History Characters / TheLionKingFirstFilm

* TwitchyEye: His eyes switch from time to time.

* {{Chickification}}: She easily defeats several hyenas at once in the first film, but needs Kion to save her with the roar in the TV series.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the original lion king in the movie, and the most powerful in a fight.

* CuckoSnarker: Rafiki delivers this one towards Simba when the latter asks if he will cut it out when he makes annoying sounds.

-->'''Pumbaa voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Francisco Colmenero (acting and songs)

%%* UncertainDoom: The last the audience sees of them is them attacking Scar as the flames start closing in. While they definitely killed Scar, whether they survived the fire is unclear, since they never appear in the sequel; Nuka mentions that the Hyenas left their original territory for unexplained reasons, implying that at least some of them survived, but it's not clear if any of these three lived.

%%** UncertainDoom: The last the audience sees of them is them attacking Scar as the flames start closing in. While they definitely killed Scar, whether they survived the fire is unclear, since they never appear in the sequel; Nuka mentions that the Hyenas left their original territory for unexplained reasons, implying that at least some of them survived, but it's not clear if any of these three lived.

* UncertainDoom: The last the audience sees of them is them attacking Scar as the flames start closing in. While they definitely killed Scar, whether they survived the fire is unclear, since they never appear in the sequel; Nuka mentions that the Hyenas left their original territory for unexplained reasons, implying that at least some of them survived, but it's not clear if any of these three lived.

** The magazine story "Pumbaa's New Friends" implies that Pumbaa eats fruit as well, but he turns his nose up at the idea of eating carrion.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: He was originally planned to call Simba out for his exile of Kovu in ''Simba's Pride'', as by doing so, he had driven Kiara away, breaking apart both his family and the Circle of Life.]]

* RestrainedRevenge: Downplayed and played for laughs, but during her FallingInLoveMontage with Simba, after he pranks her by grabbing her and pulling her into the oasis they were just drinking from, she is shown to have a ''[[CatsHateWater terrified]]'' look on her face and gets out immediately. Though she ultimately thinks it is ActuallyPrettyFunny, she still takes her revenge on Simba by playfully shoving him back in before running off, leading to him chasing her through the jungle.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Their introduction. Good lord, their introduction.

* 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 of abuse in the midquel.

* ThoseTwoGuys: The movie's version of [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]]. [[Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead Down to the]] {{POV Sequel}}.

* 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.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After Simba pulls her into a lake, she immediately gets out, shivering and having an absolutely ''terrified'' expression, but once Simba gets out next to her she just smirks at him in amusement at his joke and his ridiculous apperance. She still takes revenge on him though by playfully shoving him back in.

* CatsHateWater: Shows this as an adult. When Simba surprises her and pulls her into a lake they were just drinking from, she immediately gets out, shivering with a horrified expression and soaking wet. Then she smirks at Simba and playfully shoves him back in as revenge.

* RestrainedRevenge: Downplayed and played for laughs, but during her FallingInLoveMontage with Simba, after he pranks her by grabbing her and pulling her into the lake they were just drinking from, she is shown to have a ''[[CatsHateWater terrified]]'' look on her face and gets out immediately. Though she ultimately thinks it is ActuallyPrettyFunny, she still takes her revenge on Simba by playfully shoving him back in before running off, leading to him chasing her through the jungle.

* UndyingLoyalty: His loyalty to the royal family is unwavering.

* EthnicScrappy:This trope was downplayed with him but still comes into play since he has a heavy chicano accent and some critics thought he portrayed some negative Latino stereotypes.

* 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.

** Timon suffers a lot of physical comedy in the midquel.

* NationalAnimalStereotype: With Shenzi & Banzai African American & Mexican American accents and with them displaying some negative stereotypes of those ethnicities they can fall into a downplayed version of this trope.

* UnfortunateImplications: Due to their voice actor accents some of the audience of the film felt like these characters we’re supposed to represent minorities particularly African Americans & Mexican Americans and with them being kicked out of the pride lands trying to enter back in some people perceived them representing illegal immigrants.

* DeadpanSnarker: Rafiki delivers this one towards Simba when the latter asks if he will cut it out when he makes annoying sounds.