#the lion guard azaad

[sketch-shepherd-art]

Another Lion Guard family pic, here's Fuli and Azaad with their cubs Leila, Zuberi, and Amira.

Leila and Amira are the girls, Zuberi is their only son (since their images are out of order, Leila is the feisty cub with the rosettes, Zuberi is the king cheetah cub, and Amira is the smallest cub)

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TLG: Final 10 Episodes Sketch Dump

September 2nd once again fell on a Labor Day, like it once did when the final 10 episodes of TLG dropped on WatchTLG (due to its early release on the old DisneyNOW app). The alignment of the exact day, month, and holiday five years later put me in the spirit to sketch away as I rewatched these episodes.

I was there when the countdown on the WatchTLG site had about an hour left. I hadn't seen a full episode of TLG until that point because I at the time thought I wouldn't be into it. I saw the synopses for these episodes leaked somewhere online and was doubtful yet VERY hopeful that the one with Vitani's Lion Guard was going to be a real episode simply because I wanted to see her in new content, regardless of my familiarity with the show.

When I binge-watched these final episodes with a friend, my relationship with the show improved as I went to watch the rest of the show over the next few months. I was so grateful to see so much content and worldbuilding for the TLK universe

Sketch descriptions under the cut:

1. Friends to the End

I've said this before in a review of this episode, but whether or not the writers intended this, their portrayal of irritability brought on by an anxiety attack is astounding. Kion's anxiety is piled up more and more when he's in a hurry to find a cure at the Tree of Life, Bunga repeatedly tells him he's becoming like Scar, and the rest of the group just "blind leading the blind"-in their journey SO badly because they're a bunch of unsupervised freshman-aged kids who are in their "Well I wouldn't go THAT far" or "Can I be the devil's advocate" phase.

This situation of fearing becoming like a shitty family member and being told you are by people when you're already in a vulnerable state is just SO vile and unfortunately so real. I found myself relating hard to this episode due to Kion's valid af anger in this episode, which is why I had to draw Kion claiming his "Don't you just wanna go apeshit??" era.

Kion is basically me throughout this episode and the entire first half of Season 3. It is SO HARD to get through this season sometimes when these same couple of lines keep coming at least once per episode. As soon as I hear Fuli saying "Uhh... Kion?" or "KION!!" I know exactly what's coming.

2. The Tree of Life:

Since we never get to see Sahasi and Ananda's color palettes they had in life, I took what I could make out from their spirit forms as well as some creative liberties, and came up with what they may have looked like on Earth.

Ananda is where Baliyo gets his freckles and dull, dark pelt, and where Rani gets her purple pupils, red nose, and dark tail. Sahasi is where Rani gets her richer pelt and where Baliyo gets his nose gradient, multicolored mane, and lighter tail color.

Fun Fact: According to some email responses from a member of the team who worked on TLG, they said that Sahasi was meant to be Janna's son, which for me, puts an end to a debate I had in my head where I was stuck between either him or Ananda being Janna's child: On one hand, I liked the idea of Sahasi and Surak being the foils of Mufasa and Scar, but also liked the idea of Ananda as Janna's daughter and heir since they looked so alike, as well as it solidifying the martriarchy headcanon I have for the Night Pride. Though the team member didn't straight-up provide Sahasi's relation to Janna and Surak as an absolute fact, rather it was simply the gist they got from the creation of Sahasi's character, it's an answer from a team member at all, which I can absolutely settle with. I decided to give him a similar fur color to Surak because of that.

3. The River of Patience:

I just HAD to doodle eepy Kion. It's like the one part of this episode that sticks with me outside the wholesome therapy dynamics and Kion heroically holding the flower between his teeth. This is basically him but if he fully succumbed to falling asleep waiting for the log.

4. Little Old Ginterbong:

Can I just say that I fucking LOVE Mama Binturong's character?? She's absolutely insane and constantly looks like an addict that needs her fix. She makes me nostalgic for some reason, and I think it's gotta do with her Mama Gunda vibes (which is odd because I wasn't even that young when I saw Tarzan II). I had to draw her doing the thing lol

5. Poa the Destroyer:

All I could think about throughout this episode besides the rare Evil Beshte is how insufferable Pinguino is. I mean it in kind of a good way, his personality is so ridiculous that he's made me laugh a few times.

6. Long Live the Queen:

Surprisingly, the sketch regarding this episode is probably the least expected subject matter out of anything I could've put here: An idea that's been forming in my head for a bit now was the idea of Bunga and Binga continuing the fostering/babysitting business of Bunga's "uncles". Bunga is shown to be a natural with young animals in a few episodes, and it continues in the subplot of this episode where he watches over Varya's cubs.

7. The Lake of Reflection:

The one thing that viscerally stuck with me in this episode was the unbelievably cute design they gave bby Cheezi. Had to sketch him.

8. Triumph of the Roar:

Obligatory Askari sketch because I actually love drawing him and making headcanons of his era. Looking back... he kinda looks like he's looking down at the events of the bottom drawing in slight disappointment.

9. Journey to the Pride Lands:

Drew Azaad (for what I think might be the first time) with the only thing he seemed to be doing throughout this episode -- taking any opportunity he can to comment about how much better cheetahs are at basically everything. He's fun to draw and I'd like to do more art of him one day.

10. Return to the Pride Lands

This is a sketch of what I deadass thought was gonna happen during this scene the first time I saw this episode lmao. At the time, the previous two episodes were fresh on my mind so I thought Kion was once again going to spam his tornado ability, but with Vitani as his subject for his demonstration. She already knew so little of the Roar as it was, given her absence throughout most of TLG's storyline, but could you imagine what she must've been thinking seeing how much Kion's Roar evolved?

[blindpawdoo]

[leopardsealz]

azaad & fuli edits with my designs for them!

reblogs appreciated!

[kaythefloppa]

It’s that time of year to ruin y’all’s childhoods [jk] by presenting my LK/LG Pride Headcanons!

[valentinbelleyh505]

For the bingo, Fuli x Azaad?

I WANT MORE SHIPS

bingo ship game

[imadisneyfan]

Lion guard couple fuli and azaad 💖

[sketch-shepherd-art]

Solo images of the official TLG couples taken from my family pics, all of which are available on my Redbubble

Fuli and Azaad Janja and Jasiri (brown version) Janja and Jasiri (grey version)

[ihopesocomic]

Hey, guys. c:

So, good news bad news (but in reverse lol) Bad news: Tigress will no longer be appearing in the comic, mainly due to us being unable to verify details concerning the reserve that we've based her circumstances on. We do not wish to appear like we're endorsing anything that may be unethical towards animals so we're staying well clear. Good news: meet Gale and Breeze, a pair of cheetah boyfriends who will be appearing instead. Cheetahs are my favourite big cat so I'm so happy that we're able to feature a pair of speedy bois. <33 Also, used a screen of Azaad from The Lion Guard as a ref for the posing. c: - RJ

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TLG: Best of Friends

This drawing came from a scene I thought I saw in a Land Before Time movie/episode. I went to look for the scene I swear I saw, but to no avail for the longest time. Until just this December, I saw a post on Reddit about someone's headcanon that the Guard didn't stay at the Tree of Life with Kion, someone responded with a link to this clip. Lo and behold, the scene exists, let alone the commenter and I just thinking very alike. A godsend really. But anyway since Kion's Guard has always given me TLBT vibes (no doubt Ford Riley and other producers of the show brought some elements over to TLG), I got this idea of Kion and his friends going their separate ways for the 7th anniversary of TLG's first episode. I thought it would be a good aftermath of the events after Season 3 and something for their adult counterparts to do. I felt that a bittersweet departure would add more depth to this happy-go-lucky team of kids. The later seasons of TLG really almost went this deep. Had there been a Season 4, I could totally see something like this happening. As for the separate ways they're going, Bunga ventures with Binga to seek all the thrills that await them across the continent, Fuli and Azaad race wherever their paws take them, Beshte assumes his father's position as creator of the hippo lanes at Pride Rock, and continues to make many friends along the way, Ono becomes the Tree of Life's ambassador to the Pridelands, and Anga is preparing to become Kiara's majordomo once the lioness becomes queen.

I was contemplating drawing Makini, but ultimately decided against it out of not only exhaustion and not immediately having an aged-up design for her on-hand, but because she's not leaving the Tree of Life. Though... she would owe a hug to those who are leaving the Tree of Life since she made good friends with everyone, so I suppose it would've made sense 🤷‍♀️

Happy belated 7 Years to The Lion Guard!

(EDIT: Now with Kion’s regal marking!)

[blindpawdoo]

[leopardsealz]

new azaad design

please reblog my art!

[spinnysocks]

askari is literally the sweetest helping kion with his roar, season 3 is amazing. different, but amazing

true!! it's interesting how travelling to the tree of life means kion can speak to him, instead of mufasa. a very interesting route from the creators

season 3 is cool! it's not my favourite bc outlanders hyperfixation lol, but i still appreciate it a lot. it's fun how the lion guard are older, and the "stopping kion from turning evil" plot was actually cool. there's a few good characters, i particularly like: yun mibu, azaad, and the mother tiger. maybe controversial but i also enjoyed makucha's comeback as well as chuluun and ora! and mama bintourong kinda reminds me of mapleshade from warriors for some reason lol. some fun new species! :)

it's very different, and i think that's what's good about it. the peace in the pridelands IS restored. we get to see beyond what we ever have before of the lion king/guard world. the start of the season is perfect for opening up this season's storyline; i think the creators did a great job with it overall. and of course i love the return of old characters, never would have expected jasiri and janja to be how the lion guard returns to the pridelands but i love it. the banter between janja and azaad? the peace between janja and the lion guard with him resting on beshte's back? kion learning that there's more than just the roar? the returning home montage? awesome. and also mzingo, i really love the fact he helps

so yeah! there's my ramble lmao. i don't focus that much on season 3, but it's really cool and almost refreshing to see new landscapes and characters :D

[egyptiangamer]

Summon: "You invade my territory, MY territory, and then you make jokes?"

Meet Mara Haraka 🐆! A fearless and prideful first year student and a king cheetah beast-woman from Savannaclaw. She is based on the cheetahs from Lion King as well as Fuli and Azaad from Lion Guard.

A bit about Mara is that she is brave and strong but also a loner and has difficulty being social since cheetahs normally hunt and thrive alone. Being in NRC, she learns there is value and benefits of having friends and starts to be more open-minded.

Mara and Leona (who I ship together) are fierce and competitive rivals with each other since lions and cheetahs don't get along too well. What makes it even more difficult for them to get along is that Mara's parents are both members of the royal guard, and she is training to be one. They might have had some small interactions as cubs, but it wasn't frequent until they both attended NRC together.

Some fun facts about Mara:

- Mara and Haraka are both swahili words. Mara means "spotted," and Haraka is "fast, quick, or speedily"

- She is of arabic descent from her father and Sunset Savanna descent from her mom

- Mara is considered the mom of the Savannaclaw dorm. Strict yet caring

- She has a blue henna on her left hand

Note: her hair is supposed to be in dreads. I'm not sure if I did them right because I don't do that hairstyle too much 😅

[valentinbelleyh505]

The Lion Guard/Hazbin Hotel duos/friendships

these crossover friendships is honestly i think they'll be a good friendship in my opinion when they meets each-other

Inspired by these two posts (1, 2)

Kion and Vaggie

Bunga and Angel Dust

Rani and Charlie

Fuli, Azaad and Husk

Janja and Sir Pentious

Jasiri and Cherri Bomb

Bonus ones (lazy to add pictures):

Cheezi, Chungu and The Egg Boiz

Makucha and Vox

Chuluun and Velvette

Ora and Valentino

Bunga and Sir Pentious

Bunga and Alastor

Binga and Rosie (maybe)

Binga and Cherri Bomb

Binga and Emily (hell yes)

Scar and Adam

Ushari and Lute

Beshte and Sir Pentious

Simba and Lucifer Morningstar

Nala, Lilith and Camilla Carmine

Makuu, Kiburi and Zeezi

[krueger4eva]

My Favorite Animated Ships

Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny (Looney Tunes)

Daffy Duck and Tina Russo (The Looney Tunes Show)

Porky Pig and Petunia Pig (Looney Tunes)

Pepé Le Pew, Sylvester, and Penelope Pussycat (Looney Tunes)

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse (Disney)

Donald Duck and Daisy Duck (Disney)

Gyro Gearloose (DuckTales 1987) and Gadget Hackwrench (Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers)

Drake Mallard and Talaya (Darkwing Duck)

Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera and Gandra Dee (DuckTales 2017)

Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera and Drake Mallard (DuckTales 2017)

Drake Mallard and Launchpad McQuack (DuckTales 2017)

Launchpad McQuack and Della Duck (DuckTales 2017)

Fethry Duck and Steelbeak (DuckTales 2017)

Huey Duck and Violet Sabrewing (DuckTales 2017)

Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Storkules (DuckTales 2017)

Baloo and Rebecca Cunningham (Talespin)

Goofy and Peg Pete (Goof Troop)

Goofy and Sylvia Marpole (An Extremely Goofy Movie)

Zazu (The Lion King) and Timon’s Ma (The Lion King 1½)

Kion and Rani (The Lion Guard)

Kion and Janja (The Lion Guard)

Kion and Jasiri (The Lion Guard)

Janja and Jasiri (The Lion Guard)

Ono and Anga (The Lion Guard)

Fuli and Azaad (The Lion Guard)

Bunga and Binga (The Lion Guard)

Rapunzel and Eugene Fitzherbert (Tangled)

Crow and Skunk (Crow: The Legend)

Mr. Wolf and Diane Foxington (The Bad Guys)

Piccolo and Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball franchise)

Piccolo and Yamcha (Dragon Ball franchise)

Elsa (Frozen) and Barley Lightfoot (Onward)

Buster Bunny and Babs Bunny [No Relation!] (Tiny Toon Adventures)

Hamton J. Pig and Fifi La Fume (Tiny Toon Adventures)

Fred Jones and Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo)

Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

Geoff and Jeff (The Ghost and Molly McGee)

Pepe and Félix Madrigal (Encanto)

Agustín and Julieta Madrigal (Encanto)

Dolores Madrigal and Mariano Guzmán (Encanto)

Marianne and the Bog King (Strange Magic)