Pumbaa

Gender: Male
Age: Adult
Species: African Warthog
Pride: None
Rank: Adult

Appearance: Pumbaa is a reddish-colored warthog with black hair running down his back and large tusks. His snout and nostrils are very large and the ears are fairly long and pointy. He has a very large belly and a prominent chin. His legs are short and thin, but they keep the warthog balanced. His tail is long and thin and has a large black tuft of fur on the end.

Personality: Pumbaa is a very likable character as he's truly loyal to Simba and very protective of Timon. He loves to consume grubs, and longs for friends who won't abandon him. In The Lion King 1½, it is revealed he feels awkward when in crowds, which creates a problem he has with his stomach that causes him to flatuate.

However, he displays child-like naivety which is sometimes is confused for stupidity, but actually, he comes up with some intelligent plans and insightful ideas, which Timon rapidly claims as his own.

Family:Unnamed Mother, Brother, and Sister Friend of Timon and Simba, Nephew to Uncle Boaris, Adoptive father of Spike
History: When Timon fast-forwards the movie to when they first appear, Timon and Pumbaa argue for a moment until they both agree to tell the viewers about their backstory. After Timon sets off to find his place in life, he meets Timon for the first time and Timon uses him to protect him from predators. Timon tells Pumbaa about his search for a dream home and Pumbaa agrees to accompany him. When they arrive at Pride Rock, he and Timon find the animals gathered around Pride Rock. With the option of Pride Rock as his dream home gone, Pumbaa tells Timon to look beyond the "big, pointly rock" until Timon find an oasis near Pride Rock. When Timon tries to get there through entering the crowd, Pumbaa is reluctant as he "doesn't do so well in crowds". But, when Timon and Pumbaa enter the crowd, Pumbaa gets a bad feeling in his stomach, and when Timon pulls Pumbaa's tail, which causes him to fart. This makes the animals pass out and appear to be bowing, where the other animals bow before the newborn prince.

Timon and Pumbaa take their new home until it destroyed by the animals singing "I Just Can't Wait to be King". They later venture into the Elephant Graveyard and the gorge when they enter a wildebeest stampede. Having survived a waterfall, Timon gives up and tells Pumbaa to go home. But, Pumbaa tells him he doesn’t have a home that causes Timon to understand and they finally become best friends overnight. The next morning, the two are awakened to a jungle in front of them to which they claim as their "dream home".

After scaring off some buzzards, Pumbaa leaves Timon to brush himself off and examines the "corpse" of the lion cub, finding out he is in fact still alive. Timon investigates and flies into a fit of fear when he realizes it's a lion, and even though he is a potential predator, they should keep him and raise him on their side. Timon scoffs at this idea, but in the end Pumbaa gets his way and he gathers Simba from the sands via his tusks and the duo make their way back to the Oasis.

When Simba awakens and explains his predicament, Pumbaa is sympathetic and suggest the cub sweep his problems under the rug, or Hakuna Matata, and take one day at a time. Timon and Pumbaa lead Simba into their home, get him used to a diet of insects, and proceed to raise the lion to adulthood on their Philosify.


OOC Alias: Brabus
Best Way to Contact: Private Message
Rp Sample: Like my old Simba

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