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You! You said if we attacked Simba, I could rule the whole Pride Lands! Now what have I got? Nothin'! (Ushari: Yes. It's too bad you lost the Mashindano.) "Too bad?" Is that all you got to say about it? (Ushari: One battle doesn't lose a war, my reptile friend.) Now you're callin' me a reptile? Gimme one reason I shouldn't eat you right now. (Ushari: I can give you all the reasons in the Pride Lands. But first let me show you something very...Very...Special.) What kinda special? (Ushari: You'll have to see it to believe it. This way...) (In the volcano) So what's this great thing I'm supposed to see? A volcano? (Scar pops up from the flames of the volcano.) (Scar: I am much more than a volcano.)
Don't matter who's in charge, my crocodiles can fend for ourselves, it's the crocodile way
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~ Kiburi's last line in the series.
Kiburi is a major antagonist in the Disney Junior animated series The Lion Guard.
He is a brute, arrogant, and proud crocodile, having no regards for the Circle of Life. He was was a member of Makuu's float before his banishment from the Pride Lands and the float after a failed attack against Simba. Upon this, he takes residency in the Outlands where he joins Scar's spirit's campaign to lay siege to the Pride Lands, becoming Makuu's arch-nemesis in the process.
He was voiced by hip-hop rap artist Common, who also plays Mr. Price in Run All Night, Cassian in John Wick 2, Monster T in Suicide Squad, and Stonekeeper in Smallfoot.
Kiburi first appears when the Lion Guard accidentally wake him, Makuu and the other crocodiles from hibernation. Kiburi get furious that they've been woken up in the Dry Season due to Pride Lands having less water. When he finds out that Ono is responsible, Kiburi threatens to eat him, but Makuu stops him. He tells Kiburi that he and the Guard will talk to the Pride Lands' King Simba about finding them some water. Kiburi, still not satisfied, turns traitor and launches an attack on watering holes all over the Pride Lands.
Makuu, Simba and the Lion Guard arrive and order him to stop. They tell him that Simba has found a watering hole for the crocodiles and leads them to it. Kiburi isn't happy with the watering hole and complains to the Guard. Kiburi argues with Makuu, telling him it's not the crocodile way and challenges him to a Mashindano, which Makuu accepts. Ushari, under orders from Scar, tells Kiburi that, if he gets rid of Simba, he can rule both the float and the Pride Lands. Because of this, Kiburi sends his followers to kill Simba while he's fighting Makuu.
Ono discovers the plan and alerts the rest of the Guard. They succeed in stopping the three crocodiles from killing Simba. Kiburi loses the Mashindano, and believing Simba to be gone, he taps out only to reveal that since Simba is gone, the Pride Lands belong to the Crocodiles now, only for Simba to appear. Makuu assures Simba that he had no knowledge of Kiburi's plot. Simba believes this, and even suspects that Kiburi could not have come up with it on his own. He initially lets Makuu, as crocodile leader, decide Kiburi's punishment. Makuu responds by stating that since Kiburi lost the Mashindano, he and his followers are no longer part of his float and instead defers his punishment to Simba. Simba then banishes Kiburi and his followers from the Pridelands. Kiburi is furious and swears to everyone that they have not heard the last from him.
Kiburi and his followers go to the Outlands where they meet Ushari, Janja and Scar. They lisiten to the song "I have a Plan".
The Little Guy[]
Kiburi Makes his second appearance when Njano the skink tells him of a candidate for his Outlander float who knows all of Makuu' s fighting techniques. Despite hearing this, Kiburi finds it useless, since the Lion Guard won't let him back into the Pride Lands. Njano tells him that the candidate is a friend of the Lion Guard, and that he can use him to take down Makuu. This interests Kiburi, and wishes to meet him for his own benefits. When Njano's boss,Shupavu, brings him, Kiburi is surprised to find that the candidate is a gecko named Hodari.
Kiburi then has Hodari prove himself by initiation soarring with Tamka, one of his crocs. Out if hearing range from Hodari, Kiburi whispers to tamka, "Let the little guy win." After Hodari "Beats" Tamka, Kiburi welcomes him into his float. Hodari then mentions that he's friends with Beshte, claiming him to be the best member of the Lion Guard. With a new plan, kiburi leads his float, and Hodari, to the Pride Lands to get some water.
Once Kiburi and his float enter the pridelands, Kion and the rest of his Lion Guard stop him, and ask him why he's back in the Pride Lands. Kiburi says he's just visiting, saying that he wanted to say hello to some old friends. Fuli tells him that he no longer has friends in the Pride Lands, but the evil crocodile reveals Hodari being with him, surprising them. He tries to use this, saying that since Hodari is friends with the Lion Guard, it would make them all friends. As Kiburi tried to push on, Kion tells him off, and the two have a stare off, with Kion not forgetting what he tried to do to his father. It is at this moment that the outsider crocodile succumbs to Kion's harsh glare and orders his float to retreat.
After the float returns to the outlands, Kiburi thinks of a plan to get into the pridelands without the lion guard knowing. Shortly later, Hodari returns, breaking off all ties with the Lion Guard. While demonstrating Makuu's new moves, the little gecko reveals that Makuu has been injured by a rockslide. Seeing this as a new opportunity to have revenge, Kiburi calls his float to follow him.
Back in the pridelands, and watching Makuu and his float from the bushes, Kiburi waits to have his revenge on makuu for banishing him. When Hodari questions this, saying that he thought they were just getting water, Kiburi responds by saying, "Oh we're getting water all right, and the watering hole.".
Soon, the two floats battle each other, with Kiburi's float getting the upper hand. Hodari intervenes with kiburi and Makuu's battle, telling him that he can't just attack Makuu, that the crocodile ways states that he had to call for a mashindano to challenge his leadership. Kiburi then states that when he's ruling the float, the crocodile way will be whatever he says it is, and swats Hodari away with his tail.
But as Kiburi is winning, the Lion Guard arrives and assists Makuu and his float in the battle. Soon, Hodari jumps onto Kiburi's snout, and calls to Makuu to use the wide tail spin, to which the crocodile does, knocking Kiburi back.
With the evil crocs defeated, Kion orders them to return to the outlands. Kiburi ignores him and tells Makuu that this isn't over. Kion tells him that it's over now, and uses the Roar of the Elders on them, blowing them away.
The Scorpion's Sting[]
After Scar sent Sumu to sting Simba, the lion guard goes to the Outlands to find a cure but they are confronted with Scar's army, Kiburi included.
When the guard enters the volcano, Kiburi, his crocodiles, Kenge and Ushari block with the other Outlanders but Kion uses the Roar to beat them.
The Kilio Valley Fire[]
Kibrui and his crocs collide together with the hyenas and the jackals into taking over Kilio Valley and succeed in causing the elephants to evacuate the valley along with the lion guard. Later in the valley, Scar appears to them before they have any idea of leaving as Scar orders them to stay in his plan to take over different parts of the Pride Lands in order for the lion guard to have nothing to defend and surrender to Scar's rule.
Later, the Outlander groups discuss the terms of territorial leadership in the valley, with the idea being brought up by Janja, and Kiburi and first attempting to call it off, saying that Scar didn't say nothing about running things. Janja, and then Reirei and Mzingo argue about who should run the dump. it later leads to a fight with the villains fighting each other.
The Hyena Resistance[]
After hearing that The Hyena Resistance is ruining Scar's plans, Scar orders his army to take them down. However, the Lion Guard comes to rescue them. Kion uses his roar to blow Outlanders away.
Beshte and the Beast[]
Kiburi's float helps the Army of Scar fight Basi's pod and the Lion Guard. However, they get stopped by Shujaa.
Pride Landers Unite![]
Scar orders his army to take over Makuu's Watering Hole. However ,they get stopped by the Pride Landers.
The Fall of Mizimu Grove[]
The army of Scar attacks Mizimu Grove and their attack ends up being a success as Grove is destroyed. Kiburi then listens to Janja celebrating their victory until Kion uses the Roar to send them back to the Outlands.
Battle for the Pride Lands[]
Kiburi and his float help the Scar's army set fire wood near Pride Rock to trap the Guard and Janja's clan.
He then helps fight against the Pride Landers and is upset that Janja has changed sides. During the battle, he sees Makuu and duels him once mmore. Once Scar is defeated, the Outlanders wonder who is in charge of them. When Janja begins to state his opinion on who he thinks can keep the peace between the Pride Lands and the Outlands, Kiburi assumes he is referring to himself and scoffs at the idea only for Janja to reveal he was referring to Jasiri. Kiburi expresses indifference towards the change in leadership, stating that he and his crocodiles can fend for themselves no matter who is in charge before heading for home.
Trivia[]
The name "Kiburi" means "arrogance" in Swahili.
Ironically, despite Kiburi hating singing, his voice actor is a singer.
Kiburi can heavily serve as a darker counterpart to Makuu. Both were arrogant crocodiles who had no respect for the Circle of Life and would call a Mashindono to become leader of the crocodiles. However, while Makuu won the Mashindono twice, Kiburi lost the Mashindono and would be kicked out of the crocodiles float. And while Makuu was given a chance of redemption, Kiburi was never given the chance to be reformed and his arrogance would be his ultimate downfall. If Makuu had never been trusted enough to be reformed as while as continuing to be a arrogant and conceited leader, he would've ended up like Kiburi.
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