Board Thread:Lion Guard Discussion/@comment-4241330-20171110205307/@comment-33505395-20171110233353

I would love love LOVE to see such an episode! But I do see some problems with it.

I don’t believe the other lions know about Jasiri. Bunga just mentioned a name unless I am mistaken. So Rafiki just knows that Kion knows someone named Jasiri, not that she is a hyena. Jasiri isn’t notorious around the Pride Lands like Janja is, sothe name might not mean anything to Rafiki. Though if he did know, I think it would be cool if he was keeping a secret. Rafiki seems like a cool guy and would probably trust Kion more than Simba would.

Speaking of Simba, he and Nala are probably going to be the biggest obstacles to get around. We already know Simba is flawed and somewhat temperamental. All he knows about hyenas are the trio who tried to kill him and the hyenas the helped Scar. Zazu’s low opinion of hyenas in general certainly colored Simba’s perspective of them before he even met one. Nala grew up under Scar’s regime and the hyenas that served under him. While maybe a little less hotheaded than Simba, she would have equally low opinions of hyenas and blame the species for destroying the Pride Lands. Even if she accepted Jasiri as a good hyena, I don’t see them completely changing their minds of hyenas. More like Jasiri and her family are rogues that price the exception to the rules. They will probably still be banished to the Outlands though. Basically, unless we get a lot more positive hyena representation besides just Jasiri ‘s clan, hyenas are going to keep their bad rap. Kion is going to have an uphill battle against his entire pride if and when they find out.