I would like to see Pumyra be a descendant of Panthera and Leo. In my fantasy fanfic ( that i will never write lol) panthera and Leo were indeed lovers during the rebellion against Mummra…but their passion for one another couldn’t survive Leo’s ascension to power as king of thundera..A rift is formed between them and Panthera leaves forming a clan of her own taking their child (pumyras ancestors) with her. Leo moves on and marries another ( LionOs ancestors).
With that setting that would make Pumyra an ancient but still legitimate claimant to the throne of Thundera.
In my story King Claudius and his Queen (Liona) are childless for many years until the adoption of their beloved son Tygra. The king declares Tygra his heir..this causes outrage by some…and pretenders to the crown start popping out..including Pumyra’s father (name unknown) leader of the mountain lion clans. The chaos however is quelled when to everyones surprise Lion O is born.
While Thundera rests easy with a legitimate blood heir to the throne, the rifts have already been made between some of these clans and the King. Pumyras father not wanting to be out of the kings favor and protection (from the Canine enemy).. makes peace with Claudius. During this meeting between the two leaders Jaga forsees that Thunderas future will be heavily determined by these two families..and that through their children.. Thundera would see a great golden age …and with his urging.. the two leaders come to an agreemant that when they are of age, LionO and Pumyra are to be married, as a symbol of unity and freindship between the two ancient families…and in hopes that jagas vision would come to pass.
LionO and Pumyra are not told of their betrothal…Tygra and cheetara are also out of the loop. The only thundercat that remains alive who knows of this arrangement is Panthro…a descendant of Panthera himself. Pumyra grows up believing her status as a “princess”..she is an expert huntress and warrior as all mountain lionesses have been sine the days of Panthera. She is very proud of her upbringing and has a code of Honor that she lives by.
During the fall of Thundera, Pumyra’s clan was viciously attacked by the Dogs who are allies with Mummra..The dogs are the Mountain Lions mortal enemies..and are constantly at war with each other over territory…Pumyra manages to survive the attack but is captured by the dogs. She is taunted by the dogs ..and forced to fight gladatorial battles to entertain the masses…She soon earns a reputation as a ferocious fighter..they call her simply “the mountain warrior”. During her capture she learns that Claudius is dead and that Thundera has fallen…Thinking that Thundera has no living ruler…Pumyra now vows to bring honor to her clan and to the remaining cats of thundera..by destroying Mummra, rebuilding thundera .and claiming the throne for herself. During one of her attempts to escape…Pumyra encounters LionO in the brink of death..and saves him from drowning and revives him…but before LionO comes fully conscious, The dogs could be heard approaching and Pumyra runs off. LionO is only left with a blurred memory of his rescuer..only recalling that she had beautiful eyes…he is smitten with this fantasy image of her..eventally sharing the story with his brother and friends after they reunite. The fantasy doesnt last long though when the two cats finally meet face to face..Liono rescues Pumyra from the dogs. He reveals himself as LionO king of Thundera…and instead of recieving her gratitude (kiss perhaps)..he gets a punch in the face. She challenges Liono calling him a weak ruler…and that she is the better cat to rule thundera. LionO laughs off her challenge calling her claim to the throne as an ancient one. Tygra tells her that if she should kill LionO..she would have to deal with him next as he would be king. Pumyra insults Tygra calling him a pretend brother of LionO. Its safe to say she gets on everyones bad side…but Panthro, seeing this chance encounter between the two future rulers as “fate”..manages to interject and stop the fight…Panthro convinces the group to let Pumyra join them for the time being…hoping that she will come around and help them fight Mummra…I can go on..but I wont lol…Thoughts?? yeah i know ..this will never happen in CN lol!!
I have to get this out, a lot of us here are hoping that Pumyra will be Lion-O’s new sweetheart, but a lot of the rest are hoping that won’t happen or at least feel that it might be the wrong way to go. Well, here are my thoughts regarding your reasons for feeling this way, keep in mind that this all just my opinion.
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“Too much Romance could turn the show into a soap opera” - I understand where you’re coming from on this, but after watching shows like “Gargoyles”, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, “Gargoyles” and “American Dragon: Jake Long”, along with a handful of shows based on the DC and Marvel comics, it seems to me that adventure shows can work more than one romance into the story and still hold its exciting theme regardless.
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“Adding a romance with Lion-O and Pumyra would distract from Tygra and Cheetara” - I understand this too, but in “Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien” they did just such a thing. The main Romance was Kevin and Gwen, but the shows gave just as much attention to Ben’s relationship with Julie. So Tygra and Cheetara could still have their moments, but that doesn’t mean Lion-O has to be left in the lurch
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“Lion-O and Pumyra don’t need to find love” - Once again, i understand where you’re coming from on this, but hear me out. I know that it’s not a requirement for the hero to “get the girl” so to speak, but the “hero not being with anyone” idea doesn’t really work if they’ve already had their hearts broken. If anything, Lion-O not being with Cheetara only makes fans feel sorry for him and want him to be with someone more.
Once again, all of this is just my opinion