A list of characters who appear in Heroes of the Savannah franchise.
Main Characters[]
- Zhuang - A Grant's zebra who is the main protagonist of the series and the leader of the heroes. His ability is to have a powerful kick.
- Kifahari - A Grant's zebra who is Zhaung's love interest.
- Taddaki - A red-billed oxpecker who is one of the heroes. His ability is to release the wind out of his wings.
- Earl - A red hartebeest who is one of the heroes. His ability is to have a powerful headbutt.
- Hadassah - An impala who is one of the heroes. Her ability is to have a powerful leap.
- Pankaja - A meerkat who is one of the heroes. His ability is to have a powerful bite.
Supporting Characters[]
- Rashidi - A wise African elephant who is the heroes' mentor.
- Herbie - A common hippopotamus.
- Onani - A cape buffalo.
- Nosipho - A Grant's zebra who is Zhuang's mother.
- Kubwa - A meerkat who is Pankaja's mother and the matriarch of her colony.
- Uaminifu - An African lioness who is Macario's wife.
- Macario - An African lion who was the good king, Uaminifu's husband and Mabaya's brother. He always appear as a spirit adviser to Rashidi.
- Long-Tailed Bushmen - A troop of vervets, patas monkeys and baboons.
- Shingo Mti - A reticulated giraffe who lives near a large watering hole, a hang out spot for the heroes in the area.
- Dash and Sprint - A pair of springboks.
- Spiny - A Spinosaurus who is the resident of Kutokomea, an unknown island.
- Fougere - An okapi.
- Atieno - A grey crowned crane.
- Ganizani - A common chimpanzee.
- Miguu - A gerenuk.
- Mashua - A blue whale that gives other animals for a ride to the islands.
- Shujaa - An African elephant who was the leader of the first ever heroes and Rashidi's grandfather. Other members of his team include a blue wildebeest, a honey badger, an African fish eagle and a klipspringer. He is a protagonist of the sub-story from the third film, Origins.
Villians[]
- Mabaya - An African lion who is one of the main antagonists of the series (The other is Malkia). He wants to get revenge on the heroes.
- Kisasi - An African lioness who is Mabaya's wife. Other lionesses of Mabaya's pride are not named.
- Malkia - A spotted hyena who is the leader of her clan.
- Mkali - A spotted hyena who is Malkia's husband.
- Fang - A vicous (and dangerous!) spotted hyena who is one of Malkia's members.
- Wajanja - A smart spotted hyena who is one of Malkia's members.
- Kidogo - A thin spotted hyena who is one of Malkia's members.
- Ubahili - A selfish spotted hyena who is one of Malkia's members.
- Nguvu - A strong spotted hyena who is one of Malkia's members.
- Other Hyenas - Malkia's foot soldiers.
- Jino Kujazwa - A Nile crocodile.
- Giza - A black leopard who is the main antagonist of Mystery in the Rainforest. Other animals often call him 'kivuli mnyama' or 'shadow beast'.
- Bwana wa Moto - A golden eagle who is the main antagonist of Journey to the Volcano.
- Shetani Samaki - A bull shark who is the main antagonist of The Giant Flood.
- Anubis - A side-striped jackal who is the main antagonist of Secrets of the Desert.
- Jambazi Uchawi - An Egyptian cobra sorcerer who is the main antagonist of The Predators' Jewels.
- Kikatili - An Allosaurus who is the main antangonist of Island of the Lost.
- Wavu - A scarred African lion who is Shujaa's worst enemy. He and his pride are the antagonists of the sub-story from the third film, Origins.
Anime-Only Characters[]
Main Characters[]
- Haraka Ndege - A peregrine falcon who is the heroes' partner.
Supporting Characters[]
- Fanny - A fennec fox.
- Pitto - A meerkat pup who is Pankaja's nephew.
- Neema - An African lion cub who is Uaminifu and Macario's daughter.
- Kutafakari - An Atlas bear hippie who is the resident of Kutokomea, an unknown island.
- Hasira - A tough black rhinoceros.
- Hlengiwe - A cheetah.
- Mjumbe - A thick-billed raven.
- Yai Mla - A Nile monitor con-artist who uses a goliath tigerfish to distract the egg-laying animals in order to steal the eggs.
Villians[]
- Ali - An African rock python.
- Mbovu - A griffon vulture who is Mabaya's majordomo.
- Kondo - An African elephant who is the leader of his bachelor herd. He and the other elephants of his herd like to bully small animals especially Fanny.
- Jackal Gang - A pack of black-backed jackals.
- Paka wa Ugaidi - A leopard-sized mngwa with grey fur with black stripes, yellow eyes, long canine teeth, razor-sharp claws and several scars.
- Kifo - A marabou stork who is the 'grim reaper' of New Africa.
Film-Only Characters[]
Supporting Characters[]
- Salvatore - A mandrill who is Rashidi's old friend.
Villians[]
- Screech and Claw - A lappet-faced vulture and a black sparrowhawk.