Nuka

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Character
Name: Nuka
Occupation:
Relationships: Zira - Mother
Kovu - Brother
Vitani - Sister
Fandom: The Lion King
Other: Voiced by Andy Dick
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Nuka is a minor antagonist from the universe of The Lion King. He first appears in the sequel, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, and later appears in the spin-off TV series The Lion Guard.

Canon

Merch

There's a fairly well known image of Nuka as cub used for his merch with a very different design than the one that appears in the film, even taking into account the usual differences upon converting an animated film to other mediums, such as comics or images.[1]

Fandom

Since the release of Encanto, he's occasionally been compared to Bruno Madrigal.[2]

Fanon

One of the most popular and common headcanons regarding Nuka is that his father is Scar. He'll often also be present at Scar's death.

Plushie Nuka

His alternate merch self will sometimes be used as inspiration for other designs of other characters.[3]. Some of these characters will be themselves named Nuka or Nunka, and will often be part of the next generation after Kiara.[4]

Pairings

Common Tropes & Themes

  • Alternate or 'Healthy' Designs[5] - usually in the context of AUs in which he grew up in a healthier environment with sufficient food and water. These follow a popular headcanon that his scrawny stature is based on malnutrition etc whilst growing up in the Outlands.
  • Nuka Lives - AUs in which Nuka doesn't die in Simba's Pride.
  • Nuka witnesses Scar's death[6] - Often in fanworks where Nuka is Scar's son.

Fanworks

Fanart

Links

Gallery

Resources & External Links

References

  1. ^ Merch!Nuka on the Lion King Wiki
  2. ^ look me in the eyes and tell me I'm wrong (December 2021) - Tumblr post by poppyseedmuffiin
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Nunka (Dec 2016) by MalisTLK
  5. ^ Healthy Nuka 1 by NamyGaga
  6. ^ Witness (Apr 2019) by albinowolf58