Changes: Mufasa/Relationships

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These are the relationships revolving around the character of Mufasa from The Lion King.

Family

Simba

Mufasa had a loving relationship with his son. Simba spent much of his time with his father, who taught him how to be a good king. When Mufasa was killed in the stampede, Simba was heartbroken, believing that it was his own fault. When Mufasa appeared again to Simba years later as a spirit, he encouraged him to return to the Pride Lands, telling him to remember who he is: Mufasa's son, the one true king. Even in death, Simba looks to his father for guidance.

Sarabi

Mufasa and his mate, Sarabi, loved each other very much. When Mufasa was killed in the wildebeest stampede, she was heartbroken. Remaining loyal to her deceased mate, Sarabi boldly states Scar isn't half the great king Mufasa was.

Scar

Mufasa did not have a very good relationship with his jealous brother. While Mufasa did love and care about Scar, he was unsure of what to do about his bad attitude. Scar was frequently disrespectful towards Mufasa, which sometimes caused the latter to lose his patience with his younger brother. Mufasa failed to see Scar's treachery until it was too late, when Scar threw him to his death. Scar even made it illegal for anyone to mention Mufasa's name in his presence, particularly in terms of favoritism.

Kiara

Though he never got a chance to meet his granddaughter because of his death, Mufasa's spirit watches over Kiara during her presentation. Seeing the connection she and his brother's heir had, he knew this would be a perfect way to reunite their feuding prides. Kiara, though not shown conversing with his apparitions, holds profound respect for her grandfather and knew he would've been more merciful to someone in Kovu's position.

Kion

Although Mufasa never met his grandson during his lifetime, Kion still held a great respect towards Mufasa. Whenever he was in doubt, Kion almost always called upon the spirit of his grandfather for guidance.

Friendships

Zazu

Mufasa6 — Mufasa and Zazu joke about Scar

Mufasa had a very good friendship with his majordomo. He often turned to Zazu for advice, and tasks him with reporting the kingdom's affairs to him. The duo often cracked jokes with each other, usually at Scar's expense. However, Mufasa wasn't above teasing Zazu, as seen when he uses him as the target for Simba's pouncing lesson. Zazu was saddened when his liege was killed. Under the rule of the unpopular Scar, the hornbill, demoted to being forced to sing for him, recalls how he never had to do such things for Mufasa.

Rafiki

Lion-king-disneyscreencaps-134 — Mufasa and Rafiki hugging during Simba's presentation

Mufasa had a very close friendship with Rafiki. At his son's presentation, they embraced in a hug and the king entrusts his son in Rafiki's hands. Rafiki was devastated by his old friend's demise. But they collaborated together to get an astray Simba to go back and reclaim his birthright. Rafiki is shown to be able to speak with Mufasa on equal footing; greatly expressing his doubt in the late lion's idea by even stating his head was in the clouds, which was met with howling winds. Still, the mandrill goes through with Mufasa's ploy to get his granddaughter to fall in love for sake of the Pride Lands.

Enemies

Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed

Mufasa andhyenasedbanzaishenzi — Mufasa overpowers the hyena trio before giving them a warning

The hyenas were one of Mufasa's greatest enemies. They would often trespass into the Pride Lands, and Mufasa had to drive them out. When the trio tried to attack Simba, Mufasa defended with great ferocity and threatened them should they ever try again. In spite of this, the hyenas do harbor some form of respect for him. Banzai admits that while they had it rough when Mufasa was ruling, his conditions were better than those of his irresponsible brother Scar.

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 ===[[Simba]]===
-Mufasa had a loving relationship with his son. Simba spent much of his time with his father, either playing or learning how to be a good king from him whom he greatly admired. Mufasa cherished his son dearly and tried his best to teach Simba about the duties of king and had expectation for his son to follow his pawprints. Being his only son, Mufasa was protective of Simba, immediately sprung into danger and risk his life if needed to save his son's life. When Mufasa was killed in the stampede, Simba was heartbroken and missed his father. However, im death, Mufasa doesn't stop watching over his son, giving his support when his son was at loss as a spirit. In return, Simba still looked up to his father and asked for his guidance, with his actions all based on what he believed his father would do.
+Mufasa had a loving relationship with his son. Simba spent much of his time with his father, who taught him how to be a good king. When Mufasa was killed in the stampede, Simba was heartbroken, believing that it was his own fault. When Mufasa appeared again to Simba years later as a spirit, he encouraged him to return to the Pride Lands, telling him to remember who he is: Mufasa's son, the one true king. Even in death, Simba looks to his father for guidance.
 ===[[Sarabi]]===
-[[File:Mufasa_and_sarabi.jpg|thumb|290px|Mufasa and Sarabi.]]
+[[File:Mufasa_and_sarabi.jpg|thumb|290px|Mufasa with his loving queen, Sarabi]]
-Mufasa and his mate, Sarabi, loved each other very much. When Mufasa was killed in the wildebeest stampede, she was saddened. Even after his death, Sarabi remains loyal and devoted to Mufasa, boldly telling the tyrannical Scar that he is not even a half king Mufasa was, clearly pointing out that Mufasa was a much better king. In the 2019 remake, Sarabi's love and respect for her deceased mate is made more evident as shown when she refused to become Scar's queen and states that Scar is nothing compared to Mufasa.
+Mufasa and his mate, Sarabi, loved each other very much. When Mufasa was killed in the wildebeest stampede, she was heartbroken. Remaining loyal to her deceased mate, Sarabi boldly states Scar isn't half the great king Mufasa was.
 ===[[Scar]]===
+[[File:Mufasa-vs-Scar-the-lion-king-2801551-640-380.jpg|thumb|314px|Scar about to kill a horrified Mufasa.]]
-[[File:Disney's The Lion King - Mufasa with Scar - And Your Future King.jpg|left|thumb|290x290px|Mufasa and Scar]]
-Mufasa did not have a very good relationship with his jealous brother. When they were younger, both brothers were not so close but still at least have a descent sibling relationship. This began to change after the power of the Roar of the Elders gone into Scar's head that he believed he should be king instead of Mufasa. Scar eventually became so jealous and bitter of his older brother to the point of hatred. As the result of his resentment, Scar was frequently disrespectful towards Mufasa, which sometimes caused the latter to lose his patience with his younger brother. Despite being troubled by Scar's bad attitude, Mufasa still cared for his younger brother and still allowed him to stay in Pride Lands even though he could have just banished him. Mufasa failed to see Scar's treachery until it was too late, when Scar threw him to his death. Scar even made it illegal for anyone to mention Mufasa's name in his presence, particularly in terms of favoritism.
+Mufasa did not have a very good relationship with his jealous brother. While Mufasa did love and care about Scar, he was unsure of what to do about his bad attitude. Scar was frequently disrespectful towards Mufasa, which sometimes caused the latter to lose his patience with his younger brother. Mufasa failed to see Scar's treachery until it was too late, when Scar threw him to his death. Scar even made it illegal for anyone to mention Mufasa's name in his presence, particularly in terms of favoritism.
+=== [[Kiara]] ===
+Though he never got a chance to meet his granddaughter because of his death, Mufasa's spirit watches over Kiara during her presentation. Seeing the connection she and his brother's heir had, he knew this would be a perfect way to reunite their feuding prides. Kiara, though not shown conversing with his apparitions, holds profound respect for her grandfather and knew he would've been more merciful to someone in Kovu's position.
 ===[[Kion]]===
 [[File:Kion_and_Mufasa.jpg|thumb|276px|Mufasa's ghost guides Kion]]
-Although Mufasa never met his grandson during his lifetime, Kion still held a great respect towards Mufasa because Simba has frequently told his son about Mufasa. Kion's respect for Mufasa grows after they finally met each other. Whenever he was in doubt, Kion almost always called upon the spirit of his grandfather for guidance, and Mufasa gives Kion advises that he thought would help and expressed confidence in his grandson.
+Although Mufasa never met his grandson during his lifetime, Kion still held a great respect towards Mufasa. Whenever he was in doubt, Kion almost always called upon the spirit of his grandfather for guidance.
 ==Friendships==
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 ===[[Zazu]]===
 [[File:Mufasa6.jpg|thumb|318px|Mufasa and Zazu joke about Scar]]
-Mufasa had a very good friendship with his majordomo. He often turned to Zazu for advice, and tasks him with reporting the kingdom's affairs to him. The duo often cracked jokes with each other, usually at Scar's expense. However, Mufasa wasn't above teasing Zazu, as seen when he uses him as the target for Simba's pouncing lesson. Zazu was saddened when his liege was killed. Under the rule of the unpopular Scar, the hornbill, demoted to being forced to sing for him, recalls how he never had to do such things for Mufasa, indirectly saying that Mufasa is much better. Zazu is loyal and respectful of Mufasa, carrying out his every order without hardly questioning it and took his responsibility seriously.
+Mufasa had a very good friendship with his majordomo. He often turned to Zazu for advice, and tasks him with reporting the kingdom's affairs to him. The duo often cracked jokes with each other, usually at Scar's expense. However, Mufasa wasn't above teasing Zazu, as seen when he uses him as the target for Simba's pouncing lesson. Zazu was saddened when his liege was killed. Under the rule of the unpopular Scar, the hornbill, demoted to being forced to sing for him, recalls how he never had to do such things for Mufasa.
 ===[[Rafiki]]===
-[[File:Lion-king-disneyscreencaps-134.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Mufasa and Rafiki hugging during Simba's presentation |left]]
+[[File:Lion-king-disneyscreencaps-134.jpg|thumb|307x307px|Mufasa and Rafiki hugging during Simba's presentation ]]
-Mufasa had a very close friendship with Rafiki. At his son's presentation, they embraced in a hug and the king entrusts his son in Rafiki's hands. Rafiki was devastated by his old friend's demise. However, Rafiki's ability to listen to the voices of the lions of the past allows him to continue speaking with Nufasa's spirit. Together, they collaborated together to get an astray Simba to go back and reclaim his birthright. Rafiki is shown to be able to speak with Mufasa on equal footing; greatly expressing his doubt in the late lion's idea by even stating his head was in the clouds, which was met with howling winds. Still, the mandrill goes through with Mufasa's ploy for sake of the Pride Lands because of his trust for the late king.
+Mufasa had a very close friendship with Rafiki. At his son's presentation, they embraced in a hug and the king entrusts his son in Rafiki's hands. Rafiki was devastated by his old friend's demise. But they collaborated together to get an astray Simba to go back and reclaim his birthright. Rafiki is shown to be able to speak with Mufasa on equal footing; greatly expressing his doubt in the late lion's idea by even stating his head was in the clouds, which was met with howling winds. Still, the mandrill goes through with Mufasa's ploy to get his granddaughter to fall in love for sake of the Pride Lands.
 ==Enemies==