r/LionGuard

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Link: https://www.deviantart.com/zactopus/art/The-Lion-Guard-Humanized-New-Designs-1287546038

throughout the AU's 24 seasons, there has been 4 major animal groups. these are - the Lion Guard (obviously), the Survivors of Extinction (formerly the Army of Rex), the Allied Powers (not to be confused with the Allied Powers of World War II) and the Legion of the Wild (led by Skarloey the plains zebra)

Group 1: The Lion Guard

the Lion Guard is the group ya'll are most familiar with. in the AU, it is still led by Kion, it still has Bunga as the Bravest, still has Beshte as the Strongest, still has Fuli as the fastest, still has Ono as the keenest of sight, and also has Anga as a member of Ono's keenest faction, as I've said before, in this AU, the Lion Guard has been extended to have characters like Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, Kifaru, Mbeya, Mwenzi, Kiburi, Ushari, the Skinks, Kenge, Sumu, Shingo, Zito (formerly), Mtoto (currently), Bupu, Badili, Furaha and even Rafiki, other members include Mzingo, Chuluun, Mama Binturong, Hadithi I (formerly), Hadithi II (currently), Smun, Ora, Surak, Nirmala, Tiifu (I'm serious), Azaad, one of the porcupine brothers, Janja, Muhangus, Thurston, Kinyonga, Shujaa and so many more. because the Lion Guard is so big, Kion created 5 factions: the Fiercest faction, the Bravest faction, the Fastest faction, the Strongest faction and the Keenest faction, between 1972 - 1989, during the Outlands' Communist years, Kion declared war on the Outlands after Scar and his army betrayed them by turning to Communism, this war, the 2nd Pridelands-Outlands War, occurred during the height of the Cold War, and by 1989, while the Eastern Bloc was revolting, the 2nd Pridelands-Outlands War came to an end with the Battle of the Pridelands, where the Pridelanders invaded the Outlands to defeat Scar. after Scar's defeat, Kovu's Army formed, and the rest, as they say, is history

Group 2: the Legion of the Wild

the Legion of the Wild is far bigger than the Lion Guard, it was created in 1916 during the First World War by Skarloey, a plains zebra who is known for being extremely dangerous but he's also known for being sarcastic, funny, kind and brave, he always puts his friends over his own goals. his best friends are Norman, a cape gannet, Latvia, a male common raven, Plague, a male okapi, Emperor Flapjack, an African bush elephant who's notable for being only slightly taller than Sunset Shimmer and Albania, a male red panda. the Legion of the Wild currently live in Canterlot High School, in the AU's version of Legend of Everfree, it is revealed that Skarloey, Norman, Latvia, Plague, Albania and Flapjack embraced their magic 12 hours before the Rainbooms did. Skarloey is known for having musk-deer like fangs that help him grind down plants more easily, historically, Skarloey hasn't been much of a good driver with the Gup-D at all, the Elite Six's go-to Gup is the Gup-G because it's big enough to hold all 6 of them

Group 3: the Survivors of Extinction

ya'll remember the Army of Rex from one of my older posts, don't ya, well this is them now - the Survivors of Extinction - currently led by Vultureshock, a male Buitreraptor, these prehistoric animals currently live in Canterlot High, much like the Legion of the Wild, you can see the basis of Vultureshock here:

Vultureshock's basis

factions include the 50 States (obviously named after the 50 States of America), the Pterosaur 6 (made up of Klondike, a male Pteranodon who's colors are based on Rainbow Dash, Sundae, a male Quetzalcoatlus who's colors are based on Fluttershy, Malagasy, a male Phosphatodraco who's colors are based on Twilight Sparkle, Sir Handel, a male Sordes who's colors are based on Rarity's, Peter Sam, a male Tapejara who's colors are based on Applejack and Chipwich, a male Rhamphorhynchus who's colors are based on Pinkie Pie), the Mane 6 Faction (made up of Twilight Sparkle, a male Deinonychus, Fluttershy, a male Diplodocus, Rarity, a male Pachycephalosaurus, Pinkie Pie, a female Nyctosaurus, Applejack, a male Brachiosaurus and Rainbow Dash, a male Parasaurolophus, all are not to be confused with the ACTUAL Mane 6), other members include Mongol the Velociraptor, Rheneas the Hatzegopteryx (who Sundae absolutely hates), Spinelander the Spinosaurus and so much more. Sailback, a male Dimetrodon, is the former leader of the Survivors, resigning as leader and giving the role as leader to Vultureshock, others include Mokele Mbembe, a male Mansourasaurus (not to be confused with the cryptid of the same name) and Kongamato, a male Volgadraco who's colors are based on Trixie Lulamoon (also not to be confused with the cryptid of the same name)

Group 4: the Allied Powers

not to be confused with the Allied Powers of World War II, this group was created by the Lion Guard to form a group that has the same ideas as the Guard, members include the Teen Titans, the DuckTales gang, the Angry Birds, the Gravity Falls gang, Alvin and the Chipmunks, the actual Mane 6, the Amphibia gang, the Sensational Six, the Octonauts (who the Elite Six are apart of) and so much more. as with the Survivors and the Legion, they live in CHS, basically 3/4 groups live in Canterlot High. that's about it for the Allies.

other trivia:

in 1939, the Pridelands initiated Phase 1 by declaring war on Germany, launching it into World War II with France and Britain, then in 1941, they initiated Phase 2 by declaring war on Japan because America was (and still is) a key ally to the Pridelands

during World War II, Scar was a regent king, this means he was standing in while Simba was in the nation of Hakuna, when Simba returned in 1943, Scar and Simba worked together during the War and were involved with the Pridelandic side of the D-Day Landings in 1944

the Pterosaur 6 were the first to ever represent the Elements of Harmony, Malagasy was the first to represent Magic, Klondike was the first to represent Loyalty, Sundae was the first to represent Kindness, Sir Handel was the first to represent Generosity, Chipwich was the first to represent Laughter and Peter Sam was the first to represent Honesty, when the Pterosaur 6 first named them in 1860, they set a precedent.

the Lion Guard represent the Elements of Harmony too - Kion represents Magic, Bunga represents Loyalty, Fuli represents Laughter, Ono represents Honesty, Beshte represents Kindness, Anga represents Generosity

Ajabu of the Congo Rainforest is one of the many immigrants in the Pridelands, others include Raziya (a female emerald tree skink from the Philippines), Chuluun (a female snow leopard from Mongolia), Bogino, another member of the Lion Guard (a female red panda from Nepal), Ora (a male Komodo dragon from Indonesia), Varya, another member of the Lion Guard (a female Siberian tiger from Russia), Surak and Nirmala (male and female Asiatic lions from India), Azaad (a male Asiatic cheetah from Iran), Tenuk, another member of the Lion Guard (a male Malayan tapir), and some other obvious ones like Mama Binturong (an obviously female binturong from Malaysia) and some others

other members of the Guard I forgot to mention include Kambuni (a female ostrich), Yun Mibu (another immigrant, this time from China), Goigoi, the African rock python that saved Ushari's life in the AU (named ''Khnum''), Chura the female toad, a male bushbuck (named ''Thoth''), a male oryx (named ''Horus''), I think you're starting to see a pattern with these names, and Nyuni the male yellow wagtail.

now, in the beginning of season 24, the Survivors purchased the Bomber-Gups from the Legion of the Wild, the Legion were more focused on the Gups than the Bomber-Gups even though they built BOTH in 1940. Skarloey and his friends also happen to have ''friendship power'' for some reason. in the AU's version of The Prince of Egypt, it was not only the Egyptians that were affected by the Plagues, the Survivors were too. the AU also covers everything from music videos to shorts, from movies to TV shows.