Kion

"Hevi Kabisa"

- Kion's catchphrase

Kion (pronounced Ky-on) is the son and youngest child of Simba and Nala, the younger brother of Kiara, the grandson of Mufasa, Sarabi and Sarafina, the great-nephew of Scar and the main protagonist of the 2015 TV film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and it's 2016 follow-up series The Lion Guard, both of which are inspired by the 1994 film The Lion King.

As tradition follows to all second born children of The Lion King, Kion leads a group called The Lion Guard with his friends Bunga, Fuli, Beshte and Ono to protect The Circle of Life. As leader and the fiercest member, Kion has a power called The Roar of the Elders, which when used, causes the lions of the Pride Lands past to roar with him.

He is voiced by Max Charles.

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Kion first appears in the film when he and Bunga are playing Baobab ball on Pride Rock and end up disrupting Simba who is teaching Kiara about being future Queen. After a short clash with Kiara, Kion leaves Pride Rock with Bunga to continue their game, but the Baobab fruit ends up falling into the Outlands. Kion does not wish to enter the forbidden Outlands, but Bunga goes in and ends up being captured by two hyenas named Cheezi and Chungu on the orders of their leader Janja. Kion orders the two hyenas to release Bunga, but Cheezi dares him to come and get Bunga to which Chungu says that Kion is too scared and the two hyenas mock Kion and call him a fradey cat. These taunts anger Kion and he lets out a mighty roar, which causes Chungu to drop Bunga, who climbs up to safety.

Kion and Bunga return to Pride Rock where Simba and Rafiki (who had heard Kion's roar) tell Kion that the roar he did was the Roar of the Elders and that he is destined to be the leader of the new Lion Guard. Simba and Rafiki then take Kion to a part of Pride Rock called The Lair of the Lion Guard and Simba tells him the history of the Lion Guard that contained the fiercest, bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight in the Pride Lands and that Scar ( who was the fiercest) used to the led it until he lost his Roar of the Elders when he destroyed his Lion Guard when they refused to help him overthrow Mufasa. Kion picks Bunga to be the first member as he is the bravest animal Kion knows, unaware that Janja's major-domo Mzingo has overheard them and reports this news to Janja.

Later, Kion and Bunga help Kiara's friend Zuri get unstuck from a log (which she was using to sharpen her claws) and meet with Simba's friends and Bunga's adoptive uncles Timon and Pumbaa. Kion and Bunga tell them, Kiara, Zuri and Tiifu about the new Lion Guard before going to find others animals to be the fastest, strongest and keenest of sight. Kion recruits an egret named Ono to be the keenest of sight, a hippopotamus named Beshte to be the strongest and a cheetah named Fuli to be the fastest.

Bunga then convinces Kion to demonstrate the Roar of the Elders to Beshte, Fuli and Ono, but when Kion attempts to do so, only a squeak comes out. Just then Simba arrives and isn't pleased with the members Kion has picked and tells Kion that the Lion Guard has always be made up of lions and tells his son to not treat his position as leader as a game and take his responsibilities seriously like Kiara is with hers. Having some alone time, Kion feels discouraged about what Simba said before he encounters the ghost of Mufasa who encourages him to trust his instincts.

After learning from Bunga that Janja and his clan are attacking a antelope herd and have cause a stampede trapping Kiara, Kion, Bunga, Beshte, Fuli and Ono jump into action with Simba, Nala and Tiifu watching from afar. The group are able to save Kiara and get her to safety before Kion uses the Roar of the Elders to drive Janja and his clan out of the Pride Lands.

Following this, Simba and Nala express pride for their son.

Appearance
Kion bears a striking resemblance to his father Simba. Small and lithe, Kion is in good shape, bearing slight shoulders and a moderately well-muscled build. His fur is bright gold, while his muzzle, paws, and underbelly are all lighter in color. Although his lower eye shades are also light, his upper eye shades are chestnut. His most distinctive features are his ear rims (which were inherited from his father) and a tuft of reddish fur on his head that is the beginnings of his mane. Unlike cub Simba's tuft, it is swept back in a style similar to that of Scar's. Kion has a pawprint mark on one shoulder, and bears spots on the backs of his lower front legs.

Personality
Kion is described as one who "defies tradition," as he has assembled a guard that consists of creatures other than lions. In this way, he is open to other species and willing to give underdogs a chance at making a difference.

Family

 * Father: Simba
 * Mother: Nala
 * Big sister: Kiara
 * Big brother: Kopa (unofficially)
 * Grandfathers: Mufasa (paternal) and Nala's Father (maternal)
 * Grandmothers: Sarabi (paternal) and Sarafina (maternal)
 * Great-Uncle: Scar
 * Brother-In-Law: Kovu
 * Great-Grandfather: Ahadi (paternal)
 * Great-Grandmother: Uru (paternal)
 * Great-Great-Grandfather: Mothatu

Trivia

 * Kion bears a resemblance to his unofficial brother Kopa.
 * Like his father Simba, Kion has said "pick on someone your own size" to hyenas.
 * Like his sister Kiara, Kion calls Mufasa by his given name rather than Grandpa/Grandad or Grandfather.
 * Kion is the second known second born child of The Lion King to take on the role of leader of The Lion Guard. The first being his great uncle Scar who led the group years before the events of The Lion King and like Kion had The Roar of the Elders power. However, the power got to Scar's head and he believed that with this power, he should be king instead of his older brother/Kion's grandfather Mufasa. But when the rest of The Lion Guard refused to help overthrow Mufasa, Scar used the Roar of the Elders to destroy them. Due to using his power for evil, the Elders removed it from Scar causing him to become shrivelled and horrible.