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| Amara | |
|---|---|
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| Physical information | |
| Gender |
Female |
| Species | |
| Hair color |
White |
| Eye color |
Gray |
| Distinguishing features |
• Blind eye |
| Biographical information | |
| Also known as |
The hunters (with Akua) |
| Status |
Deceased |
| Residence | |
| Affiliations | |
| Relationship information | |
| Family | |
| Allies | |
| Enemies |
Azibo, Chigaru, Eshe, Mufasa, Obasi, Rafiki, Sarabi, Sarafina, Zazu, Taka (formerly) |
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Amara was a female lion. She was the sister of Kiros and Akua. She was a member of the Outsiders.
When Kiros lost his son, Shaju, to a young lion named Mufasa, he swore vengeance and decimated his entire pride. Upon realizing that Mufasa and his brother, Taka, had escaped, Kiros led his pride on a campaign to hunt them down and kill them. Eventually, Taka betrayed Mufasa and led the Outsiders to the fabled paradise of Milele. There, the Outsiders battled against Mufasa's allies. Though Akua, Amara, and several other lionesses attempted to attack a pride of lions who had allied with Mufasa, an earthquake suddenly split the earth and caused them to fall into a deep fissure to their deaths.
Biography
Early life
Amara had a brother named Kiros and a sister named Akua. They were members of a pride of lions led by Kiros.[1]
Revenge campaign against Mufasa
As part of Kiros's campaign to kill every pride in the Valley of Kings, Shaju and fellow Outsider Azibo 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 slaughtered them all.
Upon realizing that Mufasa and his brother, Taka, had survived, the Outsiders tracked them to a river. Kiros demanded to know which of them had killed his son, and Mufasa took the blame. Though he attempted to lie that Taka was nothing more than a stray, Akua and Amara pointed out that he held the blood of Obasi's pride. Bent on revenge, Kiros ordered his pride to attack, but Mufasa and Taka escaped 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 split the land, causing a fissure to open up in the earth that swallowed the Outsider lionesses.[1]
Physical appearance
Amara was a lean lioness. She had a white coat, with black-tipped ears and gray eyes. She had one shredded ear and was blind in one eye.[1]
Personality and traits
Amara was fierce and unforgiving, so emotionally detached that she relished the death of a fellow pride member. She was fiercely loyal to her brother, Kiros, and often used her exceptional tracking skills to do his bidding.[1]
Appearances
Trivia
- Amara was voiced by Folake Olowofoyeku.[2]
- Amara's name means "assistance," "aid," "help," or "urgent business" in Swahili.[3]
- In the novelization of Mufasa: The Lion King, Amara and Akua are said to be able to smell lies.[4]
- During the scene in which Taka betrays Mufasa to the Outsiders, there is an animation error: when Akua and Amara speak their lines, their character models are erroneously swapped.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King (2024). Written by Jeff Nathanson and directed by Barry Jenkins. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- ↑ Folake Olowofoyeku. IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved on December 17, 2024.
- ↑ Translation of "amara" into English. Glosbe. Retrieved on December 17, 2024.
- ↑ Orgbon III, Charles. Mufasa: The Lion King Novelization (December 24, 2024). ISBN: 1368099319.