Zira (The Lion King)

Zira (The Lion King)
Background information
Movies	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
TV Series	The Lion Guard
Video Games	The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure
Voice	Suzanne Pleshette (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride) Nika Futterman (The Lion Guard)
Inspiration	Lady Montague from Romeo and Juliet Mrs. Iselin from The Manchurian Candidate
Accolades	Annie Award nomination for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production (Suzanne Pleshette)
Character information
Other names	Mother, Mom (by her children)
Personality	Vindictive, cynical, opportunistic, evil, manipulative, wounded, scheming, ruthless, acerbic, sardonic, smug, emotional, determined, bold, uncompromising, belligerent, sadistic, short-tempered, prickly, intelligent, twisted, vengeful, slightly charismatic, villainous
Appearance	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
Alignment	Bad
Affiliations	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)
Home	Pride Lands (formerly) The Outlands
Relationships
Children	Nuka † (eldest son) Vitani (daughter) Kovu (youngest son)
Relatives	Kiara (daughter-in-law)
Allies	Scar, Nuka, Vitani (formerly), Kovu (formerly), Kion (briefly)
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
Personal information
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
Status	Deceased
Fate	Falls off a cliff into rushing rapids and drowns
Quote	"It's over Simba, I dream of nothing else for years." "These lands belong to Scar!" "You were supposed to be watching him!" "You've killed your own brother." "If you will not fight then you will die as well." "I'll never let it go!" "This is for you, Scar." "Scar and I were close, very close. He taught me all about the roar. If it weren't for your father, he'd still be king of the Pridelands." "This is your last chance, Kion." "Oh, have you met my son, Kovu? He was the heir chosen by Scar, to follow in his paw prints, and become... the king!"

“A symphony of death, oh my! That's my lullaby!”

―Zira singing "My Lullaby"

Zira is the service l 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.