Janja's Clan

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Janja's Clan
Animals	Hyenas
Leader	Janja (formerly)
Location	Outlands Volcano, Outlands, Jasiri's Watering Hole
Allies	Scar (formerly) Mzingo's Parliament Ushari (formerly) Shupavu's Group (formerly) Kiburi's Float Kenge (formerly) Reirei's Pack Sumu (formerly) Jasiri's Clan The Lion Guard Makuu's Float Simba's Pride Laini's Group Bupu's Herd Ma Tembo's Herd Mbeya's Crash Shujaa Hadithi Anga Rafiki Zazu

“	You were right. Scar don't care about us hyenas.	”
–Janja, Battle for the Pride Lands

Janja's Clan was a group of seven to nine male hyenas that live deep within the Outlands. There are at least seven known members of the clan, including their leader, Janja. Janja's clan was initially greedy and gluttonous, choosing not to follow the Circle of Life, which resulted in many disputes with the Lion Guard and problems with other hyena clans. However, after being betrayed by Scar, Janja and his clan reform in Battle for the Pride Lands joining Jasiri's clan and appointing her as the new leader of the Outlands. 

History

Prior to The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Janja's clan were descended from the hyenas from the Elephant Graveyard who had once helped Scar rule the Pride Lands before he was defeated by Simba. The young relatives of the hyena clan had lived in a bachelor group in the Outlands lead by Janja and had become enemies of the Pride Lands, particularly Simba's son Kion, and the friendly hyena Jasiri, due to their disrespect towards the Circle of Life. At some point, they became affiliated with the vulture parliament lead by Mzingo, and together the two scavengers had devised schemes to wreak havoc in the Pride Lands.

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

"Fraid there's no meat left for you boys."

Janja speaks to his clan while gnawing on a bone. He notices a honey badger named Bunga walking through the Outlands, and orders two of his clan members, Chungu and Cheezi, to grab him. They are promptly stopped Kion, who demands that they put Bunga down. When Cheezi and Chungu taunt Kion, he furiously roars. The hyenas are completely shocked by the intensity of the roar which makes for Bunga's easy escape.

"The Circle of Life's gonna feel our bite!"

After Mzingo delivers the news of the new Lion Guard being formed, Janja tells his clan the legend of the Lion Guard and explains how Scar destroyed his guard. He then decides that both he and his clan will strike that night to stop the new guard being formed, taking down all the animals they can. He explains by way of singing Tonight We Strike with his clan. As always, the hyenas show great enthusiasm for Janja's idea.

When the clan enters the Pride Lands, the young princess, Kiara, spots them while tracking gazelles. She sends her friend Tiifu to get help while staying to keep an eye on things.

When the hyenas attack, several of the Lion Guard's desired members watch. Beshte notes that they already scored enough gazelles to feed them, wondering why they are still attacking the herd. Kion tells him that the hyenas will keep killing until the whole herd is dead. When Fuli express shock at this, asking if they understand the Circle of Life, Kion says that they don't care about the Circle of Life. He gives each of his friends the Mark of the Guard, and together, the five friends defend the Pride Lands.

A wounded Janja licks his paw

Fuli is seen dashing ahead of the hyenas and blocking their path when they try to flee. Ono takes out Mzingo from above and Bunga dives upon Chungu and covers his eyes. Beshte charges into the hyenas, knocking them backwards, and finally, Kion uses the Roar to force them out of the Pride Lands. Janja reminds the young cub that while he won this time, it wouldn't be so easy the next time. He then retreats with his clan.

Never Judge a Hyena by Its Spots

Chasing the oryx herd.

Janja, Cheezi and Chungu try to attack a herd of antelope when the Lion Guard shows up to stop them. They briefly argue with the Lion Guard about their restrictions within the Pride Lands, but the Lion Guard drives them back into the Outlands with Kion hot on their heels as they flee.

Trapping Kion and Jasiri

Later on, Janja and his clan discover Jasiri in their territory. Despite her reply that she was just passing through, the clan converges on her, attacking. Jasiri holds up well for a while, knocking down Cheezi and Chungu without help, but is eventually pinned down by Janja. However, Kion returns to save Jasiri, tackling Janja in the process. Jasiri and Kion battle Janja's clan, but are eventually cornered. The clan victoriously prepares to attack them, but Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to defend both himself and Jasiri. Janja and his clan leave, worn out and defeated.

Can't Wait to be Queen

When Kion's sister, Kiara, becomes the temporary queen of the Pride Lands, Mzingo is quick to inform Janja and his clan. Janja is pleased with this news, and formulates a plan to to take over the Pride Lands. He has Mzingo convince Kiara to meet him at Broken Rock under the assumption that Janja wants to hold a peace meeting. Mzingo accomplishes this by flattering Kiara and lying to her, explaining that Janja had always wanted peace, but Kion's stubbornness had interfered. Kiara tells him that she'll think about his offer. Eventually, she decides that she will meet Janja, against Kion's negative judgement on the situation.

Surrounding the queen

When Kiara arrives at Broken Rock, Janja greets her enthusiastically. His clan steps out of the shadows, and Kiara nervously says that she's reconsidering his proposal. Janja grins and announces his plan, to Kiara's horror, and the hyena clan converges on the temporary queen. She manages to dodge the first few attacks, but Janja soon jumps on her and pins her to the ground. However, Kion arrives, having heeded the advice of his grandfather and come to rescue his sister. He tackles Janja, knocking him off of Kiara. Kiara expresses delight and shock at her brother's arrival, and the two cubs challenge Janja, asking him if he thinks he can take them both on. Janja proves willing to continue the fight, as he and his clan still outnumber Kion and Kiara, but the rest of the Lion Guard then joins their leader. Not liking the now-even odds, Janja and his clan flee.

Eye of the Beholder

Janja and his clan cause a major stampede within the Pride Lands, much to the dismay of the Lion Guard.

Outta the way

Chungu and Cheezi sneak up on a young wildebeest and prepare to attack it, but are stopped by the Lion Guard. Janja and Kion engage in a one-on-one battle, and Kion throws Janja into the air at the exact time that a wildebeest charges. The impact] with the wildbeest launches the hyena into the air. Janja and the hyenas then retreat back to the Outlands, followed in hot pursuit by Ono.

Janja later hears that Ono has lost his ability to see, which gives him the idea of trapping the Lion Guard amidst a rockslide. He attempts to get his message across to Cheezi and Chungu, who seem more concerned about getting a bite to eat than they do the actual plan. Janja attempts to explain by singing Outta the Way, but much to his annoyance, they still fail to understand.

Trapping the Lion Guard.

The hyenas form rock piles near a ravine on Janja's orders. They prepare to attack the zebras, and when the Lion Guard attempts to go protect the herd, the hyenas trap them as they go through the ravine. They laugh and taunt the Lion Guard before making their way to feast on the zebra herd. Ono arrives in the nick of time to save the zebras, and the hyenas are once again forced back into the Outlands by the Lion Guard.

The Kupatana Celebration

"Merry Kupatana!"

Janja's Clan is seen charging towards a young jackal, Dogo. They are foiled by the Lion Guard, who come to Dogo's rescue. Kion pins Janja to the ground, ordering him to let Dogo go, and Bunga reminds Janja that it's the day of the Kupatana Celebration. Janja laughs, and tells them that if they want Dogo, they're welcome to him, much to Kion's surprise. Kion steps off of Janja, who orders his clan away, laughing and calling "Merry Kupatana!" over his shoulder. His clan joins in his laughter as they retreat deeper into the Outlands.

Fuli's New Family

Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu trapped on the burning log.

When Bunga enters the Outlands, Cheezi spots him and eagerly reports back to Janja, who is being groomed by Chungu. The clan prepares to kill and eat Bunga, but Fuli intervenes. When the ground beneath them breaks off, Fuli and Bunga are stuck floating on a slab of rock in a river of lava. Janja and his clan chase then down, getting ready to eat them, but Kion, Beshte, and Ono appear to help their friends. Beshte pushes a tree into the lava, and Fuli and Bunga climb onto it. Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu follow them, but Fuli leaps off of the log, carrying Bunga with her, and the three hyenas remain trapped on the log as it burns.

Follow That Hippo!

Fuli pushes Cheezi and Chungu into the water

Three members of Janja's clan, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu, sneak into the Pride Lands. They attack a group of young animals, but fail to catch any of them. They decide to pursue the elephant calf Mtoto, however, Beshte intervenes, and Mtoto climbs onto Beshte's back. They swim through a river, and the hyenas pursue them. Cheezi and Janja try to attack Mtoto, but crash into each other instead, and Beshte launches Chungu into the water. The trio recover and continue the chase, but the Lion Guard arrives on the scene and knock them into the water, causing a number of hungry crocodiles to give chase.

The Call of the Drongo

Talking to the bird

Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu attack a herd of impalas in the Pride Lands. They are foiled by the Lion Guard, and run away, but pause to catch their breath, where they overhear a drongo named Tamaa mimicking Janja's voice. They capture him, and Janja orders Tamaa to mimic Kion's voice and tell the impala herd to head for the Outlands. Tamaa eventually does so, and the hyenas chase the impalas as they run.

The hyenas run away

Tamaa asks if he can go, seeing as he did what Janja asked, but Janja refuses to allow him to leave. Tamaa then tricks Cheezi into freeing him whilst Janja stalks the impala herd, who have reached a dead end. Cheezi and Chungu decide against informing Janja of this, and begin to creep forward after him. The hyenas are stopped by the sound of the Lion Guard's voices, telling them to leave the impalas alone and that they are surrounded. Janja soon discovers it's a trick on Tamaa's part, but the Guard soon actually arrives on the scene, and Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu flee deeper into the Outlands.

Paintings and Predictions

Panic and Run!

Janja, Cheezi and Chungu watch as the Guard calm down the zebra herd, watching as Ono guides them home. They decide to follow the zebra home, expressing their love of how the zebras Panic and Run along the way.

Cheezi and Chungu panic and run

When they arrive, Janja tells Cheezi and Chungu to wait for the signal. They get confused and run ahead of Janja, who rushes to catch up to them. They begin to cause mayhem with the zebras, until the Lion Guard arrive on the scene to stop them. With Cheezi and Chungu too busy complimenting their 'success' on how the zebras didn't even see them coming, they miss Beshte entirely, who blocks them with his body. They comment that they didn't even see him coming. As Janja chases a zebra elsewhere, he too is soon foiled by Kion, who accidentally lands on his back. Janja questions where he even came from, though soon joins Cheezi and Chungu in their retreat.

The Mbali Fields Migration

Taunting the zebras

Janja, Cheezi and Chungu overhear the sound of a zebra baby, and soon arrive to investigate, sliding down the ridge and thus causing most of the zebras to scatter. Kion pleads with everyone to protect Muhimu and her newborn, knowing that mayhem is exactly what the hyenas want from them.

Defeated

After Muhimu orders them to, the zebras compose themselves, rushing back to Muhimu and her foal and defending them along with Kion, Bunga and Swala. At first Janja, Cheezi and Chungu taunt them, though they soon launch an attack. Janja is caught by Kion, and Bunga catches Cheezi. Chungu aims for the zebras, but is kicked back by a zebra. Chungu in turn pushes Kion off Janja as he is thrust away. Janja approaches the zebras, who pull back a little, though Muhimu's son kicks Janja in the face, throwing him away at the same time Bunga and Kion finish with Cheezi and Chungu. The hyenas retreat back into the Outlands, with each declaring that they didn't like zebra anyway.

Janja's New Crew

"And here's your first job... Get rid of those two fur-brains!"

Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, Nne, and Tano are lurking in the Pride Lands, preparing to attack a wildebeest herd, which Janja knows will be slowed down due to the mud caused by a rainstorm the previous night. However, he himself slips in the mud and winds up getting caught by the Lion Guard. The rest of his clan slides after him, and Cheezi and Chungu reveal Janja's plan. Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to drive the hyenas away, and in a fury, Janja blames Cheezi and Chungu for their defeat and promotes Nne and Tano. He orders his new crew to drive Cheezi and Chungu out of the Outlands, and they obey.

A new plan

Back in their lair, Janja tries to explain the rules to Nne and Tano, one of them being that he comes up with the plans. However, Nne and Tano reveal a clever scheme to trick the Lion Guard that Janja proves willing to try, though he doesn't quite understand their symbolism of the plan. He is pleased to have hyenas with intelligence like his on his crew.

Janja falls

Cheezi and Chungu flee to the Pride Lands, where, after lamenting their loss, failing to attack an antelope herd, and getting caught in a mudslide, they are permitted to remain by the Lion Guard. They scavenge a hearty meal before going to sleep. Meanwhile, Janja and his crew are putting their plan into action. They chase after a herd of antelope, then begin to pursue a herd of oryxes when the Lion Guard arrives. Janja has difficulty with the transition, as he is puzzled by the complex plan, which makes irritates Nne and Tano. They finally shove him onto a ledge beneath them, where he is unable to climb out, and continue hunting the oryxes. However, the Guard, Cheezi, and Chungu find Janja and hears his story. As Kion and his team go to save the oryxes, Cheezi and Chungu jump down to keep their old boss company. Once Nne and Tano are taken care of, the Lion Guard returns to the ledge, only to find that it has collapsed. After making sure that the hyenas are all right, they watch as the trio make their way back to their home in the Outlands, united once more.

Lions of the Outlands

Janja's Clan are mentioned when Jasiri announces to Kion that she has a problem back home. He asks her if it's Janja's Clan, but she responds that it's actually lions.

Never Roar Again

Surrounding Nala

Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, Nne, and Tano get chased out of the Pride Lands by the Lion Guard, only for Janja to lead them straight back in once their backs are turned. Whilst searching for a gazelle they had been chasing, they encounter the queen, Nala. Although most of the clan are weary of her warning to leave, Janja encourages his crew to fight her, as they have her outnumbered. As they begin, Kion appears and angrily uses the Roar of the Elders to send them flying back into the Outlands.

Ono's Idol

Janja, Cheezi and Chungu track down some klipspringers near

Seeing Ono's Hadithi Spin

the edge of a cliff. When Ono points them out to his idol, Hadithi, the legendary eagle flees, leaving Ono to tackle the hyenas. Although he attempts to use the "Hadithi Spin", he crashes into the cliffside instead, trapping his wing under a boulder.

Cheezi and Chungu approach the defenseless egret, but Fuli arrives and warns them away. They rejoin their leader back with the klipspringers, and the three chase after them when Beshte creates a pathway for them to cross. As they cross the path themselves, the trio are dazzled by Ono and Hadithi swooping around them, and they eventually plummet into the water below. Janja is infuriated, but Chungu and Cheezi are amused at being defeated by a legend.

The Traveling Baboon Show

Talking about eating

Cheezi and Chungu are alone outside their den speaking about how hungry they are, when they hear a tune. Finding it catchy, they decide to investigate, leaving Mwevi and Mwizi time to enter their lair. Once inside, they search the premises for food but turn up nothing. Noticing their arrival, Janja makes his presence known. After a small amount of banter, the hyena chases the pair of baboons through his lair and back outside. He chases them out, only to find Cheezi and Chungu getting entertained by their leader, Uroho. He orders them to catch it, but the two hyenas are too amused by his jokes. After Janja reminds them that his food, they soon comply, and the six wind up in a large open space. Despite his best attempts, Janja is unable to capture any of the baboons, and his cohorts end up dizzy.

Seeing the Lion Guard again

But when Uroho accidentally guides his friends into a dead end cave, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu seal them in. Before they can attack, the Lion Guard arrive, demanding that they step away from them. Janja protests, explaining how he caught them stealing food from the den, but the Guard attack regardless. The hyenas try to fight back but are quickly defeated by the Lion Guard. Janja then retreats, warning the baboons to stay out of his den in the future.

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

Janja and his clan being blown away by Kion's roar (again)

Janja and his clan attack Ma Tembo's herd. Nne questions this, but Janja is confident in victory. However, they are thwarted by the Lion Guard and retreat, trampling Ushari in the process. They later come back and attack the elephants again, but this time they are after the baboons too and thanks to the Lion Guard driving them to a dead end, Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to blow them away.

Once the clan returns to the Outlands, they find Ushari and he shares the information of how Kion and the guard keeps beating them. He says that they keep getting advice from the wisest lion of all Mufasa and if they started thinking like lions they could finally beat the Lion Guard. But the clan aren't so sure because there would be no lion that would help a hyena let alone a great one. But Ushari reminds them that there was one lion who helped the hyenas and it was Scar. But, when Janja reminds the cobra that Scar died long ago, he agrees with that, but if Kion can talk to his grandfather. Ushari assured there was a way for them to talk to Scar and Janja lets him go to gather more information.

Janja's clan and Ushari plotting Scar's return

Once he returns, Ushari informs Janja that to make Scar return they just need fire, Kion's roar and a staff from the Pride Lands adviser. Janja already knows that they have the fire but how are they going to make Kion roar, Cheezi and Chungu tell Janja that the cub's roar is at it's strongest when his loved ones are in danger.

The hyenas "entertaining" Princess Kiara

When Janja hears that Makini and Kiara are all alone, he and his pack successfully ambush the two, taking Kiara and Makini's staff to the Outlands. While the others guard Kiara, Janja confronts Kion, who asks the hyena what he wants. Not wanting to give away his true intentions, Janja tells Kion is that he wants to be left alone, which the lion cub finds a terrible idea. After Ono reports back saying that Kiara is safe, Kion gloats saying that they win again; but Janja doesn't let that phase him because he taunts the lion cub by threatening everyone he cares about. Kion at his breaking point lets loose the roar in anger erupting the volcano (unaware that's what Janja wanted). After all that by throwing Makini's Staff into volcano the hyenas have completed their mission summoning Scar.

Let Sleeping Crocs Lie

When Kiburi and his float are exiled to the Outlands, they are taken to Scar. Janja and his clan also welcomes Kiburi and Janja starts to ask Scar more about his plan to take over the Pridelands, eager to learn more.

Swept Away

Scar asks Janja's clan to get rid of Beshte my crushing him with rocks when he's alone in the Outlands. However they get beat by the Lion Guard.

Rescue in the Outlands

Jasiri marks her territory

Janja, Cheezi and Chungu are sent by Scar to look for the jackals with hopes of persuading them to join Scar's side. However, Jasiri stops them and marks the territory as her own, effectively stealing it as Janja forgot to mark his turf for the dry season. This angers Janja, causing him to attack Jasiri in an attempt to take back his turf. Despite being outnumbered, Jasiri overpowers Janja, Cheezi and Chungu with relative ease, and they retreat, swearing revenge. They return to the volcano, and after Ushari asks how it went, they tell Ushari of the fight with Jasiri. Ushari is surprised to hear that only one hyena was able to defeat all three of them, but Janja states Jasiri is not ordinary hyena and that "She's fearless or something". Suddenly Scar appears, and suggests adding her to their "Collective". Janja argues, telling him that she's The Worst Hyena We Know, and of her friendship with the Lion Guard, and love for the Circle of Life. Scar now sees Jasiri as a threat, and tasks Janja to remove her from the Outlands. He also tells Janja to take his entire clan with him, since Jasiri is more than a match for just Janja, Cheezi and Chungu. The hyenas then leave to complete their task.

Janja's clan approach Jasiri

Later, Janja observes Jasiri playing with Wema and Tunu. He orders Cheezi and Chungu to go after the cubs while the rest of his clan goes after Jasiri, and launches his attack. Jasiri manages to fight off the four hyenas sent after her, and saves the two cubs from Cheezi and Chungu. But Janja then knocks Jasiri and the cubs into a large steam vent. A delighted Janja then explains to his clan that the rising steam indicates that the vent will soon explode. Janja decides to stay and watch Jasiri, mocking her the whole time.

Ready to battle

However, the Lion Guard later arrives to stop them. Janja taunts the Lion Guard, bragging about his clans' strength in numbers. Janja and Kion charge at each other as a large battle ensues. One by one, all of Janja's clan are defeated by Lion Guard. As Janja and Kion fight, Janja's tail is burnt by the steam vent. He then drags his tail across the ground in a humorous attempt to stop the pain. Soon Janja and his clan regroup for a counter-attack, but are again defeated. Fuli knocks Janja back as the rest of his clan retreats, leaving him alone (Except for Cheezi, and Chungu who have been distracted by Thurston the zebra). Despite this, Janja considers himself victorious, as Jasiri is nowhere in sight. However, she then appears safe and sound riding a large slab rock to top of the steam vent with Wema and Tunu. Defeated, Janja retreats with the rest of his clan.

The Bite of Kenge

Meeting Kenge

Janja's clan tries to steal the elephant's Tikiti Melons but they keep getting stopped by the Lion Guard. At the volcano, they trip over Ushari, and their arguing awakens Scar. When Janja explains what they were trying to do, Scar has a plan to steal the melons. Janja reminds him of the Lion Guard, Ushari tells them about his friend Kenge who can stop the guard. Kenge bites Kion, Fuli, and Beshte so the hyenas can steal the melons. With most of the Guard down, they return to the patch, where the hyenas gather up the melons. Janja turns to Kenge, asking for a "little" help. He

Mocking Janja

quickly changes his wording to some "big" help, before Kenge asks him if he thinks Janja's in charge. Although Cheezi and Chungu say that he is, Kenge asserts his role as leader. But before they leave, Bunga and Ono arrive. Kenge orders the hyenas to return with the melons, but Ono and Bunga stop them from doing so. After Kenge bites both Bunga and Ono, they continue with their theft, with Janja commenting on how the plan worked out. Kenge merely replies that it was the plan. As they move through Embamba Canyon, they halt movement when Bunga arrives. Confused as to why he isn't paralyzed,

The clan cowards

they abandon the melons to confront him, not noticing Makini behind them. They grow worried when Bunga starts to taunt Kenge on his size, eventually forcing him into a rage-filled frenzy. After luring Kenge into biting Cheezi and Chungu, Bunga circles around Janja, worrying him. Janja picks Bunga up in his mouth, but as Kenge lures in to eat him, Makini throws a melon at his head, causing Kenge to bite Janja's leg instead. With all three hyenas slightly injured, they're unable to move when The Lion Guard arrive. When asked if he's going to tell them to run, Janja states that if he could, he would. Kion uses the Roar of the Elders, and the hyenas, plus Kenge, are sent back to the Outlands.

The Morning Report

Kidnapping Zazu

Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu are lurking in a bush, waiting for Zazu to arrive. Having been told by Scar to grab him, they wait for the bird to swoop down in a clearing before pouncing. Chungu grabs the bird in his mouth and takes him back to the Outlands. In the Outlands, Cheezi, and Chungu keep watch on Zazu, while Janja speaks with Scar in the volcano, asking what to do next. Scar orders Janja to interrogate Zazu, who will have all the information on Simba, including his strengths, his weaknesses, and his allies. Janja is confident that he can get Zazu to talk, and leaves the volcano to proceed with the plan.

Zazu tries to persuade Cheezi and Chungu into letting him free, but Janja arrives to put a stop to his plan. He orders Zazu to talk, but the hornbill is left unintimidated by the trio.

Janja's clan listen to Zazu

When the rest of Janja's clan arrive, Zazu feigns defeat, before crying out at the top of his voice for help. Annoyed, Janja rolls the cage to the steam vent, prompting Zazu to finally give in. He opens up to them about Simba, but none of the information is helpful to the hyenas. But in the distance, his singing is overheard by the Lion Guard.

Janja calls a retreat

When he finishes, the information is of no use to the hyenas and they decide to eat him instead, letting the steam warm him up. But the Lion Guard arrive just in time and start to fight Janja's clan, with Janja taking on Kion. He has quickly pushed aside when Kion notices Zazu in danger. When the hornbill is saved, Janja calls for his clan to retreat, angry that they received no important information.

Divide and Conquer

Janja's clan and Reirei's pack

Janja's clan are chasing some giraffes, though Janja calls a retreat after getting kicked by Twiga. When they return to the Outlands, the Lion Guard discover that they have teamed up with Reirei's Pack, but don't find out that they are both serving under Scar. When Scar announces that he requires them to split up the Lion Guard again and take down Rafiki, Janja's clan is chosen to do the latter. When they leave the volcano, Janja and Reirei argue over which animal is smarter.

Later, Janja's clan approach Rafiki, but the mandrill defeats them alone. Before they can strike again, the entire Lion Guard arrive, driving Janja to retreat. He is caught by Scar, who orders him to return. When he does so, Reirei's pack arrive, and the two groups team up against the Lion Guard, Rafiki and Tamaa. However, they are defeated again and once more retreat into the Outlands.

The Scorpion's Sting

Shocked about the roar.

Janja's clan attacks the guard when they go to the Outlands to get the Volcanic Ash. When Scar calls out his army they come and attack the guard. Kion uses his Roar on them to escape.

The Kilio Valley Fire

"I'm gonna run this dump"

Janja's clan helps the jackals and crocodiles fight Ma Tembo's Herd while the guard is taking out the fire. The guard soon finds out and saves the elephants. Scar tells his army to stay there because it's part of his plan to ruin the Pridelands. Janja sings about how  he'll run the dump. 

Undercover Kinyonga

Cheezi and Chungu wait for Janja while he goes talks to Scar. Scar tells him about his latest plan.  He orders Janja to enter the Pride Lands, enter the riverbank above Hakuna Matata Falls at night, and push the rocks into the river until it stops the water from flowing. When Janja questions what that will do, Ushari tells him that this will cut off a major water supply during the middle of the dry season.  That night, Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, Nne and Tano arrive at the top of Hakuna Matata Falls, where they set the plan

Scared by Kinyonga

in motion. While Nne and Tano start straight away, Janja orders Cheezi and Chungu to push the biggest rock in. They do as commanded, but after commenting on the rock being 'squishy' Beshte reveals himself. Janja questions what they're doing, and Kion speaks to him, leaving him wondering who spoke. One by one, the Lion Guard reveal themselves, chasing away Nne and Tano completely.

Cave of Secrets

Janja's Clan can be seen on cave paintings in the Lair of the Lion Guard.

The Zebra Mastermind

After hearing that Thurston is the real reason the Lion Guard is so successful Cheezi and Chungu decides to take him into the Outlands to talk to Scar. Thurston explains about the Lion Guard's weaknesses one of them being rubing flowers agaisnt their nosies to make them sneeze. The hyenas try to do that but Beshte knocks them out of the way. Later they meet up with Goigoi, Tamka and Nudli and they fight over which part of the zebra that they wanna eat. The Lion Guard soon finds out who's behind all of the crazy attacks and saves Thurston. 

The Hyena Resistance

Scar has a new plan to attack "Mizimu Grove" with Janja's clan in the lead of the attack. However Jasiri sets up a Hyena Resistance and they stop Janja's clan with a rock slide. After many fails Shupavu finds out what's going on and says that Jasiri is

Janja explains Scar's newest plan

working with the Lion Guard. Scar soon finds out that Janja didn't kill Jasiri or the two pups from a previous encounter. Scar orders his army to attack the Hyena Resistance and the Lion Guard comes to save them. Kion uses his roar to blow all of them away execpt for Janja. Jasiri hears Janja scream and saves him from falling into lava. Jasiri asks him to become part of the Hyena Resistance but he refuses. 

Beshte and the Beast

Along with Kiburi’s Float and Reirei’s Pack, Janja’s Clan attacks Big Springs, fac

Shujaa attacks Janja's clan

ing off against Basi. When the Lion Guard arrives, a gorilla named Shujaa, who had been sent to assist the Guard defeats the Outlanders. After being scolded by Scar, the hyenas, crocodiles, and jackals return to the Pride Lands, and Kion uses the Roar to defeat them all.Later, after a fire starts at Big Springs, the Outlanders attack again, and are defeated by the combined efforts of Shujaa and the Lion Guard.

Pride Landers Unite!

Meeting Makuu for the first time

Scar orders his army to take over Makuu's Watering Hole. Janja and his clan watch them fight until later goes to fight. Janja jumps on to Makuu's tail, holding him down. Ma Tembo then comes running towards them, doing her reverse-reverse trunk whip, which knocks Janja away, who then lands on Kiburi and then they spin a bit. Janja gets knocked off Kiburi and watches Makuu pounce on Kiburi. He then shouts that all the Outlanders should regroup on higher ground. He thinks he got them, just as Kion uses the roar and blasts them back to the Outlands.

The Fall of Mizimu Grove

At Mizimu Grove, Rafiki and Simba announce Makini's mpando mpaya, and Timon and Pumbaa perform their song ("Tujiinue"). In the midst of the celebration, the Army of Scar, including Janja and his clan, attacks, and the Pride Landers rise up to defend themselves. The battle pauses when Scar appears in the flames and threatens to overtake the entirety of the Pride Lands before disappearing.

Frightened by Scar's unexpected appearance, the remaining Pride Landers flee Mizimu Grove. Janja's clan and the other Outlanders celebrate their victory until Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to defeat the Outlanders.

Battle for the Pride Lands

Janja sits on a rock in the still torched Kilio Valley, talking to Cheezi and Chungu. They mention that Kion has been growing up and his roar is now more powerful than ever. Janja blows them o

Hanging out in Killo Valley

ff and begins to walk away while thinking that they might be on the wrong side and begins to sing A New Way to Go.  Later he is in the volcano, where Scar has summoned him. Scar knows about Janja wanting to leave him. Therefore, Scar asks him to distract The Lion Guard in their own lair, while Scar fullfills his other plan. Janja, thinking that he only has to distract the Guard agrees. Janja heads into The Pride  Lands feeling pretty good about it. . He laughs so that the Guard will notice him. He then lures them into the lair and running around, so that the Guard won't catch

Leading janja's clan in the lair

them and kick their tails. They proceed with the plan, suddenly realising a fire in the entrance of the lair that has been made by Scar's other followers. Janja is in shock and jumps trough the fire before it gets too big. Then he sees that his clan couldn't make it trough and are still stuck inside the lair. Janja figures out that Scar gave him the plan to distract him and his clan so that Scar

Standing beside the Lion Guard

could get rid of them. He is angry, but knows just what to do and rushes into The Outlands to get Jasiri. The rest of the clan follows the Lion Guard by going through Beshte's pool. They soon see Scar ontop of Pride Rock. Janja and Jasiri come though the Pridelanders are having trouble trusting him. They eventually agree after encouragment from Makuu and Janja then tells King Simba that  Scar revealed to him that only Kion can destroy Scar by using the most powerful roar he has into the volcano before they get some rest before the big battle. However, Scar reveals to Ushari that he deceived Janja, knowing he would turn on him and that using his most powerful roar in the volcano would cause a giant eruption that would destroy the Pride Lands rather then Scar.  The next morning they all go to the Outlands to defeat Scar once and for all. They run to the Outlands, where they meet the Army of Scar that now sees that Janja has left them. The Outlanders of course get beaten up by Pride Landers and The Lion Guard goes

Reminding Cheezi and Chungu that they're good guys now

to the volcano to get Scar out of the way. During the battle, Cheezi and Chungu briefly forget their new alligance to the Pride Lands and almost attack the Rhinos. This causes Janja to angrily tackle them and remind them they are on the Pride Landers side now before apoligizing to the rhinos and continuing the fight. When they come out again, Kion goes onto a rock and announces, that Scar as been defeated. Everyone is very happy, but then Cheezi asks who will lead the Outlands so that there will be peace. Janja comes onto the rock and says that he found the perfect to lead. Kiburi disappointedly asks if Janja himself wants to lead. Janja answers that he is not that dumb, but Jasiri  should lead. Kion likes the idea and she is now the leader of the outlands. Janja replys, that all the hyenas will help, even his clan. Kion goes to see Rafiki because his scar is bugging him. Jasiri kindly says that he should go and Janja gives Kion a sad look as he leaves.

Friends to the End

Janja's Clan appears in the song "Friends to the End trying to take on Kion and the Lion Guard. They catch them on a big rock until Kion uses his roar to blast them away."

The Lake of Reflection

In a flashback, Janja is seen rolling the egg bac

Janja's clan as cubs

k to the Outlands until Fuli stops him. Janja brings out Cheezi and Chungu while the others rejoin Fuli, making it three against four. Kion demands that Janja hand over the egg, though this only results in Cheezi and Chungu revealing their names. Kion says he doesn't care who they are, only telling them they're not allowed to take the egg. Laughing, Janja asks him who is going to stop them, though Kion declares that they will.

Janja tells Cheezi and Chungu to distract the group while he steals the egg, calling them fur brains for the first time in the process. Springing into action, Kion orders Besthe and Fuli to take on Cheezi and Chungu while Bunga gets the egg, leaving Janja to him. Under Kion's command, the hyenas are defeated and sent running back to the Outlands.

Return to the Pride Lands

Janja helps the Lion Guard comes back to the Pride Lands from the Tree of Life. Cheezi and Chungu jump on top of him and were worried that they would never seen him again. Janja says they weren't gone that long. Kion asks Madoa what happened to Zira. Madoa

Kion and his Outlander friends

says they were hidding from Zira and didn't see what happened. Soon Mzingo and his vultures come and are happy to see Jasiri home. Jasiri asks Mzingo to join them in settling peace in the Pride Lands. Mzingo and his vultures are happy to help. Anga soon spots a strange lion with dark fur on Pride Rock who happens to be Kovu.

Attending the ceremony

Wondering if they're too late Vitani and her Lion Guard come up to them, They start to attack everyone but Kion had enough. He's about to use the Roar but Kiara stops him. Kiara says that Kovu and Vitani has joined their Pride and Zira completed her journey through the Circle of Life. After thanking Jasiri for their help, the Outlanders, including Janja's clan, leave. The hyenas soon come to the Tree of Life to see Kion marry Queen Rani.

Comics

Which Way Out?

Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu are in the Pride Lands. When the Lion Guard spot them, Janja announces that they should scram. They run into a large canyon, where they fool the Lion Guard into getting lost inside. The Lion Guard are able to escape the maze though, and Janja orders his henchmen to go after them. They all go different ways and soon realize that they have gotten themselves lost in their own trap.

Janja's Prisoners

Janja, Cheezi and Chungu kidnap Timon and Pumbaa when they wander too close to the Outlands. Although Chungu is worried that they are friends with the Lion Guard, Janja does not care. If the Guard choose Bunga's route, they find Janja, Cheezi and Chungu fast asleep having taken a nap along the way back home. The Guard use termites to break open a thorn cage that they have placed the duo in and, when they awake, the bugs bite Janja's nose.

If the Guard choose Ono's route, Janja leaves his prisoners on a rock surrounded by lava in the Outlands. The Guard are able to save Timon and Pumbaa by getting Beshte to push some rocks into the lava, redirecting the flow. Janja arrives to discover that the lava flow has been redirected to his own lair.

The Night Mission

Janja and his crew go on a night hunt in the Pride Lands until the Lion Guard enters the scene thanks to a little bat alerting them. During the chase, Janja is alerted by one of his clan members that Cheezi and Chungu ended separated from them and decided to use that to their advantage. While the guard was chasing them, Cheezi and Chungu would bring something back. As Janja waits for them at the border between the Pride Lands and the Outlands, he begins to get annoyed that his two members haven't arrived yet. Until, the two come sliding down from the cliffs right into him; upset at another failed plan Janja calls them useless and returns to the Outlands.

Members

Name

Information

Position

Status

Picture

Janja

Janja is the leader of the clan.

Leader

Alive

Cheezi

Cheezi is a member of the clan. He is one of Janja's seconds-in-command.

Second-in-Command

Alive

Chungu

Chungu is a member of the clan. He is one of Janja's seconds-in-command.

Second-in-Command

Alive

Nne

Nne is a member of the clan. He was briefly made a second-in-command.

Second-in-Command (briefly) Member

Alive

Tano

Tano is a member of the clan. He was briefly made a second-in-command.

Second-in-Command (briefly) Member

Alive

Male Hyena (Janja's Clan)

Male Hyena is a member of the clan.

Member

Alive

Unnamed Members

The following are known members of Janja's Clan who have not received official names.  

Affiliates

Kion

Main article: Kion

Kion is a lion cub who is the leader of the Lion Guard. Ultimately Janja and Kion used to hate each other, until Janja saw good in himself.

Jasiri

Main article: Jasiri

Jasiri is a female hyena who now serves as the leader of the Outlands.

Mzingo

Main article: Mzingo

Mzingo relaying a message.

Mzingo is a vulture that acts as a spy for Janja. He has dark blue feathers tipped with paler blue, and a large gold-colored beak tipped in red. His head and neck are bald. Mzingo is very sneaky and sly, with a rather dry demeanor. He tells Janja of the happenings of the Pride Lands that are opportunistic or mean bad news for the hyenas, as like them, he desires to eat as he pleases and not follow the Circle of Life. After Scar was beaten for good, Mzingo joined the clan in respecting The circle of life.

Simba

Main article: Simba

Simba is a lion who is the king of the Pride Lands. They used to be enemies until Janja decided to help him and the royal family defeat Scar.

Trivia

• The hyenas in Janja's clan are noted to be descendants of the hyenas from the original Lion King film.
• Though Janja is the leader of his clan, a real hyena clan is typically led by a female.
• Janja's clan is said to be greedy, eating more than their fair share and disrespecting the Circle of Life. Despite this, the fact that they constantly prey on animals for food makes them the most accurate portrayal of hyenas in the show, as contrary to popular belief, real spotted hyenas actually hunt more than they scavenge.
• There seems to be some confusion about exactly how many hyenas are in Janja's clan. In the episode Rescue in the Outlands, Scar orders Janja to take his entire clan to get rid of Jasiri, and when Janja and his clan confront her, there are exactly seven members counting Janja. However, this contradicts with scenes from previous episodes; in the final shot of Tonight We Strike, seen in the third picture of this article, there are eight hyenas in Janja's clan, and in one of the latter shots of Bring back a Legend, there are nine.
  • Early concept art of Return of the Roar reveals that Janja's clan was originally going to consist of approximataly 30 hyenas, as the storyboards for Tonight We Strike show Janja and his numerically large clan. It is unknown why this concept was deleted, if it was deleted in the first place.
• When Disney showed early footage of The Lion Guard for young test audiences, they offered some suggestions for the hyenas.
  • Early concept art that has been found reveals that Nne was originally the third member of Janja’s main crew instead of Cheezi.

References