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Early life
Kovu was born to Zira. He had an elder brother, Nuka, and an elder sister, Vitani. The family lived in the Pride Lands under the reign of Scar, who chose Kovu to be his heir. Sometime after this, Simba returned to the Pride Lands, battled and defeated Scar, and took his place as king.Zira protested that Scar had chosen Kovu to be the next king, but Simba asserted that Scar had not been the true king. In retaliation, Zira attacked Simba, but he defeated her easily. Afterward, he banished Kovu,...
As a cub, Kovu was large, broad, and stocky. He had brown fur, with a paler muzzle, paws, and underbelly. He had a dark brown head tuft as well as dark brown tufts of fur on his elbow joints. Like most Outsiders, he had a hooked nose and unsheathed claws. His eyes were green. As a young adult, Kovu retained his coloring but grew to be larger and mo...
As a cub, Kovu was aggressive and crude. Upon meeting Kiara, his first reaction was to challenge her with a snarl, and the only game he understood was play-fighting. He was considerably arrogant and egotistical, and liked to brag about his independence and survival skills. However, while aggressive, Kovu was heroic in his determination to save Kiar...
General
1. Kovu was voiced by the following: 1.1. In The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, he was voiced by Ryan O'Donohue as a cub and Jason Marsden as an adult. Gene Miller provided his adult singing voice. 1.1.1. O'Donohue also voiced Simba in Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King. 1.2. In The Lion Guard, he was voiced by Jason Marsden. 1.3. In Disney's Active Play: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, he was voiced by Ryan O'Donohue. 1. Kovu was animated by Andrew Collins in The Lion King II: Simba's Pr...
In development
1. According to Variety, Kovu was originally named Nunka. This is likely a mistake, as none of the early drafts of The Lion King II: Simba's Priderefer to Kovu by this name. 1. Kovu was originally written to be Scar'sson. However, after realizing the incestuous undertones his romance with Kiara would have, the writers scrapped the idea and clarified in the film that he had no biological relation to Scar. 1. According to production notes for The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Kovu was originally...
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Kovu is the deuteragonist of the 1998 Disney direct-to-video film, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the sequel to the 1994 film, The Lion King. He is the son of Zira, the youngest brother of Nuka and Vitani, and the mate of Kiara.
Animated by Walt Disney Animation Australia, the film centers on Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a lion from a banished pride once loyal to Scar. Separated by Simba's prejudice against the pride and a vindictive plot planned by Kovu's mother Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride centers around Simba and Nala 's daughter Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a male lion who was raised in a pride of Scar 's followers, known as the Outsiders, who are Simba's enemies.
Oct 26, 1998 · Nala, Simba, Kovu and Kiara spend time with Rafiki and look out over the pride. Rafiki has a vision while in his tree. Kiara hangs out with Timon and Pumbaa. Experience "Upendi"—which means "love"—as Kiara, Simba's daughter, seeks adventure away from her father's watchful gaze.
