#danganya would be so proud

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I will never get over Njano’s little 😈 grin it’s so adorable

Look at this evil lil gremlin

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List of AU’S I came up with

Crack Hodari x Njano (They need a ship name: Hodano? Njari? Lizards in Love? idk)

Makuu-Kiburi role swap

Hyenas-Crocodile role swap

Pirate AU

High School AU

Actor AU

Piga is alive

Danganya is alive (nothing would really change much but I like to think he, Shupavu, and Njano are a trio)

Didn’t create this one per se, but Zootopia-esque AU (specifically Kenge in that universe)

These could technically count as au’s:

A world without Jasiri

A world without Kiburi

Ushari’s still alive

Ucheshi is the leader of the crocs instead of Makuu

Okay so I was listening to “Give a Little Guy a Chance” again (as you do) and I kept thinking about Ucheshi’s reaction and then I said “If Ucheshi were the leader, she’d immediately say yes”…which led to this au

Soooooo I have thoughts….

-She’d definitely be a little more cocky in this au. Not as cocky as Makuu or Kiburi, but she wouldn’t be above rubbing stuff in animals’ faces

-Her challenging Pua to a mashindano would be so funny tho. It starts off so civilized and then it’s Ucheshi pulling a Looney Tunes and tricking Pua into agreeing to fight her

-Ucheshi would have waaaay too much fun battling Pua. She treats it as if it were a game

-Like my in-universe hc for her, she’s not a villain by any means. I like to imagine her as a neutral character if anything; an unbiased participant if you will. She respects the circle of life most of the time but she’ll let her crocs take over all the watering holes

-Like in the Savannah Summit, a lot of the animals would assume she’s here to cause trouble when in actuality, she’s pretty chill

-No but her in that episode would be so funny cuz Kion and Simba are talking about her and she just casually butts in like

Kion: I think Ucheshi has more enemies than friends

Ucheshi: *pops her head in* In my defense, so does Bunga

Kion: What the-?!

-not her breaking the fourth wall at one point or another/j

“By Pua! Have a nice life! Hope you get more screentime!”

-Don’t be fooled, Makuu still has a role in the au. He’s mostly the one by her side supporting her

-I think Kiburi would be a little more respectful than he is with Makuu. Though their disagreements are still amusing to watch, especially with her using her title as an advantage

“Sorry, who’s the leader here?”

“Ucheshi-“

“Answer the question: who’s the leader?”

“You…”

“What was that?”

“You.”

“Oh really? Didn’t realize! 😁”

-That being said, he still challenges her to a mashindano and loses, which is admittedly still very hard on her

-Instead of Kiburi trying to hurt her like he does with Makuu, he repeatedly tries to get her to become evil

-Hodari would immediately become a part of the float after singing his song. If he goes to Kiburi’s float, it’s probably to try and get the siblings to reunite and make her proud of him

“Hey guys, this little gecko is now a crocodile. You can fight me on that! No, seriously, I dare you to challenge me to a mashindano!”

-Her and Kiburi’s dynamic would definitely stay the same lmao. Imagine her reaction when Kiburi finally challenges her

Kiburi: Or…I could call for a mashindano

Crocodiles: *gasp*

Ucheshi: :0

Ucheshi: Nuh uh

Kiburi: ….Tf you mean “nuh uh”?!

Yeah my…my brain is weird djdbbdgrgrv

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Headcanons about Njano specifically bc he is mine now

- He was born with his tongue sticking out, a trait none of the other skinks have. That and his eyes being wider apart led to everyone assuming he was an idiot. This obviously couldn’t be farther from the truth. He may not be as quick-witted as the other skinks, but he’s still very smart

- While he’s not an idiot, he’s still very much a little goofball when not spying on other animals and out of all the skinks, he’s probably the nicest one

- He was a lot less confident than he is now. Very unsure of his decisions and having to rely on others to tell him what to do

- He had an older brother, Danganya (cheat, deceive), who taught him everything he knows. Danganya saw right through his little brother. He knows very well he’s capable of deceiving other animals, he just had to get Njano to believe it.

- Danganya was an awesome mentor/brother. He was so sweet and always used to reassure Njano that he’s smarter than he looks. It was cuz of him that Njano finally saw his goofy look as an advantage. He’d pretend to be innocent and a little bit dumb, but when the animal least expects it, he’s already stolen your food and ditched you. His brother was so proud

- His main catchphrase was “You trust me, don’t you?”

- Njano was absolutely distraught when Danganya died (probably in a mini stampede or rock slide). He was originally the victim, but was pushed out of the way by Danganya. From then on, Njano followed his brother’s footsteps and became the crafty little skink we all know now. It was also the same day Njano said his signature “Trust me!” (“Don’t worry, I can take care of myself….Trust me…”)

- Every season, he goes to his late brother’s grave in front of his favorite tree and talks to it as if he were still alive. He wants to make sure his bro is all caught up. Sometimes he forgets to go back and you could find him sleeping right next to the grave, looking all peaceful

- He and Shupavu met at a young age, where they were both all alone. Shupavu randomly bumped into Njano and he refused to leave her alone after that lmao. Like that one annoying sidekick trope. They soon hit it off, befriended more skinks, and the rest was history

- He’s liked her from the start, he was just too shy to admit it

- He was her rock through Shuoavu’s grieving process after Ushari’s death. He knew all too well what it was like to lose someone close to you, so he did everything he could to comfort her. Then one day, it happened. Njano was comforting Shupavu, she mentioned how sweet he’s always been, they hugged which turned to a nose boop (the skink version of a kiss) which ultimately turned into a badly kept “secret” relationship

They were basically this meme:

- It ain’t no lie, he is bi bi bi

- He was the first skink to befriend Hodari, genuinely being nice to him and showing him around the Outlands. They’re best friends now :)

- He’s somehow the most desired male in skink standards. AKA he’s “the cute one”. He’s been hit on several times and he has no clue how.

Shupavu trusts that he would never cheat on her. Other female lizards aren’t so lucky