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Kwashi
Kwashi
Kwashi
Physical information
Gender

Male

Species

Baboon

Hair color

Brown, gray, tan, and white

Eye color

Black

Distinguishing features

Long mane

Biographical information
Also known as

Sir (by Simba)

Status

Living

Residence

Pride Lands

Affiliations

Ndona Pride

Relationship information
Family

Unnamed nephews/nieces

Allies

Mabu, Mufasa, Simba

Enemies

Scar

Don't you know it's good luck to help a lion?
―Kwashi[src]

Kwashi is a male baboon.

When the king of the Ndona Pride, Mufasa, was murdered by Scar, Kwashi urged Mufasa's son and heir, Simba, to flee the Pride Lands. Years later, when Simba was an adult, Kwashi allied with him and helped him defeat Scar.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Kwashi befriended a mongoose named Mabu.[1]

Friendship with Simba[]

Simba got carried away from his pride and dropped into a pond by an enormous bird of prey. There, he was discovered by Kwashi and Mabu, who took him to live with a troop of baboons. Simba did his best to live as a baboon, to no avail, so Kwashi and Mabu attempted to teach him how to be a lion instead. This led to another series of misadventures.[1]

Early life[]

Kwashi lived in the Pride Lands.[2]

Alliance with Simba[]

Zazu: Where are you off to in such a hurry?
Kwashi: To find a lion, a champion, to rid us of these...these heinous...
—Kwashi on the hyenas[src]
While picking blossoms, Kwashi met a young lion named Simba, who was looking for his friend, Nala. Later, when Simba was an adolescent, and Mufasa was killed by a rogue named Scar, Kwashi instructed Simba to run across the desert to escape the hyenas and stay alive. When he believed Simba to have died, he looked for another lion to help free the Pride Lands from Scar's reign. Instead, he found Simba, who was older and stronger, and helped him take back his throne.[2]

Physical appearance[]

Kwashi is old and frail, with a long silver beard and mane, and brown fur. His nose is pink, and his face is tan tinged with pink.[2]

Personality and traits[]

Kwashi was willing to take in a young Simba and teach him how to be a baboon. Despite Kwashi's best efforts, he was unable to teach Simba effectively.[1]

Baboon 1: Maybe Uncle Kwashi will know.
Baboon 2: Yeah, he knows everything!
—Kwashi's nephews/nieces[src]
Kwashi is wise and patient. He is straightforward and honest, and will not contain the truth simply to spare one pain.[2]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Chandler (September 1, 2018). Creating The Lion King: Story development, authorship and accreditation in the Disney Renaissance. Ingenta Connect. Retrieved on August 15, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in Disney's The Lion King (1990). Written by J. T. Allen.
  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.
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