Lion

Lions are a species of villager in the. They are one of three types of large cat that appear in the franchise. They have small ears set high on their heads, broad rectangular noses, and also possess tufts of fur at the end of their tails, similar to the elephants, rhinoceross, and bovines. All lion villagers are male, making them the only species currently composed of one gender if cows and bulls are considered one species. All of them have manes.

There are nine lion villagers so far, of which four are jock, two are cranky, two are smug, and one is lazy. One of the smug lions, Leopold, previously had the jock personality.

Aziz and Jūbei are the only lions who have not reappeared since. Mott and Rory are also absent from.

Trivia

 * No lions that debuted in returned in, with the only returning lion in said game, Bud, debuting in . This distinction is shared with the bull.
 * Of the lions available in and, all but Mott have the star sign Leo, which is represented by a lion.

Related species

 * Cat
 * Tiger
 * Panther