Kimba The White Lion - Characters

Characters

Note: The original Japanese names are given first, with the English names given in parentheses. If no English name was given to replace the character's original name, then no parentheses are given.

• Panja (Caesar): A white Masai Lion, Leo's father and Emperor of the Jungle. He is killed by Ham Egg while trying to rescue his wife and queen. His skin is in his son Leo's lair and under his care. Leo uses his hide as an attraction for a festival in episode 24. He was Specklerex's rival. He appears in certain episodes in flashbacks.
• Eliza (Snowene): Leo's mother, used as bait by Ham Egg and Kutter. While on the ship, she gives birth to Leo and urges him to escape due to the tropical storm; she is then drowned.
• Leo (Kimba): The main protagonist of the story who, in the original manga, is followed from birth to death. He believes that there would be peace between animals and humans if each understood the other. In Jungle Emperor Leo, the lion leads Dr. Moustache and his assistant to Mt. Moon, and he commits suicide by falling on Dr. Moustache's kris so that Dr. Moustache will have food and shelter from the cold.
• Leona (Riona): Leo's older sister. In the 1989 remake, she was Leo's aunt and something of a foster mother to Lyre.
• Lyre (Kitty/Leah/Laia/Raija/Raiya/Raya/Lyra): A lioness who would later be Leo's mate and bear him a son and daughter. She is the niece of the old mazori Specklerex and lives with him after her parents are slain by hunters. She notices things that Leo sometimes overlooks. She is always there when Leo needs advice, a "better nature" to calm him down in anger, a shoulder to cry on, or a warrior at his side. In the movie, Lyre falls victim to the speckled fever and slowly dies.
• Rune (Lune): Leo and Lyre's son. He resembles Leo when he was cub.
• Rukkio (Lukkio): Leo and Lyre's daughter. She resembles Lyre when she was cub.
• Tomy (Bucky/Tony/T.K.): A Grant's gazelle that always gets into mischief. He almost always seen wearing a straw hat, which Leo had used to appoint him Secretary of the Jungle Economy.
• Coco (Pauly Parrot): A green parrot who spent some time living with humans and believes that he should be put in charge of mentoring Leo. He came to the jungle to rescue his girlfriend. He met Panja when that happened; Panja was going to kill him until a group of birds told Panja that Coco has rescued them from the humans. Panja then sees him as a hero and permits him to stay in the jungle.
• Buzara/Mandy (Dan'l Baboon): A wise old mandrill, Leo's mentor. He was known as Buzara in the original manga. His name was changed to Mandy for the original anime series, but changed back to Buzara for the 1997 movie.
• Bongo (Speedy Cheetah): One of Leo's cubhood friends (a leopard cub in the original Japanese version).
• Pagoola (Kelly Phunt): A stubborn African bush elephant who never trusts humans or human culture.
• Bubu (Claw/Jamar): The main antagonist, this one-eyed barbary lion with a jagged scar on his face wants Leo and his family dead so that he may take the role of Jungle Emperor for himself. Bubu tries to capture Lyre so that she would become his queen, or shows affection toward her. This romantic interest was not in the 1989 remake, (He is very similar to Scar from The Lion King.)
• Sylvester (Cassius/Shaka/Totto): A black panther working with Bubu to dethrone Leo and the white lions. He often acts as Bubu's advisor. His name is the same as that of the famous Looney Tunes character.
• Dick (Tom): A tall, lanky hyena, almost always seen with his confederate Bo, who works with Bubu and Sylvester in their fiendish plans. Invented for the show to help provide comic relief.
• Bo (Tab): A short, squat hyena, almost always seen with Dick, who works with Bubu and Sylvester. He is invented for the show to help provide comic relief.
• The Black Four: A group of four panther assassins with almost supernatural power to fade and manipulate their bodies in the darkness. In one episode, they are summoned by Sylvester to do away with Leo. Many of their scenes were cut from the American dub, including their trademark song.
• Kenichi (Roger Ranger): Shunsaku Ban's nephew who takes Leo in after he is washed ashore. After a year living with Leo in human civilization he decides to go to the jungle with Leo and live with him and the other animals. He teaches the animals how to speak to humans. In the 2009 movie in Japan, he is one of the main heroes and helps Kimba/Leo return all the animals back to the "real" Jungle from the human created preserve called "Neo-Earth."
• Mary: A young girl who was in love with Roger Ranger, but who then lost her memory for a while. During this time, she was the animal hunter Tonga. She regained her memory and left the jungle with Roger and Mr. Pompous. In the movie, Mary was the circus girl who lost her parents and takes good care of Rune, Leo's son.
• Dr. Mustache (Mr. Pompous): Kenichi's uncle who helps take care of Leo on the Arabian peninsula. He then helps return Leo to the jungle and is one of the first to discover Mt. Moon. He often tries to get his nephew Kenichi to return to human civilization. Mr. Pompous has appeared in many of Tezuka's works as a detective under his real name of "Shunsaku Ban." In the movie, he saves Lukyo, Bizo, and other animals from the dreaded speckled fever (a.k.a. the great plague).
• Dr. Plus: A head of the Science and Technology Agency who will to pay Ham Egg for leading them to the source of the Moon Stones. He has also gathered information on Ham Egg's activities and will blackmail him if necessary.
• Dr. Minus: A member of the Science and Technology Agency who hopes to use the Moon Stone to provide a clean and potent energy source for the planet. His assistant is Mr. Lemonade.
• Tick & Tuck: (Kenichi and Mary in the 1997 movie)
• Mr. Lemonade: an associate of the Science and Technology Agency who seeks the Moon Stone. He, like Shunsaku Ban, is appalled at Ham Egg's actions.
• Ham Egg (Viper Snakely/Jake): A poacher who will do anything for money. He causes most of the death in Leo's jungle. He wants the Moon Stone so he might make a fortune from it. Ham Egg has appeared as a villain in many of Tezuka's works.
• Kutter (Tubby): A sidekick to Ham Egg who has reservations about what the two of them are doing. Kutter resembles Wimpy from Popeye.
• Rommel: A recurring character in Tezuka's works.
• Boss Rhino: Leader of the black rhinos.
• Samson: A Cape buffalo who sometimes opposes Leo's ideas
• Specklerex: An old marozi, Lyre's uncle, who lives in the mountains with a small pride of his own. He misjudges Leo, for the cub's father Panja was his rival. He went insane, causing havoc in a city. Because of his age, his mane is almost pale blonde.
• Silvertail the Renegade: A timid masai lion who was rumored to be stealing village livestock. He is often afraid of hunters who would kill him because of this rumor. Silvertail is an old lion like Specklerex, though he is two years younger and lacks the leopard rosettes. He only appears in the last episode.
• Puffyadder: A Maltese Python who once lived and ruled among humans. He is a warlock, able to cast a spell and control his victim. He flees due to the offensive stench from the timid reeking bird named Rancid. He and Rancid only appear in episode 17.
• Gargoyle T. Warthog: A warthog who is the laughing stock of every other animal except Leo. He hates his primitive warts and wants to kill himself, but is prevented from doing so by Wildey. He attacks a gang of vicious mandrills in a small woodplain north of Leo's Jungle and wins the medal that belonged to a champion. His mother, Ms. Warthog, only appears in episode 18, but he appears as a background character in later episodes.
• Gypsy: An African Scops Owl, an old alchemist who lives in Descelation Grotto. She had been Sylvester's friend, but she could do no more potions until she gave Leo a potion that changed his color from snow-white to lavender, knocking him into a coma. She afterwards saves his life and attends the festival with the skin of Panja as the main attraction. She only appears in episode 24.
• Big O: A light brown mandrill who wants revenge against Dan'l. He has a special boomerang that can blind his victims with pepper for a short time. He only appears in episode 21.
• Pop Wooly: An Iberian Ibex who leads a herd of his own. He is old but he can still run. He once falls victim to the speckled fever, but Leo, with help from Panja, saves his life. Pop Wooly and his herd only appear in episode 22.
• Newton: An iguana/chameleon hybrid who wants to have friends. Because of his insanity, he always tells stories about problems, like Kitty's encounters with Claw. His alarms also save everyone's lives from a pack of African Wild Dogs. He only appears in episode 27.
• Wily: a Serval who lost his mother to hunters. He is also accused of stealing and abuse. When he understands Leo's words 'United we stand. Divided we fall,' he joins with the lion to fight hunters. He appears in episode 28, and as a background character in a few other episodes.
• Bella Dona: A lioness sent by Tonga to slay Leo. She tricks him into believing that she is his aunt, realizes what she did was wrong, and is forgiven. She only appeared in the episode The Hunting Ground.
• The Shimera: The Shimera, also known as the Atlas Bear, is a legendary beast feared by humans and animals alike. There were once thousands, but one sow and her cub are the last. Some legends state that she steals cattle from farms. The mother shimera and her cub only appear in episode 43.
• Fancy Prancy: A female cheetah with a southern-accent who had lived in the city until she is sent home by her owner and rejoins her brother, Dash. She worries that Dash will get slaughtered when an impala tells Kimba that the jungle was raided by over a million ants. She only appears in one episode, but her brother appears in other episodes.
• Dash: a young Cheetah Cub
• Flyger: A flying Bengal tiger who was created by a crazy scientist. He was once a feared animal but turns good and returns to the jungles of India with his master. He only appeared in the episode Flying Tiger.
• Longisquama: A flock of extinct,flying lizards who attack Leo while he was trying to save Pop Woolly. They only appeared in "The Speckled Fever" but flightless versions also appeared in "The City of Gold".
• Giant Diapsid: A giant, carnivorous diapsid that fought the Shimera while it was trying to get her cub. He was later killed when Leo made him fall into a lake filled with flesh eating piranahs. Referred as "the lizard" in the series.
• Black Bear: An unnamed, American Black Bear that Leo met while he was in the zoo as a cub in episode 44.
• Archeopteryx: A bird-like, flying dinosaur that appeared in the 1989 remake episode, "Red Wings".
• Orchid: A humble and timid honey badger that is forced to lie to Leo by Sylvester in episode 7.
• Tuskar Hippo: A former member of Hippo Boss's herd. He made a deal with Bubu in destroying Leo, but he later got fired for beating up Lyre.
• Floppo: A South African fur seal that Leo accompanies on his travels to see the world. Boss Rhino refers to him as a "toadstool" and he only appears in episode 50.
• Mokele Mbembe: A giant,aquatic sauropod that tried to eat Leo and his friends while they were trying to help Floppo in episode 50.
• Congolese Giant Spider: A giant, cryptid spider that tried to prey on the residents of Leo's kingdom. He was defeated when the animals throw wasps nests at him.
• The Chemosit, the Grim Reaper and the Franken-Tree: The monsters that haunt Leo in his nightmares in episode 29.