THE LION KING
In the world of Maleficent from 2014, something was going down. What appears to be you just grabbed King Stefan by the throat and slams him to the ground.
Guard: (on the ground in pain) Why have you done this?!
"Me": (laughs) Why else? To put the hurt on you guys and to take what's not yours. (grabs Maleficent's wings from King Stefan)
King Stefan: Those are mine!
"Me": Sorry. But Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers! (flies away)
King Stefan was enraged!
King Stefan: I WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS J.D.! THIS IS AN ACT OF THE DEVIL!
Back at the estate, I was having breakfast and watching TV. Then 2014's Maleficent came in.
Maleficent 2014: (British Accent) Hey everyone!
Maleficent showed us that she had her wings back!
Me: WHOA! You have your wings back Maleficent!
Bai Tza: This is awesome, Maleficent! How did you get your wings back?
Maleficent 2014: Thanks to J.D. for busting in to Stefan's castle.
Me: But I didn't do that.
Lori: You didn't do that J.D.?
Me: No I was here the entire time eating breakfast. (Gasp) Another one of Clix's predictions came true! Nico must've disguised himself as me and he beat up Stefan and took the wings and gave them back to you!
Maleficent 2014: Well at least I have my wings back.
Me: You sure do. At least the Digimon Emperor did a good thing for us.
Lincoln: Yeah but don't look now but King Stefan and his guards are coming at the estate.
Me: What!?
I looked out the window and saw that Lincoln was right.
Me: I'll go out and talk to them.
I went out and talked to them.
King Stefan: (grabs me by the throat) Can J.D. Knudson come out to play?! (slams me against the wall)
Guard: Give us one good reason why we shouldn't kill you where you stand!
Me: What the Fuck are you even talking about?!
Stefan: Like you don't know! You came in to my castle last night, assaulted me and my guards, and took Maleficent's wings from me!
Guard: I believe you said "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers".
Pepperdance: Okay. I wouldn't put it past JD to do something like that. But he's been here the whole time! That couldn't have been him.
Me: Yeah!
I punched King Stefan and the guard and blasted the guard apart and I had my sword at Stefan's throat.
Me: You better remember this Stefan! Those wings belong to Maleficent and you took them away from her and you are the reason why your daughter was cursed!
Stefan: YOU LEAVE MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THIS!
Me: You brought all that on yourself! I should just kill you right here and right now for threatening me.
Stefan: I would like to see you try!
Me: Don't tempt me!
Nico then came.
Nico: Guys stop this now!
Me: Nico you saw what he did!
Nico: Look, it's obvious someone's setting us all up. And that someone probably disguised himself as J.D. before attacking you last night?
Guard: Does it matter?!
Nico: (stops me from attacking) It does. I think we need a truce. This feud between our groups has gone on long enough. And it's caused enough bloodshed. As long as you don't come after us, we don't come after you. I know J.D. said we'd fight you in April. But I don't think that's even possible anymore.
Stefan: Well, I guess I don't have any other options. Very well. I accept the truce. But know this: there will be no mercy from me the next time this happens.
Kickback: Wouldn't have it any other way. (to me and the Loud Kids) Right, guys?
We agreed.
Me: Fine. But if you step out of line again... (Makes Throat Slash Gesture)
Stefan: All right.
We shook hands.
Me: Good.
They left.
Me: (Sighs) (Sheathes sword) Thanks man. But Nico I know you gave Maleficent back her wings.
Nico: I did?
Me: I'll show you.
We went back to the estate, and I told everyone that it was the Digimon Emperor that made Nico use Madame Rouge's powers and turn into me and he beat up King Stefan and gave her wings back to her.
Lincoln: Are you serious J.D.?
Me: I couldn't be anymore serious. I know it was the Digimon Emperor even after I threatened his life.
Cliffjumper: Look, nothing would make me happier then to give the Digimon Emperor a knuckle sandwich. But how do you even know that he attacked Stefan disguised as you last night?
Runo: Yeah! You threatened the jerk when we were fighting Shan Yu, remember? It would be suicide of him to pull another stunt again.
Me: I'm telling you that it's true!
Dan Kuso: (puts hand on my shoulder) Dude, I think the stress of all this and with Organization XIII is making you paranoid. Why don't you take a walk outside? We'll call you when the next mission is about to start.
Me: Dan, I know I'm serious. You saw what happened during the fight with Mulan and everything I said is all true.
Laney: J.D. is right Dan. Clix warned us all that this would happen and Eon erased our memories because of it.
Lori: That's right. We were warned about all this and his predictions are all literally coming true.
Me: Yeah let me show you.
I showed Dan and his friends the file on the Digimon Emperor and what the photos were of and all that and they gasped.
Alice: It's all true!
Runo: This is horrible!
Marucho: The evidence is totally clear!
RD Me: Do you think my counterpart here would make up something like that? No he wouldn't. He, Eli, us and the Masters of Evil were all not affected by Eon's power because A) The Royal Defenders and myself are not from this universe. B) J.D. and Eli's powers are too strong. And C) The Masters of Evil had a spell put on them by Vypra that prevents their memories from being erased.
Me: Yeah. Cameron Clix, the Number Holder of Number 25: Force Focus told me all about this in private during our battle with Captain Cold's kids and he warned us all this would happen. 2 Predictions have already happened. The Digimon Emperor made Nico beat up Skinner's mom Agnes and now he beat up King Stefan who now wants my head mounted on a pike.
Nico: It's true guys. I'm unstable now.
Me: Yeah. But like Clix said, this is Nico's fight and we have to let him handle it. Anyway I'm gonna go take Dan's advice and go cool down. I need it.
I went to the Supreme Grand Tree of Harmony to cool down.
Nico: J.D. is right guys. Clix warned us about all this happening and this is my fight to handle.
May: (Concerned) Nico.
Later after all that, I came back in.
Turbo Man: (to me) Have you calmed down? Or do we need to go to the Pride Lands without you?
Me: Yeah I'm fine. But May, I need to talk to you alone for a sec. In my room.
May: Okay.
Me and May went to my room.
In my room, Me and May were sitting on my couch.
May: What's up J.D.?
Me: I had a visit from Salem.
May gasped!
May: Are you sure!?
Me: Yes but she wasn't her evil self anymore.
FLASHBACK
I was resting in the Supreme Grand Tree of Harmony treehouse.
Me: (Sighs) Oh Nico. I don't know what to do. The very monster that caused you so much pain and grief is now inside your head and I don't know what to do.
?: J.D.?
Me: Huh?
I got up and turned and I saw the spirit of SALEM! She was back to her old self before she was evil and she had beautiful golden yellow angel wings!
Me: Salem?
Salem: Yes. I heard your call for help J.D. and I'm here to tell you about something important that will affect Nico.
Me: What is it?
Salem: In the coming days shortly after Nico defeats the Digimon Emperor, I was become Nico's Guardian Angel and protect him from any evil threats that will enter his mind. Think of it as my way of redeeming myself for all the evil I caused to Remnant. Nico saved me from myself. Now I will save him from every evil threat that comes into his mind and give him advice and help you all out whenever needed.
Me: That's a big step towards redemption. Nico did say that you would return as a better person one day when he destroyed you.
Salem: Yes he did. But you must tell May and only her and not anyone else of my return.
Me: I understand.
Salem: Thank you.
Salem vanished.
Me: Wow.
I went back to the estate.
FLASHBACK ENDS
May gasped.
May: Amazing. Nico is gonna have Salem as his Guardian Angel. That's incredible.
Me: It sure is. But we can't tell anyone about this. I promised I would tell you and only you.
May: Okay. Thank you for telling me J.D.
Me: You're welcome.
We went back down to the others.
Vulkanus, Whiteout, Atomic Skull, Po Kong, Pete and Mercurymon then appeared.
Vulkanus: Can me, Whiteout, Atomic Skull, Po Kong, Pete, and Mercurymon go with you guys?
Me: You all sure can. We're going to the world of The Lion King.
Atomic Skull: That's one of my all time favorites!
Nico: Mine too.
Jeri: It will be awesome to see Simba and everyone again.
Kion: It sure will. I can't wait to see dad.
Bunga: Yeah and Uncle Timon and Pumbaa.
Lana: And I am gonna have an eating contest with Timon and Pumbaa.
Lily: What kind of Eating Contest?
Lana: Eat the most bugs.
Lola and everyone: EW!
Laney: I still haven't gotten over that after you ate all of Oogie Boogie's bugs.
Me: Yeah but that's Lana for you. She eats anything.
Laney: True.
Me: First we're gonna watch the Lion King from when Simba was born all the way up to when he grows up.
Vulkanus: Cool! Are we watching the 1994 movie or the 2019 movie?
Me: 1994.
Marucho: Awesome!
We went to the simulator and we started watching.
[Open, black screen. Start nature sound effects. Cue Walt Disney Pictures logo. Fade to black. Cue lion roar in the background, calling the animals to gather to Pride Rock for the Ceremony. Sunrise on African grassland (lightly treed), in time with opening chant to "The Circle of Life".]
MS: Naaaaaants ingoooonyamaaaaa bagithi Baba
BS: Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
[Various shots of animals raising their heads at the sunrise: a rhinoceros, antelopes, meerkats, a cheetah, storks…]
MS: Naaaaaants ingonyamaaaaaa bagithi Baba
BS: Sithi uhm ingonyama Ingonyama
MS: Siyo Nqoba
BS: Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [repeats 5.] Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Sitha ngqwa!) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Eshe!) [repeats 1.]
["The Circle of Life" ground forms in the BS's and holds its pattern for eight bars. It is a non-chordal BS part. The progressions are in the medium ranges of the strings. Various pans and camera views of African animals, all moving. Mount Kilimanjaro is in the backgroud. Coinciding with the FS pickup in the eighth bar, we first view the giraffes, panning to a long shot of all the animals in their procession.]
FS: From the day we arrive on the planet And, blinking, step into the sun There's more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done
[Camera is panning and jumping to elephants, zebras, ants, birds, storks, etc…]
FS: There's far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless round
[When the "The Circle of Life" is mentioned the long-distance pan centers on Pride Rock where all the animals are gathering. Mufasa is on Pride Rock. Long camera arc to Mufasa and Zazu.]
FS: It's the Circle of Life And it moves us all
[Zazu bows to Mufasa, who smiles and nods at him]
FS: Through despair and hope Through faith and love
[Appearance of Rafiki, the mandrill. He passes between ranks of animals, who bow to him; he then climbs Pride Rock to where Mufasa is standing.]
FS: Till we find our place On the path unwinding
[Rafiki and Mufasa embrace.]
FS: In the Circle The Circle of Life
[Decrescendo in BS. FS drops out. Pan Flute takes simple lead. Mufasa leads Rafiki over to Sarabi, who is holding Simba. Rafiki puts the juice and sand he collects on Simba's brow- a ceremonial crown. He then picks Simba up and ascends to the point of Pride Rock. Mufasa and Sarabi follow. With a crescendo in the music and a restatement of the refrain, Rafiki holds Simba up for the crowd to view.]
FS: It's The Circle of Life
[The crowd starts howling, stamping, etc… ]
FS: And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and love
[The clouds part and a sunbeam highlights Rafiki and Simba on Pride Rock.]
FS: Till we find our place
[The crowd bows down, one by one.]
FS: On the path unwinding
[Camera slowly zooms out to a striking panoramic view of the Presentation.]
FS: In the Circle The Circle of Life
[Bass drum hit (fff) and immediate switch to black screen with title "The Lion King" in blood-red caps.]
Me: I always love that song.
Laney: It's so awesome!
Lola: Yeah it is!
Nico: Tanzania is where The Lion King takes place.
[Cue mouse sounds. Visual fade into mouse in cave. Mouse comes out and starts preening in the light. Begins sniffing. Becomes frightened. Suddenly a large lion paw swoops down and catches him. Cue the Scar theme (dissonant, slow, reed theme). Fade in slowly and up full during speech. Camera switch to Scar holding the squeaking and struggling mouse in his paw. He talks to it while playing with it]
Holding the mouse was none other than our most hated lion enemy: SCAR!
Askari, better known as Scar, is the main antagonist of Disney's The Lion King franchise.
He serves as the main antagonist of Disney's 32nd full-length animated feature film The Lion King, the posthumous antagonist of its 1998 sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and the overarching antagonist of both the 2004 prequel/parallel film The Lion King 1½ and the animated television series The Lion Guard, initially serving as the posthumous overarching antagonist of Season 1, before being resurrected in the special The Rise of Scar and becoming the main antagonist of Season 2 and the posthumous overarching antagonist of Season 3, serving as the main antagonist of the premier Battle for the Pride Lands. He is also a cameo character in The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa.
He is Mufasa's envious younger brother and Simba's uncle and arch-nemesis. The Fallen leader of the Lion Guard, his desire to rule Pride Rock drives him to enact a regicidal plot to kill both his brother and nephew to leave himself the sole royal in line for the throne as the "true" ruler.
Scar was born in the Pride Lands under the name Askari (according to The Lion Guard producer Ford Riley) to the then King and Queen of Pride Rock, who previously had another son named Mufasa. As the second-born child of the Lion King and/or Queen, Askari was traditionally assigned to lead the Lion Guard (whose first leader was Askari's namesake), a team of lions who protected the Pride Lands and defended the Circle of Life, while Mufasa, as the eldest cub, was destined to become the next king of the Pride Lands. Like all the previous leaders, Askari was granted a power known as the Roar of the Elders, which causes the lions of the past to roar along with him whenever he roared. However, having the Roar made Askari feel powerful, and that power eventually went to his head. Because of this, Askari grew to become quite arrogant and selfish, preferring to go out on patrols all alone instead of with his team and always expecting to be praised for all his actions. In addition, Askari was also jealous of Mufasa for being heir to the throne instead of him and secretly desired it for himself while carrying on with his duties.
Fall of AskariThen one day while Askari was still an adolescent, during a solo scout in the Outlands, he encountered a mysterious lion who he'd never met before but apparently befriended quickly. The lion claimed to have wisdom and power, and believed that the most powerful lion should be the true ruler of the Pride Lands. He then stated that if he and Askari teamed up, then their alliance, along with the Roar, could overthrow Mufasa and enable them to rule in his place. Askari, who already had aspirations to be king, found this idea interesting, though he did not really plan on sharing his power with his new "friend". The lion then leads Askari deep into the Outlands, where, right next to an active volcano, he springs his trap by having his hidden ally, a mysterious blue cobra, strike at Askari's face, biting him on his left eye and giving him his trademark scar. The venomous bite had also poisoned Askari's mind, making him unable to control his darker emotions.
The lion then revealed his true plan: He and the cobra plan to use Askari as their pawn to take control of the Pride Lands for themselves by blackmailing him with a possible cure to the cobra's venom. But this plan ultimately backfired, as Askari was so enraged by the lion's deception, coupled by the venom, that he furiously roared at the lion and his cobra friend, blowing them away and causing the volcano to erupt, thus killing them both. Upon returning to Pride Rock, Askari told Mufasa about the ordeal and expected to be praised by all for vanquishing the two villains. But despite being impressed, rather than praising Askari, Mufasa instead patted his brother on the head, playfully mocked him by giving him a nickname based on his new facial scar and then walked away. Outraged at not being taken seriously, Mufasa's supposed lack of appreciation for him, and with the venom changing his personality for the worst, the furious and newly christened "Scar" grew to despise his brother completely and finally decided to overthrow him and become king of the Pride Lands.
Rise of ScarScar held a meeting near a rock in the Outlands with the rest of his Lion Guard to explain his plan, but they refused to be a part of such a scheme, and also likely planned to stop him themselves. Outraged at being "betrayed" again, Scar used the Roar on his former comrades, blowing them all away and thus murdered them without a shred of remorse (this event also created Broken Rock, where Janja would meet Scar's great-niece Kiara years later). Unbeknownst to Scar, however, the Roar of the Elders was only ever meant to be used for good, and so by using it for evil and losing what little remained of his previous nobler side, Scar was stripped of this power completely. Scar looked in surprise when the Lion Guard mark on his shoulder vanished, which symbolized his loss of the Roar. He somehow kept the actual reason of losing both his companions and the Roar a secret from everyone else for some time, as evidenced that he was not punished for his heinous crime (though this secret was later discovered later on through unknown means by Simba and Rafiki).
Without his Lion Guard or the Roar, Scar was forced to come up with another plan to usurp Mufasa. Over the years, his bitter jealousy further twisted him into the selfish, power-hungry tyrant he is remembered for. In time, he found new allies in the form of the hyena clan, who he promised food in exchange for their services. Eventually, his plan to take the throne was then made even more difficult by the birth of Mufasa's son, Simba, causing him to hate his newborn nephew as he did his brother and thus planned to dispose of him as well.
The Lion King Birth of SimbaIn his debut, Scar is first seen after the presentation of his nephew Simba, catching a mouse and telling it that life is not fair as he shall never be King and the mouse will never see the light of another day. Before Scar can eat the mouse, he is confronted by Zazu, giving the mouse time to escape. Annoyed at losing his lunch, Scar attempts to eat Zazu, but is stopped by Mufasa, who confronts Scar over missing the ceremony. Scar claims that it must have slipped his mind. Zazu tells Scar that as the King's brother, he should have been first in line, to which Scar replies that he "was" first in line until Simba (whom Scar refers to as "the little hairball") was born. Mufasa replies that the "hairball" is his son and Scar's future King, to which Scar sarcastically replies that he will practice his curtsy. Scar attempts to leave, causing Mufasa to warn him not to turn his back on him, to which Scar replies that perhaps Mufasa shouldn't turn his back on him. When Mufasa demands to know if Scar was challenging him, Scar assures that he wouldn't even consider challenging his older brother, as he knows he will lose in any contest of strength with him. After this, Scar exits Pride Rock.
Plot to Assassinate SimbaA few months later, Scar is visited by Simba, who tells him that Mufasa showed him around the whole kingdom. Scar, pretending to be a kind uncle asks Simba if Mufasa showed him the rise above the northern border, to which Simba says that Mufasa told him that he could not go there. Scar replies that only the bravest lions go there and reveal that the place is an elephant graveyard, but has Simba promise to not visit there, to which Simba says he won't. However, Scar, knowing that Simba will go to the Elephant Graveyard anyway just to prove his bravery, secretly orders his hyena minions, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed to kill the cub as part of his plan to overthrow Mufasa as king. But Simba and his friend Nala are saved by Mufasa, who scares off the hyenas and brings the cubs back home. It's then shown that Scar watched the whole thing on top and was very angry that his plan had failed.
Later that night, Scar goes to the hyenas and becomes quickly aggravated by their mentions of Mufasa being stronger than him and assumptions that they are actually friends. Though he is disappointed in their failure to murder Simba, he nonetheless gives them a zebra leg to eat for their services and loyalty. When the hyenas point out that killing the cub will be difficult as long as Mufasa is around, Scar agrees with them and sings his song "Be Prepared", revealing his intention to murder both Mufasa and Simba and claim the throne to himself. He also convinces the hyena trio and the rest of their clan to help him in his plan by promising that they will never go hungry again once he becomes the king.
Sometime later, Scar sets up another trap for Simba by convincing him stay inside a gorge by promising a surprise for him while ominously hinting his true intention by saying "it's to die for". He then approaches the hyena trio, who were secretly stalking a wildebeest herd just outside the gorge, giving the signal to chase them into the gorge, causing a stampede where Simba was. With that done, Scar alerts Mufasa to the incident and the two brothers along with Zazu race to the gorge to rescue him. Whilst Mufasa dives into the stampede to rescue Simba, Zazu declares that he will go and get help, but Scar knocks the hornbill out by hitting him against a wall to keep him quiet. He then watches Mufasa and Simba struggle to survive the stampede while following them on a ledge.After Mufasa manages to get Simba and himself out of the stampede, he begins climbing to safety, but is unable to reach the ledge. Mufasa then looks up and spots Scar coldly staring at him and pleads for his brother to help him. However, Scar, seizing the opportunity presented by his usually powerful brother's helplessness, grabs hold of his paws and sinks his claws into them, which makes Mufasa roar in pain. Scar then leans over and gave his horrified brother a cruel smile before saying his most infamous line. He then heartlessly hurls Mufasa off the cliff back into the stampede, where he is trampled to death by the wildebeest while the horrified Simba watches.
Moments after the stampede is over, Scar goes into the gorge (most likely to make sure that Mufasa didn't survive) and finds the distraught Simba next to Mufasa's corpse, mourning his father's demise. As Simba did not see his uncle's action of throwing Mufasa, Scar manages to manipulate a devastated cub Simba into thinking Mufasa's death was his fault (as Simba had roared seconds before the stampede started), and he tells him to run away and never return, implying that he would kill him if he doesn't. The minute Simba is out of earshot, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed appear and are ordered by Scar to kill Simba. However, Simba manages to escape the hyenas and they choose to not tell Scar of it, reasoning that Simba will die out in the desert anyway.
Believing Simba to be dead, Scar returns to Pride Rock and tells the pride that both their king and prince perished in the stampede, breaking the hearts of everyone present, especially Zazu, Nala and Queen Sarabi. He then "with a heavy heart", takes over Mufasa's throne, but promises that from this tragedy will rise a new era in where lions and hyenas shall live as one. As he makes this proclamation, the hyenas begin swarming Pride Rock as they make it their new home, thus breaking the Circle of Life, much to the horror of the pride.
Reign of ScarThough Scar promised that the lions and hyenas would live in harmony, the hyenas mostly acted as enforcers of Scar's rule while the lionesses were forced to hunt for larger amounts of food than usual to satisfy both species. This over-hunting ultimately resulted in the various species of the Pridelands to wander off, causing a famine that turns the kingdom from a lush ecosystem into a barren wasteland. Drought also had stricken the lands, and both the lions and hyenas are complaining over the lack of food or water left for them to feed on, despite Scar's promise to the hyenas that they'd never go hungry again. However, Scar refuses to accept any responsibility or do anything about it, and in addition, he also forbade any mention of Mufasa's name in his presence out of his hatred of his brother.
Despite Scar's unpopularity among the other lions, he developed a close relationship with the lioness Zira and her two cubs Nuka and Vitani, and thus she became his strongest supporter with many other lionesses backing her up. At some point, she gave birth to a male cub named Kovu, who Scar chose to be his heir despite not being his actual son.
During the final days of Scar's rule, as meals begin to become more skimpy, he traps Zazu in a bone cage and forces the hornbill to sing to him as he lies on his throne, picking his teeth with the bones of his previous meal. When Zazu accidentally slips Mufasa's name saying he never had to sing for Mufasa, Scar reacts with fury. Shortly after this, the hyena trio come before Scar, grousing about the land being bare of any food or water. Scar, however, blames the lionesses and insists that they'd eat Zazu to tide themselves over. When Banzai whispers Mufasa's name saying that the land was never like this under his rule, Scar slightly hears this and furiously demands them to leave immediately.
Return of Simba and Battle for Pride RockWhen Simba returns to Pride Rock after being convinced by Nala, Rafiki and Mufasa's spirit, he arrives in time to witness Scar angrily summoning Simba's mother and his sister-in-law, Sarabi. After passing the snarling hyenas, she approaches Scar, and the false king demands to know why her hunting party hasn't brought any food back recently. Sarabi attempts to explain the famine situation which scar belives is the result of them not looking hard enough. She then says that in order to survive, they must leave Pride Rock in search of a new home. Scar, refusing to admit his fault, forbids anyone leave his kingdom. Sarabi states that he cannot do this as it would lead to the deaths of everyone in it, but Scar asserts that as the king, he has the privilege to do as he pleases. After Sarabi unfavorably compares Scar to her late husband, Mufasa, Scar loses his temper and brutally strikes Sarabi aside.
Just then, another lion appears and comes to Sarabi's defense. Scar initially mistakes the lion for the deceased Mufasa before discovering that he is in fact an older Simba. After realizing who the interloper truly was, the surprised Scar pretends to be happy to see Simba alive and well while also giving the hyena trio an angry glare for failing to kill Simba as ordered. When Simba threatens to maul Scar for striking his mother, Scar attempts to explain that the pressures of being the king have been difficult for him to bear, so Simba advises Scar to abdicate the throne to him and let him bear the responsibility. Scar pretends to agree with Simba's statement, but then points out the army of vicious hyenas looking down on them, saying that they firmly believe that Scar should remain as king, only to be rebuked by Nala, who states that Simba is the rightful ruler of the Pridelands with the other lionesses, including Sarabi backing her up (it's unknown where Zira and her followers were at this point).
Simba gives Scar a choice: either resign the throne or fight for it. Scar, unwilling to give up the power or fight Simba one-on-one, instead plays on Simba's guilt over the death of his father by questioning if it must end in violence and states how he would hate to be responsible for the death of another family member. Simba realizes what Scar was doing and says that it was not going to work, claiming that he had put the past behind him. When Nala asks what Scar is talking about, Scar acts surprised that Simba has not told the pride his little secret and says that now is his chance to tell them who was truly responsible for Mufasa's demise. Horrified by this, Sarabi approaches her son and demands him to tell her that what Scar was saying is false, but Simba, still believing Scar's lies, admits that it was his fault. Scar then accuses Simba of murder, but Simba insists that his role was entirely accidental. With a pack of hyenas backing him up, Scar backs Simba to the edge of Pride Rock, cruelly joking about how he was in trouble again and that his father wasn't there to save him. Simba then trips over but grabs the edge to keep from falling off at the same time a rogue lightning bolt strikes the dead trees below and lights the surrounding area on fire.
As Simba desperately clings on to the rock, Scar how familiar this scene was to him and remembers that it was the same way Mufasa looked before his death. Rather than allow Simba to simply lose his grip and fall to his death, Scar, hoping to taunt his nephew further and to presumably kill him personally, grabs hold of his nephew's paws and sinks his claws into them just as he did to Mufasa. He then leans over and whispering to Simba "his little secret": that it was he himself who really killed Mufasa. However, this act of cruelty and arrogance ultimately became his downfall as Simba, realizing that Scar had been manipulating him from the start, becomes incredibly enraged by this revelation. Empowered by his rage, Simba jumps from the edge of the cliff and pins Scar down while accusing his evil uncle of being the true murderer. Scar pleads for mercy, but Simba angrily demands that he confesses his crime to the pride. Scar was unwilling to confess, so Simba starts to choke his uncle by pressing his paw onto his throat, forcing Scar to announce the truth in a low tone. Simba demanded that he'd speak louder so that they could hear him, and so Scar boasts to everyone that he murdered Mufasa without remorse to everyone, which enraged the pride.
Upon this revelation, the hyenas pounced on Simba to save Scar, showing that they knew the truth the whole time as well. But at the same time, Nala leads the lionesses to fight off the hyenas and save Simba. As a full-on battle between the lions and hyenas ensues, Scar retreats from the scene and Simba tries to find him, only to be hindered by hyenas but then saved by Rafiki as well as his surrogate guardians, Timon and Pumbaa.
Fall of ScarScar attempts to make his way to the top of Pride Rock unnoticed, but Simba spots him and gives chase. Despite reaching the top, he finds himself cornered by his nephew who angrily approaches him while ignoring Scar's pleas for mercy and reasoning that they were family. Scar then tries to pin Mufasa's death on the hyenas, saying it was their idea and that he was forced into it, but Simba refuses to believe another one of his lies. Unbeknownst to him, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed were present as he claimed this, making them realize that he had used them for his own gain.
Literally face-to-face with his angry nephew, Scar questions if Simba would actually kill his only uncle. Simba answers that won't, as he does not wish to become the same monster Scar was. Feigning gratitude, Scar asks what he could do to make up for all that he had done, possibly expecting to remain in the Pride Lands long enough to retake the throne. Simba, knowing fullwell that Scar cannot be trusted, banishes him from the Pride Lands by saying the same words that Scar said to Simba after Mufasa's death. Recoiling on this, Scar pretends to obey Simba's demand at first, but then manages to ambush Simba by throwing burning embers into his face before attacking him. Scar rams Simba's head and bites on his neck, but Simba violently slaps his face and rams into Scar, beginning the battle. The two engage in a vicious fight until Scar pushes Simba on his backside on the edge of Pride Rock. He then lunges at Simba, preparing to deal the final blow to secure his place as king, but Simba counters this and kicks Scar off of Pride Rock to the ground below.
Scar survives the fall, and as he struggles to his feet, the hyenas arrive. Scar greets his "friends" in a pleasant matter, but, to his horror, the hyenas reveal that they overheard Scar blaming his crimes on them. In their hunger and vengeance, they and the rest of the hyena clan begin surrounding their former leader with wide grins. Realizing his mistake, Scar desperately pleads for his life and attempts to explain his earlier statements, but to no avail, as the hyenas had enough of his treachery, lies, derogatory treatment, and broken promises. As they hyenas went in, they close in, leap upon Scar and rip him apart as flames rise around them. It's implied (based on Ed licking his lips) that Scar was eaten alive by the hungry hyenas for both his empty promises and betrayal, although he could also just have been mauled by his former sidekicks and subsequently burned to death.
After Scar's death, Simba takes his place as the rightful king of the Pride Lands and undoes all of Scar's careless mistakes, thus restoring the land back to its former glory.
The Lion King 2: Simba's PrideIn the 1998 sequel, it is revealed that Scar has a pride of lionesses known as the Outsiders (led by his most loyal follower Zira) who were banished to the Outlands for their loyalty towards Scar. Also, Zira believes that Simba is responsible for Scar's death (unaware that the hyenas, not Simba, are the ones responsible) and plots to engineer Simba's downfall so that she can have her son Kovu take over as the new King as Scar had chosen the cub to be his successor, despite Kovu not being his biological son as confirmed by Nuka.
However, when becoming a young adult, Kovu has a change of heart after falling in love with Simba's daughter Kiara and soon learned about the truth about Scar's death and his true nature from Simba. Initially, Simba barely accepted Kovu in his pride, due to him being Scar's heir.
When Simba finally accepted Kovu, Zira and the other Outsiders ambushed him, leading Simba to hate Kovu again by believing that he was in on the ambush. In the final battle between the Pridelanders and Outsiders, Kiara and Kovu convinced the Outsiders to give up their grudge against the Pridelanders, except for Zira, who ends up falling to her death on the same gorge after she failed attempt to kill Simba. Despite Zira's death, both her and Scar's desire to have Kovu as their successor is most likely to come true, but not in the way as they expected as Kovu wants to carry on Mufasa's legacy and not Scar's, inspiring a touched Simba to accept Kovu as his new son-in-law and future successor.
Aside from being mentioned, Scar makes two appearances in the film. The first being in Simba's nightmare where he stops Simba from saving Mufasa from falling into the stampede, before turning into Kovu and throws Simba into the stampede after Mufasa. His second and final appearance is when Kovu is banished from the Pride Lands and gazes into a puddle, only to see Scar's reflection instead of his own.
The Lion King 1 1/2In the 2004 midquel, Scar is the overarching antagonist while Shenzi, Banzai and Ed acted as the central antagonists. Scar made a few cameo appearances and he has a silent cameo, as the story shows the viewpoints of Timon and Pumbaa while Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed take on the role of the main antagonists. Scar's first appearance is when he cornered Simba at the cliff of Pride Rock before the battle began. He is later seen being chased by Simba across the peak of Pride Rock, and he is last seen tumbling over the edge of the cliff after being defeated by Simba before being eaten alive by the jaws of the hyenas. Upon seeing Scar fall, Pumbaa says "I think Scar is down and out!".
The Lion Guard Season 1Though Scar is long dead, his legacy had a big effect on his grand-nephew, Simba's son, Kion. After gaining the power of The Roar and learning of Scar's past and his misuse of the roar, Kion becomes incredibly cautious about using the Roar for good instead of evil.
In the first season episode "Lions of the Outlands", Scar is mentioned to have had a close relationship with Zira and told her about the Roar of the Elders and how he lost it. This explains why she was so loyal to him in the second movie.
Season 2In the third episode of Season 2, Scar's evil spirit returns and becomes the main antagonist of the series.
The Rise of ScarFinally growing tired of being hurt anytime he is near the Lion Guard and after discovering Kion's secret of speaking to his grandfather Mufasa's spirit, the snake Ushari starts wondering how he can use that information for his own benefit. He eventually runs into Janja and his Clan and, in order to save himself from being eaten, Ushari starts trying to bargain with Janja, telling him of Kion's secret. The pair wonder if they can bring Scar, who "aided" the hyenas in his time, back to life and do some research. Eventually, they learn that to summon Scar, they need fire, a Bakora Staff and Kion to use the Roar of the Elders. Knowing that Kion's roar is most powerful when his loved ones are threatened, Janja's clan kidnaps Kiara and steals the Bakora Staff of Rafiki's apprentice Makini and return to their volcano lair.
Although the Lion Guard rescue Kiara, Janja warns Kion that he and his clan will keep coming back again to harm his family, causing Kion to unleash the Roar of the Elders in anger in the lair, causing the volcano to erupt. After the Guard leaves, Ushari starts to use the Bakora Staff to try and summon Scar, but nothing happens. Furious, Janja grabs the staff and kicks it into the volcano, but this proves to be the final part of the ritual. From the depths of Hell, Scar's face appears in smoke and fire and introduces himself to Ushari and Janja.
Let Sleeping Crocs LieNow that he's revived, Scar begins to plot to get his revenge on Simba and reclaim control over the Pride Lands, first forming an alliance with Ushari and Janja and his clan. Upon learning from Ushari's skink spies that the Lion Guard has accidentally awakened Makuu and his float from their hibernation during the dry season, Scar sees this as an opportunity to wreak havoc in the Pride Lands and orders the Skinks to keep watch on the situation and inform him of any changes. Scar is optimistic that the Lion Guard's mistake would lead to the end of Simba's reign, but is then slightly annoyed by Ushari's claims that the reptiles would rule the Pride Lands.
When informed that Kiburi, a rebellious member of Makuu's Float, had challenged the latter to a Mashindano, Scar decides this is the perfect opportunity to get rid of Simba, knowing that many Pride Landers, as well as the royal family, will be in attendance. He orders Ushari to trick Kiburi into believing that if he killed Simba, he will rule the Pride Lands. However, while Ushari succeeds in tricking Kiburi, the plan ultimately fails due to the Lion Guard's interference. This also causes Kiburi and his three crocodile followers to be banished from both the crocodile float and the Pride Lands forever.
On their way in the Outlands, Kiburi and his followers run into Ushari again, who takes them to the volcano, where Scar reveals himself to them. Singing "I Have A Plan", Scar explains his revenge plan to Janja, Ushari, Cheezi, Chungu, Kiburi and his followers, explaining his scheme to unify all of the animals in the Outlands. With an army of henchmen at his side once more, Scar seeks to ignite a hostile takeover of the Pride Lands to reclaim the kingdom as his own domain and break the Circle of Life for good.
Swept AwayUpon learning from one of Ushari's Skinks spies that Beshte has ended up in the Outlands alone, Scar sees this as a good opportunity to eliminate the strongest of the Lion Guard, which would weaken it greatly. When questioned by Cheezi and Chungu about how they're going to do that, Scar irritably reminds them that it is the dry season and too much sun weakens hippopotamuses. As Beshte already seems to trust Ushari's Skinks, Scar decides to take advantage of this and then explains his plan: the Skinks will lure Besthe to the Rocky Plateau where Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu could trap and crush him by dropping rocks.
The plan nearly succeeds but is ultimately thwarted when the rest of the Guard arrives just in time and Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to send the hyenas flying away. After landing near the volcano, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu decide not to return to Scar immediately, knowing that he will be so furious at them for their failure. Unfortunately for them, as they begin to walk away, Ushari arrives and coldly informs them that Scar wishes to speak to them now and is not happy. A small eruption can be seen at the top of the volcano, apparently confirming this.
Rescue in the OutlandsWanting to further expand his army, Scar sends Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu in search of Reirei's Pack, wanting to get them on his side. During their search for the jackals, Janja and his goons stumble on Jasiri, who marks the area as her turf (something which Janja forgot to do) and defeats and sends them back to the volcano when they try to get it back. Upon hearing about Jasiri, Scar, at first, sees her as a possible valuable ally, but Janja reveals that Jasiri is friends with the Lion Guard and also respects the Circle of Life, unlike the other Outlanders (singing "The Worst Hyena We Know" in the process). With this information, Scar decides that she is a threat that must be eliminated, and orders Janja to get rid of her immediately with his entire clan, as he perfectly understands that Jasiri is too strong for only him, Cheezi, and Chungu. As they leave, Scar coldly warns Janja to not disappoint him again.
Janja and his clan nearly succeed in getting rid of Jasiri and also two hyena cubs named Tunu and Wema at the same time, but ultimately fails, as Madoa (Jasiri's sister) secretly escapes to warn the Lion Guard, who save Jasiri and the two cubs and chase Janja's clan away.
The Bite of KengeScar stops an argument between Janja and Ushari and learns from the hyenas that they have discovered a supply of watermelons intended for the elephants through the Dry Season. Scar sees this as the potential to break the Circle of Life by removing the watermelons from the Pride Lands as this will cause the elephants to become dehydrated as a result. He orders Janja and his goons to return and steal all of the watermelons. But Janja is hesitant as the Lion Guard had already prevented them from doing so earlier and will probably be waiting for them. Ushari then reveals having a friend who can help and will not disappoint them. Satisfied, Scar orders Ushari to find his friend Kenge and tell him to deal with the Lion Guard.
The Morning ReportScar orders Janja and his hyenas to kidnap Zazu. When Janja questions him on what to do next, Scar orders him to interrogate Zazu. Although this annoys Janja, Scar explains that being Simba's royal adviser, Zazu is "keeper of all the secrets of the Pride Lands", and that the information Zazu could disperse would make it easy for them to take over the Pride Lands. He then tells Janja to hurry as the Lion Guard must already be looking for Zazu. The bird is saved at the last moment by the guard.
Divide and ConquerScar sends Janja's clan and Reirei's pack into the Pride Lands to eliminate Rafiki as he can sense Lions of the Past. Luckily, Rafiki and The Lion Guard are able to defeat the two groups. However, during the battle, Janja tries to escape, only for Scar to appear and berate him for being cowardly, unaware that they are being watched by Kion.
The Scorpion's StingScar gathers up all his minions at the volcano and reveals his newest plot to destroy both Simba and the Lion Guard during the anniversary of Simba's victory of over Scar. When Janja asks how they are going to accomplish, Scar reveals that he brought in some help in the form of Sumu, a deadly scorpion, to sting Simba.
After Sumu accomplishes his job, the Lion Guard and Makini head to the Outlands to get volcanic ash to heal Simba, and Scar sends his minions to slow down the heroes. After beating Kiburi's float, Reirei's pack, and Janja's clan, the Lion Guard and Makini arrive at the volcano, where they gather some volcanic ash and get ready to leave, when suddenly, Scar appears from the volcano to greet them. Kion recognizes Scar, but decides not to fight him and prepares to leave, only to be surrounded by Scar's minions. When Kion decides to use the Roar, Scar warns him of the side-effects of using it in a volcano, but the lion cub surprises him by using the Roar in a way he never thought possible, and is able to clear a path, defeating Ushari, the skinks, Kenge, Kiburi's float, Reirei's pack and Janja's clan in the process. In a last resort, Scar orders Mzingo and his flock to get the gourd with the ash, but when the vultures are defeated, Scar states in frustration that the war has just begun.
The Kilio Valley FireScar orders his minions to set fire to the Kilio Valley (the Pride Lands's elephants' home). After they succeed in doing so, he rises from the small flame of a remaining flaming stick that was thrown to the ground by a member of Mzingo's flock named Mwoga and praises them for their victory before ordering them to remain in Kilio Valley. When being questioned by Kiburi and Reirei, Scar reveals that his plan is to take over the Pride Lands piece by piece so that the Lion Guard will have nothing left to defend the Circle of Life and protect the Pride Lands.
Undercover KinyongaScar summons Janja and his clan back to the volcano. He stops a brief argument from Ushari and Janja (as the cobra was berating the hyena for being late), stating he has no time for "these ridiculous arguments". He then orders Janja to enter the Pride Lands with his entire clan, enter the riverbank above Hakuna Matata Falls at night, and push the rocks into the river until it stops the water from flowing as this will cut off major water supply during the middle of the dry season, which will thus cause the Pride Landers to get thirsty and will plunge the Pride Lands into unrest, desperation, and chaos. However, Scar is unaware that a female chameleon named Kinyonga, who is spying on him by using her camouflage ability, has heard everything and is planning to expose it to the Lion Guard so they can foil his scheme.
Soon after the plan has been confirmed, however, Shupavu and her group notice Kinyonga's shadow against a wall, and brings her to the attention of Scar, who then asks to know who dares to spy on him. Ushari then commands them to stop the intruder, and the skinks pursues Kinyonga out of the volcano but ultimately fails to apprehend her.
The Hyena ResistanceScar orders a three-sided attack to take over Mizimu Grove, with Janja's leading. However, Janja's clan gets blocked by a rock slide caused and is forced to return to the volcano. When Janja tells Scar the bad news, the latter gets extremely angry and fiercely roars at the hyena, knocking him away. Scar almost grows angry at Kiburi too, who saves himself by stating that the problem was that the plan did not go as planned. Scar then orders another attack, this time on Big Springs, with Kiburi leading. Once again, the attack is thwarted. Scar then orders another attack under Reirei's leadership, but the same thing occurs.
After the three failed attacks, Jasiri celebrates the Hyena Resistance's success with Kion on the border of the Outlands and the Pride Lands. Unbeknownst to them, Njano and Shupavu overhear the conversation and report back to Scar. Scar then questions Janja on Jasiri's status, as Janja had previously reported that Jasiri had fallen into a lava pit along with some hyena cubs. Janja then fearfully confesses that the Lion Guard had come to save her meaning he lied. Furious, Scar then orders Janja to takes care of her and her clan for good, by playing them at their own game. He tells Janja to announce that he and his clan will be attacking Mizimu Grove again, but will instead attack her and her clan while the Lion Guard is at the grove. Janja gets confused initially, but Scar soon makes it clear. After telling him to also bring the jackals and crocodiles with him and his clan, Scar coldly warns Janja not to fail again.
The Underground AdventureAfter hearing From Shupavu and Njano that Kion, Bunga, Kiara, Tiifu, and Zuri are at the mud pots at the edge of the Pridelands, Scar orders Njano to fetch him a vulture, who will be delivering a "gift of fire" to Kion and his companions. Kion and his friends barley escape the fire.
Beshte and the BeastScar is furious when he hears that Janja's clan, Reirei's pack and Kiburi's float were defeated again. They then explain that it was actually a very big and strong gorilla named Shujaa who defeated them, not the Lion Guard and that he was able to tear apart the landscape easily. Scar's fury turns into interest and excitement upon learning this. Since the gorilla is destroying the Pride Lands while he's trying to help the Lion Guard, Scar orders his army to keep attacking so the gorilla can make more damage.
Pride Landers Unite!Scar's spies Shupavu and Njano find out about Kion leading a small group of pridelands animals to help fight Scar's army. He orders the hyenas, jackals and crocodiles to go to Makuu's watering hole and they attempt to take it over which fails in the end.
The Queen's VisitScar's spies discover a water treaty between the backlands and the pridelands with a rare leucistic/golden zebra named Dhahabu and demands that it must be put to an end, so he sends the jackals to try and kill Dhahabu but then Raha and Starahe, two zebra siblings that are Dhahabu's best friends, stop the jackals and Dahabu is saved.
The Fall of Mizimu GroveScar orders his army to ruin the event after hearing the news of Makini's Mpando Mpaya from the skinks. During the battle, small flames fall from the sky, setting Mizimu Grove on fire and destroying it. Scar then appears in the flames, making himself known to of all the Pride Landers and confronts Simba for the first time since his return. When Simba demands to know what Scar wants, Scar taunts his nephew by calling him naïve and listing his success in destroying first the Kilio Valley, then the Mizimu Grove, and now Big Springs. He then leaves laughing after declaring that soon all the Pride Lands will be his again. However Simba tells him that he already lost his home by letting him take over a long time ago but he won't let him do it again. Scar disagrees because the Pride Lands will belong to him again. Terrified to learn that Scar has returned, the Pride Landers panic and consider leaving the Pride Lands.
Season 3In the premier of Season 3, Scar finally meets his end, but becomes a posthumous antagonist after setting off a chain of events.
Battle for the Pride Lands Part 1In the beginning of the episode, Ushari discusses his concerns of Kion preparing to attack the Outlands and the possibility of Janja joining sides with him. but Scar assures that he is always "two steps ahead" of their opponent. When Janja walks in with Shupavu, Scar tells him that it is time for another attack, though Janja insists that he and his clan should have a break. After slipping word that Kion can destroy Scar by roaring at him, Scar orders Janja to go to the Lair of the Lion Guard and block the guard from getting out, and also orders Shupavu to gather his other lieutenants for him. After Janja leaves, Scar reveals to Ushari that he plans to destroy not only the royal family and the Lion Guard, but also Janja and his clan to prevent them from betraying him. Ushari questions what they will do if this plan fails, but Scar insists that he already has a backup plan in mind.
Janja does as he's told, but then realizes Scar's treachery when both his clan and the Lion Guard become entrapped in the lair by a fire that the rest of the army started, so he goes to Jasiri for help, though the hyenas and the guard escape though the watering hole. Once all of Pride Rock is engulfed in flame, Scar appears from the blaze and taunts Simba over the deaths of his son and his team, only for them to reveal that they survived, though he doesn't seem to be surprised. Scar advises Kion to lead everyone out of the Pride Lands so that he and his army can take it, but Kion refuses to surrender to him. He then gloats that the young lion cannot defeat him, but knows where to find him should he attempt it, then disappears into the smoke. Janja arrives with Jasiri and, with Jasiri and Makuu backing him up, he informs the Pride-Landers of Scar's "weakness", and so they all move ahead with the plan to invade the Outlands.
Battle for the Pride Lands Part 2However, Scar anticipated that Janja would join sides with the Pride-Landers and reveals to Ushari that he lied to the hyena about how to defeat him so that Kion's roar would cause the volacano to erupt, killing everyone around it, including his own army, and turn the Pride Lands into a fiery wasteland. He also reveals to Ushari (through the song, "When I Led the Guard") about how he became the evil lion that he is and prepared to recreate the event by having Ushari bite Kion on the eye, thus ensuring that he will roar at Scar whether he wants to or not.
As the Pride-Landers fight against Scar's army, Shupavu informs Scar of the incoming Lion Guard. Scar orders her to have her skinks to intercept them to keep up the illusion that he doesn't wish Kion to get to him, and orders Ushari to get into position for his sneak attack on Kion. After defeating the skinks, the Lion Guard then enter the mountain to confront Scar, who keeps the Lion Guard distracted long enough until springing his trap by signaling Ushari to strike at Kion's face. Bunga wrestles the cobra off of Kion but is too late; Kion's left eye was permanantley scarred much Scar's was. Scar then gloats on how he and Kion are now the same, though Kion insists that they are nothing alike.
As Kion's scar begins to hurt, Scar demands that Kion accept his destiny down the path of evil, but Kion, remembering Mufasa's advise to stay true to himself and not fight Scar with his own methods, then realizes how he can defeat Scar. First, he surprises Scar by saying he forgives him, much to his grand uncle's astonishment, and then states that he can't judge Scar for his actions, but that the Great Kings of the Past should do so. Kion then gently blows to the sky above to summon the lions of the past, who then do the same to summon a rainstorm that puts out Scar's fire. Realizing now that he's doomed once again (and this time forever), Scar furiously tells Kion that he will eventually see that the Roar is a curse as Scar himself let the power of the Roar get to his head, and that Kion will suffer the same fate as Scar once had. With his last words, Scar declares that he and Kion will be the same before he vanishes away into steam, erased from existence. Ushari attempts to avenge his fallen master by striking at Kion again, but Bunga intercepts and they both fall into the volcano. Though Ushari perishes, Ono was able to save Bunga, though the cost his eyesight becoming damaged by the smoke. The Lion Guard the look at the lava which had the symbol of Scar glowing in it until it hardens up, thus signafying Scar's ultimate demise.
Post-Defeat In the following events, Jasiri becomes the new leader of the Outlands and Kion soon learns that he's losing control of the Roar due to the venom in his scar, which makes him wonder whether Scar is right about the Roar being a curse or not. Fortunately, Kion and his friends head over to the Tree of Life, where he finds a cure to negate the venom. After Makucha, Mama Binturong and Zira were defeated, Kion passed down the title as leader of the Lion Guard to Zira's daughter, Vitani while he becomes King of the Tree of Life, thus leaving Scar's plans for conquest and chaos in vain.Scar: Life's not fair, is it? You see I - well, I… shall never be King. [exhale lightly] And you… shall never see the light of another day. [closed-mouth laughter. Starts to place the mouse on his extended tongue] … Adieu… [quiet laugh]
Me: (Growls) SCAR!
Eli: I will always hate him!
Me: We all will.
Zazu: [Interrupting] Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?
Scar: [Light sigh. The mouse is under his paw.] What do you want?
Zazu: I'm here to announce that King Mufasa is on his way. [bows] …So you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning.
[The mouse runs away from Scar]
Scar: Oh now look, Zazu; you've made me lose my lunch.
Zazu: Hah! You'll lose more than that when the King gets through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia.
Me: Ooh good analogy.
Scar: Oooh… I quiver with FEAR.
[On "FEAR" Scar crouches down and is baring his teeth at Zazu.]
Zazu: [Very concerned] Now Scar, don't look at me that way… HELP!
[Scar quickly pounces on the bird, catching him in his mouth.]
Mufasa: [Almost immediately and off-camera] Scar! …
Scar: [Mouth full] Mm-hmm?
Mufasa: Drop him.
Zazu: [Speaking from Scar's mouth] Impeccable timing, your majesty.
[Scar spits the bird out, covered with saliva]
Zazu: [Slimed] Eyyccch.
Me: Yuck.
Scar: [Sarcastically overjoyed] Why! If it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the commoners.
Mufasa: Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba.
Scar: [Faking astonishment] That was today? Oh, I feel simply awful.
[He turns and start scraping his claws on the rock wall. Zazu cringes at the sound.]
Me: (Cringes) OW! That hurt!
Lisa's glasses cracked.
She put on a backup pair.
Nico: I've always hated that sound.
Scar: [Admiring his claws] …Must have slipped my mind.
Zazu: Yes, well, as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line! [Scar clicks his teeth at Zazu, who has flown near his face. Zazu takes cover behind Mufasa's foreleg. Scar bends down to speak to him.]
Scar: Well, I was first in line… until the little hairball was born.
Mufasa: [Lowering his head and meeting Scar eye to eye] That "hairball" is my son… and your future king.
Scar: Ohh, I shall practice my curtsy. [Scar turns away and starts to exit]
Mufasa: [Warning] Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
Scar: [Looking back] Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps YOU shouldn't turn YOUR back on me.
Mufasa: [Roars and literally jumps in front of Scar, baring his teeth for the first time] Is that a challenge?
Scar: Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
Zazu: Pity! Why not?
Scar: [Looking at Zazu] Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But, when it comes to brute strength [looking at Mufasa] …I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool.
[Exit Scar]
Me: He's such a coward.
Lana: Yeah!
Jeri Katou: And a jerk.
Zazu: [Deep sigh] There's one in every family, sire. Two in mine, actually. [perches on Mufasa's shoulder] And they always manage to ruin special occasions.
Mufasa: [Formally] What am I going to do with him?
Zazu: He'd make a very handsome throw rug.
Mufasa: [Chiding] Zazu.
Zazu: And just think. Whenever he gets dirty, you could take him out and beat him.
[They exit, chuckling. Pan out into open savannah.]
[Rise in music- "This Land" track- with theme stated in African flute, it broadens eventually with chorus and full orchestra. We see a rainstorm gently crossing the savannah. Multiplane as the thunder rumbles. Camera approaches to Rafiki's baobab tree. Camera switch to inside the tree. Rafiki is doing hand paintings on the wall. We see he is completing a lion cub.]
Rafiki: [Mutters to himself, in which the word "Simba" can be heard] Hmm… Ah heh-heh-heh-heh-heh… [completing the ceremonial crown in the painting] Simba.
[Horns and brass close theme in a stately manner with a decrescendo. Fade to black keeping the painting of the cub as a crossover to the fade in of Pride Rock in early morning]
[Simba is seen coming out on the rock. He runs back into the cave and leaps over several of the lionesses, accidentally jumping on a few.]
Simba: Dad, dad. Come on, Dad, we gotta go. Wake up.
Random Lioness: Oomph.
Simba: Sorry, oop.
[Simba starts to wake Mufasa]
Simba: Dad? Dad. Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad-
Sarabi: {Over Simba's endless noise of "Dad"s, sleepily} Your son is awake.
Mufasa: (Also sleepily) Before sunrise, he's your son.
Simba: Dad? Dad, Come on, Dad. {tugs at Mufasa's ear.} Daa- Whoa.
{He loses his grip on Mufasa's ear, and slips and crashes into something off camera. He then comes running back on screen and butts Mufasa. Mufasa sleepily eyes his son.}
Simba: You promised.
Mufasa: {Seeing his son's impatience} Okay, okay. I'm up. I'm up.
Simba: Yeah.
Jeri: (Laughs) Simba was so cute back then.
Me: He sure was.
Kion: That's dad for you.
{Mufasa yawns a well-recorded lion yawn. Mufasa and Sarabi follow Simba up to the top of Pride Rock. Simba rubs up against Sarabi; she nudges him ahead and stays behind. Departing shot of her, with a loving expression. The sunrise illuminates the summit (top) of Pride Rock impressively. Both Simba and Mufasa are on the point. Cue music.}
Mufasa: Look, Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
Simba: Wow.
{The camera revolves around them, during Mufasa's speech, from a reverse view to a frontal shot.}
Mufasa: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king.
Simba: And this will all be mine?
Mufasa: Everything.
Simba: Everything the light touches. {Simba looks all around. He views the rip-rap canyon to the north} What about that shadowy place?
Mufasa: That's beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba.
Simba: But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.
Mufasa: Oh, there's more to being king than getting your way all the time.
{Mufasa starts back down the rock}
Simba: {Awed} There's more?
Mufasa: {Chuckles} Simba.
{Camera switch. Mufasa and Simba are out walking on the savannah.}
Mufasa: Everything you see exists together, in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
Simba: But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass. And the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.
Me: Ain't that the truth.
Zazu: {Lights on a nearby rock} Good morning, sire.
Mufasa: {Formally} Good morning, Zazu.
Zazu: Checking in with the morning report.
Mufasa: Fire away.
Zazu: Well, the buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot.
{Zazu's speech will continue through without stop. Simba's and Mufasa's conversation is the focus.}
Mufasa: {Distracted} Oh, really?
{Simba, uninterested in Zazu, pounces at a grasshopper and misses}
Zazu: {Continuing, not noticing Mufasa's lack of enthusiasm} And the baboons are going ape over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're above it all.
Mufasa: {To Simba} What are you doing, son?
Simba: {Disappointedly looking in his empty paws} Pouncing.
Mufasa: Let an old pro show you how it's done.
Zazu: ...The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I told the elephants to forget it, but they can't.
Mufasa: Zazu, would you turn around?
Zazu: {Respectfully} Yes, sire. {Continuing immediately} The cheetahs are hard up, but I always say–––
Mufasa: {Whispering} Stay low to the ground.
Zazu: Cheetahs never prosper.
Simba: {Whispering} Okay, stay low to the ground, right, yeah.
Zazu: {Realizing something is amiss} What's going on?
Mufasa: A pouncing lesson.
Zazu: Oh very good. Pouncing. {Realizing} Pouncing? Oh no, sire, you can't be serious.
{Mufasa motions for Zazu to turn back around.}
Zazu: OI, this is so humiliating.
Mufasa: (Still whispering) Try not to make a sound.
Me: (Whispering) Ooh this is gonna be good.
Zazu: What are you telling him, Mufasa? {Looking around uneasily- Simba and Mufasa seem to have disappeared.} Mufasa? Simba?
{Simba does a full pounce leaving Zazu stunned on the ground}
Mufasa: Ha ha ha ha ha. That's very good. Ha ha ha...
{A gopher emerges under Zazu.}
Gopher: Zazu.
Zazu: {Exasperated} Yes?
Gopher: {Saluting} Sir, news from the underground.
Mufasa: {To Simba} Now, this time-
Zazu: {Interrupting and with urgency} Sire, hyenas. In the Pride Lands.
Me: Uh oh!
Kion: Those stupid hyenas! We get enough problems from Janja and his group.
Ono: But Jasiri and her team are friends.
Jeri Katou: True.
Mufasa: {Serious now} Zazu, take Simba home.
Simba: Oh, Dad, can't I come?
Mufasa: {Curtly} No, son.
{Mufasa heads off at a full gallop}
Simba: I never get to go anywhere.
Zazu: Oh, young master, one day you will be king; then you can chase those slobbering mangy stupid poachers from dawn until dusk.
{They head off. Camera pulls back to wide view of savannah.}
{Camera change to Scar on his overhanging rock ledge. We see Scar pace once and kick an old bone off the edge.}
{Enter Simba}
Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar. Guess what?
Scar: I despise guessing games.
Simba: I'm going to be king of Pride Rock.
Scar: {Sarcastically} Oh, goody.
Simba: {Looking out over the edge of the rock} My dad just showed me the whole kingdom; {stingily} and I'm gonna rule it all. Heh heh.
Scar: Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know.
{Scar flops down on his side.}
Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar? When I'm king, what'll that make you?
Scar: A monkey's uncle.
Simba: Heh heh. You're so weird.
Scar: You have no idea. So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?
Simba: Everything.
Scar: He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border?
Simba: {Disappointed} Well, no. He said I can't go there.
Scar: And he's absolutely right. It's far too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there.
Simba: Well, I'm brave. What's out th-
Scar: {Rudely interrupting} No, I'm sorry, Simba, I just can't tell you.
Simba: Why not?
Scar: Simba, Simba, I'm only looking out for the well-being of my favorite nephew.
{Scar rubs and pats Simba's head}
Simba: {Snorts in a smart-alecky way} Yeah, right, I'm your only nephew.
Scar: All the more reason for me to be protective... An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince... {faking surprise} Oops.
Simba: {Enthusiastic} An elephant what? Whoa.
Scar: {Faking dismay} Oh dear, I've said too much. Well, I suppose you'd have found sooner or later, you being so clever and all. {pulling Simba near} Oh, just do me one favor. Promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place.
Simba: {Thinks} No problem.
Scar: There's a good lad. You run along now and have fun. And remember... it's our little secret. {Simba leaves the rock, Scar walks away with a wicked smile. Menacing music.}
{Simba is running down the slope of the bottom part of Pride Rock. He runs down towards two lionesses (Sarabi and Sarafina). Sarafina is giving Nala a bath. Music is light, almost jazzy. Pan flute lead.}
Simba: Hey, Nala.
Nala: Hi, Simba.
Simba: Come on. I just heard about this great place.
Nala: {Through clenched teeth} Simba! I'm kind of in the middle of a bath.
Sarabi: And it's time for yours.
{Simba tries (too late) to get away; Sarabi bends down and grabs him. She proceeds to give the struggling cub a bath.}
Simba: Mom. Mom, you're messing up my mane.
{Sarabi smiles.}
Simba: Okay, okay, I'm clean. Can we go now? Nala: So where are we going? It better not be anyplace dumb.
Simba: No. It's really cool.
Sarabi: So where is this "really cool" place?
Simba: Oh. {thinks} Uh... around the water hole.
Nala: The water hole? What's so great about the water hole?
Simba: {Whisper} I'll show you when we get there.
Nala: {Whisper} Oh. {Normal} Uh, Mom, can I go with Simba?
Sarafina: Hmm, what do you think, Sarabi?
Sarabi: Well?
Nala and Simba: {through broad, forced grins} Please?
Sarabi: It's all right with me.
{Nala and Simba are overjoyed}
Nala: All right.
Simba: Yeah.
Sarabi: As long as Zazu goes with you.
{Simba and Nala stop dead in their celebration}
Simba: No, not Zazu.
Me: This part is cute.
(Camera is at a ground angle slightly behind the cubs walking towards the water hole. Zazu is visible in the sky overhead.)
Zazu: Step lively. The sooner we get to the water hole, the sooner we can leave.
(Camera angle changes to the cubs from an immediate real view.)
Nala: (Whisper) So where we really going?
Simba: (Whisper) An elephant graveyard.
Nala: (Loudly) Wow.
Simba: (Whisper) Shh! Zazu.
Nala: (Whisper) Right. So how are we gonna ditch the dodo?
(Camera switch to just above Zazu. We hear the cubs whispering back and forth below.)
Simba: (Whisper) Oh, I know how we can -
Zazu: (Flying down) Oh, just look at you two. Little seeds of romance blossoming in the savannah. Your parents will be thrilled... (He lands in front of them.) ...what with you're being betrothed and all.
Simba: Be-what?
Zazu: Betrothed. Intended. Affianced.
Nala: Meaning...?
Zazu: {As though holding on to his coat lapels} One day, you two are going to be married!
Simba: Yuck!
Nala: Ewww.
Me: Well it is part of their destiny.
Simba: I can't marry her. She's my friend.
Nala: Yeah. It'd be too weird.
Zazu: Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but you two turtle-doves have no choice. It's a tradition...
{Simba mimics Zazu during these last words}
Zazu: ...going back generations.
Simba: Well, when I'm king, that'll be the first thing to go.
Zazu: Not so long as I'm around.
{Start fading in intro to "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"}
Simba: Well, in that case, you're fired.
Zazu: Hmmm... Nice try, but only the king can do that. {Pokes Simba's nose}
Nala: Well, he's the future king.
Me: He will have that kind of authority in the future.
Nico: He sure will.
Simba: Yeah. {Thumping Zazu's chest} So you have to do what I tell you.
Zazu: Not yet I don't. And with an attitude like that, I'm afraid you're shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king indeed.
Simba: Hmph. Not the way I see it.
{Full song, colors change to wild pop-African. Background abruptly becomes surreal, brightly-colored cartoon style.}
Simba: I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies beware!
Zazu: Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
{Plucks Simba's hair where a mane would be}
{Simba gets a mane of leaves}
Simba: I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
{Climbs a log}
Simba: I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR
{On "ROAR" he shouts at Zazu, startling him backwards into a puddle}
Zazu: {Drying on what appears to be a hanging towel} Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
{Camera pulls back; reveals the "towel" as the ear of a red elephant which hits Zazu with its trunk as with a golf club, sending him skipping like a stone across a shallow pool of water; the cubs follow immediately.}
Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Zazu: {Speaking} You've rather a long way to go, young master, if you think...
{For this verse Zazu is making quick spoken-part replies to each line. Simba and Nala are on each side of Zazu; as he turns to talk to one, the other makes faces at him.}
Simba: No one saying do this
Zazu: [Now when I said that, I -]
Nala: No one saying be there
Zazu: [What I meant was...]
Simba: No one saying stop that
Zazu: [Look, what you don't realize...]
Simba and Nala: No one saying see here
Zazu: [Now see here!]
Simba: Free to run around all day
{Simba and Nala are now riding ostriches}
Zazu: [Well, that's definitely out...]
Simba: Free to do it all my way!
Zazu: {Flying ahead of the cubs, looking back to speak to them and so not paying attention ahead}
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart
{Flies into a rhino}
Simba: Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
{Zazu lights on a branch}
Zazu: If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa,
I wouldn't hang about... Aagh!
{The camera pulls back to reveal Zazu has lighted on a log being washed towards a waterfall. It disappears over the edge. Zazu yells in surprise, but quickly reappears flying towards and through the camera.}
Zazu: This child is getting wildly out of wing
Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
{The cubs trot up a corridor of zebras standing at attention; when Zazu follows, they all turn and raise their tails; Zazu covers himself with a wing.}
{Nala and Simba dance about under a moving herd of elephants while the African flute leads a short instrumental sequence. Zazu flies overhead, looking for them. Simba ends up standing on a giraffe's head.}
Simba: Everybody look left
Everybody look right
{Zazu squawks as the herd tramples him}
{Simba hops up a ladder of giraffe heads}
Simba: Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight!
{Sliding down a giraffe's neck into theatrical pose}
Zazu: {Speaking, but in strict time} Not yet!
Chorus: Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
{The Chorus of hippos, anteaters, antelopes, giraffes, etc. forms a pyramid with the cubs on top}
Simba & Chorus: Oh I just can't wait to be king!
Oh I just can't wait to be king!
Oh I just can't waaaaaait ... to be kiiiiiiiiiing!
{The pyramid topples leaving the rhino sitting on Zazu}
We laughed.
Me: (Laughs) That was funny!
Nico: (Laughs) Yeah it was!
Zazu: {Muffled} I beg your pardon, madam, but... GET OFF! ... Simba? Nalaaaaaaaaaa!
{Camera change to Simba and Nala making their way away from Zazu. They are laughing.}
Simba: All right, it worked!
Nala: We lost 'im.
Simba: {Arrogantly} I... am a genius.
Nala: Hey, Genius, it was my idea.
Simba: Yeah, but I pulled it off.
Nala: With me!
Simba: Oh yeah? ...Rrarr!
{Simba jumps at Nala; they tussle quickly. Nala ends on top and pins Simba with her forepaws, producing a resounding thump.}
Nala: Ha. Pinned ya.
Simba: {Annoyed} Hey, lemme up.
{Nala turns away smiling. Simba looks at her and jumps at her again. They tussle, rolling down a short hill. She pins him again in the same position with another thump.}
Nala: Pinned ya again.
{A geyser makes a loud noise nearby, ejecting steam.}
Me: WHOA!
Nico: GEEZ!
{The camera pulls back to a view of the surroundings that the cubs have just noticed. Mostly in grays, we see a dark craggy vale filled with skeletons of elephants. Eerie music.}
Simba: This is it. We made it.
{They look over the edge of the ledge they are on. A large bull elephant skull is nearby. The camera follows to survey the entire bleak view.}
Simba and Nala: Whoa!
We saw a scary elephant graveyard.
Me: Oooh!
Brittney: Spooky and ominous. Just the way we goths like it.
Lucy Loud: Wicked.
Ink Rose: This is amazing.
Nala: It's really creepy.
Simba: Yeah... Isn't it great?
Nala: {Relishing her naughtiness} We could get in big trouble.
Simba: {Enjoying it also} I know, huh.
Nala: {Looking at the skull} I wonder if its brains are still in there.
Simba: {Walking towards the skull} There's only one way to know. Come on. Let's go check it out.
{Simba walks towards the mouth of the skull. Zazu flaps suddenly up in front of them, emitting a sharp squawk of "Wrong!" and giving the audience a start.}
Zazu: The only checking out you will do will be to check out of here.
Simba: Aw, man.
Zazu: We're way beyond the boundary of the Pride Lands.
Simba: Huh. Look. Banana Beak is scared. Heh.
Zazu: {Poking Simba in the nose} That's Mr. Banana Beak to you, fuzzy. And right now, we are all in very real danger.
{Simba has moved nearer to the entrance of the skull}
Simba: Danger? Hah! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger. Ha ha ha ha! (Following Simba's confident laughter we hear more laughing from inside the skull. Simba runs back and hides behind Nala and Zazu. Three hyenas emerge from the skull's eyes and mouth.)
Out came our three favorite Hyenas, SHENZI, BANZAI AND ED!
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed are the secondary antagonists of Disney's 32nd full-length animated feature film The Lion King, and its 2019 remake of the same name, and the main antagonists of its 2004 midquel The Lion King 1½, despite having little screen time. In The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa, they serving as the recurring antagonists/anti-heroes. They are three megalomaniacal spotted hyenas who are the leaders of the Hyena Clan, Scar's former minions and the archenemies of Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu.
Shenzi was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg (who later played Stretch and Stormella) and Tress MacNeille, Banzai was voiced by Cheech Marin and Rob Paulsen and Ed was voiced by Jim Cummings, who also did Scar's singing voice, Razoul, Hernán Cortés, Dennis, Rasputin, and Hadrian.
ShenziShenzi is the only female member of the trio. She is very confident, intelligent, manipulative and constantly scheming. This makes her the matriarch of the trio (and probably the entire clan), former second-in-command of Scar, a trait consistent with true spotted hyenas; females are usually larger than the males and dominate them. This also makes her the secondary antagonist in the first film and the main antagonist in the midquel.
She comes up with the idea of telling Scar that Simba is dead after he escapes, confident in the belief that he will never learn otherwise, and is confident enough to tell him that there is no food or water left. Her distinguishing features are three prominent bangs hanging over her face and a mane that reaches all the way to her bangs. She also lacks the dark gray "stubble" snout of the males, and the dark patches around her eyes are shaped to resemble heavily applied eye shadow.
According to The Lion King 1½, her full name is Shenzi Marie Predatora Vendetta Jacquelina Hyena.
BanzaiBanzai is the most aggressive member of the trio, usually speaking in a raised voice, with a shorter temper than Ed or Shenzi, and always ready to get into a fight. But since he usually thinks with his muscles, he still submits to Shenzi. Although he talks big, he (along with the other hyenas) is really cowardly. He is also extremely greedy, talking about food frequently. Otherwise, Banzai is apparently just as intelligent as Shenzi, knowing a few languages like pig Latin, Spanish, and French. His distinguishing feature is his unusually heavy eyebrows, but apart from these he is the model for most generic hyenas.
EdThe comedic member of the trio, Ed converses entirely through obnoxious chuckling and sports a permanently foolish grin. He is heavily implied and has proven to be mentally ridiculous, imbecilic, and crazy. His eyes never seem to focus on anything appropriately, he has two round cuts on each ear and his tongue is almost always lolling out. He is famous for his foolishness, his craziness, getting his friends in trouble, giggling maniacally and obnoxiously at unnecessary times, and usually being absentminded and oblivious to his surroundings.
In the book "A Tale of Two Brothers" (which serves as the non-canon prequel to the original film), the then adolescent hyenas surround a helpless mandrill named Rafiki who arrived in the Pride Lands. King Ahadi comes to the rescue just in time, with his adolescent sons Mufasa and Taka close behind him where Ahadi chides the hyenas, telling them that they already ate because it is against the rules to hunt for sport in the Pridelands, and commands the hyenas to leave Five Stones. After their failed hunt, the hyenas skulked at a distance from Pride Rock, complaining about Ahadi and his constant supervision. Banzai and Shenzi exchanged complaints about the king and advocated the ushering in of a new era, amusing that with Mufasa dead, they would be able to rule the Pride Lands. Later, Shenzi advises Taka to make himself look good by making Mufasa look bad. Taka has decided to incite a greedy and selfish buffalo named Boma to fight Mufasa. But the plan didn't turn out so well, and Taka's eye was wounded by the buffalo herd in the process, and hences the name "Scar" from then on.
They are seen in the book, "Friends in Need", where they are preparing to boil a young Zazu until Prince Mufasa passes by, and scares the hyenas away next.
The Lion King 1½They re-appeared as the main antagonists in The Lion King 1½ (which takes place before, during and after the first film) though their role in the film is small since they are only appeared twice in the third film.
In their first appearance, they attack a meerkat colony when Timon, who is the sentry on duty of the colony, is daydreaming. They fail to catch any meerkats, but this incident drives Timon to leave the colony to find where he truly belongs.
The hyenas make an appearance again during the film's climax at Pride Rock. Eventually, Timon and Pumbaa are cornered by the hyenas when attempting to get them away from Simba as he goes to fight Scar. Timon proposes to Shenzi as a desperate move to buy time for his mother and Uncle Max as they dig a tunnel, which she turns down abruptly. Then, the hyenas fall into the tunnel, which transports them to the ground just in time for them to confront Scar.
The Lion KingThe Hyena Trio are the secondary antagonists in the first film. They appear in the Elephant Graveyard where they, under Scar's orders, chase the young Simba and Nala in an attempt to kill and devour them in the first place, but they're scared away by Mufasa. Afterwards, they assist Scar to carry out his plan to murder Mufasa by triggering the wildebeest stampede. Immediately after Scar kills Mufasa and tells Simba (who believes himself to be responsible for his father's death) to run away and never return, he orders the hyenas to slaughter Simba as well, but Simba gets away from the hyenas as they can't follow him through the thorn-bushes he falls into. As Scar takes over the throne, he allows the hyenas to hunt around the grounds (much to their delight). However, as the years passed, the trio complain about the lack of food and water in the Pride Lands (to which Scar neglects); even Banzai secretly confesses to both Shenzi and Ed that, despite hyenas living in the elephant graveyard in exile, Mufasa's reign was much better than Scar's, implying some remorse over their role in Mufasa's death.
When Simba returns to Pride Rock to reclaim his rightful place as King, Scar angrily stares at the hyenas for failing to kill him, making them feel a little nervous. As Simba tries to chase and overthrow Scar, the hyenas join the fight, but most are defeated by the lionesses, and Shenzi and Banzai are ruthlessly beaten up by Pumbaa for trying to eat Timon and Zazu and calling Pumbaa a "pig".
When Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed overhear Scar trying to thrust all blame for the events on them to Simba, claiming that it was all their idea, they are angry and alert the rest of the clan of what they just heard.
After Scar is defeated by Simba, and thrown off Pride Rock, he finds himself surrounded by the hyenas and greets them casually. However, they reveal they overheard him as he desperately tries to explain that he didn't really mean what he said, but Shenzi, Banzai, Ed and the entire clan are fed up with his broken promises of never going hungry again. Without hesitation, they close in to leap on Scar and fiercely rip him apart to his death. They then presumably eat Scar's body to satisfy their hunger, though this is unconfirmed but heavily implied. They are never seen again afterwards, possibly implying that they either fled or were killed in the fire.
The Lion King II: Simba's PrideThey didn't appear in the sequel. Although they were mentioned by Nuka, who says that the graveyard has become more creepy ever since the hyenas left the Pride Lands.
It is possible that the hyenas Nuka mentioned weren't Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, but several unnamed hyenas since hundreds were shown during the villains' song, and only some of them (Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed among them) were sent to the lower area where they eat Scar, and could possibly have been consumed by the flames. Those who did not fall below presumably returned to the elephant graveyard, and later "ran off". The fate of Shenzi, Banzai and Ed remains unknown.
Me: Here comes our three favorite hyenas.
Kion: We haven't met them before.
Me: That's because they were incinerated in the fire that killed Scar.
Jeri Katou: Yeah.
Shenzi: Well, well, well, Banzai. What have we got here?
Banzai: Hmm. I don't know, Shenzi. Uh... what do you think, Ed?
Ed: {Crazy laughter}
We laughed with Ed.
Me: His laugh always cracks me up.
Nico: Me too.
{They circle around the cubs and Zazu.}
Banzai: Yeah, just what I was thinking. A trio of trespassers!
Zazu: And quite by accident, let me assure you. A simple navigational error. Eh heh heh...
Shenzi: Whoa, whoa, wait wait wait... I know you. {peering close into the camera} You're Mufasa's little stooge.
Zazu: I, madam, am the king's majordomo.
Banzai: {Looking at Simba} And that would make you...?
Simba: The future king.
Shenzi: Do you know what we do to kings who step out of their kingdom?
Simba: Puh. You can't do anything me.
Zazu: Uhh... technically, they can. We are on their land.
Simba: But Zazu, you told me they're nothing but slobbering mangy stupid poachers.
Zazu: {Aside, surreptitiously, to Simba} Ix-nay on the oopid-stay...
Banzai: Who you callin' "oopid-stay?!"
Zazu: {Harried} My, my, my. Look at the sun. {starts to try to hasten the cubs away} It's time to go!
Shenzi: What's the hurry? We'd looove you to stick around for dinner.
Banzai: Yeaaaah! We could have whatever's... "lion" around! {In the background} Get it? Lion around! {laughs}
Shenzi: Oh wait, wait, wait. I got one, I got one. Make mine a "cub" sandwich. Whatcha think?
{Peals of uncontrollable laughter. Ed jumps up and starts gesticulating and jabbering.}
Shenzi: What? Ed? What is it?
Banzai: (Looking where Ed is pointing) Hey, did we order this dinner to go?
Shenzi: No. Why?
Banzai: 'Cause there it goes! (Camera view to the cubs running off; they stop after a bit. Quick camera jump showing Zazu being caught in mid-flight.)
Nala: Did we lose 'em?
Simba: I think so. Where's Zazu?
(Camera switch. The hyenas have Zazu near a steam vent. Banzai is holding the bird.)
Banzai: The little majordomo bird hippity-hopped all the way to the birdie-boiler. {He walks Zazu to the vent and stuffs him into it, plugging it up.}
Zazu: Oh, no! Not the birdie-boiler! {It shoots him off in a puff of steam}
{The hyenas start laughing hysterically}
We laughed at that part!
Me: (Laughs) That is so funny!
Luan: He sure got Burned on that one! (Laughs to rimshot) Get it?
We laughed some more.
Simba: {Now near the hyenas} Hey! Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?
Shenzi: Like... you?
Simba: Oops.
Nico: Uh oh.
{The hyenas start chasing the cubs. They dart around behind them and poke their heads through an active methane vent.}
Shenzi, Banzai, Ed: BOO! {laughter}
{The hyenas chase the cubs up and over another skull, and the cubs slip away by sliding down the spine. They shoot off the end of the spine and land on a hillside of bones.}
Nala: Simba!
{Simba turns around and is horrified to see Nala slipping back down the pile.}
Nala: Aaaaiee!
{Simba runs bravely back and claws Shenzi across the cheek, drawing blood and distracting her while Nala escapes. Shenzi becomes enraged; the Hyenas pursue the cubs quickly and corner them in a cave.}
Banzai: {Entering the cave, taunting} Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
{Simba tries to roar. He produces a nice medium yowl.}
Simba: MREOOOW!
Shenzi: Oo-hoo... that was it? Hah. Do it again... come on.
{Simba opens his mouth to roar again, but we hear a full- grown lion roar.}
Mufasa: (offscreen) Rooooar!
Shenzi, Banzai, Ed: Huh?!
Me: WHOA!
{Mufasa charges the hyenas from camera left and knocks them about until they are cringing under him.}
Shenzi: Oh, please, please. Uncle. Uncle.
Banzai: Ow. Ow. Ow.
Mufasa: {Half roar} Silence!
Banzai: Oh, we're gonna shut up right now.
Shenzi: Calm down. We're really sorry.
Mufasa: If you ever come near my son again...
Shenzi: Oh this is... this is your son?!
Banzai: Oh, your son?
Shenzi: Did you know that?
Banzai: No... me? I-I-I didn't know it. No. Did you?
Shenzi: No! Of course not.
Banzai: No.
Shenzi and Banzai: Ed?
Ed: {Stupidly nods yes}
We laughed.
{Mufasa roars}
Me: Whoa better stay away from Mufasa guys. Or you're asking for it.
Vince: Yep.
Banzai: Toodles!
{With a gunshot sound they disappear. Zazu lights in front of Mufasa, giving him a "that'll show 'em" nod... but then withers under Mufasa's angry glare.}
Simba: {Approaching his father} Dad, I...
Mufasa: You deliberately disobeyed me.
Simba: Dad, I'm... I'm sorry.
Mufasa: {Stern} Let's go home.
{They all start walking out of the Burial Grounds, the cubs bent down in shame.}
Nala: {Whispering} I thought you were very brave.
{The camera steadily pans up one of the walls of the cave. It stops on a horrifying image of Scar, standing on a ledge where he had been watching the cubs' near-demise.}
{Camera switch to out on the savannah. The cubs are still walking in a shamed manner behind Mufasa. Zazu is flying between.}
Mufasa: {Still stern} Zazu?
Zazu: {Flying forward and lighting in front of Mufasa, his trepidation showing} Yes, sire?
Mufasa: {Stern} Take Nala home. I've got to teach my son a lesson.
{The camera views the cubs. Simba crouches lower in the grass as if to hide. Zazu flies back to the cubs.}
Zazu: Come, Nala. Simba... {puts his wings on Simba's shoulders, gives a heavy sigh, and then a reassuring pat} Good luck.
{Zazu and Nala leave. The camera view is of Simba in the foreground with Mufasa facing away from the camera in the background.}
Mufasa: {Calling, still very stern, not looking at Simba} Simba! {The word reverberates in the night air.}
Me: Someone is in a lot of trouble.
Twilight Sparkle: Yeah.
{Simba slowly turns and walks towards his father. The camera follows him forward. Ominous yet sad music. Simba steps into a depression. Looking down he sees that his forepaw fits inside just the palmprint of his father's paw. A very tense moment for Simba. It comes across to the audience that his father could easily do much, much more than discipline Simba. [It also comes across that Simba has some rather big shoes to fill, so to speak, and is only now realizing his true position. -BT] Simba is harshly reminded of how small and young he is compared to his father. He looks up and, quite courageously, continues to come forward.}
{Mufasa thinks silently for a few moments, not looking at his son. Then, finally, he turns to him.}
Mufasa: Simba, I'm very disappointed in you.
Simba: {Very quietly and sadly} I know.
Mufasa: {Continuing} You could have been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me. And what's worse, you put Nala in danger! Not to mention what happened to Zazu
Simba: {Bordering on crying, voice cracks} I was just trying to be brave like you.
Mufasa: I'm only brave when I have to be. Simba... being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.
Simba: But you're not scared of anything.
Mufasa: I was today.
Simba: {Disbelieving} You were?
Mufasa: Yes... {bends down close to Simba} I thought I might lose you.
Simba: Oh. {Lightening slightly} I guess even kings get scared, huh?
Mufasa: Mm-hmm.
Simba: {Whispering conspiratorially} But you know what?
Mufasa: {Whispering back} What?
Simba: I think those hyenas were even scareder.
Mufasa: {Gentle laugh} 'Cause nobody messes with your dad. Come here, you.
{Mufasa has bent down. He picks Simba up and starts giving him a noogie.}
Simba: Oh no, no... Aaagh! Errrggh!
We laughed at their playing.
{Music rises as Simba and Mufasa tussle playfully for a brief while.}
Simba: Oh, come here... {as Mufasa runs away} Hah! Gotcha!
{They end up with Mufasa laid down and Simba on his head}
Simba: Dad?
Mufasa: Hmm?
Simba: We're pals, right?
Mufasa: {Gentle laugh} Right.
Simba: And we'll always be together, right?
Mufasa: {Sitting up, Simba now on his shoulder} Simba... Let me tell you something that my father told me... Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.
Me: That is a great spiritual meaning.
Isabelle: It sure is.
Simba: {Awed} Really?
Mufasa: Yes... So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you ... And so will I.
{Camera switch from stars to Hyena cave. As we move into the cave, we first hear Banzai's voice and eventually see Banzai and Ed together with Shenzi to the side.}
Banzai: Man, that lousy Mufasa! I won't be able to sit for a week! {We notice numerous scratches on Banzai's rear}
Ed: {Laughs}
Banzai: It's not funny, Ed.
Ed: {Tries to stop laughing, but bursts out worse}
We laughed at Ed laughing.
Me: (Laughs) That laughs of his always cracks me up!
Banzai: Hey, shut up!
Ed: {Can NOT stop laughing}
{Banzai tackles Ed; they start fighting.}
Shenzi: Will you knock it off?!
{Banzai stops. Ed continues, biting himself in the leg.}
Banzai: Well, he started it!
Shenzi: Look at you guys. No wonder we're dangling at the bottom of the food chain.
Banzai: {With drool dangling from his mouth} Man, I hate dangling.
Shenzi: Shyeah? You know, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be runnin' the joint.
Banzai: Yeah. Man, I hate lions.
Shenzi: So pushy.
Banzai: And hairy.
Shenzi: And stinky.
Banzai: And man, are they...
Shenzi and Banzai: UuuugLY! {laughter}
Kion: HEY I RESENT THAT!
Jeri Katou: YEAH!
Scar: {From his perch we saw in the Hyena chase} Oh, surely we lions are not all THAT bad.
Banzai: Ohh. {relieved from the surprise} Oh, Scar, it's just you.
Shenzi: We were afraid it was somebody important.
Banzai: Yeah, you know, like Mufasa.
Shenzi: Yeah.
Scar: I see.
Banzai: Now that's power.
Shenzi: Tell me about it. I just hear that name and I shudder.
Banzai: Mufasa.
Shenzi: {Shivering} Ooooh. ... Do it again.
Banzai: Mufasa.
Shenzi: Ooooh!
Banzai: Mufasa. Mufasa! Mufasa!
Shenzi: {Builds up hysterical laughter} ...Oooh! It tingles me.
Scar: I'm surrounded by idiots.
Banzai: Not you, Scar; I mean, you're one of us. I mean, you're our pal.
Scar: {Sarcastic} Charmed.
Shenzi: Ohh, I like that. He's not king, but he's still so proper.
Banzai: Yeah. Hey, hey. Did ya bring us anything to eat, Scar, old buddy, old pal? Huh? Did-ya-did-ya-did-ya?
Scar: I don't think you really deserve this. {Holds out a zebra haunch.} I practically gift-wrapped those cubs for you. {Drops leg to Hyenas} And you couldn't even dispose of them. {Intro fade-in on Be Prepared}
Shenzi: {Chewing with full mouth} Well, ya know. It wasn't exactly like they was alone, Scar.
Banzai: Yeah. What are we supposed to do- {swallow} kill Mufasa?
Scar: Precisely.
{The three hyenas pause from eating and look up at Scar questioningly.}
Me: Uh oh.
{Three-top flutter to coincide with Scar's leaps down to the Hyenas.}
{Scar walks calmly through sheets of flame and gas into the camera over the opening bit of the song}
{Scar paces slowly around Ed, who is chewing on the remnants of the zebra leg}
Scar: {Full song} I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But thick as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride
It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
{On 'Pay attention', Scar angrily swats the bone away; Ed comes to abrupt attention}
{Waving his paw in front of Ed's blank eyes to make his point; Ed's tongue lolls out}
Scar: But we're talking kings and successions,
Even you can't be caught unawares!
{Shenzi and Banzai are laughing on a ledge behind him; on "you," Scar turns and leaps at them, throwing them backward onto a pair of geysers, which then erupt, throwing the two hyenas into the air.}
{In the next verse, Scar is strutting theatrically along a ledge which runs around back to the floor.}
Scar: So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
Shenzi: And where do we feature?
Scar: {Grabbing Shenzi's cheek} Just listen to teacher
{Shenzi rubs her cheek, which is now bruised red}
Scar: I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!
{Scar leaps up beside Ed, who is again chewing on the bone, and here kicks him off the ledge}
{The three hyenas land in a pile of bones and are submerged; they reappear, each with a different horned skull on his head.}
{Spoken}
Banzai: Yeah, Be prepared. Yeah-heh... we'll be prepared, heh. ...For what?
Scar: For the death of the king.
Banzai: Why? Is he sick?
{Scar grabs Banzai by the throat}
Scar: No, fool - we're going to kill him. Simba too.
We gasped!
{Dropping Banzai back onto the floor}
Shenzi: Great idea! Who needs a king?
Shenzi (and then Banzai): {Sing-song voices, dancing around Banzai} No king! No king! la-la-la-la-laa-laa!
Scar: Idiots! There will be a king!
Banzai: Hey, but you said, uh...
Scar: I will be king! ...Stick with me {triumphant, toothy grin}, and you'll never go hungry again!
Shenzi and Banzai: Yaay! All right! Long live the king!
{Camera reveals hundreds of more hyenas in the shadows.}
Me: WHOA!
All Hyenas: Long live the king! Long live the king!
{Full song again}
{Scar's army of hyenas is goose-stepping across the floor of the cave, now stylized into a Nazi-esque quadrangle}
Hyenas: {In tight, crisp phrasing and diction}
It's great that we'll soon be connected.
With a king who'll be all-time adored.
Scar: Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
To take certain duties on board
{Motions a slice across the neck}
Scar: The future is littered with prizes
And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
You won't get a sniff without me!
{Leaps off his rock throne to single out one hapless hyena; that hyena slips and falls into a fiery crevice}
{Throughout the next verse, the entire horde of hyenas joins in dancing boisterously, leaping along the tops of rock pillars, shaking animal skeletons in the light, one playing a rib cage/xylophone.}
{The paranthetical parts are the hyenas' counterpoint singing}
Scar (& Hyenas): So prepare for the coup of the century
(Oooh!)
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
(Oooh... La! La! La!) {rear ends punctuating}
Meticulous planning
(We'll have food!)
Tenacity spanning
(Lots of food)
Decades of denial
(We repeat)
Is simply why I'll
(Endless meat)
Be king undisputed
(Aaaaaaah...)
Respected, saluted
(...aaaaaaah...)
And seen for the wonder I am
(...aaaaaaah!)
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)
Be prepared!
All (Even Ed): Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -
Be prepaaaaaaaaaared!
{Close with a fill-in and a fade-out. Scar and the hyenas are laughing evilly. Drum roll rises to a crash coinciding with the panoramic opening of the next scene.}
Me: Trouble is on the horizon!
Nico: Yep. And it's name is SCAR!
Eli: Uh oh.
{Camera switch to a view of a large canyon. Cloud shadows scroll slowly over the landscape.}
Scar: Now you wait here. Your father has a marvelous surprise for you.
{Camera switch to bottom of the gully. Scar and Simba are near a rock, underneath a small tree.}
Simba: Oooh. What is it?
Scar: If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise, now would it?
Simba: If you tell me, I'll still act surprised.
Scar: Ho ho ho. You are such a naughty boy.
Simba: Come on, Uncle Scar.
Scar: No-no-no-no-no-no-no. This is just for you and your daddy. You know, a sort of... father-son... thing.
{Through Simba's expression, we see that he resents Scar's dismissive attitude, but soon shrugs it off.}
Scar: Well! I'd better go get him.
Simba: I'll go with you.
Scar: {Loud, snapping tone} No! {regaining composure} Heh heh heh. No. Just stay on this rock. You wouldn't want to end up in another mess like you did with the hyenas...
Simba: {Shocked} You know about that?
Scar: Simba, everybody knows about that.
Simba: {Meek and embarrassed} Really?
Scar: Oh, yes. Lucky Daddy was there to save you, eh? {clearly enjoying himself; he puts a paw on Simba's shoulder} Oh... and just between us, you might want to work on that little roar of yours. Hmm?
{Scar starts to pull away}
Simba: Oh... Okay...
{Scar pats Simba roughly on the head, then moves off.}
Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar, will I like the surprise?
Scar: {Turning back over his shoulder} Simba, it's to DIE for. (Literally.)
{The camera slowly pans up the side of the gorge away from Scar and Simba. After a distance of rock, we reach the edge and view on the plain a very large herd of wildebeest; the size of the herd comes across with a striking computer-generated parallax pan}
Me: WHOA! Look at all the Wildebeests.
Nico: There's thousands of them.
Lola: Wow! Syd you weren't kidding when you said that a Wildebeest herd was that tight and big.
Syd Chang: Yeah it sure is tight huh?
{The camera then focuses in on the hyenas (Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed), who are waiting off of the edge of the herd, hidden under a rock arch.}
Banzai: {Stomach growls}
Shenzi: Shut up.
Banzai: I can't help it. I'm so hungry... {jumping up} I gotta have a wildebeest!
Shenzi: Stay put.
Banzai: Well... Can't I just pick off one of the little sick ones?
Shenzi: No! We wait for the signal from Scar.
{Camera switch to Scar mounting a rock in view of the hyenas}
Shenzi: There he is... {making an evil, almost humorous face} Let's go.
{Camera switch back to Simba}
Simba: "Little roar". Puh!
{A lizard walks past Simba. He growls at it.}
Simba: Merow!
{The lizard has no reaction to this first attempt. Simba then jumps down and tries again.}
Simba: Merrooow-h!
{For the third attempt, Simba moves closer again and inhales deeply.}
Simba: MEROOOW!
{The lizard skitters off screen. Simba's roar echoes around the canyon. Shot of Simba lifting his ears to relish the echo.}
Me: Nice one.
{The echo is soon eclipsed, however, by a low rumble. Simba looks down and sees pebbles jumping.
Me: Uh oh.
{Cue the very sinister "To Die For" music. We see the herd coming over the lip of the canyon. Dramatic multi-layer camera pull up to Simba's terrified face.}
Me: STAMPEDE!
Lola: RUN SIMBA!
{Simba takes off in front of the herd.}
{Cut to the rim of the gorge, where the Hyenas are seen chasing the wildebeest herd, nipping at their heels to drive them over the edge. Camera switch to Mufasa and Zazu a short distance from the canyon.}
Zazu: Oh look, sire; the herd is on the move.
Mufasa: Odd... (Scar runs up, out of breath)
Scar: Mufasa. Quick. Stampede. In the gorge. Simba's down there!
Mufasa: Simba?
(Camera switch to Simba. He is running and climbs up a dead tree. Zazu flies ahead of Mufasa and Scar, down into the canyon. He spots Simba.)
Simba: {Clinging precariously to a tree} Zazu! Help me!
Zazu: Your father is on the way! Hold on!
Simba: (Losing grip) Hurry!
{Mufasa and Scar are on the lower ledges of the gorge. Zazu flies back to Mufasa and points out where Simba is.}
Zazu: There! There! On that tree!
Mufasa: Hold on, Simba!
{In the gully, a wildebeest rams the tree Simba's on, nearly breaking it.}
Simba: Ahhhh!
{Mufasa runs out into the herd, joining the stampede.}
Zazu: Oh Scar, this is awful. What will we do? What will we do? Hah ... I'll go back for help, that's what I'll do, I'll go back for he-oomph!
{Scar backhands Zazu into a rock wall, knocking him unconscious. Scar then follows Mufasa's progress from the lip of the gorge, his shadow cast mysteriously from the bottom of the gully {!}. Mufasa runs with the herd till slightly past the tree. He whips around the front of some wildebeest and runs into the herd towards Simba's tree. He gets rammed head-first once, throwing him to the ground. A wildebeest hits Simba's tree, throwing Simba into the air. Mufasa gets up in time to catch Simba in the air with his mouth. He gets hit again and accidentally throws Simba. Simba dodges a few oncoming wildebeest. Mufasa runs by with the herd and grabs Simba. He jumps up to a near rock ledge and sets Simba down, but is immediately struck by a wildebeest and carried off into the stampede.}
We gasped!
Simba: DAD!
(Simba watches in horror as he cannot find his father in the swirling mass of wildebeest below him. At the last second, Mufasa leaps out of the herd and starts to climb with great difficulty up the sheer rock slope. Simba turns and starts to climb up to the top of the gorge. Out of Simba's sight, Mufasa reaches a point right below a ledge where he can't climb due to the steepness. His claws are scraping and his back paws have no traction. Above him on the ledge is Scar.)
Mufasa: Scar! Broth- {slips, barely hangs on} Brother! Help me!
{Scar looks disdainfully down, and then suddenly latches onto Mufasa's forepaws with claws extended. Mufasa roars, primarily from the sudden pain of Scar's claws, but no doubt also due to the sudden flash of realization. His expression slowly changes to one of horror as he recognizes Scar's intent.}
Me: OH SHIT!
Nico: HE WOULDN'T!
Vince: Oh believe me, he would!
Carol: YEAH!
Scar: (Slowly and evilly) Long live the king. (Scar throws his brother backwards. Mufasa free-falls, back first. The camera follows Mufasa down from under him, then from above him, showing the stampede raging below.)
Mufasa: {Screaming}
We closed our eyes and looked away in sheer horror as we saw Mufasa fall to the ground!
{Camera suddenly focuses in on Simba, who is watching his father hit the ground. No sound effects of the hit. No view of it either. Mufasa and Simba's screams mingle.}
Simba: NOOOO! (The herd passes. Everything is clouded by dust. Simba bounds to the canyon floor. Mufasa is nowhere to be seen.)
Simba: {Cough} Dad! (Quietly) Dad?
{We see a stray wildebeest run past. The wildebeest curves around a log further down the gully. Under the log is Mufasa, laying on his side. He's not moving or breathing. Simba approaches the body. Sad musical theme. Again we notice how small Simba really is.}
Simba: {Hopefully} Dad? ...Dad, come on. {He rubs up against Mufasa's cheek. The head merely rolls back in place after the rub} You gotta get up. {He places both forepaws on his father's cheek and pushes} Dad. We gotta go home. {He tugs at Mufasa's ear. Again the head limply moves back in place. Simba runs off a bit, obviously very scared.} HEEEEELP! Somebody! {His voice reverberates hollowly off the sides of the gorge.} Anybody... help.
{He cries. Simba turns back to the body. He nuzzles up under the limp paw so that his father is embracing him. Pause for effect.}
I clenched my fist really tight and blood started pouring through my knuckles as I hid burning hatred towards Scar for his betrayal.
{The "Mufasa" theme gives way to a series of ominous chords as the image of Scar advancing appears through the dust.}
Scar: Simba. ...What have you done?
Simba: {Jumps back, crying} There were wildebeests and he tried to save me... it was an accident, I... I didn't mean for it to happen.
Scar: {Embracing Simba, yet still distant} Of course, of course you didn't. No one... ever means {pulls Simba closer; Simba hides his face on Scar's foreleg} for these things to happen. ...But the king IS dead. {looking with mock regret at Simba) And if it weren't for you, he'd still be alive. {Simba is crushed, believing his guilt. Another thought "occurs" to Scar.} Oh! What will your mother think?
Simba: {Sniffing} What am I gonna do?
Scar: Run away, Simba. Run... Run away and never return.
{Simba runs off blindly, obviously broken. Slight pause, for the audience to catch its emotional breath. Music ends. The three hyenas appear behind Scar.}
Scar: Kill him.
{The hyenas take off after him; Scar stands motionless. Simba is chased up the entire length of the gully. He reaches the lip only to see a sheer drop on the other side. Having no choice he jumps and tumbles down into a patch of briars below. The hyenas pursue the entire way. When they are running down towards the briars, Banzai sees them and recoils.}
Banzai: Whoa!
{After skidding extensively, Banzai manages to stop just above the brambles. He heaves a sigh of relief. Then Shenzi and Ed run into him, propelling him into the bushes.}
Banzai: Yeow! {Jumping back out of the bushes}
{Shenzi and Ed are laughing}
We laughed at Banzai's misfortune!
Lana: (Rolling on the floor laughing)
Shenzi: {Seeing Simba emerge from the far side of the briars into the desert} Hey- There he goes! There he goes!
Banzai: {Removing thorns} So go get 'im.
Shenzi: There ain't no way I'm going in there. What, you want me to come out there looking like you? Cactus Butt?
Banzai: {Spitting out thorns into Ed's laughing face; Ed lets out a small yelp of pain} We gotta finish the job.
Shenzi: Well, he's as good as dead out there anyway. And IF he comes back, we'll kill 'im.
Banzai: (Shouting) YEAH! YOU HEAR THAT!? IF YOU EVER COME BACK, WE'LL KILL YA! (Echoing)
("Kill ya" echoes off as we see Simba still running into the desert. The Hyenas make their way off the cliffs back to the Pride Lands.)
(Camera change to Scar addressing the lionesses by the moon on Pride Rock.)
Scar: Mufasa's death was a terrible tragedy; but to lose Simba, who had barely begun to live...
(Camera pans around the lionesses. Some of them, with Zazu, are comforting Sarabi, who bends her head in extreme pain. Nala is rubbing against her mother's paw, crying.)
Scar: ...For me it is a deep personal loss. So it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne. Yet, out of the ashes of this tragedy, we shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era... (The hyenas start emerging, casting eerie green shadows and laughing hollowly} ...in which lion and hyena come together, in a great and glorious future! {Scar ascends Pride Rock as the hyenas appear in full force.)
Me: Scar's Reign of Terror has begun!
Nico: Not good.
{The camera pans to Rafiki who is shaking his head in the distance. The scene changes with Rafiki in the same position. He is in his tree house. After wiping away a tear, he reaches up and rubs his hand across the cub painting, smearing it. The camera changes. The painting, smeared, is overlaid on Simba laying out in the hot desert sun.}
Me: Here's where he met Timon and Pumbaa.
{Buzzards are circling the cub's body. One descends, then all. They circle around it. With a blast of music, Timon riding Pumbaa appears and dives into the midst of the buzzards. They slap and kick the buzzards all away.}
Timon: Yeeeah! Get out! Get out! Get outta here! Whoo!
Pumbaa: I love it! Bowling for buzzards!
We laughed.
Timon: {Laughing, dusting himself off} Gets 'em every time.
Pumbaa: {Looking at Simba} Uh-oh. Hey Timon. You better come look. I think it's still alive.
Timon: Ewww...
{Timon walks to the front of Simba, who is lying with his paw over his face.}
Timon: All righty, what have we got here? {he smells Simba}
{He tries to lift Simba's paw. He can't. He gets under it and with a great push gets it above his head. He sees Simba's face.}
Timon: Jeez, it's a lion! {Jumping up on Pumbaa} Run, Pumbaa! Move it!
Pumbaa: Hey, Timon. It's just a little lion. Look at him. He's so cute, and all alone! Can we keep him?
Timon: {Yelling into Pumbaa's ear, which creates a reverberating effect} Pumbaa, are you nuts? We're talking about a lion. Lions eat guys like us.
Pumbaa: But he's so little.
{He leans over to regard Simba, and accidentally dumps Timon from his head.}
Timon: He's gonna get bigger.
Pumbaa: {Seen from Timon's point of view on the ground, with a huge nose) Maybe he'll be on our side.
Timon: A-huh! That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Maybe he'll b- ...Hey, I got it! What if he's on our side? You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad idea.
Pumbaa: So we keeping 'im?
Timon: Of course. Who's the brains in this outfit?
{Pumbaa scoops Simba up on his tusks}
Pumbaa: Uhhh...
Timon: My point exactly. Jeez, I'm fried. Let's get out of here and find some shade.
{Pumbaa trots off with Timon on his back and carrying Simba.}
{Camera switch to Pumbaa, Timon, and Simba near a pool of water and oasis. Simba has been laid near the water. Timon splashes some water in Simba's face. Simba stirs.}
Timon: You okay, kid?
Simba: I guess so.
Pumbaa: You nearly died.
Timon: I saved you.
Pumbaa: {Snorts at Timon}
Timon: Well, uh, Pumbaa helped. A little.
Simba: {Dully} Thanks for your help.
{Simba heads off quietly back out towards the desert.}
Timon: Hey, where you going?
Simba: Nowhere.
Timon: {Watching Simba, talking to Pumbaa} Gee. He looks blue.
Pumbaa: I'd say brownish-gold.
Timon: No, no, no, no. I mean he's depressed.
Pumbaa: Oh. {trots up to Simba} Kid, what's eatin' ya?
Timon: Nothing; he's at the top of the food chain! Ahhhhhhha ha haaa! The food cha-haain! {Pumbaa and Simba stare at him silently} Ha ha hum... ahem. {Realizing his joke flopped} So, where you from...?
Simba: Who cares? I can't go back.
Timon: Ahh. You're an outcast! That's great, so are we.
Pumbaa: What'cha do, kid?
Simba: Something terrible. But I don't wanna talk about it.
Timon: Good. We don't wanna hear about it.
Pumbaa: {To Timon} Come on, Timon. {To Simba} Anything we can do?
Simba: Not unless you can change the past.
Pumbaa: You know, kid, in times like this my buddy Timon here says, "You got to put your behind in your past..."
Timon: {Waving arms} No. No. No.
Pumbaa: I mean...
Timon: Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourself. {to Simba} It's "You got to put your past behind you." Look, kid. Bad things happen, and you can't do anything about it, right?
Simba: Right.
Timon: {Pokes Simba's nose} Wrong! When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world.
Simba: Well, that's not what I was taught.
Timon: Then maybe you need a new lesson. Repeat after me. {Clears throat} Hakuna Matata.
Simba: {Still lethargic} What?
Pumbaa: Ha-ku-na Ma-ta-ta. It means "No worries."
{Full Song, no fade in except in marimba chords}
Timon: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase.
Pumbaa: Hakuna Matata! (starts singing) 🎵Ain't no passing craze🎵
Timon: 🎵It means no worries🎵
🎵For the rest of your days🎵
{Timon pulls Simba over to a green bush and leans him back on it.}
Both: 🎵It's our problem-free🎵
🎵Philosophy🎵
Timon: {Filing down one of Simba's claws}
🎵Hakuna Matata!🎵
{Spoken section over background}
Simba: Hakuna matata?
Pumbaa: Yeah, it's our motto.
Simba: What's a motto?
Timon: Nothing! What's a motto with you? Ahh ha ha ha...
Pumbaa: {Laughing} You know, kid- These two words will solve all your problems.
Timon: That's right! Take Pumbaa for example.
{Back into song}
Timon: 🎵Why, when he was a young warthog...🎵
Pumbaa: {Italian counter-tenor range, very off-key.} When I was a young wart-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG.
Timon: {Speaking, cleaning ear} Very nice.
Pumbaa: Thanks!
Timon: {Singing} 🎵He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal🎵
🎵He could clear the savannah after every meal🎵
Five monkeys fell to the ground because of Pumbaa's foul stench.
Pumbaa: 🎵I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned🎵
FART!
Grass and flies fell dead.
We laughed!
🎵And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind🎵
They smelled his stench and ran from him!
🎵And oh, the shame!🎵
Timon: He was ashamed.
Pumbaa: 🎵Thoughta changin' my name🎵
Timon: Oh, what's in a name?
Pumbaa: 🎵And I got downhearted🎵
Timon: How did you feel?
Pumbaa: 🎵Every time that I-🎵
Timon: {Speaking, breaking the fourth wall} Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids. (reffering to the children watching this movie)
Pumbaa: {Speaking} Oh... sorry.
{String pizzicato. Simba looks into the camera, surprised.}
{Simba watches with growing interest as Timon hoists Pumbaa into a vine loop above his head, where he begins swinging.}
Pumbaa and Timon: 🎵Hakuna Matata!🎵
🎵What a wonderful phrase🎵
🎵Hakuna Matata!🎵
🎵Ain't no passing craze🎵
Simba: {After becoming more and more enthusiastic, he finally joins in singing, a spotlight falling on him.) 🎵It means no worries.🎵
🎵For the rest of your days🎵
Timon: {Not singing, doing a vaudeville knee-slide up to Simba} Yeah, sing it, kid!
Simba and Timon: 🎵It's our problem-free ...🎵
Pumbaa: {Landing next to them, with a flatulent sound} 🎵philosophy...🎵
All three: 🎵Hakuna Matata!🎵
{Timon pulls back a fern leaf, revealing a beautiful view of a rift-jungle. Waterfalls and rugged terrain make a beautiful view. Harp runs accentuate the scene.}
Timon: Welcome... to our humble home!
Simba: You live here?
Timon: We live wherever we want.
Pumbaa: Yep. Home is where your rump rests. Heh!
Simba: It's beautiful.
Pumbaa: {Loud raunchy belch} I'm starved.
Me: Pardon him.
Simba: I'm so hungry I could eat a whole zebra...
{Timon is rather disturbed by Simba's want for meat- a little bit taken aback and a little bit I-knew-this-would-happen.}
Timon: Eeeahhah. We're fresh out of zebra.
Simba: Any antelope?
Timon: Na ah.
Simba: {A bit desperate} Hippo?
Timon: Nope. Listen, kid; if you live with us, you have to eat like us. Hey, this looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub.
{Timon has stopped in front of a log. Pumbaa forces it up with his snout, revealing many insects. Timon picks one up.}
Simba: Eeew. What's that?
Timon: A grub. What's it look like?
Simba: Eeew. Gross.
Timon: {Eating, mouth full} Mmmm. Tastes like chicken.
{Pumbaa slurps up a large worm from the ground. Both Timon and Pumbaa are feasting on bugs by now.}
Pumbaa: {Slurping} Slimy, yet satisfying.
Lana's mouth was salavating.
Timon: These are rare delicacies! {Grabbing a bug} Mmmm. {Crunches} Piquant, with a very pleasant crunch.
Pumbaa: You'll learn to love 'em.
Timon: I'm telling you, kid, this is the great life. No rules. No responsibilities. {Pokes his hand into a knothole- many bugs scramble out} Oooh! The little cream-filled kind. {munch} And best of all, no worries.
{Timon has been collecting bugs on a leaf. He offers the leaf to Simba. Simba picks out a grub.}
Timon: Well, kid?
Simba: Oh well- Hakuna Matata. {He eats}
{Sick music}
Simba: {Looking more cheerful} Slimy, yet satisfying!
Timon: That's it.
{The bugs fly off the leaf in a colorful flutter.}
{The scene switches to all three mammals crossing a log, walking and tossing their heads to the music. With a steady build in the music, a change occurs. We see the image of young Simba become an adolescent Simba, with a partial mane. And then again, Simba becomes a full grown adult. While the chanting of the title is happening, the camera is panning at the low level (6" off ground) where all the interaction between Pumbaa, Timon, and Simba as a cub had been occurring. First we see Timon, and then Pumbaa. The camera continues panning at a low angle to where the cub Simba would fit. Instead we see the adult Simba's paw come down. An immediate back up for a full view of a big Simba.}
Pumbaa and Timon: {Chanting to music} Hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna...
Simba: {Adult voice now.} 🎵It means no worries!🎵
🎵For the rest of your days.🎵
All three: 🎶It's our problem-free🎶
🎶Philosophy🎶
Simba: 🎵Hakuna Matata, Hakuna Matata... Hakuna Matata...🎵
{All three dive off of the log into a pond. First, Timon jumps in doing a cannonball, and makes a small splash. Then Pumbaa, doing a swan dive, makes a small splash too. Finally Simba swings out on a vine (gripped in his own teeth). Before he can dive, the vine breaks under his weight. The resulting splash is big enough to wash Pumbaa and Timon ashore.}
(Simba joins Timon and Pumbaa on shore. The song breaks into gentle jazz voice improvisations on the words "Hakuna Matata." We see a rear view of Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba boogeying off into the forest to the beat of "Hakuna Matata.")
Simba: 🎵Hauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Hakuna Matata! Yeah.🎵🎵 Ta-ta. Ha-ha-haaaaa! (the screen fades to black)
Nico: Do we head in now?
Me: Not yet. We wait until Rafiki finds out that Simba is alive.
{The camera switches to a far view of Pride Rock. Almost all of the coloring is in gray. Most of the plants and trees appear to be dead.
We gasped.
Soundwave: Scans indicate survival of Pride lands population is low.
Me: Oh no. Scar's reign of terror has is getting worse. Everyone is starting to starve.
Laney: We have to stop Scar. But how?
Lincoln: We have to find Simba. But how?
Me: We wait for a bit. Just hold on.
(We can hear Zazu's first line and then the scene switches to a view of Zazu and Scar. Zazu is in a cage made of some animal's ribcage, singing. Scar is laying out on a rock picking his teeth with a bone.}
Zazu: Nobody knows
The trouble I've seen
Nobody knows
My sorrow...
Scar: Oh Zazu, do lighten up. {He tosses the bone at Zazu and it clatters against the cage} Sing something with a little... bounce in it.
Zazu: {Thinks a moment} It's a small world after all...
Scar: {Interrupting, almost shouting} No! No. Anything but that!
Zazu: {Thinks, then holds up a feather as a tune comes to him.} I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts diddely-dee-dee) There they are a-standing in a row... {Scar is enjoying this and starts to join in}
Zazu and Scar: Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head...
Zazu: {While Scar continues} Oh... I would never have had to do this for Mufasa.
Scar: {Quick and angry} What? What did you say?
Zazu: Oh, nothing!
Scar: You know the law: Never, ever mention THAT name in my presence. I... am... the KING!
{Scar shoves his muzzle between the ribs of Zazu's cage on the last line. His breath blows Zazu up against the wall.}
Zazu: Yes, sire. You ARE the king. I... I... Well, I only mentioned it to illustrate the differences in your royal managerial approaches. {Nervous laugh}
Scar: Go on.
Zazu: Well? "MM-MM-MM" was a great king. But you, sire, you, we define the word "king".
Scar: mm-hmm continue.
Zazu: oh well, you could rule the pride as only you do.
Banzai: {Offstage} Hey Boss!
Scar: Oh, what is it this time?
Banzai: We got a bone to pick with you.
Shenzi: {To Banzai} I'll handle this. {To Scar} Scar, there's no food, no water...
Banzai: Yeah, it's dinner time, and we ain't got no stinkin' entrees.
Scar: {Exasperated} It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting... {makes helpless gesture}
Banzai: Yeah, but they won't go hunt.
Scar: Oh... eat Zazu.
Zazu: Oh, you wouldn't want me! I'd be so tough and gamey and... eeww...
Scar: Oh, Zazu, don't be ridiculous. All you need is a little garnish.
Banzai: {To Shenzi} I thought things were bad under Mufasa.
Scar: {Quick and angry again} What did you say?
Banzai: I said Muf...
{Shenzi is smiling at Scar and thwaps Banzai to remind him.}
Banzai: I said, uh... "Qué pasa?"
Scar: Good. Now get out.
{The hyenas start out but then pause}
Banzai: Mm... yeah, but - we're still hungry.
Scar: Out!
{They run off; Ed lets loose a crazy laugh}
{The camera switches to a view of the jungle. We hear a monstrous belch reverberate across the landscape. The camera switches to Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba lying on their backs looking at the stars.}
Timon: Whoah. Nice one, Simba.
Simba: Thanks. Man, I'm stuffed.
Pumbaa: Me too. I ate like a pig.
Simba: Pumbaa - you are a pig.
Pumbaa: Oh. Right.
{All three sigh deeply, in unison. Gentle music fades in.}
Pumbaa: Timon?
Timon: Yeah?
Pumbaa: Ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there?
Timon: Pumbaa. I don't wonder; I know.
Pumbaa: Oh. What are they?
Timon: They're fireflies. Fireflies that uh... got stuck up on that big... bluish-black... thing.
Pumbaa: Oh. Gee. I always thought that they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.
Timon: Pumbaa, wit' you, everything's gas.
Pumbaa: Simba, what do you think?
Simba: Well, I don't know...
Pumbaa: Aw come on. Give, give, give .. Well, come on, Simba, we told you ours... pleeeease?
Timon: Come on, come on... give, give..
{Cue "Lea Halalela" theme.}
Simba: {Reluctantly} Well, somebody once told me that the great kings of the past are up there, watching over us.
Pumbaa: {Awed, either genuinely or mockingly} Really?
Timon: You mean a bunch of royal dead guys are watching us? {tries to keep composure, then...} Pbbb.
{Timon breaks out laughing. Pumbaa joins in. Simba does half-heartedly.}
Timon: Who told you something like that? What mook made that up?
Simba: Yeah. Pretty dumb, huh?
Timon: Aw, you're killing me, Simba.
{The music rises again. Simba looks back up at the stars. He quietly gets up and leaves.}
Timon: Was it something I said?
{The music continues. Simba walks out on a ledge and looks up at the stars. He then collapses to lay on the edge of the ledge. Milkweed floss is stirred into the air by his flop. The camera follows its path. It crosses the desert. Next we see Rafiki's hand snatch some it out of the air. He sniffs it, grunts, and bounds down into his tree. He pours the milkweed into a turtle shell, sifts it around, and then eats from the same kind of fruit he anointed Simba with. Examining the milkweed floss again, realization dawns on his face.}
Rafiki: Simba? He's- he's alive? He he- he's alive! (He laughs.)
(Rafiki grabs his staff. Laughing in delight, he picks up some paint and puts a mane on the smeared lion image on the wall.)
Rafiki: It is time!
Me: Okay now lets head in!
We went in and we saw the Pride Lands all dead and desolate.
Me: This is worse than we thought.
Lincoln: Yeah.
Nala then came.
Nala: Hey!
Whiteout: Are you Nala?
Nala: I sure am. (Gasp) Wow! Team Loud Phoenix Storm.
Jeri: Nala it's great to see you again.
Nala: Jeri, Kion, everyone. It's great to see you all again.
Me: Same to you Nala.
Nala: How have you all been?
Me: Well we've been trying to hang on but Nico is going through some tough times. Nico's old nemesis the Digimon Emperor has returned and he's inside his head.
Nala: That monster tyrant that Nico killed by accident is back!?
Me: Yeah. And he's making Nico do terrible things like he did in the Digital World.
Nala: Have you tried getting him out of there?
Me: No this is HIS fight and HIS alone. We were warned that this would happen during one of our battles.
Lola: It's true Nala.
Lola revealed everything and Nala was shocked.
Nala: Oh man! That's awful.
Me: Yeah. We have to be prepared for anything Scar throws at us and with Nico's unstable personality we have to help him all we can.
Lincoln: Yeah.
Nico: Thanks guys.
Shenzi: Well what have we here.
We saw Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.
Me: If it isn't our three favorite hyenas.
Kion: Yeah.
Nico: You guys are really funny.
Shenzi: (to Nico) You know what, Chan? You've been acting real vicious lately. Even more then usual.
Banzai: Oh, c'mon, Shenzi! Chan and his friends always act viciously!
Nico: You know what? That's probably the few smart things you two have said. Not counting your buddy over there.
Dreadbane: (to Nala) Run when we give the signal.
Nala nodded.
Me: No Dreadbane. I have an idea. You three always crack me up and Ed's laugh he has is so contagious.
Ed laughed hysterically.
Me: See? (Laughs) His laugh is funny!
Lola: His laugh is really funny.
Me: Yeah. But question why do you guys serve a dirtbag like Scar? He's going to turn on you like he did to Mufasa.
Shenzi: He's our food provider. A Hyena's belly is always hungry.
Me: That's true. But you guys don't need Scar. All he ever cares about is himself and he doesn't treat you all with respect. I on the other hand.
I pulled out 3 big steaks and gave them to the three hyenas and they ate them.
Me: Feel better?
Banzai: We sure are.
Me: Plenty more where all that came from.
Shenzi: You are good J.D. We'll gladly abandon Scar and join you.
Me: Awesome. But don't let Scar know that. We don't want him to come after us before we take him down. Put up a front so he doesn't suspect something.
They agreed and The three hyenas left.
Me: Lets go find Simba.
We agreed.
We heard a roar and then we saw Scar and we ran and Nico got slashed in his back by Scar's claws!
Nico: (Screams) (In Pain!) That hurt! SOLAR FLARE!
A massive flash of light as bright as 1000 suns formed and blinded Scar for a bit and we got away.
Me: That was close. Lets head for the Jungle to find Simba!
We ran fast.
Atomic Skull: Sorry that Scar scratched you, Nico.
Nico: It's fine. But at least I bought some time for us to escape.
Digimon Emperor: (in Nico's head) Hey, how about you start taking care of yourself? I can't have someone else kill you before I get the chance!
Nico: You should be more worried about yourself and what JD will do to you once it's time for us to kill Xemnas. Because his threats always come true.
Digimon Emperor: Well, enjoy yourself while you can. Because even if I do lose, things will never be the same for you and your friends again!
Nico: You shut your fucking trap! I killed you before and I can kill you again!
Digimon Emperor: (Taunting) OOH I'm So Scared!
Nico: You should be Ken! Because this is MY head and in here I am the one in control!
Nico thought of something and out of a thought bubble came KIMERAMON!
Digimon Emperor: Kimeramon!
Nico: He's under my control Ken! And you'd better behave in here as I start charging you rent or Kimeramon will finish what he started.
We ran fast.
{The camera switches to a jungle scene. We hear Pumbaa singing the familiar bass to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Timon joins in as they walk towards the camera. A Capella.}
Pumbaa: {Singing} Ohi'mbube
Ohi'mbube
{etc...}
Timon: {Singing} In the jungle
The mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight.
In the jungle
The mighty jungle
{Pumbaa turns to follow a bug; he fades out.}
Timon: {Singing} The lion sleeps... {Speaking} I can't hear you, buddy, back me up!
{Pumbaa has faded out, having followed the bug stage left. The following line is in full and good falsetto.}
Timon: A-WEEEE-ee-EE-ee ba-Pum-ba-bum-ba-way
{Realizing Pumbaa is not there}
Timon: A-Pumbaa? Pumbaa?
{Camera switch to Pumbaa following the bug. He is still humming the bass. He stalks the bug up to a log, theatrically hiding behind a tree. When he tries to jump over the log he gets stuck momentarily and looks back.}
Pumbaa: {Spooked} Timon? {Looks around, then shrugs}
We got to the jungle.
Frenzy: How do we know Simba's here?
Me: Look here.
We saw lion tracks.
Me: These are his pawprints.
Kion: Dad is here!
Nala: Yeah! (Smells something)
Nala went off.
{He jumps over the log. As he views the bug at close range, the camera (at his viewpoint) switches focus from it to a pair of green eyes out in the grass. The camera closes up on a lioness getting ready to jump.}
Pumbaa: aaaAAAAAAAAAAAOOOHH!
{He runs, with the lioness in hot pursuit. The lioness, with teeth and claws bared, chases Pumbaa around at high speed. Camera switch to Timon.}
Timon: {Hearing the noise of the chase} Pumbaa?
{Pumbaa runs near Timon and gets stuck under the root of a tree by trying to squeeze through.}
Timon: Pumbaa! Pumbaa! Hey, what's goin' on?
Pumbaa: SHE'S GONNA EAT ME!
Timon: Huh?
{Timon gets up on the branch and sees the lioness charging at full speed towards them. He gets down and tries to help push Pumbaa out from under the root.}
Timon: {Seeing the lioness} Woah! ... Jeez! Why do I always have to save your AAAAAA!
{On the AAAAAA!, Timon sees the lioness was about to close on Pumbaa and he is in the line of attack. At the last minute, Simba bounds over Pumbaa and catches the lioness head on at full force. They start fighting savagely.}
Timon: {To Pumbaa} Don't worry, buddy. I'm here for ya. Everything's gonna be okay. {To Simba} Get her! Bite her head! Go for the jugular. The jugular! {to Pumbaa} See, I told you he'd come in handy.
{The lions tangle for a bit more. The fight becomes a wrestling. The lioness flips Simba and pins him with a loud thump. Simba is startled by this. The lioness is still baring her teeth. Simba, however, is very surprised and no longer threatening.}
Simba: Nala?
{She immediately backs off and looks at Simba, examining him.}
Simba: Is it really you?
Nala: Who are you?
Simba: It's me. Simba.
Nala: Simba? {Pause for realization} Whoah!
{Simba and Nala run together and greet each other. The greetings are enthused and run over each other.}
Nala: Well how did you.. where did you come from... it's great to see YOU... (etc)
Simba: Aaah! How did you... who... wow... this is cool... it's great to see you...
{Camera view of Timon who is completely baffled by this sudden change}
Timon: Hey, what's goin' on here?
Simba: {Still to Nala} What are you doing here?
Nala: What do you mean, "What am I doing here?" What are you doing here?
Timon: HEY! WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE!?
Simba: Timon, this is Nala. She's my best friend!
Timon: {Thoroughly confused} Friend?!
Simba: Yeah. Hey, Pumbaa, come over here.
{Pumbaa gets himself unstuck.}
Simba: Nala, this is Pumbaa. Pumbaa, Nala.
Pumbaa: Pleased to make your acquaintance.
Nala: The pleasure's all mine.
Timon: How do you do.. Whoa! Whoa. Time out.. Lemme get this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And everybody's... okay with this? DID I MISS SOMETHING?!
Simba: Relax, Timon.
Nala: Wait till everybody finds out you've been here all this time! And your mother... what will she think?
Simba: {Misunderstanding} She doesn't have to know. Nobody has to know.
Nala: Well, of course they do. Everyone thinks you're dead.
Simba: They do?
Nala: Yeah. Scar told us about the stampede.
Simba: He did? Well... {beginning to see something} what else did he tell you?
Nala: What else matters? You're alive. and that means... you're the king.
Me: That's right.
Po Kong: Are you Simba?
Simba: I sure am. (Gasp) Guys!? Wow! Everyone it's great to see you all again!
Sora: You too Simba.
Goofy: How've you been?
Simba: Doing great.
Me: We can see that. You look like you're having fun here.
Simba: I sure was.
Sora: We have so much to tell you Simba.
Timon: King? Pbbb. Lady, have you got your lions crossed?
Pumbaa: King? Your Majesty! I gravel at your feet. {Noisily kisses Simba's paw}
Simba: Stop it.
Timon: {To Pumbaa} It's not "gravel." It's "grovel." And DON'T- he's not the king. {to Simba} Are ya?
Simba: No.
Nala: Simba?
Simba: No, I'm not the king. Maybe I was gonna be, but... that was a long time ago.
Timon: Let me get this straight. You're the king? And you never told us?
Simba: Look, I'm still the same guy.
Timon: {Enthusiastic} But with power!
Nala: {Apologetic} Could you guys... excuse us for a few minutes?
Timon: Hey, {taps Pumbaa} whatever she has to say, she can say in front of us. Right, Simba?
Simba: Hmm. Maybe you'd better go.
Timon: {Aghast, then resigned} It starts. You think you know a guy...
{Pumbaa and Timon pad off. Pumbaa sighs.}
Simba: Timon and Pumbaa. You learn to love 'em.
{Nala has her head bowed down sadly.}
Simba: What? ...What is it?
Nala: {Quietly} It's like you're back from the dead. You don't know how much this will mean to everyone. {Pained expression} ...What it means to me.
Simba: Hey, it's okay.
Nala: {Rubbing under Simba's chin, purring} I've really missed you.
Simba: {Startled by Nala's boldness for an instant, then reciprocating} I've missed you too.
{They are rubbing heads. We hear Timon sigh; camera switch to show them watching from the bushes.}
Timon: {Heavy sigh} I tell you, Pumbaa, this stinks.
Pumbaa: Oh. Sorry.
Timon: Not you. Them! Him. Her. Alone.
Pumbaa: What's wrong with that?
Timon: {Singing. Parenthetical part is spoken by Pumbaa.} I can see what's happening
(What?)
And they don't have a clue
(Who?)
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.
(Oh.)
{In a sarcastic mock-French accent} Ze sweet caress of twilight
{Back to normal, but still sarcastic} There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air
{The scene passes from Timon and Pumbaa to Simba and Nala in front of a waterfall.}
FS: Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings?
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things.
{After walking around each other, taking in each other's movements, they stop to drink at the water.}
Simba: {Thinking} So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She'd turn away from me.
Nala: {Thinking} He's holding back, he's hiding
But what? I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is?
The king I see inside?
(During the Chorus the following occurs: Simba looks at Nala, smiles, and runs off stage. He runs back on stage, grabs a vine in his mouth and splashes into the middle of the pond. Nala looks out over the still water. Suddenly Simba lunges up under her and pulls her in the pond playfully. She immediately comes out dripping and miffed. When Simba comes out, she pushes him back in. The scene switches to them tussling. They end up play fighting. After tumbling down a hillside, Simba ends up pinning Nala for a first. She gives him a tiny lick, resembling a kiss. Simba looks startled and stares at Nala. Close-up of Nala, as she stares back with a seductive smile. Close-up of Simba, whose expression changes from a surprised one to a comprehending one.. The two rub heads (a cat-style kiss) as the last lyrics are sung.)
Chorus: Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings?
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things?
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far -
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are.
(Camera switches back to a tearful Timon and Pumbaa.)
Timon: And if he falls in love tonight
(Pumbaa sniffs.)
It can be assumed -
(Timon hugs Pumbaa, tearfully.)
Pumbaa: His carefree days with us are history -
Timon & Pumbaa: In short, our pal is doomed.
(They let loose crying full force.)
POOR GUYS.
Lana: I know what would make you all feel better.
Timon: What?
Lana: I challenge you and Pumbaa to a Bug Eating Contest.
Timon and Pumbaa perked up.
Timon: You little lady are on!
Pumbaa: YEAH!
Nico: Lets bring on the bugs!
Tengu Man: Scar is ruling the Pride Lands with an iron fist, Organization XIII could attack us at any moment, the Digimon Emperor is still in Nico's head, and you guys want to do a bug eating contest right now?!
Me: Well it was long overdue and Lana has been wanting to do this for a while now.
Lana: Yeah as long as we're here we might as well have some fun.
Nico: Yeah.
Me: Besides it will be funny to see how many bugs Lana can eat. She ate all of Oogie Boogie's bugs. Remember that?
Lola: EW! How can I forget.
Me: If she can eat that many bugs twice then she is ready to take on the two most awesome and most funny Bug Eaters in all of Africa: Timon and Pumbaa.
Lana: Yep. Lets get it on!
We got all the bugs and bug meals ready. And they were really making Lana hungry.
Me: Lets get it on! Ready guys?
Lana and Timon and Pumbaa were ready.
Me: On your marks...
Nico: Get set...
Vince: EAT!
They ate lots of bug dishes and really piling on the dishes. They ate everything. Potato Bug Salad, Roach Dressing, Earthworm Spaghetti, Centipede Slaw, Glowworm Patties, Stinkbug Salad, Beetle-Kabob's, Aphids, Pinto Beetles, Fruit Fly Cocktail, Bug Chili and so much more. Lana ate more than 912 dishes full of bugs and Lana was as big as a blimp and Timon & Pumbaa ate 529 dishes full of bugs.
Me: Lana Wins!
We cheered!
Timon: Lana, you are the queen of bug eating!
Shino: (Babbles) (Faints)
FWOMP!
Shino fainted at the sight of how many bugs were eaten.
Lana: (MONSTROUS BELCH!)
Lana was stuffed and full. She got up.
Lana: Ahh! That was awesome!
Lori: And the new Bug Eating Champion is Lana Loud!
We cheered and laughed.
Me: Lana has a huge appetite. Now that she has had her little contest, lets catch up with Simba and Nala.
Laney: Okay.
We went to find them.
Simba: Isn't this a great place?
Nala: It is beautiful. But I don't understand something. You've been alive all this time. Why didn't you come back to Pride Rock?
Simba: {Climbing into a "hammock" of hanging vines} Well, I just needed to... get out on my own. Live my own life. And I did. And it's great. {He sounds almost as if trying to convince himself as well as Nala.}
Nala: {Voice catching, as though barely under control} We've really needed you at home.
Simba: {Quieter} No one needs me.
Nala: Yes, we do! You're the king.
Simba: Nala, we've been through this. I'm not the king. Scar is.
Nala: Simba, he let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands.
Simba: What?
Nala: Everything's destroyed. There's no food. No water. Simba, if you don't do something soon, everyone will starve.
Me: She's right Simba. The Pridelands are now a desolate wasteland. All the herds have left and there is no food or water. Scar is ruling the Pridelands with an iron fist and we have to stop him at all costs.
Simba: I...
Nico: Simba, I admit that Hakuna Matata is a good saying. I know a good saying too.
Simba: What's that?
Nico: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.
Pete: That was actually a good comeback.
Me: It sure is Pete. It's been one of my trademark sayings since I first formed my team.
Spiderman: And it was actually me that inspired you to say it because Stan Lee and I made that saying.
Me: That's true. And it is a very inspirational saying.
RD Lincoln: And we all understand what you all mean by that now.
RD Me: Yep and I've been saying it to you all for years before you went bad.
Me: You know that saying too?
RD Me: Yep. Like you guys, that saying has been with me for a long time.
Me: We really DO have so much in common.
Simba: I need to think. You can come with me if you want.
Me: Okay.
We followed Simba.
Simba: You can't change the past.
Me: That's true. But we can learn from the past to make it doesn't happen to anyone else.
Simba: True. {He looks up at the stars.} You said you'd always be there for me! But you're not. And it's because of me. It's my fault. It's my fault.
{He bows his head, choking back tears. The camera backs to a far view and then zooms over to Rafiki in a nearby tree. We hear his chant.}
Rafiki:
Asante sana!
Squash banana!
We we nugu!
Mi mi apana!
{Simba seems slightly annoyed by the chant. He moves away. Rafiki, elated by the sight of Simba, follows him. Simba lies down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the water; Rafiki, now in a nearby tree, starts his chant again.}
Simba: Come on, will you cut it out? {Rafiki, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby.}
Rafiki: Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back! {laughs}
Me: Rafiki!
Rafiki: Team Loud Phoenix Storm! It's great to see you all again my friends.
Jeri Katou: Same here.
Rafiki: It's always good to have friends come.
{Simba starts walking away. Rafiki follows.}
Simba: Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you?
Rafiki: {In front of Simba, then right in his face.} The question is: Whooo... are you?
Simba: {Startled, then sighing} I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure.
Rafiki: Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret.
Asante sana!
Squash banana!
We we nugu!
Mi mi apana!
Simba: Enough already. what's that supposed to mean, anyway?
Rafiki: It means you are a baboon - and I'm not. {laughs}
Simba: {Moving away} I think... you're a little confused.
Me: It's a riddle Simba.
Rafiki: {Magically in front of Simba again} Wrong. I'm not the one who's confused; you don't even know who you are.
Simba: {Irritated, sarcastic} Oh, and I suppose you know?
Rafiki: Sure do; you're Mufasa's boy. ... Bye!
{Simba is surprised by this revelation. Rafiki disappears off stage right.}
{Cue music: "Lala" theme.}
Simba: Hey, wait!
{Simba chases after him and we follow. When we catch up. Rafiki is in a meditative lotus position on a rock.}
Simba: You knew my father?
Rafiki: {Monotone} Correction- I know your father.
Simba: I hate to tell you this, but... he died. A long time ago.
{Rafiki leaps off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area.}
Rafiki: Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way. Come on!
Me: Lets follow him!
{Rafiki leads Simba and us through the brush. Simba has trouble keeping up due to his size and we follow him. The music slips into African chant.}
Rafiki: Don't dawdle. Hurry up!
Simba: Hey, whoa. Wait, wait.
Rafiki: Come on, come on.
Simba: Would you slow down?
{Rafiki is seen flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba and us, laughing hollowly and whooping. Simba struggles to keep up. Suddenly, Rafiki appears with his hand held up right into Simba's face.}
Rafiki: STOP!
{Rafiki motions to Simba near some reeds and we stop too.}
{He parts the reeds and points past them with his staff.}
Rafiki: Look down there. {Simba quietly and carefully works his way out. He looks over the edge and sees his reflection in a pool of water He first seems a bit startled, perhaps at his own mature appearance, but then realizes what he's looking at.}
Simba: {Disappointed sigh} That's not my father. That's just my reflection.
Rafiki: Noo. Look harder.
{Rafiki motions over the pool. Ripples form, distorting Simba's reflection; they resolve into Mufasa's face. A deep rumbling noise is heard.}
Rafiki: You see, he lives in you.
{Simba is awestruck. The wind picks up. In the air the huge image of Mufasa is forming from the clouds. He appears to be walking from the stars. The image is ghostly at first, but steadily gains color and coherence.}
Mufasa: {Quietly at first} Simba . . .
Simba: Father?
Me: Mufasa?
We saw Mufasa appear in the clouds.
Me: Mufasa!
Mufasa: J.D. Knudson and Team Loud Phoenix Storm. It's good to see you all again.
Me: Same to you. Simba needs some guidance.
Mufasa: Indeed. Simba, you have forgotten me.
Simba: No. How could I?
Mufasa: You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.
Me: You have to take your place as King of Pride Rock. It's your destiny.
Simba: But how can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.
Mufasa: Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.
Me: That's right Simba. You are the son of Mufasa and the true heir to the throne of Pride Rock. You are the true king of the Pridelands.
Mufasa: That's right. You must remember who you are. The One True King.
Simba: I'm sorry. I don't know how to be like you.
Mufasa: As king I was proud of one thing: Having you as my sun.
Simba: That was a long time ago.
Mufasa: No Simba. That is forever.
{Close up of Simba's face, bathed in the golden light, showing a mixture of awe, fear, and sadness. The image of Mufasa starts to fade.}
Mufasa: Remember who you are.
{Mufasa is disappearing rapidly into clouds. Simba runs into the fields trying to keep up with the image.}
Simba: No. Please! Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Father!
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Don't leave me.
Mufasa: I never left you and never will. Remember who you are. (Fades) Remember...
{Simba is left out in the fields. There is just a cloud left where his father's image was. The wind tosses the grass restlessly. Rafiki approaches.}
Rafiki: What was THAT? {laughs} The weather- Pbbbah! Very peculiar. Don't you think?
Me: Yeah. But that was an epic sight.
Nico: It sure was.
Simba: Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing.
Rafiki: Ahhh. Change is good.
Simba: Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do. But, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.
{Rafiki whacks Simba on the head with his staff.}
Simba: Oww! Jeez- What was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter; it's in the past! {laughs}
Simba: {Rubbing head} Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.
{He swings at Simba with his staff again. This time Simba ducks.}
Rafiki: Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?
Simba: First, I'm gonna take your stick.
{Simba tosses Rafiki's staff to the side.}
Rafiki: No, no, no, no! Not the stick!
{As Rafiki picks up his staff.)
Me: And now he's gonna go back
Simba: That's right! I am Simba! Son of Mufasa and the True King of The Pridelands! (ROARS)
Jeri Katou: (Lion Roar)
Me: Lets go!
We were off to the Pridelands!
Rafiki: Good! Go on! Get out of here! {laughs, hoots, n' hollers. As he holds his staff above his head, a few shooting stars zing across the sky. Music rises into celebratory "Busa" theme:}
BS: Busa le lizwe
Busa le lizwe
Busa le lizwe
Busa lomhlaba
Sabusa le lizwe
Sabusa le lizwe
Sabusa le lizwe
Busa lomhlaba
{Camera switch to Timon and Pumbaa sleeping. Timon is curled up on Pumbaa; Pumbaa is lying on his back. Both are snoring. In his snore, Pumbaa occasionally mumbles "Grubs, grubs." Nala approaches and taps Timon with a paw.}
Nala: Hey. Hey, wake up.
{Timon wakes up and see a huge lion face in his view. He starts screaming and Pumbaa joins in.}
Nala: It's OK. Whoa, whoa. It's OK. It's ME.
Timon: Don't ever do that again! Carnivores, oy!
Nala: Have you guys seen Simba?
Timon: {Holding a hand to his head} I thought he was with you.
Nala: He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he?
{We hear Rafiki's laugh; he's sitting in a tree above them.}
Rafiki: Ho, ho, ho, ho. You won't find him here. Ha ha. The king... has returned.
Nala: {Quietly} I can't believe it. {louder, amazed} He's gone back.
Timon: Gone back? What do you mean. {Looks where Rafiki was; Rafiki is now gone} Hey! What's goin' on here? Who's the monkey?
Nala: Simba's gone to challenge Scar.
Timon: Who?
Nala: Scar.
Pumbaa: Who's got a scar?
Nala: {Shaking head} No, no, no. It's his uncle.
Timon: The monkey's his uncle?
Nala: No! Simba's gone back to challenge his uncle to take his place as king.
Timon and Pumbaa: Ohhh.
{With accompanying music (a restatement of the "Busa" theme), we see a far shot of Simba and us charging full speed across the desert. A layover is faded in of Simba's feet and our feet pounding the sand.}
{Simba slowly crosses the desolated land. He reaches the lip of a cliff and looks out over his former home. Mostly lacking in a human's life, it is painted in grays. Seeing the desolation, a look of determination, even fury, appears on Simba's face.}
Me: Whoa! This is worse than we thought.
Nico: Yeah. No kidding.
Nala: Simba, wait up! {She trots up next to him on the ledge} ...It's awful, isn't it?
Me: Yeah. Worse than what we saw before.
Simba: I didn't want to believe you.
Nala: What made you come back?
Simba: I finally got some sense knocked into me. And I've got the bump to prove it. Besides, this is my kingdom. If I don't fight for it, who will?
Nala: I will.
Me: We all will.
Simba: It's gonna be dangerous.
Nala: {Quoting young Simba} Danger? Ha! I laugh in the face of danger. Ha ha ha ha...
Me: (Chuckles)
Timon: I see nothing funny about this...
Simba: Timon? Pumbaa? What are you doing here?
Pumbaa: {Bowing on one foreleg} At your service, my liege.
Timon: Uh. We're going to fight your uncle... for this?
Simba: Yes, Timon; this is my home.
Timon: Eeh! Talk about your fixer-upper! Well, Simba, if it's important to you, {bows} we're with you to the end.
Me: We're with you too Simba and we're going to take back the Pridelands.
{Simba smiles appreciatively. Nice scene with the four of them on the ledge viewing the work ahead of them.}
{Camera switches to us, Simba, Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa sneaking up to the edge of Pride Rock. From behind a log, they observe close up the hordes of hyenas.}
Timon: Hyenas. I hate hyenas.
Me: (Whispering) There's thousands of them.
Timon: {To Simba, whispering} So what's your plan for gettin' past those guys?
Simba: Live bait.
Timon: Good idea! {Realizing} Heeey.
Simba: Come on, Timon- you guys have to create a diversion...
Nico: (Whispering) It's the only way.
Timon: {Incredulous} What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?
{The camera then switches to Timon in a hula outfit. The music that would be sung is The Hawaiian War Chant much like if it were the Spike Jones arrangement. Pumbaa is then set up like a roast pig, even with an apple in his mouth. Jungle drums sounds.}
Timon: Luau!
If you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat,
Eat my buddy Pumbaa here because he is a treat
Come on down and dine,
On this tasty swine,
All you have to do is get in line.
{Parenthetical parts are Pumbaa singing; the apple is now at his own feet.}
Aaaare you achin',
(Yup, yup, yup)
Foooor some bacon?
(Yup, yup, yup)
Heeee's a big pig,
(Yup, yup)
You could be a big pig too.
Oy...
{They then both run off screaming to lead some of the hyenas away. Simba and Nala and all of us then make it by.}
Simba: Nala, you find my mother and rally the lionesses. {determinedly} We'll look for Scar.
{Simba is making his way up Pride Rock.}
(Thunder rumbles)
Scar: "SARABI!"
Scar shouted so loud that his mother's name echoed back and forth and Simba gasped as he saw his beloved mother walk through the crowd of growling hyenas and towards the top where Scar was. Simba frowned. Sarabi looked much older, malnourished and very unhealthy. How could he have turned his back on her?
Sarabi: Yes, Scar?
Scar: Where is your hunting party? They are not doing their job.
Sarabi: {Calmly} Scar, there is no food. The herds have moved on.
Scar: No. You're just not looking hard enough.
Sarabi: It's over, Scar. There is nothing left. We have only one choice. We must leave Pride Rock
Scar: We're not going anywhere.
Sarabi: Then you have sentenced us to death.
Scar: Then so be it.
Sarabi: {Disgusted, amazed} You can't do that.
Scar: I'm the king. I can do whatever I want.
Sarabi: If you were half the king Mufasa was you would've never -
{Scar hits Sarabi, knocking her to the ground.}
Scar: I'm ten times the king Mufasa was!
An energy laser fired from offscreen and it hit the ground by Scar and it was from Nico.
We landed by him.
Me: Scar you will pay for your crimes!
Nico: And for that scratch you gave me!
Scar: (to Nico) Come back for more, Chan?
Nico: FYI, I let you scratch me that time.
Ramjet: (to the other Lions) You can relax now. Your savior is here!
THUNDERCLAP!
Scar saw Simba!
THUNDERCLAP!
Simba came down.
Scar: Mufasa! No! You're dead!
Me: You may want to rethink who you're talking to!
Sarabi saw Simba.
Sarabi: Mufasa?
Simba: No. It's me.
Sarabi: Simba? You're alive? How can that be?
Simba: It doesn't matter. I'm home.
Scar: {Confused} Simba...? {back in form} Simba! I'm a little surprised to see you, {giving the hyenas above him an angry look} alive...
{On the word "alive," Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed gulp audibly and slink into the shadows.}
I looked at the three hyenas and told nudged my head for them to come to us.
Simba: {As Sarabi looks on with some pride} Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you apart.
Me: You better start praying that we don't kill you where you stand.
Scar: (Backing into a wall, apologetic) Oh, Simba, you must understand. The pressures of ruling a kingdom...
Simba: ...Are no longer yours. Step down, Scar.
Scar: Oh, oh, ye - Well, I would, heh, naturally, heh - however, there is one little problem. You see them? {pointing to the horde of hyenas on the rocks above} They think I'M king.
{Nala appears with the rest of the lionesses.}
Nala: Well, we don't. Your reign is over Scar. Simba is the rightful king.
Me: That's right! We're taking the throne you stole from Simba back! He's the TRUE King. You aren't.
Simba: The choice is yours, Scar. Either step down or fight.
Me: I choose fight.
Scar: Oh, must it all end in violence? I'd hate to be responsible for the death of a family member. Wouldn't you agree, Simba?
Simba: That's not gonna work, Scar. I've put it behind me.
Me: All you are is nothing but a liar.
Eli: YEAH!
Scar: Eh, but what about your faithful subjects? Have they put it behind them?
Nala: Simba, what is he talking about?
Scar: {Delighted} Ahh, so you haven't told them your little secret. Well, Simba, now's your chance to tell them. Tell them who is responsible for Mufasa's death!?
{Scar's last line causes the lionesses to start. All are concentrating on Simba.}
Simba: {Steeling himself, then taking a step forward} I am.
{Sarabi approaches her son.}
Sarabi: {With much grief} It's not true. Tell me it's not true.
Simba: {Regretfully} It's true.
Me: No! No it's not true!
Scar: You see! He admits it! Murderer!
THUNDERCLAP!
{Lightning crashes behind Scar's head to punctuate the line.}
Simba: No. It was an accident.
{Scar walks around and around Simba as he accuses him; very nicely done animated rotation.}
Scar: If it weren't for you, Mufasa would still be alive. It's your fault he's dead; do you deny it?
Simba: No.
Scar: {Severely} Then... you're... guilty.
Simba: No. I'm not a murderer.
THUNDERCLAP!
Scar: Oh, Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time, Daddy isn't here to save you. And now EVERYONE.. KNOWS... WHY!
Then a huge Heartless appeared and it was a GROUNDSHAKER!
Mercurymon: (sees the Groundshaker Heartless) That's a big Heartless!
Me: The Groundshaker!
Simba slipped and was clinging to the edge of Pride Rock!
Nala: SIMBA!
Me: SIMBA!
Eli: SIMBA!
Lightning struck a tree on the ground and set the dead trees in the area on fire!
Scar: Now this looks familiar. Hmm. Where have I seen this before? Let me think. Hmmm... hmmm. Oh yes, I remember. This is just the way your father looked before he died.
(Scar grabs Simba with his claws as he did Mufasa. He whispers into Simba's ear.)
Scar: And here's MY little secret: I killed Mufasa.
(Simba has a quick memory flash back to that fateful instant. His voice blends with his younger voice in the scream of when his father died. In one giant leap he lunges up and pins Scar on his back. Scar is caught completely by surprise and is understandably very nervous and shaken.)
Simba: NoooooOOOO! ...Murderer!
Scar: No, Simba, please.
Simba: Tell them the truth!
Scar: Truth? But truth is in the eye of the behold - llgkkk.
(Simba starts to choke Scar.)
Eli: TELL THEM NOW!
Scar: All right. All right. (quietly, venomously) I did it.
Simba: So they can hear you.
Nico: Speak Louder!
Scar: (Grudgingly, but clear) I killed Mufasa!
Me: TAKE HIM DOWN!
We attacked!
{Nala starts towards Scar, the hyenas attack Simba in a wall of teeth. The lionesses join in. We see Pumbaa and Timon come in. Pumbaa is charging with Timon riding him. Hyenas are flying everywhere.}
We were slashing, blasting and blowing Hyenas all over the place.
Timon and Pumbaa: Heeeyyyy-yaaaaah!
Timon: 'Scuse me. Pardon me. Comin' through. Hot stuff. Whoo!
{Bowling strike sound effect as hyenas fly. Rafiki whacks a hyena off Simba. Camera switch to him; with a battle scream, he joins the fray. As a bit of comic relief, Rafiki is fighting in kung-fu "B-movie" style, complete with cheesy sound effects.}
Rafiki: {As he hits various hyenas} WwwA! Hozah! Hazoww! Yaa! Yah! hhyEEOOWww!
I punched and kicked a bunch of Hyenas and smashed a bunch of Hyenas all over the place.
Lincoln blasted a bunch of Hyenas with lightning blasts all over the place.
Toyman, Electrocutioner, Zs'Skayr, Avalanche, Kyd Wykkyd and Titanium Titan appeared.
Me: (Slashes a bunch of Hyenas) Toyman, Electrocutioner, (Fires blasts of fire at a bunch of Hyenas) Avalanche, Kyd Wykkyd and Titanium Titan!
I ducked a couple of hyenas collided in midair.
Avalanche: Looks like one helluva battle is going on!
Maria: How much of that did you guys hear?
Electrocutioner: Pretty much everything.
Toyman: Including the part where Scar admitted to killing Mufasa?
Zs'Skayr: (to Simba) But don't worry. Your father will see you again after Scar's taken care of.
Me: We would love to talk... (Slashes a Hyena) But we have our hands full here!
Nico: (Kicks a hyena) Yeah!
Lincoln: (Fires Lightning Blasts at the Hyenas)
Electrocutioner: Looks like our usual battles are with the hyenas.
Zs'Skayr: Yep. Lets help out!
They helped us out.
Devastator was blasting the Groundshaker all over the place with incredible fury!
?: Let me help too!
A figure came out and it was TOOYA from episodes 1 and 2 of Power Rangers Samurai!
Tooya is a face-themed Nighlok and the first of his kind to be faced by the Samurai Power Rangers, the first monster of Power Rangers Samurai and is overall, the very first monster in the entire Power Rangers Samurai series. He is also the first monster in the Neo-Saban Era. He serves as the main antagonist of the first part of the two-part pilot episode of Power Rangers Samurai "Origins".
Tooya is the first Nighlok, to appear, armed with a pair of swords that double as guns. He was sent by Master Xandred to gather human fears and despair to make Sanzu River rise. Tooya attacked Panorama City and ambushed people, but then he encountered New Samurai Rangers. After brief fight, he was destroyed by Jayden's Fire Smasher. He then returned and grew as Mega Monster and fought the Rangers' Folding Zords, but was finally destroyed by Lion Folding Zord's Fire Attack.
Jayden: Tooya! (Blasts a bunch of hyenas!)
Tooya blasted a bunch of hyenas.
Tooya: Looks like you all have your hands full.
Me: I remember you! (Slashes a bunch of Hyenas) You were the first Nighlok to be destroyed by the Samurai Rangers and you were sent to gather fear and despair to make the Sanzu River rise.
Tooya: That's right. Good memory on you.
Me: Never missed an episode.
I blasted a hyena about to jump onto Tooya.
Tooya: (to me) Thanks. Mistress Vypra wants to know which of my fellow monsters you want reused for the usual battles. Rotox is already one of them.
Me: (slashes a bunch of hyenas and blasts them with fire) I'm always up for that Tooya. It's fun facing you guys. But there are so many to choose from.
Tooya: Cool!
Nico: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with ice rays) Right on!
Me: Yeah. But I'll let you know which one to choose later.
{Camera switch to Timon running from Shenzi. He runs into the cave. Zazu spots him. Timon runs into his cage for safety from the hyenas.}
Zazu: Let me out! Let me out!
Timon: Let me in! Let me in! {To the hyenas, pleading} ...Ple-he-hease don't eat me.
{Pumbaa appears at the cave's entrance.}
Pumbaa: Problem?
Banzai: Hey, who's the pig?
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?
Timon: Uh oh. They called him a pig...
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?!
Timon: Shouldn't 'a done that.
Pumbaa: ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!
Timon: Now they're in for it.
Pumbaa: They CALL me... MIIISTER PIG! AAAAAHHH...
{Pumbaa charges and drives the hyenas off.}
Timon: Take that! And that! {etc.}
Banzai: Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ...
Pumbaa: Take that! And that! {etc.} You yellow belly...
Zazu: Take that, you stupid... {etc.}
{They start the Arsenio Hall "Ooh, ooh" chant.}
The scene switches to the battles with the hyenas.
Electrocutioner: (to Emerald Goldenbraid) How is it even possible that a wildebeest stampede is strong enough to kill Mufasa?!
Emerald: (Slashes a bunch of Hyenas) Wildebeasts live in a huge herd in the tens of thousands from what Syd read to us in her books.
Fluttershy: (Uses stare on a bunch of Hyenas) And they live in a tight herd)
Discord: (Turns a bunch of hyenas into chocolate and candy) And when they move they move all as one and it's enough to make the ground shake.
Mage Meadowbrook: (Fires energy blasts at a bunch of Hyenas that makes them furless) Yeah and they have all that power as one.
Electrocutioner: (Fires lightning and electrocutes a bunch of hyenas) That makes sense.
Runo: (Fires light blasts at hyenas) Yeah. They are strong in numbers.
Blade Tigrerra slashes a bunch of hyenas.
Blade Tigrerra: Yeah. And fast too.
Dirge blasted many hyenas all over and Ramjet blasted them too.
Dirge: Yeah. They are tough too.
Ramjet: Yep.
Zs'Skayr: (to Iron Boy) If Jock ever gets out, he's probably going to use an evil version of your suit.
Edd: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas) Agreed and that is gonna be something we must be ready for.
Vinyl Scratch: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with powerful music blasts) (Gives the thumbs up)
Pinkie Pie blasted a bunch of hyenas with her confetti cannons.
Pinkie Pie: YEAH! But that version of Edd will be in for a rotten surprise!
Somnambula blasted a bunch of Hyenas with Ra fire blasts.
Somnambula: (Egyptian Accent) Indeed he will!
Shun and Storm Skyress blew a bunch of Hyenas away with powerful wind blasts.
Shun: You got that right!
Storm Skyress: We have to be ready for anything though.
Zs'Skayr: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with dark energy blasts) You bet.
Soundwave and Shockwave blasted the hyenas all over the place and more.
Toyman: (to Carter) At least the good Maleficent has her wings back.
Carter: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with his Thermo Blaster) That is a good thing. Saves us the trouble of having to go into the castle to get them.
Apple Bloom: (Kicks a hyena) It sure does.
Frozen Fright: (Freezes a bunch of hyenas into ice cubes) Yeah and Stefan is gonna be in for it when we face him.
Sweetie Belle: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with her magic) Yeah! He had better watch out!
Thunder Terror: (Blasts a bunch of Hyenas with lightning) We're gonna be after him like a Ghost Ship.
Scootaloo used her speed and flight and flew and blew a bunch of hyenas away and blasted them with rainbow blasts!
Scootaloo: Yeah!
Toy Man: That was impressive. (Blasts a bunch of hyenas.)
Magma Gloom: (Melts a bunch of hyenas with lava blasts) It was. Nice moves kid.
Scootaloo: Rainbow Dash said the same thing.
Toxic Horror blasted a bunch of Hyenas with atomic blasts.
Toxic Horror: She taught you well.
Diamond Tiara: (Encases Hyenas in Crystal) She sure did.
Dan fired a fire blast and burned a bunch of Hyenas.
Dan: She sure did.
Drago blasted them all over.
Drago: Yeah!
Pharaoh Man and Turbo Man blasted a bunch of Hyenas all over the place and more.
Avalanche: (to Pohatu) Did Lana really eat bugs today?!
Pohatu: Tons of them! (Smashes a bunch of hyenas with stones) You should've seen how many she ate.
Applejack kicked numerous Hyenas all over the place.
Applejack: Girl was hungrier than a bunch of cows in a tall grass meadow. She ate 912 plates full of bugs and beat Timon and Pumbaa.
Apple Fritter blasted many Hyenas with apples all over the place and knocked them down.
Apple Fritter: And Shino fainted and he was quivering in fear.
Avalanche: YUCK! (Smashes a bunch of Hyenas on the ground) That girl is one crazy kid! Eating that many bugs in one sitting!?
Pohatu: Lana eats LOTS of gross things. But she ate all of Oogie Boogie's bugs twice. (Smashes a bunch of Hyenas with rocks.)
Avalanche: (Smashes more hyenas) YUCK!
Granny Smith: She's a really tough girl though. (Blasts a bunch of hyenas all over with apples)
Big Mac: Eeyup! (Smashes numerous hyenas with Zap Apples and electrocutes them)
Pear Butter: (Blasts a bunch of Hyenas with pears) But she is a talented girl.
Bright Mac: (Pulverizes a bunch of hyenas) She sure is Buttercup.
2 Hyenas chomped onto Rockhoof's arms.
Rockhoof: (Scottish Accent) (Laughs) Is that the best you can do?
He bonks them together.
Alice and Alpha hydranoid blast them with darkness blasts.
Alice: You are tough Rockhoof.
Alpha Hydranoid: He sure is.
Rockhoof: Thanks laddies.
Rumble and Frenzy fired energy and laser blasts and knocked the Hyenas all over.
Kyd Wykkyd: (to Takanuva) We weren't kidding about Mufasa coming to see Simba again.
Takanuva: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with light blasts) Yeah and that was one of the most epic sights we've ever seen.
Ink Rose: (Blasts a bunch of Hyenas with darkness blasts) It sure was.
Eartha: (Smashes a bunch of Hyenas) From what I remember, J.D. went through the exact same thing with his grandfather.
Kyd Wykkyd: (Kicks a hyena) I've heard about that! That was amazing! And I heard Nico did with his people.
Moonlight Raven: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with darkness blasts) He sure did.
Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts flew all over the place and smashed and blasted a bunch of hyenas all over.
Rainbow Dash: Lets show these beasts some Wonderbolt Power!
Lightning Dust: Lets do it!
They flew in a powerful tornado formation and sucked all the hyenas they were facing up.
Julie: Yeah! That is awesome!
Hammer Gorem: It sure is
Eartha: You said it!
Dreadbane: Yeah!
Titanium Titan: (to Nuju) What do you guys plan on doing with Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed?
Nuju: (Freezes a bunch of Hyenas) He's going to recruit them into the Redemption Squad. He said that Ed's laugh cracks him up every time.
Starlight Glimmer: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with stars) They all do and he said that Ed's laugh is hilarious.
Wallflower: (Slashes a bunch of Hyenas with a plant sword) I've always liked the Three Hyenas. They are funny.
Juniper Montage: (Punches and blasts a bunch of hyenas with leaves) I do too! They are funny.
Sunset Shimmer fired a bunch of blasts of fire and burned a bunch of hyenas.
Sunset Shimmer: They sure are.
Titanium Titan smashed a bunch of Hyenas with his anvil arm.
Titanium Titan: I loved The Lion King as a kid and it was awesome.
Cayenne: (Blasts a bunch of Hyenas with fire blasts) We all do. Very iconic movie since 1994.
Pepperdance: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with fire) Made $988.6 million in the box office back then.
Marucho and Preyas blasted a bunch of hyenas with water.
Marucho: It sure did. But the newest one from 2019 made almost double that amount at $1.657 billion.
Preyas: Amazing!
Gusty: (Blasts a bunch of hyenas with wind and leaves) That's a lot of money!
Clover: (Blasts hyenas with wind blasts) It sure is!
Tengu Man: Yeah!
Tengu Man and Sword Man slashed and blasted numerous hyenas.
Tooya and the Samurai Rangers were smashing and slashing and blasting the hyenas all over the place. Arrthoa and Blazvatan blasted and smashed numerous hyenas and more.
?: Let me help you all!
A figure came out and it was HIROSHI TSUKUBA of Kamen Rider!
Me: Hiroshi Tsukuba the Skyrider of Kamen Rider! It's an honor.
Hiroshi: Same here J.D.
Hiroshi blasted the hyenas all over the place with incredible fury and more.
We drove all the hyenas minus Shenzi, Banzai and Ed away and we set our sights on the Groundshaker!
Me: Now for an old face to return!
I snapped my fingers and then a roar was heard and out came MUFASA, BACK FROM THE DEAD!
Scar saw him and he looked like he saw a ghost! But he didn't he was back!
Mufasa: You killed me Scar and now I'm going to return the favor!
Jeri Katou: Lets tear this monster apart! FLOWER STYLE NINJA ART: POPPY FIELD!
Jeri fired a wave of poppy flowers.
Tshibangu: (Congo Accent) Lets show him no mercy! JUNGLE STYLE NINJA ART: CONGO RAINFOREST!
Tshibangu fired a massive wave of leaves and energy.
Suwailim: (Egyptian Accent) This will show no mercy! DESERT STYLE NINJA ART: GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA!
Suwailim fired a massive wave of sand and it formed into the pyramids of Egypt.
Kion: Till the Pride Lands end, Lion Guard defend! SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: PRIDELANDS!
Kion fired a wave of green energy and it formed into the Pridelands.
Ono: Hapana! SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: OKAVANGO DELTA!
Ono fired a wave of green energy and it formed into the treacherous and beautiful Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Beshte: TWENDE KIBOKO! SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: TANZANIAN SAFARI!
Beshte fired a massive wave of energy and it formed into the Serengeti Landscape.
Fuli: HUWEZI! SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: WILD CATS OF AFRICA!
Fuli fired a wave of energy and it formed into the big cats of Africa.
Bunga: ZUKA ZAMA! SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: KALAHARI DESERT!
Bunga farted out a blast of green energy and it formed into the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa.
Leomon: SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: LIONS THE KINGS OF AFRICA!
Leomon fired a wave of fire energy and it formed into a bunch of lions.
Simba: SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: PRIDEROCK!
Simba fired a wave of green energy and it formed into Pride Rock!
Mufasa: SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: HERD OF ELEPHANTS!
Mufasa fired a wave of fire and it formed into a herd of elephants.
Sora: Welcome Back Mufasa! SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: CHARGE OF THE WHITE AND BLACK RHINOCEROS!
Sora fired a wave of energy and it formed into a bunch of black and white Rhinoceroses.
Kairi: SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: HERD OF WILDEBEESTS!
Kairi fired a massive wave of energy and it formed into a huge herd of Wildebeests.
Nala: SAVANNAH STYLE NINJA ART: HERD OF ZEBRA!
Nala fired a wave of energy and it formed into a herd of zebra.
All the blasts all hit the Groundshaker and exploded!
KRABBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Cliffjumper: Lets tear this monster apart!
Pepperdance: Yeah!
Cliffjumper, Pepperdance, Kickback and Bai Tza all used the Earth Cyber planet Keys and they enhanced Cliffjumper's ion blaster, Pepperdance's fire powers, Kickback's Sub Machine Gun and Bai Tza's water powers 100-fold.
Cliffjumper and Pepperdance: IONIC FIRE SHOWER!
Cliffjumper and Pepperdance fired ion and fire blasts.
Kickback and Bai Tza: MAELSTROM MACHINE GUN BLAST!
Kickback fired his machine gun and Bai Tza fired a massive blast of water!
Kion: Time for a Lion Guard Final Smash!
Ono: Yeah!
Fuli: Lets do it!
Kion, Fuli, Bunga, Timon, Pumbaa, Beshte, Ono, Nala, Mufasa and Kiara: LION GUARD ULTRA BLAST!
They fired a massive blast of energy and it formed into a lion head and it and the blasts all slammed into the Groundshaker Heartless and obliterated it in a massive explosion!
KRABBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!
We got a massive boost in power from the Heartless.
Nico: That's it for that Heartless.
Me: It's not over yet! (Points to Scar) We have to deal with Scar!
Jeri: Me and Simba will get him!
THUNDERCLAP!
The scene switches to Jeri and Simba chasing Scar up to the high point of Pride Rock. Scar runs up to the edge and sees the sheer drop. Simba and Jeri leaps up through the wall of fire to confront him at the cliff-like edge. Scar is very apprehensive, seeing he is cornered and at Jeri and Simba's mercy.}
Simba: {Quietly, severely} Murderer.
Jeri: It's over for you Scar!
Scar: Simba, Simba. Please. Please have mercy. I beg you.
Simba: You don't deserve to live.
Jeri: After all you've done, death is your only punishment.
Scar: But, Simba, I am... ah... {unsure of his tactic} family. It's the hyenas {regaining composure} who are the real enemy. It was their fault - it was their idea!
{Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed are in the background. They overhear and back away growling at Scar's betrayal.}
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed knew that I was right. Scar threw them all under the bus to save his own skin.
Simba: Why should I believe you? Everything you ever told me was a lie.
Jeri: You used lies and cheated your way to power and that makes you the worst ever.
Scar: What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your own Uncle...? {ingratiating grin}
Simba: No, Scar. I'm not like you.
Scar: {Greatly relieved} Oh, Simba, thank you. You are truly noble. I'll make it up to you, I promise. How can I, ah, prove myself to you? Tell me; I mean, anything.
Simba: {Gravely, with deep anger} Run. Run away, Scar. And never return.
Scar: Yes. Of course. As you wish... {looking down and seeing a pile of hot coals} ...your Majesty! {Scar swipes the coals into Simba's face. With a cry of surprise and pain, Simba paws the coals away as Scar leaps and attacks.}
{There is a fight in slow motion. Both Scar and Simba land heavy blows. Jeri smashed Scar with her staff and kicked him in the face.}
Jeri: YOU CAN'T WIN SCAR!
Scar: THIS IS MY KINGDOM! MY DESTINY!
SMASH!
Jeri bashed Scar in his face with her staff and kicked him in the stomach!
Jeri: IT WAS NEVER YOUR KINGDOM!
Simba slashed Scar in his face!
Jeri: LIONHEART THUNDERSTRIKE!
Jeri fired a massive blast of yellow lightning and it hit Scar and exploded!
KRABBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!
Simba: You killed my father and you will pay for it! KINGDOM OF PRIDE ROCK BLAST!
Simba fired an energy and fire blast and it hit Scar and exploded!
KRABBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!
{Simba gets knocked on his back by Scar. Scar leaps through the flames at him. Simba gathers courage and uses Scar's momentum in a "throw" similar to Nala's fighting tactics to send him flying over the edge. Scar tumbles to the bottom. He weakly gets up. He sees Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed approaching and smiles. Ed has a very angry look on his face.}
Scar: Ahh, my friends.
Shenzi: (laughs) Friends? I thought he said we were the enemy!
Banzai: Yeah, that's what I heard.
Banzai and Shenzi: Ed?
Ed: {Laughs evilly}
We all walked up to Scar.
Me: It's Over for you Scar.
I snapped my fingers and made his fur into a pelt.
Me: The Pridelands were all never yours to begin with. This is Simba and Mufasa's kingdom and you are not Welcome Here!
We blasted Scar and obliterated him in an instant!
His spirit then appeared.
Me: You are not welcome in our universe. (Holds hand to his face) HAKAI!
I banished him to the Warp!
Me: That's the end of Scar. But it's not over yet. I sense Organization XIII coming.
A Dark Corridor opened and out of it came MARLUXIA THE GRACEFUL ASSASSIN!
Marluxia is a member of the original Organization XIII and a major antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise. He is the Nobody of Lauriam, an Union leader of the Dandelions. He wields a scythe and the power of flowers, which represent death as opposed to how they represent Cure magic in the games for all the other characters. Marluxia, along with Larxene, another Organization XIII member, schemes to overthrow Xemnas, with the help of Sora, so they can become the leaders.
In the original Japanese version, he was voiced by Shūichi Ikeda. In the English dub, he was voiced by Keith Ferguson, who also voices Flintheart Glomgold in the DuckTales reboot series.
Lauriam, Marluxia's original self, was a Keyblade wielder seemingly chosen by Master Ava to lead the Dandelions during the First Keyblade War. He was one of the five leaders, alongside Ventus, Brain, Ephemer, and Skuld. He appeared shortly after an unknown person murdered his sister Strelitzia, a Keyblade Wielder also chosen by Master Ava to lead the Dandelions, stole her book, and took her place amongst the leaders. Looking for answers behind Strelitzia's death, Lauriam seeks the aid of fellow Keyblade wielder Elrena (Larxene's original self).
Before Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysAt an unknown point in time, Lauriam succumbed to darkness, turning his heart into a Heartless. However, his will was so strong it left behind a Nobody, who was recruited into the Organization by Xigbar and Xaldin.
358/2 DaysMarluxia appears as a playable character in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and teaches Roxas a few things about fighting.
Chain of MemoriesMarluxia makes his first offical appearance as the main antagonist of Sora's story mode.
After the events of the first game, Sora, Donald, and Goofy are wandering a long road. In the middle of the night, a hooded Marluxia appears and leads them to Castle Oblivion. Once inside, he takes all of their memories, and puts them into cards, weakening the party. He then teaches them how to use the cards, and then leaves after giving them a card that allows then to revisit a world from their memories.
As the game goes on, it is discovered that Marluxia has gotten fellow members of the Organization Axel and Larxene to help him conspire against the leader of the Organization, Xemnas. To do this, he wishes to use Naminé to twist Sora's memories, turning him into a slave of the Organization, so that the power of the Keyblade could be theirs. However, Vexen is killed by Axel after his defeat against Sora to prevent him of revealing their plans, Larxene is killed by Sora, Goofy and Donald, and Axel betrays him, leaving him the last person in the conspiracy.
Sora makes it up to the floor with Naminé, and after a short talk Marluxia reveals himself, and demands that Naminé use her powers to crush Sora's heart, but Naminé refuses, and Marluxia fights Sora. Sora is able to overpower him, but he then reappears and reveals that the Marluxia he fought was an illusion and flees into the highest room in the Castle, awaiting Sora with a reaper machine to help him fight. After that he fights Sora with an angel-like Nobody, which is the ultimate proof of his powers. In the end, Marluxia still falls at Sora's hands and is destroyed, fading away.
Kingdom Hearts II Final MixMarluxia's spirit remains as a special kind of Nobody, called an Absent Silhouette, and manifests itself inside the Beast's Castle in the Beast's room after Sora convinces the Beast to take back Belle and the rose from Xaldin. If Sora chooses to investigate the Silhouette, Marluxia reappears and engages Sora in a hectic rematch, but is defeated. A data replica of Marluxia also appears in the Cavern of Remembrance.
Kingdom Hearts IIIMarluxia returns in Kingdom Hearts III as part of the real Organization, despite his attempts of overthrowing the original. His eyes are now golden, therefore implying that he has become a vessel of Xehanort. He first appears in Corona, offering to help Gothel find Rapunzel (Taking the role of the Stabbington Brothers from the film). Later, he appears to Sora and reintroduces himself, and comments on their past encounter, even though Sora has no memory of it. He then claims that the Organization seeks to compliment the light, and that Rapunzel is the light of Corona. Later, he kidnaps Flynn, then ties him to a boat with Rapunzel's crown in matter that made it look like he was abadoning her. He then confronts the Princess and claims that Flynn has robbed her. Rapunzel doesn't believe him and runs, only to encounter Gothel who dispatches Marluxia's nobodies. Rapunzel, now starting to believe Marluxia's lies, returns to Gothel, in tears. Marluxia then confronts Sora and reveals that Gothel keeps Rapunzel prisoner, and that this serves Xehanort's goals by "preserving" her, because she is one of the seven new Princesses of Heart. Sora tries attacking Marluxia, but he knocks Sora out. Later, after Gothal disentigrates, Marluxia transforms her remains into a heartless.
Marluxia later met with his old partner-in-crime Larxene where she suggested another coup of the Organization. This time, however, Marluxia rejected the idea, reiterating that despite their previous betrayal of the Organization, Master Xehanort brought them back to be his vessels and nothing more. He also was aware that Saïx had brought Vexen on board to continue their plan on using replica's for the Organization, stating that the replicas (as in the case with Dark Riku) were human enough to join their ranks, Marluxia remained unaware of Saix and Vexen's true intentions on using the replica program. He and Larxene were both present with Demyx and Luxord when their old superior Xemnas revealed to them why they were all chosen as vessels for the real Organization XIII: their past connection to the Keyblade legacy. When the Second Keyblade War begins with the real Organization XIII and the Guardians of Light, Marluxia, Larxene, and Luxord gang up on King Mickey before Sora intervenes. After Marluxia is defeated, he seems to regain his forgotten memories of his past life before becoming a Nobody, laughing at the irony of how he just now remembers what is important to him. Having remembered his true purpose, Marluxia thanks Sora before fading away and presumably being recompleted as Lauriam again.
Me: Marluxia!
Nico: Looks like you are here for a fight.
Marluxia: That's right. I came here to kill all of you.
Laney: I would like to see you try.
Marluxia: If you mistake me for a girl, I will make your deaths painful.
Eddy: Then I guess our deaths are going to be painful. Because you DO look like a girl! Especially with that pink hair.
Marluxia growled!
Laney walked up to him and in a stream of flowers she called her scythe.
Marluxia: So you will be the first to die?
Laney: Oh I'm not going to die. YOU are. And I'm going to make your death excruciatingly painful.
A ring of flowers formed around Laney's feet.
Suddenly a massive explosion of flowers and a vortex of leaves and flowers enveloped Laney and shot high into the sky and it formed into an Angel of Flowers and we heard the divine singing of angels grace the skies. Stellar energy and stardust flew into the Angel and Laney's energy was rising at an astronomical level. The angel went back down to the world and the vortex faded and Laney was now forever changed! She had the appearance of a 21-year-old girl and she had longer brown hair in a braided ponytail and she had an angel and butterfly hair clip in her braid with a bow on it. She had rainbow flowers flying in the sclera of her eyes and she had a flower with the kanji for Flower emblazoned in the middle of her forehead and she had earrings in the shape of the kanji of Flower. She had a rainbow flower shirt and her scarf was wrapped around her waist and she had a plaid rainbow kilt and had plaid rainbow leggings and rainbow boots. She had a sleeveless rainbow flower trench coat on and it had the kanji for Lania Marie Loud - Champion of Gaia and the Master of Flowers, Plants, Nature and Amazing Voice of Reason on the back. She had angel wings that were of Rainbow Flower Petals and her aura was green and flowing with flowers and leaves and she had her scythe in her hands. She was now a SUPER ANGEL 25,000,000 FLOWER GAIA NATURE!
Me: WHOA! Laney you look amazing!
Lincoln: Wow! Laney, how do you feel?
Laney: (Divine Angelic Older Voice) I feel incredible Lincoln. I am a true angel of Nature now.
Lana: WHOA! Lanes you look amazing!
Luna Loud: You sure do dude! Wow!
Laney: Thanks guys. Now it's time for me to show how strong the power of nature is.
Laney turned her sights to Marluxia.
Laney took off faster than a bullet fired from a gun and kicked Marluxia in the face and sent him flying and she slashed him all over with her scythe and kicked him all over. Laney then fired flower blasts and they hit Marluxis all over and exploded and they really hurt. Marluxia fired a bunch of vines and flowers and Laney slashed them all over the place and destroyed them and she teleported and slashed Marluxia all over and kicked him in the face and sent him crashing into the ground!
KRABLAM!
Laney landed and saw Marluxia screaming in pain as he was dying and he was clutching his head in pain.
Laney: You will never be welcome in any part of nature. (Holds hand up to him) HAKAI!
Laney banished him to the Warp.
Laney: Good riddance.
We cheered wildly for her!
Nico: YEAH!
Sam S.L.: ROCK ON LANES!
Lincoln: YEAH!
{Rain opens up and douses the fire. Simba comes down and greets his mother and Nala.}
Me: We've now seen the last of Scar and Marluxia.
Nico: Yep. 3 down and 10 to go.
Me: Next up is Luxord and I have a feeling I know which world he will appear in next.
Sora: Yep. The world of Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl.
Me: The 1st Pirates of The Caribbean movie. This is gonna be interesting.
Nico: Yep.
Shenzi: Yeah. We never liked working for Scar. Our alligeance is with you now J.D.
Me: Awesome.
Mufasa: (to Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed) Here's your chance to do the right thing. If you do, I promise you'll know why Nico has been acting vicious lately.
Shenzi: Deal!
Banzai: We promise we'll be good from now on.
Shenzi and Banzai: Ed?
Ed agreed by nodding.
We told them everything.
They gasped.
Shenzi: Oh man! We're sorry Nico. We didn't know.
Nico: It's all right.
Rafiki motions for Simba to ascend Pride Rock as king. Simba starts up and pauses to hug Rafiki as his father did.
Rafiki: It is time.
{Very majestically, he ascends through the rain. Music is strong. Through a hole in the clouds we can see a patch of stars. One bright star shines out briefly.}
Mufasa: Remember . . .
{Simba's expression gains confidence and strength. He roars. The lionesses and Jeri and Leomon roar in reply. Time switch to the savannah in full bloom again. Cue "Busa" theme:}
BS: Busa le lizwe
Busa le lizwe
Busa le lizwe
Bus-busa ngo xolo
{Obscured verse}
MS: Se-fi-le
Baba ti-tabo
Maye babo
Busa lomhlaba
BS: {Obscured verse}
MS: He!
Se-fi-le
Busa Simba! Busa Simba!
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
{Simba, Timon, Pumbaa, and Nala are on Pride Rocl and we are flying beside them. Zazu flies up to the point. Timon, of course, is shaking his arms in the classic victory sign. All the groups of herds are there and making noise as in the presentation of Simba.}
BS: Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
MS: (ngw' enamabala-wa)
Full Chorus: Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
Circle of... Liiife
{Rafiki appears, holding a lion cub, Little Kiara. He lifts the cub to present to show the crowd. Bass drum hit and black out to title in red lettering as in the beginning. The Circle is completed.}
Me: AWESOME!
Nico: So cool!
Laney: Little Kiara is so adorable.
Simba: She sure is.
Mufasa: I'm so proud of you my son.
Simba: Thanks father.
Avalanche: Are you glad to be king, Simba.
Simba: Actually, I am.
Kyd: That's nice to hear.
Titanium Titan: We took out a lot of Hyenas today.
Tooya: Alright. It's a good thing I didn't fight you guys today. Because I'll need a list of which of my fellow monsters should be reused.
Me: That's a good idea. Looks like picking our usual fights with the hyenas was a good thing. That list is gonna be a long one. Also with 28+ years to cover it's gonna be a long one. Dino Fury comes out later and it's gonna be a little over a year before we meet the newest rangers.
Tooya: That's understandable.
Me: But this was awesome.
Lincoln: Yes it was.
Linka: Yeah!
Simba: (To the viewers) Never be like Scar or Team Loud Phoenix Storm is coming for you and it won't be pretty.
Me: Yep. This was so awesome still. Just like in the movies.
Nico: Yep.
We later went home.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Part 3 is done. Next for Part 4 is Pirates of The Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl from 2003 and get ready for a high seas adventure as we set sail to rescue Elizabeth Swann and kill an evil Hector Barbossa and his undead Cursed Crew. The next Number Holder will be Eli's nemesis, Metal Overlord and he will have Number 18: Heraldry Patriarch and Eli will have a new surprise in store for you all. NicoChan11, JediAvatarOfShinobi, Omegahatchiyak12, XP4Universe and ninjakingofhearts all gave me the ideas for this. Thanks guys.
See you all tomorrow.
