Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to pass on the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa providing their writing. Told in flashback, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned lion cub, lost and alone until he meets a friendly lion named Taka, the heir to a royal line. The chance encounter sets in motion a band of extraordinary misfits on a journey to find their destiny, testing their bonds as they work together to escape a deadly enemy.