History Characters / TheLionKingFirstFilm

-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Madge Sinclair

* RagsToRiches: They both go from random nobodies living out in the jungle to the personal retainers of the king of Pride Rock.

* AntiVillain: Although they’re bad guys, their ultimate goal is to secure their pack's survival, which is more understandable than Scar's lust for power.

* TheBully: Like Scar, they like to "play" with their food with taunts, sarcastic jabs, and physical abuse before actually eating it. They have a "birdie boiler" that Zazu implies they've used on him more than once, and their attack on the meerkat clan in the midquel appeared to be more to have fun at their expense than it did to actually catch a meal.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Being TheHyena, the three are constantly cracking wise to each other and making themselves laugh, often in a twisted, if still amusing fashion. This is usually when they feel like they have the upper hand and are content in their victory; When they're betrayed by Scar, or they recognize a lost cause, they sober up well enough. In the show, we also see they're willing to laugh at each other's expense.

* StupidEvil: For all their talk of being hungry, they often lose opportunities to eat by [[TheBully "playing" with their food]] and distracting themselves by making jokes while it gets away.

* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Ed, Banzai, and Shenzi.
* 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.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Being TheHyena, the three are constantly cracking wise to each other and making themselves laugh, often in a twisted fashion. This is usually when they feel like they have the upper hand and are content in their victory; When they're betrayed by Scar, or they recognize a lost cause, they sober up well enough. In the show, we also see they're willing to laugh at each other's expense.

* UndyingLoyalty: Subverted. especially in the funny moment when Simba pulls Nala into the freezing cold water. continue to ally with Scar and fight for him even after he proves to be a lousy king. The main three also are shown to have followed him and Simba to the top of Pride Rock in order to help him. This all changes however once they learn that their loyalty isn't reciprocated, especially when they overheard Scar's attempt to double cross them.

* VillainousValour: If one looks closely, they at least try to fight Mufasa when he arrives to save Simba.

* StupidEvil: For all their talk of being hungry, they often lose opportunities to eat by [[TheBully "playing" with their food]] and distracting themselves by making awful jokes while it gets away.

* 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.
* UndyingLoyalty: Subverted. They continue to ally with Scar and fight for him even after he proves to be a lousy king. The main three also are shown to have followed him and Simba to the top of Pride Rock in order to help him. This all changes however once they learn that their loyalty isn't reciprocated, especially when they overheard Scar's attempt to double cross them.

* AntiVillain: Sure they're jackasses about it, but their ultimate goal is to secure their pack's survival, which is more understandable than Scar's lust for power.

* TheBully: They like to "play" with their food with taunts, sarcastic jabs, and physical abuse before actually eating it. They have a "birdie boiler" that Zazu implies they've used on him more than once, and their attack on the meerkat clan in the midquel appeared to be more to have fun at their expense than it did to actually catch a meal.

* LovableCoward: Zazu is cowardly, neurotic and a little paranoid but still a caring and loyal friend to the lions (except Scar).

* DidntThinkThisThrough: They sided with Scar to be able to eat to their heart's content. And they succeeded. And they got to eat to their hearts' content just as Scar agreed to let them to. Then they never stopped; and threw off the ecosystem of the Pride Lands. Ironically enough, Scar's promises were simultaneously held up and fell through because they ate so much and then had nothing to eat afterwards, whereas under Mufasa, yeah food was harder to comeby in comparison; but there was plenty to eat for them.

* NotSoStoic: He is visibly frightened when Scar was about to throw him off the cliff.

* AmbiguouslyBi: While they are HeterosexualLifePartners, there is so much blatant HomoeroticSubtext that went on between them. However, they do have crushes on several girls throughout ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''. Pumbaa fits this trope more as he tried to kiss Timon in ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' in the Valentines day special.

* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: He's one of the few non-villains in a Disney animation to be killed off.]]

* RoyalBrat: [[spoiler: Averted. Scar claimed that when he told Mufasa about him eliminating the strange lion, Mufasa teased him by calling him Scar. However, it is very obvious that Mufasa's comment was merely a playful nickname and Scar's interpretation of it as disrespect was a result of his own ego. The fact that Scar's memories paint Mufasa as gloating indicates that Scar seems to genuinely see it as disrespect, but that is due to obvious SelfServingMemory.]]

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: His decision to harmlessly call his brother Scar, which is obviously a playful comment, causes Scar to completely interpret said comment as an insult, and with a such glaring attack on his ego and pride, causes him to start scheming to get Mufasa off the throne well before the cobra venom begins to induce its SanitySlippage. This makes him indirectly responsible for his own death and the events of the franchise.]]

* MamaBear: In the [[spoiler: climax, where she dashes to Simba's aid when he's under attack by hyenas]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Scar's rule turns out to be incompetent, Shenzi is brave enough to tell him about the problems and they all point out that he's in charge, urging him to take action. As Scar shows himself increasingly lazy and selfish, Banzai comments "And I thought things were bad under Mufasa". [[spoiler: And then, there's of course, [[TheDogBitesBack their]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil reaction]] to Scar trying to use them as scapegoats to save his own behind.]]
* EtTuBrute: The Hyenas do not take betrayal lightly. [[spoiler: Scar found that out the hard way.]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While they have plenty of comedic moments, they are nonetheless ravenous, carnivorous beasts with really nasty predatory instincts who come dangerously close to making a meal of Nala and Simba when they were cubs. Plus, [[ZergRush the massive size of their clan]] allows them to put quite a good fight at the climax until the combined strength of the lionesess finally drives them away (Not to mention one random hyena of the clan manages to succesfully secure its fangs around Simba's neck and would have killed him had it not been for Rafiki's timely intervention). Plus, [[spoiler: they're ultimately the ones who [[DevouredByTheHorde seal Scar's fate]] after he cowardly tries to throw them under the bus.]]

* SlasherSmile: Usually sport a sadistic grin, though have an especially nasty one as [[spoiler: they prepare to tear Scar apart for his betrayal.]]

* 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".

* AnnoyingLaugh: Spends the movie cackling like an idiot. It certainly gets on Scar's nerves at the very least. [[spoiler: It's [[EvilLaugh a lot more than a simple nuisance]] the last time he hears it.]]

* EtTuBrute: The Hyenas do not take betrayal lightly. [[spoiler: Scar learned that out the hard way.]]

* GutturalGrowler: Pumbaa has a notably coarse, raspy voice which is congruent with his species' actual vocalizations.

* WouldHitAGirl: Doesn't matter if they're female or male, he'll attack them should he have to. Just ask Shenzi.

* IdiotBall: It's ''very'' brief and [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], but noticeable. [[spoiler:When Scar browbeats Simba into "confessing" to causing his father's death, Sarabi walks up to Simba and asks him if it's true in a rather worried, desperate tone of voice (as if she actually thinks both the accusation and "confession" are legitimate). The fact that Scar has been such a [[TheCaligula tyrannical ruler]] this whole time and the fact that [[WouldHitAGirl he had just slapped her]] makes one wonder why Sarabi would take ''anything'' he says seriously. Also, it apparently didn't occur to Sarabi that Simba was ''only a child at the time''.]]

* 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 Timon & Pumbaa TV series.

* DopeSlap: Rafiki isn't afraid to crack someone over the head with his walking stick if they arent catching on with his lessons well enough. He even uses the smack itself as the cornerstone of teaching Simba about learning from the past rather than running from it.

* GenderFlip: Becomes female in the stage production.

* 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.

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: They are easily distracted into allowing Kiara to slip away from them unnoticed. A line right before the battle between the two prides indicate that the three times this happens on-screen happened repeatedly off-screen.