Why Jasiri Is the Only Hyena Who Believes In the Circle Of Life

             Jasiri is the hyena Kion met in “Never Judge A Hyena By Its Spots,” an episode of The Lion Guard (TLG). She has a deep respect for the circle of life, unlike all of the members of Janja’s clan. She sings to Kion that they “both know a higher call, like every creature big and small / The circle of life should be what’s guiding us all.” Jasiri seems to think as highly of the circle of life as any good Pridelander even though she lives in the Outlands. The question then becomes: is she the only hyena near the Pridelands who understands and respects the circle of life, and why? I’ll be discussing multiple fan theories that try to answer this.

The Lion Guard Before Scar

             We know that Scar was the leader of the Guard before Kion but who was the leader before him? We saw in “Eye Of the Beholder” that there were other Lion Guards (at least 5) before Scar’s Guard, as evidenced by the paintings on the wall in the Guard’s Lair. This means there were previous leaders and there had to have been some kind of system for choosing them. I’ll be discussing some fan theories about who led the Guard before Scar and how said leader was chosen. I’ll be referencing characters and events from both The Lion Guard (TLG) and The Six New Adventures books.

How The Lion Guard Affects the Existing Canon

            Some people consider The Lion Guard (TLG) and its lore to be part of an AU but if we incorporate it into the existing canon, it helps explain and set up a lot of things that had previously been unexplored or glossed-over. Scar, for example, seems to be left out of a lot of the rest of the royal family’s activities, as evidenced not only by his general separation from Mufasa and Simba in The Lion King (TLK) but by the fact that Taka and Mufasa don’t spend much time together (and it would seem that Taka spends even less time with Ahadi) in the Six New Adventures books. It’s not really clear why he uses the hyenas to do his dirty work instead of just plotting against Mufasa directly. Nala’s father, Serafina’s mate, is nowhere to be found in TLK. I’ll be discussing multiple fan theories based on TLG’s lore that fill in some of these gaps.

Mheetu’s Parentage and Where He Went

            Mheetu was a character from the earlier stages of The Lion King (TLK), back when the movie was called King of the Jungle. He’s Nala’s little brother and, though he never made it into the final version of the movie, some people include him in the semi-canon sources. If we include him, it brings up two questions: who is Mheetu’s father and what happened to Mheetu that kept him from appearing in the movie? I’ll be trying to answer these with fan theories. I’ll also be referencing The Lion Guard

(TLG) and the Six New Adventures books.