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Post by Kieran on Feb 16, 2011 19:42:56 GMT 2
In this topic is collected and answered frequently asked questions about The Lion King universe. Anything I claim as a fact has an official source that can be checked out for verification. I will be adding questions and answers as time goes by. |
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:56:25 GMT 2
Who is the cub at the end of The Lion King film?
It's Kiara. The sequel film's production uses that very cub in the official trailer as baby Kiara, and in an interview one of the animators literally said the cub is a queen, not a king. If you wish to ignore the sequel film, then the cub is no one officially. Because the film itself leaves it nameless and genderless and then on the 1995 Laserdisc commentary track its creators call it Fluffy and still don't give it a gender, not even after the sequel film. So, the cub is Fluffy/Kiara.
As of 2015 it can also be viewed as Kiara's little brother, Kion - from "The Lion Guard" which offers an alternative storyline. Still, in the official storyline (TLK + TLK2) the cub is Kiara as they already publicly confirmed it as Kiara and in canon alone (TLK film alone) it is still just genderless "Fluffy". So Kion is only an alternative spin-off storyline, not canon to either film.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:57:07 GMT 2
Does Simba have a son?
In the official storyline, ("The Lion King" and "Simba's Pride" movies), no, he does not. In that Simba's first and only child is the daughter Kiara.
But in other cases, it depends.
- In the first movie alone; technically yes. But in essence, no.
The cub at the end was visually designed a son, but they made the only confirming detail impossible to spot while viewing. And then, on the commentary they refer to the cub only with a unisex nickname "Fluffy".
- In the sequel film: No. For that cub from the first film was decided to be Kiara, just redesigned & ceremony scene remade.
- In the books: Yes. But there are also books wherein he has a daughter instead and some wherein the gender is not decided.
- In "The Lion Guard" spin-off: Yes, his name is Kion. This spin-off ties in with Kiara but wasn't developed by any of the previous films' creators and therefor doesn't become a part of the official storyline.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:57:41 GMT 2
Who is Kopa?
He is an official lion character from the book universe of The Lion King, but Disney did not create him. Kopa is an original character made up by an outsider childrens' book author, Alex Simmons who did not even know there would be a cub in the movie. Kopa appears in the set of books The Six New Adventures as Simba and Nala's son. He was never the cub at the end of the first film, as evident by the commentary track of the first film / the trailer of the second film / the interview of Disney's animator. As in Kopa was not approved by the original film makers, which is why he's not really even semi-canon, but just official fanfiction.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:58:10 GMT 2
What happened to Kopa? Did he die?
Kopa did not die because he exists only in the few books in the book universe of The Lion King, and in them nothing fatal happens to him. What happened to him seeing to the movies is that he got completely ignored and denied by all film makers.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:58:46 GMT 2
How did Scar get his scar?
There is no canon information on this matter. In one Disney book he got it from a water buffalo's horn but that was not written by anyone from Disney and has not been approved by Scar's creators. So the true story remains unknown.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:59:12 GMT 2
What was Scar's real name before he got his scar?
There is no canon information on that. In one Disney book his birth name is Taka but that was not written by anyone from Disney and has not been approved by Scar's creators. So his canon birth name remains unknown.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 19:59:53 GMT 2
What was Mufasa's/Scar's mother's/father's/parents' name(s)?
There is no canon information on that. In one Disney book they were Ahadi and Uru but it was not written by anyone from Disney and has not been approved by the film's creators. So their canon names remain unknown.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:00:32 GMT 2
Is Sarabi in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride?
According to Disney's official web site, she is, but they don't tell where. They also claim that Nala is not in The Lion King 1½ even though she obviously is, so the Sarabi information may be a mistake too. If she is in the film, she is likely in some of the group scenes of Simba's pride.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:01:11 GMT 2
Is Kovu Scar's son?
No, not biologically. It's said twice in the film that Scar is not his father. It's also stated in a deleted scene in which the dialogue goes: "Remember, Scar took you in and accepted you as his own son." "But he wasn't my father." "No, but he chose you to become the new king." The deleted scene can be found in the bonus materials of the DVD release. There is no official information on who Kovu's biological father is.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:01:42 GMT 2
Is Nuka Scar's son? Is Vitani Scar's daughter?
The film makers have never confimed the matter in any interview but the film itself makes it obvious that the answer is no.
As the film makes quite clear neither of those two think of Scar as their dad. They call Scar by his name and never ever claim themselves as his children. Not even Nuka to whom such a thing would play as a valid card against Kovu's "Chosen One" status. As in when Nuka complained about how he should've been the Chosen One he would've brought it up if Scar was his father. He didn't, so it is most official proof of that he is not Scar's son. Same with Vitani, who also appears to be exactly the same age with Kovu and thus likely his litter mate.
So, common sense based on the official movie footage results in the answer: No, Nuka is not Scar's son and no Vitani is not Scar's daughter. But as said, the film makers have not literally confirmed this matter.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:02:10 GMT 2
Why does Scar have a black mane even though Mufasa doesn't?
This issue has not been addressed by the film's makers, so there's no official information on this. But it is likely because Scar was the villain and they wanted to bring it out in his looks too and make it easier for children to recognize him as the evil one. Also, according to nature, some lions in real life do have black manes either because of age or genes.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:02:52 GMT 2
How long was Simba in exile?
Cub Simba must have been something between six months and one year of age, judging by his age design and behaviour. And adult Simba was in the least three-years old, judging by his mane.
On the commentary track the film makers say that after the first adult Simba scene, at the destroyed Pridelands scene, they intented to have subtitles "Kenya, 2 years later" but left it out because subtitles wouldn't have looked artistically good, or something.
Thus, we need to fit those two years at some point:
- It could be just those two years in total, making him approx. 3-years old at the end. As said, it would fit the age designs.
- But I'd sooner say that the exile lasted four years in total. As in that he grew for a couple of years until the first adult scene and then those mentioned two years were added, making him 5-years old at the end. That would fit the age design and make him the earliest age a lion could challenge another lion.
- We could also say that it lasted six years, as in that he was 5-years old at the first adult scene already and then those two years were added, making him approx. 7-years old at the end.
So, in short:
Simba was in exile something between 2 to 6 years. Most likely 4 to 6 years, to have him the appropriate age to challenge his uncle.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:20:25 GMT 2
Where did the Outlanders in the sequel film come from?
There is no official information and it's left up to people's common sense + fan theories.
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Post by Kieran on May 13, 2011 20:28:13 GMT 2
Is there a Lion King 3/4/5/6?
No. The only TLK films currently released are:
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)
The Lion King 1½: Hakuna Matata (2004)
TLK 1½ is titled "The Lion King 3" in European releases but most officially it's not a 3 but the 1½.
And yes, I have seen questions asking even about The Lion King 6. Where do people get those numbers?
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