History Fridge / TheLionGuard

* Season 3 already gives an implication of looming tragedy as Kion's family expects him to return for Kiara's first hunt...[[ForegoneConclusion which he doesn't]]. If something did indeed happen to the Guard while they were away, it would explain why Simba was so overly protective of Kiara in Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride; she didn't want to lose another of his cubs especially with the Pridelands' defenders missing. And especially if Kion succumbs to corruption like Scar intended, it would explain why Simba was so distrusting and paranoid of Kovu.

* When Kion is bitten by Ushari, everyone, including Kion, believes the venom will eventually turn him evil, just as an identical situation apparently did to Scar years before. Ushari states that his venom has a tendency to cloud a victim's thinking, and Rafiki says that it could cause Kion to lose his ability to distinguish right from wrong. Throughout season 3, Kion deals with mood swings, clouded judgment and a general loss of confidence and purpose, as well as anxiety over the possibility of turning out just like Scar. Symptoms like these could indicate depression or PTSD, [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149015/ both of which are possible permanent outcomes of envenomation by neurotoxic snakes such as cobras.]]

* While Mufasa's spirit appears as a figment in the clouds, Scar's likeness is framed in fire. This is a nice way to highlight [[HeavenAndHell the contrast between the heavenly Mufasa and the hellish Scar.]]

* Janja and Jasiri not only act different, but look different as well. Janja and his clan are confirmed descendants of the hyenas from the Elephant Graveyard and as such, they bear the same physical features like YellowEyesOfSneakiness and sickly-grey fur, whereas the animals in Jasiri's clan have white sclera eyes and a more purple fur tone to make them distinguishable from the 'bad hyenas'.

* Although Badili is a friendly leopard, keep in mind he is ''still'' a predator. And when you consider how leopards store their food, it isn't hard to imagine why the galagos wouldn't want to share a tree with him (besides the obvious fear that they themselves could get eaten).

* So, in "The Scorpion's Sting", it's a bit redundant to have Sumu the scorpion when Ushari is a venomous cobra who can accomplish the same result, but there's a reason Ushari wasn't sent to do the task; Ushari isn't very good at stealth, so he's too big that he can easily be spotted, and there aren't very many places for him to hide in Pride Rock, and it's established he's not very fast either, so he can still get caught if he tries to get away.

* According to Jasiri, most hyenas are actually good. Taking this into consideration, maybe the only reason the hyenas in the film joined Scar was truely because he promised they would "never go hungry again". They just drank in his every word without thinking further. Note that it would simply turn them more stupid than evil, and admit it, incredibly environmentally irresponsible... just like another [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters notorious species]].

** According to "Ono and the Egg", hawks are not allowed to hunt in the Pride Lands. The Pride Lands already has eagles (seeing as how Hadithi is allowed there) and owls (an owl's hoot was heard in "Beware of the Zimwi") filling in the role as aerial predators.

* Janja and Jasiri not only act different, but look different as well. Janja and his clan are confirmed descendants of the hyenas from the Elephant Graveyard and as such, they bear the same physical features like YellowEyesOfSneakiness and sickly-grey fur, whereas Jasiri's clan has white eyes and a more purple fur tone to make them distinguishable from the 'bad hyenas'.

* So, in "The Scorpion's Sting", it's a bit redundant to have Sumu the Scorpion when Ushari is a venemous cobra who can accomplish the same result, but there's a reason Ushari wasn't sent to do the task; Ushari isn't very good at stealth, so he's too big that he can easily be spotted, and there aren't very many places for him to hide in Pride Rock, and it's established he's not very fast either, so he can still get caught if he tries to get away.

* In "The Bite of Kenge", Scar plots for all the melons to be stolen from the Pridelands so that the elephants will die of thirst. Now why would Scar - whose main goal is to reclaim the Pridelands - be focused on something as petty as [[ForTheEvulz killing off random animals]]? Well, it just so happens the previous episode talked about peace being made between the elephants and lions. And several other episodes made it clear these two species have a special alliance. When you put this all together, maybe Scar anticipated that by exterminating members of one of the royal family's greatest allies, he would break them apart, possibly leading to a war, and thus a huge detriment to the circle of life and an opportunity for him to take over.

** There is no much of a clue that Simba had a strong friendship with leaders of other species, out of diplomacy and protocol. In fact, he does not speak properly elephantese. In parallel, it is hard to define what they "rebuilt" collaboratively in the context of a natural landscape, according to whether they put an extra effort for it or just let things go naturally back to normal after Scar's fall. Admittedly, you can imagine Simba had a very hard time to convince animals to come back to the Pride Lands, and probably needed to appear very sympathetic and conciliatory when setting the "taxes" during the transition period.

** A kind of pathetic attempt to rationalize the FisherKing trope

* While he may be a predator, Makucha is known to especially go after okapis due to their rarity and thus would be the representation of an EvilPoacher who targets endangered species. The same would go for Mpishi, who came to the Pridelands for rare prey to eat.
** In contrast to the Guard, many antagonists such as Janja are essentially poachers who trespass into the Pridelands, seeing the abundance of prey as only an opportunity to fill their own quotas without any care for the natural balance. Yet at the same time, they may come off as sympathetic due to their need to eat, similar to how real-life poachers rely on the value of animal parts to provide income for their families.

* In "The Bite of Kenge", Scar plots for all the melons to be stolen from the Pridelands so that the elephants will die of thirst. Now why would Scar - whose main goal is to reclaim the Pridelands - be focused on something as petty as [[ForTheEvulz killing off random animals]]? Well, it just so happens the previous episode talked about peace being made between the elephants and lions. And several other episodes made it clear these two species have a special alliance. When you put this all together, maybe Scar anticipated that by exterminating members of one of the royal family's greatest allies, he would break them apart, possibly leading to a war, and thus a huge detriment to the circle of life and an opportunity for him to take over.

** Scar would have had plenty of power and importance as the Lion Guard leader, but he still wanted to be king. Makes him even worse, doesn't it?

** They're most likely hunting while the main plot of every episode takes place.

** Plus the areas seem to fit into the main environment; the Pridelands are a savannah-like area that lions are mostly living in, the Outlands appear to be more desert-like which fits where vultures and the like reside, and the Backlands are a forest-like environment, perfect for leopards and other more tropical predators.

** Plus the areas seem to fit into the main enviornment; the Pridelands are a Savannah-like area that Lions are mostly living in, the Outlands appear to be more desert-like which fits where Vultures and the like reside, and the Backlands are a jungle-like enviornment, perfect for Jaguars and other more tropical predators.