3 hyenas in lion king

While not especially bright, the hyenas do display a degree of competence rarely associated with comic-relief lackeys, generally foiled by their adversaries' own luck. They corner Simba foiled only by Mufasa's unexpected rescuesuccessfully drive the stampede into the gorge, 3 hyenas in lion king, and would have captured the young Simba had he not escaped through the thorn bushes through which they couldn't pass.

Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed is a featured article , which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Disney Wiki community. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. They are a trio of spotted hyenas who were loyal followers and minions of Scar. The hyenas were banished from the Pride Lands on account of their destructive eating habits, forcing them to take refuge in the Elephant Graveyard. By forming an alliance with Scar, they hope to usurp the lions and overrun the Pride Lands, thus allowing themselves and other hyenas the freedom to eat as much as they desire.

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Banzai accidentally falls into this bed, while he, Shenzi, and Ed are trying to stop themselves from landing in it, but only ends up coming out the same way he went in covered with thorns while Shenzi and Ed insanely laugh at his pain. The hyenas manage to capture Zazu and push him into a 'birdie boiler' and corner the cubs but are thwarted by the arrival of Simba's father, Mufasa. Finally, he proposes to Shenzi as a desperate move to buy time for his mother and Uncle Max as they dig a tunnel, which she turns down, becoming more and more disgusted at his proposal, 3 hyenas in lion king.

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Banzai , Ed , Scar formerly. Shenzi is a female hyena. She is the leader of a clan of hyenas. Initially, Shenzi and her clan lived in exile from the Pride Lands. They formed a friendship with a member of the royal family named Scar , who recruited them to assist in the murder of his brother, Mufasa , and nephew, Simba.

3 hyenas in lion king

Shenzi's clan is a clan of hyenas who lived in the Elephant Graveyard during the reign of Mufasa. After forming an alliance with Mufasa's brother, Scar, they invaded the Pride Lands and hunted it into ruin. Eventually, Simba reclaimed his birthright as the king of Pride Rock , and Shenzi's clan betrayed and killed Scar and fled the kingdom.

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In " House of Turkey ", the hyenas are anxiously waiting to eat Mr. When they meet Simba, they pretend to be strong and powerful, but they become cowardly when Simba's father Mufasa comes. Soon after, the park guests must reveal Scar's lies by injuring him in front of the hyenas. The hyenas were seen amongst the cast of The Lion King during the final scene of the short Once Upon a Studio , in which the Disney characters gather to take a centennial group photo. Simba is hesitant to go down this hill at first, but when he sees the hyenas catching up with him, he is forced to jump down it. Once Scar's lies are revealed, Shenzi gathers the clan and departs, leaving Scar without aid. They reluctantly do so and are ordered to start an elephant stampede to crush anyone who interferes. She is also far more defiant, openly declaring that Mufasa doesn't rule over her and doesn't hesitate to try to eat Simba and Nala despite being warned by Zazu that doing so would mean starting a war against Mufasa, reasoning that the hyenas and lions have always been at war and desiring to end Mufasa's bloodline. They also made appearances during Unleash the Villains in Here, Hades revives Scar from the dead and recruits him in a take-over plot. Shenzi orders the boys to go down and make sure he's dead, then she wanders off. The five of them direct him, then chase him. Whilst the hyena trio do not return in the series, they are heavily alluded multiple times. Banzai accidentally falls into this bed, while he, Shenzi, and Ed are trying to stop themselves from landing in it, but only ends up coming out the same way he went in covered with thorns while Shenzi and Ed insanely laugh at his pain.

They work for Scar until the end of the film when they eat him alive for his betrayal and deception.

His name means "skulk" or "lurk" in Swahili, and it's also a Japanese battle cry. In another book Friends in Need , the teenage hyenas appear again at the beginning, where they are preparing to boil a teenage Zazu in the elephant graveyard , as in the first film. His buttocks are severely lacerated by Mufasa's sharp claws, causing him great pain when he sits " I won't be able to sit for a week! In this official magazine, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed's ages are revealed in a puzzle. In Season 2, the original hyenas are referenced more, both through paintings of them with Scar, and through mentions by the characters although the trio is not specifically named or referenced to. The three of them decide that they too can be stars and get great meals. When they meet Simba, they pretend to be strong and powerful, but they become cowardly when Simba's father Mufasa comes. The hyena trio is later seen again at Pride Rock preventing Simba from getting to Scar. He also seems to appear in the maze game, but no hyena is ever specified there. When Simba returns as a young adult to overthrow Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed grow worried once Scar sees his nephew alive and well and glares at them, prompting them to gulp and back away. He proudly watches Simba run away from him with an evil grin as the hyenas show up behind him and commands them to kill Simba too. Kamari and Azizi later chase Zazu and banish him from the Pride Lands while Shenzi takes Sarabi to talk to Scar about his kingdom's update. In " House of Turkey ", the hyenas are anxiously waiting to eat Mr. However, because he thinks with his muscles first and his head second, and has a tendency to speak without thinking, he is not the leader of the trio and always submits to Shenzi, consistently obeying her orders.