Vitani

Vitani is a secondary antagonist in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. She is the daughter and middle child of Zira, the older sister of Kovu, and the younger sister of Nuka. She is the current leader of the Lion Guard. Vitani is something of a tomboy, likely from growing up in such a sterile environment. As a result, Vitani is portrayed as loyal to her mother's cause, though, and prickly, who has a tendency toward making sardonic taunts or sly remarks. Nevertheless, Vitani is aware of her own intelligence and loyalty (that is, compared to the rest of her family). Vitani openly supports Zira's plan to make Kovu the next king, aware that Nuka is bull-headed, bitter, and unstable. However, Vitani seems to show genuine care for Kovu's safety, becoming irritated toward Nuka for leaving him on his own. Again, when she excitedly says, "Kovu, what a guy!" in Zira's number. As an adolescent, she sees the error of her ways and becomes the next outsider, after Kovu, to rejoin Simba's pride. After rejoining Simba's pride, Vitani becomes the leader of her own formed Lion Guard, and is devoted to the task without hesitation, although it would cause problems like when she mistook Kion, his guard and the outlanders for intruders. She showed herself to be a capable leader, commanding her guard well and showing strong camaraderie with them, and belied a fierce courage that impressed Kion so much that he acknowledged Vitani's worthiness and bestowed the Mark of the Guard and the Roar of the Elders to her. Vitani displayed a humble side to Kion's gesture and the realization that she now wields the Roar though was humbled again but also very impressed when she saw how apart she and Kion are in controlling the Roar.