Pride Land
Pride Land is a savanna world based on Disney's animated feature, The Lion King. It is featured in Kingdom Hearts II. The in-game graphic for the name displays the name as "Pride Land", as did the same graphic in the Kingdom Hearts II official strategy guide. However, it is referred to as the "Pride Lands" in in-text dialog from Kingdom Hearts II as well as in content from the guide. While in Pride Land, Sora is transformed into a lion cub, Donald becomes a hornbill bird and Goofy takes the body of a tortoise. They transformed into animals because Nomura felt that since The Lion King film lacked any humans, it would appear odd to have Sora and the others interact in their standard forms. It was originally considered for inclusion in Kingdom Hearts but the game's engine could not correctly handle a quadrupedal animal as the player without an additional program. It was later added into Kingdom Hearts II.
After the death of the previous king, Mufasa, his deceitful brother Scar took the throne. Since then, the Pride Land has seen a steady decline in living conditions, due to his poor rule. Pride Land is dominated by a large central savannah area which branches off in three directions. To the north is Pride Rock, home of the lions and the seat of the world's political power. The area southwest of the savanna is where outcasts from Pride Rock, such as the hyenas, live. The skeletons of several large elephants earns this area its nickname, the Elephant Graveyard. Southeast of the savanna are the Wastelands, an arid desert of little life. Beyond the Wastelands, however, is a lush oasis.
Pride Land is a savanna world based on Disney's animated feature, The Lion King. It is featured in Kingdom Hearts II. The in-game graphic for the name displays the name as "Pride Land", as did the same graphic in the Kingdom Hearts II official strategy guide. However, it is referred to as the "Pride Lands" in in-text dialog from Kingdom Hearts II as well as in content from the guide. While in Pride Land, Sora is transformed into a lion cub, Donald becomes a hornbill bird and Goofy takes the body of a tortoise. They transformed into animals because Nomura felt that since The Lion King film lacked any humans, it would appear odd to have Sora and the others interact in their standard forms. It was originally considered for inclusion in Kingdom Hearts but the game's engine could not correctly handle a quadrupedal animal as the player without an additional program. It was later added into Kingdom Hearts II.
After the death of the previous king, Mufasa, his deceitful brother Scar took the throne. Since then, the Pride Land has seen a steady decline in living conditions, due to his poor rule. Pride Land is dominated by a large central savannah area which branches off in three directions. To the north is Pride Rock, home of the lions and the seat of the world's political power. The area southwest of the savanna is where outcasts from Pride Rock, such as the hyenas, live. The skeletons of several large elephants earns this area its nickname, the Elephant Graveyard. Southeast of the savanna are the Wastelands, an arid desert of little life. Beyond the Wastelands, however, is a lush oasis.
