Name: Rickon

Parents: Scar and Sarabi

Siblings: Simba (half-brother), Nala (half-sister), Mheetu (half-brother)

Personality: Rickon is quite quiet compared to most of the other cubs in the pride, he prefers to hang around with his nephew/best friend Tanabi and often has to act like the voice of reason where he is concerned. He is intelligent and level-headed with his mother's sweet nature. However, he is very self-depricating and doesn't have a high opinion of himself because he is the son of a tyrant and no one lets him forget it.

History: Rickon was born when Scar forced himself on Sarabi. Scar was desperate for an heir who wasn't, in his eyes at least, a weakling (like Nuka) or female (like Nala and Vitani). Sarabi was determined that Rickon would be the exact opposite to his father so that if he did become king that he would be able to set right Scar's wrongs.

However, when Rickon was still only a very young cub, Simba returned and retook the throne. Rickon was introduced to his older half-brother and Simba wasn't quite sure what to make of him because he was Scar's son, however he did come to accept him in time. 

When Tanabi, Simba's son, was born, he and Rickon quickly became the best of friends. They also found fast friends with Nuka, Vitani and Tama's daughter Chike. The group would often cause mischeif and sneak away from the adults for fun. Rickon served as the voice of reason but was rarely listened to and often just went along with his friends.

Although everything change aburptly when Nuka took Rickon aside and told him that his mother was planning something horrible for Tanabi and that Rickon should look out for him. However, when Zira came for Tanabi, she was coming for Rickon as well because she wanted to eliminate the last of Scar's true-born heirs so that Kovu would have no competiton.

Rickon and Tanabi were attacked by Zira not long after Nuka had given Rickon his warning. Sarabi came to the cubs' rescue and manage to distract Zira long enough for both Rickon and Tanabi to flee the Pridelands, but at the cost of her life. Frightened and horrified by what had happened. the two wandered the savannah trying to put as much distance between themselves and the Pridelands.

They eventually ran into Tojo and Chumvi who took them both under their wing. To protect them both, they took on false identities and claimed to be Tojo and Chumvi's own cubs. Rickon was given the name Afua.

Eventually, Tojo and Chumvi successfully took over a pride and they settled there. Rickon found a mother-figure in Bianca, Chumvi's mate, but he never forgot his real mother, Sarabi. When Tanabi befriended Amara, he was distant with her, not because of her scar, but rather because she reminded him somewhat of Chike. He did, however, bond with a young female cub named Azalee.

Relation to TLK: Son of Sarabi and Scar