Lions of Manyeleti

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(11-01-2024, 04:44 PM)KM600 Wrote: Ncila was prolly my favourite lion in Manyeleti, him and RRM up there anyways. A shame he seems to have died, but I can’t think of a better replacement than the Monwaganes, in terms of Skorro Pride as a whole, and whatever they might be trying to accomplish in Manyeleti. They are by far the most impressive duo in terms of their bloodline with the Avoca / Giraffe / Birmingham genes on their fathers side. Torchwood male might also have Matimba genes on his mother’s side, but I’m not sure, anyways very impressive. 

Wasn’t surprised to hear they had won over the Skorro Pride, Mandevu and Ncila are very impressive males but lacked a lot of experience despite being pride males. They struggled with RRM whenever they didn’t face him together, albeit no small challenge, RRM is a beast, and they clearly were on the losing end against the Mbiris.

Same, I think he was a lot of people's favourites. We tend to like the underdog/broken one that makes a comeback. The crippled hero that goes through a struggle and rises again is a classic part of the monomyth/hero's journey. It's so ingrained in our psychology to want them to succeed, when we see that playing out with a real life animal in the wild, we can't help but root for them. But this is real life, the wild, and they don't always win in the end.

But his and Mandevu's bond probably wasn't as strong as it had once been, with the way Mandevu turned against him after the snare incident. So it might have been that the Monwagane males were bigger, more experienced AND had the better bond. Reply