<P> Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones in the films and Gary Anthony Williams in The Lion Guard) is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's husband and Simba's father who is introduced as the King of the Pride Lands . The name "Mufasa" means "King" in the Manazoto language . In The Lion King, he teaches Simba on what a king is supposed to be . However, Mufasa is killed during a wildebeest stampede initiated by Scar . He returns as a ghostly apparition in the clouds to help Simba return to the Pride Lands and remember who he is as King . </P> <P> According to Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, they knew that Jones's voice was powerful similar to the lion roar . Jones is scheduled to reprise his role in the upcoming live - action adaptation of the film directed by Jon Favreau . </P> <P> Sarabi (voiced by Madge Sinclair) is Mufasa's wife and Simba's mother . Her name means "mirage" in Swahili . In The Lion King, she serves as the Queen of Pride Rock . Years after Scar usurps the throne, Sarabi helps Simba fight against Scar and his hyenas . When Simba defeats Scar, Nala becomes queen in Sarabi's place . </P> <P> Zazu (voiced by Rowan Atkinson in The Lion King, Edward Hibbert in Timon & Pumbaa, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Lion King 11⁄2, and Jeff Bennett in The Lion Guard) is a red - billed hornbill and majordomo to Mufasa and later Simba . After Mufasa's death, Zazu becomes a prisoner of Scar before Pumbaa releases him when Simba returns to the Pride Lands . He eventually acts as a scout and advises Simba on royal protocol . In the musical, Zazu is a puppet controlled by an actor dressed in blue striped clothes and a bowler hat, much like a stereotypical butler . Zazu's blue feathers have been replaced with white and the puppet is partially constructed from parachute silk with a slinky contained in the neck for ease in movement . </P>

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