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.

Where the Hyenas Went

            It’s canon that all of the hyenas have left the Outlands by the time of Kiara’s first hunt. The question is: what happened to them all? I’ll be talking about some fan theories that explain how the Outlands’ hyena population went from what it is during The Lion King (TLK) to what it is in Simba’s Pride (SP). I will also be referencing characters from The Lion Guard (TLG) and talking about why the hyena population is lower in TLG than it is in TLK.

How Scar and the Hyenas Got So Tight

            Throughout The Lion King (TLK), Scar is working with the hyenas that live in the Outlands. He uses them to start the stampede that ultimately kills Mufasa and as an army when Simba comes back into the Pridelands. There are so many unanswered questions about when, how, and why Scar and the hyenas teamed up but I’ll be discussing some fan theories that attempt to answer some of them. I will be using Taka, the name Scar was given at birth, to talk about him before the accident in which he got his scar. I will be referencing characters and events from the Six New Adventures books and The Lion Guard (TLG).