Pumbaa is the secondary tritagonist of The Lion King, a supporting character in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and the deuteragonist of The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa and The Lion King 1½. He is a warthog who is the best friend of Timon. Like most warthogs, Pumbaa is broad and portly with a large head, a round middle, and skinny legs.