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At the start of the ''[[The Lion King]]'', Mufasa is the King of the [[Pride Lands]], father of [[Simba]], mate of [[Sarabi]] and grandfather of [[Kiara]] and [[Kopa]]. He appears to be a wise and fair ruler, who follows the "Circle of Life". However, his brother [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]] is jealous of him and forms a plan to kill Mufasa and Simba, so he can be king. His first attempt to kill Simba is foiled when Mufasa interferes; but he succeeds the next time by triggering a large-scale [[wildebeest]] stampede. Mufasa successfully saves Simba and struggles to climb up a cliff. Scar, waiting for him at the top, pierces Mufasa's paws hard with his claws and lets go after saying "long live the king." Simba didn't see this happening and Scar makes him believe that he (Simba) had caused Mufasa's death. Ridden with guilt, Simba runs away from the Pride Lands and meets two good friends, [[Timon (Lion King)|Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]]. After many years, Simba meets his old friend [[Nala (The Lion King) |Nala]], who persuades him to return and take his place as king. Simba refuses and runs away from Nala to a field where he encounters the wise [[mandrill]] [[Rafiki]]. Rafiki takes him to a small magical pool which brings upon Mufasa's ghost, up in the sky. The ghost tells Simba that he is his only son and has to take his responsibility to be King of the Pride Lands. Simba then returns to his homeland, defeats Scar and takes his rightful place as king. |
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[[image:Sp01_028.JPG|frame|left|Mufasa watches over the presentation of Kiara in ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'']] |
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Mufasa is a fictional lion who first appeared in Disney's popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. He was portrayed by James Earl Jones.
The Lion King
At the start of the The Lion King, Mufasa is the King of the Pride Lands, father of Simba, mate of Sarabi and grandfather of Kiara and Kopa. He appears to be a wise and fair ruler, who follows the "Circle of Life". However, his brother Scar is jealous of him and forms a plan to kill Mufasa and Simba, so he can be king. His first attempt to kill Simba is foiled when Mufasa interferes; but he succeeds the next time by triggering a large-scale wildebeest stampede. Mufasa successfully saves Simba and struggles to climb up a cliff. Scar, waiting for him at the top, pierces Mufasa's paws hard with his claws and lets go after saying "long live the king." Simba didn't see this happening and Scar makes him believe that he (Simba) had caused Mufasa's death. Ridden with guilt, Simba runs away from the Pride Lands and meets two good friends, Timon and Pumbaa. After many years, Simba meets his old friend Nala, who persuades him to return and take his place as king. Simba refuses and runs away from Nala to a field where he encounters the wise mandrill Rafiki. Rafiki takes him to a small magical pool which brings upon Mufasa's ghost, up in the sky. The ghost tells Simba that he is his only son and has to take his responsibility to be King of the Pride Lands. Simba then returns to his homeland, defeats Scar and takes his rightful place as king.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa also makes a few brief appearances and dialogue in the 1998 direct-to-video sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. He first appears as a ghost in the sky again in the beginning of the film, overlooking the presentation ceremony of his granddaughter Kiara. His next appearance is in Simba's nightmare, where he is seen again clinging to the cliff right before his death. Simba tries to save him but is stopped by Scar, who morphs into Kovu (Kiara's lover and Scar's chosen heir). However, he also makes more indirect appearances; it is he who inspires Rafiki to attempt to bring Kovu and Kiara together in order to avert war between the Pride Landers and Scar's group of loyal lionesses, and, once this plan has been achieved, his voice congratulates Simba as Simba, Nala, Kovu and Kiara stand on Pride Rock ("Well done, my son. We are one.").
The Lion King 1½
In the 2004 direct-to-video midquel The Lion King 1½, Mufasa is seen again in only three scenes, one at the presentation of Simba, one in the elephant graveyard saving his son and Nala, and one when he's forming from the clouds in the grasslands at night.
Backstory
Mufasa was the first son and heir of King Ahadi and Queen Uru, as evidenced in a set of prequel books released after the success of The Lion King. In A Tale of Two Brothers, Scar tried to make a fool out of Mufasa when he was young (see more at Scar's Backstory). The storybook Friends in Need reveals how he met Zazu, his trusted hornbill "majordomo": he saved the bird when he was caught by no other than the three hyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed in the elephant graveyard. However, this conflicts with another book How True, Zazu? (part of The Lion King: Six New Adventures), in which Zazu becomes steward to the king after Zazu's mother, Zuzu, retires.
Mufasa's Name
Mufasa was reportedly the name of the last king of the Bagada people, who were dispersed during the English colonization of Kenya (see [1]). The name could also be derived from Mustafa, the given name of Kemal Atatürk. Interestingly enough, Mufasa's wife, Sarabi, got her name from the Arabic word "Sarab", meaning an illusion. In addition, Mafasa's father, Ahadi, heavily resembles the word "ahad" from the Arabic language as well, which means one (equivalent to the word mono- from the english language). In the movie, one of the hyenas, Banzai, at one point pronounces the name in a funny way ("Qué pasa", Spanish for "What's up?" or "What's new?") as a quick and bumbling come-back for his mistake in saying "Mufasa" in front of a mad King Scar who didn't want to hear his late brother's name anymore.
Other appearances
Kingdom Hearts II
Mufasa is seen only in Simba's flashbacks and as a ghost in the Disney/Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II; the game takes place after Mufasa's death. Archive voice recordings of James Earl Jones were used for Mufasa's scenes.