiced in English by:''' Ernie Sabella
-->'''Pumbaa voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Francisco Colmenero (acting and songs)
-->'''Pumbaa voiced in Japanese by:''' Atomu Kobayashi (films, ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' and theater play), Hiroshi Hatanaka (''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' from episode 5 onwards), ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'')
A Meerkat and Warthog that raised Simba after the latter ran away from the Pride Lands. When Simba returned to the Pride Lands, Timon and Pumbaa went with him.
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[[AC:Tropes applying to both]]
* AllTheOtherReindeer: Both Timon and Pumbaa have trouble fitting in.
* AnthropomorphicShift: More frequently in their TV series and the Wild About Safety shorts, almost all links to them being wildlife are thrown out the window. Pumbaa is also shown using his front hooves as "hands" more often.
* AntiRoleModel: They aren't negative characters, although their carefree philosophy is wildly at odds with the film's actual moral.
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Especially with Baby Earl in "To Kilimanjaro Bird".
* BashBrothers: They charge fearlessly into the violent battle between the lionesses and the hyenas to help Simba claim Pride Rock.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: ''Lion King 11/2'' is all about this. In it, they are responsible for the animals bowing in "Circle of Life", and cause the animal pyramid in "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" to collapse.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Given that they have survived an encounter with ''Hyenas'' (two, in Timon's case!), fell down a pit to ''stop'' said Hyenas, ''and'' managed to escape from a pack of ''hungry, evil, rabid lions'', they are ''not'' to be underestimated, even if they ''are'' oddballs.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Pumbaa (fat warthog) and Timon (small meerkat), respectively.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Played with. Timon certainly thinks so but Pumbaa has a lot of DumbassHasAPoint moments and he's by far the more down-to-earth of the two. Pumbaa has good ideas and is usually proven right, he's just more laid back and content to let Timon do the planning.
* {{Breakout Character}}s: They have had their own TV show, a P.O.V. Sequel.
* ButtMonkey:
** Timon suffers a lot of physical comedy in the midquel.
** Pumbaa has his moments too, especially in the TV series.
* {{Cool Uncle}}s: To Kiara in the sequel, when they become her protectors as well. Also to Bunga in ''The Lion Guard''.
* DenserAndWackier: Both become more comedic in the series. Or more accurately [[CloudCuckooLand the world around them reverts to their level]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Their introduction. Good lord, their introduction.
* FatAndSkinny: Pumbaa and Timon, respectively.
* FriendToAllChildren: Both, especially the latter who is very excited to 'keep' Simba. They also have a very close relationship with Bunga in ''The Lion Guard''.
* FriendToBugs: Averted, since they eat them, but they befriend a snail named Speedy in the series since he can talk (and sing).
* FriendVersusLover: They weren't happy when Nala found Simba. ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' takes this further, suggesting that they actually tried to sabotage the budding romance, but being Timon and Pumbaa, everything they did just backfired.
* FurIsClothing: In the series, Timon's fur has pockets and zippers. In "Brazil Nuts", when both of them lose their fur, their underwear is exposed.
* GoodParents: They made Simba into who he is, and he turned out great, and they have raised Bunga too.
* HakunaMatata: TropeNamer. Timon and Pumbaa tell Simba, who has just run away from his responsibilities and his life, that he doesn't need to worry about the past, because a carefree existence is much less trouble.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Their TV series and ''Lion King 1½'' (Or ''3: Hakuna Matata'' in other regions), in which the first movie is told through their eyes.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: To the point that it's been heavily implied they're an actual couple.
* IronButtMonkey: Both Timon and Pumbaa suffered injuries that would have been lethal in real life as they most of these injuries occurred in their own series. Pumbaa was out through this trope during his and Timon's reprisal of "Stand By Me" as whenever Timon sand the words stand by me and included HoYay in it, it results in Pumbaa getting injured repeatedly such as getting trampled on by a stampede and getting shot out of a cannon and into a mountain.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7v8Dg6Jc7c They have a]] {{Fanfare}} that plays when they are introduced.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Timon and Pumbaa sometimes go into such bickers spats as it was not evident in the original film but showed itself vividly in their own series. They had a FeudEpisode several times in their own series and in an episode of House Of Mouse.
* LiteralMinded: Pumbaa, which is often the reason why he DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm. Timon in ''1½'', at least.
* MadeOfIron: They survive A LOT in the TV series. One of the best examples would be how much poor Pumbaa goes through in the short span of the "Stand By Me" scene. Even in the films, Timon takes a lot in the midquel.
* ManChild: Both of them are very childish and carefree but Pumbaa is more immature than Timon is.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Are the two faking their slight madness and cowardliness or are they actually that cowardly? The two act dumb on occasions but, when the situation arises, they can unleash a can of whoop ass on anyone if it's required. So, the last one seems to be the truth at the moment.
* OnlyOneName: Averted. Their last names, Berkowitz and Smith, were actually revealed in ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''. However, this is most likely a joke due to how common the last name Smith is
* OutOfFocus: They are downgraded to having a recurring role in ''The Lion Guard''; The first season comprised of twenty-six episodes, of which they appeared in less than a third overall.
* ParentalSubstitute:
** Essentially raise Simba after his exile. This is conveyed in more detail in the midquel.
** In ''The Lion Guard'' they're the adopted uncles of Bunga the honey badger.
* PluckyComicRelief: Both can really kick ass when they want to.
* RedOniBlueOni: Timon is the Red Oni due to his reckless and self centered behavior while Pumbaa is the Blue Oni due to his easygoing and sensitive personality. Ironically, Pumbaa is colored brownish red while Timing has tan fur with some red-orange fur on his head.
* ReplacementGoldfish: After a feud in the episode "Kenya Be My Friend", Pumbaa befriends a meerkat named Monti, and Timon a warthog named Baampu.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Timon is the manly man to Pumbaa's sensitive guy. Timon is very reckless, impulsive, and sometimes greedy while Pumbaa is more cautious, kind, and emotional and in his series is willing to cross dress while Timon hates doing it.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Let's face it, if they hadn't found Simba in the desert when they did, Scar's plan would've went off without a hitch.
* StockFootage Their introduction is reused ''during the battle''.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The movie's version of [[{{Hamlet}} Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]]. [[RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead Down to the]] {{POV Sequel}}.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The duo feed primarily on bugs, a preference they manage to pass on to natural carnivore Simba. It is implied in the movies and outright confirmed in their TV series that their preference for eating bugs is unusual and often squicks out strangers, and episode plots of their TV series often involve efforts to eat particularly desirable bugs.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Simba, given he's practically their surrogate child.
** Timon considers abandoning him in a sulk in the midquel, though it's expectedly short lived.
[[AC:Tropes applying to Timon]]
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''The Lion Guard'', time and raising two kids occasionally make themselves known -- he's called [[HappilyAdopted Bunga]] "bubbe" while offering him more bugs and referred to both Bunga and Simba as his and Pumbaa's babies. In other words, he's basically turned into his mom.
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: In the midquel, Timon does this to Pumbaa when they try to find their home.
* BrooklynRage: Timon can go into this.
* DeadpanSnarker: Timon is the most sarcastic of the duo.
* {{Determinator}}: Timon, in the midquel, grows into to this in the climax.
* GratuitousGreek: Timon is one of the few names not derived from Swahili, instead being a Greek name (that coincidentally was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon_of_Athens used by Shakespeare]]).
* GuileHero: Being of small stature, Timon often resorts to outsmarting foes.
* HairTriggerTemper: Timon can get angry easily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Timon can be quite selfish, but will help his friends in the end.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Timon authoritatively explains that stars are really fireflies stuck on "that big bluish-black thing."
* TheLancer: Timon to Pumbaa. He's skinny, small, and has a JerkWithAHeartOfGold personality.
* MommasBoy: Timon is very close to his mother.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Except for the eye color, he looks a lot like his mother.
* TeamMom: In the midquel, Timon takes on a more maternal looking role when raising Simba, presumably due to his experiences with his own mother.
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* BerserkButton: Pumbaa is called a pig by Banzai, prompting him to say "[[YouTalkinToMe Are you talking to me?!]] [[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs They call me MISTER PIG!]]" [[PreAsskickingOneLiner before attacking]].
** Apparently, Simba has [[NWordPrivileges P-Word Privileges]], though.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Pumbaa is a nice enough guy, but anyone who calls him a pig in a threatening way is in trouble.
* TheBigGuy: Pumbaa is the muscle of the duo.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Pumbaa when he faces off against the hyenas.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The TV series and midquel imply that Pumbaa has a history of being abandoned and possibly even mistreated due to his foul smell.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Pumbaa on at least one occasion. "I thought stars were giant balls of gas burning billions of miles away!"
* {{Fartillery}}: Pumbaa often weaponizes his emissions (particularly in some games).
* FatComicRelief: Pumbaa is the fat one in the duo and shares the comic relief.
* FullBoarAction: While Pumbaa is a far cry from fearsome (aside from how {{Gonk}}y he and Timon are, those who call him a pig end up on the receiving end of his tusks if they don't run.
* {{Gasshole}}: The very reason Pumbaa is an outcast.
* GentleGiant: Pumbaa is the biggest and the most big hearted.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Pumbaa is this to Timon.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Pumbaa. Even his name means "simpleton". Despite not being too bright, this little piggy's got a big heart of gold and is really good with lion cubs.
* LargeHam: Pumbaa is a literal example. Timon is also enjoying himself immensely (Nathan Lane is an expert in this, after all).
* {{Malaproper}}: Pumbaa, occasionally, for example saying "I gravel at your feet" instead of "grovel" and messing up Timon's saying "You've gotta put your past behind you" as "You gotta put your behind in your past". Timon corrects him both times.
* MeaningfulName: Pumbaa means "simpleton" in Swahili.
* NiceGuy: Pumbaa is cheerful, kind, genuine, devoted, and helpful.
* SarcasmBlind: Pumbaa in regards to Timon's sarcastic quips.
* SimpleMindedWisdom: Pumbaa displays a bit of this from time to time, particularly in the midquel.
* TeamDad: In the midquel, he takes on a paternal role when raising Simba, contrasting with [[TeamMom Timon]].
* TheyCallMeMrTibbs: "THEY CALL ME MR. PIG!"
* ToiletHumor: Pumbaa's farting.
* WhatTheHellHero: Pumbaa gives one to Timon in the midquel for refusing to help Simba.
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[[folder:Banzai, Shenzi and Ed]]
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->'''Shenzi''': Man, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be runnin' the joint!
->'''Banzai''': Yeah man, I ''hate'' lions!
-->'''Banzai voiced in English by:''' Cheech Marin (films), Creator/RobPaulsen (''Timon and Pumbaa'')
-->'''Banzai voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JesusBarrero
-->'''Banzai voiced in Japanese by:''' Ben Hiura
-->'''Shenzi voiced in English by:''' Creator/WhoopiGoldberg (films), Creator/TressMacNeille (''Timon and Pumbaa'')
-->'''Shenzi voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Rosanelda Aguirre
-->'''Shenzi voiced in Japanese by:''' Tomie Kataoka
-->'''Ed voiced by:''' Jim Cummings (all languages)
The main three hyenas that serve under Scar.
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* AerithAndBob: Ed is the odd name out, being non-Swahili.
** Shenzi's very long name as said by Timon in the midquel could qualify as this, although it is unsure whether that is her actual name.
* TheAllegedBoss: Shenzi is their leader, but Banzai and Ed are more friends than subordinates and have no problem arguing back or teasing her (which she retorts playfully). In the climax, it seems to be ''Ed'' that casts the final decision on Scar's fate.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: DarkChick Shenzi.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Hyenas are not canines. They are more closely related to ''meerkats'' of all things. The movie portrays them in a dog-like fashion; barking, yelping, lolling their tongue out, etc.
* AlmostNormalAnimal: Ed.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Ed's eyes are always crossed, his only dialogue consists of obnoxious laughter (often at inappropriate times), and he's seen chewing on his own leg after fighting with Banzai, suggesting some form of mental impairment.
* AmusingInjuries: They're the butt of many.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ed spends the movie cackling like an idiot. It certainly gets on Scar's nerves at the very least.
* AnthropomorphicShift: In the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' TV series, they are sometimes shown standing fluently on their hind legs and communicating with humans. "TV Dinner" takes this UpToEleven, where they dress up and perform for TV audition.
* BetterLivingThroughEvil: They pretty much only followed Scar because he promised they would "never go hungry again"... And when it turned out he couldn't uphold his end of their bargain and give them their meal tickets, it became increasingly clear that they were starting to get [[IncrediblyLamePun fed up]] with their new king.
* BeneathTheMask: Shenzi in particular seems pretty reasonable. You could talk with her, have a laugh... but when Scar betrays them, she shows how utterly merciless she really is.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Part of Scar's downfall lies in him completely underestimating the hyenas. He considers them undignified, idiotic and insane, but Shenzi demands respect, Banzai has a strong sense of pride, and Ed is surprisingly coherent. It all backfires on him when he betrays them.
* BigBad: Of ''Lion King 1/2''. Sadly, they only appear in 2 scenes in that film.
* BondVillainStupidity: After chasing Simba through a bramble thicket and into the desert, they refuse to follow Simba through said brambles, figuring that he'd be as good as dead in the desert. To be fair, Simba ''would'' have died had Timon and Pumbaa not found him.
* {{Breakout Character}}s: They get 4 of their own episodes in the TV series.
* ButtMonkey: Banzai, who gets claw-marks and thorns in his butt.
* ChildEater: They were planning to eat Simba and Nala before [[PapaWolf Mufasa]] intervened.
* ComicallyCrossEyed: Ed is the most dim-witted of the LaughablyEvil TerribleTrio of hyenas, and fittingly, he has FishEyes (as well as a ManiacTongue).
* ComicTrio: They offer a lot of humor in the movie.
* DarkActionGirl: Not only could Shenzi be one of the toughest ladies Disney has on offer, but on top of everything else it's implied that she is the leader of the whole Clan; otherwise why would Scar be doing business with her?
* ADayInTheLimelight: They get 4 episodes in the TV series.
* DeadpanSnarker: Both Shenzi and Banzai have a habit of sending out sassy remarks.
* DenserAndWackier: Much like Timon and Pumbaa, the TV series amps up their cartoony habits, making them far less creepy and more FunnyAnimal {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s.
* DirtyCoward: In theory. After all, the only pick on easy targets and run off as soon as a real threat like Mufasa shows up, but is this any different to how an animal would behave in real life?
* TheDogBitesBack: Or rather, The Hyena Bites Back. ''All of them''.
* DogsAreDumb: They are portrayed this way despite not [[ArtisticLicenseBiology even being canines.]] See AllAnimalsAreDogs.
* TheDragon: Shenzi to Scar. She is just as ruthless and merciless as he is in fulfilling her ambitions - the main difference is that she has her Clan's best interests at heart, and apparently can see the difference between fear and respect.
* EarNotch: Ed has multiple tears on his ears.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: For all the Nazi imagery during "Be Prepared", the Hyenas only ever speak ill of lions, and even then this seems to be more about them feeling like the lions oppress them. Also, their boss is a lion. It goes both ways, too: Scar might look down upon the Hyenas, as he does with everyone, but he's the only lion who interacts with them on amicable terms.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Scar is as a failure as a king, Shenzi is brave enough to tell him about the problems and they all point out that he's in charge, so he has to do something. As he shows himself increasingly lazy and selfish Banzai comments that "I thought things were bad under Mufasa."
* EvilLaugh: All three of them are capable.
* EvilerThanThou: Spend most of the film as Scar's abused lackeys, though after being pushed around one too many times, they remind him it's a pack of vicious hyenas versus one skinny lion.
* FantasticRacism: They don't like lions (except for Scar, whom they serve), and lions don't like them. This is a reference to how hyenas and lions compete for food in real life.
* FishEyes: Ed's eyes aren't exactly straight.
* {{Gonk}} : All of them to varying degree are due to being hyenas, Banzai being the ugliest, and the design for the hyenas in general.
* TheHyena: Aside from the obvious fact that they, well, ''are'' Hyenas, they also [[AnimalStereotypes fit the trope stereotype]]. Taken UpToEleven with Ed.
* InkSuitActor:
** Shenzi is basically Whoopi Goldberg as a hyena.
** Similarly, Banzai is not too distant from Cheech Marin mannerisms-wise.
* LaughablyEvil: They're ''very'' funny, despite being genuinely threatening.
* {{Loveable Rogue}}s : Another part of their charm to the audience.
* MadeOfIron: They survived the fire at the end, according to WordOfGod. And a volcano in the episode "Cooked Goose".
* MeanBoss: Not in the film, but Shenzi shows this in the TV series (the others still snap back, but Shenzi has HammerSpace slapstick on her side).
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Abiding by the outtakes and ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''.
* MeaningfulName: Shenzi is "Uncivilized/Heathen" in Swahili; Banzai means "skulk" or "lurk" in Swahili and--by chance--"ten thousand years" in Japanese; Ed could be short for "Eddy", another word for "whirlpool".
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal:
** At the very end of the film, when Scar sells them out.
** And to the two cheetahs who sends them on a wild goose chase.
* MookFaceTurn: When Scar blames them for Mufasa's death.
* ObsessedWithFood: They're always on the look-out for their next meal.
* OhCrap: They get one when Mufasa appears and, later, ''provide'' one for Scar.
---> '''Shenzi:''' ''*coy*'' Friends? I thought he said we were the enemy.
---> '''Banzai:''' ''*titters innocently*'' Yeah, that's what I heard.
---> '''Both:''' Ed...?
---> ''(Ed gives an evil laugh, cueing Scar's OhCrap face and Shenzi and Banzai [[SlasherSmile grinning]])''
* OddNameOut: Ed is the only one of the trio who does not have a Swahili name. In fact, he's one of the few characters in the whole movie without one.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ed's giving Scar an intense DeathGlare when confronting him in the climax, before bursting into laughter again, albeit of the far less comedic kind.
* OverlyLongName: Shenzi Marie Predatora Vendetta Jackalina Hyena. At least, according to Timon.
* PerpetualSmiler: Ed is almost always grinning stupidly.
* PsychopathicManChild: While they are not as immature as Timon and Pumbaa, their behavior (although less so with Shenzi) can get childish at times, such as the infamous "No King! No King! La-la-la-LA-la-la!", bit. Typically, they come off as mischievous teens, particularly in the series.
* PunchClockVillain: Implied after Scar succeeds at taking over--while they're still genuinely malicious, Scar's failure to manage the kingdom and deliver on his promises offends even them, and that they're only working with him now due to a lack of any better options. Him attempting to pin everything on them just to save his own cowardly skin was pretty much the last straw for them and they give him exactly what he deserves.
* PutOnABus: They fail to appear in the second film and apparently ''The Lion Guard''.
* PyrrhicVillainy: They help Scar pull off his scheme to overthrow Mufasa because they're starving and he promises them food. However, they realize that things were in fact better when Mufasa was in charge.
* SarcasticDevotee: Banzai is this to Shenzi; he spends his time trying to please her and making her laugh. He does everything she tells him to do. And she clearly likes him enough to let him get away with talking back every so often.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Shenzi usually suffers the same comeuppances as the male hyenas. This trope makes her join Banzai as a FunnyBackgroundEvent in "Be Prepared".
* SlasherSmile: Usually sport a sadistic grin, though have an especially nasty one as [[spoiler: they prepare to tear Scar apart.]]
* TeamRocketWins: At the end of the movie they finally make a meal out of [[spoiler: Scar]]. They are implied to do the same to an AssholeVictim TV presenter at the end of the ''Timon and Pumbaa'' episode "TV Dinner".
* TheStarscream: Shenzi is actually this to Scar, especially after he took over the Pridelands and kept everything to himself, causing the hyena and her fellow comrades Banzai and Ed to become embittered of him and start spending time scheming to overthrow Scar. When Scar loses in a fight against Simba at the end of the film, the hyenas finally confront him for the very last time and succeed in their plot of killing Scar.
* TheVoiceless: Ed, whose dialogue consists of nothing but laughs. [[spoiler:A full-on EvilLaugh once his companions ask what to do with Scar...]]
* TerribleTrio: Shenzi is the leader of the trio and implied to be the leader of the whole pack; Banzai appears to think entirely with his muscles; Ed is either insane, mentally handicapped, or faking it (according to Jim Cummings, it's the third).
* TooDumbToLive: Averted. Usually the bad things that happen to them are due to bad luck or timing. Played more straight in the TV series.
* TwitchyEye: Ed's eyes switch from time to time.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Ed, Banzai, and Shenzi.
* TheUnintelligible: Ed, although this trope uses laughter instead of the usual mumbling.
* VillainSong: Two - "Be Prepared" and the musical gives them the song "Chow Down".
* VocalEvolution: Jim Cummings' laugh for Ed is more high pitched and creepy in the first film. In all of Ed's later appearances in Disney media he sounds deeper and goofier.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the sequel, they only get a passing mention that they and the rest of the hyenas left the elephant graveyard shortly after the events of the first movie, and after the battle they don't appear in the third at all. They do, however, appear occasionally in ''Timon and Pumbaa''.
* WouldHurtAChild: They're all out for eating Simba and Nala in the Elephant Graveyard, and know what's going down in the gorge.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: They even adorn that trope's image.
* YouAllLookFamiliar: When it comes to crowds of hyenas, Banzai seems to be something of a standard character model, with his heavy eyebrows and proximity to Shenzi and Ed marking him apart.
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[[folder:Kiara]]
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->''"And if I see any strangers, don't talk to them. Come straight home. Okay, okay. Can I go now? Please?"''
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michelle Horn (cub, ''Simba's Pride''), Creator/NeveCampbell (adult, ''Simba's Pride''), Creator/EdenRiegel (cub, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Alondra Hidalgo (cub, ''Simba's Pride''), Sara Gomez (cub, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'') Adriana Camacho (adult)
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Ayaka Takano (cub, ''Simba's Pride''), Aiko Sato (adult in ''Simba's Pride'' and as a cub in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'')
-->'''Singing by:''' Charity Savoy, (cub, ''Simba's Pride'') Liz Callaway (adult, ''Simba's Pride'')
Kiara is the protagonist of ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''. She is Simba and Nala's daughter and Kion's older sister, and the Crown Princess of the Pride Lands.
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* AllLovingHeroine: Shown to be very kind and forgiving, and she even attempts to save [[BigBad Zira]] despite the latter's antagonism towards her family.
* AccidentalKiss: With Kovu, after they hide from the rhinos.
* BadassPacifist: Becomes this in the climax when she, with Kovu, stop a war between the Pridelanders and Outsiders, with Kiara [[IronicEcho reminding her father:]] [[ArcWords "We are one."]]
* BeYourself: She's afraid that her role as princess and eventual queen will come at the cost of her own identity.
* BigDamnHeroes: She intercepts Zira's attack on Simba, which indirectly leads to Zira's presumed death.
* BigSisterBully: She's somewhat this to Kion, gloating about one day becoming Queen and mocking him for not finding his place in ''Return of the Roar''. This trope might dissolve throughout the series with Kion leading the Lion Guard.
* CallingTheOldManOut: She makes several attempts to do this to Simba, and eventually succeeds after her father exiles Kovu.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She and Kovu met once when they were cubs.
* DaddysGirl: Lampshaded by Kovu. However this is later [[{{Deconstructed}} deconstructed]] when Kiara is grown up and her father still refuses to see her as an adult or listen to her. {{Reconstructed}} at the end, when the Pridelanders and Outsiders become one.
* DamselInDistress: ''The Lion Guard'' loves to land her with this trope. Thus far, she's been caught in a gazelle stampede, lured into a trap by the hyenas, and nearly caught in a sinkhole. Subverted when she gets trapped in a flood, as it was primarily Tiffu and Zuri's fault it happened and actually makes an effort to try to get out of it with no help for Tiffu and Zuri.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared as [[BabiesEverAfter a newborn cub]] at the end of the first movie, which is why she's here instead of under the ''Simba's Pride'' characters.
%%* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: A leonine version.
* FireForgedFriends: As cubs, Kovu and Kiara saving each other in the crocodile swamp and gaining respect for each other's abilities.
* HeroicLineage: Her father tells her that being a ruler (or future ruler), is in [[RoyalBlood her blood]].
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Downplayed. In the episode "Can't Wait to be Queen," she's left in charge of the Pridelands while Simba and Nala are away on business. During the episode, she's approached by Janja's vulture minion Mzingo, who tells her that Janja wants to meet with her to discuss a peace treaty. Kiara is uncertain but decides to think about it. Kion tries to warn against it, but he fails to state it directly, and proceeds to berate and yell at her, which doesn't get Kiara in a good mood; as a result, Kiara mistakes the warning for jealousy, and decides to go to the peace offering, genuinely believing that Janja wants peace. As soon as she gets there, she finds out that Kion was right: Janja ''was'' luring her into a trap.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Kiara bears a strong resemblance to her paternal grandmother, Sarabi.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: In stark contrast to her father, who became an AntiHero, and the overall tone of the franchise, Kiara is kind and generous, moral, extremely forgiving even to enemies and wont hesitate to risk her life to try to save them, fiercely opposed to unnecessary violence and killing, and always tries to find a peaceful solution to any problem.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Shares her father's stubbornness, bravery, and curiosity.
* LonelyRichKid: Didn't look like she had any friends her age, aside from Kovu. [[spoiler: Retconned in ''The Lion Guard'', where she has two female friends she hangs out with regularly]]
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Shows some elements of this when she's with Kovu.
* MeaningfulName: 'Kiara' comes from the Latin chiaro, and the specific spelling "Kiara" developed in Ireland. The name was imported to Africa, and its definition (bright) has caused it to be given to people of importance; given that she is the heir to the throne, and her importance in the plot, this is extremely fitting.
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* NiceGirl: She's cheerful, unprejudiced, loyal, moral, kind and very forgiving.
* OfficialCouple: With Kovu.
* PinballProtagonist: Until after her lover's exile, much like the original [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]].
* PluckyGirl: Becomes more daring and determined to get both sides to becomes one.
* RebelliousPrincess: Like father, like daughter.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: Not in the beginning or flash-forward in the second film, but in ''The Lion Guard''. Rather than being her playful, tomboyish and childish self who dislikes her royal obligations, she is more mature, serious and sarcastic and acts proud of being future Queen.
* SaveTheVillain: She ''tries'' to. She really does. [[spoiler:But Zira is [[AnAesop too consumed by hate]] to take her paw and be saved.]]
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The Energetic Girl to Kovu' s Savvy Guy.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Gets this reaction when she goes out on her first hunt.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Kiara started to develop a crush on [[DarkIsNotEvil Kovu]] as cubs when they escaped from crocodiles together.
* SpinOffspring: The daughter of Simba and Nala, the former being the first film's protagonist.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Kovu. She's the princess of the Pridelands and he's supposed to take out Simba, her father.
* TakeMyHand: Does this to Zira when trying to save her.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Aside from hunting and self defense, Kiara opposes any other form of violence, shown by her reaction to Kovu identifying violent constellations, and her deep remorse over failing to save Zira.
* TomboyPrincess: Especially in her cub years. She was adventurous and rebellious just like her parents when they were young.
* UptownGirl: Kiara is the princess of the Pridelands and falls for Kovu, a member of the infamous Outsiders.
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