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Simba, the lion prince, is the central character in Disney’s animated masterpiece, The Lion King. Born into the royal lineage of Pride Rock, Simba starts as an innocent and curious cub, eager to explore the world around him. However, tragedy strikes when his father, Mufasa, is killed by his treacherous uncle Scar, leaving Simba feeling ...
Jul 20, 2017 · Kiara is the daughter of Simba and Nala, the main characters of Disney’s animated film “The Lion King.” She is the protagonist of “ The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride ” and is portrayed as a brave and adventurous cub who strives to prove herself and make a difference in the Pride Lands.
- Overview
- Biography
- Physical appearance
- Personality and traits
- Trivia
Status
Living
Residence
• Pride Lands
• Hakuna Matata (formerly)
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Early life
Simba was born to Mufasa, the reigning monarch of Pride Rock, and his mate, Sarabi. As the next in line to the throne, Simba was expected to inherit the mantle of king someday. One day, when Simba was an infant, the Pride Landers traveled to Pride Rock to witness the cub's presentation ceremony. Rafiki arrived and ascended Pride Rock, where he beheld Simba for the first time. After smiling down at the cub, Rafiki shook his gourds over Simba's head, which made the cub bat at them playfully. Rafiki then took a gourd, ripped it in half, trailed his thumb through the juice, and marked Simba's forehead. Afterward, he threw sand over the marking, and Simba sneezed. While Mufasa and Sarabi watched proudly, Rafiki took Simba into his arms and carried him to the promontory of Pride Rock. There, he lifted the cub into the air for all the animals of the Pride Lands to see. Immediately, the Pride Landers erupted into cheers and bowed before Simba. After the ceremony, Mufasa confronted his younger brother, Scar, for his absence at Simba's presentation. Scar claimed to have forgotten all about it and lamented how he had been next in line to the throne until Simba's birth. Mufasa reminded Scar that Simba was the future king, but Scar merely quipped that he would practice his curtsy.
Adolescence
Seasons passed, and Simba grew into an adolescent. One morning, Simba boasted to Timon that he had perfected the "Hakuna Matata" lifestyle, and Timon tried to prove him wrong by appealing to all the grub-eating competitions that he had won. However, Pumbaa reminded him that Simba had won every contest, save a snail-slurping contest. Timon seized the opportunity to challenge Simba. The two had their contest, during which Simba slurped up all his snails, while Timon collapsed from eating too much. After his victory, Simba strolled away, and Timon and Pumbaa lamented how quickly he had grown up.
As an infant, Simba was small but compact. His main pelt was a rich gold, while his muzzle, paws, and underbelly were cream. His eyes were black with yellow sclerae and framed by bi-colored eye rims; while the upper shades were darker in color, the lower shades were lighter in color. He had a half-grown brown stump for a tail and the beginnings of a head tuft. His nose was bright pink, and he had thin black eyebrows.
Once a cub, Simba retained his coloring but gained dark brown ear rims, light brown inner ears, elbow tufts, and whiskers. Most of his distinguishing features from his infancy grew more noticeable; his head tuft became longer and more tousled, his eyebrows grew thicker, and his tail tuft lengthened. Additionally, his eyes took on a reddish-brown hue. Due to his increase in age, Simba became taller, larger, and more compact. He was slightly bigger than his friend, Nala, who was the same age.
As an adolescent, Simba became more long-bodied, deep-chested, and muscular. His coloring remained much the same. However, his ear rims receded somewhat, with golden fur growing in around the outer edges, and he gained a bushy red mop of hair on his head. Additionally, his face became more triangular in shape, and tufts of fur grew in on either cheek. The bridge of his nose darkened to a light brown.
As a young adult, Simba was an impressive size, as he dwarfed the lionesses of his pride and had a stronger build than the full-grown Scar. He became even more long-bodied, broad-shouldered, and muscular, and was able to hold his own in the final battle against Scar and the hyenas. Though his coloring did not change, Simba lost his ear rims completely, and his nose dulled in color. His eyes are similar to his mother's. He gained a long red mane that extended from his forehead to his upper chest, and his tail tip grew longer. He was noted to look similar to Mufasa, whom he was mistaken for by both his mother, Sarabi, and his uncle, Scar.
As a cub, Simba was mischievous and playful, with endless energy. He loved to get into scrapes with his best friend, Nala, and was often drawn to forbidden locations, such as the Elephant Graveyard. He frequently boasted about his own fearlessness and deliberately put himself in harm's way so he could prove his bravery to himself, his family, and his friends. His curiosity often led him into trouble, something Nala commented upon well into her adult years.
Additionally, Simba was quite proud and arrogant. He enjoyed bragging about his role as the future king of Pride Rock and used his title to push around others, most notably Zazu. He did not take into account a king's duty to his subjects but rather saw the title as a means of getting whatever he wanted. However, with some instruction from Mufasa, he came to understand that kings are not about getting one's way all the time and they should only be brave when the situation demanded it.
After Mufasa's death during the incident at the stampede, Simba had a lot mixed feelings. He felt hurt, traumatized, guilty and depressed. He frequently squashed down his feelings by adopting an upbeat "Hakuna Matata" attitude and burying all memories of his past life. Even so, he occasionally lapsed into periods of reflection and grief, such as when Timon and Pumbaa made fun of Mufasa's story about the Great Kings of the Past. Because of Scar's gaslighting and deception, Simba blamed himself for Mufasa's death and refused to return home for fear of having to confront his past. Rafiki eventually taught him that one could either run from the past or learn from it, which emboldened him to return to the Pride Lands and reclaim his birthright.
Despite his insecurities, Simba was brave, driven, and ferocious in his confrontation with Scar. His charisma and natural knack for leadership swayed the lionesses to his side and thoroughly intimidated his enemies. Unlike Scar, whose bitterness and jealousy drove him to murder Mufasa, Simba did not take out his rage on Scar for having murdered Mufasa. Rather, he showed his uncle mercy and told him that he could leave the Pride Lands with his life. Ultimately, Simba accepted his responsibility as the king of Pride Rock and used his understanding of the Circle of Life to restore the Pride Lands to its former glory.
As a parent, Simba was loving, kind, and supportive. He often spent time with Kiara so he could teach her how to be the next ruler of Pride Rock and even gave her opportunities to flex her independence. Additionally, he empathized with his son Kion's position as a leader and encouraged him to seize his responsibilities. Despite this, Simba was not as flexible or easygoing in his parenting as Nala, as he was very overprotective of and strict with Kiara and did not as readily accept Kion as the new leader of the Lion Guard. He did not always trust his cubs' judgment and, as a result, often tried to influence their decisions.
After his ascent to kingship, Simba continued to grapple with his past. He remained bitterly hateful of Scar and harbored a particular distrust of Kovu due to his position as Scar's heir. He refused to give Kovu a chance and could not reconcile the young lion's love for Kiara with his identity as an Outsider. Eventually, because of Kiara's intervention, Simba learned to see the Outsiders as members of his pride and came to accept Kovu as an individual who was not tied to Scar's legacy.
General
•Simba was voiced by the following: •In The Lion King, he was voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub and Matthew Broderick as an adult. Jason Weaver provided his cub singing voice, while Joseph Williams provided his adult singing voice. Evan Saucedo provided his cub singing voice in the "The Morning Report" musical sequence. •In The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, he was voiced by Matthew Broderick. Cam Clarke provided his singing voice. •Clarke also voiced Mwoga and one of the porcupine brothers in The Lion Guard. •In The Lion King 1½, he was voiced by Matt Weinberg as a cub and Matthew Broderick as an adolescent and adult. •In The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, he was voiced by Rob Lowe. •In Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable, he was voiced by Cam Clarke. •In The Lion Guard, he was voiced by Rob Lowe. •In The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, he was voiced by Cam Clarke. •In Disney's Active Play: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, he was voiced by Cam Clarke. •In Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King, he was voiced by Ryan O'Donohue. •O'Donohue also voiced Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and Disney's Active Play: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. •In Kingdom Hearts II, he was voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub and Cam Clarke as an adult. •In Simba's Mighty Adventure, he was voiced by Shaun Fleming as a cub and Cam Clarke as an adult. •Simba was animated by the following: •In The Lion King, he was animated by Mark Henn as a cub and Ruben Aquino as an adult. •In The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, he was animated by Ian Harrowell. •Harrowell also animated Nala and Nuka in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. •In The Lion King 1½, he was animated by Bob Baxter. •Baxter also animated Pumbaa, Rafiki, Timon, and Zazu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as well as Pumbaa and the hyenas in The Lion King 1½. •The role of Simba in the stage musical version of The Lion King was originated by Scott Irby-Ranniar (cub) and Jason Raize (adult). •Simba's name means "lion" in Swahili. •In the stage musical version of The Lion King, Simba has three additional songs: "The Morning Report", "Endless Night", and "He Lives In You (Reprise)". •According to Mouse Under Glass, the directors themselves are unsure how Simba grew to such a large size on a diet of insects. •In The Brightest Star, Simba has a great-grandfather named Mohatu. •In The Lion King: Six New Adventures, Simba's paternal grandparents are named Ahadi and Uru, and he has a son named Kopa. •In An Unusual Choir, Simba has an uncle, an aunt, and two cousins. •In Issue 62 of The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series, the "Puzzles" section states that Simba has a cousin named Mtoto. •In Disney's Ralph Breaks the Internet, a screenshot of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa is seen in the Oh My Disney area. •Archive footage of Simba is played during the "I Am With You" episode of At Home With Olaf.
In development
•Simba's original name was Rego. •In the 1989 draft of The Lion King, Simba was raised by a baboon named Kwashi and a mongoose named Mabu. He was enemies with a jackal named Ndogo. •In the 1990 drafts of The Lion King, Simba was Nala's maternal first cousin. Thus, their relationship was incestuous. •In the May 1990 draft of The Lion King, Simba lost his tail while fleeing the hyenas. •In the May 1990 draft of The Lion King, Zazu joined Simba in exile after Mufasa's death. •In the May 1990 draft of The Lion King, Simba defeated Scar by suffocating him. •In a 1991 draft of The Lion King, an adolescent Simba remained too preoccupied with his love for Nala to listen to Mufasa's advice on how to be king. •In a 1991 draft of The Lion King, Scar lured Nala's brother, Mheetu, into a stampede, and Simba tried to save him. Mufasa ended up saving both young lions. •In a 1991 draft of The Lion King, Mufasa saved Simba from a flood rather than a stampede. •In a 1991 draft of The Lion King, Simba refused to go on patrol with Mufasa. Alone, Mufasa got attacked and killed by Scar. With Mufasa dead, Scar became the king, and Simba was expected to assume the throne once he was old enough. However, when the time came, Scar denounced Simba as unfit to rule. •In a 1991 draft of The Lion King, Rafiki accused Scar of murder, and Scar ordered his hyenas to chase Simba and Rafiki out of the kingdom. The two took refuge with Timon and his family, and Rafiki trained Simba to take back his kingdom. •According to Brenda Chapman, screenwriter Linda Woolverton intended for Simba to be a slovenly, lazy character who did not deserve the throne. Chapman believed that this made it hard for the audience to like Simba. •An alternate ending of The Lion King had Scar say, "Good night, sweet prince," to Simba before lunging at him. However, Simba flipped Scar away, and Scar barely caught on to the edge of Pride Rock. From his prone position, Scar begged Simba for mercy, and Simba started to acquiesce, only for Scar to throw him off Pride Rock onto a burning tree. Scar then laughed maniacally as he was engulfed in flame. The line was meant to be a nod to Hamlet, the Shakespearean play on which The Lion King was based. •During early production of The Lion King, Simba had several childhood friends, including Bhati, Daabi, Lemuta, and Mheetu. Timon and Pumbaa were originally conceived as Simba's childhood friends as well. •In early drafts of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Simba had a son named Chaka. •In the January 1996 draft of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Simba encountered Mufasa's ghost in a dream.
Aug 25, 2018 · As a young cub, Simba had golden fur with a slight golden tuft of fur on his head. In his adolescent years he started to grow more head hair. Now an adult, Simba is stronger and has a fully grown red-brown mane that is lighter in color than his father's. His eyes are more gentle and brighter than his father's.
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Oct 27, 2018 · At the mention of Kovu's name, Simba roared at the young lion, and Kovu roared back. Nala was surprised by Simba's ferocity, but before the argument could get worse, Rafiki appeared on a nearby hill and indirectly told Simba that Kovu had saved his daughter's life.
