Nala

Nala is a major character in Disney's The Lion King franchise, serving as the deuteragonist of Disney's 32nd full-length animated feature film The Lion King, a minor character in both its 1998 sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1 1/2, and a supporting character in the animated television series The Lion Guard. She is the best friend and later mate of Simba.

Why She Laughs In The Face Of Danger

 * 1) She is extremely similar to Simba, as both start off as mischievous children but become more mature in their adulthood.
 * 2) Although she doesn't appear as much as Simba does, she is shown to be smarter than him. What's more, she has always been able to pin him, but he has never been able to pin her.
 * 3) When she reunites with Simba as an adult she, along with Rafiki and the spirit of his father, Mufasa, convinces him to return to the Pride Lands and take his place as the rightful king.
 * 4) In the second film, she is shown to not be so overprotective of Kiara like Simba is. She even tries to make him less protective of her. Additionally, she was more willing to accept Kovu into the Pride Lands than Simba was and even suggested that he get to know him and see. The look on her face when Simba banishes Kovu from the Pride Lands due to him thinking that Kovu led the ambush against him indicates that she doesn't support this decision.
 * 5) In the Lion Guard episode "The Trail to Udugu", she teaches Kiara and Kion the importance of working together.
 * 6) Her design as a cub and an adult are both absolutely superb.
 * 7) Niketa Calame (her cub voice) and Moira Kelly (her adult voice) both do a fantastic job voicing her.
 * 8) * While not as good as Moira Kelly, Gabrielle Union still does a good job voicing her in The Lion Guard.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Although she is still likable in the second film, she is unfortunately reduced to a minor character.