Scar forms an army consisted of animals from the Outlands. Starting in season 2, the Lion Guard's mission becomes harder when Kion’s deceased great uncle Scar returns as a fiery spirit and plans to destroy the Pride Lands. Despite the tradition that the Lion Guard has always been made of lions, Kion appoints his friends Bunga the honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, Fuli the cheetah, and Ono the egret, and together, they set out to keep their homeland safe and protect it from animals who do not respect the Circle of Life. As the second-born cub of the royal family, he is gifted with a power called the Roar of the Elders and becomes the leader of the Lion Guard, a team who protects the Pride Lands and defends the Circle of Life. Prince Kion is the son of King Simba and Queen Nala and the younger brother of Princess Kiara. The series finale aired on November 3, 2019. A third season was commissioned on March 15, 2017, and premiered on August 3, 2019. The second season premiered on July 7, 2017. The Lion Guard is a sequel and spin-off to The Lion King, and takes place during the time-gap within the 1998 film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, with the third and final season taking place in parallel with the film's second act, followed by the final two episodes of the series serving as an epilogue to the film. It is the second television series to be based on The Lion King, the first being Timon & Pumbaa. The series was first broadcast with a television film titled The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar on Disney Channel on November 22, 2015, and began airing as a TV series on January 15, 2016, on Disney Junior.

The Lion Guard is an American animated television series developed by Ford Riley and based on Disney's 1994 film The Lion King.

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