“ | You shouldn't have come here. But now that you have, I should warn you, I like to play with my food. | ” |
–Ora's first lines, Dragon Island |
Ora is an adult male Komodo dragon who used to live on Dragon Island and is now a member of Makucha's Army. He makes his debut in Dragon Island. He serves as one of the two tertiary antagonists in Season 3 (alongside Chuluun).
Appearance
Ora is an enormous male Komodo dragon with dark green scales with a lighter underside and tail. His feet and the stripes on his tail are brown, while his eyes are yellow and black. He also has a few spots on his back.
Personality
Ora is a ferocious komodo dragon who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He openly admits that he is sadistic, stating he "likes to play with his food". When the Lion Guard escapes his island with the help of Kion's Roar, Ora holds a vendetta against them and willingly joins Makucha's Army.
As the leader of his two Komodo dragon companions on the island, Ora exhibited a sense of camaraderie by willingly sharing his home with his only friends. However, when they were separated due to the powerful waves caused by Kion's roar, Ora's unwavering determination for revenge took precedence over his immediate concern for his friends' safety. Despite the potential dangers of the colliding water waves, Ora remained focused on reaching the mainland on his own, driven by his singular desire for retribution.
He prefers weak, helpless victims which are down and out as seen when he expressed great joy at a stranded dolphin out of water and when Mama Binturong was pretending to be a weak old lady. When playing an act, his desires to get a little over his head sometimes as shown when he nearly tried to bite Mama Binturong who was acting like prey in his eyes.
After experiencing Kion's Roar in "Dragon Island" for the first time, he has developed extreme fear whenever the Roar is mentioned and would not hesitate to retreat immediately.
History
Dragon Island
Ora encounters the Lion Guard for the first time when they arrive on his island and wastes no time in trying to eat them.



The River of Patience

Arriving at the mountain pass that leads to the Tree of Life, Makucha tells Ora and Chuluun about his plan. But, just like Chuluun, Ora has no intention to follow anyone's orders. They later encounter the Night Pride and engage in a battle against them soon after they refused Rani's offer of leaving. He was impressed at seeing Baliyo knock Makucha out, further emphasizing his sadistic nature, but was then knocked away by Rani out of the pass. The return later at night, following Chuluun's plan to sneak under the cover of darkness. Ora's tail was causing unnecessary


Later outside the pass, Ora complains about Kion showing up just when they were winning. Mama Binturong joins in on their conversation and declares the leadership of their group.
Little Old Ginterbong
Outside the mountain pass leading to the Tree of Life, Ora is seen arguing with Chuluun and Makucha before Mama Binturong interrupts them. She tells them about her plan and it involves playing "pretend". Mama Binturong pretends to be prey being

Later, Mama Binturong returns to inform the three predators of what she found out at the Tree of Life while pretending to be "Granny Ginterbong". While she distracts the Night Pride with a crisis far away from the Tree of Life, the three of them will have to move in and get rid of the queen, who is lying weak inside the Tree. Makucha worries that the Lion Guard will stop them, but Mama Binturong assures him that they're currently short-handed and will be easy to take care of. On their way to the Tree, Ora says he's never met a queen before. Chuluun advises him to say his greetings to the queen fast and Makucha tells him to bid farewell to her afterward before they proceed with their plan to eliminate her. The Lion Guard arrives just in time to stop them, and after getting beaten by the Guard, they retreat once again now that their plan is ruined.
Long Live the Queen

The Lake of Reflection
Ora is once again seen together with Makucha and Chuluun confronting the Night

Then, on sunset, they attack as planned. Ora bites an exhausted Beshte out of commission. Bunga uses his stink on Ora, making him spit out his venom. Ora tail whips Bunga, only for Baliyo and Surak to attack him on both sides. He retreats along with Makucha and Chuluun back outside the mountain pass.
Triumph of the Roar
“ | Oh, no. Not the Roar. | ” |
–Ora's last words in the series |

Later, Ora complains at the fact that the Lion Guard is getting better. Chuluun says she's about ready to give up, only for Mama Binturong to tell them that she never gives up, and neither should them. Ora admits he also gives up... sometimes. Mama Binturong reassures them that reinforcements are coming. Seeing one porcupine being added in their ranks, Ora is not impressed. When more porcupines start to show, he's still not impressed. But, when two members of Makucha's Leap, Jiona, and Fahari join them, along with two other Komodo dragons who were members of his bank, he is seen with a happy expression on his face.
Ullu tried to warn the Night Pride that an army of villains is making their way up the pass but was stopped by Mama Binturong and was watched over by her porcupines. She later escapes and succeeds in warning the Night Pride and was then tasked to warn the Lion Guard next. The Night Pride goes inside the Tree of Life to get Rani only for them, and Makini, to be trapped by a boulder that Makucha and Ora sealed up. The Army of Villains then go running around chasing every animal they see, and Makucha and Ora join in the fun.


Chuluun joins them in subduing Kion, but when Kion is about to use the Roar, Ora flinched, yet still charged straight at Kion. Kion starts using the Roar and first blasts Ora away, then Makucha, and then Chuluun. Kion starts using his Roar in a multitude of ways to stop the bad guys from their tracks. As a finale, Kion uses his Roar to conjure up a giant twister and sends all of the villains far, far away from the Tree of Life, never to be seen again.
Trivia
- "Ora" is the local name for Komodo Dragon in Indonesian.
- Ora's voice actor also voices Hitashi and Janja.
- Ora is the second animal to join Makucha's Army.
- He is the fourth venomous villain in the show, the other three beings are Ushari, Kenge and Sumu.
- In The Lake of Reflection, Ora spits out blood after Bunga uses his stink on him. This marks the first time a character has explicitly shown blood on the show.
- The scene was later edited so that, instead of blood, Ora would spit out saliva. This was likely changed due to being too graphic for kids to watch.