The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride is a direct to video movie released by the Walt Disney Company on October 27, 1998 as a sequel to The Lion King.

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In this movie Simba's daughter Kiara falls in love with Kovu who happens to be raised in the opposite pride, the outlands. Zira, Kuvo's adopted mother tries to murder Simba and Kiara. The tensions between Zira and Simba's pride grow until Kiara and Kuvo bring the prides of Simba and the outlands together in peace.

Key Characters

• Simba - Kiara's father and Nala's mate.
• Princess Kiara - Simba and Nala's daughter and heir to the throne. She falls in love with Kovu.
• Nala - Kiara's mother.
• Zira - Scar's mate who takes over the outlands after his death and stepmother of Kovu. She wants to revenge the deather of Scar against Simba and his pride.
• Kovu - A lion of the outlands. He was chosen by Scar to become king of the Pridelands.
• Vitani - Zira's daughter who sides with her mother. At the end, Vitani goes against Zira's wishes when she realizes that she is no different than Simba and his pride.
• Nuka - Zira's son who dies in an attempt to murder Simba and Kiara.
• Rafiki - Mandrill who encourages Kiara and Kovu to fall in love in Upendi.
• Timon and Pumbaa - A comical duo who babysit Kiara and unsucesfully try to teach her the philosophy of Hakuna Matata.