This is Why Nuka's Life Was More TRAGIC then you thought
By Film Secrets
Summary
Topics Covered
- Scar Rejects Nuka at Birth
- Nuka Mimics Scar in Vain
- Kovu Steals Nuka's Legacy
- Nuka Dies Proving Loyalty
Full Transcript
I could be a leader if she'd just give me a chance we all know Nuka as the skinny lion from The Lion King too he was always trying to prove himself but
no matter what he did he was never good enough his mother Zer only cared about Kovu and his whole life Nuka just wanted to be seen what if I told you that his
story is even more tragic than we thought because nuka's struggles didn't just start when Kovu was born they started the moment he came into
this world he immediately got rejected from his own father scar to understand what really happened we need to go back in time to when nuka's tragic story
began during Scar's Reign when Scar became king he thought everything would finally go his way everyone would admire him and praise him
just like they did for Mufasa but it didn't turn out as he expected everyone was still loyal to Mufasa and no lioness wanted anything to do with scar scar
hoped that Sarabi would finally take his side after Mufasa had been gone since he had been in love with her ever since he met her but Sarabi never got over Mufasa
and would never be Scar's Queen scar also had no success with the other lionesses and his time of making a Cub was becoming shorter he realized if he
didn't find any anyone soon his legacy wouldn't continue he knew he needed an air so scar went looking for a mate outside the pride
lands that's when he found Zera Zer was different from the others she didn't fear scar she admired him after all the terrible stories scar had told her about
Mufasa and the other lionesses in the pride lands Zer started to feel bad for scar she believed he was the true king and wanted to help him in any way she
could scar saw this as a chance he pretended to love Zer just so she would give him the air he needed not long after Zer got pregnant with Nuka and at
first scar couldn't be happier but when Nuka was born he wasn't so happy anymore because Nuka wasn't the strong Cub he
had hoped for Nuka was small thin and always seemed a little sick scar didn't want him to continue his legacy he could never be a good King he thought but Zer
didn't notice Scar's disappointment she was blindly in love with the king of the pridelands she believed scar had a plan for them that he would bring them to the
prideland soon but scar didn't want them there he wanted to keep them far away so he made up excuses like the lionesses
wouldn't accept you scar told Zer it's safer for you a nukea in the outlands Zera believed him because she thought scar was protecting them scar
even sent some hyenas her way every day to check up on her how sweet is that but Nuka was just a cub and even he could
see the truth his father rejected him but instead of giving up Nuka tried even harder Nuka wanted to prove himself to
his father he wanted to be just like him strong clever and feared by everyone so he started copying Scar's Behavior sneering when he talked and
trying to sound confident but no matter what he did it didn't work the lionesses didn't take him seriously and they all laughed at him even Zera didn't seem to
care she was always too focused on scar to notice how hard Nuka was trying and as time passed his life only got harder the outlands were not a place for the
weak there was barely any food the water was dirty and the sun was burning Haun when the hyenas came they would always mess with Nuka because they knew he
would fall for it Zer did her best to provide for him but there was never enough the lionesses hunted whatever they could find but most of the time it
wasn't much Nuka knew that Cubs in the pride lands didn't have to live like this he had seen them from a distance healthy strong and not as skinny as he
was but scar had promised that one day everything would change Nuka wanted to believe that but deep down a part of him
wasn't sure if scar would ever give them the good life but then his life changed he got a little sister named Vitani Nuka
hoped that things would finally be better now maybe their family would be complete maybe scar would finally bring them home but things didn't get better
Vitani was born strong even as a tiny Cub she had sharp eyes and a fierce Spirit Zer saw the potential in her right away and started training her to
be a fighter vatani never had to fight for Z's attention the way Nuka did from the start their mother saw her as special while Nuka was left to fend for
himself Zera made sure Vitani was always taken care of and even though Vitani was younger she quickly became tougher than Nuka she wasn't afraid of anything and
she didn't complain about their hard life the way Nuka did she never seemed to doubt SCAR or question Zara's plans and Zer admired that it wasn't fair he
was the firstborn he was supposed to be important but no matter what he did Zera still treated him like he was a
failure then things got even worse because after Vitani Kovu was born Nuka already felt like an outcast
but after Kovu was born he became invisible scar took one look at Kovu and made his decision this Cub would be his
air Nuka was Furious he had waited his whole life for scar to notice him and had tried everything to prove himself and now out of nowhere Kovu was Scar's
Chosen One it didn't make any sense Kovu wasn't even Scar's real son but scar didn't care about that the only thing he
saw was a strong Cub scar finally had the air he wanted zero was overjoyed to her this meant that scar truly loved her
she became completely focused on Kovu training him to be the next king and Nuka nukea became nothing his mother
barely looked at him anymore the other lionesses stopped taking him seriously and worst of all he knew that scar still wouldn't care about him no matter what
he did he would never be good enough but he wouldn't give up Nuka kept on trying to prove himself and had spent his whole
life waiting for the day that scar would bring them back to the pridelands but that day never came because the pride lands had gotten a new visitor one night
Zer came back from the outlands with news that would change everything Simba had returned and defeated Scar the lion Nuka had looked up to the one he had
wanted to impress more than anything was gone and worse scar had never even said
goodbye Zera was sad and angry she felt betrayed she told nukea and the others that Simba was a murderer that he had stolen the throne they had to follow Scar's orders and he
wanted Kovu to be the King when he was gone so that is what was going to happen Zer told them she made sure they all
believed it and so instead of M scar Nuka was forced to prepare for war and helping Kovu not long after Nuka had to help his
mother attack Simba Simba tried to explain to her that scar was never the real King to begin with which made Zer even more angry but it was no use
Simba's Pride was way stronger than Zero's group and they were banished from The Pride lands and they were now called The Outsiders the outlands were still dry
the food was still scarce and it was only getting worse but Zer didn't care she had to make Scar's wishes come true
so she was going to make Kovu the next king no no matter how long it took Nuka however was left to watch from the
sidelines he wasn't important he wasn't even part of Zero's plan after years of training Kovu zero was finally ready to
put her plan into motion she knew Kovu wasn't going to make it by just walking straight up to Simba but Zer had a different idea she knew Simba's biggest
weakness his love for his daughter Kiara if Kovu could get close to Kiara he could earn Simba's trust he had to save
Kiara to make Simba believe it and then when the time was right he could strike but to do that Kiara needed to be in
Danger first and that's where Nuka and Vitani came in therefore Zer sent Nuka and Vitani to follow Kiara during her
first hunt waiting till she was alone Nuka and vatani then planted fires on the dry grass and before they knew it it had spread everywhere the fire closed in
on Kiara just like Zer had planned she tried to escape but the smoke was too much for her and that is when Kovu came to the rescue he quickly put her on his back
and helped her back to safety when Simba found Kovu standing next to Kiara he first wanted to get mad but then Rafiki made him realize that Kovu to actually
save Kiara's life so then he decided to give Kovu a chance and it all went just like Zer had
planned but once Kovu was inside Simba's Pride he started to change at first he followed Z's plan and looked for moments
to strike on Simba but he also got to spend more time with Kiara and that is when something changed in him she showed him how to have fun and that there was
no no need for anger he slowly started to fall for Kiara and realized that his mother was wrong and just when he was about to tell her the truth everything
changed Simba and Kovu went on a walk together to talk but then they heard something growls starting to get closer
they were being ambushed Nuka proudly followed his mother and the other lionesses kobu was in shock he first tried to help Simba but once swept away
he froze and Simba ran and Nuka he saw his chance and ran after him Simba was already injured from the Ambush but he
was still strong he ran up a pile of logs trying to escape but Nuka didn't stop for the first time in his life he felt like he was winning if he took down
Simba he would be the one to restore Scar's Legacy he would be the one to make Zer proud but then the logs beneath him shifted
before he could react the entire pile collapsed nuka's Paws slipped and the weight of the logs crashed onto him and
Simba managed to escape but Nuka was trapped and struggled to breathe as Zer ran over to him nuka's last words proved
his dedication to his mother I'm sorry mother I tried zero was in shock and even seemed
a little sad but what she felt the most was rage she smacked Kovu in the face leaving him with a scar across's eye she was Furious and blamed Kovu for nuka's
death he should have gone after Simba instead of just standing there but Kovu was done with his mother's actions and ran off but nuka's death did changed
something in Zer she was now even more angry at Simba and she ordered her lionesses to fight with her and take his kingdom by
force but as she set her plan into motion she was surprised just as she was about to hit Simba Kovu jumped in front of her in the meantime he had realized
Zer never really cared for him or anyone else he had started to feel bad for Nuka with the help of Kiara they go got
everyone to agree to make peace except for Zer her hatred eventually became her death Simba invited all of Zero's
lionesses to Pride Rock where they were all soon to be living together after living in the bridel lands for a while Vitani also soon realized that zero
wasn't always a good mother and Kovu felt bad that Nuka never got to experience the good life he and Vitani were having in the pride lands now even
though he was never that close with his brother it was not his fault he felt that way Nuka just wanted to be seen and loved but how do you feel about Nuka do
you think he could have been a good King if you ever got the chance well I actually made a video about Nuka following in Scar's paw prints in this video about what if Kovu killed Simba
where nuka's jealousy of Kovu gets even bigger so now that you know nuka's story you really watch that video to understand him even better let me know how you feel about Nuka in the comments below and make sure to hit that
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