#night pride

[valentinbelleyh505]

what does they have in common?

[angst-addicted-fool]

Time for Kion and Rani!

My adult versions of King Kion and Queen Rani of the Tree of Life!

I feel like Rani could have turned out better :'), although I admit I haven't drawn her as much.

Kion look great tho! The brighter red stripes in his mane turned out nice!

[kaythefloppa]

The Night Pride Series - Autopsy

The Night Pride Series is, or should I say, was a fan-animated YouTube series that was meant to serve as both a prequel and sequel to The Lion Guard. The first four episodes took place before the events of the series and focused on the Night Pride's backstory, explaining the deaths of Rani and Baliyo's parents, (Sãhasí and Ãnanda) died, and how Rani got her scar on her foreleg. The rest of the series would've taken place after the events of The Lion Guard's series finale, Return to the Pride Lands, featuring Kion and the Lion Guard as adults and focusing on the next generation at the Tree of Life, including Kion and Rani's children.

It began production as early as March of 2020, was officially announced to the public in September of 2020, and was slated for a release of March of 2021. However, due to controversy involving the show's creator, the series was cancelled on February 5th, 2021 before any episodes were released.

And now, 4 years after the doomsday, one of the lead writers, Kaytoart (A.K.A. mudconk on Tumblr) has uploaded an autopsy video that heavily analyzes all 15 episodes of the series' first season and the content thereof that never saw the light of day, including, but not limited to songs, artwork, refsheets, script details, and characters. They provide their own input about the series' writing, and offer rewrite pitches.

I was a voice-actor on the project, as the tiger villain Omari, who appeared in the second episode, "The Clan of the High Cliffs." I never got to do any official voicework for the series (beyond my auditions for the character, which were recorded by 14 yr old me without a microphone so of course it's... shit) because we never got that far enough in production. I say this to paint a picture as to how debilitating the cancellation was in terms of the content that people had spent so much time and energy into for the series; content that up until now, was practicially invisible to the general public sphere and would've under different circumstances, became lost media.

I'm really glad that Kayto managed to get this together, if nothing else, to give closure to fans who were disappointed to see the show disappear into the void, and more importantly, for those of us on the team that never fully got to share our dedication and pride to the world.

With all that being said, I would 100% recommend watching this video. It's very well put together, and it reveals a lot about the series that many don't fully know (for example, the death of Rani's father, Sãhasí). If you are someone who was at all disappointed by the downfall of the series, whether you were a fan anticipating the series' release, or a former team-member upset at how everything went down, this video will be incredibly cathartic. And if you're someone who has no idea about what the Night Pride Series is/was then, consider this a neat little fandom history lesson for the day.

[bunnyccino]

Rani 🤎🤎🤎

[cartoonico]

I love how Baliyo's design was obviously inspired by one of Nuka's earlier designs.

And this one might be a stretch, but it's possible that Nirmala's design might've taken some inspiration from these earlier designs of Zira and the background Outlander lionesses.

[mysticalhiss]

You thought I was done with the Night Pride redesigns? Haha no (I say this like these aren't from over 2 years ago.)

Rani and Baliyo are tigers. They are THE iconic Asian big cat so this is pretty self-explanatory. Janna is also a tiger because she's their grandmother and that was a pretty important element of both her and Rani's character so I wasn't going to change that. I genuinely think I popped off with Baliyo's design ngl.

Nirmala is a dhole/red dog! She already has a very pretty design so I didn't change too much, just a few features to suit the species I changed her to! Dholes are pretty rare animals and it was mentioned Nirmala arrived from outside the tree of life so I thought this seemed like a good choice for her.

Surak was a challenge. Coming up with an idea of him was why this took me so long. Canonically, he is Rani and Baliyo's uncle so going by that, he should be a tiger. However, I kind of want to have another animal as part of the group and iirc, him being related to Rani and Baliyo wasn't particularly relevant? So i made him a water buffalo! Least happy with his design because translating his design elements to a completely different species was a pain and I'm not familiar with drawing bovines.

I looked up what species of owl Ullu was supposed to be and I left more confused than I started. On one wiki, she's stated to be a Scops owl. Alright, I can kind of see that. But on another wiki, it claimed she was an eagle-owl of all things. Found out most people seem to go with the eagle-owl for her species (despite the scops owl making a lot more sense based on her size) so I redesigned her to look more like a Eurasian eagle-owl! Kept the markings minimal so the design wouldn't be too cluttered.

[yzeltia]

Weird West AU -U'rahn-

Title: The Further Adventurres of Rrahn the Ridin' Lion Featuring: Desertwalkers AU by @scrollsfromarebornrealm Characters: Rhahn Chai (U'rahn Nuhn), Fordola Lupus, Arenvald Lentinus Notes:

“C’mon. You know I've got good aim! Let me have a handgun!”

“Not happening. And sit still will you! You're going to end up with another hatchet job,” Fordola hissed at Rrhan, gripping the nape of his neck to keep him still as she tried to cut his bangs. “You're too trigger happy. Last time you almost shot poor Aba in his arse and he about bucked Arenvald out of his saddle.”

A light breeze blew through their outpost, sending Rrhan’s hairs tumbling away as he crossed his arms and balanced on the stool they’d set up by the fire. His nose wrinkled a bit, some of the hair getting caught in the flames as it was carried away. “But I got the baddie! That counts. Not my fault the bullet took a clean path through him,” Rrahn huffed, pouting.

Arenvald chuckled, riding in on Aba, gently pulling his reins to slow him to a stop by his friends. “You did, though I think Kemakka would appreciate it if he didn’t have to clean up after us. We have other methods of subduing our targets than making them bleed. You’re also much better with the shotgun in terms of munition. Besides, one of these days you’re going to get outdrawn and make your poor priest pretty upset.”

Rrhan flushed then looked away quickly before wincing as he heard Fordola close the scissors into a lock of his hair. “Now you’ve gone and done it,” Fordola said, forcing his attention back up to her. “Why don’t I try giving you a shave next? That’ll teach you to be nice and still.”

Rrahn swallowed then hopped off his stool. “Ah, y’know. I like it kinda spiky like this. It’s a great job Dola! Best haircut ever. No need to fuss with me further,” he said quickly, before putting on his hat.

Fordola glowered toward Rrhan before pocketing her scissors in her belt while Arenvald trotted Aba around the fire. “Anyroad, word has it that guy making a fuss at the Saltlick was heard swearing he’ll take revenge on Madam’s Gohtawyn’s establishment. We know very well that she can hold her own but this guy’s pockets are apparently pretty deep. He was throwing money around in the town over, no doubt on business from our invaders from the east. We’re going to intercept him before he can cause a problem then send him home with his pockets turned out,” Arenvald said, leaning forward to brush some white powder into Aba’s forehead, creating a fake diamond to disguise his poll.

“Sounds simple enough,” Fordola mused, crossing her arms. “I expect you want to catch him with his pants down? I can go get the wig for Rrhan.”

“Nuh uh! Never again. Last time I was bait I couldn't get the corset off and my folks caught me in it. Had the most awkward breakfast you'd ever seen the next mornin’,” Rrhan said, shaking his head.

Arenvald shook his head, “No. I think we just catch him before he does something stupid. According to the Daybreakers, when he left the prior town they had a bit of arson trouble. The grocer said a stranger was buying rags in a foul mood shortly after Miss Gohtaywn ejected him from the Saltlick. Too much of a coincidence. The main street is too bright so we’ll keep watch on the back of the building as he’s more likely to strike there.”

“Rright Rright! Then we’ll put him out and give him the usual Night Pride fine,” Rrhan purred, tail thrashing with excitement as he put his fist up toward Arenvald, Fordola doing the same.

With that, Rrhan whistled for Nox, letting his Appaloosa hurry toward him so that he and Fordola could saddle up on her. Together, the three rode to the outskirts of town. Rrhan hitched Nox just out of view, making sure there wasn’t anything around that she could find to munch on before pulling out an apple for her. “Only eat this, okay? Nothing weird,” he instructed while Fordola rolled her eyes.

Arenvald and Aba rode off toward the side of the Saltlick, the former pretending to be meandering around drunkenly while Fordola and Rrhan took a corner, leaning against each other to feign themselves as a couple against the back wall beside a barrel. Rrhan beamed at Fordola who steadily glowered up at him as she picked at loose hairs on his shoulders. 

As the sunset, footsteps trudged forward followed by laughter. “Throw me out on my ass will you? Well, let me return the favour by serving you a cocktail straight from Garlemald,” the villain laughed out, striking a match as he held up a bottle of vodka with a rag stuffed in it in his other hand.

Taking action, Fordola lifted the lid off the barrel then rushed forward while Rrhan pulled out his whip. With a whistle, Rhan summoned Arenvald while Fordola jumped forward and slammed the barrel down over the match in the man’s hand before knocking him to the ground.

“What the-! You bi-,” the man started before crying in pain as a whip cracked and about his boot and leg.

“Better not finish that thought or we’ll let her show you why we call her The Butcher,” Rrhan warned before tossing the handle of his whip up to Arenvald as he rushed by. 

Arenvald tapped on Aba’s hind with his free hand as he held the whip and reigned in one hand. Soon the villain was crying into the night as he was pulled away into the dark. Fordola joined Rhan, put the lid barrel back then narrowed her eyes at him. “I hate that nickname!”

“Wha!? It makes you sound so badass though,” Rrhan protested, starting to trot with his friend to retrieve Nox.

“I don’t care. I should be scary enough without it,” she huffed, hopping up into Nox’s saddle before holding out her hand for Rrhan to join them.

“Well, we need another nickname for you. How about ‘The Lioness’?” Rrhan offered, squeezing his legs to get Nox to hurry along after Arenvald.

“You know Rrhanald. No one would be surprised if you got lost out in the wilds,” Fordola grumbled, holding onto Rhan as they rode.

“Huh?”

“Nothing.”

After a bit, the sound of their target’s cursing began to echo out toward them. Past some high rocks, Arenvald had dragged the man into a corner and waved his gun around to keep the other from bolting. Rrhan and Fordola arriving, they dismounted Nox then joined their friend, the former getting behind the man to tie his wrists while Fordola patted him down to free his pelpurse and weapons. 

“You won’t get away with this. I’ll be back, and I’ll bring friends” the man hissed.

“Sure you will. Though I hope they find you before something else finds you first,” Arenvald said while trading Fordola a machete for their prizes.

Fordola moved on, walking up to a cactus and shaving off the spines in one quick slash. Rrhan chuckled, hearing the man give an audible gulp as he frogwalked him to the plant to bind him to it. “You’re lucky we’re nice enough to make you comfy. Sometimes we toss folks against the cactus without any protection,” he said before pulling out a switchblade to slice the other’s belt and then down the side of his jeans.

“Wh-what the hells are you doing,” the man yelled out.

Rhan whipped the man’s pants away then beamed as he tossed them into a cactus patch to drag through and shred, leaving the man in his cotton smalls. “Just making sure you won’t mosey back into town too easily. Our good sheriff will see you in bars for indecency if you try to wander back in without your drawers so…if or when you manage to wiggle free you’ll have to go find your friends like that or be another town’s problem…But as long as the Ridin’ Lions are around, you get so much as five miles within the town limits you’ll find yourself right back here.”

“Though next time we’ll strip you and just toss you into the cactus,” Fordola warned.

“You’ll regret this! When I get out of here I’ll rally up my boys and I will come back. We’ll get you meddling-,” the man started up again before being silenced as Fordola hit him with the handle of the machete.

Rhan sighed then pulled out a small blade, putting it in the man’s hand on the other side of the cactus so he could free himself when he woke up. “You think we’ll ever run into someone who gives up quietly? I don’t get why they double down when they’ve already lost,” Rrhan sighed, turning as Fordola hopped up onto Aba with Arenvald.

“Just like a cornered cat. They don’t know what to do other than lash out,” Arenvald said before looking up as he heard howling in the distance. “We should get back to the hideout and figure out what to do with our prize.”

Rrhan brightened up, hopping up on Nox and heading off beside his friends. “We’ll turn it into the collection at the church! I’m sure Themis will put it to good use for the orphanage.”

“We can’t be giving all our earnings to your boyfriend, Rrhanald,” Fordola said.

“H-He’s not! He’s just um…,” Rrhan said, going quiet as he tried to think of what to say.

“I understand the orphanage is important to you, Rrhan, but there’s a lot more people in Stonewood that need the money too. Not to mention we have to take a cut every now and then to replace our gear,” Arenvald said.

“I guess you’re right there…,” Rrhan sighed before flitting his ears up. “Ah…you hear that?”

Arenvald pulled the reins on Aba, slowing him while Nox slowed behind him. The three looked back into the dark as a scream sounded out then quieted. “You think…,” Fordola trailed.

“Unsure…We’ll check back in the morning,” Arenvald said, looking up at the moon before nodding to Rrhan before hurrying back toward base.

Rrhan swallowed, staring out into the dark before shuddering. He felt a twinge of sympathy, not wanting to be out in the wilds of Stonewood and whatever else lurked out in the night.

[peacefulemoyearnings]

I think my favorite night pride member is Baliyo. He's such a precious cinnamon roll!! I wish we'd gotten more screen time from him