List of fictional big cats in animation

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This list of fictional big cats in animation is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and is a collection of various notable feline characters that appear in various animated works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of large felines portrayed in animated television shows or feature-length films.

Cheetahs

Name Work Notes
Azaad The Lion Guard Fuli's competitor and friend, later love interest
Officer Benjamin Clawhauser Zootopia An overweighted police officer who loves donuts and is a huge fan of the popstar Gazelle.
Blur Wild Kratts A cheetah who loves chasing Chris when he is using Gazelle Powers.
Chiqicheetah One Piece
Finbar Hey Duggee A cheetah that is part of the Hummingbirds, whose body resembles Norrie.
Fuli The Lion Guard A cute female teenage tomboyish East African cheetah cub who is the fastest member in the Lion Guard. Fuli in Kiswahili means "Very Fast" and is Voiced by Diamond White.
Jasper Jewelpet A cheetah who represents Honesty. He is yellow and brown-spotted with his inner ears, necklace and tail containing a red diamond-shaped jasper.
Sasha Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure Sasha is one of the main characters of the animated television film who is a female cheetah with green eyes.
Savannah Cheetaby Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own Savannah Cheetaby is a white cheetah who is a very famous pop star in Paw-Tucket.
Spot Swat Wild Kratts A cheetah cub who is the son of Blur.
Tally The Wild Thornberrys Movie One of the cheetah cubs who got captured by two poachers while Eliza was playing with Akela's cubs

Leopards

Name Work Notes
Bagheera The Jungle Book/The Jungle Book Black leopard - a clever, serious and responsible character, quite similar to the Bagheera in Kipling's book, except that in the novel Bagheera spoiled Mowgli more. In the film, it is Bagheera and not the wolves who first finds Mowgli, a young village child and he is the one who takes him back to the village.
Baransha Zatch Bell! Black leopard-like mamodo with the ability to disappear.
Sabor Tarzan A vicious leopard, who killed Tarzan's parents, along with Kala's son, but was killed by an adult Tarzan.
Makucha The Lion Guard A cream African leopard who tracks Ajabu an Okapi to the Pride Lands. He is also the leader of his clan of the back lands. Makucha means"Claws" in the Swahili language and is voiced by Steve Blum.
Badilli The Lion Guard An African leopard who is a victim to Mapigano. He eventually overcomes his fear by standing up for himself.
Mapigano The Lion Guard An African leopard who bullied Badilli upon his territory.
Tai Lung Kung Fu Panda A snow leopard who tries to snatch the dragon scroll from Shifu.
Chuluun The Lion Guard A snow leopard who frightens the red pandas. After being defeated by Bunga, she joins forces with Makucha to visit the Tree of Life.
Phango Khumba A leopard born blind in one eye who plans to kill Khumba.
Princess Romy Around the World with Willy Fog Indian princess and one of the main character of Willy Fog's series.
Trey Rock Dog A snow leopard
Sam Snow The Creature Cases A snow leopard who is the Agent of C.L.A.D.E, master of detective and friend of Kit Casey
Siri Rugrats Go Wild A clouded leopard. Voiced by Chrissie Hynde
Yun Mibu The Lion Guard A clouded leopard that the Lion Guard encountered in the forest during their journey to the Tree of Life.
Sultan Delhi Safari Indian leopard. King of the Jungle. Begum's mate and Yuvraj's father.
Yuvraj Delhi Safari A leopard cub. Son of Sutan and Begum

Lions

Name Work Notes
Aslan Narnia Aslan in the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, voiced by Liam Neeson
Alex Madagascar The protagonist of DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar and its sequels. Voiced by Ben Stiller
Babban Sher Chhota Bheem A ferocious Asiatic lion enemy of Raju & an animal friend of Bheem & his friends. He is now a ferocious tiger from Season 9 of Chhota Bheem.
Bester Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!
Bobby My Gym Partner's a Monkey
Brave Heart Lion Care Bears One of the Care Bear Cousins. He has brown-orange fur and his tummy symbol is a red heart wearing a crown on the right side.
Cat Burglar Wild Kratts A lion cub who was nicknamed by Jimmy Z because he stole his controller.
Chris Wild Kratts A lion cub who was named by Aviva after a green bucket of paint fell on him.
Clay Calloway Sing 2 A reclusive lion (voiced by the lead singer of U2 Bono) who retired from his rock music career after his wife passed away.
Drooper The Banana Splits Bass player for The Banana Splits, an all-animal band.
El Cutisimo Wild Kratts A lion cub who was named by Aviva.
Erma Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Florrie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Alex's mother and Zuba's wife. She is the alpha lioness of the pride.
Fred Super Chicken Fred was the lion sidekick of Super Chicken, a regular segment character in the Jay Ward-Bill Scott series George of the Jungle
Gabriel's Lion Oshiri Kajiri Mushi
Galaxy Federation Police Central Commander Dokkoida?!
Gold Majuu Sensen: The Apocalypse
Granite Jewelpet A white lion who represents Security. He wears a light blue pearl necklace with a pentagram-shaped blue granite rock around his neck.
Gregory My Gym Partner's a Monkey
Guddu Motu Patlu He Lion From Circus Who Help By Motu & Patlu And He Has Own Spin-Off Called Guddu The Great
He Who Breathes Fire Wild Kratts A five-year-old lion weighing in at 400 lbs (180 kg). He has a pride made up of two females and six cubs. He is a strong lion as seen when he single-handedly wrestled two male lions. He is also an active hunter as seen when he was hunting zebra with his females.
Lambert the Sheepish Lion Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Kiara The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion Guard Simba and Nala's daughter and therefore princess of the Pridelands
Kimba Kimba the White Lion The title character of Osamu Tezuka's manga/anime, Kimba the White Lion. He was renamed "Leo" in its spinoff, Leo the Lion.
King Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water White lion's cub and Nadia's pet friend.
King Leonidas Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Kion The Lion Guard Kiara's younger brother who is the fiercest and the leader of the Lion Guard.
Larry Father of the Pride A white lion who worked for Siegfried & Roy.
Laval Legends of Chima The Prince of the Lion tribe.
Lil' Cubby Wild Kratts A lion cub who was named by Koki.
Lion Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Lion Steven Universe
Lippy The Lion Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har Title character of the 1962 Hanna-Barbera animated series.
Martin Wild Kratts A lion cub who was named by Aviva after he fell into blue paint.
Mufasa The Lion King/The Lion King Simba's father. The first Lion King of Pride Rock featured. Killed by Scar half way in the film. James Earl Jones voiced both the 1994 animated film and also reprised his role in 2019 remake.
Nala The Lion King/The Lion King Sarafina's daughter and Simba's best friend. She becomes mother to Kiara by the end of the film. She is voiced by Moira Kelly, Gabrielle Union, and Beyonce
Rani The Lion Guard Leader of the Night Pride and the queen for the Tree of Life who is Kion's partner and love interest. Her name means "Queen" in hindi and for her lion subspecies is an Asiatic lion.
Sarabi The Lion King/The Lion King Simba's mother.
Sarafina The Lion King/The Lion King Nala's mother.
Scar The Lion King/The Lion King Mufasa's brother, jealous of Simba's position as next in line for the Lion King title. He is voiced by Jeremy Irons, David Oyelowo, and Chiwetel Ejiofor
Simba The Lion King/The Lion King The title character of Disney's most successful animated feature film, The Lion King. Voiced by Matthew Broderick, Cam Clarke, Rob Lowe and Donald Glover He is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi,[1] nephew of Scar, husband of Nala, and father of Kiara and Kion in the sequel and TV series. He has golden fur and when he grows into an adult, he has an auburn mane. The name "Simba" comes from the Swahili word for lion. Because his name in Kiswahili language Simba for his African lion subspecies is an East African lion.[citation needed]
Screen Saver Wild Kratts A lion cub who was named by Koki after he claws the Tortuga's screen.
Kovu The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Zira's son, Scar's chosen heir, and Kiara's mate. His name means "scar" in Swahili.
Leo Merrie Melodies Appears in four shorts The Lyin' Mouse, The Lion's Busy, Hold the Lion, Please and Acrobatty Bunny. The latter who he co-starred with Bugs Bunny.
Makunga Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Zuba and Alex's rival and main antagonist
Mayor Lionheart Zootopia Voiced by J.K. Simmons, the noble mayor of Zootopia
Montana Jones Montana Jones Lead character
Nuka The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Zira's elder son, brother of Vitani and Kovu.
Prince John Robin Hood The greedy villain of Disney's 1973 animated feature film Robin Hood.
Raja Ga Waurua Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Parsley The Herbs A simple, friendly lion. He does not usually talk, but always sings, "I'm a very friendly lion called Parsley". His best friends are Dill the dog and Sage the owl, but he is normally seen with Rosemary, Basil and Bayleaf the gardener.
Samson The Wild The protagonist of the film who tells his son, Ryan about Samson the wild. Samson is voiced by Kiefer Sutherland
Socrates Animals United A vegetarian lion who has a scar on his face and a best friend to Billy the Meerkat. Socrates is voiced by Thomas Fritsch in the German version of the film and Stephen Fry in the English dub
Reginald 64 Zoo Lane A lion whose naps are often disturbed.
Ryan The Wild Samson's son who tries to roar just like his dad. He is voiced by Greg Cipes
Willy Fog Around the World with Willy Fog XIX-styled voyager and main character of the series.
Wildcat TaleSpin A friend of Baloo's and a mechanic of Higher for Hire.
Vampire King (lion) Adventure Time He turned into a lion after his vampire essence has been extracted.
Various lions Adventure Time
Vitani The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Zira's daughter and sister of Nuka and Kovu.
Zira The Lion King II: Simba's Pride The main antagonist of the film, mother of Nuka, Vitani and Kovu. "Zira" means "hate" in Swahili.
Zuba Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Alex's father who is an alpha lion. Zuba is voiced by actor/comedian Bernie Mac

Tigers

Name Work Notes
Battle Cat Masters of the Universe A large green tiger, with yellow stripes, who serves as He-Man's fighting mount.
Captain Yellow Dragon Ball Tiger pilot are songoku
Ethelbert Ethelbert the Tiger Dlip and his tiger cub are forest tales
Geobaldi Outlanders
Nahal Shimmer and Shine Shine’s pet tiger.
Ragland T. "Rags" Tiger Crusader Rabbit Crusader Rabbit's sidekick
Rajah Aladdin/Aladdin Princess Jasmine's tiger-like palace friend and pet.
Shere Khan The Jungle Book/Talespin/The Jungle Book The main antagonist, variously voiced by George Sanders, Tony Jay and Idris Elba.
Shoko's tiger Adventure Time A white tiger that is Shoko's loyal companion
Tiger Adventure Time A tiger that first appeared during the song montage in the episode "Evicted!"
White Tiger The Justice Friends A humanoid tiger and a companion to the Justice Friends.
Master Tigress Kung Fu Panda A South China tiger who is the strongest and boldest warrior of the Furious Five.
Mei Lin Master Keaton OVA
Taiga Nagasarete Airantou
Goji Kody Kapow A white tiger friend of Kody And Mei
Shimajirou Shimano Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou One of the main characters and is the main protagonist. He is a bright and energetic tiger who lives donuts and soccer.
Tigger The House at Pooh Corner Tigger is a fictional tiger character originally introduced in A. A. Milne's book The House at Pooh Corner
Vitaly Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted A Siberian tiger with a Russian accent, voiced by Bryan Cranston
Giant Realistic Flying Tiger Uncle Grandpa Her personality is a cross between that of a stereotypical teenage girl, a house cat and a real-life tiger.
Queen Stealth Wild Kratts A female Bengal tiger who lives in the rainforests of India.
Baby Blue, Camo and Tackle Wild Kratts Queen Stealth's children.

Other

Name Species Work Notes
Baby Puss Smilodon The Flintstones Pet of Fred Flintstone who locks Fred out of the house at end of each episode.
Baby Jaguar Jaguar Dora the Explorer/Go Diego Go! Diego's pet jaguar cub and sidekick.
Bonkers D. Bobcat Bobcat Bonkers A Toon policeman working with Detective Lucky Piquel to stamp out Toon criminals from Hollywood.
Catbus A shapeshifting feline My Neighbor Totoro A friend/aspect of Totoro, shaped like a bus and capable of delivering people in need to any specific place.
Diego Smilodon Ice Age Voiced by Denis Leary, one of the main characters in the movies.
Dualot Panther Working with Words (Journey Through the Jungle of Words) A jungle girl panther with blue fur, who is paired up with a monkey named Seealot.
Xiao Eurasian Lynx Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny A kind-hearted lynx who rules the forbidden city
Felix Iberian lynx The Missing Lynx A clumsy and unlucky sort.
Galdo Gasper Humanoid tigerish Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?
Gia Jaguar Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Voiced by Jessica Chastain
Hang Time Caracal Wild Kratts A female caracal who steals Aviva's birdie that is a precious family heirloom, then Martin and Chris go after her and get it back from her kittens.
Kutal Liger Shinzo An Earth-elemental humanoid cat Enterran.
Lenny Homotherium Ice Age A rotund Homotherium and a member of Soto's pack.
Louie Mountain Lion Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse An oafish mountain lion who often targets Goofy or Donald Duck
Manchas Jaguar Zootopia A black jaguar who drives in the limo. One of the missing mammals that turned savage in Zootopia.
Oscar Smilodon Ice Age A tall Smilodon and a member of Soto's pack
Pink Panther Panther The Pink Panther Show The main and title character in the opening and closing credit sequences of every film in The Pink Panther series except for A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau. His popularity spawned a series of theatrical shorts, merchandise, a comic book, and television cartoons. He starred in 124 shorts (either theatrical or televised), 10 television shows and three prime time specials. He's also known as Nathu and Pangu in East and South Asia and Paulchen Panther (Little Paul the Panther) in Germany.
Pete Puma Puma Rabbit's Kin, Tiny Toon Adventures Voiced by Stan Freberg
Pounce More Caracal Wild Kratts A caracal kitten named by Martin, and is the son of Hang Time.
Shadow Jaguar Wild Kratts A young black jaguar cub living in the lowland tropical rain forests of Central America.
Shira Smilodon Ice Age: Continental Drift Member of Captain Gutt's Pirate crew and Diego's mate. Voiced by Jennifer Lopez
Snagglepuss Mountain lion The Yogi Bear Show[2] A Hanna-Barbera cartoon character created in 1959,[2] a pink anthropomorphic mountain lion voiced by Daws Butler.[3] He is best known for his famous catchphrase, "Heavens to Murgatroyd!",[3] along with phrases such as "Exit, stage left!" Snagglepuss was originally known as "Snaggletooth" (a pink lion precursor).[4]
Soto Smilodon Ice Age The main antagonist of the first film and Diego's former leader. Soto is voiced by Goran Visnjic.
Zeke Smilodon Ice Age A small Smilodon and member of Soto's pack.

References

  1. ^ "The Lion King Characters". disney.go.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. ^ a b "Cartoon Scrapbook". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-06-26. Snagglepuss
  3. ^ a b Martin, Gary (1996–2009). "Heavens to Murgatroyd". Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  4. ^ Toonopedia, Snaggletooth and Snagglepuss.