Been a while since I did TLK OC stuff again, so here’s Simba and Nala’s entire litter of cubs in my AU- Imani, Kiara, Kion, Aisha, Shani, and Chaka. And no, I’m still not including Kopa as Simba’s son in any part of my AU because I hate him, end of story. Like I said before my TLK AU’s are not known for painting Kopa in a positive light, that’s why I used him for a different purpose and made him a villain (more on that in a future art piece)

Anyway back to the picture, all the cubs here are in order from the oldest to the youngest. Imani is my personal take on “Fluffy” aka the unnamed genderless cub at the end of the first movie. Originally first in line as Simba and Nala’s heir, Imani was kidnapped by a small gang of Scar’s surviving hyenas that attempted to murder her in revenge. Simba and co defeated the hyenas, but she was unfortunately swept away by a river amidst the fight and the Pridelanders were unable to find her. Imani is now adopted by a completely different pride with amnesia, with no memory of her old life except for her name (also yes she’s a maned lioness, a real life mutation that female lions can have)

Kiara and Kion need no further explanation. Kiara, being the second born in my AU, of course ended up being the next heir to the throne after Imani’s disappearance by default. I’ve never really 100% followed TLG’s implication that the leader of the Lion Guard HAS to be a second born sibling, so Kion’s position in the Guard is still safe even though he’d be the third born cub in my AU.

Aisha, Shani, and Chaka are all borrowed from early versions of characters during TLK2’s production. Aisha and Shani were both working names for Kiara, so I just made them into their own characters. Back when Kiara’s name was Shani she was going to also have a brother named Chaka, so I made him the baby of the bunch.