My fursoneh =>{:D The form I take on in my artwork, and my way of making myself feel closer to the TLK universe – and one of its characters in particular. Maybe when I’m not so lazy I’ll also post her biography and some more info on what she means to me as a character, but for now, you’ll need to settle for her personality - which is, mind you, entirely separate from my own IRL, though actually fairly akin to the facade I put on over the ‘Net.

Takufi is somewhat a tomboy with a definite air of buoyancy and breeziness. Although she is a bright young sow who puts on a gentle persona whenever she feels the need, her real self is constantly off in her own world, and perhaps a little spoiled, becoming frustrated when the world ends up not revolving around her. This is not to say she means to cause suffering to others – she’s extremely loving, if a little overpossessive and jealous, when it comes to her very few friends (read: Pumbaa). Takufi has a bit of a bitchy, blunt, I’m-gonna-voice-my-feelings-even-if-I-hurt-yours-in-the-process-because-I-care-about-honesty side to her as well: she has a snobbish facet and acts dismissively toward the cuter, fluffier portion of the animal kingdom.

Daughter of Kovu and Kiara. Tomboyish, bubbly and ambitious - but she has interited more of her great-great-uncle (and possible grandfather)'s sadism than even she is aware.

Since Akida & Raufu's creation in late 2004, my interest in Simba's Pride has waned to the extent that I no longer consider it a true part of the Lion King canon - however, I enjoy developing their characters too much to abandon them altogether. The two of them therefore exist in an alternate universe in which the details of the SP storyline are sketchy to me, but in which it intersects with the original film better, and the basic outcome and characters are the same.

Son of Kovu and Kiara. Precocious, curious and clear-headed – but unsure of himself as well as everything around him.

See Akida for more info on his place in my created fanon universe.

Zakolos's mother was a blind Spotted Hyena who was tricked into mating with a Striped Hyena after her sense of smell was disabled in a fight with an African Wild Dog, leaving her unable to distinguish species. After an emotionally difficult puphood Zakolos attached himself to the Elepahnt Graveyard hyena clan where he found his species was something that did not matter so long as he proved himself useful to Scar, a lion allied with the clan. He enjoyed this life of doing grunt work in exchange for easy meals for some time until he learned of Scar's plans to murder his brother, King Mufasa. Despite being extremely sardonic, crass and emotionally numb, Zakolos was disgusted at the thought of aiding the murder of a lion - he had a grudging respect for the species ever since one had saved his mother's life. He therefore deserted the clan altogether and eventually met up with Kirrone the fennec fox, and together they spent the entirety of Scar's reign plotting to overthrow him. Unfortuneatly all of their attempts went totally unnoticed - but by the time Simba reclaimed the throne, they had cemented such a close friendship that they never really abandoned their pastime of playing immature jokes on the royal family together.

One of my oldest Lion King characters (along with Zak), and one of the most sketchy. Here's a shot at developing her, though:

Kirrone is a fennec fox who never quite grew up, but who still has a streetwise indepence to her. Since her youth she had yearned for a more free-reigned lifestyle than the one she had known, and seized the oppertunity when a hyena/African wild dog cross named Zakolos appeared in her mother's territory. She latched onto him and accompanied him on his travels through the Pride Lands, and he shared with her his plans to overthrow King Scar, by which she was fascinated. Kirrone used her cunning to aid him in his indirect attempts on the king's life - Zakolos was, however, dissatisfied that these seemed to just annoy Scar rather than serve the justice he craved, yet he valued her friendship too highly to say so.

Kirrone and Zakolos remained good friends even after Scar's defeat, comfortably inhabiting the edges of the Pride Lands, and occaisionally popping in on the royal family to play a practical joke or hunt their next meal.

Father of Takufi. A nobleman of the Sounderlands (one "province") of the Pride Lands, he spent his whole life taking in teachings of everything except how to interact with his heir, and a result he never really bonds with his daughter - even though he subconsciously loves her deeply, and goes through great pains to protect her despite barely knowing her. Neither father nor daughter really ever suffer as a result of his emotional distance, due to the fact that Ngiri relies so heavily on Sabiti - not only to raise Takufi, but in more areas than he realises.

Pumbaa's authoratative brother. Not to be confused with Ngiri, he dedicates himself to protecting his three younger littermates - especially Pumbaa - in their own interests as well as those of the sounder. However, he commonly takes this protection to the point where he seems almost brutish and tactless, and ends up hurting his loved ones more than helping them.

The courageous, mentally unstable father of Pumbaa. An old friend of Lord Ngiri, and once served as a "soldier" whose job was to deal with any predators who abused their right to visit the Sounderlands. As a reward for his services, Ngiri offered him a pick of the local sows - his choice was Buzela, who bore Nguvu, Twaza, Nyeti and Pumbaa. The two of them genuinely cared for each other during the first week or so of the litter's lives, until Balfuu - desparate to experience being a husband and father twice over - made advances on Sabiti, the newly-pregnant Lady of the Sounderlands. Enraged, Ngiri clashed with his former friend, resulting in Balfuu losing his right tusk as well as his place in the central sounder. Though his already questionable sanity deteriorated while in exile, his optimism did not, and he kept high hopes for his children even when miles apart from them.

Mother of Takufi. A genuinely caring mother and wife, if very stress-prone and slightly absent-minded. As a piglet Takufi never really clicked with Buzela's (much older) litter, and the only one with whom she did was virtually banned from seeing her. Having no (surviving) littermates left her with her mother as her only real playmate, friend and emotional crutch - Sabiti knew all too well that this would hinder Takufi later in life, but chose not to sever the close mother-daughter bond they shared at any cost. She was, to say the least, devastated when Takufi left the Sounderlands with no explanation or warning.

Over-protective, sometimes underconfident mother of Pumbaa.

More info coming soon (see Balfuu).

Eldest son of Pumbaa and Takufi, therefore the heir of Sounder Rock: and he knows it, though he he isn't quite sure what it'll entail. Not the sharpest tusk in the jaw, he seems to be constantly pleased with life and himself, and is good at disregarding negative things so he can simply relax and amuse himself - and in turn, everyone around him with his slight awkwardness and clumisness.

Built like his mother, only with more obvious muscles, and has features much his father. His hide is a pale greyish-brown, with permenant dark brown smudging around his ankles from so much exposure to mud, and his mane is similar to his mother in style and colour, but shorter and leaning more toward red than brown.

Daughter of Pumbaa and Takufi. Hyperctive and smartalecky, she generally prefers her own company, but is loving toward her family - even if she often shows it in the wrong ways.

Has her mother's build and mane-style, features more similar to her father, and a dull greyish-gold coloured hide with an aubrun mane.

More info coming soon.

Son of Pumbaa and Takufi. More sociable than Zihi, but also more introverted: he views his philosophical intelligence as a curse, and knowing piglets his age will shun him for it, he retreats into his own fantasy world as well as the comfort of his father.

Built much like Pumbaa, only slightly slimmer, with features more akin to his mother. His hide is also a similar colour to hers, but with a greyish tint instead of brown. Has a stark black mane similar to his father, but slightly longer.

Note: I've seen several characters with his name, but believe me when I say I have no intention of copying. It's like how there are so many anime fan characters with the name Yume, you know? ^_^ Incidentally, I'm using the name Kota for its meaning only, which is the same as that of Yume: "dream."

An apprentice Rafiki spent the last few weeks of his life (and therefore, the first few weeks of Kovu and Kiara’s cubs’ lives) training. Despite her inexperience, she proves herself a very calm and competent shamaness – even if her methods are very unconventional and sometimes morally questionable.

Raufu is distrustful of her right from the outset, while Akida views her as a great source of wisdom – not to mention entertainment. Tezma speaks with a light Chinese accent; no-one is really sure where it came from.

Kimeta symbolises everything I hate about the LKFAA community. Having said that: there are a lot more things I love about it, so don't worry :>{:)

Maybe I'll flesh out this description later.

All of Kimeta’s markings are perfectly symmetrical, aside from her scars, the stylised sun on her shoulder and the paw print on her kind quarters – both are usually slightly smaller and “mirror-flipped” on the other side, but she can change her coat colours or pattern in any way at will. Her preffered form is the one pictured here, however.