Board Thread:Lion Guard Discussion/@comment-30969686-20190902214235/@comment-88710-20200131073329

Vitani has an interesting Guard and I'd love to see more of them. So they can get more character development and I could start identifying them as individuals.

Vitani's Guard is somewhat rude and disrespectful, but they will loose that Outsider mentality with time.

I am sure that Vitani's Guard could not have been operating without Simba's blessing, also given that Imara's strength is so far beyond that of any Lioness. I am inclined to think that The Great King's approve of Vitani's Guard.

The reason that Vitani's Guard did not originally have The Mark Of The Guard is because they were basically a stand in for Kion's Guard at first. I believe that had Simba told Vitani's Guard to disband when Kion's Guard returned She would have. However I think that Simba merely expected Vitani's Guard to disband when Kion's Guard returned. However Vitani probably being very eager to demonstrate how loyal Zira's Daughter is to Her New King (and perhaps loving the fact that she was given such an important position in The Pride). Did not wish to disband without an order from Simba to do so. Had Kion chosen to go to Simba to resolve the dilemma, Vitani's Guard would have disband on Simba's order. However the competition was decided upon I believe that Vitani was thrilled. Getting to be the Official Lion Guard would likely be a dream come true for Vitani. What better way to make the Pride Lands forget that you were a Villain (and perhaps forget who your Mother was), than to become The Pride Lands Hero.

As for Tazama's challenge being so stacked in her favor. Tazama had the right to choose The Challenge, so why not slant it as much to your advantage as fairly possible?