Akua is the one of two secondary antagonists in the 2024 Disney photorealistic CGI film Mufasa: The Lion King. She is another white lioness who is the member of the Outsiders and she is the sister of Amara and Kiros.
Background
Personality
Like her sister, Amara, Akua is perceptive and possesses an acute sense of smell. She is sadistic, even enjoying the death of a fellow pride member. She is fiercely loyal to her brother, Kiros.
Physical appearance
Amara is a lean lioness. She possesses a white coat, with black-tipped ears, a scarred muzzle, and gray eyes.
Role in the film
As part of his father Kiros's campaign to kill every pride in the Valley of Kings, the young lion Shaju and Azibo, a fellow Outsider, attacked Eshe, only for Mufasa to leap to her defense and kill Shaju. Outnumbered, Azibo fled and reported what had happened to Kiros. At Kiros's summons, Akua and Amara sniffed Azibo and determined that only one lion had left blood on his mane; thus, he had abandoned Shaju to die. As recompense for his son's death, Kiros allowed his pride to kill Azibo. Shortly afterwards, the Outsiders confronted Obasi's pride and killed them all.
Upon realizing that Mufasa and Taka had escaped, the Outsiders tracked them down. Though Mufasa attempted to lie that Taka was nothing more than a stray, Akua and Amara told Kiros that he did, in fact, belong to Obasi's pride. Kiros then ordered an attack, only for Mufasa and Taka to escape by jumping off a nearby waterfall.
Later, the Outsiders caught up to Mufasa, Taka, and their allies in a ravine. As they attempted to cross a series of rock bridges to reach their quarry, Sarabi incited an elephant stampede that knocked the rock bridges down, thus cutting off the Outsiders' pursuit.
The Outsiders continued to track Mufasa and his allies but eventually lost the trail on a snowy mountain, both because their scent had been blown away and because Zazu had been covering their tracks. Just then, Taka approached and proposed an alliance between himself and the Outsiders. Kiros accepted, and Taka began to lead the Outsiders to Milele by leaving a trail of claw marks.
When Mufasa and his allies at last reached Milele, the Outsiders revealed their presence and launched an attack. Mufasa managed to rally the animals of Milele to his side, and they leaped into battle against the Outsiders. During the ensuing fight, Akua, Amara, and several lionesses began to chase down a pride of lions who had allied with Mufasa. However, an earthquake caused the ground to open up beneath them, and they fell through a fissure in the earth to their deaths.
Trivia
- Akua's name is of West African origin and carries the meaning of "born on a Wednesday".
Gallery
External links
- Akua on Lion King Wiki.
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