Name: Kiwiba

meaning: “spike” in Swahili- due to his spiky mane/fur

gender: male

age: adult

parents: Baadaye and Kjali 

siblings: Bhati and Hazina

mate: Zira(short fling)

cubs: Kovu and Vitani

personality: Kiwiba is the strong silent type, with a string sense of right and wrong. He is a noble lion with a strong protective instinct. He prefers to be alone and does not trust easily. He has been alone since his mane grew in but longs to be a father. 

Likes: his mother and sisters, cubs, water, being free to roam

dislikes: liars, fire and rudeness

History: Kiwiba was born into a very small pride a weeks journey from the pridelands, just his family and the leader’s family and a few lone lionesses. He never met his father Kjali, but was very close to his mother and littermates. As custom, once his mane grew in he had ro make his own way in life. After saying goodbye to his mother and sisters, Kiwiba left and roamed until he was fully grown. He eventually cane to the pridelands and accidently found Zira while she was on patrol. (This is just before Simba returns to the Pridelands). She thought the young male handsome and strong, and seduced him. She told him how she needed a male around to protect her, not telling him that her motive was to make him father her cubs. They had almost a moon together and then when Scar was overthrown, Kiwiba fled due to the fire and was never seen again in the pridelands. He left, never to know that Zira had given birth to his son and daughter.

relationship to movie: Kovu and Vitani’s father

bases: RinStrife and UkuleleMoon on deviantart