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Afua
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Physical information
Gender

Male

Species

Lion

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Pride Lands

Affiliations

   Pride Landers
   Simba's pride

Relationship information
Allies

Beba, Kopa

All Afua wants to do is hang around with Beba. He doesn't want to play with me anymore.
Kopa[src]

Afua is a male lion. He is a member of Simba's pride.

During his cubhood, Afua became best friends with Kopa, the prince of Pride Rock. The two cubs had a falling out when Afua met and befriended a cheetah cub named Beba, whom Afua continually compared Kopa to. Though initially distressed by Afua's behavior, Kopa realized that Afua's hurtful comments were unintentional and decided to reconcile with his friend.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Afua lived in the Pride Lands. He was a member of Simba's pride. As a cub, he became best friends with Kopa, the prince of Pride Rock.[1]

Fall-out with Kopa[]

Afua thinks Beba is the fastest runner and the best climber and the highest jumper around.
―Kopa[src]

Afua's relationship with Kopa suffered when Afua met and befriended a cheetah cub named Beba, whom Afua admired for his agility and running abilities. Afua continually compared Beba to Kopa, which hurt Kopa's feelings and caused him to have a falling out with his friend.

After the fall-out, Kopa fled from his mother, Nala, in distress. He ran into Timon and Pumbaa, who offered to cheer him up for Nala. Once Nala left, they questioned Kopa as to what was wrong, and he explained that Afua had started spending all his time with Beba and, in doing so, neglected Kopa.

Kopa's story reminded Timon and Pumbaa of an experience from their time in the jungle with Simba, during which they had become jealous of one another. They recounted the tale to Kopa, and Kopa realized that Afua's hurtful behavior might have been unintentional. In better spirits, he departed to reconcile with Afua.[1]

Personality and traits[]

He's a nice kid.
―Pumbaa on Afua[src]

According to Pumbaa, Afua is amiable and intelligent. It is implied by Kopa that Afua has a somewhat preoccupied personality, as he was unaware of his friend's jealousy and resentment.[1]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

  • Afua's name means "to save, pardon, cure" in Swahili.[2]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McGuire, Leslie. A Snake in the Grass (1994). ISBN: 0717283518.
  2. afua. Academic. Retrieved on August 29, 2020.
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