Notice! Spoilers for Mufasa: The Lion King ahead!
Mufasa: The Lion King did the work to create a The Lion King II: Simba's Pride remake, completely changing the way the public will see “Thestrange“villains. Disney's 2019 photorealistic CGI remake of The Lion King was a smash hit, so it was no surprise that another film was added to the franchise. However, instead of remaking the 1998 animated sequel to Simba's initial story, the House of Mouse delved into a Mufasa prequel. Yet, Mufasa: The Lion King I didn't forget Simba's Pride fully. Not only did it introduce Kiara, but it may have provided a more solid foundation for the sequel's villains.
One of the big surprises Mufasa: The Lion King is that Mufsa wasn't born real. He earned his place as king after a group of white lions known as the Forsaken began to eliminate the various bands throughout the Valley of the Kings. Mufasa killed the leader of these Outsiders, Kiros, and united the animals of Milele – the Pride Lands – to form a singular kingdom under his wise rule. A few years after that is when The Lion King was set, and Mufasa met his tragic end at the hands (paw) of his brother, Scar. Next was the story of The Lion King II: Simba's Pridealong with the return of the Outsiders.
Mufasa explains the history of the Outsiders before Lion King 2
Mufasa: The Lion King Retcons Rise of the Outsiders
Although Scar and the hyenas were the main villains of The Lion Kingboth Mufasa and The Lion King II mountain range “Strangers“take on the role of primary antagonists. This does not appear to be a coincidence. Instead, it appears that the CGI Lion King the franchise introduced a new origin story for the Outsiders of Pride Lands. If Disney goes ahead with a remake of The Lion King II: Simba's Prideso it is likely that the Outsiders with whom Simba and Kiara develop conflict are the descendants of Kiro's pride of white lions, which attempted, during Mufasa's rule, to exterminate all other types of lions after they were rejected for their differences.
The Lion King 2's outsiders are very different from Mufasa's
Scar's followers never made much sense
Of course, although both Mufasa and The Lion King II feature villains called Outsiders, these groups are very different from each other. In the 1998 animated film the Outsiders were lions of Mufasa's pride who were loyal to Scar when he took over. After Simba fought and defeated Scar, these lions were banished from the Pride Lands. As the years passed, their anger against Simba grew, and eventually their leader, Zira, developed a plot to have her son Kovu usurp the Lion King. There were some problems with this story, however. The Lion King never featured lions loyal to Scar, so these villains came out of nowhere Simba's Pride.
The Lion King never featured lions loyal to Scar, so these villains came out of nowhere Simba's Pride.
The Outsiders in Mufasa: The Lion King have a significantly different history. Instead of a pride of lions expelled only after Scar's fall, it is implied that the white lions in the previous film have existed for several generations. Kiros and his lions came from several different prides and were unjustly exiled because of their white fur. This led them to begin a campaign to eliminate all other prides until they were the last survivors, but Mufasa thwarted their plans. It's unclear what happened to Kiros' other followers afterward. Mufasa: The Lion KingIt's ending, but The Lion King II can see them return to challenge Simba and Kiara.
The story of the strangers in The Lion King 2 is more sympathetic after Mufasa
Simba bringing in the strangers would be a touching full-circle moment
If Disney intends for foreigners Mufasa be equal to those in The Lion King II: Simba's Prideso this will make the story much stronger if the sequel is remade in the future. Although Kiros and his white lions are undeniably evil, they became that way because they were mistreated for something they couldn't control: their appearance. Still, there wasn't much room for compassion in the Lion King prequel. Mufasa had no choice but to fight them, but Simba may have the chance to grant them mercy. In the end, the end of The Lion King II sees the Outsiders become one with Simba's Pride.
Although the compassion Simba learned to show the Outsiders in 1998 The Lion King II The film was moving, if a little disjointed, as the villains' motivations were never entirely clear. The audience was expected to accept that Scar had lion followers who fought against his pride, even if that didn't happen in The Lion King. Furthermore, it makes no sense that any lion would choose to follow Scar, since he was objectively a terrible king who starved his subjects. Mufasa: The Lion King's Outsiders, on the other hand, are much easier to empathize with.