Rafiki

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animated character fictional character mandrill shaman spiritual guide

Rafiki is a wise, mystical mandrill who serves as a spiritual guide and shaman-like figure in Disney’s The Lion King.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rafiki in The Lion King (2019 film)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ mandrill ⓘ shaman ⓘ spiritual guide ⓘ
ability	knowledge of spiritual rituals ⓘ prophetic insight ⓘ
affiliation	Mufasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pride Lands monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Simba NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	The Lion Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion King (2019 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion King (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion King 1½ NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion King II: Simba's Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	Irene Mecchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Woolverton NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Lion King (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
franchise	The Lion King NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
language	Swahili phrases ⓘ
medium	animated film ⓘ live-action/CGI film ⓘ stage musical ⓘ television series ⓘ
notableAct	anoints Simba with fruit juice during presentation ceremony ⓘ guides Simba to accept his destiny as king ⓘ presents newborn Simba at Pride Rock ⓘ shows Simba a vision of Mufasa in the sky ⓘ
notableQuote	It is time. ⓘ The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. ⓘ
occupation	mystic ⓘ shaman ⓘ
personalityTrait	eccentric ⓘ mystical ⓘ wise ⓘ
portrayedBy	John Kani NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	royal mjuzi of the Pride Lands ⓘ spiritual advisor to the Pride Lands ⓘ
setting	Pride Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ
species	mandrill ⓘ
voiceActor	Khary Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ
weapon	wooden staff ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Circle of Life → associatedWithCharacter → Rafiki ⓘ

The Lion Guard → featuresCharacter → Rafiki ⓘ

The Lion King 1½ → featuresCharacter → Rafiki ⓘ

The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride → featuresCharacter → Rafiki ⓘ

The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (soundtrack album) → featuresCharacter → Rafiki ⓘ

Nala → friendOf → Rafiki ⓘ

Simba → mentor → Rafiki ⓘ

Rafiki's Planet Watch (via Wildlife Express Train from Africa, not directly) → namedAfter → Rafiki ⓘ

subject surface form: Rafiki's Planet Watch

John Kani → portrayed → Rafiki ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rafiki in The Lion King (2019 film)

The Lion King (stage musical) → subject → Rafiki ⓘ