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Simba
Simba is the main protagonist of The Lion King and the deuteragonist of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, a major character in The Lion King 1½, The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar, and The Lion Guard He is the rightful king of the Pride Lands who defeats the evil Scar in order to restore peace to his father's kingdom.

Personality
As a cub, Simba was playful and always ready for an adventure with his best friend, Nala. He tried to see the best in everyone, even his uncle Scar. At times, he could be a show-off and arrogant, and boasted that he will be the greatest king ever, which often got himself and Nala into danger. In spite of this, he came to see the fault in his actions and always learned from his mistakes.

As an adolescent, Simba picks up a happy, carefree lifestyle, thinking nothing of his responsibilities back home. In addition, Simba's vocabulary changes drastically (as he now says "Father" instead of "Dad" and "Scar" instead of "Uncle Scar"). In the jungle, he develops somewhat grotesque habits, burping and eating bugs alongside his lazy companions. No longer the respected prince of the Pride Lands, Simba becomes sedentary and stubbornly refuting of his past life. Having been tainted in mind by his well-meaning friends, Simba no longer sees the need to help others and would rather lock himself away in bliss than face reality.

Despite his guilt-ridden conscience, Simba is forced into maturity when he has to face his past, holding himself accountable to the land he once swore to defend. Once accepting of his duties, he becomes a new character, stronger in will than before. Unlike the old Simba, who would rather avoid an argument, this new Simba does not tolerate being bullied and refuses to stand for abuse, being particularly defensive of his mother. When challenged, Simba becomes rough around the edges, determined to have his way and unwilling to stand for compromise. No longer an innocent cub, he is brave when he has to be, standing up for his land and his pride.

Once a full-grown adult and a father, Simba has matured to a new level, now totally fixated on his duties as a king and a father. For all his benevolence and inherent goodness, Simba is not without fault, as he is overprotective of his daughter Kiara, willing to break a promise to her in order to keep her safe. In this way, Simba shows that he does not fully respect his daughter, seeing himself as the older and wiser pride member. Thinking himself to know better, he often becomes blind to the outside world, focusing only on his family and their safety. In doing so, he comes to harm those around him.

Appearance
Simba resembles both his parents in different ways. From Mufasa, he inherited his strong build and pelt coloration, as both lions are gold with red manes though Simba's mane is a paler dark vermilion. From his mother, Simba inherited ear rims (though he loses these when he reaches adulthood) and his general facial features, as they are noticeably less square than Mufasa's. Sarabi also lent him his orange eyes, as well as features common among Pridelanders. His nose is pink, unlike those of his parents.

Trivia
One time, Simba was actually referred to as a prince (the young prince).
 * Along with Timon and Pumbaa, Simba is the most well-known character from The Lion King franchise.
 * In Swahili, 'simba' means 'lion'.
 * In some concepts, Simba is shown with blue eyes.
 * When the animators were drawing adult Simba, they wanted a little twist for his appearance and personality to be like his voice actor Matthew Broderick.
 * Simba is never referred to as a prince, but his daughter, Kiara is sometimes referred to as a princess.
 * While Simba regularly appears as both a cub and an adult, his more iconic age is as a cub. The original film also goes more into depth with his cub personality.
 * Simba is the first animated Disney character to have a villain as a biological relative, followed by Hercules. Previous Disney villains, such as The Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) and Lady Tremaine (Cinderella) were related to the protagonist only by marrige.
 * Simba's adult mane was supposedly inspired by Jon Bon Jovi's hair.

Voice Actors
Matt Weinberg- his actual voice in The Lion King 1 1/2 Evan Saucedo- his actual singing voice in the song The Morning Report Rob Lowe- his actual voice in The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar and The Lion Guard
 * Cub: Jonathan Taylor Thomas- his actual voice in The Lion King
 * Cub Singing: Jason Weaver- his actual singing voice in The Lion King
 * Adult: Matthew Broderick- his actual voice in The Lion King, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, and The Lion King 1 1/2

Cam Clarke- his actual voice in House of Mouse and Safety Smart: Goes Green

Appearances in Fanfictions
Here are all the fanfictions that this character makes an appearance in that are on this wiki:
 * The Second Scar: The Story of a What If
 * Lion King IV: Rise and Fall of the Sun
 * The Lion King IV: A Hero Falls
 * Lion King 3: Hyena Rules
 * The Lion King 2½: Timon's Colony
 * The Lion King: The New Pride
 * Kopa's Story
 * The Great Fight of Timon and Kiara
 * The Nightmare
 * The Lion King IV: Subira's Beginning
 * The Lion King III: Guard Buddies
 * Pawtake
 * Timon's Jungle Tickle Torment
 * The Lion King VI: The Great Pride Migration
 * The Lion Guard: An Enjoyable Evening
 * The Story of Mungu (Flashback)

Nala


Nala is the secondary deuteragonist of The Lion King, a secondary tritagonist of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, a minor character in The Lion King 1 1/2, and a major character in The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar She is the lifelong best friend of Simba, and later would become his mate. Upon entering adulthood, she would have three children with him, Kopa, Kiara and Kion. In PenelopeTheShihTzu's fanfiction, she has a fourth child (Saba). She also as a fourth child in Chumvi's upcoming fanfic, the fourth child is Fluffy, twin of Kopa.

Background
Nala's  main animators were Bob Bryan and Gilda Palinginia and her supervising animators were Aaron Blaise (cub) and Anthony de Rosa (adult).

Personality
As a cub, Nala is playful, spirited, and spunky. She and Simba are best friends. As cubs, the two were nearly inseparable. Unknown to them, they were betrothed at an early age, and both agreed that friends marrying each other was too weird once they discovered this fact.

Nala was heartbroken when Scar claimed that Simba died with Mufasa in the wildebeest stampede.

As young adults, Nala was the lioness who brought Simba back to Pride Rock, to save them from Scar's tyranny. In the midst of all this, they finally realized their friendship had grown into a relationship, and eventually marriage as originally intended.

In the sequel, Nala has become much more mild-mannered and motherly. She acts as the voice of reason to Simba, who is now being very protective of Kiara, and reminds him that their daughter Kiara would be fine. She also seems to be less judgmental than Simba. When Simba refused to trust Kovu simply because of his outsider status, Nala and Rafiki are able to change his decision and Simba reserves his judgment to see if Kovu could be trusted.

Appearance
As a cub, Nala is small and lithe with soft features. Her fur is colored a light tawny, while her muzzle, paws, and underbelly are all paler in contrast. Unlike most cubs her age, her paws are colorless, and her eye rims are lighter than her main pelt. Her eyebrows are also much thinner than those of her fellow cub, Simba, and her inner ears and the tip of her tail are brown in color. Her eyes appear to be pale green, though they change to teal in certain light.

Come young adulthood, Nala looks almost identical to her mother Sarafina. Her body has filled out to become sleeker and stronger, fitting the physique of a practiced hunter. She also proves herself to be exceptionally strong, able to hold her own against the much larger Simba, even managing to pin him on his back. Her coloring remains much the same, not changing until she appears as an older adult in the sequel.

As a fully grown adult and as queen, Nala's colors have paled slightly, and her eyes have become bright blue. She has also grown somewhat larger and more filled out. To her daughter, she passed down her paler undertones.

Trivia

 * Her name is of Tanzanian origin and means 'luck' and in African, means 'successful'. In Swahili, (an African language), it means "gift".
 * In the scene where Simba jumps over the lionesses to wake up his father, there is a cub that may be Nala and her mother, Sarafina.
 * In an earlier draft, Nala was supposed to be banished from Pride Rock after she rejected Scar's proposal to be his queen. However this is incorporated into the Broadway play The Lion King instead.
 * Originally, Nala had a younger brother named Mheetu, but his character was dropped because of time constraints.
 * Nala's fur seems to be brighter in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride than it was in the previous film

Voice Actors
Gabrielle Union- her actual voice in The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar and The Lion Guard
 * Cub: Niketa Calame- her actual voice in The Lion King
 * Cub Singing: Laura Williams- her actual singing voice in The Lion King
 * Adult: Moira Kelly- her actual voice in The Lion King, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1 1/2
 * Adult Singing: Sally Dworsky- her actual singing voice in The Lion King

Appearances in Fanfictions
Here are all the fanfictions that this character makes an appearance in that are on this wiki:
 * The Lion King IV: A Hero Falls
 * Lion King 3: Hyena Rules
 * The Lion King 2½: Timon's Colony
 * The Lion King IV: Subira's Beginning
 * The Lion King V: Hidden Enemy
 * Lion King 3: Scar's Regin
 * The Lion King: Kopa's Story
 * The Lion King VI: BloodTide
 * Pawtake
 * The Lion King VI: The Great Pride Migration
 * http://thelionkingfanon.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lion_Guard:_An_Enjoyable_Evening
 * The Lion King 3: A New Menace
 * The Story Of Mungu (Mentioned)