Line #46 Characters/KimbaTheWhiteLion


1	'''List of characters and their tropes from ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''. Expect spoilers!!'''
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4	!Animals
5	!!Main Cast
6	[[folder:Kimba/Leo]]
7	[[quoteright:343:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kimba.jpg]]
8	->'''Voiced by:''' Yoshiko Ota (1965); Creator/BillieLouWatt (1965 English Dub); Yvonne Murray (1965 anime redub); Unknown Voice Actor ("Leo The Lion", 1984 English Dub "Adult"); Takashi Toyama ("Go Ahead Leo!"); Enzo Caputo (English Dub, Go Ahead Leo!); Music/MegumiHayashibara (1989 anime, kid); Shinnosuke Furumoto (1989 anime, adult); Masane Tsukayama (1997 movie); Creator/DanGreen (1997 movie English Dub); Creator/TaekoKawata (2009 TV movie)
9	A white lion cub, son of the former Jungle Emperor Panja/Caesar, who becomes the ruler of the jungle after his parents' death.
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11	* AbusiveParents: In the 1966 ''Onward Leo!'' anime, Leo physically assaults his children and drags them into dangerous situations. He also drags Rune out into the wilderness far from home and forces him to find his way back, which nearly gets him killed.
12	* AccidentalMurder: In the sequel ''Leo the Lion'' series, he apparently ends killing [[spoiler: Dan'l Baboon/Mandy Mandrill]] in a fit of rage. [[spoiler: However, it's eventually revealed that Mandy survived.]]
13	* ActualPacifist -> CharacterDevelopment -> MartialPacifist: A large part of Kimba's arc as a cub in the manga and '65 series is learning that fighting is necessary to bring peace. A similar theme is covered in the '89 remake, where Kimba struggles a lot more with his violent impulses.
14	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: While still [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/2d/4d/872d4de5a4803d4a27635b58b68aa55f.jpg retaining his cute appearance as a cub]], [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/05/04/8c/05048c9ec986148f020fce95fdcd418d.jpg his design in the 1989 series]] is [[{{Bishonen}} much handsomer and more attractive]] compared to his standard design.
15	* AdaptationalCurves: In the 1989 series, Kimba's body is notably more muscular (mainly around his shoulders and chest) compared to the original manga and 1965 series. Notably during close up shots (such as Kimba crying) and fight scenes.
16	* AdaptationalJerkass: In the 1966 series, he's far more violent and willing to kill than most versions of him, and he engages in some very bad parenting practices his original manga counterpart would never have even considered.
17	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Is hit with this very often.
18	** In the original manga, Leo was childish and obsessed with human culture. Much of his character arc is learning to let go of his obsession with humans and accepting his animal side. As an adult, he became somewhat prejudiced with humanity, while still retaining a childish and bumbling personality.
19	** In the 1965 anime adaptation, Leo became a strong and wise, albeit naïve young king who tried to take the good aspects of human culture and implement them in his jungle, while advocating for peace and equality between all species. He also adopted a strong MartialPacifist personality, stopping the animals in his kingdom from fighting or eating the herbivore residents of his jungle, teaching them about the importance of every living creature's life. This incarnation of him became the basis for all future appearances.
20	** In the 1966 anime, Leo's adult form took a very drastic change. While he still retained some of his pacifist principles, he still engaged in violent battles with other animals and considered killing them an option, something his previous incarnation wouldn't under any circumstances. As a father, Leo went from BumblingDad to an emotionally abusive SinkOrSwimMentor who would often get chastised by his wife, Laiya. The in-universe justification for such change is that their world was bad enough that his children would surely get killed if they weren't properly trained to survive in the jungle.
21	** In the 1989 anime, Leo's interest in human culture all but vanished, and most of the series is focused on developing him as a good king who advocates for peace and coexistence, while he fights against his own violent urges as a wild animal. This incarnation of him leans more towards ActualPacifist and WideEyedIdealist than all the others, as Leo actively refuses to fight against other animals and humans, even if to protect his own kingdom.
22	** In the 1997 movie, Leo was mostly based on his 1965 incarnation. As an adult, he was wise and graceful, rather than the BumblingDad he was in the original manga. He still retained some of his original incarnation's prejudice towards humanity, though this was mostly because they were invading his land and killing the residents of his jungle. He gets better by the end.
23	** In the 2009 movie, contrary to every other incarnation, Leo became cowardly and spoiled as a cub. This is {{justified}}, as the movie is set in an alternate universe where Leo didn't lose his parents at birth and was raised under their guard. Most of the movie is focused on developing him into the same strong leader he was in the previous incarnations.
24	* AlbinosAreFreaks: In ''Journey into Time'' he is bullied by other lions for having white fur. (Real-life white lions have leucism rather than true albinism caused by a mutation on the same gene that causes albinism.)
25	* AllLovingHero: His main trait, appreciating all life, including grasshoppers.
26	* AuthorityInNameOnly: Kimba acts more like a democratic leader than he acts like a king. In several episodes, Kimba loses the faith of his people by doing something that goes against their will, once even putting things to a vote and leaving the jungle because his people didn't want him. Rather than "ruling" the jungle or imposing rules that it must follow, he has to prove to his followers that his way of dealing with issues are better overall. The only reason why he's called a "king" in the first place is because his followers respect him that much.
27	* BadassAdorable: He is an adorable lion cub with enough strength to take down a helicopter.
28	* TheBeastmaster: He sometimes summons other animals to help him fight.
29	* BerserkButton: Attack his friends or mock his parents, and you'll learn the hard way why the hunters fear him.
30	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
31	* BilingualBonus: Kimba is a corruption of Simba, which means lion in the Swahili language.
32	* BreakTheCutie: The first episode was basically this for him.
33	%%* CatsAreMean: Inverted.
34	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Kitty.
35	* AChildShallLeadThem: He becomes king while he's still a cub.
36	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: {{Deconstructed}}; while being an orphan gives Kimba every excuse to go on fun and exciting adventures, he is also the new ruler of the jungle that his father that he never had and has a WellDoneSonGuy relationship once ruled. [[OrphansOrdeal The conflicts between Kimba's attempts to turn the jungle into a utopia and Panja's older rules results in several headaches for the hero]].
37	%%* CuteBruiser
38	* DistressedDude: In the 1989 series, he would occasionally need to get rescued by Kitty in certain episodes. Such as the episode where Kitty had to rescue him from drowning underwater.
39	* DubNameChange: He has only kept his original name for the English dub of ''Leo the Lion'', ''Jungle Emperor Leo'' and the 2009 special. In both English dubs of the 1965 series and ''The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion" his name was changed, obviously.
40	* FurryEarDissonance: His ears look more mouse-like than lion.
41	* GreatWhiteFeline: Kimba is a white lion and the main hero of the story.
42	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: At one point in the manga, [[https://www.anime-planet.com/images/manga/covers/thumbs/leo-the-lion-cub-35402.jpg?t=1559468303 Kimba is seen wearing pants]] [[CivilizedAnimal while walking on two legs]] (resembling Astro Boy).
43	* HeartBrokenBadass: He doesn't take [[spoiler: Kitty's death]] very well. While he's able to keep his composure for the sake of his daughter. He slowly starts getting less motivated as the story progresses.
44	* HeroicBSOD: Near the end of the manga and 1997 movie, the morning after [[spoiler: Kitty's death]]. He's completely heartbroken and decides to stare at the clouds all morning. Meanwhile his daughter is busy collecting flowers to put on to her mother's grave. As she's getting closer to her grave, [[spoiler: she quitely collapses]] which quickly alerts Kimba. As he's checking on her body, he's visibly shaking and on the verge of tears.
45	* HeroicSacrifice: Both the manga and the 1997 movie end on [[spoiler: Leo falling on Dr. Moustache's knife to allow him to eat his flesh and wear his fur to survive a snowstorm]].
46	%%* IdealHero
47	* IdiotHero: Although he's not so much of an idiot as he is simply naive, reckless, and tends to overlook things.
48	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: He's pure and innocent... until he reaches adulthood. While Leo retains most of his innocence in the manga, there is no trace of it to be found in the Onward Leo series.
49	** Leo shows traces of pureness and innocence in the 1989 series, though he struggles with incredibly violent instincts.
50	* InvincibleHero: Averted in most versions (including the 60's dub). Kimba is portrayed as a pretty strong leader and fighter, but he , and sometimes his emotions and wild nature get the better of him despite his attempts to stay strong. Avoided entirely in the 2009 feature length TV special where Kimba started out as cowardly and severely lacking in survival skills.
51	* KidHero: Leo is forced into this role because of the death of his parents.
52	* KillerRabbit: Kimba might be cute as a cub, but that doesn't mean he's not vicious!
53	* KingOfBeasts: Leo is the prince, and later king, of all the animals in his jungle.
54	* LeeroyJenkins: While Kimba can strategize when he wants to, he prefers charging head first rather than thinking about solutions.
55	%%* LightningBruiser
56	%%* MartyrWithoutACause: At times.
57	* MeaningfulName: Leo in the Japanese-version, his parents explain that they gave him that name because it means "brave".
58	* MisplacedWildlife: To the point that it was even lampshaded in the 2009 special where Kenichi/Kevin thought Leo would be living on the savannah rather than the jungle.
59	* MushroomSamba: One episode of the 1965 series featured Kimba eating a mushroom and starts hallucinating his friends and allies acting rude and unfriendly to him.
60	%%* NatureHero
61	%%* PantheraAwesome
62	* PintsizePowerhouse: He's a lion cub that beats on full grown lions and bull rhinos.
63	* RedOni: To Kitty's Blue Oni.
64	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
65	* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: His father died before he was born.
66	* SparedByTheAdaptation: While ''Onward Leo!'' was a straight adaptation of the second half of the manga, [[spoiler: here, he survives to the end]].
67	* SuperStrength: Kimba is incredibly strong to almost cartoonish degrees in the manga, '60s series and Onward Leo sequel, and even the more grounded '89 remake (he takes down a helicopter with a man inside!).
68	* TakingTheBullet: In the 1989 series, while Kimba and Kitty are under attack by a vulture. One of them tries to brutally attack Kitty only for Kimba to protect her by using his body as a shield. He's clearly in pain as the vulture's claw marks get deeper and bloodier.
69	* ThouShaltNotKill: In the 1965 anime he absolutely abhors violence, and values all life. Nearly anyone he fights lives through the encounter, although usually with AmusingInjuries. A noticeable exception is a giant mutant grasshopper, but he feels terrible about what he did. The only time he comes close to killing a person is when he sees Hamegg again but even then he spares him and later rescues him from crashing into a tree and hopes to make peace.
70	* TookALevelInJerkass: Kimba is commonly portrayed as a pacifist, meaning he won't fight and especially not kill unless it is made necessary. The 1965 series is no exception. However, in its sequel series "Onward Leo!", he would severely hurt, kill and even aid others in fighting their enemies. In that series, he also puts his own son through emotional abuse and mortal danger, which also puts him at odds with his wife.
71	* VegetarianCarnivore: Some versions of him try to adopt a vegetarian diet, with varying degrees of success.
72	* VocalDissonance: In the 1989 series, he's voiced by a grown man in the Japanese and English versions despite being a cub. [[note]] Similar to how Astro Boy was once voiced by a grown male (in the English version) for [[WesternAnimation/AstroBoy the 2009 movie]] compared to most incarnations where he's voiced by women. [[/note]]
73	* WarriorPrince: Kimba is both a leader and a soldier, willing to protect his animal kingdom through pragmatic and sometimes violent means.
74	* WellDoneSonGuy: Kimba has received appraisal and guidance from the ghostly forms of his parents.
75	* WideEyedIdealist: Kimba is absolutely determined to create a new, kinder jungle at any means. Even if it means forcing the carnivores (and thus himself) to give up meat entirely.
76	* TheWisePrince: Played with. While Kimba is an empathetic and knowledgable prince, he is still a child who is prone to making impulsive decisions.
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79	[[folder:Kitty/Laiya]]
80	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kimba_Kitty_1170.jpg]]
81	->'''Voiced by:''' Keiko Matsuo (1965 anime); Sonia Owens (1965 English Dub); Unknown Voice Actress ("Leo The Lion" 1984 English Dub, Adult); Haruko Kitahama (Go Ahead Leo!); Creator/SakikoTamagawa (1989 anime); Creator/KellySheridan (1989 English Dub); Chieko Baisho (1997 movie); Creator/VeronicaTaylor (1997 movie English Dub)
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83	Kimba's LoveInterest (and future wife) and childhood friend.
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85	* AdaptationalBadass: In the 1989 series, she gets much more involved in action and peril. She even rescues Kimba from drowning underwater at one point.
86	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the 1989 anime, she first meets Kimba at an abandoned temple and thinks he's going to kidnap or hurt her. In the original manga and 1965 series, Kitty first meets Kimba after getting rescued by Claw.
87	* AdaptationalCurves: Similar to Kimba, her design in the 1989 is more muscular (mainly around her chest and shoulders) than her standard design.
88	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: To a smaller degree than her future mate Kimba.
89	** In the original manga alongside the 1963 series, [[CheerfulChild she's an upbeat and kindhearted lioness]] but gets easily jealous. When she becomes a young adult, she still acts like her young self but notably relaxed due to becoming a mother. In the 1966 sequel series, she's frequently against some of her husband's questionable parenting methods between Rune and Lukio.
90	** In the 1989 series, she's more serious and gets much more involved in action as Kimba. She also gets easily emotional and is seen crying during dramatic and emotional situations.
91	* AdaptedOut: She's notably absent in the 2009 movie special alongside Tommy/Bucky.
92	* AscendedExtra: While she's already a main character in the original manga and 1965 series. In the 1989 anime, she has a larger role and becomes a secondary protagonist of the series. [[BattleCouple She would frequently become Kimba's partner throughout the series.]]
93	* BadassAdorable: She has quite a few moments of this as a cub, especially in the 1989 series where she's more involved in action.
94	* BattleCouple: In the 1989 series, she is frequently seen battling alongside Kimba.
95	* TheBigDamnKiss: In the 1989 series, one episode had her and Kimba sharing their very first kiss as cubs.
96	* ButNowIMustGo: In all appearances, she would typically leave Kimba and his friends to head off to another location but meet up in later episodes (or chapters in the manga). When she becomes a young lioness, she would stay close with her children and her husband.
97	* BlueOni: To Kimba's Red Oni.
98	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Kimba, the 1989 anime takes Kimba and Kitty's romantic relationship much further as cubs.
99	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Similar to Kimba, she's an orphan who has no parents.
100	* DamselInDistress: Kimba regularly has to rescue her.
101	* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: Near the end of the manga and 1997 movie, [[spoiler: she suddenly gets an unnamed plague and gets covered in purple spots. As it gets worse, we see her writhing in pain as she's dying.]]
102	* DubNameChange: To "Kitty" in the 1966 English dub.
103	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original dub for the 1965 series is the only case where her name is not "Lyra" or some SpellMyNameWithAnS variation.
104	* FurryFemaleMane: She has brown hair that would later be shared with her daughter Lukio/Rukio in the manga and 1966 sequel series.
105	* FirstLove: For Kimba.
106	* FinalSpeech: [[spoiler: As she's dying of a plague, she asks her daughter to come closer and lesson closely to her words. She tells Lukio to watch after her husband Kimba/Leo, make sure Rune/Lune returns safety, and help protect the jungle after she dies.]]
107	* GoodParents: In the sequel series ''Leo The Lion'', while Kimba has some very questionable parenting methods. Kitty is more caring and friendlier with her two cubs.
108	* {{Leitmotif}}: In the 1960s series, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBiPxtkJh3o&t=348s she has her own character theme performed by violins, and flute]] as heard in her debut episode. Another varation of her character theme is performed by a group of women singing in opera. This would also become the LoveTheme for both Kimba and Kitty in the later episodes.
109	* PantheraAwesome
110	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: As a cub, while she loses a bit of her cuteness as an adult. She still looks pretty cute and beautiful as a young adult lioness.
111	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only main character in the series that's a female (not counting the supporting characters and human antagonists).
112	* SparedByTheAdaptation: The 1966 sequel series that follows Kimba and Kitty as adults both end up living by the end of the series compared to the original manga.
113	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: For some reason, no single dub or subtitle ever seems to be consistent about how to translate her name. Her other dub names include Lyre, Lyra, Leah, Laia, Raija, Raiya, Ryer and Raya.
114	* WhatTheHellHero: In the sequel series, she calls out Kimba on his questionable parenting methoids with his children.
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116
117	[[folder:Dan'l Baboon/Mandy Mandrill/Daniel Baboon]]
118	An elderly mandrill who serves as a mentor and advisor to Kimba.
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120	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: He's a mandrill in the original series, but a bearded monkey in the 1997 film.
121	* CoolOldGuy
122	* DemotedToExtra: He only appears as a cameo in the 1989 series.
123	* DubNameChange: An unusual case when it comes to the English dubs for the 1965 series: "Dan'l Baboon" for the original and "Daniel Baboon" for the 1993 dub, making it a case of SpellMyNameWithAnS.
124	* TheGoodChancellor
125	* GrumpyOldMan: While he's still a fairly wise mentor figure to Kimba, he's also an ornery old coot.
126	* OldMaster
127	* ParentalSubstitute: Acts as a father figure to Kimba.
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129
130	[[folder:Bucky/Tommy & Pauly Cracker/Coco]]
131	A comical gazelle-parrot duo.
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133	* AdaptedOut: While Coco/Pauly managed to appear in the 2009 special. Bucky/Tommy is notably absent alongside Kimba's love interest Kitty/Laiya.
134	* BlackBeadEyes: In the manga, Bucky was originally depicted with black dots for eyes.
135	* BerserkButton: Badmouthing Kimba is this for Coco/Pauly.
136	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Coco/Pauly is usually all bark and no bite. But in at least two different instances, he saved Kimba's life. And in another instance, he led an army of birds and straight up tried to ''kill'' Bubu/Claw when he was threatening Kimba. Bubu was only saved because Kimba begged Coco to spare him.
137	* ButtMonkey: Bucky
138	* CityMouse: Pauly was once the pet of a hotel owner before living in the jungle.
139	* DeadpanSnarker: Pauly Cracker
140	* TheDitz: Bucky
141	* DubNameChange: Coco became "Pauly" for the English version of the 1965 series and kept this name for both English dubs of the 1965 dubs. For the dub of ''Leo the Lion'' and the 2009 special he kept his original name. Tommy underwent similar changes, becoming "Bucky" for the dubs of the 1965 series, while becoming "Tumy", the Japanese version of his original name, for ''Leo the Lion.''
142	* GenderFlip: Coco is female in the 2009 special.
143	* HairTriggerTemper: One of Pauly's main character traits is being comically bad-tempered. He rivals [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Pesto]] in terms of being easily set off.
144	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Pauly is pugnacious and has a short temper, but he's not a bad guy.
145	* LovableCoward: Both of them.
146	* PluckyComicRelief
147	* PunnyName
148	* SimpletonVoice: Bucky speaks in a dim-witted, simplistic manner in the 1963 series.
149	* ShooOutTheClowns: Inverted, Bucky and Pauly are present as [[spoiler: Kitty's dying of an unnamed plague]]. The duo can only watch and sadly bow their heads. In general, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Bucky and Pauly's comedic nature gets toned down]] as the manga and 1997 movie gets darker and sadder.
150	* ThoseTwoGuys: It's not rare to see one without the other.
151	* UndyingLoyalty: They're this to Kimba. While the other animals usually rebel against his ruling or do something reprehensible, they're the first ones to call them out on their behaviour. They're also the first ones to put themselves in danger to save Kimba's life whenever he gets in trouble.
152	[[/folder]]
153
154	!!Villains
155
156	[[folder:Claw/Bubu/Jamar]]
157	A villainous one-eyed lion.
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159	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Is this towards Kitty. Who is a child.
160	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: He has no interest in Kitty in the 1989 series.
161	* AdaptationalBadass: The 1989 anime makes him far more competent and menacing as a villain than both the manga and the 1965 series, coming close to killing Kimba at some points.
162	* BigBad: He's the most reoccurring antagonist in the 1965 anime.
163	* CatsAreMean: A lion and the primary antagonist.
164	* DirtyOldMan: If his lust towards Kitty is anything to go by.
165	* DubNameChange: For the 1965 series, he went from "Bubu" to "Claw" for the English dub. For the 1993 dub, he regained his original name. The dub of the 1989 series names him as "Jamar".
166	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: As creepy as his infatuation is to Kitty he never tries to hurt her and tries to genuinely win her affection.
167	* EvilCripple: He's missing his left eye in most versions and he's always a bad guy.
168	* EvilOverlord
169	* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a scar over one of his eyes in the 1989 anime.
170	* ItsAllAboutMe
171	* TheJailBaitWait: He constantly makes creepy remarks to Kitty that she'll be with him when she's older.
172	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In the 1965 anime he is a cruel power-hungry egomaniac who routinely abuses his minions. The only time he shows genuine kindness and selflessness is when he's trying to groom a child.
173	* NamedAfterTheInjury: Has an injury over his left eye, presumably missing an eyeball, most likely caused from a claw attack on his face at some point.
174	* PantheraAwesome
175	* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:He survives in every single retelling of the story except maybe the 1989 series.]]
176	[[/folder]]
177
178	[[folder:Cassius/Toto/Silkar/Sylvester/Shaka]]
179	A black panther in league with Claw.
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181	* AdaptationalBadass: In the original manga, he's a bumbling fool. Most adaptations make him a significantly more formidable and capable character.
182	* AdaptationalHeroism: The 2009 special has him be an AntiHero rather than a villain as he usually is.
183	* BreakoutCharacter: He's included in the 2009 special, whereas Bubu is not.
184	* CatsAreMean: He's a black leopard.
185	* DarkIsEvil: His fur is black and is one of the main villains.
186	* TheDragon: To Claw.
187	* DubNameChange: From the comedic "Toto" to the Shakespearean "Cassius" for the 1965 dub and "Sylvester" for the 1993 dub, then in ''Leo the Lion'' his name was changed to "Silkar" and in ''The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion'' he was named "Shaka." If you haven't guessed, he isn't even remotely close to having a consistent name in dubs. The only dub to have kept his original name so far is the one for the 2009 special.
188	* HypercompetentSidekick: In the 1965 TV series, Cassius is cunning and pragmatic compared to the boorish Claw.
189	* ManipulativeBastard
190	* PantheraAwesome
191	* SmugSnake
192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder:Tom and Tab/Dick and Bo]]
195	A duo of goofy hyenas in league with Claw and Cassius.
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197	* AdaptedOut: They are absent in the 1989 anime.
198	* BumblingHenchmenDuo: A pair of goofy antagonists in league with the BigBad.
199	* CanonForeigner: They were created for the television series to serve as comic relief.
200	* DecompositeCharacter: Toto's comedic traits from the manga are given to these two "blockheads."
201	* FatAndSkinny: Tom/Dick is tall and skinny, Tab/Bo is short and chubby.
202	* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: They are mainly shown as bipedal rather than quadrupedal, which makes them stand out in a cast of animals that usually move like in real life.
203	* GoldfishPoopGang
204	* HarmlessVillain: They rarely cause any damage.
205	* HeinousHyena: A pair of hyenas that work for the villains, although generally too incompetent to do anything.
206	* MeaningfulName: Doubles as {{Punny Name}}s -- in Japanese, "Dick and Bo" sounds like the Japanese word for "blockhead", reflecting their lack of competence.
207	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: In a cast of mainly {{Talking Animal}}s, these two stand out by looking more like outright FunnyAnimals, right down to bipedalism and having hands rather than front paws.
208	* StupidCrooks: They can't get much right.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	[[folder:The Vulture/Kazim]]
212	A vulture that sides with Bubu in the 1989 adaptation.
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214	* CanonForeigner: Doesn't exist in neither the manga, nor the 1965 adaptation.
215	* CompositeCharacter: Takes Dick and Bo's place from the 1965 adaptation.
216	* NamedByTheAdaptation: The English dub gives him the name Kazim.
217	* VileVulture: A vulture who works for one of the main villains.
218	[[/folder]]
219
220	!!Kimba's Family
221
222	[[folder:Panja/Caesar]]
223	* AdaptationalHeroism: In the 1965 series, he believed that animals that served humans were unfit to live and fair game for good eatin' -– however, the original English dub instead implied that Caesar was as egalitarian and broad-minded as his son, which makes some episodes somewhat awkward (like Sampson's return, who offers some former pack-mules to Kimba as an offering for a celebratory meal). The 1993 dub keeps his original policy.
224	* CompanionCube: His pelt is routinely seen being carried and played with by Kimba.
225	* DeathByOriginStory: His death forced Kimba to take leadership as a cub.
226	* DubNameChange: From Panja to Caesar in the 1965 dub. Most other dubs keep his original name.
227	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The 1965 dub of the original series remains the only case in the franchise where Panja does not keep his original name in English and is instead called "Caesar."
228	* FantasticRacism: Utterly despises humans and any animal who chooses to associate with them.
229	* TheGoodKing: Downplayed in the manga and original Japanese: while Caesar was a good king to his loyal subjects, he had little mercy for domesticated animals, viewing any animal who served humans as unfit to live.
230	* OfCorpseHesAlive: Dan'l and Pauly use his hide to disguise themselves as his ghost to speak to Kimba.
231	[[/folder]]
232
233	[[folder:Snowene/Eliza]]
234	Kimba's mother.
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236	* TheBait: Was captured by Hamegg in order to lure in Caesar.
237	* DeathByOriginStory: Like her husband, she dies so Kimba will be forced to take charge.
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[folder:Leona/Ryona/Kayla]]
241	Kimba's cousin, sister, or aunt depending on the version
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243	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Cousin in the manga, sister in the 1965 anime, and aunt in the 1989 anime.
244	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the 1989 series.]]
245	* MistakenForRomance: In the 1965 series, Kitty catches her affectionately licking Kimba and attacks her in a jealous rage.
246	* SkewedPriorities: When Kimba tells the animals carrying the hides of his ancestors to save themselves instead of the hides when drowning in the river, she chews Kimba out for letting some of the hides be washed away.
247	[[/folder]]
248
249	[[folder:Lune/Rune]]
250	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rune.PNG]]
251	->'''Voiced by:''' Kyoko Satomi (Go Ahead Leo!); Mifuyu Hiragi (1997 movie); Jose Alvarez (English, Go Ahead Leo!); Creator/TaraSands (1997 movie English Dub)
252	Kimba and Kitty's son.
253	----
254	* BabiesEverAfter: In the TimeSkip ending of the manga, Kenichi, Mary and Mr. Mustache receive a letter and a picture from which they learn that Rune is all grown up and has had cubs.
255	* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Pinto from getting trampled by the panicked elephants and calms them down convincing them to help extinguish the circus' fire. [[KarmicJackpot He and the circus animals are then shipped back into the wild]].
256	* BrattyHalfPint: He can get a bit rebellious with his father at times.
257	* BreakTheCutie: Even more so in the manga. He decides to run away from home to go live in the world of the humans, only to be subjected to a hellish experience by the hands of [[RepulsiveRingmaster Adam Dandy]], and as an additional disproportionate karma for his curiosity, [[spoiler: returns to Africa only to learn that both of his parents are dead]].
258	* HumanDisguise / DisguisedInDrag: In the manga Pinto manages to sneak Rune out of Adam Dandy's circus by dressing up and disguising him as a little human girl.
259	* FantasySequence: In the manga and in the 1997 movie, after being curious about humans and their relationship with animals. We get a short imagination sequence showing Lune/Rune riding on robot pants (complete with a bow tie) traveling around the world.
260	* NightmareSequence: In the manga, while walking through the BigRottenApple after escaping the circus, Rune is overwhelmed by all the loud noises and the traffic, to the point he starts seeing the cars morphing into bug-eyed monsters with sharp teeth that circle around him. This makes him take back any remaining interest towards the human world and makes him fully focused on returning home to his family in the wild.
261	* ReusedCharacterDesign: Shares the same design as his father when he was a cub. To the point, that viewers will easily mistake him as Kimba. In the manga at the very least he's missing his dad's black tips around the ears (which his sister Rukio inherited instead).
262	* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He alongside his sister are the only surviving members of Kimba and Kitty's family by the end of both the manga and the 1997 movie.]]
263	* TalkingAnimal: In the manga, he has learned the human language from his father, who learned it from Kenichi. Adam Dandy exploits his ability to become a rich showman.
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	[[folder:Lukio/Rukio]]
267	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EikoMasuyama (Go Ahead Leo!); Creator/HekiruShiina (1997 movie); Elizabeth Williams (1997 movie English Dub)
268	Kimba and Kitty's daughter.
269	----
270	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: She's more tomboyish in the 1966 series than the original manga.
271	* BreakTheCutie:
272	** In the 1966 series, she alongside her brother are horrified after Leo unintentionally knocks out Mandy, to the point it seems like Leo has killed him, right in front of their eyes.
273	** In the manga and 1997 movie [[spoiler: she breaks down when her mother dies from an unnamed plague.]]
274	* ReusedCharacterDesign: Similar to her brother, she shares the same character design as Kitty as a cub. The only difference is that her design in the manga depicted her with black tips around her ears. The exception is the 1997 movie where she's given a brand new design.
275	* {{Tomboy}}: Is this in ''Onward, Leo!''.
276	* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the original manga and the 1966 sequel series, Lukio has the same design as Kitty/Lyra's design as a cub. In the 1997 movie, she's given a new design and lacks Kitty's brown hair/fur with an all yellow body.
277	[[/folder]]
278
279	!!Other Animals
280
281	[[folder:Speedy/Bongo]]
282	A leopard cub.
283	----
284	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: He was originally a leopard but changed to a cheetah in the dub. He still looks like a leopard.
285	* RevengeByProxy: He attacks Kimba becauss he believes Panja killed his grandfather.
286	* YouKilledMyFather: Believes Kimba's father killed his grandfather and attacks Kimba.
287	[[/folder]]
288
289	[[folder:Dash, Dinkie, and Dot]]
290	A Cheetah, Sand Cat, and Leopard constantly seen with each other.
291	----
292	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: In later episodes, Dash is colored blue despite being grey before.
293	* CatsAreMean: Usually averted, but played straight in "A Revolting Discovery".
294	* TheDividual: They tend to act as a singular block when on screen. Dash gets the most singular focus when it happens.
295	* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: They (along with Speedy) turn against Kimba in "''A Revolting Discovery''", only to return to his side at the end.
296	* GenderFlip: Dash is female in the Japanese dub, male in the English dub.
297	[[/folder]]
298
299	[[folder:Boss Rhino/Sebastian]]
300	An agressive rhino who acts as a rival to Kimba, who despises humans.
301	----
302	* FantasticRacism: Hates humans.
303	* HeelFaceTurn: In "Volcano Island" he lets go of his hatred of all things related to humans and becomes friends with Kimba after Kimba saves his cousin with a raft.
304	* RhinoRampage: A rhino who causes destruction for Kimba.
305	[[/folder]]
306
307	[[folder:Pagoola/Kelly Phant & Bizo]]
308	An aggressive elephant who highly disagrees with Kimba's views on humans and his bratty son.
309	----
310	* CruelElephant: Both of them. Pagoola is a giant bully who hates humanity, abuses and throws his weight around smaller animals, gets offended at the smallest insult and demands respect from everyone around him even when he's trying to kill them. Bizo is essentially a smaller version of him, and his father threatens to kill anyone who fights back when he tries to bully them.
311	* EnfanteTerrible: Bizo tries to throw a sickly and dying Lyre off a cliff in the manga, Kimba promptly beats him up for it. In the anime adaptation, he attempts to kill Rune and destroy the vaccine that would save Lyre and the jungle from the deadly plague. He later runs back crying to Pagoola and convinces him to start a war with Kimba and kill his human friends.
312	* KarmaHoudini: Pagoola commits numerous atrocities across all Kimba media, including, but not limited to: stealing, property destruction and attempted murder of humans and numerous species of cubs. You want to know what the best part is? He receives absolutely no comeuppance for his actions and both him and his son survive the end of the series, whereas [[spoiler:Leo/Kimba and Laiya/Kitty]] do not.
313	* HateSink: They regularly show up to bully the main cast, even when they're trying to save the jungle, and get away with it every single time. Good luck trying to find any good qualities whatsoever in these two.
314	[[/folder]]
315
316	[[folder:The Mammoth/Great Mother]]
317	A Woolly Mammoth who lives on Mt. Moon.
318	----
319	* EmpathicEnvironment: It starts snowing whenever she shows up.
320	* HonorableElephant: Is a kind and wise individual.
321	* MisplacedWildlife: Ignoring the fact woolly mammoths are supposed to be extinct, they also didn't live in Africa.
322	[[/folder]]
323
324	!Humans
325	[[folder:Roger Ranger/Kenichi/Jonathan/Kevin O'Donnell]]
326	* AgeLift: In the manga he was a child when he met Kimba. In the 1965 anime he is an adult.
327	* AnimalLover: Makes friends with Kimba and the rest of the animals in the jungle.
328	* DubNameChange: For both English dubs of the 1965 series, Kenichi was given a name change: "Roger Ranger" and "Jonathan" for the original and 1993 dub respectively. The dub for the 2009 special likewise changed his name to "Kevin O'Donnell."
329	* NiceGuy: He was nice enough to be the reason why Kimba stopped hating humans.
330	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Rather than animals learning to speak human languages, in the 2009 special Kenichi/Kevin can understand the animals.
331	* TarzanBoy: In the manga he ends up becoming this after getting lost in Africa with Kimba. To his credit, he adapts to the surroundings pretty well and becomes something of a link between the humans and the animals.
332	* TokenHuman: The only human seen among Kimba's friends, when his uncle isn't around.
333	* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: Why he is considers Mary to be the love of his life when she's an animal-abusing ClingyJealousGirl who he (in the 1965 anime) admits behaves worse than animals is anyone's guess.
334	[[/folder]]
335
336	[[folder:Mr. Pompous/Dr. Moustache/Uncle Oscar/Shunsaku "Higeoyaji" Ban]]
337	* AccentAdaptation: For some reason he is portrayed with a southern accent in the English dub of ''Leo the Lion.''
338	* DubNameChange: For both English dubs of the original series he was renamed: "Mr. Pompous" and "Uncle Oscar" for the original and 1993 dub respectively.
339	* TokenHuman
340	[[/folder]]
341
342	[[folder:Mary/Conga/Tonga]]
343	* AdaptationalHeroism: Mary is a more positive figure in the 1997 film, lacking all of her negative qualities to the point that it would have been less of an example of WhatDoesHeSeeInHer if Kenichi had fallen in love with this Mary. Given she has absolutely nothing in common with any iteration of Mary, her name could just be a MythologyGag rather than being a true incarnation of the character.
344	* AgeLift: Like Kenichi she was a child in the manga, but adult in the 1965 anime.
345	* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: In the manga she becomes the Queen of an African tribe, in the Anime she becomes a vicious hunter.
346	* AnimalNemesis: In the anime she is obsessed with hunting Kimba.
347	* BabiesEverAfter: In the ending of the manga, she's living with Mr. Mustache and Kenichi, being the latter's wife and mother of his baby boy.
348	* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In the Anime, Tonga is a hunter who puts animals in cages and starves them so they become wild and thus more fun to hunt, and gleefully massacred a herd of elephants.
349	* BigBadEnsemble: Tonga in the 1965 anime is almost as consistent to Kimba as Claw, and far more dangerous.
350	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Is this to Hamegg.
351	* ClingyJealousGirl: Is very jealous that Kimba gets Kenichi's attention, and routinely abuses him.
352	* CruellaToAnimals: In the 1993 dub she states she'd prefer Kimba to be a minks so she could turn him into a scarf.
353	* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Subverted; while her abuse of Kenichi is PlayedForLaughs at times, it's ''never'' portrayed as acceptable.
354	* EasilyForgiven: In the Anime, she starves animals, enslaves them, kills god-knows-how-many of them off-screen, and on-screen, she kills a lioness and a pack of over ''400 elephants''. She also tries to kill Kenichi and Mr. Mustache, her boyfriend and his uncle, respectively. But since she's amnesiac, they accept her with open arms once she regains her memories and she doesn't get punished for any of her terrible crimes.
355	* EgomaniacHunter: In the Anime, Tonga claims she doesn't care about money, just the hunt.
356	* HateSink: In 1965 anime, even before she became Tonga, she would routinely abuse Kimba for the "crime" of getting attention from her boyfriend. As Tonga, she becomes far worse in her cruelty. The Manga version has her also be cruel and petty.
357	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Is told by her boyfriend that she acts more wild than Kimba multiple times when she attacks the poor cub. And this is ''before'' her FaceHeelTurn.
358	* InconsistentSpelling: In translations of the manga her name alternates between Merry and Mary.
359	* InNameOnly: Mary in the 1997 film was actually based on an entirely different character from the same manga, who on top of that, also happened to be a little ''boy''.
360	* KarmaHoudini: Read EasilyForgiven above.
361	* KickTheDog: Or lion cub in this case. In both the original manga and the 1965 anime, Mary starts physically assaulting Kimba shortly after they interact, and repeatedly do so.
362	* RaceLift: She was white in the original manga, but she's been subject to this a couple of times. Conga is a native in the 1989 adaptation, with no indication she was ever Mary. There's also a dark-skinned circus performer name Mary in the 1997 film.
363	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the Manga she is Hamegg/Viper Snakely's daughter. In the 1965 show there is no such relation between them.
364	* WouldHurtAChild: In both the manga and 1965 anime, Mary routinely tries to attack Kimba, a lion cub. In the 1965 anime episode "Too Many Elephants" Tonga has no issue killing baby elephants.
365	[[/folder]]
366
367	[[folder:Viper Snakely/Ham Egg/Hucklebuck/Jake]]
368	A greedy poacher.
369	----
370	* AdaptationalNationality: In the English dub of ''The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion'', he is portrayed with an Australian accent.
371	* AdaptationalVillainy: Was more of an AntiVillain in the original manga, but is turned into a straight-up traditional villain in most adaptions.
372	* AlasPoorVillain: In the Manga, despite being the killer of Kimba's parents and a former SS Officer, his last moments are him lamenting he will never see his daughter again.
373	* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]] in the manga and to a lesser degree the 1997 film.
374	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Just when he is about to give up hunting and retire for the sake of his daughter, he finally earns a crumb of sympathy from the audience... and then proceeds to lose it entirely as we learn what his job was before he became a safari hunter-- specifically that he was an SS Officer posted in an internment camp. It stings worse when you find out the person blackmailing him, is a former captive of said camp, who simply won't let him retire until he helps obtain the moonstones.]]
375	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In the Manga, he dies in Kenichi's arms.
376	* DastardlyWhiplash: A tall, slim villain with a small, twirly mustache and a hooked nose.
377	* DubNameChange: Besides from going from the comedic "Ham Egg" to the sinister "Viper Snakely" for the 1965 series, for the 1993 dub his name was changed to the equally comedic "Hucklebuck" and for ''The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion'' he got his name changed to the more mundane "Jake." Much like Toto, he is nowhere near close to having a consistent name in English.
378	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being a pretty big bastard, he genuinely cares about his daughter.
379	* EvilPoacher: Implied to be the case in the 1997 film, in all other appearances he is simply an EgomaniacHunter.
380	* LeanAndMean: Throughout the Osamu Tezuka Star System and its various adaptations, the 2009 ''Astro Boy'' film excluded, he has consistently been portrayed as a lean villain and the Jungle Emperor Leo franchise is no exception.
381	* MeaningfulName: He's a SmugSnake making his 1965 dub-name of "Viper Snakely" fitting and his 1993 dub-name "Hucklebuck", as comedic as it is, ends up bringing Frank Buck, an American hunter, to mind.
382	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His 1965 dub-name.
383	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the manga, [[spoiler: Kimba finally forgives him, only for Claw to finish him off. He dies begging Kenichi to save his daughter.]]
384	* RetiredMonster: Not that his current job as a poacher is exactly on the up-and-up, but he used to be a SS Officer. Lamp coerces him into working with him, threatening to reveal his secret to his daughter.
385	* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Every single one except the 1997 film.]]
386	* ThoseWackyNazis: Before he turned to poaching, he was an officer in the SS.
387	[[/folder]]
388
389	[[folder:Kutter/Dr. Minus]]
390	One of Hamegg's partners
391	----
392	* AdaptationalDumbass: A professor in the manga, Hamegg's bumbling henchman in the anime.
393	* HeelFaceTurn: In episode 13 of the 1965 anime he repents his ways and apologizes to Kimba.
394	[[/folder]]
395
396	[[folder:Acetylene Lamp]]
397	A man who coerces Hamegg to find the moonstones.
398	----
399	* AdaptedOut: Not in the 1965 show.
400	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: A cruel man who goes after former evil men (like the ex-Nazi Hamegg) and other evil men like Adam Dandy, asking him to have Rune handed over to him or else he'll expose that he sold a moonlight stone to an enemy country.
401	* {{Jerkass}}: Is a cruel man who cares little for anything other than money and power.
402	[[/folder]]
403
404	[[folder:Adam Dandy]]
405	A villainous, opportunistic individual who ends up being Rune's BadBoss after capturing him.
406	----
407	* AdaptedOut / DemotedToExtra: Absent in the 1965 anime, while in the 1997 movie there's a circus tamer with a similar appearance who roughs Rune up a bit before Mary stops him, but nothing more.
408	* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Poor, poor Rune...
409	* BondVillainStupidity: Instead of killing Mr. Mustache, he comes up with a more convoluted plan of sending him away and having one of his henchmen impersonate him, which Mr. Mustache manages to bust forcing Adam and his men to abandon ship and survive on an African beach (until they come across Rune). Later, he knocks out Lamp when he comes after him, but tells his men to tie him up so that he can try reason with him later. The result: [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Lamp manages to free himself and sets Adam's circus on fire]].
410	* TheDandy: Aside from being in the ''name'', Adam embodies this trope for being a campy hedonist who dresses up elegantly.
411	* FauxAffablyEvil: When he first meets Rune and discovering that he can talk, he pretends to be a shipwrecked person and has the lion cub rescue him by alerting a passing ship through a seagull. Once they're safe and alone, Adam takes advantage of Rune's desire to see the human world and has him sign a [[DealWithTheDevil life contract]] to become his property, and it all goes downhill from there for Kimba's son.
412	* HateSink: He's scheming, backstabbing, manipulative, greedy and physically abusive villain without a single redeeming quality or PetTheDog moments. You'll wish for his demise to be [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill much more violent]] than what it ended up being.
413	* HumansAreBastards: Adam utterly crushes Rune's idyllic ideas of civilization and living with humans by being arguably the worst specimen of the entire manga.
414	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: It takes a while before he finally gets his comeuppance, until then he's very lucky to have come across Rune allowing him to become a rich showman.
415	* RepulsiveRingmaster: Adam sets up a huge circus business with Rune as the star attraction for being a TalkingAnimal. Of course, any time Rune refuses to listen correctly (such as when he's asked to whip the other lions, or when he allows a group of lions to nap in the middle of a performance) Adam beats the living daylights out of him. Rune's whole subplot with Adam clearly shows the influence ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' has had on Tezuka's work.
416	* SinisterSchnoz: Has a long, pointy nose that goes upwards.
417	* UndignifiedDeath: His final battle with Lamp ends with them wrestling in a puddle of mud, where Lamp gets the upper hand before they get both trampled over to death by a herd of panicking elephants.
418	* WouldHurtAChild: He's extremely abusive towards Rune to the point of edging to TheChewToy territory, but he's also willing to kidnap and threaten with death Pito, a human boy who befriends Rune during his captivity.
419	* YouthfulFreckles
420
421	[[/folder]]
422
423	[[folder:Dr. Plus/Duke Red]]
424	One of the professors who asks Hamegg to help him find the moonlight stones.
425	----
426	* AdaptedOut: Like Lamp, he does not appear in the 1965 anime.
427	* HeroicSuicide: Allows himself to die to give his expedition a higher chance for survival.
428	* ReusedCharacterDesign: Is Duke Red from Tezuka's Star System.
429	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / KimbaTheWhiteLion