Nuka is a teenage male lion. He is the son of Zira and Scar and a former member of the Outsiders.
He is a deceased character in Legends of the Lion Guard.
Appearance[]
As an adolescent, Nuka was skinny and underfed. He had unkempt fur, scraggly whiskers, and a short ungroomed black mane. His main pelt was brown with a gray tint, while his muzzle, paws, and underbelly were cream. He had dark eye rims, a short black goatee, tufts of black fur on his elbows, and red eyes. Like most Outsiders, he had a hooked black nose and unsheathed claws.
Once an adult, Nuka became larger and more muscular, though he remained thin and weakly built. His mane grew longer but remained scraggly and unkempt.
Personality[]
Nuka is very hot-headed, and leaps into fights constantly underestimating his opponent. He is somewhat cowardly at times, leaping high into the air when he is caught off guard. Nuka is constantly trying to get on his mother's good side, even though he is not above disobeying her words if he decides that his way is better. Nuka is also seemingly disgusted at the idea of lions working alongside hyenas.
History[]
Backstory[]
Nuka was born to Zira and Scar, rapidly becoming known among for the pride for his unkempt appearance and irritable, suck-up temper. Zira despised her son, finding him annoying and focusing her attention more on Kovu and Vitani despite neither of the two being her biological children. Nuka sought to prove himself to his mother on more than one occassion, though each attempt would end in disaster; nonetheless, he helped to carry out dangerous missions, and with Vitani, set the Pride Lands ablaze to disrupt Kiara's first hunt. During an ambush of Simba, Nuka decided to show that he was capable to Zira, though in his chase, he was crushed by a fallen log and died not long after, with his death heavily impacting Zira. The latter would then blame Kovu for killing her son and would scar him over his eye as a punishment.
Family[]
- Mother: Zira †
- Father: Scar †
- Uncle: Mufasa †
- Cousin: Simba
- Grandmother: Uru †
- Grandfather: Ahadi †
- Distant Relatives †: Mohatu, Hadiya, Askari, and Simama
Trivia[]
- Nuka is voiced by Bill Hader.