Zira (The Lion King)
Other names
Mother, Mom (by her children)
Distinguishing Features
Slender lioness, grayish-tan fur, cream muzzle, underbelly and paws, black nose, red eyes, a small notch in her right ear, dark stripe down the center of her head
Occupation
Leader of the Outsiders
Goal
To make
Kovu the king of the Pride Lands (succeeded, but not in the way that she hoped)
To avenge Scar's death by murdering Simba (failed)
To convince
Kion to join her pride (failed)
Enemies
Simba ,
Nala ,
Kiara (archenemy),
Kovu ,
Timon ,
Pumbaa ,
Rafiki ,
Zazu ,
Pridelanders ,
Vitani ,
Outsiders ,
Kion ,
Jasiri and her clan ,
Madoa ,
Tunu and Wema ,
Bunga ,
Ono ,
Beshte ,
Fuli ,
Janja ,
Cheezi ,
Chungu ,
Mzingo ,
Mwoga
Likes
Scar, power, her dreams and goals of revenge, war, her children, breaking the Circle of Life, revenge
Dislikes
Kovu betraying the Outsiders, all Pridelanders, any and all forms of betrayal against Scar, failure, the Circle of Life, hyenas, Nuka's death, Kion's Lion Guard
Fate
Falls off a cliff into rushing rapids and drowns
Movies
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Video Games
The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure
Voice
Suzanne Pleshette (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride )The Lion Guard )
Inspiration
Lady Montague from Romeo and Juliet The Manchurian Candidate
Accolades
Annie Award nomination for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production (Suzanne Pleshette)
Source
“A symphony of death, oh my! That's my lullaby! ” ―Zira singing "My Lullaby"
Zira is the secondary antagonist of the Lion King franchise.
She was the mother of Kovu , Nuka , and Vitani who plotted revenge against Simba for Scar's death and hopes to manipulate Kovu's connection with Kiara but her plans have a flaw in it when Kovu falls in love with her and grows to care for Kiara's family.
She is voiced by the late Suzanne Pleshette in the original film and Nika Futterman in The Lion Guard season 1.
Appearances [ ] The Lion King II [ ] The Lion Guard [ ] She returns in the Interquel series season 1, set after Kovu met Kiara and before Vitani and Nuka set fire to the field during Kiara's hunt.
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