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Kitendo
Physical information
Gender

Male

Species

Mandrill

Skin color

Blue and pink

Hair color

Brown, cream, and gray

Eye color

Green

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Pride Lands

Affiliations

Pride Landers

Relationship information
Family

Fikiri (mate)
Makini (daughter)

Allies

Fikiri, Janna, Makini, Rafiki

Come on, you two. Let's keep going. I always say, "It's more fun to step forward than it is to sit still."
―Kitendo to Fikiri and Makini[src]

Kitendo is a male mandrill. He is the mate of Fikiri, with whom he has a daughter, Makini.

When Makini was young, Kitendo and Fikiri took her to the Tree of Life, where Rafiki accepted her as his apprentice. Later, the couple attended Kion's coronation.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Kitendo lived in the Pride Lands. At some point in his life, he took on Fikiri as his mate, and the two had a daughter named Makini.[1]

Journey to the Tree of Life[]

Memories372

Kitendo travels with Fikiri and Makini to the Tree of Life.

Kitendo and Fikiri decided to bring Makini before Rafiki to see if she would be taken on as the next Royal Mjuzi of the Pride Lands. While on the journey to the Tree of Life, the family stopped at a river, where Kitendo teased Makini by getting into the cold river water. Fikiri tried to explain the importance of testing the water first, but Kitendo contested that his way was more fun.

Later, Kitendo explained to Makini that she may become a Royal Mjuzi someday because she had her mother's wisdom. Both parents then told her that they would be with her until she was ready to be on her own.

While crossing the desert, Kitendo and Fikiri taught their daughter to learn from her past in order to have a better future. They then presented her to Rafiki at the Tree of Life.[1]

Makini's memories[]

Once an adolescent, Makini took another trip to the Tree of Life with the Lion Guard. On the way, she recounted taking the same journey to the Tree of Life with her parents so long ago.[1] Later, when Makini arrived at the Tree of Life, Janna reminded her of when they had first met.[2]

Kion's coronation[]

Kitendo attended Kion and Rani's wedding. He and Fikiri hugged Makini.[3]

Physical appearance[]

Kitendo is a large and well-built mandrill. He has blue-gray fur, with a pale chest, navy blue arms and legs, and a pink face, hands, feet, and ears. His eyes are green.[1]

Personality and traits[]

Or because you're curious and fun, like your father.
―Fikiri to Makini[src]

Kitendo is cheerful, curious, and fun-loving. He loves to play with his daughter, Makini, and is affectionate toward his mate, Fikiri.[1]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

  • Kitendo's name means "think, ponder, consider, reflect" in Swahili.[5]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in "Journey of Memories" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 3, Episode 7. Written by Jennifer Skelly and directed by Tom Derosier and Howy Parkins. Originally aired September 22, 2019.
  2. Revealed in "The River of Patience" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 3, Episode 12. Written by Jennifer Skelly and directed by Tom Derosier and Howy Parkins. Originally aired October 12, 2019.
  3. Revealed in "Return to the Pride Lands" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 3, Episode 19. Written by Kendall Michele Haney and Ford Riley, and directed by Tom Derosier and Howy Parkins. Originally aired November 3, 2019.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Chris Jackson. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved on September 15, 2020.
  5. Online Swahili - English Dictionary. African Languages. Retrieved on September 15, 2020.