This Story Was Amazing! | The Lion King 2 Simba's Pride Reaction | FIRST TIME WATCHING! 

“Them? Us? Look at them , they ARE us. What differences do you see?” - Favorite line of the whole movie. Idk why but it always makes me tear up a little. Reminds us that even though we as people live like we are separate, we are all human. We all bleed.

In "One of us", when they say "Someone once lied to us" it clearly shows how much Scar's reign affected everyone not just the lions.

33:22 actually no, zira's death had to happen. they cut the scene from the final release, but there's a cut scene that shows that zira didn't fall by accident. she actually let go of the cliff herself, instead of allowing kiara to help her (hence her smile as she falls down). she was so consumed by her hatred, she would rather die then let "an enemy" help her. say what you will about her, but that woman was hardcore.

The death scene of Zira’s son, Nuka had extended footage with him saying “Well, I finally got your attention, didn’t I?” Knowing that made me feel more sorry for Nuka because he only wanted his mother’s approval.

That segment where I hear Mufasa say " Well done my son " still sends goosebumps and a great shiver down my spine.

13:32 To answer your question, it's been implied in both this movie and the fanbase that Scar chose Kovu over Nuka mainly because Kovu is a healthier cub (he doesn't have termites like Nuka and groes up to be a well-built lion) and he looks the most like Scar, further feeding his ego and continuing his legacy and likeness.

Here’s a couple of fun facts: -During the ambush scene, Zira and the Outsiders were originally gonna kill Simba. But the creators, decided not to go through with it cause it would’ve been a repeat of Mufasa’s death. -There’s a deleted post-credit scene to this movie. And in this scene, Timon and Pumbaa go to the Outlands and feed on the termites there. And it ends with Timon making a fourth wall breaking reference to Disneyland.

So when Simba invites Kovu into the den and Vitani's all 'get him' I always think that's literally the worst place and time for Kovu to do so. The ENTIRE pride is RIGHT THERE to hear the fight and come help Simba. Like, hello, that's a terrible idea! Also, Cody, don't be so surprised the Outsiders were winning the battle. They ALL trained, not just Kovu.

TLK2 is one of my all time favorite Disney sequels! it was very interesting to see them continue the story is the Lion King franchise with Simba having an heir IE Kiara in fact Kiara and Kovu instantly became two of my all time favorite characters in the franchise!!!

"One of Us" and "We Are One" are such good songs! Honestly, all of the songs are really good and fit in with the first movie's songs. Also, I like the wordplay whether it was intentional or not, but Simba's pride is not only what you call a group of lions/lionesses but it's also what Simba has to put aside for Kiera and Kovu. Pride is also what got Zira killed, she refused help from the enemy and would've rather died.

I think it's a nice parallel how Scar was killed in the middle of a fire, while Zira died surrounded by water.

Most people associate “he lives in you” with a religious message, but when you lost someone in your life it holds a different meaning (obviously it’s about mufasa for simba), so, having lost someone, it has a special place in my heart

I always find it interesting to know that Jason Marsden (Kovu’s VA) is the same guy that voiced Goofy’s son, Max.

The "Do you think Scar is up there?" line hits so hard, because the first instinct is to say no, because we saw what he'd done, so naturally why would he be among the other kings? But then the movie keeps going, and we're reminded that the Outlanders are still the same lions they were before they were banished, and whether anyone is ready to acknowledge it or not, Scar meant something to them. All of which is to say yes, I do think Scar is up there. A King who was assassinated by his own subjects is still a king.

Zira’s death scene was actually edited down for the final cut. Originally, refused Kiara’s help and committed suicide in the end. Pretty dark like Scar’s death.

I love that the title has a double meaning. It's about his literal lion pride, and then his emotional pride as well. :D

Fun fact: the writers had to make it clear that Kovu wasn't Scar's son throughout the movie because if he was, he and Kiara would be cousins, meaning they couldn't be love interests.

Simba’s character development in this movie isn’t talked about enough. He was traumatized from the first movie’s events rather than the usual Disney formula of the character virtually acting like nothing ever happened in the sequels. Though Simba rebuilt the pride lands he had a ton of PTSD that affected him as a father and a ruler. It was very interesting to see them take that route but this was the time Disney started doing something new with their main characters and going the unconventional route. Because while Simba wasn’t necessarily evil he was somewhat of an antagonist in the movie as well but at the same time, you could understand why. To me this movie was way better written than the first and the soundtrack is better too lol

Incase you haven’t figured it out, this is Disney’s take on “Romeo and Juliet” like the first Lion King is based on “Hamlet.”

Yes The Lion King 2 Simba's is such an amazing sequel to the first one, I love the concept of it being based on Romeo and Juliet. I loved Kovu's character development in this film along with the animation. I mean sure it's not as amazing as the first one's animation, it's still beautiful and the songs are so amazing to listen to! Thanks for reacting to this Cody and look to you seeing The Lion King 1 1/2!

I still can't believe that the shortened the death scenes. Especially Ziras! I swear my VHS still had the original version, where Kiara begging "I'll help you", and Zira let's go of the rocks on purpose declairing "never". Up to her last breath she didn't only not take help, she straight up refused it.

The biggest surprise to me when I watched this as a kid was that the soundtrack is stunningly good for a direct to DVD sequel. I honestly prefer the music on this one to the original’s.

“ Love will find a way “ One of my favorite Disney songs❤️

Kovu being Scar's son would have made more sense with the story, but what everyone forgets, and what I didn't even realize until another reacter pointed it out, is that if Kovu had been fathered by Scar, then he and Kiara would have been cousins. So that's why Disney couldn't go that route.

Fun fact Kiara is played by Neve Campbell she was in the Scream movies as Sydney Prescott. Also even though this felt like a low budget movie it had a good story to it.

I don't know why but I like Vitani, she's an interesting character that I think we should have seen more of, on the one hand she and Kubo were really good friends in childhood and then she got angry at his betrayal but in the end she chose the good side because of Kubo, she just sounds like a very interesting character

"I almost wish that simba and mufasa had a song together." In the Broadway/stage version, they do, and it's actually the opening song of this movie. When mufasa tells simba about the kinds of the past, he sings "They Live in You" and later, when mufasa appears in the clouds she (Rafiki is a woman in the stage version) sings "He Lives in You"

Cody: "Simba's life has been a tragedy." Me: Yes, a tragedy of Shakesperean proportions.

I love this movie so much. I named my first cat Kovu when I was around 5 years old. I miss my Bud everyday this movie is pure nostalgia.

The BEST Disney Sequel ever!!😸

You finally reacted to this. It's one of my favorite sequels. Zira's lullaby will always be my favorite villainess song 😊

Fun Fact: The song "He Lives In You" is also in the Lion King Broadway musical. And let me tell you, it is beautiful!!! It's one of my favorite songs. Simba still misses his father and, as we saw, still feels guilty for what happened to the point he has a nightmare, but he knows Mufasa still lives on inside of him.

I personally love this movie I think it's one of the best out of Disney straight to DVD sequels that line when Kiara tells Simba he will never be Mufasa I remember hearing that for the first time and thinking DAMN and I was probably like 8 at the time🤣🤣🤣🤣

fun fact: In the uncut version Zira’s death was suicide. Right after Kiara offers to help she looks up and whispers ‘Never’ then let’s go. You can see one her face as she screams was actually a laugh before they decided to change it. Dark!

Yaaay I was waiting for this reaction 🙌🏾lion king 2 always been a favorite, excited for lion king 1.5 🦁

"Hehehe it's a girl" "Oh girl..." (realize that lionesses are the hunters) "GIRL?! oof"

Simba’s singing voice in this is not Matthew Broderick, but Cam Clarke, a well known voice actor with roles such as 80s Leonardo, Liquid Snake, and my personal favorite, Snoopy

The voice actress who did Zira passed away a few years back. Her voice used to scare me when I was younger. Zira is an underrated villain. By the way, Kovu is NOT Scar's child given that he'd be related to Simba and Kiara otherwise. If I recalled this right, that was in the original script or something until they'd seen that they would be family members and all. In fact, we don't really know who is the father to Zira's children. Its implied that Scar might be the father to Nuka and Vitani but we just don't know.

In this day and age I especially like Kiara’s character. She’s kind and brave, but she also isn’t super good at certain things and Kovu is actually allowed to teach her things

I love this movie. I used to go crazy over My Lullaby for some reason.

YES!! OMG YES!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! ANOTHER CHILDHOOD MEMORY CODY!! Thank you so Much!!!

Now you got to watch one and a half which is Timon and pumbaa showing how they were always kind of in the background for the first story even though they didn't recognize the freaking Prince when he fell into their laps

I'm so glad to find someone who appreciated this movie the way it deserved. This movie got so much unnecessary hate - I love it. It's fantastic. The Lion King is one of the only 00s Disney series where every sequel is genuinely good.

The Lion King 1 and 2 both share a special place in my heart. Favourite movies hands down. Simba's Pride is definitely the most solid Disney sequel out there. Most are good, but this is great. And the soundtrack is as phenomenal as the first one, if not more so. Can't beat the Circle of Life, but this soundtrack is unbeatable ❤️❤️❤️ My one flaw with it is how many times the number of lionesses changes during the battle 😂 One minute there's like 6 either side and the next there's more like 20! 😂😂 Also, The Lion Guard is a movie and a series. Movie came first and then there's a three season series. It is a little childish and the animation is obviously a bit cheaper cause it's only a series but it's not bad 😊

After watching this you got to see Spirited Away because the voice actress for Zira and the actor for adult Kovu are both in it. Lots of Disney actors are like the voice of Lilo and Megara.

This is the Lion King I grew up with. I watched it constantly as a kid. I don't think I watched the original near as much. I always loved Kovu.

I mean, it’s somewhat understandable that he’d be so cautious given Simba’s childhood.

Even though I like the first film more, TLK 2 is a great follow up to the first film imo. The Romeo and Juliet inspired plot is fitting after the first films Hamlet story. Thanks for sharing your reaction to this, Cody!

Also, fun fact about Ziras death. There was a bit deleted. Basically, when Kiara offered her help, Zira said "NO!" And she let go willingly. That's y u can see in the animation, u can see she's smiling as she falls. She committed suicide

Quick fact: Nuka's death had a deleted part. After zira gently shushes him, his last words were "well... i finally got your attention, didn't i?....." And about zira's death, she was originally gonna commit suicide by letting go. But then disney decided to change the idea cuz they thought it was way too dark. Another deleted moment was when mufasa appears to simba after he banished kovu. Mufasa scolds him for how simba is slowly becoming like scar. And man, how I wish they added that moment. As a kid, i hated simba for how unfair he was. Sure as an adult, i do understand why he couldn't trust kovu, but yet i still do feel disappointed in simba for how of a fool he was.

Ughh I'm a mess again. I cried when I watched the full reaction and now I cried again. This is honestly one of my top favorite reactions I've seen from you, and I've enjoyed quite a few of them. Just the fact that you liked my childhood movie so much.. it's so amazing. Kiara's probably my favorite Disney character, honestly. I just love her and relate to her in a way. And just the message in this movie's very core is so.. it's perfect. "We are one."

I always get goosebumps watching the two armies of lions charging at each other in the climax. (Although I guess I should technically say "lionesses" since Simba and Kovu are the only males in the climax 🤔)

28:14 Well, considering how awful the Pride Lands were under Scar, and how the hyenas were overhunting, the other animals probably hate the idea of a return of Scar's kind of rule, as well as respect for their rulers.

The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride is my number one favorite sequel film of all time.

28:22-28:37 Cody’s laugh to the hippo 😂❤. Made my day better.

“Pum a let me define BABYSITTING!” Literally the funniest line in the whole movie

The Lion Guard doesn’t take place between the first and second movies it actually takes place during the events of Simba’s Pride in the movie there is a years long gap between Kiara meeting Kovu for the first time and her first hunt as an adult The Lion Guard fills in that gap

There’s actually a little bit more lore around Scar that happened in a show called the lion guard, where the main character is the second child of simba, Kion, the lion guard is esentially like a honorary knights thing that protects the circle of life. And in that show, we learned how Scar got the scar on his eye and why his name is scar In the show we see that he meets a strange lion who influences Scar that the mightiest lion should he king, which Scar of course believed was him, he agreed to overthrowing Mufasa but the lion was sceeming and had a cobra that big him across the eye, hense giving him the scar. The strange lion would cure the venom in the scar if Scar agreed to do as he told, but he killed him instead. Expected to be praised for stopping him, but all Mufasa did was nickname his brother Scar. After that Scar knew that Mufasa didn’t deserve to be king And that strange lion Scar met, some people have speculated that he was Kovu’s father

There was a deleted scene that made it more clear that Scar wasn’t Kovu father.

I will always love Lion King’s original story, but honestly, I love this as a love story more

I love Neve Campbell's voice (Kiara) so much!!

Has anyone realized that Nuka not only kind of look like both Hector and Bruno, but he’s the shunned/ kicked around family member

Yesssss, thank you for reacting to this, I love seeing reactions to this movie! :D And now, for the obligatory triviadump about this movie and the surrounding fandom and lore. - The song "He lives in you" played at the beginning also features in the Broadway production of The Lion King! In that version, it starts as a song Mufasa sings to Simba about the great kings of the past watching over him ("They live in you"), then later Rafiki sings it again to Simba while trying to convince him to return to the Pride Lands, turning it into a song about how Mufasa lives on in him ("He lives in you"). I believe it was originally written for a sort of compilation soundtrack that came out after the first movie, then both the Broadway show and the second movie decided to use it. - Name translations! Just like the first movie, the names are all words in Swahili. Zira means "hate", Nuka means "smell" or "smelly" (poor bastard), Vitani (Kovu and Nuka's sister) is usually translated as "I am war", and Kovu means "scar", Zira definitely wasn't being subtle when she named him. XD - Zira and her follower's absence from the battle at the end of the first movie (since we never saw any lions fighting on Scar's side) has always been a source of fan speculation. Some think Zira had left pride rock with her followers to give birth to Kovu and/or Vitani somewhere secluded and safe before the fight, thus missing out on it for that reason, others think that she and her lionesses were out hunting, there's all kinds of theories. Open-ended stuff like that can be frustrating, but can also be a great source of speculation for fanfictions. XD - Kovu and Nuka state several times that Scar wasn't Kovu's father - originally in the script, he was actually going to be Scar's son, until someone in the production realized that that would make him related to Kiara. XD So they scrapped the "Scar's son" angle and just made vague references to Scar taking him in and choosing him as his heir without much explanation as to why or how. This, of course, has also led to much fan speculation and fanfic-ing. Many fans theorize that Nuka is the son of Zira and Scar, but that he was so weak and unimpressive as a cub that Scar rejected him, leading to Zira choosing to neglect him in favor of Kovu, and also Nuka's bitterness towards Kovu since technically he's the rightful heir. There was even an interview where one of the directors claimed that Kovu wasn't Zira's son either and was adopted, so that adds yet another layer of speculation. - Shortly after the release of the first movie, and long before the planning and release of the second, a book called "The Lion King: Six New Adventures" was released, which centered around the adventures of Kopa, son of Simba and Nala. There is no mention of Kopa in this movie, obviously, or in The Lion Guard (which centers around Kiara's younger brother Kion). The filmmakers likely just didn't consider the books canon and ignored them, but Kopa is popular among fans, so most work him into their fanfictions by having him as the first child of Simba and Nala, who either dies or disappears before the events of the second movie. The most popular fan theory is that Zira killed him (or drove him off), leading to Zira's exile, Simba's intense hatred of her, and also his extreme protectiveness and paranoia over Kiara's safety. No idea why Simba and Nala are apparently so obsessed with K- names, but I do love a naming theme, so it works for me. XD - Fun fact - the voice actor for Kovu is the same voice actor as for Goofy's son (as a teenager) Max in most of the movies/shows/projects that Max is in, Haku in the english dub of Spirited Away (and the voice actress for Zira voices Yubaba in the same dub, funnily enough), and Binx in Hocus Pocus. ^^ - As others mentioned, there is a deleted line from Nuka's death scene where he adds to Zira "Well, I finally got your attention, didn't I?", which the filmmakers cut because they worried about sending kids the wrong message that doing dangerous stuff to get your parents attention is a good idea. :P There's also a deleted bit from Zira's death scene where she deliberately chooses to let go of the rock rather than accept her enemy's help. It was cut because yikes and it being too dark for Disney, but if you look closely, you can see that Zira is smiling as she falls into the water - a creepy leftover from that deleted scene that the animators did not have time to redo.

8:10 Zira's hunting party must have been out, while Sarabi's (Simba's mother) knew there wasn't anything to eat.

Simba’s Pride is one of my favorite Disney sequels.

27:50-29:30 This scene shows Mufasa and Simba’s differences

I’m glad you enjoyed one of Disney’s best sequels. In the Broadway musical, Mufasa sings “They Live In You” when teaching Simba about the Kings of the Past. When Adult Simba meets Rafiki years later and is visited by the spirit of Mufasa, they sing “He Lives In You” showing the lesson Simba is taught comes to a complete circle. If you did want do The Lion Guard but not all of it, I recommend the 3 specials (Return of the Roar, The Rise of Scar, and Battle for the Pride Lands) and S3 E10-19. 🦁👑✌️💛🧡❤️

28:20 True, it wasn't Kovu's fault. But looking at this through Simba's POV, you can see why he'd be so quick to banish Kovu. As soon as he gave Kovu a chance and talked with him, he was immediately ambushed and almost killed in the process, and Zira telling Kovu, "Well done." Is pretty much the final nail in the coffin

it was really cool seeing this reaction with how much you got into it!

Cody: oh I get the plot of this movie, simba is going to be an overbearing parent and she's gonna rebel. sponge Bob narrator: 10 seconds later Also cody: girl don't be flirting with him! You don't know him!

Fun fact. Nuka mentioned that kovu wasn't scars son by blood. The theory is that she mated with another lion to have him. ( And maybe even vitani cause her eyes are different.)

I love this Movie,Easily the Best of the Disney DVD Sequel and Disney Sequel,Hell I Love this Movie more than the Original as is the Perfect Lion King Movie.

Absolutely a beautiful movie and reaction! ❤

I'm so glad that you liked this movie! It's one of my favorite Disney sequels. By the way, I laughed out loud when you said, "You can smell the Scar on her."

I died laughing because of your question on 17:40 🤣

Fun fact: mufasa and simba were originally gonna have a song too but the directors cut it because the bouncing music didn't fit mufasa's character. You can still see the drafts for it. I think they could've went for something like this tho.

I love this one, my fav song was " we are one, and Love will find a way"

The first time i've seen Cody so into a movie 😂

The music is amazing in this one as well!!! And i believe too it was just as good as the first one for being a sequel. Loved your reaction!!

From the young and rebellious simba to the wise and old simba

About Lion Guard its true that is intended for a younger audience but the show was well written enough that you can enjoy it as an adult, they took advantage of the show to explain a lot of the lore of lion king and the how the world of the movie they made really work so I believe that is the fun for us, for instance in the show we get to found out more about Scar and why he became the vilan we knew and a lot more. I also like how they introduced words from the Swahili I believe in the language of the show, thats a lot of good songs, and the explanation at the end of the series as to why his son isn't on the second movie I thought it was really good. If you thinking about it I recommend, you can put the most important episodes together and it will feel like movies🥰

Very good movie, still brings me to tears love the songs in this. Very powerful.

She die with smile... (in the delete scene, Zira released her claws with the words "for you, Scar")

We had this one on VHS at Grandma's house when I was little, so needless to say I grew watching this, probably even more than the original. So much so that I sometimes look up the previews for the vhs tape just for nastalgia. Thanks so much for the reaction

This movie also shows you that you may be brought up to believe certain things but essentially it’s your choice what you choose to do and believe in

i love this movie, I've been looking forwards to this, great reaction and the soundtrack is one of the best things about it other than the storyline. i have to agree about Simbe having PSTD after everything he had gone through in the first movie.

This film was the best VHS only release Disney ever did. In 1998 it grossed 401 million dollars. If only they had thought to put the film in theaters. 😂

So glad you watched this ❤️ it has always been my favorite movie

Yesss! I'm so ready for this reaction! 😁

I remember a couple years ago on my birthday. My grandpa got me a copy of this movie because Disney plus did not exist at the time yet. This is probably my favorite Disney sequel along with Bambi 2.

The songs from the Lion king 2 movie and from the first movie are very amazing .

Just started watching this and I just wanna say that He Lives In You is a song from an album called Rhythm Of the Pride Lands, which itself was a sequel to the Lion King soundtrack. It was used in the Broadway version of the Lion King

9:25 Mufasa did have a song in the first movie but it got deleted from the script, was called "To be king". Simba doesn't sing in it though.

This is the best Disney sequel, both me being biased and not.

There's a theory that Vitani is Nala's daughter, because of Scar. but she wanted nothing to do with Scar so she asked Zira to take Vitani and thats when she left to find Simba. However Disney confirmed that she's actually Ziara's daughter.

You're right about the Romeo and Juliet vibes. The first was a retelling of Hamlet, and this one was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet.

One of my favorite Disney movies😍 I actually saw this one before the first movie 😁

After rewatching this recently, the way i like the story to go is that Scar took in rogue lions to the pride, because i dont think any of the ones who lived under Mufasa would have agreed with him. Also another reason why they began starving, because scar kept taking in too many rogue lionesses. So thats how i like the story to go :)

32:53 Zira is the villain, what did you expect? 😂😅

When Kovu says "Do you think Scar's up there?" He kind of is. For those who have seen The Lion Guard you would have known he was definitely up there, because in Season 2 he wouldn't have come out of nowhere.