#I also think this HC still shows Timon and Pumbaa being the heroes of the story besides Simba | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

kaythefloppa · 9 months ago

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This is just me spouting a pointless headcanon, but in regards to the inconsistency in The Lion King 1½ involving how the hyenas heard Scar backstab them in the original when they were hunting Timon & Pumbaa - I like to imagine that Shenzi purposefully threatened the duo so they can continue going after Scar, (I mean by this point Timon and Pumbaa fooled them once with the hula trick). But then they overheard Scar betraying them and were like "We're not gonna be insulted twice in one day, let's kill somebody" - And thus the hyenas go after Timon and Pumbaa, and Timon springs a trap that causes the hyenas to fall into a tunnel leading them to the base of Pride Rock where they kill and eat Scar because again, no fucken way they're gonna let that shit slide.

#the lion king #the lion king 1½ #the lion king timon #the lion king pumbaa #timon and pumbaa #Basically I chalk up most of the 3rd movie to an unreliable narrator POV but I think the climax scene is well-written beyond the plot hole #to where I can do brain exercises and fill in the gaps (which isn't that good writing but then again)#it's not like the movie expects you to see it as this grand lore-building saga with nothing but canon-building events #I can look past it just fine and the quality is still great #I also think this HC still shows Timon and Pumbaa being the heroes of the story besides Simba #Since them banishing them into the tunnel results in the hyenas either dying in the fire or running away - And killing Scar.#Plus those couldn't have been all of the hyenas in the clan meaning any stragglers would've been at the mercy of Simba's pride #who would've taken advantage of the lower numbers to chase them away #TLDR: Timon and Pumbaa killed Scar - It's canon /hj

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