Feeling trapped, Scar resorts to accusing Simba of killing Mufasa, and the young lion doesn't deny it. He compliments them for their victory over Scar's army, but proceeds to inform them that their defensive strategies aren't stopping the army. As a cub, Simba is curious, mischevious and adventurous to a fault, always sniffing for something fun to do. Directed by Jon Favreau. When Zira is gone, Simba reaches his daughter and helps her back up the cliff, where she is hugged by a relieved Nala. When his father dies, Simba suffers severe emotional trauma, thinking the death to be his fault. Simba appears in a painting during the musical sequence, "At Pride Rock the next morning, Kion interrupts Simba's somber opening statement and implores the Pride Landers to follow him to Mizimu Grove before they decide to leave the kingdom. Unknown to Simba, Zira has secretly trained Kovu to infiltrate Simba's pride and kill Simba.
Simba has his own spell card known as "Simba's Roar" in the attraction Simba is also a prominent character in Disney's Animal Kingdom merchandise and promotional material. Waiting for him to die, Simba's adolescence is only briefly shown during the log sequence of "Hakuna Matata." He is later rescued by Mickey Mouse and brought to Fortress. Simba later shows up to find Zazu, but also asks Rafiki to finish telling the story of Timon.
After Simba wakes up, Timon tells the lion that there are free pancakes somewhere in the jungle to distract him. He then picks Simba up and gives him a playful noogie. Kiara tries to persuade Simba to listen to Kovu, but he tells her to be silent and then exiles Kovu, to Kiara's dismay. A few hours later, Simba paces nervously on Pride Rock, where Zazu reassures him that Kiara will be fine. Once officially a member of their club, Bartholomew attempts to follow them across a log, but the trunk breaks beneath his weight, and all four friends slide backward into a ravine. The Lion Guard try to use a large log to help Simba and Bunga escape, but it smashes to pieces when it hits the bottom of the sinkhole. When Kiara and Kion squabble over a tree, Simba approaches and tells Kion to back away, for Kiara is going to serve as queen for the day. As Timon tries to restore Pumbaa's memories after the warthog gets struck by lightning, he brings in Simba, along with Scar, Rafiki, and Simba, along with his family, The Lion Guard, and several other animals, watch the mashindano. Ono realizes that the crocodiles are attempting to ambush Simba, and he hastens to warn Kion of the danger. Scar disappears as the fire dies down, but the Pride Landers grow concerned about their chances against Scar. One time, when Kiara goes off to play, he warns her to stay away from Nala teases Simba about Kiara's likeness to Simba when he was a cub.
With Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor. The next day, Simba and Claudius enter the Colosseum, prepared to fight each other. After Simba and Kiara climb back up to safety, he apologizes to Kovu for banishing him out of spite as he accepts him and the other Outsiders into his pride, finally trusting Kovu completely. Zazu then comes to the cubs and says that he will take Nala home. Everyone thinks Simba is Mufasa, but Simba explains that it is him as an adult returning. He grows excited about being king someday after Mufasa shows him the kingdom. After wrestling ferociously with the lioness (with Timon cheering him on), Simba is flipped onto his back, a move that he instantly recognizes as belonging to Nala. After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery. During levels Simba can collect pawprint-shaped tokens which add to the overall score. Upon locating Scar, Simba notices him attacking his mother and furiously intervenes. He insists that the Guard must be made of lions only and then berates Kion for treating his role as leader like a game. Nala urges Simba to return to the Pride Lands, but he stubbornly refusesSimba tells Nala that she is starting to sound like his father, to which she replies, "Good! At this point, Simba leads the charge against the Outsiders. For example, he is seen slipping off the cliff when Scar corners him and later leaping up to force the truth out of Scar about Mufasa's death.