Cheezi is a male spotted hyena who resides in the Outlands. He is a member of Jasiri’s Clan and formerly a member of Janja’s Clan. He was also formerly a member of Scar's Army. He is the son of Shenzi and Banzai, and the triplet brother of Janja and Chungu.
Description[]
Cheezi has grey fur, yellow eyes and red nose. His underbelly is a lighter colour and it only goes up to his chest. He has darker grey muzzle and spots on his back. His ears, paws and tail are black. He has two notches on both side of his ears. His muzzle is medium sized and he has a rounded build. His facial appearance is derpy, like his uncle, Ed.
Personality[]
Cheezi has been shown to appear much crazier than he actually is. He is prone to heavy laughter and sticking his tongue out, though he has a much tougher grip on his mission than his friend, Chungu and is the smarter of Janja’s two main henchmen. Like the rest of Janja's clan, Cheezi is greedy and gluttonous, with no respect for the Circle of Life. He is fairly dim-witted and relies on Janja to make decisions for him. Though obedient to Janja, he is also willing to avoid sharing information with his leader for fear of facing Janja's anger.[1] and also nervous, shy and worrisome when Janja's plans don't work like planned.
Cheezi is implied to be interested in fighting, showing disappointment when he at first believes that they won't be fighting, and again when his leader makes a hasty retreat.[2] However, he is very hesitant to meet up with the Lion Guard, and often chooses to be cautious around them. If given the chance, Cheezi will gladly follow their rules, so long as he gets something out of the deal.[3]
After the Lion Guard saves him and the rest of Janja's clan in "Battle for the Pride Lands" and Janja changes the sides, he becomes good and starts to respect the Circle of Life. Although both and he and Chungu briefly return to their previous villainous ways during the battle for the Pride Lands by threatening the rhinos, this was merely out of habit and they immediately apologize for this after being reprimanded by Janja. He soon learns to fully embrace the importance of the Circle of Life shown when and he and Chungu growl at Mzingo to force him to agree to follow the Circle of Life when Jasiri is appointed as the new leader of the Outlands.
Family[]
Mother: Shenzi
Father: Banzai
Uncle: Ed
Sister in law: Jasiri
Niece: Amara
Trivia[]
-His name (based on Chizi) means “Crazy” in Swahili.