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Ow! Watch those quills!

–The Porcupine Brothers, Bunga the Wise

The Porcupine Brothers are two porcupines who share a log in the Pride Lands.

Appearance[]

One porcupine has a black nose and brown eyes and the other porcupine has a red nose and black eyes. They both have light brown fur with cream fur around their mouths and on their chests. Their quills are banded white and brown. They both have clusters of longer fur standing up atop their heads.

Personality[]

The Porcupine Brothers are stubborn and appreciative of assistance.[1] They can also be easily frightened after listening to a scary story, making them on edge for the rest of the night.[2] They are also up for helping others.[3]

The pair are very close, and have never been seen without each other.

History[]

Bunga the Wise[]

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The Lion Guard rolls over the Porcupine Brothers' log

When floodwaters hit the Pride Lands, they find their home in a log rolled over by the waters. The Lion Guard flip the log back to where it was supposed to be. As the Lion Guard walk away, they argue over the cramped space of the log.

Beware the Zimwi[]

The Porcupine Brothers, along with Mtoto, Young Rhino, Young Hare and most of the Lion Guard, listen to a spooky story told by Rafiki, about a creature known as the Zimwi. He assures them that they don't have to worry, since they only come out on a full moon. Bunga points out that that very night has a full moon, which worries the brothers.
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Startled by Beshte

They are startled when some bellowing sounds emerge nearby, but discover that it just Beshte practising for an audition with the Bellow Fellows. Rafiki soon continues his story before ushering them all to bed, remaining ambiguous on the authenticity of the Zimwi. As they walk back the wind spooks them, and Kion suggests that they all sleep together that night. The Lion Guard decide to do the same thing, and head back to Hakuna Matata Falls (though not before Beshte's bellowing spooks the youngsters again).

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The "Zimwi"

However, the Porcupine Brothers decide to snuggle up with each other nearby, which startles the other animals they were with as well as some nearby gazelles. The Lion Guard encounter the Porcupine Brothers huddled together atop a termite mound and are initially frightened away. When they return with newfound confidence, the Brothers roll off the mound and onto the floor before separating. The Lion Guard are amused, realising that the two Porcupines were in fact the 'Zimwi' that they had been chasing. The Porcupines explain that they were frightened so they snuggled together, and the termite mound had made them appear much taller than they usually were. Relieved, the Lion Guard closed the case.

Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas[]

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Performing

When Bunga wants to give his uncles the best Christmas ever, the Porcupine Brothers agree to join in with the celebrations alongside Male Porcupine. After rehearsing all night, they are about to give up until Bunga reveals to them how important it is to him, and why.

They return and perform The Twelve Ways of Christmas with the other animals, occasionally avoiding some crocodiles during the performance. Timon and Pumbaa are thrilled at their efforts, and thank everyone for putting on the show. They declare it the best Christmas ever.

Songs[]

Trivia[]

  • The Porcupine Brothers have a different voice actor in Beware the Zimwi, making them sound much younger.
  • Porcupine Brothers has returned for Season 2 but only in silent cameo.

References[]

Characters in The Lion Guard
Lion Guard Members
The Bravest LionThe Fastest LionThe Strongest LionThe Keenest of Sight LionShabahaImaraTazamaKasi
Kion's Family
SimbaNalaNala's FatherKiaraMufasaAskariSarabiScarKovuVitani
Pride Landers
AjabuBasiBig BaboonBobokaBupuChamaChuraFikiriGenetGumbaHadithiHamuHayaHodariJohariJuhudiKambuniKiaziKifaruKinyongaKitendoKongweKuchimbaKulindaKuluKwatoLainiMakuuMasikioMa TemboMbeyaMbuniMekundu BatsMjombaMuhangaMuhangusMuhimuMtotoMwenziMzahaNyuniOgopaOnaPimPorcupine BrothersPuaPumbaaRafikiShaukuShingoSwalaTamaaThe Bellow FellowsThurstonTiifuTimonTumbiliTwigaVuruga VurugaZazuZigoZitoZuri
Unnamed Pride Landers
Baby BaboonBaby Baboon's MotherBaby HippoBoboka's SonFemale DuckFemale HareFemale MonkeyFemale MouseFemale ServalFemale WagtailGumba's MotherJerboaKlipspringerLittle MonkeyMale BushbuckMale CheetahMale CrocodileMale MongooseMale OryxMale PorcupineMale ServalMale TurtleMale VultureMtoto's MomSable Antelope #1Timon's MaYoung AardvarkYoung HedgehogYoung RhinoYoung Rhino's MotherYoung ServalList of Minor Characters
Outlanders
CheeziChunguDogoDogo's SiblingsGoigoiJanjaJasiriKengeKiburiKijanaLionessMadoaMwogaMzingoNduliNjanoNneNukaNyataNyeusiReireiShupavuStrange CobraStrange LionSumuTamkaTanoTunuUshariWazaZiraWema
Back Landers
BadiliDhahabuJionaFahariMakuchaMapiganoRahaStarehe
Night Pride
RaniKionBaliyoSurakNirmalaBungaFuliOnoBeshteAnga
Tree of Life
AstutoBingaCekFeliksHeng HengJannaKelyKirilMakiniPashaPolinaPinguinoRamaSasemSãhasíTangaagimTsahUlluVaryaÃnanda
Unnamed Tree of Life
Astuto's KitsBaby GoatFemale Polar BearMale CamelPika
Mountain
BoginoChuluunDomogDughiHitashiKimyoNabasuTafuYukiChubby Red PandaFemale Red PandaMale Red Panda
Forest
BambunMama BinturongSeisouSmunTenukTompokYun MibuBaby GooseMother GooseMouse DeerPeacock LeaderYoung Goose
Other Animals
AzaadBaby FalconsFlamingo Girl #1Flamingo Girl #2HafifuKomodo DragonKrud'dhaLumba-LumbaMajinuniMpishiMweviMwiziOld CivetOraPãgalaShujaaSokweTuppUroho
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