Long live 'Tani by Calmomila on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Maybe I'm a bit late for this rant, but I felt like doing it anyway.
Well, as you can see I'm not the biggest fan of Lion Guard Vitani... Or The Lion Guard in general. Now, don't get me wrong, TLG isn't a terrible show, I just think it doesn't fit the Lion King universe at all. I've seen many people trying to defend the show saying that the Lion King is about talking lions and, therefore, not realistic in the first place, but this is a pretty weak argument, 'cause just like any fantasy world, The Lion King has its rules and boundaries, and I feel like The Lion Guard (with its magical roars that send animals flying, supersonic cheetahs, venom that turns people evil and spirits that can show up whenever they please) has broken many of them.

Another thing I don't like about the show is the designs. They are all way too busy to be in TLK, but especially I don't like what they did with Vitani, I know why they did it, they wanted to make her more rounded and cute, you know, for the kids! But it kind of takes away all the original charm of her character! Vitani is supposed to be skinny, scruffy, and kind of rude, and I much prefer her that way!

Again, I'm NOT saying that TLG is a bad show or that you can't like it, all of this is just my personal opinion. I personally don't like how the show handles The Lion King lore and I will ignore pretty much 95% of it in my headcanon Sweating a little...