He first appears as the main protagonist in The Lion King (1994), starting as a cub where he flees the Pride Lands after his father, Mufasa, is murdered by his uncle, Scar, who deceives Simba into believing he is responsible for the death.
Simba is the definitive hero of Disney’s The Lion King franchise. From his beginnings as a “just can’t wait” cub to his reign as the King of Pride Rock, Simba’s journey through the Circle of Life remains Disney’s most powerful tale of responsibility and redemption.
Simba is a male lion. He is the king of Pride Rock who succeeded Scar. He is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, and the mate of Nala, with whom he has a son, Kion, and a daughter, Kiara. Born as the future king of Pride Rock, Simba was anointed and presented to the animals of the Pride Lands.
He is a young lion who was born as the son of Mufasa and Sarabi and heir apparent of the Pride Lands. As a cub, Simba is exiled from his kingdom after his father is murdered by his uncle Scar in a coup to steal the throne.
Simba is the main character in the Lion King, the secondary deuteragonist of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the tritagonist of The Lion King 1½ and a supporting character in The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and The Lion Guard. As a young cub, Simba had golden fur with a slight golden tuft of fur on his head.
King Simba is the titular main protagonist of Disney's The Lion King franchise. As the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, Simba was next in line to rule the Pride Lands.