Post by Kovu on Jan 21, 2011 0:11:50 GMT -5
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Character Name:
Kovu (Swahili for 'scar')
Age:
4 years
Gender:
Male
Species:
Lion
Alliance:
Pridelandes
Appearance:
Earlier in his life, many loins used to comment on how closely Kovu resembled Scar. He has a rich brown coloring to his fur and a darker brown, almost black, full mane. The hard training he recieved from his mother Zira, he is very fit and healthy. While no the biggest lion around, he has grown a great deal during his short rule and makes for an imposing figure. His eyes are a bright emerald green and are only marred by a single scar across his left eye, his mother's last gift to him.
Personality:
Before Kiara:
Growing up in the Outlands, Kovu was trained by Zira to be a savage killer. His mother taught him to be cunning, dark, and manipulative. He kept a serious nature when speaking with others, but wasn't above playfully taunting or teasing them. He was also an expert hunter buthad concept of having fun.
After Kiara:
Once Kovu began spending time with Kiara under Zira's order's, his true kinder nature started to surface. He opened himself to Kiara's way of life. He began friendlier, and more playful and open to having fun. He now lives to be with Kiara and keep her and the rest of his pride happy and safe. He still holds some sadness in his heart from his brother and mother's deaths as well as a deep fear of becoming like Scar.
History:
Kovu grew up in the Outlands as Zira's own son. He was hand-chosen by Scar to be his successor and so was named "the Chosen One" by the other Outsiders. One day while being watched by his brother Nuka, Kovu wrnt on his own and met a pridelander cub named Kiara. After surviving a crocodile attack, the two become friends before being seperated by their parents. Zira decided to use the cubs' friendship to kill Simba and began to train Kovu to do so. He grows up into a strong adult lion and is deamed ready for his mission. After saving Kiara from a fire started by Vitani and Nuka, Kovu asks to join Simba's pride to which Simba reluctantly agrees. The next day Kovu helps teach Kiara how to hunt while she teaches him about having fun. That night the two watch the stars and talk about Kovu's conection to Scar and his inner darkness. Rafiki helps the two realize their love for each other and Kovu questions Zira's plot.
The next day, Kovu decides to tell Kiara the truth but Zira and the other Outlanders ambush him and Simba. When Simba escapes and Nuka dies, Zira loses her temper and attacks Kovu, giving him a scar over his left eye. Kovu runs away to the Pridelands but is banished by Simba. That night Kovu and Kiara find each other and while Kovu wants to run away and start their own pride, Kiara convinces him to return and reunite the conflicting prides. They arrive just in time to stop the fighting and the Outlanders join with the Pridelanders as Zira falls off a cliff. The now joined prides return to Pride Rock and Kovu and Kiara are married. Kovu eventually became King of the Pridelands along side Kiara while he tries to be a fair and just leader, wishing to remain as different from Scar as possible.
Bio Summary
Current King of the Pridelands, Kovu is a strong and healthy lion with brown fur, a dark brown mane, and emerald green eyes with a single scar over his left eye. SOn of Zira, brother of Vitani, and mate of Kiara, he is caring leader who wished for nothing more than the safety and secruity of his new pride. He still carries some darkness inside himself, including sadness for the deaths of his mother and brother and the fear of becoming like Scar.