Kion was worried as he travels back to his homeland, but will he still believe that Kovu still be trusted? Whilst following Jasiri to her watering hole, Kion meets Kovu and Nuka. Being with Kiara, being accepted by Simba and Nala, his new family, having fun, romance In January 2016, a television series titled The Lion Guard began airing on Disney Junior, following a television pilot film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar in November 2015. His eyes are green, with dark rims. They are in pact with each other, as a big family. It seems like it was a dream that no one could ever predicted, that they could finally be in total peace. • "Werehog of London" • "Bigfoot, Littlebrain" • "Astro-Nots" • "Robin Hoodwinked" • "Seregenti Western" • "All Pets are Off" • "Two for the Zoo" • "The Swine in the Stone" • "You May Have Already Won Six Million Bakra" • "My Meteor, My Friend" • "Jungle Slickers" • "Don't Wake the Neighbear" • "Recipe for Disaster" • "Going Over-Boar'd" • "Ivy Beleaguered" • "Broadway Bound & Gagged" • "Steel Hog" • "Dealer's Choice Cut" • "Space Ham" • "You Bet Your Tuhkus" • "No-Good Samaritan" • "Living in De Nile" • "One Tough Bug" • "Pirates of Pumbzance" • "Miss Perfect" • "Hakuna Matata U." His eyes are green, with dark rims. The Lion Guard help teach her to take care of her mental health in order to succeed in her goals. The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar is a television movie that premiered on November 22, 2015, serving as a pilot for The Lion Guard television series, which debuted in early 2016 on Disney Junior. As Kovu was driven away by Simba’s animal subjects, he was being watched by Rafiki from a distance who sighs very sadly while realizing that Simba has completely defied his father's goals and broke the Circle of Life. Animalistic strength and agility • Feel the Magic • Festival of Family & Friends • Festival of the Lion King • Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party • It's Party Time... with Mickey and Friends • Mickey's Gift of Dreams • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey and the Magician • Once Upon a Mouse • Rivers of Light: We Are One • The Golden Mickeys • The Legend of the Lion King • Villains Tonight! #kon Kovu is a stocky lion cub with red-brown fur. He sighs sadly as he sees his mother fall to her death but is relieved that Kiara is safe. Upon first meeting Kiara, his first reaction is to snarl a challenge, and the only game he appears to understand is play-fighting. But when Kovu receives a warning from a very unexpected source, it appears that the situation is far more serious. Kion/Gallery/Return to the Pride Lands < Kion‎ | Gallery. He said to her as Kiara beams at her father as they embraced each other's warmth. In a way, Zira's plan for Kovu to become King of the Pride Lands succeeds because he begins as Scar's heir to the throne, but ironically through his marriage to Kiara, Kovu ends up as Simba's heir and also unlike Scar, Kovu would rule for the sake of his subjects and not for his own gain. 2. The Lion Guard return to their home, the Pride Lands, only to find out their true place in the Circle of Life is the Tree of Life. Kovu was originally going to be Scar's biological son, however, Micheal Eisner decided that Kovu shouldn't be related to Scar, as it would cause incest between him and Kiara as "first cousins". "Oh, hi, Nala." I was just a cub then, I really didn't understand the true meaning of it, until I got older.". His judgment can understandably be called into question when he grows into a young adult, as he initially accuses Kovu of being a traitor without waiting for his mother'… The majority of the series takes place during the years in-between Kiara's first meeting with Kovu as a … With the help of Mzingo and his parliament, the Lion Guard manages to distract Vitani's scout, Tazama. Printed Media: Uru • Ahadi • Kopa • Boma • Kula • Zuzu • Joka • Lulu • Disneyland Forever • Happily Ever After • HarmonioUS • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • The Magic, the Memories and You • Once Upon a Time • Tree of Life Awakens • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color 585 Stories. She is a young lioness and has pale golden-orange fur with a cream underbelly, muzzle, and paws. Madoa, who has been in hiding with the rest of Jasiri's clan, explains that Zira's invasion of the Pride Lands has already begun. Kion and Bunga enjoy playing together with a baobab fruit, which they use as a ball, but soon the ball roll… lionguard kion lionking fuli simba thelionguard kiara nala bunga ono lion kovu beshte kionxfuli tlg rani vitani thelionking kopa treeoflife. He was apparently born at some point during Scar's reign, as Scar hand-picked him to be his successor. He said to the former Queen, as she sat next to her mate. It had been years since Kion, Prince of the Pride Lands, Kiara's younger brother and the current leader of the Lion Guard, a group that protected the Pride Lands and the circle of life, had left the Pride Lands to travel to the Tree of Life. The Lion King: Return of the Guard. The two cubs became friends after an incident with crocodiles, but they were quickly separated by their feuding parents. Afterward, Kovu and the Royal family spend the whole day with Kion (during which time he and Kion very likely get to know each other a lot better and bond as brothers) and at night they gaze up at the spirit of Mufasa, who is happy to see them together. "Judge me now for who I am. He is the youngestson of Zira, the adoptive son and alleged heir of Scar, Nuka and Vitani's younger brother, Simba and Nala's son-in-law, Kiara's best friend and later, her husband and Kion's brother-in-law. Restaurants: Restaurant Hakuna Matata As a result, he was referred to by the Outsiders as the Chosen One. "Simba?" As a cub, he was put through harsh training by Zira to prepare him for this task. Simba told her. • "Pig-Malion" • "Why No Rhino" • "War Hogs" • "The Big No Sleep" • "Common Scents" • "Mister Twister" • "Don't Be Elfish" • "Lights, Camera, Traction" • "The Running of the Bullies" • "Special Defects" • "Wishy Washy" • "Ice Escapades" • "Guru-Some" • "Jailhouse Shock" • "Nearly Departed" • "Early Bird Watchers" • "The Spy's the Limit" • "Ready, Aim, Fire" • "Timoncchio" • "Ghost Boosters" • "Stay Away from my Honey!" Remake: Life's Not Fair • Rafiki's Fireflies • Scar Takes the Throne • Simba is Alive! Afterward, Simba banished Kovu, his family, and several other lionesses who were loyal to Scar to the Outlands. • "Call of the Drongo" • "Paintings and Predictions" • "The Mbali Fields Migration" • "Bunga and the King" • "The Imaginary Okapi" • "Too Many Termites" • "The Trouble With Galagos" • "Janja's New Crew" • "Baboons!" The Lion King 1½: Ma • Uncle Max • Iron Joe • Meerkat Colony As part of the plan, he rescues Kiara from a wildfire that has been set by his siblings Nuka and Vitani. Zira angrily blames Kovu for Nuka's death, scarring him across one eye, reminiscent of Scar's appearance. She has narrow dark brown eyebrows, similar to Nala's. Tokyo Disneyland • Disney Dreams! When Kiara chooses to chase birds alongside Timon and Pumbaa for the fun of it, Kovu believes it to be training. Even though that he had forgotten the words that he taught her, it seems that she reminds him of how important it was. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. His forelegs have tufts of dark brown fur emerging from them. His nose is black and he has three whiskers on either side of his muzzle. Zira does the same to Kovu before they separate. The Lion Guard #thelionking. Kovu is the deuteragonistof the 1998 film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and a guest character in it's 2016 midquel series The Lion Guard. Kovu is a former Outsider lion, later a member of Simba's pride, the mate of Kiara, and the future King of the Pride Lands. His violent tendencies are reinforced by a knack for taking care of himself, as he is physically fit and an able hunter, two features that make way for his more arrogant and cocky side. She then praises Kovu for his brilliance, stating that he has the "same conniving mind" that Scar had. Nala reassures the former King. Just then, Anga spots Zira's son, Kovu, standing on Pride Rock. Soundtracks: The Lion King • Rhythm of the Pride Lands • The Legacy Collection • The Lion King Collection • Return to Pride Rock: Songs Inspired by Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride • Best of the Lion King • The Lion King 1½: Songs from Timon and Pumbaa's Hilarious Adventure • Original Broadway Cast Recording • The Lion Guard • The Lion King (2019 film) Even as a cub, Kovu strives to please and takes no shame in showing off to the more innocent Kiara. He has a hair tuft of dark brown fur, the beginnings of a mane, on the top of his head. Background information He is the son of Zira and the younger brother of Nuka and Vitani. He's the one who told me about not just the great Circle of life, but also reminding me that we are one. Zira's daughter, Vitani, arrives with a strange pride of lionesses and launches into battle against the Lion Guard. Besides, the one that I should be thanking was my father. Simba said. Episode 12: The Fire in a Cheetah's Heart: Azaad decides to stay at the Tree of Life under Queen Rani's reign so he can stay with the Lion Guard. Edit. Simba chuckles at his mate as maybe she was right. He is very hopeful when Kiara's brother, Kion, says he could get them back in the Pride Lands due to his desire to see Kiara again, something Kion had no knowledge of until then. • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • The Lion King Celebration • The Wonderful World of Disney Parade • Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams His name means "lion" in Swahili. Back at Pride Rock, Simba and the animal subjects believe that Kovu was behind the ambush, and exiles the rogue lion from the Pride Lands, ignoring Kiara's protests. Nala chuckles at her mate as she pounces on top on him, like when they were young. In response, Kovu stands up to his mother for the first time, rejects Scar, and runs off. It has been three years since Kion left the Pridelands, and Kiara and Kovu lived happily with their united pride. Video games As a result of Scar's death, Kovu was expected to one day avenge Scar by killing Simba and usurping the throne. Occupation Kion was worried as he travels back to his homeland, but will he still believe that Kovu still be trusted? Kovu is a red-brown lion cub. Specifically first cousins once removed, as Kovu and Simba would be first cousins. Quote Kovu, along with the rest of the Royal family and all the Pridelanders attends Kion's coronation and wedding to Queen Rani and is happy that his new brother is now free to be with the one he loves and follow his own destiny just like he and Kiara did and cheers for him. • "I Don't Bolivia" • "Shopping Mauled" • "Library Brouhaha" • "Catch Me if You Kenya" • "Scent of the South" • "Monster Massachusetts" • "Handle with Caribbean" • "Forbidden Pumbaa" • "Washington Applesauce" • "Alcatraz Mataz" • "Oahu Wahoo" • "I Think I Canada" • "Zazu's Off Day Off" • "Beast of Eden" • "Sense & Senegambia" • "Timon on the Range" • "The Man from J.U.N.G.L.E." Source, Scar † (adoptive father/grand-uncle-in-law) Zira † (mother)Nuka † (brother)Vitani (sister)Kiara (mate)Simba (father-in-law)Nala (mother-in-law)Kion (brother-in-law)Rani (sister-in-law)Mufasa † and Nala's Father † (grandfathers-in-law)Sarabi and Sarafina (grandmothers-in-law)Ahadi † (great-grandfather-in-law)Uru † (great-grandmother-in-law)Mohatu † (great-great-grandfather-in-law). Info. Kiara seems to be blushing at that statement, "Rafiki, I didn't do anything special. The chosen one (by Zira and Nuka)Little termite (by Nuka)Fuzzy maraca (by Timon, as a cub)Little lad (by Zira)Riffraff (by Zazu)Scar's heir (by Simba)Kid (by Timon)Green eyes (by Jasiri) When Kion asks about Zira, Kovu somberly reveals that Zira has died. Her eyes are blue. His chosen path was put to a halt after Simbatook back the throne fro… Firework: Celebrate the Magic • Celebrate! Television programs The two briefly discuss running away to form their own pride, but Kiara convinces Kovu that they need to return to try and unite their prides. Kion doesn't know about the united Pride in Pridelands in this story and still thinks Kovu is still an enemy to the Pridelanders. Return of the Roar. Rafiki Return of the Roar is the twelfth chapter of The Lion King: Revisited. However, when faced by his mother, Kovu is submissive and prone to showing his softer side, exposing a desire to befriend and treat kindly the new cub he has just met. Kovu is apart of the featured articles, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Disney Wiki community. OutsidersPridelanders Kovu was born to Zira in the Pride Lands during the reign of Scar, who picked Kovu to be his heir. Because of his arrogance, Nuka is irresponsible and detached from his siblings, leaving Kovu to brave the Outlands alone despite the cub being Nuka's responsibility. His forelegs have tufts of dark brown fur emerging from them. "It would be absolutely fine, Simba, you don't have to worry." • "Oregon Astray" • "New Guinea Pig" • "Isle of Manhood" • "Puttin' on the Brits" • "Klondike Con" • "Isle Find Out" • "Beetle Romania" • "Rumble in the Jungle" • "Wide Awake in Wonderland" • "Zazu's Off-by-One Day" • "Animal Barn" • "Roach Hotel" • "Africa-Dabra!" Or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?". Surprisingly enough, in the series finale, it is stated that Zira trained Kovu after the events of the Outsiders' debut episode, which contradicts the events of the second film. Kasi has dull tan fur with light grey paws, underbelly and muzzle. Dislikes Voice The Lion Guard enters the Outlands, where they run into Madoa. • Reflections of Mufasa • Spirit • Battle for Pride Rock • Remember • Never Too Late • Mbube Cub Kovu in The Lion Guard. While wandering about, he met Kiara, Simba's daughter, who had wandered in the Outlands and bumped into him. Quotes. Or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?" When Zira and her minions are blown out of the watering hole, (which they had taken from Jasiri's clan) by Kion's Roar of the Elders, Kovu manages to avoid being blasted away. During his time at Pride Rock, he tries to attack Simba from behind, only to be unknowingly interrupted by Kiara, who reminds him about his earlier promise to teach her to hunt. • "The Queen's Visit" • "The Fall of Mizimu Grove" • "Fire from the Sky" The series was first broadcast with a television film titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar on Disney Channel on November 22, 2015, and began airing as a TV series on January 15, 2016, on Disney Junior. Allies Kovu is noted by many to bear a strong resemblance to Scar, though it is a coincidence. Kovu, along with Nuka, Vitani, Zira, and their pride return in the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard episode "Lions of the Outlands", which takes place sometime after Kovu's first meeting with Kiara. Fate Back home, Zira angrily scolds Kovu for trying to befriend an enemy but then realizes she may be able to use the friendship to allow Kovu to get close to Simba and kill him. They successfully stopped the bitter rivalry between the Outsiders and the Pridelanders. He is the son of Zira, the youngest brother of Nuka and Vitani, and the mate of Kiara. Summer: Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise Timon & Pumbaa: The Native Chief • The Three Natives • Mother Gorilla • Fronk Fegnugen • Monty • Baampu • Nobi • Fred • Panther • Quint • The Woodpecker • Bruce • Stinky • Ralph and Eddie • Teds • Savage Lion • Bartholomew • The Tarsier • Toucan Dan • Vulture Police • Ned • Rabbit • Uncle Boaris • Uncle Ernie • Boss Beaver • Boy Beaver • Lester the Whale • The Tigress • Jackal • The Cobra • Speedy the Snail • Smolder the Bear • Little Jimmy • Irwin • El Toro • Count Down • Mr. History Talk (0) Comments Share. • "Beware the Zimwi" • "Lions of the Outlands" • "Never Roar Again" • "The Lost Gorillas" • "The Trail to Udugu" • "Ono's Idol" • "Beshte and the Hippo Lanes" • "Ono the Tickbird" We're finished here." Nuka is also shown to be neurotic and easily angered, losing his temper over a simple bout of termite itching. Kovu is claimed to be the youngest son of Zira, who is a close follower of Scar; his two older siblings are Nuka and Vitani. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride GameBreakThe Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Season Three: "Whiff" • "To Be Bee or Not to Be Bee" • "Luck Be a Meerkat" • "Just When You Thought You'd Cuisine it All" • "Lemonade Stand Off" • "Big Jungle Game" • "Boo Hoo Bouquet" • "So Sumo Me" • "Now Museum, Now You Don't" • "Visiting Pig-nitaries" • "The Truth About Kats and Hogs" • "Escape from Newark" • "Truth Be Told" • "Circus Jerks" • "Nest Best Thing" • "Super Hog-O" • "Don't Have the Vegas Idea" • "Hot Enough for Ya?" Throughout the next months, Kovu is … Books: Marvel Comics • The Art and Making of The Lion King, Entertainment: Animagique • Disney's Believe • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Disney's Wishes • Fantasmic! Scar † (adoptive father/grand-uncle-in-law) Zira † (mother)Nuka † (brother)Vitani (sister)Kiara (mate)Simba (father-in-law)Nala (mother-in-law)Kion (brother-in-law)Rani (sister-in-law)Mufasa † and Nala's Father † (grandfathers-in-law)Sarabi and Sarafina (grandmothers-in-law)Ahadi † (great-grandfather-in-law)Uru † (great-grandmother-in-law)Mohatu † (great-great-grandfather-in-law) On either side, fur sticks out from his chin. This television film marks the first time in Disney history that Robert Guillaume does not reprise the role of Rafiki. As a test, she offers Kovu to Simba, but the lion king tells Zira to "take him and get out. The next day, Kovu and several other animals watch the competition between Kion and Vitani's Lion Guards, which ends up with Kion appointing Vitani's team to be the new Lion Guard for winning most of the competition. Season One: "Never Judge a Hyena by its Spots" • "The Rise of Makuu" • ""Bunga the Wise" • "Can't Wait to be Queen" • "Eye of the Beholder" • "The Kupatana Celebration" • "Fuli's New Family" • "The Search for Utamu" • "Follow That Hippo!" Kovu is the deuteragonist of the 1998 Disney direct-to-video film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the sequel to the 1994 film. Halloween: Happy Hallowishes • Villains Grove, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: Kiara • Kovu • Zira • Vitani • Nuka • Outsiders • Crocodiles In production, Kovu's original name was "Nunka" when he. However, Kovu later reunites with Kiara, who had run away from Pride Rock to find him. It's still hard that he's not here in the Pridelands anymore. She never thought about their son during the past three years since Kiara and Kovu became the new rulers of the Pridelands. He sports a dark brown head tuft and also sports tufts of fur on his elbow joints that match the color of his head tuft and tail tip. Sometime in between the events of The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Vitani, along with her mother, brothers, and the rest of the Outsiders, was banished from the Pride Lands, for supporting Scar. Feature films He has a tuft of dark brown hair, the beginnings of a mane, atop his head. It was an amazing time for Kiara and Kovu. ốc, kiara, badili. " Helps reunite the prides and becomes Simba and Nala's son-in-law when he marries Kiara as her prince and future king, watches Kion become King of the Tree of Life Read Chapter 17 : Scar vs Kiara, Kovu and Kopa (part1) from the story The Lion Guard: Scar's return by Elesad with 294 reads. Return of the Roar was directed by Howy Parkins and written by Ford Riley. After hearing Simba's retelling of Scar's story, he realizes how just how wrong his mother has been in her opinion of Scar. Kiara resembles her mother, Nala. … Simba apologizes to Kovu for his mistake and allows him to return to the Pride Lands, where he is united in marriage with Kiara by Rafiki. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Kovu?oldid=4420411. Timon & Pumbaa: Alone Together • Stand by Me • Yummy, Yummy, Yummy #homecoming #homecoming #kon #thelionking Kovu is claimed to be the youngest son of Zira, who is a close follower of Scar; his two older siblings are Nuka and Vitani. Deleted: Diku • Baasho • Iggy • Herr Rhino • Kwashi • Bhati • Mheetu • Banagi • Daabi • Dwala • Naanda, Season One: "Boara Boara" • "Saskatchewan Catch" • "Kenya Be My Friend?" Character information • "Good Mousekeeping" • "Brazil Nuts" • "South Sea Sick/The Lion Sleeps Tonight" • "Never Everglades" • "Cooked Goose" • "Yukon Con" • "Doubt of Africa" • "How to Beat the High Costa Rica" • "Swiss Missed" • "Russia Hour" • "You Ghana Join the Club" • "Uganda Be an Elephant" • "To Kilimanjaro Bird" • "Rocky Mountain Lie" • "Amazon Quiver" • "French Fried" • "Big Top Breakfast" • "Madagascar About You" • "Truth or Zaire" • "Mojave Desserted" • "Beauty and the Wildebeest" • "Don't Break the China" • "Can't Take a Yolk" • "The Pain in Spain" • "Frantic Atlantic" • "Unlucky in Lesotho" • "Rafiki's Apprentice" • "Tanzania Zany" • "Guatemala Malarkey" • "Mombasa-In-Law" • "TV Dinner" • "Back Out in the Outback" • "Gabon with the Wind" • "Timon's Time Togo" • "The Law of the Jungle" • "Manhattan Mishap" • "Paraguay Parable" • "Be More Pacific" • "Going Uruguay" • "Let's Serengeti Out of Here" • "Congo on Like This" • "Okay Bayou?" Mzingoarrives and agrees to help, per Jasiri's request. When the Lion Guard and the Outlanders are about to fight Vitani and her team, Kiara and Kovu immediately interfere, with Kiara revealing to Kion that Kovu, Vitani, and the rest of their pride have joined theirs.