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[starstruckstufful]

cann you olease do the lion guard kion stimboard ?

kion stimboard for @mailmanhaterr

omg i loved the lion guard!! i apologize if uu wanted the image u attached,, i can remake the board with the image if u need it :3

🌙 yellow/bright stimboard 🌻 requests open ✔

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[jangmi-latte]

this is to add up from @lovee-infected's analysis back in 2020 about leona being in the lion guard (read it here) but i randomly binged-watched the lion king series and realized scar was part of the lion guard before and has a tattoo which signifies his position. was also gifted "the roar (roar of the elders)" as his weapon but he must use it wisely or else he'll lose both his position and power (to which he eventually did).

the roar is booming, thunderous, and powerful. leona's roar is loud...really loud and it's not just his roar, it's his voice in general. AND HIS UNIQUE MAGIC IS "KING'S ROAR" and he seems well-educated in his country's defense mechanism. here's the difference between "king's roar" and "roar of the elders" take note of the bolded words

ROAR OF THE ELDERS/THE ROAR (The Lion Guard)

The Roar is strong enough to blast downward-falling water upward, scatter a pile of boulders, or force someone else backward, sometimes sending them flying miles away. However, if the Roar is used in anger, regardless of the intent, it can cause mass destruction and there is a risk of it rebounding like an echo, which can cause natural disasters such as earthquakes. When used in anger, the clouds will be dark and stormy...before Kion uses the Roar, he always tells everyone to get behind him...So he [Scar] tried to employ the rest of his Lion Guard to help him overthrow Mufasa, but when they refused, he destroyed them (Roar of the Elders from The Lion Guard Wiki).

KING'S ROAR (Leona Kingscholar)

In Leona's dorm uniform card, we see him confronting his dorm mates after they mobbed on Jack. His dorm mates threatened him [Leona], questioned his position as their boss and why does he have the right to order them around. He told Jack to "stand back" while he handles them himself. To deflect them and show them his power he used "King's Roar" which resulted in his dormmates and Jack saying:

"My foothold is trembling." "The terrain is rapidly shifting." "The ground is splitting?!" (Jack)

During his overblot, the skies and the clouds turned dark (as it commonly does during overblots). It showed that it can harm a person (such as Ruggie) by turning them into dust/sand. Ruggie also mentioned how he doesn't want to get involved in a blast from Leona's unique magic's full potential. Here's to say that turning something into sand ISN'T the only thing his unique magic can do.

ruggie also mentioned during his magishift club wear card that leona's voice is loud and that they can hear him very well despite the spectators being noisy (translation credits go to @mysteryshoptls):

We can hear Leona’s voice pretty good even when we got noisy spectators durin’ a game. Guess lions just got a healthier roar to ‘em.

if the roar of the elders is used for good and must be used for good, then king's roar is the twisted version of the roar of the elders since it is seen as something dangerous instead of something that can be used for good. seeing as the leona's unique magic was feared upon by his people in the palace, the roar of the elders, on the other hand, was seen as something admirable and worthy for a person to have.

heck the roar of the elders is confiscated if they're used for bad and evil as it musn't be used for ill-intentions. meanwhile, leona's unique magic is implied to be used for ill-intentions because "anything he touches turns into sand" and what good can it bring, right?

i see what you did there twst...very clever.

[mask-of-prime]

VG: Broken Birds

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The Outlands, Years Ago:

A very young cub Vitani ran into some young jackals that neighbored the Termite Mounds, and she'd confessed to her mother that she had felt a friendship coming on, but Zira snuffed that dream right out. Lions could not be friends with mindless food like little jackals.

"Oh, quit your sniffling. It's going to get you nowhere! Get up before I give you a real reason to cry! NOW!"

"Mother, please! I won't disappoint you again, Mother!" the toddler sobbed.

The young Vitani could feel her mother grabbing her wrist. The older lioness pulled the cub closer.

Suddenly, Zira seemed to change in appearance. She was now much bigger, sported a slick, red mane, and a scar across her right eye. It was now an unknown male lion.

"You're seriously going to let a bunch of crows get to you? Are you a helpless little lower animal like them?!" he screamed.

"Father, I'm sorry-y-y!" Vitani sobbed, except… this was not her voice, nor her body.

"A real lion doesn't sit here and cry! Get up, Zira! NOW!"

The bigger lion's paw came up, looking like it was about to swipe.

Vitani jolted awake, putting a paw over her racing heart. More nightmares of Mother, of course.

Mother…

The images of Zira's sentient waterfall form came back to her vividly. No one would believe her. She didn't even believe herself the more she thought of it.

And her head… it still hurt from… something. Her friends said it had been a fall, right?

This didn't happen. No, none of this happened. She just fell… Right?

SCRATCH, SCRATCH…

The Fiercest gasped and made a small noise. Before she went to investigate, however, she looked around to make sure no one heard her pathetic sound.

Luckily, no. But, only because Tiifu wasn't around. Odd. She'd be wrapped all over Vitani.

Perhaps the watery ghost did exist. Maybe it was a little like the case of Nuka's spirit. Maybe Scar's. Kion defeated Scar's spirit. Had he seen one made of water? How would he have dealt with it? She had to find him...

SCRAPE, SCRATCH…

Vitani leapt to her feet and prowled about around the corridors of the Ponya. Her ears pointed to the noise. At the main part of the Ponya, she saw a bipedal form smearing paint onto the wall with precision.

Vitani looked all around the wall. It was a portrait of her brother and her sister-in-law. She smiled a bit, but it quickly vanished, remembering how disastrous last night went. She digressed, and cleared her throat.

"Um... that's really pretty..."

The mandrill jumped a little. Her hand made a jagged mark of paint on the wall.

"Sorry." Vitani winced, "I know that must've taken hours."

"Oh, that's okay!" the mandrill charmed, "I could make these all day!"

"I really admire the light colors and soft shapes. They really come together to create a distinct style."

"Wow, I didn't know you were so artsy!"

Vitani shrugged, "I mean, everyone makes me plot out patrol maps on the ground in the morning. I think my Guard does that just to watch me draw."

"Oh, right! You're the new Pridelands' Fiercest! What was your name again?"

"Vitani." the lioness introduced, "It's Makini, right?"

"Mmhm!"

"You're, uh... the Mjuzi for Kion and his wife, now --" Vitani rattled her head, "Uh, Kion... Have you seen him? I need to talk to him. Saw some things I can't explain."

"Oh, the Night Pride already started heading back last night. I stayed back to catch up with the Pridelanders and paint —"

Vitani blinked, "What? Why?"

"Why what?"

"W-Why did they leave?!" Vitani began to pace.

"Can't leave the Tree of Life unguarded too long, I guess."

"B-But this is — Wha — I —" the Fiercest began seething, "Dammit!"

Furious, she smacked hard at something with her paw. It had been a husk full of vermillion paint.

Leaving her cloud of rage, she could see that she had gotten the paint all over her paw, and all over Makini's masterpiece.

"I... I am so sorry, I —" Vitani stammered, "I totally ruined your painting —"

"It's okay! I can make a new one any time. I'm always improving!" Makini reassured, "In fact, this gives me an idea..."

The mandrill began to wash the the rest of the painting from the rock with a soaked leaf.

"Here! Why don't you paint how you feel on this rock and maybe I can help you figure out what it means! It's called 'art therapy.'"

Vitani stared into her paint-covered paw. She didn't like the sound of just sitting here for therapy, but Kion was already gone. Kion may have had the advantage of defeating spirits with his Roar, but Makini must've known more about the past and spirits in general. That's what Mjuzis do, right?

Makini was the best option she had, it seemed. Especially with Rafiki opting to stay in his tree more often, lately.

Vitani got a good look at the rock in deep thought of how she would convey her anxieties. She considered Makini's suggestion, and began to make her first move.

Slowly, Vitani took her paw and brought it closer to her canvas. She squeezed her eyes shut.

"Wait." she finally said, eyes open.

She tried and tried to remember the images she saw, but they kept changing and becoming unclear due to the deliberate effort to recall them.

"I… I can't remember, now." her teeth gritted, "It's fading too quickly!"

The Mjuzi frowned, "Aww, that's too bad. I forget my dreams a lot, too. I'm pretty forgetful in my waking life too, actually, and Rafiki says I need to work on that if I want to connect with the past. Which, you gotta see all the old paintings to know what paintings to make in the present so everyone in the future will know what to paint in their present -- We were talking about something else, right? What —"

"My dreams, Makini. The whole reason I was painting?"

"Oh yeah! And how you can't recollect the pa — OOOOHH! I got it!" Makini suddenly chimed, "I got just the thing!"

"You do?" Vitani's eyes widened with a slight roll, her jeering tone going unnoticed by the mandrill.

Makini removed the two gourds from her Bakora Staff, opening the lids of each, and — for once — carefully — poured something onto each palm.

"Rafiki told me that these two gourds on my staff represent the past and the future, and I think I know why, now! So, this staff I have right now wasn't originally my staff, it actually belonged to the old Mjuzi at the Tree of Life..."

Vitani nodded rigorously, anxious beyond belief.

"I found these powders left in the gourds! I asked Rafiki what they were, and he said one is called Zamani, and the other is Baadaye. One lets you see visions of your past, and the other lets you see your future! Rafiki told me he used the Baadaye powder on Scar to show him his future. But, we all know Scar didn't listen to his warning."

Vitani looked at Makini's hand. In each palm were powders of a vivid blue and orange. Mystery of its appearance and origin almost gave it a slight radiance.

"Please tell me you know which one is which…" Vitani knew Makini at this point. It would be in-character for this to be the next thing to somehow tragically and comically mess up.

"Actually I do! I remembered their colors! Colors are the one thing I know I can remember good. You need the blue one!" she then inhaled shakily, "Buuuut…"

"Noo…" Vitani whined to herself, shutting her eyes.

"I kinda… sorta… forgot how the powders are applied." Makini shrugged sheepishly.

"Great…" the Fiercest groaned, stepping away as Makini kept the blue powder in her ahand and placed the orange powder back.

"Don't know if you eat it, or — No, certainly doesn't look like you should." the mandrill thought deeper, "Or was it —"

Suddenly, the wind coming from outside swept the blue powder from Makini's hand. Vitani was unfortunately in the splash zone. The powder had blown into her eyes.

Makini bit her lip anxiously, "Or that could work."

"OW! Agghh! Makini, what the —"

"Sorry!" the mandrill winced, "Are you okay?"

The Fiercest frantically began rubbing her eyes with a paw, preparing for the stinging and burning. Oddly, there was none. Instead, however, she felt a numbness. Testing to see if it really was such, she blinked a couple of times. She felt comfortable to fully open them.

She began to see little blooms of blue specks in her view. They were like eye floaters, but they glowed, and morphed into mandala-like patterns until it filled her field of vision.

She saw her surroundings change from a dark cavern to her old termite mound home. Everything was starting to look like where she was in her dream, with a blue tint on everyone and everything.

"Makini, i-it's working!" Vitani gawked, astonished.

Suddenly, where the mandrill would be standing, was instead Zira., who towered over Vitani and was berating her, just like in her dream.

"Oh, quit your sniffling. It's going to get you nowhere! Get up before I give you a real reason to cry! NOW!"

"Mother, please! I won't disappoint you again, Mother!" the toddler sobbed.

Zira's form once again morphed into another lion. It became bulkier with a red mane, and with a scar over his left eye. His voice was raspy and scheming.

"You're seriously going to let a bunch of crows get to you? Are you a helpless little lower animal like them?!"

"I'm sorry-y-y!" the cub sobbed heavily, almost unable to breathe.

"A real lion doesn't sit here and cry! Get up, Zira! NOW!" the red-maned lion yelled.

Zira curled into a ball. She was sobbing, but she felt frustration build up too. It wasn't fair, the way she was being yelled at. But she still failed him. She shouldn't have tried to befriend those crows, as lonely as she was when she would stay over at the Outlands. She mustn't be so desperate to trust just about any animal.

The lion quickly changed his tone as to not completely terrify his little daughter. Screaming wasn't helping, he used a disarming charm that worked on her before.

"You want to be a mighty lion like me, don't you? You want to make the Pride back home proud of you to be one of them, right? I want to be one of them again. Help me, Zira, help the family come back together, and you can see your mother again. Don't you want that?"

Little Zira sniffled, "Yes."

"Yes. There's my mighty lion. Always be stronger than everyone thinks you are. Lions Over All! Lions Over All!" he chanted.

"Wait..." Vitani said aloud, "This is —"

Vitani was seeing way beyond what she recalled in the dream. She realized now that the Zamani hadn't taken her to the recent past, but the distant past.

The vision continued on, and pretty soon, she found herself in a deep, red dystopia. It was the Pridelands, but from an era she'd never known. A time where all animals took on a much more primitive appearance.

She seemed to be chasing a group of a type of animal she hadn't seen in the Pridelands before. Others of her own kind were doing the same thing, even going so far as to needlessly massacring the animals for sport, or as a punishment for existing.

Watching all this activity with a cold and callous gaze was a leonine silhouette standing atop a towering kopje. He sported a familiar mark above his right eye.

"Lions Over All!" he bellowed for all of the ancient land to hear, as if he wanted the lions in the sky to hear him.

"Lions Over All!" the fleet of pillager lions echoed. The message deeply engrained into their minds and hearts.

The visions and voices of these lions of the past had swarmed Vitani. The flashbacks all becoming one and playing back-to-back.

Just then, a gray lioness with eyes and a tuft like Vitani's appeared before her. She spoke with a kind, gentle, and timid voice.

"What's wrong, my little Moonlight?"

The mysterious lioness' appearance fizzled, and there remained Vitani's reflection on a shiny rock. Back to reality.

She yelped and hyperventilated from the bizarre visions. So taken aback by the frightening sights that she felt like she couldn't swallow nor catch her breath. She lied on the ground against the rock, staring upward.

"Vitani!" cried Makini as she bounded over to the lioness, "Vitani! Are you okay?!"

"I... I think I would like some privacy to paint, please." was all the Fiercest could muster, absolutely dazed.

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Up in the main den lied Kiara. Her eyes filled with tears as she anticipated the future. So many changes were coming their way, and she didn't know how to tell anyone.

"Kiara, honey? May we come in?" asked Nala, who peeked into the entrance.

"It's open." Kiara said flatly.

Nala could still sense Kiara's tension from the humiliation yesterday. It was probably time to talk about it, knowing Kiara's honesty about her feelings.

"Baby, I thought you were finally ready for your coronation. Your dad and I told you we trusted you with the crown."

"I know, Mom, but... everything's changing so much. I don't know what everyone will think about... Just... what if I forget about who I am?"

Kiara was too afraid to say heavier things that were truly on her mind. No, her family wasn't ready.

"Kiara, I know change can be daunting, but sometimes it makes you who you are." Nala rubbed a brow against Kiara's.

"Your mother's right." Sarabi added as she entered the den, "In life, you will always learn about yourself, and become a refined lion. Your father most certainly did, and so did your grandfather."

Sarabi's eyes became glossy at the last part. Her husband would always be a part of her.

Sarafina followed Sarabi, as she always did in life. She had fetched a tortoise shell of fresh, cold water for her granddaughter.

"There ya go, Sweetie." she said, "To calm your nerves, a little."

"Thank you, Nanna." Kiara said sweetly, but still glum.

"Kiara, we trust that you can become a beloved and capable Queen. We've seen your cooperation with herd leaders." Nala said, "And Jasiri. You changed the Outlands forever by welcoming her to the Summit."

"See? Even you've made big changes. You're famous for it! And we can't forget you and that boy Kovu making us all one big, happy family!" Sarafina chimed.

Kiara's heart jumped for a second until she remembered what her Nanna meant. Right. That.

"You're a risktaker, but an openminded and levelheaded one." Sarabi observed.

Kiara smiled nervously, but tears still welled up.

They all saw this, and exchanged concerned looks before they all rubbed foreheads against her in unison.

"Thank you..." Kiara closed her eyes as she embraced them, "But what about Kion...? I totally wasted his time. I made him come all this way just so I could flake on him."

"Kion and Rani would come back in a heartbeat for you." Nala said, "I know Kion doesn't show it a whole lot, but he really wants to see you become Queen."

Kiara again tried to crack a smile, but she was just so touched by her mother's words.

"I need time to figure this out." the Future Queen finally said.

"Alright, we'll give you some space." assured Nala, "Just remember: You will always be yourself, even when you're Queen. The Queens of the Past will guide you, and so will we."

Nala turned away to the exit. The elders looked on at Kiara with love and still with concern before following suit.

Kiara continued sulking long after they left, but she eventually gave into her Nanna's kind gesture of water. Slowly, she dipped her nose into the shell, and lapped up the cool water.

However, as soon as the water reached her stomach, Kiara felt... strange. It's almost like she had lost consciousness, but her body was still up.

Pretty soon, she was trapped in her own body, which began to lick its chops as the water dripped from its chin. Her eyes took on a vivid azure glow as she cracked a grin to herself.

"I feel... much better, now." she said with a sinister tone, one she'd never used before.

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Finishing her very own masterpiece after several hours of hunched-over work on few hours of sleep, Vitani finally managed to convince herself to sit up and refresh. The lioness had headed over to Lake Shangaza to clean the paint stains from her paws.

As she rinsed her paws, she caught her reflection in the water. She saw her exhausted eyes, and — under her tuft — what appeared to be her gash from last night all patched up.

She wasn't sure if it was the sleep deprivation, or if she'd still been under the effects of the Zamani powder, but when she stared into her reflection in the water long enough, she could swear she saw her mother's ghastly face appear for a moment.

Her body jerked back from the jumpscare. She glanced back to find nothing there. She was confused, and genuinely terrified, even though it may have been an illusion.

Though, this reminded her; perhaps she could contact a ghost she knew was on her side...

She lit a torch and said her summoning phrase:

"Roho ya Moto!"

A puff of fire exploded from the flame of the torch until it resembled her brother.

"What?! What's goin' on?! Where's the danger?!" Nuka whipped around, his paws chopping the air defensively.

"No danger, here." Vitani deadpanned.

"Lookie here, Vitani," he scowled, "You can't just summon me every time you break a claw!"

"Nuka..."

"You know how much energy it takes to —"

"Nuka." she snapped, "I summoned you for a reason. I have a genuine question that only you can answer."

"Fire away." he said bluntly. He'd realized his unintentional pun, and snickered to himself a bit.

"Have you... have you ever seen Mother up there, or... wherever it is you go? What does she look like?"

"Um... not recently?"

Vitani's eyes became curious, "Really? What do you mean recently? What does she look li —"

A raindrop landed on Vitani's nose. She looked up to see dark clouds she hadn't even noticed rolling over the lake.

SIZZLE

"OW!!" Nuka cried.

Vitani looked over to Nuka, and caught a worrying sight: Where there was fire around his being, there was now black, crusty spots that steamed.

"Nuka, what's happening?!"

"Ow, it's the rain! I can't be touched by rain, or I'll turn to smoke!" he cried, trying to blow fire onto himself where there wasn't.

"Well, we gotta get you out of here!" she cried, panicking.

"Ugh, come on, say the phrase!" he grunted as he waved his paws frantically.

"Okay, okay! Errr — Roho ya Moto!" Vitani said rapidly.

POOF!

The flame shrank into the stick shortly before it could be snuffed another, more permanent way.

"Well, that was brief." she muttered, not knowing at all how to feel today.

She couldn't see that in the distance stood a lioness. One who watched her entire interaction with Nuka.

The lioness turned away, back to the direction of Pride Rock.

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Not too long later, the rain had mysteriously stopped.

Imara and Kasi muttered to each other about the events last night, expressing concern for Kiara along with the odd weather. They spotted Vitani wandering close to Pride Rock. She seemed pensive, but also dazed. After seeing her stumble a bit, they rushed their stroll.

"Hey, 'Tani." greeted Kasi, characteristically arriving first.

"We're about to head to our patrol routes." added Imara, "We split into groups, today."

"Taz and Shabs already headed out." Kasi said, "You wanna go with them, or us? Please pick us..."

Imara nudged Kasi. The smaller lioness got a better look at her tired friend.

"Hey, you good?" asked the Fastest.

"Um, yeah..." Vitani slowly shook her head, "Headache."

"Right. You probably don't wanna be out here, huh?" Imara said, "You fell pretty bad."

Vitani's memories of her interaction with her mother suddenly flashed back into her mind, along with the frustration with Nuka, and her visions she painted. This day was chaotic, and she just couldn't think of it anymore.

"Uhh, you know what?" she smirked, "I'll go. Joining Team Kasi and Imara."

The two in question exchanged looks. They eventually shrugged, and let their friend take the lead.

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"Right this way, Rafiki! I can't wait to show you Vitani's work!" Makini beamed with delight as she took the elder's hand and guided him to the Ponya.

"Yes, yes, Makini, I'm coming." said the old monkey. It was difficult to catch up to his protege, now that he was without his staff, and for a long time, now.

"Welp, here it is! Could you believe a lion made all of this? With her paws?!"

"Hmm..."

Rafiki put a hand on his chin and looked all around the walls of the Ponya, noting many changes outside of just Vitani's work. There were detailed paintings all around made by Makini. He smiled a wrinkled and weary smile to himself, feeling proud and confident in his successor, and hoped she could frequent the Pridelands more.

"Vitani's been feeling a little stressed, lately. So I told her to paint her feelings."

“Hmm, yes. Art therapy is a good form of expression. Excellent idea, Makini.”

Rafiki’s eyes continued to follow every painting on the wall. He could see that not every painting had been finished. They were… very different from a Mjuzi’s paintings, to say the least. Not only from the shapes made from non-opposable, blunt paws, but the paintings were dark in palette and in subject matter.

Murky, grayish browns and deep reds were the main colors used in these nebulous shapes scattered on the wall. Circling everything was what seemed to be black birds swarming every picture. Attempts to draw her own kind were made with as precise shapes as one could make with their paws.

The lions caught Rafiki's eye. Some resembled Zira what with the recognizable stripe on her head, but others seemed familiar as well considering the motifs that surrounded them.

"Makini, take your staff and touch the paintings."

"Oh, o-okay."

With a tap to the wall, the finished paintings glowed a hellish red. The cub Vitani cowered below Zira, and Zira cowered below a similar-looking lion with a scar. The birds circled around them all in a terrifying storm. Rafiki's jaw dropped.

"R-Rafiki?" Makini stammered, a bit horrified at what she saw, "What is it?"

He slowly put his hand down from the wall, and finally spoke.

"That lion... I have seen him before..."

Makini dropped her staff, "Really?"

"Yes. When I made a recent journey to the Outlands to find paintings I had never seen." he said, "How did Vitani see these lions?"

"Vitani had trouble remembering her dream while painting, so I had just the thing — I gave her the Zamani powder I found in my staff! Pretty smart, right?"

"Makini!" the elder mandrill snapped, "You have to be careful with these powders. You cannot just use it all up on something like dreams. This powder is very difficult to find, and can have side effects if used too much!"

"Really?!" Makini gasped, "Ohh, I didn't think of that! I'll put it away, Rafiki! I'll put it way away!"

"Good. Now, come! I must show you something!"

"Rafiki, wait!" Makini cried, still putting the powders in a safe spot — a nook behind some vines.

However, in an attempt to grab her staff while she hurried after him, she didn't see that she'd knocked a gourd from the hiding spot. A mess of orange powder lay scattered about the ground...

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((Author's Notes: Yeah remember when I said this would be out July 12th on that one schedule post I made? The one where I basically irreversibly printed those dates that I had to abide by? Well, I was once again a couple of days late because a bunch of ideas and revisions came up. This has to be, like, the most despised production of a chapter/episode so far because this is a very transitional (and kinda filler) installment right after getting to such a high point with the last one. I kept switching a bunch of concepts and dialogue exchange scenes around to make sense of the chronology and why and when such things would happen. I've been so concerned lately with how much everything makes sense rather than just having something jotted down like how uploading this story used to be.

On a positive note, however, Makini was super fun and therapeutic to write. It was so fun to channel informalities like run-on sentences and rambling through her because she's so ADHD-coded lol.

Artist Note: This entire episode is highkey a meta commentary on my struggles to come up with things to draw, even down to overworking an image in my head so much that I actually lose the image altogether, making me give up before the stylus touches the tablet. The struggles with composition and making sense of this story were what played into such a debilitating 9-month hiatus. That, finishing community college, and taking forever to rid myself of a perfectionist art student mindset while making art over the summer is what finally got my head out of my ass, realizing that this story doesn't need to be so overly professional. I get that I wanted to emulate a nonexistent, hypothetical PG-13 show to succeed The Lion Guard, but I'm not a studio, I'm one person jotting down ideas and putting them in a screenshot art style. That's how Vitani's Guard even started, and it's okay if it goes up and down in how refined it is.

Also, I'm thinking of adding that little border with watermarks of the VG logo and episode/chapter number on VG art so we can keep track of when in the story an illustration takes place. What's confusing is that I refer to things as "Seasons" too, like this is "Season 3", for example.

Fun Facts:

The Zamani and Baadaye powder are based on the unnamed orange powder Rafiki used on Scar during the future hallucination sequence in the Disney Villains: Scar comic. DV:S is… not my favorite TLK installment because of how disconnected it feels, kinda feels like someone didn't watch TLK for years and only wrote something based on what they can remember of it. But! There were some aspects I liked, such as the aforementioned eye powder trip scene, these selfish and greedy vultures whose motives are actually established rather than just "hunched bald bird evil haha" that Disney always does. Also, just the general idea of Rafiki and Scar having a dialogue exchange. You never see that anywhere in any other TLK works, I don't think. I love how Rafiki sees something in Scar that no one else can yet, and how much Scar is like the Anakin to Rafiki's Obi-Wan/Yoda. The concept does get ruined by Rafiki seemingly knowing way too much about Scar's intentions, though, it kinda just makes Rafiki look like he just let Scar's tyranny happen :p. Think I'll write a full review on DV:S sometime.

Vitani and Makini's dynamic are an analogy of me taking the word of much younger, passionate artists who simply love what they make and have fun.

"Broken Bird", according to TV Tropes, is a term used to describe once idealistic individuals who had their dreams crushed through tragedy or abuse. The individual's demeanor and personality permanently change and they find it hard to love or get attached in any way again. Vitani and Zira's ideologies and emotional maturity were commonly deeply affected by the actions of their predecessors. Also it just so happened to go with the crow theme.))

Nuka trying to restore his fire by blowing it is based on the visual gag of Lumiere doing the same thing to his candlesticks.

[tired-lamb]

tlk movie reenactment hcs

me and @pizacat72 came up witht a couple of hcs about how the kiddos of the pridelands would reenact the first movie :D kinda like a game? sort of

kiara and kion would fight over who gets to be simba and who gets to be scar

bunga joins in and calls dibs on being his uncles timon and pumbaa and the siblings are like you cant be both!

the adults join in too!!

kiara plays as mufasa and tells her dad to be simba (yes, she tells simba. to be simba.)

remember that first scene where mufasa’s teaching simba about being king of the pridelands? they reenact that scene, and kiara’s just babbling on what she thinks are very wise words while simba’s trying his best not to laugh

(dramatic, deep voice) “you see son.. the circle of life is. is a circle”

she absolutely wears the leaf mane thing when shes playing mufasa

she especially likes playing the ghost mufasa role!!! she puts on white paint all over her face and stands up on a tall rock, cause simba’s too tall and kiara’ supposed to be in the clouds dangit!!

bunga plays rafiki too!! he puts red paint all over his face and is desperately trying to lift simba up for that very first scene x]

eventually tho simba wants to play some other role and he chooses zazu >:) he has LOADS of fun being zazu

fuli joins in too and she and kion play simba and nala :3 you can bet nala’s happy someone like fuli’s playing her very cool role haha

bunga switches his role a lot cause he’s indecisive and can never remember what role he played last time

a favourite is definitely the hyenas though! he likes getting to scare whoever’s playing simba and nala

we (me and gem) never exactly . thought of who would play scar *COUGH* but now I can imagine since the adults are joining in nala plays scar and when shes scaring the kids she dives in for a … tickle attack!!! >:))

its a frequent and a favourite game among the kiddos!!! they love when the adults join in, but one day they wanna try doing it all on their own and surprise the adults

theyve got curtains and a stage set up!

rafiki helps the kids with face paint, while timon and pumbaa help them get into character :3

by far the most wholesome and cutest set of hcs me and gem have ever come up with 🤝🤝

[melanie-the-artful]

Genshin Character Names' Meanings Pt.2

Well, since we've got an announcement of our crane mom Cloud Retainer (or it's Xianyun now, I guess) and Gaming (no, not gaming Gaming, but like Ga Ming Gaming, you see), I thought it would be a great reason to sit down and make a compilation of all Liyue characters' names. Once again, I'll be glad if you tell me whether there are some mistakes, and have fun!

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Xiangling | From Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning «Fragrant» and 菱 (líng) meaning «Water Caltrop» - Chinese Name

Xingqiu | From Chinese 行 (xíng) meaning «Carry Out», «Execute» or «Travel» and 秋 (qiū) meaning «Autumn» - Chinese Name 

Chongyun | From Chinese 重 (chóng) meaning «Layer» and 雲, 云 (yún) meaning «Cloud» - Chinese Name 

Hu Tao | Hu (胡, her surname) can mean «Doing things out of order or recklessly»; it's also present in «Butterfly» (蝴) and Tao (桃) is «Peach Tree» in Chinese, associated with longevity, immortality, and a sacred object - Chinese Surname and Name

Qiqi | From 七 (qī) meaning «Seven» - Chinese Name 

Baizhu | From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning «White», «Pure» and 朮, 术 (zhú) meaning «Glutinous Millet» - Chinese Name 

Yaoyao | From 瑶 (yáo) meaning «Jade», «Precious Stone» or «Beautiful» - Chinese Name

Yanfei | From Chinese 烟 (yàn) meaning «Smoke», «Vapor» and 绯 (fēi) which is for «Crimson», «Scarlet» - Chinese Name 

Yelan | Literally «Night Orchid» in Chinese

Beidou | Named after the Big Dipper asterism, which is known in Chinese as 北斗 (Běidǒu). The name literally means «Northern Dipper». Interesting how it is also referred to as 北斗七星 (Běidǒu Qīxīng), lit. "Seven Stars of the Big Dipper" in Chinese. The North Star, Polaris, is located within this asterism and is used by sailors to navigate at sea. Yes, the name of the organization Qixing also consists of the same hieroglyphs, and the titles of the members of the Qixing are the same as the Chinese names for the stars in the Big Dipper

Xinyan | From 辛 (xīn) which is «Spicy» and 焱 (yàn) meaning «Fire», «Flame» - Chinese Name 

Yun Jin | Yun (云) means «Cloud», and Jin (堇) means «Violet (plant)» - Chinese Surname and Name

Gaming | From 嘉 (jiā) «Praise», «Joyful» or «Auspicious» and 明 (míng) meaning «Bright», «Clear-sighted» or «Honest» - Chinese Name

Xiao | 魈 (Xiāo), which derived from a chinese legend "魑魅魍魉” in which there is a group of demons. although its mainly four demons

Alatus | Literally «Winged» in Latin

Shenhe | Most likely from 申 (shēn) meaning «State» and 鹤 (hè) meaning «Crane» - Chinese Name 

Xianyun | 闲云 (xián yún), comes from a four word idiom 闲云野鹤 - «Drifting clouds and wild crane» It means people who are footloose and fancy-free

Ganyu | From Chinese 甘 (gān) meaning «Sweet» and 雨 (yǔ) meaning «Rain» - Chinese Name 

Keqing | From 刻 (kè) «To Carve» and «Clear/Sunny» (qíng) - Chinese Name

Ningguang | Literally «Frozen Light» or «Concentrated Light» in Chinese

Zhongli | 钟 (zhōng) translates to clock and 離, 离 (lí) - «To leave», yet together they form 送钟 (sòng zhōng /song jong), which sounds exactly like the Chinese words for «Attending a funeral ritual» (送终 -sòng zhōng) and thus it is bad luck to gift clocks or watches - Chinese Name (and an interesting game of words)

Morax | Comes from Duke and Governor Morax, the 21st of Goetia Demons 

Ping | 萍 (píng), means «Tender», «Natural» and «Friendly» - Chinese Name

Guizhong | From Chinese 歸, 归 (guī) meaning «To return» and 終, 终 (zhōng) meaning «To end» - Chinese Name 

Osial | May be a portmanteau of Ose, the 57th of Goetia Demons

Beisht | Is likely derived from the Beisht Kione Dhoo (Manx: "Beast With the Black Head"), a creature from Isle of Man folklore, where "Beisht" means «Beast» or «Worm» in Manx.

Marchosias | Comes from Marquis Marchosias, the 35th of Goetia Demons

Havria | Could possibly be a form of Havres, another name of the 64th of Goetia Demons, Duke Flauros.

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Phew, that was probably the hardest one. There is still Inazuma up ahead, yet I at least have some knowledge in Japanese, while with Chinese names I had to look up every single one (I mean, I will double-check Inazuman names of course, it's just that I'm more sure about the meanings of some of them).

'Till next time!

[australet789]

TLK: Breaking Traditions

"But, Queen Kiara..."

"I said no!" The golden lioness tried to contain her rage, but a growl managed to escape her throat. "My cubs have barely started going outside the cave, you are not deciding what they should be training on!"

"But it is time!" Replied the mandrill. "You and yer brother also start' yer training at dis age-"

"And our cubhood was robbed! I didn't have a say in the matter, not Kion. He was forced to be a soldier, I'm not repeating the same mistakes with my cubs".

Rafiki snorted. "It was not mistake. You were ready. Such is tradition. Such is da word of Da Lions of Da Past..."

Glaring at the old mjuzi, Kiara rolled her eyes. "I don't care what they say. I'm the Queen. This is my last word".

Something snapped on the mandrill. "How dare ya disrespect da ancestors! It was yer grandfather Mufasa who decided you and Kovu were together in da first place!"

It was too late for Rafiki to realize what he has revealed. He only regretted it when he had the sharp teeth of the Queen next to his face.

"... What did you just say?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Since The Roar is not a superpower in my lore, i needed to explain those "clouds" in the painting where Kovu explains what happened to Kion about the second movie. So those clouds are Mufasa blessing Kiara, although Rafiki hid something the deceased King only shared with him...

[mizimugrove]

Things were quiet. Too quiet on such a beautiful morning as this. Something had to be up. "Ono?" Kion called out to the bird. "You don't see anything do you? It's quiet and that usually means trouble..." Unless the cub just got lucky and things actually were okay that'd be a nice change of pace. (from @captenikion)

"Affirmative, Kion!" something tells Ono that the two of them shared the same thought. While most animals could relax during quiet moments the same could not be said for the Guard. If they weren't out fighting Outlanders then they're preparing to fight Outlanders, like it or not it was routine by this point.

With a salute from his wing he's off and up in the air, giving him an egret eye's view of the land he call home. A home they all had a duty to defend!

He's scanning the horizon for any sign of Janja, Kiburi, Reirei or even Mzingo & his parliament. Odd. It really was quiet.

"Hmm... I'm not seeing anything of note��� wait a tick." he focuses his sight on a flicker of flame. Oh no! His instinct is to return his gaze skyward for vultures dropping fire sticks. Nothing. The sky was devoid of clouds for them to hide in.

While he was happy there wasn't an Outlander attack, it still meant there was something to done about this burgeoning flame.

"Hapana!" Ono swoops down to Kion's level, "We've got a problem at Acacia Grove! I think the dry season heat has gotten to the grass because it's on fire! It's pretty small but if we don't get there and put it out now it could envelope the whole grove, the giraffes would lose their food source!" then he whimpers as a realisation hit, "Oh, but... the rest of the Guard isn't here. What should we do, Kion?"

[handsomethrowrug]

Monologue - A Form of Lava and Smoke

The volcano was quiet. Each faction of the Army was out completing their own tasks. Scar had opted that they lay low for a while to draw attention away from them. Let the Guard think that they had given up, and allow the different groups to recoup, recover, and ready themselves for any future plans.

What it also meant was that no one had a reason to enter the cave of the volcano. Scar could put an idea he had into practice. If it worked, then it would be a useful skill to keep close to his chest. If it did not, then it would not affect anything.

The Great Kings could take on different forms based on how they wanted their presence to be noticed. From the lessons he remembered, it was through breezes in the wind, or the twinkling of stars. He had overheard talk of Kion seeing Mufasa in the clouds, perhaps through some manipulation of cloud cover and light - without seeing it himself, it was hard to speculate the logistics of it.

But Scar was fire. Compared to wind, it was more tangible and formed; and it was far closer than any star could be. If he was able to use the flames of the volcano to create a likeness of his head, what's to say he couldn't go further than that? He could be summoned outside the volcano, and when his time ran out, his consciousness returned to the lava. But what if he used the lava to create a form? Something far smaller should last longer than the appearance he took on normally, and if he could somehow recreate his own form - even if it was ghostly - he would have the luxury of movement.

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And so, he set to work. First, he had to learn how to properly manipulate the lava and gauge what could be reasonably controlled. He spent hours focusing on the slow, looping movement of the magma rising and falling within the depths. He had to learn just how far down he could reach until even his spirit, intangible as it was, recoiled at the intense heat.

He learned that, though the was a deep pool of lava where his spirit resided, this was not the main source. There was a second chamber much further down, which helped explain why animals could enter the cave without being overwhelmed with the heat. The larger body of magma was not one that was as active, and the threat of the volcano erupting by itself was almost non-existent. It meant that the smaller source of lava, coupled with plenty of openings, ensured that the temperature stayed somewhat bearable in the cavern. If anything, it might come as a welcome retreat in the grips of colder nights.

In time, the lava could be swayed back and forth, like he was still alive and able to flex his claws into the dusty earth. Then, he tried to raise it up and down until a small orb could be thrown just above the surface of the lava to drop right back in.

The process was frustratingly exhausting, despite how minimal the work felt when described. It took days to build up the endurance to throw that small ball higher and higher into the air.

The target was to hit the floor of the cavern. The ball needed enough air to go above ground-level, but have a consistent arc to land in one piece. While it is easy to throw a ball over your head, it is harder to consistently do so in an atmosphere with more resistance than just air.

Then, finally, Scar succeeded. The blob of lava was spat out and, with it, his will. It reacted as soon as it hit the colder stone, hissing and evaporating without leaving any sign of scorching or staining. Instead, a black clump-like shape remained. It shuddered, struggling to gain some sort of control over its rigid movements. But then, something long emerged from the back - a tail. The clump moved again, arching a back that it previously did not have so it could stretch aching limbs. Finally, the front shook, smoke swirling around to give the dead lion's mane a more familiar shape.

The form was flimsy, despite lacking a true physical presence, and his legs gave way from under him. It was irritating, but nothing to be ashamed of. This was the first attempt. Once he knew what to expect, the transition would be much smoother and less awkward to create. He would simply need to wait, rebuild the strength, and try standing again. It was exactly what he used to do when he had genuine back problems. He could manage this.

A few minutes passed, and the spirit shakily rose up on all four paws. From here, Scar noticed how his ghostly form presented his pelt as a charred black rather than an earthen brown. Given the manner his body was destroyed, it was little surprise. At least he didn't bear any obvious bite marks.

His head turned from left to right to test his balance before he made some cautious steps forward. There was less weight on his paws. He made no sound, yet there was a brief presence of a burnt paw-print that faded after a few seconds. How curious that this was the mark that could make an impact, yet Scar himself couldn't casually press his paw against a rock without exerting a considerable level of concentration to give the paw physical presence - something that would be too tiring to maintain the full time.

Once he was sure that his legs had sufficient strength to hold him upright, Scar tested pacing the width of the chamber. Then, he ran it. It was thrilling to feel some semblance of life again, even if it was only temporary sensation. But even this was proving tiring. He turned just in time to see the tip of his tail vanish as the smoke lost its form. It was a good indicator for the future to have a 'timer'. It would be expected that the more he practiced, the longer he could stretch this out - and the longer he could do that, the further from the volcano he could travel. Maybe there would be something of use to find, or someone of interest to meet... Or maybe it would be simply good to see the world outside the volcano before it became a plain of fire and devastation.

Scar chuckled as the form evaporated into the air.

Oh... This will be fun.

[handfulofmuses]

Cheezi and Chungu: We ran because Kion roared really loud and the clouds turned into lions

Janja: lmao you two only have yourself to blame that you are hungry because you were scared of the roar of a cub and were afraid of the clouds

Mzingo: hey did you know Kion is preparing for a guard

Janja: what, the guard died out after…OH. OF COURSE! The roar!

Me: *looks into the camera like I’m in the office*

[barkers-art]

So recently, Lil-Cheetah wrote this status update on DA where she shared her ideas on how she would improve The Lion Guard. She has some ideas in there that I though were really interesting, so I thought it would be fun to make a little TLG AU based off of them!

In this AU, The Lion Guard takes place after the events of Simba's Pride and Kion is actually Kiara and Kovu's son. Kion feels bad for not being able to contribute more to help his overworked parents, and the idea to create a group of animals to protect the Pride lands from potential threats develops from that. Kion's Lion Guard is pretty much the same as it is in canon, the only difference here is that the Roar Of The Elders doesn't exist in this AU and the Guard Mark is now a regular lion paw print that's stamped on with paint. Instead of talking to Mufasa in the clouds, Kion instead seeks advice from his aging Grandpa Simba, who has since stepped down from his role as king and now spends most of his time napping at Pride Rock. Simba tells Kion stories of his childhood in the Pridelands or from his time when he ruled as King while Kiara was still young, which would ultimately lead to Kion learning some lesson or another about growing up. Rani in this AU is Kion's betrothed and lives in the Pridelands with her uncle Surak, sometimes tagging along with Kion and his friends on their adventures. As for her parents, Ãnanda and Sãhasí are still alive and well and are living back in their home pride with her brother Baliyo and she and Surak come to visit every now and then. Feel free to tell me what you think!

Poses were referenced from this piece of promo art for the show. The background is a screenshot because I'm lazy.

[mask-of-prime]

VG: Shouting Match - PART 1

Vitani's Guard spent the morning responding to some commotion near the watering hole. Looking for whoever was causing trouble, they found an unusual creature who'd been snatching goods from animals when they weren't looking. Unamused, Vitani held out a paw and sternly demanded the pup dropped the food he'd taken from the other animals. Begrudgingly, the pup plopped the assortment of berries and insects onto Vitani's paw. Disgusted at the semi-chewed pile wetly sitting on her paw, Vitani tossed them back towards the rightful owners.

The young boy introduced himself as Sauti, a painted dog. He revealed he was an orphan from the Backlands, in which food was harshly competed over due to the leopard population there. The leopards' ferocity when it came to sharing anything -- be it food or space with another animal -- made Sauti afraid to face them. Vitani deeply sympathized with the boy, remembering she'd once been a food-insecure child who'd resorted to outsourcing for food at times -- including the very Pridelands. She reminded Sauti that the Pridelands were not exactly friendly with sharing either, especially when it came to trespassers. She offered to escort him to the royals, who would help resolve Sauti's residence situation. Upon taking Sauti to Pride Rock and explaining to the royals where the wild dog had come from, the Guard noticed the pup's ears twitch as he tilted his head. The Guard asked him what was wrong, and he told them he'd been picking up a strange sound coming from far away. Eventually, the soundwaves reached the Pridelands, causing the very earth to shake. Concluding the situation to be unsafe -- and rather unnatural --, the Guard rushed to the source of the noise as the royals kept Sauti inside Pride Rock to protect him and bond with him. ____ The Guard traced the noise all the way back to the region that connected the Gorge and Mekundu Cliffs, where they spotted a pointy shape atop a cliff. It was yet another creature they'd never seen before, and another canine at that. Vitani sighed in annoyance, "What is it with dogs today...?" "Who are you, trespasser?!" Shabaha suddenly bellowed upwards. "I'm called 'Kelele' by you Pridelanders," the canine introduced slyly, "I'm looking for the Leader of the Lion Guard..." Vitani stepped forward, unsure of where this was going. "Here, I am." "Funny," Kelele grinned snarkily, "you look different from the paintings..." "Paintings?" "Indeed." Kelele cocked her head up proudly, "In my homeland, there are paintings of a powerful young lion who possesses the Roar of the Elders. Though, the lion looked red and gold..." "Kion..." Vitani muttered, turning to the Guard, who'd silently agreed. Kelele tilted her head, "Are you not the wielder of the Roar?" "I'm one of them." Vitani flatly answered. "T-Two Roars? Perhaps news spreads North longer than I thought..." Kelele muttered to herself before speaking towards the Guard, "Well, then, Roar-wielder, show me what you got against this!" Suddenly, a piercing, loud cry escaped Kelele's throat. Seismic waves shook the ground and knocked the Guard off their feet. They all cringed at the unbearable torture towards their ears. Even Usiku, Tazama's friend and temporary seeing-eye bat, had fluttered away in a panic. "Come on, Roar-wielder," Kelele grinned as she descended from the cliffs, "fight BACK!" The wolf gave Vitani a chance to stand back up. Vitani took a deep breath, and conjured the Lions of the Past form in the clouds. Kelele was astonished to see the power in-person, eager to face the legend that stood before her. Calling to the spirits, Vitani released a roar, letting the clouds roar with her in the form of a strong current. Kelele prepared to counter the powerful blast with her very own Sonic Howl. The two were evenly matched for a good while, despite the noise of Kelele's howl being incredibly overwhelming. Eventually, Vitani was beginning to grow exhausted from producing such a prolonged Roar. When Vitani let go of the force she'd used to keep Kelele at bay, the wolf took advantage of the moment, and howled hard enough for the ground to shake and knock Vitani back down. Growing frustrated, the Leader of the Guard used every technique she'd learned so far. However, Kelele seemed to predict her every move. Be it concentrated currents, geokinesis, or earthquakes, the wolf was prepared for it; trained to fight against each one with her lithe acrobatics and equally-matched sonic howl, which no one could stand anymore. No point in hydrokinesis. There was not enough water in nearby streams, nor hardly any clouds today, and Vitani figured Kelele would dodge those moves anyway. Collapsing the the ground yet again, Vitani groaned shakily as she shuddered from the deafening noise. Seeing this, Kelele cackled wickedly, claiming victory over the match. "I've trained well, it seems..." Kelele grinned ear to ear, "Looks like you gotta come up with some new moves if you wanna defeat me!" As the Guard got up and tended to Vitani, the wolf had absconded. The wolf's sudden cowardice after mercilessly terrorizing and harming the Guard infuriated Vitani even more. After exchanging words of confusion with an equally-confused Guard about the whole interaction that had taken place, she'd stormed away after telling them to make sure Kelele didn't come back. The wolf's impact on Vitani triggered a strong feeling of competitiveness within her. She was unique in the line of Lion Guard leaders for being one who never truly favored using the Roar, but now, she felt the need to learn more than ever about it. She would have to turn to a certain Lion of the Past for advice...

((Author's notes: Kelele, Sauti, and Usiku have made their debuts! I decided to make this episode a parody of Spaghetti Westerns after hearing the song "Ecstasy of Gold" in a commercial (particularly that one remix that's overplayed by like every company). I thought the woman's singing sounded like a howl, so I thought the style of parody would go well with a coyote-like character, and it matched well with the idea that Vitani and Kelele would exhibit their powers in a duel in the middle of nowhere, particularly a gulch-like region of the outskirts of the Pridelands To resolve that issue I had of "I should've named the Ethiopian wolf an Amharic name to give a rare Ethiopian language a shoutout but people already know her so well as 'Kelele'", I decided that "Kelele" is merely a pejorative nickname given to her by Pridelanders that she proudly embraced. Her real name is Malik'esi, Amharic for "cry" (I know it's funny that her name already meant a loud noise but she was given a synonym of that as a nickname lol, I just thought she looked like a "Malik'esi"). But yeah I figured there was nothing wrong with at least giving OCs aliases, in fact it gives them more character because it shows viewers what they're known for and how others interact with them Alas, I'm not a lyricist so I can't project a musical number I have in mind for this episode. I definitely see Kelele introducing herself by singing a boastful song about her abilities, right around the part where she's flawlessly facing off against Vitani's array of Roar abilities. Type of music? I'm thinking something you'd hear in a Western, like on operatic voice or yodeling, it'd fit that howl sound and I could just imagine her high notes forming into a sonic howl and mercilessly causing the Guard to double over multiple times lol))

[tea-dragonz]

Theories and Analysis on the Demigod names

Something I just realized about the demigods’ names…

Korina, Marit, Zenobia, Sophist, Tryphon - all names with Greek origins.

Mors and Kion are the only two demigods with non-Greek names (Mors is Latin, Kion is Gaelic but could also be Persian depending on the spelling)

With Mors, I just assumed he was given a non-Greek name to show how he doesn’t fit in with the other demigods. Maybe this is me looking too much into things, but either Kion has a non-Greek name to parallel Mors, or he’ll end up having some issues fitting in with the gods / conflict with his identity. I mean, he did kind of imply in a previous episode that he’s one of the kids that Zeus neglects. Or maybe his human mom named him. Idk.

Also while we’re here, I want to look at name meanings and what they mean for the character.

Korina - maiden (also young woman, bride, and other similar meanings). Fitting for her innocent nature as well as her current predicament in the story.

Mors - death; name of the god of death in the Roman pantheon. Mors is a child of a god of death and ends up having to fill the role as he gets older, so pretty fitting.

Marit - pearl (also lady or mistress of the house). We don’t know much about her yet, but I guess it could be referencing her being a daughter of Dionysus? Something about the lady of the house holding parties or something I guess

Zenobia - life of Zeus, whose life derives of Zeus (just all stuff related to Zeus); very straightforward for a daughter of Zeus.

Sophist - a person who practices clever, specious reasoning, expert, wise man, etc. Makes sense for a son of Athena.

Tryphon - soft, delicate, one who lives in luxury. He’s a son of Aphrodite, and from what we’ve seen he seems a bit on the arrogant side.

Kion / Keon - god is gracious, ancient, of Cian, young warrior (Gaelic); king, realm (Persian). More vague than Zenobia, but still places the emphasis on the power and status he has as a son of Zeus.

Addendum: Nefeli - Greek name that means cloud. She’s a child of Hermes, so something sky / flight related makes sense.

Also I’m not going to do the demis like Mitch and Bryan who were name dropped but will probably never make any physical appearances in the series. Besides, they’re Origins of Olympus characters, and this is about Korina’s Origin.

[thegoldenavenger]

I'm binging the lion guard bc reasons and it is SO FUNNY how often mufasa just cloud jedi-spirits to give wisdom to kion when he straight up ghosted (lol) simba at every opportunity like it's retroactively So funny

[thedatagroupnewsservice]

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[remotetrove]

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[incaseyouart]

Digital studies of my favourite cosplayers! 

Kion

Mishkali

Svattii

Twin

Uptown

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