Beshte in Simba's Pride

Yeah I know, that hippo baby in TLK2's 'We Are One' sequence; looked nothing like Beshte, and he didn't exist as a concept then...but if The Lion Guard can shoehorn itself into the timeline, might as well try and find a place for them.
And yes, Beshte wouldn't have been so small at that point in time either, hippos age a LOT slower than lions do, so he would have been the same size as he is in TLG. As once pointed out, Beshte would likely be older than Simba given how slow hippos age! But I thought it would be cute to have baby Beshte in there anyway!

On a side note, any reason for his absent mother? Did she get sent away to the death camp for Disney mothers with all the rest? Was she just a total bitch and ran off with another hippo? Maybe she went to go buy cigarettes and just never came back? I don't think it's ever been explained. Knowing Disney, I bet she died some heroic and melodramatic way, no doubt a noble sacrifice for her family, or a non-specific illness. Oh Disney! You and your Matricide! 

Art (c) NostalgicChills
The Lion King 2 (c) Disney Toon Studios
The Lion Guard (c) Disney Junior
*Various screencap references were used*
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