<P> During his childhood, Zira trains Kovu to assassinate Simba and take his place as King of Pride Rock . As a young adult, Kovu rescues Kiara during a planned ambush and Simba reluctantly allows him to stay in the Pride Lands . While spending time with Kiara, Rafiki gets the two young lions to fall in love, and Kovu realizes he cannot hurt Simba . However, after Simba is ambushed by the Outsiders and Nuka is killed, Kovu angrily disowns Scar and leaves the Outlands but is quickly exiled from the Pride Lands as a traitor . Kovu returns to Pride Rock and stops the fighting between the Outsiders and Pridelanders with the help of Kiara . Simba later reconciles with Kovu and allows him to become his eventual successor . </P> <P> Zira (voiced by Suzanne Pleshette in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and Nika Futterman in The Lion Guard), meaning "hate" in Swahili, is the mother of Nuka, Kovu and Vitani . She was Scar's most loyal follower, and plots to avenge Scar's death by forming the Outsiders . However, after taking advantage of Kovu's friendship with Simba's daughter Kiara, she devises a plan to assassinate Simba . Eventually, the Pridelanders and the Outsiders fight each other, but with Kiara and Kovu's help, Vitani and the other Outsiders abandon Zira . Attempting to attack Simba, Zira is intercepted by Kiara and falls to her death despite the latter's attempt to rescue her . </P> <P> Zira made an appearance in The Lion Guard (which takes place in the middle of the film) alongside Kovu, Nuka, Vitani and the rest of her pride in the episode "Lions of the Outlands". It is revealed in this episode that Zira attacked Simba after he defeated Scar and denied Kovu's position as the next king, resulting in the Outsiders' exile . She tries to convince Simba's son Kion that using the Roar of the Elders against her and the other Outsiders would cause him to lose it just as Scar did (in reality, he lost it because he used it for evil), and to side with his fellow lions . However, Kion is eventually able to see through her deceptions and drives her and the others off with the Roar . </P> <P> Nuka (voiced by Andy Dick) is the eldest child of Zira and Kovu and Vitani's older brother . His name means "stink" in Swahili . Jealous of Zira's greater relationship with Kovu, Nuka often attempts to gain his mother's approval . During the Outsiders' ambush, Nuka attempts to kill Simba to prove himself to his mother, but is crushed to death . </P>

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