“ | Oh, you're safe. Thank you for your help. My name is Varya. I've heard the Tree of Life could be a safe place to raise my cubs. Is that true? | ” |
–Varya, Long Live the Queen |
Varya is an adult female Siberian Tiger who seeked help at the Tree of Life. She makes her debut and only appearance in Long Live the Queen.
Appearance[]
Varya is an orange tiger with vertical black stripes, a white underbelly and cheek tufts. Her tail is mostly orange ending in white with a black tip. Her eyes are also yellow with reddish-purple irises.
Personality[]
She is very calm, friendly and respectful to the Night Pride and The Lion Guard.
As a mother, she also is gentle, loving, displays anxiety whenever her cubs are lost or in danger, and seeks the help of others to protect them. However, she is extremely protective to her cubs, she will fight to protect them without hesitation.
History[]
Long Live the Queen[]
She’s first seen cornered with her cubs when Makucha's Army attack her on the way to the Tree of Life. She pounces on Makucha after telling her cubs to head to the Tree of Life, Chuluun pursues the cubs under Mama Binturong’s orders and the distracted Varya is overpowered and defeated by both Makucha and Ora. Beshte and Bunga stay behind to guard the cubs while Kion, Fuli, Anga and Ono aid the Night Pride in assisting Varya. Makucha, Chuluun and Ora are overwhelmed and retreat. Beshte and Bunga reunite Varya with her cubs only for Kion and the Night Pride to be sent to the Tree of Life as Janna is dying from old age.
Varya appears by the tree looking for her cubs with help from Bunga and they’re quickly found. Varya heads into the tree with her cubs and asks Rani permission if they can be granted sanctuary at the Tree of Life. Rani finds a home for Varya and her cubs which is to be shared by a herd of musk deer, who are reluctant to share the habitat with her. Rani convinces Kiril, the leader of the herd to accept Varya. Before leaving, Varya thanks Rani.
She is later seen with her cubs during Rani’s coronation.
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Trivia[]
- Her name "Varya" means "Form" in Hindi and Russian.
- "Varya" is the common diminutive of "Varvara" in Russian.
- Varya was closely similar to Tigress in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
- Varya's voice actor also voices Baby Goat.