#the lion guard binga x bunga

[kaythefloppa]

Binga Redesign [Sloth Bear] + Rewrite/HC:

My first artwork that ever is posted on Tumblr. It's garbage and disproportionate, but it's something!! [to be clear, this isn't the only Lion King/Guard-based artwork that I've made, this is the first of many that I'll be uploading here].

I've been high off of my Lion Guard hyper fixation for the past few weeks, mainly in how demotivation and disappointing S3 was and how I should write my post-canon fic/have the events after the finale play out in my verse [which I will illustrate with some art-pieces - I'll do this here, Deviantart and on the Lion King subreddit, my user is KrattBoy2006].

However, one thing really ground my gears to a halt and made me immediately clap my hands and say "Fuck this" was fucking Binga. I refuse to accept this abominable incontinent MLP-OC-reject-pukeskin-gender-bendered little Chippette. She's 10x more annoying than Bunga is [even with Season 3's character assassination of the poor dude], her existence, personality, design, and by extension, her relationship with Bunga relies on really outdated, sexist, and overall boring hetero-romance tropes. You could cut her from the story and nothing of substance would be changed [don't believe me? Fiona Riley recorded more lines for the one episode Shabaha appears in, than for the 3 episodes Binga appears in. Take that however you will]

Out of everything in TLG S3 that I've had to tolerate or write around when it comes to my headcanons, AUs, and fics, Binga is the one thing that I flat-out choose to ignore altogether. If not because of how much cringe I endure, it's because.... she's boring lmao.

And rather than just taking the easy way out and pretending she doesn't exist [not like that's not a good option either] or by having Bunga dump this chick [again, am not entirely opposed to], I eventually just said “screw canon” and came up with my own version of her, more fleshed out than in the show itself [I’m definitely not a fan of her name since that’s another cisbend of Bunga, but until I find a good substitute, I'll go with Sloth!Binga].

Rant Aside: On with my Rewrite version of Binga. Here, she’s a sloth bear: Why that? Because A) I want to take more advantage of the Asia setting, B) because sloth bears are termite predators like honey badgers so it does fit, C) because sloth bears, much like honey badgers are incredibly fierce when they need to be, D) I’m a sucker for height difference in relationships, and E) I think them being an interspecies couple makes it very interesting, funny, and wholesome, and be a neat mirror to Timon & Pumbaa's relationship. [And before y'all say anything about how they can't have babies, note that the ability to reproduce in a relationship should not solely determine if two characters should and shouldn't get together]:

I originally wanted to have her be a honey guide [since they do also live in India]. But then I read that the whole "Honey badger/honey guide symbiotic relationship" thing was an outdated myth so I went with the next available bug-eating, Indian-native animal.

In my AU, Binga is the polar opposite of Bunga. She lived in fear and isolation as a result of immense trauma from the loss of her parents [in the same tragedy that took Sãhasí and Ãnanda and left young Rani with a scar, I'll get to that point in my verse soon]. The Night Pride adopts her out of pity and she grows up as a sister to Rani and Baliyo until she leaves on her own: Meeting Bunga inspires her to be braver, but at the same time, she is able to help Bunga become mature and level-headed, and which inspires him to eventually reconcile with Kion and apologize to him for his emotional negligence.

Bunga and Sloth!Binga have an on-off relationship. Both of them are new to the concept of actually being with someone, especially with one of them having such a coveted and busy title as the Night Pride's Bravest. They go through some ups and downs and travel around lands with each other before eventually deciding that they would rather spend the rest of their lives with each other.

I have 2 existing possible outcomes for their future:

Scenario 1:

Bunga and Binga follow Kion to the Pridelands after him and Rani's relationship falls apart, and during their time there, Bunga and Binga stay at Timon & Pumbaa's old home. When Kion returns to rebuild his alliance with the Night Pride, Bunga, and Binga opt to stay in the Pridelands, and they help advise the next Bravest of the Lion Guard .

Scenario 2:

Same as Scenario 1, except when Kion returns to the Tree of Life, Bunga and Binga return alongside him and become the surrogate aunt and uncle to Kion and Rani's kids.

In either outcome, they do end up adopting children, orphaned from both the Pridelands and the Tree of Life, much to the excitement of Grandpa Timon & Pumbaa.

For Binga's design, I tried to incorporate the sloth bear look and blend it with Binga's design. The freckles were my own design choice. Overall it doesn't look as awful as it could've been.

[valentinbelleyh505]

corporate needs you to find the differences between these two pictures /ref

[dawn-sunlight]

Bunga x Binga ship bingo for @valentinbelleyh505

I love them a lot and they're very silly. They are unfortunately a bit boring because Binga really is just genderswapped Bunga, but they're also super cute so it doesn't really bother me. I also really really like their song, it's catchy and it also shows them doing stuff together and genuinely enjoying each others' company which does a lot in making the ship super cute.

Thank you for the ship request!

[artsyannierose]

Wait.... YOU ALSO LIKE THE LION GUARD?! LET'S GOOOO

just two questions... 1: who's your favorite character and 2: what's your favorite ships

SHOOT I FORGOT TO ANSWER THIS HELP IM SORRY BUD

YES YES I WATCHED THAT THING RELIGIOUSLY WHEN I WAS LITTLE HAHAHHAHA

FAVE CHARACTER UM JASIRI AND FULI WERE MY FAVORITES AS A KID…NOW I THINK I WANNA SAY KION ACTUALLY? HE’S A LIL PATOOKIE idk i should rewatch it lmao

Omg janja is very entertaining

SHIPS UHHHHHH OH GOSH

SEE WHEN I WAS A KID A SHIPPED KION X FULI LIKE CRAZY AND I WAS LIKE “MEH” ON KION AND RANI

BUT THEY KINDA GREW ON ME SO I LIKE THAT IDEA

ALSO ALSO JANJA AND JASIRI ARE PRETTY SILLY

AS ARE BUNGA AND BINGA

I DUNNO I LOVE EM ALLLLL HBU???

I’ve literally never met another lion guard fan omg

[devilsrecreation]

what are your lion guard ships? the popular, the uncommon, the ones you think only you ship, any of em! :D

*evil laughter intensifies*

I got a lot, actually! Most of them are canon x oc cuz I’m a HUGE fan of that. But here’s a list:

Janja x Jasiri

Kion x Rani

Kion x Fuli

Simba x Nala

Kovu x Kiara

Bunga x Binga

Scar x Zira

Vitani x Tifu

Hodari x Kinyonga

Ushari x Shupavu

Shupavu x Njano

Nne x Tano x Madoa (OT3 LET’S GOOOO)

Reirei x Goigoi

Mzingo x Mwoga

Mwoga x Mpishi

Makuu and Ladyanaconda’s croc oc, Akina (which is downright ADORABLE)

Having said that, I’m lowkey thinking about making my own oc to ship with Makuu

Chungu x Aibu

Cheezi x Nguvu

Kenge x Maji

Sumu x Kuumwa

Kiburi x Hukumu

Tamka x Erevu

Nduli x Kuamua

Pua x Kuimba

Honorable mention: Hodari x Njano cuz I’m still not over that au hfhfgdgdfs

I’ll probably add to this list if I come up with any more but this is all I can think of for now

I’ve posted about my love interest oc’s here and here (for Kuimba)

Nguvu and Aibu are in the “Kifamilia means Family” post :)

[valentinbelleyh505]

Binga and Hoppy

our new crossover, The Lion Guard and Smiling Critters!

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Bonus art:

they love their gfs sm 🤭

[valentinbelleyh505]

just some tlg memes i made

inspired by this post

[valentinbelleyh505]

in these fucking days i started thought binga as my fav smb crackship's daughter since of the classic mixed colors red + blue = purple but THIS POST IS JUST A JOKE GUYS, in previous posts i said that in my au binga had a mom who abandoned her family it means that binga's parents are honey badger so THIS POST IS JUST A JOKE OKAY?! and yes, in this joke comic ludwig was giving birth to binga.

and also i'm sorry about this lol

[valentinbelleyh505]

just a random drawing i did cuz why not 🧍‍♂️

also yes i'm a Beshte x Baliyo shipper

[valentinbelleyh505]

The Lion Guard scenes that reminds me of some Melanie Martinez songs

cuz i was bored

Cry Baby

Pity Party

Play Date

Tag, You're It

[valentinbelleyh505]

i had a vision

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WHY THE LADY AND THE TRAMP REFERENCE FOR BOTH THE LION KING 1 1/2 AND THE LION GUARD SEASON 3 😭😭😭

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i updated the drawing btw /pos

[valentinbelleyh505]

Cuphead and Ms. Chalice from The Cuphead Show are so Bunga and Binga from The Lion Guard btw

Binga is better than Bunga on everything meanwhile Chalice is better than the Cup bros on everything in the beginning to get what they want

they both are kinda energetic and kinda has ADHD-

Bunga says cool stuffs about Binga and kinda just like in the first episode on the season 2 of cuphead that Cuphead says to his young brother Mugman that didn't was Chalice's reason they goes to police

[valentinbelleyh505]

all my TLG/TLK memes/sh!tposts so far

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little old ginterbong deleted scene