Mufasa: The Lion King begins with the young lion as an orphaned cub separated from his parents. He is found by another young lion, Taka, whose family reluctantly allows him to join their pride.

There she meets a lion cub named Kovu and they become friends ... She plans to raise Kovu to overthrow Simba and become the king of the Pride Lands. This tests not only Kiara and Kovu's ...

In the original film, Simba was tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.