Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30505072-20180118160922/@comment-31041211-20180223002739

ChalexGamer wrote: I knew Shenzi, Banzai and Ed weren't gonna appear in the show. They are... DEAD! Dead, dead, dead! D-E-A-D! The fire consumed them while they were eating Scar, remember? I know it rained afterwards, but what if it was too late when the fire was put out? It is possible that some of them escaped, hence Janja's clan, but I consider the original hyena trio dead. If they are not dead, they are probably older than Matusalen. Well the show takes place about a year after Scar’s death. Shenzi is confirmed to be 2 in the beginning of the movie and Banzai and Ed are confirmed to be 3. Since 3 Years pass while Simba is in the jungle, that would make Banzai and Ed 6 during the fire and Shenzi 5. The average lifespan for a Hyena is 15-20 with some known to reach 30. So not older than Matusalen. And according to the math I did, that would place Janja’s birth right after the fire in a range from a Few Days to a month after. That’s if Shenzi is Janja’s Mother, which is highly likely since again, Janja is the leader of his clan and Hyenas inherit their rank from their parents. It’s sad to think that the trio might be dead because that would make Janja an orphan, which is sad. And for those who think Shenzi might have just CHOSEN Janja to be her heir, like Scar hand picked Kovu, answer me this. Scar chose Kovu because he was a boy, and could become king. He needed a Male heir. If Shenzi was going to hand pick an heir, she would hand pick a female cub to be queen. Not a low ranking male.