#wema

5. I find it funny that in order to not interfere with the events of TLK 2, TLG just decided to have it so the Outsiders would be completely out of the loop of the fact that Scar's spirit returned. It could easily be explained that Scar kept Zira out of it on purpose, or that he didn't know (and possibly didn't care) that she was still around. I have to think that the Outsiders don't live too far from the Outlands Volcano, so they've had to have heard some commotion and wonder what on earth could be going on. Looks like Zira's fanatic spiritual connection with her beloved Scar can apparently be heard by her peers.

Wema and Tunu: While drawing away at Wema and Tunu, I came up with poses for them that reminded me of the composition of some sort of "adventurous young group exploring a mythical world" fantasy book genre, so I went somewhere along those lines. Wema looks up to her clan leader Jasiri and wants to be a brave, diplomatic hero just like her, making her the more adventurous one of the duo. Tunu hasn't quite grown out of his timidness, and constantly persuades his sister to consider the danger, but to no avail. Despite being twins, they grew to have different body types. Wema became broad and chubby while Tunu took a more slender build. (Their dynamic kinda parallels real hyenas in a way, a brave female and a passive male). Dogo and Kijana: Reirei's two favorite children -- as they take the most after her in possessing cunning, scheming minds -- struggle to separate themselves from their mother to find their true selves on their own, serving as respective antitheses to fellow former Outland neighbors Kovu and Vitani, who have separated from their very own cunning, controlling mother. Dogo grew too old to use his signature cute puppy charm -- the only power he knew besides a cunning, manipulative thinking pattern -- and has since become lost and without much purpose. He has since become a bitter, reclusive, yet mostly harmless young adult jackal. In a way, he suffers from a bit of a former child star complex. Kijana has taken to a rather rough-and-tumble life as a fighter and active breadwinner of the family. She combines her mother's cunning charm skills into successful hunts as well as besting other animals in scuffles when it comes to food competition. Mtoto: Mtoto has grown into the strong elephant he always wanted to be. He has become a wise mentor to the Pridelands' young herd animals, teaching them to defend themselves and each other during threats. For an even longer time, he has served as basically a tank during major threats. Since elephants age significantly slower than many animals seen in TLK/TLG, his time as a mentor probably takes place years into the future, long after Simba's and even Kiara's rule.