Simba
Kovu, I was wrong. You belong here. [Kovu smiles in respect.] Let's go home... [he acknowledges the Outlanders] ...all of us.
Most-quoted character in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998): in 20 of its 40 quotes
Most scenes with: Kiara (11), Adult Kovu (9), Zira (6)
I banished you from the Pride Lands! Now you and your young cub, get out.
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Simba
You know the penalty for returning to the Pride Lands.
But the child does not! However... if you need your pound of flesh, here. [nudges a terrified Kovu over to Simba, who glares at him. Kovu shivers in fright]
Simba
Take him and get out. We're finished here. [turns around and picks Kiara up with his mouth as he's getting ready to leave]
Oh, no, Simba, we have barely begun. [looks down at Kiara and chuckles wickedly, then turns and picks up Kovu]
Cub Kovu
[softly]
Bye.
Simba
One day I won't be here, and I need you to carry on in my place. You are part of the great--
Circle of Life, I know.
Simba
Exactly. And you need to be careful. As future Queen--
But what if I don't wanna be Queen? It's no fun.
Simba
That's like saying you don't want to be a lion. It's in your blood... as I am. We are part of each other.
Father, how could you break your promise?
Simba
It's a good thing I did. I almost lost you. No more hunts for you; not ever!
But I was doing just fine! Even before Kovu--
Simba
Kovu?
Rafiki
Hey! You! How dare you save the King's daughter?
Simba
You saved her? Why?
I humbly ask to join your pride.
Simba
[immediately]
No! You were banished with the other Outsiders.
I have left the Outsiders. I'm a rogue. Judge me now, for what I am... Or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?
[Kiara and Kovu are looking at constellations in the night sky]
See that? See that? Look at that! It's really pretty.
What? Oh yeah! Um-- look, there's one that looks like a baby rabbit. See the fluffy tail?
Yeah... hey! There's one that looks like two lions killing each other for a scrap of meat. [Kiara grimaces] Ohh, I've never done this before.
Really? My father and I used to do this all the time. He says all the great Kings of the past are up there.
Do you think Scar is up there? [gets up and moves off] No one here thinks he's very great... do they?
My father said there was a darkness in Scar that he couldn't escape.
Maybe there's a darkness in me, too.
Simba
[Kiara puts her paw on Kovu's, and as they nuzzle, Simba is watching on a hill from distances away] [calling out to Mufasa]
Father... I am lost. Kovu is one of them. Scar's heir. How can I accept him?
Simba?
Simba
I was seeking counsel from the great kings.
Did they help?
Simba
[sighs]
Silent as stars. My father would never--
Oh, Simba. You want so much to walk the path expected of you. Perhaps Kovu does not.
Simba
[surprised]
What? How do you know what--
I can see them down there just as easily as you can. Get to know them and see. [she nuzzles under Simba's head]
Simba
[Simba has been telling Kovu about Scar]
Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.
Simba
[glances at the burnt plains around them]
Fire is a killer. Sometimes, what's left behind can grow better than the generation before... [unearths a small plant from the dust] ...if given the chance.
Simba
[angrily]
Why have you come back?
Simba, I had nothing to do with--
Simba
You don't belong here.
Simba
[sternly to Kiara]
Silence! [turns back to Kovu] When you first came here, you asked for judgment, and I pass it now.
Animals
Judgement! We don't want you! Put him on trial! Judgement Day is here! Yes! Judgement! Judgement! Your day is--
Simba
Exile!
Father, please, reconsider!
Simba
You will not go anywhere without an escort from now on.
No, that's not--
Simba
He used you to get to me!
No! He loves me, for me!
Simba
Because you are my daughter! You will not leave Pride Rock. You will stay where I can keep an eye on you, away from him.
You don't know him!
Simba
I know he's following in Scar's paw prints... and I must follow in my father's.
You will never be Mufasa! [runs off, weeping]
Simba
[Just as Simba and Zira are about to fight, Kiara and Kovu leap in between them]
Kiara?
Kovu! [Kovu doesn't back down] Move.
Simba
Stand aside.
Daddy, this has to stop.
You're even weaker than I thought. Get out of the way!
You'll never hurt Kiara, or Simba! Not while I'm here.
Simba
Stay out of this.
A wise king once told me, "We are one." I didn't understand him then. [smiles] Now I do.
Simba
But-- they--
Them...us. Look at them...they are us. What differences do you see? (Aren't we all part of the Circle of Life?)
[As both prides stand stunned in realization, the rain stops and the clouds clear; Simba smiles and nuzzles Kiara]
Vitani! Now!
No, Mother! [faces Kiara then back to Zira] Kiara's right. [walks to join Simba's pride] Enough.
If you will not fight... then you will die as well. [the other Outsiders, disgusted by Zira's words, also go to stand with Simba, leaving Zira standing alone] Wh-- wha-- where are you going?! Get back here!
Simba
Let it go, Zira. It's time to put the past behind us.
[now alone]
I'll never let it go! This is for you, Scar!
[Zira snarls and leaps at Simba, but Kiara pushes her away, and both start rolling down towards the river]
[At Pride Rock in the afternoon. Kiara, now a cub, bounds to the edge of Pride Rock and overlooks the savanna, panting with excitement.]
Wow! [starts to bound down Pride Rock.]
Simba
Whoa! [catches Kiara by her scruff and lifts her back onto Pride Rock; she giggles mischievously, and tries to bound away, but Simba stops her with a paw.] Where do you think you're going in such a hurry? [lifts Kiara into the air.]
Simba
Well, I just want you to be careful. [Kiara growls and jumps at a butterfly, but fails to catch it when he steps on Kiara's tail; she tries to jump, only to get stopped] Kiara, are you listening? Accidents can happen. [Kiara sits up] You could easily get hurt or stepped--
Hurt or stepped on or even get lost.
Simba
And remember, [steps off Kiara's tail.] I want you to stay in sight of Pride Rock at all times.
At all times. I know. And if I see any strangers, don't talk to them. Come straight home. Okay, okay. Can I go now? [smiles pleadingly] Please?
Simba
Hmm. [Nala approaches and sits next to Simba.] Very funny.
Simba
And stay away from the Outlands.
Simba
Zazu's right. [looks over one shoulder.] You can't turn your back on them.
Really? How come?
Simba
Never mind. [gestures with his head.] Just run along now.
But, Dad, I--
Simba
You'll understand someday. Go on.
Simba
[rubs the top of Kiara's head with a paw. She bounds away and starts clambering down Pride Rock; anxiously]
And stay on the path I've marked for you.
Simba
[confused]
Huh? [looks at Nala] What? Who?
She's just like you were when you were young. [nuzzles Simba's chin]
Simba
Exactly. Do you realize the dangers we put ourselves in? [Nala pins Simba to the ground, and he grunts]
You mean the dangers you put us in. [nuzzles Simba and they both purr; chuckles] She'll be fine. [strides toward the interior of Pride Rock. She smiles at Simba over one shoulder.]
Simba
Hey, Timon. [gestures with his head] Pumbaa. Come here.
[sits astride Pumbaa's mane. They look over their shoulders and stride toward Simba.]
Good morning, Mon Capitán.
Simba
I want you to keep a close watch on Kiara. You know she's bound to run off.
No worries, Simba. We're on her like stink on a warthog.
Hey!
It's a hard truth, Pumbaa. Live with it.
Simba
Guys, I'm counting on you. [looks left and right] Danger could be lurking behind every rock.
[looks quizzically at Simba, then takes him seriously]
Ah-ha. [looks left] Hmm! [looks right] Hmm! Hmm.
[Timon and Pumbaa depart to go after her]
Whoa, man, did you see the size of those teeth? They were goin'... [mimics growling; rolls over on her back and laughs] He was just totally eatin' you up right there, and I jumped on his head, and I bopped him so good. [The camera moves back to show Zira crouching in the grass some distance away] We make such a good team. And you... you were really brave.
Yeah? You were pretty brave too. My name's Kovu.
I'm Kiara. [She crouches down playfully, waving her tail; she reaches out and bats him] Tag! You're it! [She jumps back, laughing; instead of chasing, Kovu just looks at her silently. She tries again] Tag! You're it! You're it! [still gets no response; he just stares at her] Hello? You run; I tag. Get it? What's the matter? Don't you know how to play? [getting an idea, she crouches down and goes back to playing his style, with bared teeth and growls. He gets the idea and playfully growls back, but suddenly he finds himself growling at Simba's leg. Simba roars, and Zira jumps out of the grass and roars back]
Simba
Zira.
Simba. [Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa arrive behind Simba, with other lionesses] Nala.
Zira.
Timon, Pumbaa. Great. Now that we all know each other, GET OUTTA OUR PRIDE LANDS!
Your Pride Lands? [snarls, scaring him making Timon leap backward over Pumbaa's head in fear] These lands belong to Scar.
Simba
[sternly]
I banished you from the Pride Lands. Now you, and your young cub, get out. [Kovu and Kiara hide farther behind their parents]
Oh, haven't you met my son, Kovu? He was hand-chosen by Scar to follow in his pawprints and become king. [Simba growls as Kovu shivers, looking worried]
Kovu was the last born before you exiled us to the Outlands, where we have little food, less water.
Simba
You know the penalty for returning to the Pride Lands.
But the child does not. However, if you need your pound of flesh, here. [nudges a terrified Kovu over to Simba, who glares at him. Kovu shivers in fright]
Simba
Take him and get out. We're finished here. [turns around and picks Kiara up with his mouth as he's getting ready to leave]
Oh, no, Simba. We have barely begun. [looks down at Kiara and chuckles evilly, then turns and picks up Kovu]
[At the evening, The pride marches back toward Pride Rock. Simba pauses on a ridge as the lionesses continue on. Nala looks back at Simba]
Simba? [Simba clears his throat, with Kiara still in his mouth; Nala smiles back at him, understanding that it's time for "The Talk". She and the rest of the pride move off back home, and Simba drops Kiara, who smiles nervously up at him, but he sternly glares back, so her nervous smile disappears as she looks at the ground, sighing]
Simba
Kiara, what did you think you were doing? You could have been killed today.
But Daddy, I-- I didn't mean to disobey--
Simba
I'm telling you this because I love you. I don't want to lose you.
I know.
Simba
If something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. One day, I won't be here, and I need you to carry on in my place. You are part of the great Circle of--
Simba
Exactly. And you need to be careful. As future queen--
What if I don't want to be queen? It's no fun.
Simba
That's like saying you don't want to be a lion. It's in your blood. As I am. We are part of each other.
Mufasa
[Simba is dreaming of the moment when his father died; he is at the top of the ledge, reaching down for Mufasa, who is just out of reach.]
SIMBA! SIMBA! HELP ME!
Simba
FATHER! [Scar is above Simba, laughing evilly, while on the rocks against the moonlight] No! Dad! [reaching out to Mufasa] Just a little farther.
Scar
[latches on to Simba's upper foreleg with his claws]
Gotcha! [Simba grunts] Trust me!
Mufasa
[slides down and into the gorge]
SIMBA!
Simba
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! [Simba angrily turns to Scar, above him] Scar! [Scar morphs into Kovu, having a big vertical mark over Kovu's left eye, just like Scar, while laughing evilly] Kovu? [Kovu suddenly throws Simba down after Mufasa.] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Just before impact, Simba wakes up, panting. He looks around, calms himself. Simba then goes back to sleep next to Nala]
[The song ends with Kiara and Kovu still singing the words "In Upendi". They are alone out on the savannah again]
Good night.
Good night.
Simba
[Kiara walks off to the main cavern, after looking back in Kovu's direction and sighing dreamily, and Kovu goes back to his standing stone on the promontory; Simba appears in the direction Kiara is walking, and he approaches Kovu]
It's...kinda cold tonight, huh? Come on in.
[Vitani watches from a distance as the two lions make their way back into the cavern] [hushed; to herself]
Get him! What are you waiting for? Kovu, get him!
[She lies down and stares with despair as she realizes Kovu is not going to attack Simba. She hisses and jumps up, rushing back to report to Zira. Scene changes back to Zira's location] [snarling]
You're sure?
Affirmative. I saw it with my own eyes.
No. [turns and strides away from Vitani.] Kovu cannot betray us.
Simba
[Simba has been telling Kovu about Scar]
Scar couldn't let go of his hate, and in the end, it destroyed him.
Simba
[glances at the burnt plains around them]
Fire is a killer. Sometimes, what's left behind can grow better than the generation before. [unearths a small plant from the dust] If given the chance. [Zira cackles from offscreen and Kovu and Simba look around and gasp. The Outsiders emerge from the shadows and stalk toward Kovu and Simba and growl. Simba looks to the side to see more Outsiders emerging.]
No. Oh, no. [Kovu and Simba look back and forth frantically.] No!
Simba
[angrily]
Zira.
[evilly smirks]
What are you doing out here, and so alone? [Simba squares off against the Outsiders and growl; she, Nuka and Vitani chuckle] Well done, Kovu. Just like we always planned.
Simba
[to Kovu; angry at being betrayed]
You!
No! [Simba snarls; looks around at the Outsiders desperately.] I didn't have anything to do with this! [looks imploringly at Simba.]
Attack!
[Nuka lunges at Simba and snarls him, but fails to attack Simba, who knocks Nuka away and grunts] [alarmed]
NO!
Simba
[The Outsiders attack Simba while both he and the Outsiders snarl]
Ah! [fights back as more Outsiders gang up on him.]
[Outsiders snarl and Kovu jumps into the fray. He knocks an Outsider aside. Vitani kicks Kovu, knocking him into a nearby rock, and watches as he falls unconscious. Meanwhile, the Outsiders swarm over Simba and snarl. Nuka leaps into the fight, knocking Simba off a cliff, as Simba falls into the gorge.] [surveys Simba from the top of the gorge.]
Yes! [The Outsiders slide down the side of the gorge toward Simba.] We've got him! [Outsiders snarl]
[from offscreen]
Remember your training as a unit!
[The Outsiders chase after Simba through the gorge. One jumps on his back but falls. The Outsiders growl and Simba pauses at the bottom of a log pile. He looks up to see that it leads to the top of the gorge., pants, looks behind him to see the Outsiders charging toward him. He begins to climb the log pile. As he climbs, he dislodges a log that falls toward the Outsiders. They back away in time to avoid getting hit. Zira and Vitani glare up at Simba and they snarl. Simba looks over one shoulder at the Outsiders down below. He then looks back up at the log pile. Meanwhile, Kovu stands at the top of the gorge, looking down on Simba.]
Simba!
Get him, Kovu! Get him! [Kovu runs offscreen.] Do it! NOW!
[Simba continues to climb. Nuka clambers up the log pile after Simba.]
I'LL DO IT FOR YOU, MOTHER! [bounds gleefully up the logs and snickers but loses his balance] Oh! [looks down at Zira as he climbs] MOTHER, ARE YA WATCHING?! [under his breath] I'm doin' it for you, and I'm doin' it for me.
Simba
[loses his footing]
Ah!
[he grabs onto one of Simba's back paws and yells, as Simba winces and grunts]
This is my moment of glory! [The log Nuka is standing on breaks, causing him to fall.] What? No!
NO!
[Nuka falls, looks up and yelps as a log crushes him. Several more logs land on top of him. Simba climbs higher, kicking more logs down the pile. Nuka struggles to free himself. He looks up in fright as more logs fall toward him as he screams. Simba climbs to safety. Meanwhile, more logs fall, raising dust. After a moment, the dust clears. Kovu bounds down to the bottom of the gorge and starts to pry the logs off Nuka, but Zira shoves Kovu aside. Zira reaches down for Nuka. Kovu backs away. Zira shoves a log aside with her head, and sees Nuka is seen hopelessly buried in logs. Nuka coughs]
[Nuka tries to speak, but his eyes shut, and his head falls limply in Zira's paw. She draws back slowly, leaving his head to rest on the logs, and stares down at him in devastation.] [approaches from behind Zira; sadly]
Nuka. [bows her head. The scene transitions to the open savanna. Simba limps through the grass. Kiara, Zazu, Timon, and Pumbaa appear on a nearby hill.]
Father? Father! [looks at Zazu, who has alighted in a nearby tree] Zazu, get help!
Oh, yes! [flies away] Help! At once! Of course! [Kiara, Timon, and Pumbaa rush down the hill toward Simba, who pauses, looks up wearily at their arrival and grunts]
Father. [nuzzles Simba, then pulls away and watches him with concern. Pumbaa skids to a halt in front of Simba, with Timon in his mane.]
Simba, talk to me! [spreads his arms wide] What happened?
Simba
[weakly]
Kovu. Ambush. [collapses on his side and moans]
No.
[Pumbaa picks up Simba's head, while Timon lifts his tail.]
It's all right, buddy. We're here for ya.
[Timon and Pumbaa carry Simba away, while Kiara strides alongside them. The scene transitions to the gorge, where the Outsiders are gathered mournfully around the log pile.] [sadly]
Scar, watch over my poor Nuka. Oh... [glares over one shoulder at Kovu and angrily lunges at him] YOU!!! [Kovu looks up and Zira angrily slashes him in the face, and he yells in pain and turns away; he breathes heavily and looks back at Zira angrily, revealing a scar over his left eye.] What... have you... [juts her head at Kovu] done?!
I didn't-- I-I didn't mean to. I-- It wasn't my fault. I-I-- [steeling himself] I did nothing!
Exactly! And in doing so, you betrayed your pride. Betrayed Scar!
You cannot escape it. [strides toward Kovu, who backs away and slips on a rock.] Nuka is dead because of you!
[losing control of his rage and screaming at Zira]
NO!!!!!!!!! [runs away from Zira and the Outsiders, who roar]
[holds up a paw to halt Vitani]
Let him go! Simba has hurt me for the last time. [climbs a pillar of rock and stands overlooking the Outsiders, who gather below Zira.] Now, he has corrupted Kovu. [smirking] Listen to me; Simba is injured and weak. [lifts a paw] Now is the time to [slams her paw into the ground] attack! We will take his entire kingdom...BY FORCE! [the Outsiders roar in agreement as she laughs evilly]
[The scene transitions to Pride Rock at sunset. Kiara and Nala tend to Simba, who is lying on Pride Rock.]
Daddy, it can't be true.
Pride Landers
[from offscreen]
It's Kovu. It's Kovu.
Cheetah
[Several cheetahs, who are standing at the base of Pride Rock, turn around. Kiara, Simba, and Nala look up.]
Hey. [gasps]
Giraffe
[Several giraffes turn their necks.]
It's Kovu.
Pride Landers
[All the animals are seen gathered below Pride Rock. Kovu walks hesitantly through them, and they part to let him pass.] [murmurs]
Oh, no. [murmurs]
Kovu!
Simba
[Kiara runs to intercept Kovu. Simba lunges in front of Kiara, halting her in her tracks.] [roars]
[Simba strides to the edge of Pride Rock's promontory. Kovu looks hesitantly from left to right as he walks through the Pride Landers.]
Simba
[angrily glares down at Kovu]
Why have you come back?
Simba...I had nothing to do with--
Simba
You don't belong here.
Simba
[sternly to Kiara]
Silence! [angrily turns back to face Kovu] When you first came here, you asked for judgment. And I pass it now!
Animals
[Kiara gasps]
We don't want you! Judgment! Put him on trial! Judgment day is here! Yes! Judgment! Judgment!
Simba
EXILE!
NO! [elephants start trumpeting, monkeys start chattering and zebras start whinnying, while many animals, who are gathered in rows, stamp and stomp to the beat of the music.] No! Kovu!
Elephant
♪ [from offscreen] *trumpets* ♪
Pride Lander
[Simba glares down at Kovu. He stares back in horror before looking behind him at the throngs of angry Pride Landers. Two oryx advance on Kovu, heads bowed and horns pointed forward.]
♪ Deception. [Kovu backs away slowly.] Disgrace. ♪
[The oryx back Kovu to the edge of a cliff until he is forced to turn tail and flee.] Pride Landers ♪ Evil as plain as the scar on his face. ♪
Zebra
♪ Deception. ♪
Zebras
♪ An outrage! ♪
Pride Lander
♪ Disgrace. ♪
Giraffes
[Several giraffes lift their chins haughtily.]
♪ For shame! ♪
Hippopotamus
[Kovu bounds down from Pride Rock. A hippopotamus watches from a ledge as he dodges past several attacking snakes.]
♪ He asked for trouble the moment he came. ♪
Pride Landers
[Kovu lands in front of several zebras, who rear onto their hind legs.]
♪ Deception! An outrage! He can't change his stripes! [Kovu flees.] Disgrace! For shame! [Kovu runs through two rows of oryx, who butt their heads as he passes.] You know these Outsider types! [Kovu runs past several ostriches, who peck him.] Evil as plain as the scar on his face. See you later, agitator! [Monkeys throw rocks at Kovu.] Just leave us alone! Deception! An outrage! [Kovu dodges the rocks.] Disgrace! [Kovu flees down several ledges.] For shame! Traitor, go back with your own! He asked for trouble the moment he came. See you later, agitator! [Simba watches as Kovu runs away. He turns his head as a flock of storks descends on Kovu from the air.] Born in grief, raised in hate, [Kovu looks up frantically at the storks. They periodically descend on and peck him.] helpless to defy his fate. [Kovu flees into a grove of trees.] Let him run. Let him live. But do not forget what we cannot forgive! [Kovu splashes into a shallow pool and looks back at Pride Rock sorrowfully. Simba glares back, his mane blowing in the wind.] And he is not one of us. [Below Pride Rock, the Pride Landers watch Kovu depart.] He has never been one of us. [Kiara dodges around the two lionesses, only to be blocked by two more. She looks over their heads desperately.] He is not one of us. [The Pride Landers shake their heads.] Not our kind. [Kovu blinks sadly.] Someone once lied to us. [Kovu looks down in the water, and his reflection ripples into Scar.] Now, we're not so blind, [Kovu splashes through his reflection. He races to the other end of the pool.] for we knew he would do what he's done, [Kovu clambers onto shore, his head drooped.] and we know that he'll never be one of [Kovu looks over one shoulder at Pride Rock.] us. ♪
Pride Lander
[Simba glares at Kovu. The Pride Landers shake their heads.]
♪ He is not one of us. ♪
Antelope
♪ Deception. ♪
Zebra
[A zebra's head is interposed with footage of Kovu walking away.]
♪ Disgrace. ♪
Pride Lander
[Kiara watches Kovu go. She bows her head.]
♪ Deception. Disgrace. [Simba's head is interposed with footage of Kovu walking away. Simba turns away from Kovu.] Deception. ♪
[Kovu runs offscreen. From afar, Rafiki watches him go. Rafiki puts a hand to his forehead and shakes his head sadly.] Rafiki: Oh...
[Kiara has just left Pride Rock to reunite with Kovu. Now, Timon and Pumbaa are talking]
I can't believe we lost her again. This is the 8,000th time!
"Me"?! You were going to watch her.
I thought you were going to watch her!
No, you were going to watch her!
YOU WERE GOING TO WATCH HER!
OH, WATCH THIS! [leaps onto Timon]
OW! [tackles at Pumbaa and starts pulling his skin] TAKE THAT, YOU CREEPY WARTHOG! SAY IT!
FAT!
SAY IT!
Simba
[walks in]
What are you doing?
Hippo-thetically.
Very hypothetical. There's this guy.
But he's not a lion.
No, no. He's not a lion. Yes, he's definitely not a lion. And, uh, uh, his daughter, um, say, vanished.
Simba
[shocked]
Kiara's gone?
[flies into the den; alarmed]
Sire! The Outsiders are on the attack, heading this way! It's war!
Simba
Zazu, find Kiara! [to Timon and Pumbaa] We'll assemble the lionesses. Move, now!
It's over, Simba! I have dreamed of nothing else for years!
Boy, does she need a hobby.
Simba
Last chance, Zira: Go home.
I am home! [smirks and snarls as lightning flashes and thunder crashes] ATTACK!!!!!!!! [The two opposing lines advance toward each other, first walking, then picking up speed until they hit at a full run. The Outsiders and Simba's pride meet in the middle of the battlefield and begin to fight. Zira coaches her pride from a high rock.] Go for the eye! [An Outsider smacks a Pride Lander in the jaw]. Break his jaw! [An Outsider smacks a Pride Lander aside.] Hit him low! [An Outsider pounces on a Pride Lander.] Get them! [The Outsiders and Simba's pride continue to fight.] Do what you must!