Simba

Simba is a recurring character and Summon in the Kingdom Hearts series. He is originally from Disney's "The Lion King".

Kingdom Hearts
''The leader of the pride. He rules over the other animals of the Pride Lands, his savanna kingdom. Hold down the X button to charge up his power. When the command changes to Proud Roar release the button to unleash the attack. Hold the button down longer for more power. Cost: 2 MP. He roared onto the scene in "The Lion King" (1994).''

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Successor to his father as ruler of the Pride Lands. Sora need only call and Simba will appear and lend his strength.

Kingdom Hearts II
Son of the great Mufasa who grew up to succeed his father and rule the Pride Lands.

''As a young cub, Simba mistakenly thought he was responsible for his father's death. He left the Pride Lands and met two new friends: Timon and Pumbaa. They taught him to lead a carefree life.''

During their first quest, Simba helped Sora, Donald, and Goofy whenever they called on him.

Kingdom Hearts
In the first game, Simba appears as a Summon, using an attack called Proud Roar where Sora charges up Simba's Proud Roar and fires a powerful attack.

His world was destroyed, however, his strong heart refused to languish in darkness, keeping his spirit alive and turned him into a Summon Gem, which was given to Sora by Leon after he told him about the hearts of worlds and gives him his "lucky charm" (the Earthshine Gem). After bringing it to the Fairy Godmother, she recognized it as a Summon Gem and immediately restored it's spiritual form, making him able to assist Sora in battles. After stopping Ansem (Xehanort's Heartless), Simba's body was restored and he returned to his own world.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
In Chain of Memories Simba reappears as a figment of Sora's memories, and he is once again a summonable character. He's the first Summon Card you get, given to Sora by Leon after finishing his tutorial.

Kingdom Hearts II
In Kingdom Hearts II, Simba was surprised to see Sora, Donald and Goofy in the Pride Lands. He was more surprised that the three looked very different from when he last saw them (as they were in animal form). He was even more amazed to find out that they were with Nala. Sora, Goofy, Donald and Nala attempted to convince Simba to return to the Pride Lands to overthrow Scar, but Simba resisted until he meets the spirit of his father, Mufasa, thus rebuilding his confidence. He returned to find that Scar's hatred has turned him (Scar) into a Heartless. After a battle on the top of Pride Rock, Scar was defeated, and driving the hyenas out, Simba took his rightful place as king.

However, the appearance of Scar's ghost caused Simba to have doubts, which made the other lions question his abilities as king. With Sora's help he was able to overcome these fears, defeat Scar's ghost and become the King he was meant to be.

When fighting, Simba uses his claws and fangs to wound the enemy, and, like Tarzan, can cure using herbs and animal knowledge. He's an agility-focused fighter, but with good strength and defense.

Abilities
Simba is a physical attacker with a handful of healing abilities. He attacks very rapidly in battle using, as one would expect, his claws and fangs. He has no armor slots, two accessory slots and three item slots. Simba's abilities in Kingdom Hearts II are as follows:


 * Fierce Claw: Attacks an enemy several times.
 * Groundshaker: Attacks enemies around him.
 * Healing Herb: Restores the party's HP.
 * MP Rage: Restores MP when attacked.
 * Defender: Increases defense when HP is critical.
 * Auto Limit: Sets the Reaction command to Limit, if a Limit has been equipped.
 * Hyper Healing: Quickly revives a fallen party member and restores their HP.
 * Auto Healing: Restores HP when switched out for another party member.
 * Limit ability: Wildcat

Trivia

 * Simba and Peter Pan are the only characters to be featured as both party members and summons throughout the series.
 * Upon summoning Simba in Kingdom Hearts, Simba appears in darkness, and bears resemblance to Mufasa, until he steps forward and is revealed in light.