Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed: Difference between revisions

Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed first appeared in Disney's 1994 animated feature, ''{{w|The Lion King}}''. In the film, they try to eat the young Simba and Nala in the Elephant Graveyard on Scar's order, but they flee when [[Mufasa]] arrives to rescue the lion cubs. Later, the hyenas help Scar execute his plan to kill Mufasa and Simba by attacking a large herd of wildebeests, causing the creatures to run into a gorge where Simba is awaiting a "surprise" from his father. When Scar finds Simba trying to wake the dead Mufasa after the stampede, he reveals that Mufasa's death is Simba's fault and orders the cub to run away and never return; he then orders Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed to give chase and kill him. Simba manages to escape the hyenas, and they return to Scar.  

Years later, when Simba returns to Pride Rock, he pursues Scar through Pride Rock after the antagonistic lion confesses that he is the one who killed Mufasa. The hyenas attack Simba and try to kill him, but the lionesses engage them in battle so that he may proceed. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed chase Timon into Scar's cave, where the late Mufasa's majordomo, Zazu, is being held prisoner, but they are beaten up by Pumbaa after Banzai calls him a "pig." Timon and Zazu are freed in the process, and the hyenas flee the cave. After Simba corners Scar and the hyenas come to aid him, they overhear Scar telling Simba that all the events that have transpired up to this point have been their fault and their idea. The hyenas leave in anger as a result of Scar's betrayal, and Simba engages his uncle in a climatic fight to the death. Simba manges to kick Scar off of Pride Rock, and when the evil lion lands on the ground below, he finds his "friends," the hyenas, waiting for him. Shenzi finds the fact that Scar still calls the hyenas his "friends" amusing, as he had previously referred to them as the enemy. Scar watches in horror as the hyenas close in around him. They leap on their master and devour him.