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Kovu is a featured article , which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Disney Wiki community. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. He is the son of Zira, the youngest brother of Nuka and Vitani , and the mate of Kiara. Kovu is the youngest son of Zira , who is a close follower of Scar ; his two older siblings are Nuka and Vitani. He was apparently born at some point during Scar's reign, as Scar hand-picked him to be his successor, which annoyed Nuka. As a result, he was referred to by the Outsiders as the Chosen One.

Lion king 2 kovu

According to director Darrell Rooney, the final draft gradually became a variation of Romeo and Juliet. Produced by Walt Disney Video Premiere and animated by Walt Disney Animation Australia , the film centers on Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a male rogue lion from a banished pride that was once loyal to Simba's evil uncle, Scar. Separated by Simba's prejudice against the banished pride and a vindictive plot planned by Kovu's mother Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together. Most of the original cast returned to their roles from the first film with a few exceptions. Jeremy Irons , who voiced Scar in the first film, was replaced by Jim Cummings , who briefly provided his singing voice in the first film. Simba's Pride received mixed reviews from critics. Simba assigns his childhood friends meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa to follow her. After entering the forbidden "Outlands", Kiara meets a young cub, Kovu, and they are attacked by crocodiles. They escape using teamwork and Kiara even saves Kovu at one point. When Kovu retaliates to Kiara's playing, Simba confronts the young cub just as he is confronted by Zira, Kovu's mother and the Outsiders' leader. Zira reminds Simba of how he exiled her and the other Outsiders, and she says Kovu was to succeed Simba's deceased uncle and nemesis Scar. After returning to the Pride Lands, Nala and the rest of the pride head back to Pride Rock while Simba lectures Kiara about the danger posed by the Outsiders. He then tells her that they are a part of each other. Kovu explains he does not think it is bad to befriend Kiara, and Zira realizes she can use Kovu's friendship with Kiara to exact revenge on Simba. Several years later, Kiara, now a young adult, begins her first solo hunt.

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Zira , Jasiri formerly , Kiara formerly , Kion formerly , Simba formerly. Kovu is a male lion. He is the prince consort of Pride Rock through his marriage to Kiara. He is the son of Zira , the younger brother of Nuka and Vitani , and the mate of Kiara. Shortly after his birth, Kovu was named the chosen heir of Scar. However, once Simba rose to the throne, he exiled Kovu and his pride to the Outlands. There, Zira raised Kovu to resent the Pride Landers and, in particular, the royal family. Kovu's view of the enemy pride was challenged when he encountered the princess of Pride Rock, Kiara, who had wandered into the Outlands in search of adventure.

Lion king 2 kovu

The film was later re-released as a special edition DVD which altered the original title's "II" into "2" on August 31, , and on Blu-ray, for a March 6, release. While the original film's plot is inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet , this sequel's plot is similar to another Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet. Desperate to be together, they must overcome the two obstacles that are keeping them apart: the leader of the Outsiders, Kovu's mother Zira , and Simba's prejudice of the Outsiders. The film starts where the previous film left off, with the presentation of King Simba and Queen Nala 's newborn daughter, Princess Kiara , a ceremony which the ghost of Mufasa proudly watches over. Some time passes and the princess runs from her overprotective father and her suffocating babysitters Timon and Pumbaa and sneaks across the borders of King Simba's kingdom to the Outlands , where she encounters an " Outsider " cub named Kovu. The two soon get into trouble when they find themselves in a river surrounded by crocodiles. Luckily, Kovu distracts them long enough for he and Kiara to escape. Kiara and Kovu become friends and Kiara tries to initiate a game of tag, only to find Kovu has no idea how to play. In a bid to relax him, she playfully growls, but when Kovu reciprocates, King Simba immediately appears out of nowhere.

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Zira raised me to believe that Simba was our enemy. Kovu glared at Simba before walking to a tall rock outside the cavern to sleep. When she was unable to find him, she began to mourn. Slowly, the four began to circle each other, and Kion learned that Kovu and Nuka's family was not welcome in the Pride Lands. Los Angeles Daily News. Back home, Zira angrily scolds Kovu for trying to befriend an enemy, but then realizes she may be able to use the budding friendship to allow Kovu to get close to Simba and kill him. Kovu thought she was kidding and reminded her that they were finally together. They parted, and Kovu made his way back to his rock. The New York Times. Tools Tools. Friends in Need Wild About Safety. Home video release poster. Just in time, Kiara leaped on the crocodile's snout and urged Kovu to move.

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Both couples made their way to the tip of Pride Rock. Kion questioned Kovu as to how he knew Nuka, and Kovu admitted that they were brothers. Over time, he grows fond of Kiara and begins to fall in love with her, a feeling which is encouraged by a meeting with Rafiki and begins to question his role in Zira's plot. Zira demanded to know what he had been doing. Kiara followed, unaware that the log was actually a crocodile. Writing for Variety , Joe Leydon commented in his review: "In marked contrast to most of the studio's small screen sequels to bigscreen animated hits, the new pic isn't merely kids' stuff. By March , Disney confirmed the sequel would be released on October 27, Disneytoon Studios. Evil as plain as the scar on his face. Also known as. Kovu quietly wondered if that darkness was in him too.