History Main / KingofBeasts

* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': The Sunset Savanna, a country that references ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', is currently ruled by a lion beastman.

* The logo of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling prominently features a stylized lion's head to go with the company's tagline "King of Sport".

* Kikoumba from ''WesternAnimation/KikoumbaCrownDown'' is a lion who defends his title of king from different challengers who attempt to take the title from him, in a tradition that happens every 1,000 years.

** Steeljaw, Beast Wars Prowl (The central component of the (toy-only) combiner Magnaboss), [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Overhaul]]-into-Leobreaker. Any time an animal theme comes up, expect to see at least one lion.

* The mascot of the Kansas City Royals UsefulNotes/{{baseball}} team is a lion named Sluggerrr (yes, with three r's). His notable feature is his crown is somehow a part of his head. (As in, the points of the crown grow out the top of his "skull". [[ArtisticLicenseBiology Do not ask how this works.]])

->''I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.''

->''"He couldn't take it! King of the Beasts! Ha ha ha! Nero the Chicken-hearted! Ha ha ha!"''
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny''' (about Nero the Lion), "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Acrobatty Bunny]]"

The title "king of beasts" is often also rendered as "king of the jungle", [[MisplacedWildlife even though lions live on the savannah, not in the jungle.]][[note]] Asiatic lions did historically inhabit subtropical dry forests (today only found in the Gir Forest) but not quite proper rainforests.[[/note]] The fact that lions essentially never set foot in a jungle has done nothing to make this inaccurate version disappear. Though some quip that a lion can be the king of whatever he pleases, because are ''you'' going to argue with him?

The title "king of beasts" is often also rendered as "king of the jungle", [[MisplacedWildlife even though lions live on the savannah, not in the jungle.]][[note]] Except for Indian lions, who as of writing only live in the Indian Gir forest.[[/note]] The fact that lions essentially never set foot in a jungle has done nothing to make this inaccurate version disappear. Though some quip that a lion can be the king of whatever he pleases, because are ''you'' going to argue with him?

See also PantheraAwesome, CatsAreSuperior. NobleBirdOfPrey often serves as an equivalent among birds. When you combine a lion (king of the beasts) and an eagle (king of the birds) in the same creature, you get OurGryphonsAreDifferent. KingOfTheDinosaurs serves as the prehistoric counterpart.

* ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' features a zoo lion at the very end of the movie, just as Rexy the ''T. rex'' (whose name means "[[KingOfTheDinosaurs tyrant lizard king]]") breaks into the zoo. She spots the lion on a rock and roars at him, which causes the lion (an animal much smaller than a ''T. rex'') to stand his ground and roar right back at her. This is basically the first time that the king of beasts meets the queen of dinosaurs.

* Toyed with in ''VideoGame/AviaryAttorney'', where the first lion you meet is a wealthy, intimidating captain of industry. The second you meet, actually a lioness, comes from grinding poverty and is the furious RebelLeader debating whether to put RevengeBeforeReason and trying to set up the Second Republic, which she wants to be a fair and equal society. The King of France, meanwhile, [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins is a penguin]].

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has the ''Thousand Sunny''. It was even stated by Iceburg that it'll be the "King of the Beasts" in order to carry the "King of the Pirates" or something like that.

* In ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'', the Gold Paladin Clan was originally composed of seven corps dedicated to gathering the seven Sacred Beast Armors, each themed after one of the armors: Red Lion, Silver Wolf, Black Horse, White Rabbit, Purple Elephant, Blue Falcon and Green Deer. Unsurprisingly, the Red Lion Corps and their leader, Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel got the [[IncrediblyLamePun lion's share]] of screentime both in the anime and in the card game lore. Ezel himself was critical to the resolution of the War of Liberation in the lore via his SuperMode: Blazing Lion, Platina Ezel.

** The tribe of Judah, progenitor of King David and his descendants, are represented by the image of a lion on their flag. Earlier on in Genesis, Jacob refers to Judah as a young lion.

Sometimes, this is portrayed as a profession (whether actually royal or not), especially in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. Like with the [[MoleMiner miner moles]], [[FirehouseDalmatian firefighter Dalmatians]], and [[SemiaquaticSpeciesSailor semiaquatic animal sailors]], lions are higher ups and in positions of power in political, corporate, and military professions.

** To a lesser degree, [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl the 4th generation]] introduced Luxray, an Electric-type lion Pokémon with X-Ray vision. [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY The 6th generation]] features Pyroar, a [[FieryLion Fire-type lion]] Pokémon that is the signature of the BigBad's team.