Sarafina is a minor character in the 2019 photorealistic CGI remake of The Lion King. Although she is called Sarafina in this film, her name was spelled as "Serafina" in the remake's novelization while her name was spelled as "Sarafina" in the end credits. Sarafina has more than one speaking line in this remake whereas, in the animated version, she only has one speaking line in the entire movie.
Sarafina is affectionate and loving toward her daughter, Nala. She can be quite protective of Nala, as seen when she shielded the cub from Scar's hyena allies.
Physical appearance[]
Sarafina is a large and muscular lioness, with a mottled grayish-gold pelt. She has yellow eyes, a dark brown nose, and a white chin.
Sarafina first appears when Sarabi gives Simba a bath, where she gives her daughter Nala a bath. Sarafina allows her daughter to play with Simba after a bath, but Simba's mother says they need Zazu to help protect the cubs from danger. Sarafina is later seen among the other lionesses mourning during Scar giving a message to the Pride Lands that Mufasa and Simba died together in a wildebeest stampede, allowing the hyena clan to inhabit the Pride Lands while Sarafina tells her daughter to be safe from them. Like in the animated version, her further fate is unknown.
When Mufasa and his allies arrived in Milele, they were confronted by a hostile pride of lions known as the Outsiders. In order to gather allies for the fight, Sarabi appealed to the pride of lions who lived in Milele, which included Sarafina. Though they were initially hesitant to join the fight, Sarabi reminded them that they would be fighting for their young, and so, they agreed to help.
During the ensuing fight, Sarafina and her fellow lionesses got chased and cornered by the Outsiders. Just in time, an earthquake shook the earth, causing the ground to open up beneath the Outsiders, and they fell through a fissure in the earth to their deaths. Meanwhile, Mufasa defeated the Outsiders' leader, Kiros, and became the new king of Milele.
Trivia[]
In Mufasa: The Lion King, Sarafina has an unnamed cub. It is never revealed if this cub is Nala or an older sibling.
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