Rafiki with Simba (Le Roi Lion)

An adorable duet

Rafiki is shown here when he introduces young Simba to the people of the savannah. Rafiki is a medium-sized, mostly gray monkey shown standing on his hind legs. The details of his four hands” are nicely reproduced and in the upper ones, he is holding the young baby Simba with his yellow coat and the little patch of dirt that Rafiki is making on his forehead. On the head, Rafiki has a mane of white hair that creates a kind of beard and we find the bright colors red, blue and yellow of his mysterious face.

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Category: Le-Roi-Lion

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The shaman of the savannah

Rafiki is a big ape and a relatively important character in the Disney animated film The Lion King. At the beginning of the movie, the queen gives birth to Simba, a young lion who will logically be the successor of his father. Rafiki is a kind of shaman or spiritual leader and it is therefore he who must baptize him and introduce him to the people of the savannah as their future king. Later when Simba runs away, thinking he is responsible for his father’s death, he goes to Rafiki who tries to make him understand that his mistake is in the past and that he must now take back his role and responsibilities.