Original Story
A lion prince, Simba, is born in Africa and the animals of the Pride Lands pay tribute. Later Simba is told by his father, King Mufasa, that when Mufasa dies, Simba will become King of the Pride Lands. Simba’s Uncle Scar would have been king after Mufasa had Mufasa not had a child. Fuelled by rage, Scar plots to kill Mufasa and Simba so he is able to take over the throne. He uses the hyenas to cause a stampede through the canyon where Mufasa and Simba are, and personally ensures Mufasa falls to his death. Simba survives so Scar implies that the stampede was Simba’s fault and that the pride will blame him. Simba flees the Pride Lands meaning never to return home. Simba is found, collapsed with exhaustion, by Timon the Meerkat, and Pumbaa the Warthog, and the trio become fast friends. Simba stays with them well into adulthood until his childhood friend, Nala, hunting beyond the Pride Lands that herds had deserted under Scar’s mismanagement stumbles upon Simba’s new home. Astonished to find him alive, she begs him to return to the Pride Lands, where Scar has reigned as King for years, and ruined everything. All of the animals will starve if Simba does not return. Simba eventually agrees to fight for his kingdom. Simba battles Scar, and learns his father’s death was Scar’s fault, not his own. Simba prevails and takes his fathers place as rightful king, mirroring “The Circle of Life.”
Re-making version “Conquering Lion of Judah” Aka “The return of the Leossiah”
The Leossiah (Messiah, or religious deity king) Simba, is born in Africa and the animals of the Pride Lands are none the wiser that the king of the lions is born. Later Simba is taught by his Surogate father Mufasa, the ways of a lion unbeknownst unto him that Simba is the Leossiah of the Pride Lands. Scar (enemy/devil) wants nothing more than to kill Simba and so that the animals of pride rock don’t believe in him. Fuelled by rage, Scar plots to kill Mufasa and Simba so he is able to take over the throne. He uses the hyenas to cause a stampede through the canyon where Mufasa and Simba are, and personally ensures Mufasa falls to his death. Simba survives so Scar implies that the stampede was Simba’s fault and that the pride will blame him. Simba goes into the wilderness to pray for a way to understand who he is, and his purpose. Simba is found, collapsed with exhaustion, by Timon the Meerkat, and Pumbaa the Warthog. Simba stays with them till well into adulthood. They eventually become Simba’s disciples bound to spread the word that the Leossiah has returned to save/free the animals of their sins, also to relieve the famine. until his childhood friend, Nala, hunting beyond the Pride Lands that herds had deserted under Scar’s mismanagement stumbles upon Simba’s new home. Astonished to find him alive, she begs him to return to the Pride Lands, where Scar has reigned as King for years, and ruined everything. All of the animals will starve if Simba does not return. Simba agrees to go and spread the gosple of his father in heaven to the pride lands. Simba battles Scar, and learns his father’s death was Scar’s fault, not his own. Simba prevails and takes his fathers place as rightful king, mirroring “The Circle of Life.”
