Simba is the titular main protagonist of the video The Lion King: But Simba is the villain, a cover video made by Stories of StoneOld for the song "I just can't wait to be king".
In this version, Simba is a power hungry tyrant, killing his uncle Scar by opportunity and planning to usurp his father Mufasa's throne, all to be king of the Pride Lands. Simba raped his best friend/girlfriend Nala for leadership, ordering the Pride Lands to be burnt down by The Outsiders and torturing any opposing lion.
History[]
Simba was born in the Pride Lands from Mufasa and Sarabi. As a cub, he wanted to be king, and he became ambitious. Simba overheard his uncle Scar's paans to usurp his older brother Mufasa, so by opportunity, he trained the hyenas himself, turning them against Scar in the first place, and he planned to overthrow Mufasa and kill Scar. He firstly had the hyenas for causing a wildebeest stampede in a valley, which lead Mufasa to climb up the edge of a cliff, asking his son for help to get out of there. Simba threw Mufasa off the cliff, and caused his father's death in order to usurp the throne,
Simba was jealous of Scar's relationship with Zira, and he lusted for his own queen. Therefore, Simba trained The Outsiders with a plan in which they will burn the Pride Lands so he can continue his scheme. The plan worked, with millions of animals and Scar dead.
Simba then raped Nala out of lust for a queen, and he "married" her in the darkness, much to her horror. Simba became a ruthless dictator, and ordered to the animals around all the time. Any lion or animal who opposed to him, was sentenced to torture and death. A lion is seen at the end after Simba killed it for mentioning Scar's name.
Personality[]
In this video, unlike his original version, Simba is an evil tyrant, spreading lots of chaos and becoming much worse than Scar. He kills Scar and Mufasa for power, and does what the villains did in the original two films, orchestrating all the events and leading to millions of animal deaths.
Simba has no empathy for others, and his desire for power has lead him to be the "reich of the Pride Lands". He even goes as far as sadistically torturing any animal who opposes him, and it is shown on screen how a lion's organs are ripped after the lion had just mentioned Scar's name. This also reminds of how in the original movie Scar told that in his land, he shall not have the animals mentioning Mufasa's name.
Trivia[]
- This version of Simba is based on real life dictators and their lust for ultimate power.
- In the original film, Simba has exactly the opposite character traits as in this music video.
- This version of Simba is both the main protagonist and antagonist of the music video. Despite being the character the story focuses on, he is also the foil for every single other character, and he commits evil with no good intentions.
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