

He then bid the hyrax a hasty goodbye, as he was planning to meet Simba at Pride Rock for a trip to the summit. Kopa boasted that he would someday be the king of the Pride Lands like his father before him. Kopa was playing with his hyrax friend, Pimbi, who teased him for his poor pounce. ―Kopa, after Simba breaks a promise to him Simba's broken promise “īut you promised, Dad. As a cub, Kopa made many friends, including Afua, Jambo and Kwaheri, and Pimbi. As their only son, he was the prince heir of Pride Rock and so was expected to inherit his father's throne someday. However, the two eventually returned to the Pride Lands with the help of an elephant named Kia, and Simba was reinstated as king and Kopa as prince heir. The plan worked, and Kopa joined his father in exile to the jungle.

One such hyena named Fisi devised a plot to overthrow Simba by using Kesho the cheetah to force Simba from the throne. Kopa famously befriended a hyena named Asante, which emboldened the hyenas of the Outlands to stray into the Pride Lands. With the help of three vultures called the Buzzard Boyz, Kopa was found by his parents, who saved him from the vultures' clutches. His curiosity once led him into trouble, as he strayed into the desert in search of his "family tree," which he believed to be a physical plant. He is the son of Simba and Nala.Īs a cub, Kopa often listened to stories about his family and friends. Afua, Asante, Buzzard Boyz, Jambo, Kwaheri, Nala, Pimbi, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Simba, Timon, Zazu
