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Rafiki first appeared appeared in the 1994 film ''{{w|The Lion King}}''. In the film, he acts as the visual narrator, and a good friend to Simba's father Mufasa. At the beginning of the film, he presents Simba to all the animals in the Pride Lands once he was born, and paints a stylized of him on the walls of his treehouse to represent his birth. When news of young Simba's apparent death reach him, Rafiki obscures his painting of Simba with his paw in grief. However, when he learns that Simba is alive years later, he rejoices and restores the drawing, adding he full mane of an adult lion before leaving to seek out Simba in order to free the Pride Lands from Scar's tyranny. Finding Simba living in a jungle with his companions, Timon and Pumbaa, Rafiki observes Simba and notices that he is suffering from an emotional burden. To help ease Simba's doubts, Rafiki appears before him teach him a few playful (and painful) lessons about learning from the past and not to run from it. In addition, he points out that Mufasa's spirit and values still lives inside Simba. When Simba decides to return to Pride Rock and fight Scar for the kingship, Rafiki accompanies him and demonstrates his martial art skills in battle against the hyenas. At the end of the film, be presents Simba and Nala's newborn daughter Nala for the kingdom to see.