| “ | Oh, you're safe. Thank you for your help. My name is Varya. I've heard the Tree of Life could be a safe place to raise my cubs. Is that true? | ” |
–Varya, Long Live the Queen | ||
Varya is an adult female Siberian Tiger who seeked help at the Tree of Life. She makes her debut and only appearance in Long Live the Queen.
Appearance
Varya is an orange tiger with vertical black stripes, a white underbelly and cheek tufts. Her tail is mostly orange ending in white with a black tip. Her eyes are also yellow with reddish-purple irises.
Personality
She is very calm, friendly and respectful to the Night Pride and The Lion Guard.
As a mother, she also is gentle, loving, displays anxiety whenever her cubs are lost or in danger, and seeks the help of others to protect them. However, she is extremely protective to her cubs, she will fight to protect them without hesitation.
History
Long Live the Queen
She’s first seen cornered with her cubs when Makucha's Army attack her on the way to the Tree of Life. She pounces on Makucha after telling her cubs to head to the Tree of Life, Chuluun pursues the cubs under Mama Binturong’s orders and the distracted Varya is overpowered and defeated by both Makucha and Ora. Beshte and Bunga stay behind to guard the cubs while Kion, Fuli, Anga and Ono aid the Night Pride in assisting Varya. Makucha, Chuluun and Ora are overwhelmed and retreat. Beshte and Bunga reunite Varya with her cubs only for Kion and the Night Pride to be sent to the Tree of Life as Janna is dying from old age.
She is later seen with her cubs during Rani’s coronation.
Songs
Family
Trivia
- Her name "Varya" means "Form" in Hindi and Russian.
- "Varya" is the common diminutive of "Varvara" in Russian.
- Varya was closely similar to Tigress in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
- Varya's voice actor also voices Baby Goat.