Great Spirit

"Do you see any other big, lovable chunk of warthog here?"

This article is about the spirit from The Lion King and King of the Beasts.
You may be looking for the spirit from Rafiki Remembers.

Great Spirit

Physical information
Gender	Male
Species	Lion
Biographical information
Status	Deceased
Affiliations	• Pride Landers • Simba's pride
Titles	The Lion in the Moon

“

Mufasa: They can live on grass and greens, but we can't, son. It's not the way we were made.
Simba: Who made us that way?
Mufasa: The Lion in the Moon who made us all.

—Mufasa and Simba^[src]

”

The Great Spirit (also known as the Lion in the Moon) is a male lion deity. He is worshipped by the lions of the Pride Lands.

Biography

After Simba's encounter with the hyenas, the cub was feeling shaken and upset, so Sarabi took him outside to see the moon. To calm her son, she sang him a lullaby about the Great Spirit.^[1]

Physical appearance

The Great Spirit is a large lion with a flowing mane and a spotted muzzle. His eyes are white, and his nose is black.^[2]

Appearances

The Lion King (mentioned)
King of the Beasts (mentioned)

Trivia

The Great Spirit is an early iteration of the Great Kings of the Past.^[3]

Another character named the Great Spirit appears in Rafiki Remembers.^[4]^[5]^[6]

A Great Spirit is mentioned in The Orphaned Baby Birds.^[7]

References

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↑ Revealed in Disney's The Lion King (1994). Written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, and directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
↑ Revealed in Why Flies Buzz from Rafiki Remembers. Issue 40 (1995–1997).
↑ Revealed in Thunder and Lightning from Rafiki Remembers. Issue 45 (1995–1997).
↑ Revealed in Cruel Chameleon from Rafiki Remembers. Issue 73 (1995–1997).
↑ Revealed in The Orphaned Baby Birds. Written by Jack Sutter and pencilled by Oscar Martin. Published in July 1998.

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[3] Revealed in Disney's The Lion King (1994). Written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, and directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.

[4] Revealed in Why Flies Buzz from Rafiki Remembers. Issue 40 (1995–1997).

[5] Revealed in Thunder and Lightning from Rafiki Remembers. Issue 45 (1995–1997).

[6] Revealed in Cruel Chameleon from Rafiki Remembers. Issue 73 (1995–1997).

[7] Revealed in The Orphaned Baby Birds. Written by Jack Sutter and pencilled by Oscar Martin. Published in July 1998.

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