#kinyonga

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oooo i love asks like this!! :3

i like to headcannon that kinyonga was in Battle For The Pridelands just like hodari was, so they could have met then! or they could have met before, maybe even introduced to each other by the lion guard and tasked with spying on the outlands!! they'd be great friends, maybe even lovers if you see them that way!! :D

kinyonga meeting makuu versus kinyonga meeting kiburi would be veryyyy different - meeting makuu makes a lot more sense. hodari probably shows kinyonga where he spends most of his time, with makuu's float! so she gets introduced to makuu that way. i feel like makuu would have learned to respect smaller animals more by then, so he probably thinks kinyonga's ability is "useful". maybe it's even him who suggests she'd be a good asset for the pridelanders army! i feel like kinyonga would be timid at first but she trusts hodari :] maybe kinyonga would be under protection by makuu too

I love Zazu to bits, I love him a lot, but he can't live forever. So here's a few ideas from me

For canon characters if they don't have to be birds, possibly one of the skinks or Kinyonga. Nyeusi would be fun, he's described as the stealthiest skink and he's a very minor character. You can use it as a way to characterize him and the other skinks more as well. Shupavu herself would just be fun, explore her reforming and explore her growing into the role of a majordomo. I think she could also possibly have a fun dynamic with Kiara if you think hard enough. Kinyonga is just an underrated character.

As for canon bird characters, Ono, Anga, Kulinda, Ona, Hadithi, Tamaa, that one blue bird during 'We Are One,' or even Nyuni. Ono would be fun if you explore Kion's guard splitting, exploring them still keeping in touch and still considering each other a "found family" but growing apart. Anga for the same reason. Kulinda and Hadithi are iffy, they really are just two important birds that show up in the show, I personally wouldn't go with it but hey, if you want ideas. Ona would likely be a little too young to, but maybe she could be the majordomo to Kiara and Kovu's children. Tamaa is also iffy, but might be a little better. Explore him growing into the role, honestly him and Kovu would be another fun dynamic together if you think hard enough. The blue bird in We Are One and Nyuni are just elite ball knowledge honestly, we don't see either of them again, but hey, if you want a new character that hasn't been explored in canon go for it.

But! Here's some animal ideas for ocs. An african grey would be fun to see, maybe another shoebill that's somehow related to Zazu, a shoebill, a secretary bird, some sort of vulture, a yellow-billed kite, a bearded barbet, or a lilac breasted roller (They are beautiful birds, go look them up.)

And then for non birds, a giraffe (just a jab to their longer necks, most likely wouldn't make the best majordomo), a caracal, any animal that can climb well (high vantage point), or some sort of monkey/ape.

her!!! :)

i don't think about her that much, but just like hodari i'm sad she only appeared for one episode :( she was cool and i liked her ability. her and hodari could have been spies for the pridelands!!! i would've liked to see that

when the outlands reform, i like to think she and the skinks become weird friends!

i also find the crackship of her x shupavu HILARIOUSSSSS