The Why of It: Mufasa In My Stories*How come you made Mufasa into a "bad" guy? Was it just to break away from tradition? Why make Mufasa and Scar out of character? Why is Mufasa such a jerk in your world? All the canon and semi canon sources show him as a good guy. I understand you wanting to justify Scar's hatred for him, but why purify one brother at the expense of making a monster out of the other? Everybody seemed to respect Mufasa. (Question is a composite of all three people who asked's wording)I was attempting to make a more 'realistic' story for TLK. Disney portrays things in black and white, absolute good, versus unmitigated evil and that's not how real life
The Why of It: White LionsThis is to address the worrying (and increasing) number of people who seem to think white lions are the same as ALBINO lions and that ANY white lion MUST be an albino. I keep hearing from people that my white lions should have pink eyes and that it is 'an ignorant mistake' on my part that 'reflects badly' on my overall stories for not knowing such a 'simple fact'. So allow me to CLEAR the air of the confusion that seems to plague people -- those ignorant but vocal people -- who have never even tried to research white lions, but espouse complete knowledge on the subject: there are albino lions, and then there are leucistic lions, and they are