Imara

Imara
Physical information
Gender	Female
Species	Lion
Eye color	Blue
Distinguishing features	•  Black ear rims  •  Spots on cheeks and legs
Biographical information
Status	Living
Residence	Pride Lands
Affiliations	•  Lion Guard  •  Pride Landers  •  Simba's pride  •  Outlanders (formerly)  •  Outsiders (formerly)
Titles	Strongest in the Pride Lands

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Musuli! ―Imara's catchphrase

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Imara is an adult female lion. She is the strongest member of the Lion Guard.

Initially, Imara lived in exile from the Pride Lands as an Outsider. However, after the integration of the Outsiders into Simba's pride, Imara joined the Lion Guard under the leadership of Vitani. She partook in the Battle of the Lion Guards, in which her Lion Guard challenged Kion's for the right to protect the Pride Lands. Imara won her individual competition against Beshte and helped her team secure victory over Kion's.

Biography

The Lion Guard

"Return to the Pride Lands"

After the Outsiders join Simba's pride, Vitani forms her own Lion Guard. She chooses Imara as the strongest member of her Guard. Not long after the prides merge, Kion's Lion Guard enters the Outlands. Vitani mistakes them for enemies and launches into battle against them. Imara fights against Beshte. Despite being smaller than Beshte, Imara is able to push back the hippo. Kion is about to use the Roar of the Elders to finish off Vitani and her Guard when Kiara appears with Kovu and explains that the Outsiders have joined the Pride Landers. Though confused, Kion halts his attack, stopping the battle.

The next morning, the Lion Guard enters the Lair of the Lion Guard, only to find that Vitani and her Guard are already within. Both sides argue about who should be the Lion Guard, as both Vitani and Kion have the right to lead. Just then, Laini approaches, begging for help, and both Lion Guards rush off to assist her. They follow Laini to where Thurston is stuck in a hole. The two Lion Guards argue over who should rescue Thurston, but Azaad advises Thurston to free himself. Kion comments that they must sort out their problems in order to avoid quarreling. Thurston suggests a competition to determine which team is better, and both Lion Guards agree to the challenge. Vitani is allowed to choose the first competition, and she decides to have a contest between the strongest members. Imara requests that the challenge involve pushing a giant rock with an elephant on top to a tree on the other side of a field. Beshte and Imara face off, and Beshte is close to winning, but Ma Tembo points out to Beshte that he's getting sunburned. Beshte runs to a mud pit to protect his body. This detour costs Beshte the match, and Imara wins the first round.

Personality

A screenshot of Imara, reflecting her headstrong and tenacious nature

Not only is Imara physically strong, she is also strong willed as well. She is extremley tenacious and headstrong; not only is she unafraid of difficult challenges, but she openly welcomes them, preferring that the tasks before her are as hard and challenging as possible. This is done not only to prove her strength but also in order to improve herself and make her stronger. However, this can also make her cocky as she tends to overestimate her strength and underestimate her opponents. This can be seen when she chose a challenge in which she not only had a clear disadvantage but also a tremendous one as well. This cockiness would have cost her team the challenge had it not been for unforeseen circumstances occurring just in time. Like most former Outsiders Imara also seems to enjoy fighting, as she can be seen smiling during battle.

Imara seems to be the most reserved and quite member of Vitani's Lion Guard, as she doesn't talk as much as the others do. Generally she is stoic, seemingly only speaking when she feels it necessary. This can give Imara the image of the steortypical group muscle or brute. When she does speak however, it is usually in an excited tone showing that she is not emotionless as she may seem sometimes and is rather quite jovial and hyperactive when she wants to be. She is also very supportive of her teammates, having formed an extremely close bond with them all and will fight alongside them without hesitation. 

Behind the scenes

• Imara is voiced by Rachel Crow.
• Imara's catchphrase, "Musuli," means "muscle" in Swahili.

References

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