The Lion King Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
The Lion King Wiki
The Lion King Wiki
3,756
pages
in: Antagonists, Antelope, Characters,
and 2 more

Changes: Mel

Back to page
Sign in to edit
No edit summary
No edit summary
Tag: Undo
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
 
}}
  
}}
 
{{Character infobox
  
{{Character infobox
−
|image = [[File:Mel.png|350px]]
 +
|image = [[File:Mel.png|300px]]
 
|gender = Male
  
|gender = Male
 
|species = [[Antelope|Gazelle]]
  
|species = [[Antelope|Gazelle]]
−
|fur color = Black, brown, and cream
 +
|hair color = Black, brown, and cream
 
|eye color = Black
  
|eye color = Black
 
|distinguishing features = {{*}} Large chin<br />{{*}} Long tail
  
|distinguishing features = {{*}} Large chin<br />{{*}} Long tail
Line 14: Line 14:
 
|affiliations = {{*}} [[Lara's herd]]<br />{{*}} [[Pride Landers]]
  
|affiliations = {{*}} [[Lara's herd]]<br />{{*}} [[Pride Landers]]
 
|romances = [[Lara]] <small>(unrequited)</small>
  
|romances = [[Lara]] <small>(unrequited)</small>
  +
|allies = [[Lara]]
  +
|enemies = [[Herman]]
 
}}
  
}}
  ⚫
{{Quote|My dear Lara, whatever gift you've received, you should get back. Because my gift to you is beyond compare. My gift to you is the only thing you'll ever need to have. My gift to you is me!|Mel|Beauty and the Wildebeest}}
−
'''Mel''' is a male [[Antelope|gazelle]]. Cocky about his appearance, he tries to win [[Lara]] over, even though she rejects him. When [[Herman]] shows up after getting his makeover from [[Rafiki]], Mel challenges the [[Wildebeests|wildebeest]] to a fight for Lara's heart.
  
  +
'''Mel''' is a male [[Antelope|gazelle]]. He is a member of a [[Lara's herd|herd]] of gazelles in the [[Pride Lands]].
  +
  +
Mel attempted to woo a beautiful female gazelle named [[Lara]]. However, a [[Wildebeests|wildebeest]] named [[Herman]] challenged Mel for Lara's affections, and the two agreed to fight for her heart. Herman managed to win by dunking his head under the water and exposing his ugly appearance, which scared off Mel.
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
  +
===Early life===
⚫
===''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]''===
  
−
===="[[Beauty and the Wildebeest]]"====
 +
Mel lived in the Pride Lands. He was a member of a gazelle herd.<ref name="BatW">{{Cite episode|Beauty and the Wildebeest}}</ref>
⚫
While Herman gets a makeover by Rafiki, the savanna celebrates Lara's birthday with a giant cake. As the festivities commence, Mel pops out of the cake and attempts to serenade Lara with song, but she is disgusted and rejects his kiss. Just as Mel moves in for another attempt, Lara turns to find that Herman is at her party and handsomer than ever. Outraged at being outdone by a wildebeest, Mel challenges Herman to a fight in which they will run at each other full force and collide horns. Determined to win Lara's heart, Herman agrees.
  
   
  +
===Wooing Lara===
⚫
As the two charge at each other, Herman suddenly realizes that he must be true to himself and dunks his head underwater, changing back into an ugly beast. Mel stops short at Herman's transformation and runs away, screeching. Despite his victory, Herman is sad that he is ugly again and begins to troop away with Rafiki until he is stopped by Lara, who admires him for his bravery. She then dunks her head underwater, revealing herself to be ugly as well, and the two share a romantic kiss.
  
  +
[[File:BATW Herman & Mel.png|thumb|left|250px|Mel challenges Herman for Lara's affections.]]
  ⚫
While Herman got a makeover from [[Rafiki]], the savanna celebrated Lara's birthday with a giant cake. As the festivities commenced, Mel popped out of the cake and attempted to serenade Lara with a song. However, she was disgusted and rejected his kiss. Just as Mel moved in for another attempt, Lara turned to find that Herman was at her party and handsomer than ever. Outraged at being outdone by a wildebeest, Mel challenged Herman to a fight in which they would run at each other full-force and collide horns. Determined to win Lara's heart, Herman agreed.
  +
  ⚫
As the two charged at each other, Herman suddenly realized that he must be true to himself and dunked his head underwater, which changed him back into an ugly beast. Mel stopped short at Herman's transformation and ran away, screeching. Despite his victory, Herman was sad that he was ugly again and began to troop away with Rafiki until he was stopped by Lara, who admired him for his bravery. She then dunked her head underwater, revealing herself to be ugly as well. The two shared a romantic kiss.<ref name="BatW" />
  +
  +
==Physical appearance==
  +
Mel is a large and brawny gazelle. He has brown fur, with a pale underbelly, a dark brown mane and tail tip, and black eyes. He wears a blue bowtie.<ref name="BatW" />
   
 
==Personality and traits==
  
==Personality and traits==
  ⚫
Mel is cocky and confident in his ability to woo. While romancing Lara, he thought little of her feelings and automatically assumed that his good looks and charm would win her over. When confronted by Herman, he was quick to anger and even more quick to defend his pride. He also turned out to be very cowardly, as he fled from Herman after seeing his true form.<ref name="BatW" />
⚫
{{Quote|My dear Lara, whatever gift you've received, you should get back, because my gift to you is beyond compare, my gift to you is the only thing you'll ever need to have, my gift to you is me!|Mel as he tries to win Lara over|Beauty and the Wildebeest}}
  
  +
⚫
Like the stereotypical jock, Mel is cocky and confident in his ability to woo. He thinks little of Lara's feelings and automatically assumes that his good looks and charm will win her over. When confronted, he is quick to anger and even more quick to defend his pride. He also turns out to be very cowardly since he instantly escapes from Herman after seeing his true form.
  
  +
==Appearances==
  ⚫
* ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]''
  +
** "[[Beauty and the Wildebeest]]"
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
−
* Mel is voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/|title=Jeff Bennett|work=IMDb|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref>
 +
* Mel was voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]].<ref name="IMDb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071818/|title=Jeff Bennett|work=IMDb|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref>
  +
** Bennett also voiced [[Zazu]] in the "[[The Morning Report]]" sequence in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and in ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' as well as the [[beast]], [[Buzz (bee)|Buzz]], the [[castaway]], [[Cisco Pig's gang]], [[Count Down]], [[Duke Meerkat]], [[El Toro]], the [[fox]], the [[foxhound]], [[Heimlich]], the [[meerkat angel]], [[Mr. Vam Pirebat]], the [[native chief]], [[Sigmund]], the [[three natives]], and [[Toucan Dan]] in ''[[The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa]]''.<ref name="IMDb" />
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
  
{{Reflist}}
−
{{Clear}}
  
−
{{T&PAppearances||||||||||||||||||||||||||yes||||||||||||||||||||||||||||}}
  
 
[[Category:Antagonists]]
  
[[Category:Antagonists]]
 
[[Category:Antelope]]
  
[[Category:Antelope]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
  
[[Category:Characters]]
−
[[Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Characters]]
 +
[[Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa characters]]
 
[[Category:Males]]
  
[[Category:Males]]

Latest revision as of 00:24, 2 June 2023

Mel
Mel
Physical information
Gender

Male

Species

Gazelle

Hair color

Black, brown, and cream

Eye color

Black

Distinguishing features

 •  Large chin
 •  Long tail

Biographical information
Status

Living

Residence

Pride Lands

Affiliations

 •  Lara's herd
 •  Pride Landers

Relationship information
Romances

Lara (unrequited)

Allies

Lara

Enemies

Herman

“
My dear Lara, whatever gift you've received, you should get back. Because my gift to you is beyond compare. My gift to you is the only thing you'll ever need to have. My gift to you is me!
―Mel[src]
 ”

Mel is a male gazelle. He is a member of a herd of gazelles in the Pride Lands.

Mel attempted to woo a beautiful female gazelle named Lara. However, a wildebeest named Herman challenged Mel for Lara's affections, and the two agreed to fight for her heart. Herman managed to win by dunking his head under the water and exposing his ugly appearance, which scared off Mel.

Biography

Early life

Mel lived in the Pride Lands. He was a member of a gazelle herd.[1]

Wooing Lara

BATW Herman & Mel

Mel challenges Herman for Lara's affections.

While Herman got a makeover from Rafiki, the savanna celebrated Lara's birthday with a giant cake. As the festivities commenced, Mel popped out of the cake and attempted to serenade Lara with a song. However, she was disgusted and rejected his kiss. Just as Mel moved in for another attempt, Lara turned to find that Herman was at her party and handsomer than ever. Outraged at being outdone by a wildebeest, Mel challenged Herman to a fight in which they would run at each other full-force and collide horns. Determined to win Lara's heart, Herman agreed.

As the two charged at each other, Herman suddenly realized that he must be true to himself and dunked his head underwater, which changed him back into an ugly beast. Mel stopped short at Herman's transformation and ran away, screeching. Despite his victory, Herman was sad that he was ugly again and began to troop away with Rafiki until he was stopped by Lara, who admired him for his bravery. She then dunked her head underwater, revealing herself to be ugly as well. The two shared a romantic kiss.[1]

Physical appearance

Mel is a large and brawny gazelle. He has brown fur, with a pale underbelly, a dark brown mane and tail tip, and black eyes. He wears a blue bowtie.[1]

Personality and traits

Mel is cocky and confident in his ability to woo. While romancing Lara, he thought little of her feelings and automatically assumed that his good looks and charm would win her over. When confronted by Herman, he was quick to anger and even more quick to defend his pride. He also turned out to be very cowardly, as he fled from Herman after seeing his true form.[1]

Appearances

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revealed in "Beauty and the Wildebeest" from Disney's The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa. Season 1, Episode 12b. Written by Byron Simpson and directed by Jeff DeGrandis. Originally aired October 21, 1995.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jeff Bennett. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved on September 18, 2020.
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.