Lion King’s Mufasa knew magic

There’s no shortage of fan theories surrounding classic Disney movies, and one of the weirder ones is this one The Lion KingS Mufasa secretly knew magic. However, after the story of The Lion King was expanded into a canon comic book miniseries, it seems that the ‘weird’ fan theory is not as far-fetched as one might have thought. In fact, Disney all but confirms that this is 100% true.

in Disney Villains: Scar #4 by Chuck Brown and Trevor Fraley Scar is dreaming of his future as King of the Pride Lands, and it’s just as bleak and desolate as fans remember it being from the 1994 animated film. Scar is then approached by Rafiki, who informs Scar that he is in a dream, and that it is only a vision of a potential future that he can very well avoid. Although, of course, Scar ignores his advice, as fans know that this is how the Pride Lands turned out under Scar’s rule after Mufasa’s death.

However, telling Scar that he’s in a dream/prophetic vision isn’t the only thing Rafiki reveals in this issue. During their conversation, Scar accuses Rafiki of using a magic spell on him, saying, “I heard your innovations. I know a spell when I hear oneTo which Rafiki replies,Of course you do. You have learned from the best. Me“. With this exchange, Disney confirms that Scar knew magic, and that Rafiki taught it to him. And if this is true, it is clear that Rafiki would also teach magic to Mufasa.

Mufasa’s iconic cloud form is a result of his mastery of magic

Everyone who saw 1994’s The Lion King Remember Mufasa’s iconic vision in the clouds, talking to his son, Simba, guiding him to his destiny as the true king of the Pride Lands. At the time, everyone probably assumed that this was a divine one-off, as if Mufasa had become Simba’s ‘guardian angel’ when he died, and now he was watching over his son from heaven. However, after learning that Scar learned magic from Rafiki when he was a young lion, it seems that there is more to Mufasa’s temporary ‘resurrection’ than meets the eye.

Consider that Mufasa’s return in the clouds is not divine intervention or angelic manifestation, but the Lion King flexing his god-level magical abilities from beyond the grave. If Scar can recognize and control a dream-like reality that prophesies his destiny, perhaps the same is not much different for a powerful magic user in death. Did the spirit of Mufasa go to a dream-like afterlife after death, and because of his master’s magic, he was able to send his spirit back to the physical world for a short time? That’s what the weird theory claims, and the comic issue all but confirms it.

Mufasa and Scar Knowing Magic tastes an exciting future for the Lion King

If Rafiki taught Mufasa and Scar magic… why not Simba?

Aside from prequels (like this comic), the stories of Mufasa and Scar have already been told, meaning there’s nowhere for The Lion King Franchise to go but forward. The first movie ended with Simba becoming king, and the second (The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride) ended with Simba maintaining his position. That means the door is wide open for the Lion King franchise to tell the story of how Simba learns magic from Rafiki. The potential story could be the nature of magic in the world, while providing an interesting new tale The Lion King Universe.

Even if The Lion King It can’t be furthered by the fact that Rafiki is teaching magic to almost all of Simba’s family, but the comic book issue alone is proof enough that one particularly weird fan theory is correct: Mufasa knew magic, and that’s how he was able to come up short. . Back from the dead in The Lion King.