Board Thread:Lion Guard Discussion/@comment-31214635-20170202193719/@comment-4241330-20170305024727

Theory: What if Kion becomes the first to understand Kovu's situation and they become friends, but then something tragic happens to Kion and Kovu is blamed, leading him to turn into the killer Zira trained him to be? (only reforming thanks to Kiara)

There's this bit of dialogue from "Simba's Pride":

Kovu: "Judge me now for who I am. Or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?"