History Fanfic / PrideLandsGenerations

* IncrediblyLamePun: A lot of ''Lion King'' fanfics (and even the movies, to some extent) have puns of this nature, but this story is surprisingly lacking in them for the most part. However, one of the worst (or best) examples appears right in the fic's opening pages when Taraji walks up to her brother Dhahabu, who has just been pounced by [[BigLittleBrother Sulubu]] and knocked to the ground: "Oh, look! It's the Lying King."

** Cheko discovers a new (but very familiar) CatchPhrase when he tells Dhahabu not to worry about the details of his advisorship: "Hakuna matata! Hey...I kinda like de sound of dat..."

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[BigBad Kuchinja]] takes the lioness who produces Jahili, since [[MightMakesRight "the sons of Giza always get what they want,"]] and his self-narration notes both how much she was terrified by the experience and that he enjoyed having her life in his paws as much as the pleasure. Unsurprisingly Giza is guilty of the same sin, seeing as he not only is noted by Mfalme as having [[DroitDuSeigneur "appeased his cruel desires whether his lionesses agreed to it or not,"]] but it was being caught raping a cheetah female that led Mfalme's father to attack Giza so she could escape, in turn leading to the exile of him and his family. Unsurprisingly, it is learning of this that [[DefectorFromDecadence helps]] to finalize Njaa's HeelFaceTurn. Oddly, Kuchinja at first denies the possibility before swinging to the usual victim-blaming defense; whether this is because he knows how bad the charge looks, species-ism, that targeting a pride member is [[MoralMyopia more justified]] in his mind than [[TheProudElite a mere subject]], or the simple fact Giza lied about it isn't clear.

* CallForward: Being a prequel, the story references a number of aspects of either the original film or ''Simba's Pride''.

* BadassBoast: Tembo's comments to Kuchinja when preventing him from kidnapping baby Mohatu and throwing him out of the pride dens are extremely satisfying after hearing the villainous lion's smug EvilGloating and seeing [[ChildrenAreInnocent what lows]] he's [[IHaveYourWife willing to sink to]].

** [[SacrificialLamb Sulubu]]. His [[DeathIsDramatic tragic death]] takes place in only the second chapter, but lingers over the rest of the story, particularly Dhahabu who [[ItsAllMyFault blames himself for it]]. Even before it is learned that the BigBad ordered his death, so that Dhahabu can get justice and finally heal, there are repercussions for most of the main characters which affect all their interactions going forward.

* WeBarelyKnewYe: Sulubu is only in the story for two chapters (not counting his ghostly appearance at the end), but what little characterization he does get is still memorable, and the amount of grief, guilt, and anguish the characters suffer (especially [[BreakTheCutie Dhahabu]]) because of his death gives him a far more long-lasting effect on the narrative. Even if the reader feels they did not know him well enough to truly care about him, the reactions of the main characters really do effectively show that he ''mattered'' to those who loved him.

** Zira (and through her, Kovu) is eventually revealed to be descended from Taraji and Jahili. On the one hand this suggests her evil was InTheBlood, since she is related to both Kuchinja and Giza; on the other hand, she could have taken after the goodness in Taraji and Jahili if her mind had not been poisoned against Kiburi by first her father, then Scar. This also means that in a strange way, she did have a claim to the throne, and that by becoming Kiara's mate, Kovu has finally joined the two branches of the families together [[ArcWords as one]] again.

** In addition, the author has the mandrill Diwani direct Dhahabu to establish many of the Pride Lands traditions seen either [[ContinuityNod in the films]] or in "Chronicles of the Pride Lands": Pride Rock being the king's throne (complete with cistern), having a mandrill shaman, the anointing and presentation of the heir to the kingdom's subjects, the mantlement ceremony, the ritual greeting, and the role of prince consort for non-heir sons.

** Malkia: The queen of the pride, taking Sarabi's role. Rather than serving as a DefiantCaptive of sorts after the BigBad takes over, she instead helped bring down the BigBad's villainous father from within, though she still gets to stand up to him as well at various points in the plot, as well as provide some very timely advice to the HurtingHero.

** By contrast, Dhahabu [[LoveAtFirstSight falls in love with Mahiri at first sight]], and it only seems to take one conversation (albeit a very heartfelt and meaningful one) before she returns his feelings. To be fair, they're both quite young and Dhahabu has just been hit by puberty, plus he is still a HurtingHero unable to get over losing his brother; clearly the poor guy needs someone else to rely on, and Mahiri's common sense and stability are a boon to him. At least their fight beforehand was for him to [[EngagementChallenge earn her paw in marriage]] rather than a rivalry or a means of recognizing one another, nor are they suddenly gaining feelings to resolve an arrangement they once detested, so there's a contrast to Simba and Nala.

** When the truth about her romance with Jahili comes out, Dhahabu demands of Taraji, "Is it true?" and after a long moment where she struggles with herself, she answers, "Yes, it's true." This exchange of course [[CallForward mirrors the one]] between Simba and Sarabi regarding him supposedly being responsible for Mufasa's death, except here the questioner is asking it in TranquilFury rather than disbelief and anguish.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Just to grind in the suffering all the more, Mfalme is revealed to have had a fear of jackals since he was a cub. One might think Kuchinja learned this somehow and so chose to use jackals on purpose, but it came about simply due to a stray comment from Jahili (and Mwoga [[OneDegreeOfSeparation being friends with the leader of a jackal pack]]).

* StarCrossedLovers: Taraji and Jahili, of course, seeing as [[FeudingFamilies their prides are at war]], their fathers [[ArchEnemy hate each other]], and Kuchinja wants Mfalme dead as vengeance for killing his own father, Giza. While Malkia and the other lionesses are more understanding when the truth comes out, the rest of the Wahamaji (sans Njaa) are at least somewhat disgusted if not angry, Dhahabu nearly turns on his sister, and Kuchinja nearly kills his son for his "treachery". Thankfully, things turn out with a relatively happy ending for them after the war is over.

** The son of Zira and Scar, Kiruu, who is [[RememberTheNewGuy mentioned out of nowhere]] in the epilogue, is a reference to a character from an old bulletin board RP forum on [=LionKing.org=]. [[MeaningfulRename Zira]]'s given name is from a DarkFic written by another member of said forum, one of many fics [[InvokedTrope meant to explain]] if not [[DracoInLeatherPants justify Scar's villainy]] but which also addresses her FreudianExcuse in a more nuanced heartbreaking fashion.

** The son of Zira and Scar, Kiruu, who is [[RememberTheNewGuy mentioned out of nowhere]] in the epilogue, is a reference to a character from an old bulletin board RP forum on [=LionKing.org=]. [[MeaningfulRename Zira]]'s given name is from a DarkFic written by another member of said forum, which was one of many fics [[InvokedTrope meant to explain]] if not [[DracoInLeatherPants justify Scar's villainy]] but also addresses her FreudianExcuse in a more nuanced heartbreaking fashion.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5959382/1/Pride-Lands-Generations "Pride Lands: Generations"]], by the author of ''Fanfic/ADifferentLesson'', is one of the older ranks of fanfics in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' fandom, having been written among the slew which were created after the release of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' on [=LionKing.org=]. Taking cues from another famous series of fanfics which were written after the first film, "Chronicles of the Pride Lands", by John Burkitt and David Morris, as well as incorporating some common {{Fanon}} notions of the time and even a few [=OCs=] created by other fans/writers, it acts as a {{Prequel}} that tells the tale of [[OriginsEpisode the first Lion King]] and his son, Dhahabu, as they deal with an incursion by a rogue band of brothers who believe they should be the rightful rulers of the Pride Lands, as well as a [[FeudingFamilies forbidden romance]] between [[StarCrossedLovers the latter's sister and the son of the head rogue]].

** The son of Zira and Scar, Kiruu, who is [[RememberTheNewGuy mentioned out of nowhere]] in the epilogue, is a reference to a character from an old bulletin board RP forum on [=LionKing.org=]. Zira's given name is from a fic written by another member of said forum.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether The Wahamiji]]: [[labelnote:*]]From left to right: Kufa, Ushindi, Vita, [[PosthumousCharacter Giza]], [[BigBad Kuchinja]], Tauni, [[TokenGoodTeammate Njaa]][[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether The Wahamiji]]: [[labelnote:From left to right]]Kufa, Ushindi, Vita, [[PosthumousCharacter Giza]], [[BigBad Kuchinja]], Tauni, [[TokenGoodTeammate Njaa]][[/labelnote]]]]

*** Makani: "Home", remarked on by Mahiri when she names him

* IHaveThisFriend: When she is probing Njaa to see whether he returns her feelings, Asumini employs this trope, claiming some other lioness in the pride finds him handsome and wishes to get to know him better. He plays along for a while, even implying he wants to become very close to this mystery lioness (to Asumini's irritation) until he revealing he knew she meant herself all along.