Maiya's mother is a minor character in series: The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Emperor 1989). She is a childhood friend of Eliza.
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She deeply cares about her son, Maiya and his whereabouts when she's not watching him. When the time comes to scold her son for disobeying her, she can be quite stern. She can even go as far as slapping him with her paw to make sure that Maiya stands down in front of her and gets the point she's trying to make. All and all, all she wants is for Maiya to grow up to be courageous like his father, much like Kimba (Leo).
Episode 46: Longing[]
She gets shot in her left leg when teaching her son how to hunt. They both retreat to a cave where she can get her bearings and heal. A pack of hyenas gang up on her and her son, waiting for her to get weaker. She starts to regain her strength a little and roars at the hyenas, protecting her and her son. She happens to meet Kimba (Leo) and Kitty (Laiya) as they're walking by. She learns that Kimba (Leo) is Eliza's son and she stumbled upon Panja's jungle.
She felt conflicted on if she should stay in the jungle with her son or not, since had the idea that not fighting one's own battles with claws and fangs might decrease her fighting instinct and she'll forget how to fight altogether. When she is informed that her son is in danger, she sets of towards his location with the others. She scolds her son for admiring a lion whom doesn't show true courage and for being disrespectful to Kimba (Leo).
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- German DVD