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2	[[caption-width-right:1000:The Judgement Trilogy]]
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4	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8335964/1/The-Lion-King-Judgement-Book-I-Cubhood The Lion King: Judgement]]'' is a trilogy of Lion King Fanfictions, by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/~haradion Haradion]]''. The trilogy tells the story of Scar as in the wake of his defeat by Simba, he finds himself before the Spirits who are to judge him for his various crimes. Although Scar first attempts to plead ignorance, he quickly finds himself outmatched and thus latches on to the idea that there is some reason in his past for the way things turned out.
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6	The three volumes that make up the Judgement Trilogy, are the first part of "The Saga of the Broken Throne", a greater narrative that includes the sequel series, [[Fanfic/TheLionKingLegacies Legacies]].
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8	Therefore, the two spirits (one decidedly more helpful than the other) watch fragments of Scar's life in an effort to understand and judge fairly the fallen King. Through this, the reader is also show his cubhood, his time as leader of Mufasa's Lion Guard, and his disastrous reign.
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11	This story goes through the timeline of before, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 during]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride after]] the original movie, as well as incorporating events and lore from [[WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard The Lion Guard]] into the its narrative. Although, often the events as they are described are show to be fabrications or simplifications.
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13	The books can be read below:
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16	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16535762/chapters/38737271 Judgement - Book I: Damnation]]''
17	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19903171/chapters/47142874 Judgement - Book II: Perdition]]''
18	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19903495/chapters/47143696 Judgement - Book III: Absolution]]''
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20	As well as at ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8335964/1/The-Lion-King-Judgement-Book-I-Damnation FF.Net here]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13154154/1/The-Lion-King-Judgement-Book-II-Perdition here]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13300694/1/The-Lion-King-Judgement-Book-III-Absolution and here]]''
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23	!!Tropes found in this story include:
24	* AcceptableBreaksFromCanon: Although it is perhaps technically true to suggest Scar "destroyed" his own Lion Guard, the idea that he did so utterly in one fell swoop after they refused to assist him in his coup, is shown to be a fabrication. The truth is much, ''much'' more complicated.
25	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Zira was orphaned when her parents were killed by members of Caliban's Black Hyena Clan, leading to her developing an intense fear of them, which then would evolve into her canon distaste for all hyenas in general. Due to her Rogue origin, she also has to deal with discrimination from other pride members.
26	* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Quite a few:
27	** Scuffles, pranks and some disputes aside, Mufasa and Taka respected and loved each other as brothers even when they reached adulthood. It isn't until a ''very'' long and ''extremely'' guttrenching series of tragedies strikes and mistakes being made that Taka's (now renamed Scar) hatred, ambition and bloodlust reach the height as portrayed in the movie.
28	** Zira isn't just Scar's most devoted follower, she's his ''mate'', thus making her Simba's aunt. He even sorrowfully refers to her as 'Auntie Zira', [[spoiler: when he has to decide her fate after Pride Rock is reconquered.]]
29	** Mufasa had been already acquainted with the Hyena Trio while he was a cub, having even worked alongside them for a common goal.
30	** Taka's and Ahadi's conflict between each other isn't just limited towards supposed favoritism regarding Mufasa as in the books: Both son and father come to frequently argue and fight between one another about their respective roles as Protector and Leader of the Pridelands. [[spoiler: All of this conflict culminates in a ''mashindano'' between the King of the Pridelands and The Fiercest of the Lion Guard, during which Ahadi gives Taka his signature scar]].
31	* AnimalisticAbomination: The River Lord Crocodiles are so impossibly old that they can still remember the times [[PrehistoricMonster when dinosaurs ruled over Africa]]. Their huge frames overreach even the biggest of estimations for a nile crocodile, putting them into the same size category as the extinct ''Deinosuchus rugosus'' or ''Purussaurus brasiliensis''. So terrible is their might, so dreadful their mere presence, that nothing [[spoiler: short of a summoned lightning bolt of magical/divine nature]] is capable of piercing their eons-old hides, rendering them literal demigods meandering among their mortal kind.
32	* DashAttack: When one of your heroes is called 'The Fastest', expect this to be employed.
33	* DisappearedDad: Most of the cubs in the Pride are fathered by Rogues who do not routinely have much to do with the Pride. This is not seen as unusual; in fact it is usually seen as preferable to Rogue lions sticking around; as they are treated with some degree of prejudice.
34	* FiveManBand: Taka, Imani, Kasi, Nguvu and Jicho form this, [[spoiler: especially once the Lion Guard is properly installed in Book II]]
35	* HeinousHyena: Outside the Pridelands, there exist a total of 4 different hyena clans, with 3 of them being based on real species and one being a fictional one. All of them are portrayed for the most part as vicious predators and scheming backstabbers.
36	** [[DarkIsEvil The Black Clan]]: Large, pitch-black [[{{Sadist}} bloodthirsty sociopaths]], which are the most dangerous type. Caliban, son of the matriarch, becomes one of Scar's arch-enemies.
37	** [[LaughingMad The Spotted Clan]]: The same hyena clan as seen in the movie. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed naturally count among its members, [[spoiler: with Shenzi eventually rising up to the rank of matriarch]].
38	** [[ScavengersAreScum The Striped Clan]]: Not as powerful as the Black or Spotted Clan, but they can prove themselves to be a menace for both the Pridelands and their rivals.
39	** [[TheGhost The Brown Clan]]: Least influential of all the 4 clans, to the point of being realtively irrelevant.
40	* HeroicSacrifice: Frequently.
41	* JudgementOfTheDead: Pretty much the reason for this fics existence.
42	* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The swamps and deep rivers cornering and winding around the Pridelands' borders are home to large crocodile floats who prove themselves to be [[AlwaysABiggerFish much more menacing than Makuu or Kiburi]]. These floats are ruled by the so-called River Lords, crocs of uncountable age and terrifyingly large sizes.
43	* OhMyGods: The characters use the Great Kings in this manner. "King's Blood!" is similarly a curse.
44	* ScavengersAreScum: Even the supposedly 'good guys' tend to have a low opinion of scavengers. Though this is generally reciprocated.
45	* ShoutOut: "The Mountain Pride" with his King Malka and later his Son, Afua, are a reference to the Lions in Mt. Tempest in IncarnateFirefly's Kopa's Legacy series.
46	* WhamLine:
47	** Chapter 17 of Dark Star, has a ton of these.
48	---> [[spoiler: ''When did I start calling him Kion?'']]
49	---> [[spoiler: ''How many times?'']]
50	** Chapter 18 of Dark Star ends with a line that reframes a lot of the series.

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