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That's my boy! He got some gumption there!
~ Zuba's most famous quote.

Zuba is the deuteragonist of DreamWorks' 17th full-length animated feature film, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the second installment of the Madagascar franchise. He is the alpha lion of the Pride of Africa and the father of Alex, who was then known as "Alakay" and the mate of Florrie. It was from him that Alex got his birthmark on his paw.

He was voiced by the late Bernie Mac (who died before the film's release).

Role[]

Zuba was trying to teach a young Alex (then known as "Alakay") how to fight, but the cub was too distracted by dancing. When Makunga challenges Zuba to another fight, Alex wonders off only to come face to face with poachers who lock him in a crate. Zuba chased after the truck, and tried to free his son, only to get part of his left ear shot off by the poachers. By the time Zuba's vision clears from the blow, he doesn't notice that Alex's crate had fallen off the truck and into the river and continues to chase it.

Years later, when Alex and the gang crash land in Africa, they come face to face with Zuba. Zuba gets the impression that Alex has come to take over at first, but Florrie notices that they both have the same birthmark and realizes that Alex is their son, Alakay. Finally reunited with their long lost son, Zuba announced a celebration for his son's return.

That night, Zuba showed Alex about his childhood merchandise (including his last paw print before the poachers cub-napped him,and his old blanket "Foofie").

The next day, Zuba watches over Alex whose first attempt was to beat Teetsi to be the leader of the lions. Alex failed to his opponent, so Makunga gave him the Hat of Shame. A day later, Zuba feels disappointed about Alex failing his task. Alex is then banished from his pride. The next day, Zuba's wife Florrie forces him to get rid of the mess caused by Makunga. After Makunga gets beaten up by Nana, Zuba became the current leader now. It is unknown if he is still alive when Alex and his friends go to Monte Carlo. It is also unknown of what he did to Teetsi after Makunga's defeat, though it can be assumed that he banished him from visiting his pride.

Zuba did not appear in Madagascar 3, nor was he even mentioned.

Appearance[]

As a younger adult, Zuba has dark gold fur, green eyes and a black mane and a hole in his left ear, which he got when trying to save Alex from the poachers.

As an older adult, Zuba remains the same except that his mane now has several grey streaks.

Zuba bears a resemblance to adult Alex, with the exception of his fur, eye and mane colour. They also share the same birthmark on their paw.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Bernie Mac never finished his lines for Zuba before his death. Because of this, promotion and press was done by Sherri Shepherd, who did those and the voice of his mate Florrie. Also, some previously recorded lines of his were used too. Ben Stiller (Alex) stated "Working with Bernie was almost like he actually was a father to me."
  • Originally, Zuba and Florrie were to reappear in the 3rd film with Andre Benjamin filling in for the role. This was eventually scrapped for unknown reasons.

Navigation[]

           Madagascar logo Heroes

Main Characters
Alex | Marty | Melman | Gloria

Penguins
Skipper | Kowalski | Rico | Private

Lemurs
King Julien XIII | Maurice | Mort

Movies
Madagascar: Mason and Phil | Lemurs
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: Zuba | Florrie
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Vitaly | Gia | Stefano | Sonya | Esmeralda, Esperanza and Ernestina | Frankie, Freddie, Jonesy and Shakey | Manu and Maya
Penguins of Madagascar: Classified | Eva | Short Fuse | Corporal

Television
The Penguins of Madagascar: Marlene | Burt Elephant | Lemmy (LEM-R) | Doris
All Hail King Julien: Clover | Masikura | Xixi

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