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UPGRADED to LION!
Press W to release a mighty ROAR (RAWR!)!

The Lion (also called the common Lion in contrast to its species) is a tier 11 Land animal in Mope.io, and the equivalent of the Crocodile, Falcon, Octopus, Vulture, and Polar Bear. It has been a part of the game since its initial release on October 4, 2016.

The Lion has three species: the Black-Maned Lion, White Lion and Black Lion, which were all added on May 24, 2019.

Technical[]

Common Lion[]

The common Lion has an 800/1000 (80%) chance of appearing on the upgrade menu. These are its stats:

Species[]

There are multiple Lion, including the Lioness and the Lion Cub. However, the common male Lion has its own specific species, including the White Lion, Black Lion, and Black-Maned Lion. Most of the above points apply to these species, except for rarity and passive/special abilities. All of the Lion species have extra health and all of their abilities can damage predators.

UPGRADED to Black-Maned Lion!
Press W to release a mighty ROAR (Rawr!)!
  • The Black-Maned Lion has a 14/1000 rarity. The size of its body and roar is 20% and 15% larger, respectively, as well as a 15% slower ability cooldown, faster movement in water (except in the Ocean), and can move 50% faster in mud.
UPGRADED to White Lion!
Press W to release a mighty ROAR (Rawr!)!
  • The White Lion has a 5/1000 chance of appearing, having a 5% larger Roar, 10% faster movement speed on dry land, a 5% slower boost interval, and it can climb both hills and trees.
UPGRADED to Black Lion!
Press W to release a mighty ROAR (Rawr!)!
  • The Black Lion has a 1/1000 chance of appearing, having a 5% larger Roar, 10% faster movement speed on dry land, a 10% slower boost interval and it can climb hills, rocks and trees. It has an additional FOV (Field Of View) increase.


Appearance[]

Coming Soon

Purchasable skins[]

The skins listed below are or have been accessible to buy in the Shop. Older versions or non-purchasable skins may be seen in the article's infobox and/or asset gallery.
Skin
Cost
Picture
Gold Trim Lion From the Land Skin Gold-Trim Theme Pack; no longer purchasable
Mantilian (2020 Halloween) 14000 alone; no longer accessible
Clowoud Lion FREE!
Storm Clowoud Lion 2323
Sunset Clowoud Lion 3636
Classic Lion From the Mope.io Classic Skin Pack [5000 Gems]
Ghastly Jade Lion (2022 Halloween) 2500

Strategy[]

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Eat coconuts to gain XP easily. You can surprise-attack prey from a hiding hole and then roar. This is useful for boosting animals, so they can't boost away. Your roar will stun them so you can eat them easily. Also use your ability to drive away gorillas, because they can climb trees and therefore can steal your coconuts and bananas. When running away from predators, roar and then run as fast as you can or hide in a Hiding Hole if needed. Your ability's range is a little larger than what the circle indicates, but will not damage and only stun if an Animal is hit at this distance. For predators, you'll usually want to hit them as far as you can to maximize the amount of distance, but for prey you'll want to get pretty close instead. If the predator comes back while you're in a Hiding Hole, you can jump out, tail-bite them, roar to stun them, and then you better be fast on your feet if you don't want to end up as breakfast.

Double-tap the 'W' key for your ability to end it faster, or else the Lion opens its mouth for a while to roar (the distance isn't affected if you do so). Double tap to still stun the predator/prey and end your stillness faster! This doesn't work for white and black variants, wait for at least half a second before tapping it again for them; otherwise the ability doesn't work.

The Lion and Lioness can both try farming Honey Bees. Note that if you roar, Honey Bees will stop chasing whoever they were previously chasing and come after you instead. If another animal has already drawn out a lot of bees, this is a sneaky and easy way to make them your prey instead. As Lion Cub, it's recommended not to farm Honey Bees. This is only because the bee stings will affect your health a lot more. Bees that tail-bite a Lion Cub can also eat it in two bites, so if you want to farm them anyway, be careful.

If you're a Lioness, hunting prey is a very reliable strategy. As it has a superior speed (Lioness has nearly the same speed capacity as an Ostrich!), chasing after prey becomes quite easy. Your ability can also help catch prey, making sure to double tap and quickly bite them a lot while the prey is stunned.

Note that as a Lion Cub you have low health and a bad bite so you should not try hunting. Instead, farm.

It can be cute if you team up with the other lion types (Lion, Lioness or Lion Cub) that are the same color as you to make a “family”. If you are a Lion Cub this can be helpful as well as your “parents” can protect you. Otherwise, it's not advised to pick the normal Lion Cub because it's essentially a downgrade of the Lion, and should be picked only if it's the white or black version as they give 50 coins respectively. You'll want to level up as soon as possible if you are a Lion Cub, especially the Black and White Lion Cubs, as predators will probably see you as free coins and try to kill you.

If a Wolverine challenges you to a roaring contest, decline it and run away, as you will always lose due to their immunity to roars and their much larger roar radius. However, if it is low on health, try to tailbite it until it dies. Never use your roar during the contest at all, and avoid the Wolverine's roar.

Gallery[]

Assets[]

In-game[]

History[]

This section lists the update history of the Lion as it is recorded in the changelog, as well as leaks or reveals from social media. Certain changes that were not explicitly added to the changelog might be missing.
Update History
Update Changes and notes
November 15, 2024
  • Season 1 skins (///) are re-added, replacing the Season 2 skins (///)
  • Special ability icon () is removed.
April 24, 2023
  • In Wild Mope, the Lion gets the following traits:
    • Roar radius size is increased by 110%
    • All the rare Lions will have a roar radius increase between 110% and 125%.
c. January 2023
  • Season 2 Winter skin () is removed.
December 20, 2022
  • Season 2 Winter skin () added to the game, can be toggled in the Upgrade menu.
October 27, 2022
  • Ghastly Jade Lion () added to the Store.
February 1, 2022
  • Season 2 skins (///) replace the Season 1 skins (///) as the default designs of the Lion and its species.
October 14, 2021
  • Added new icon for the Lion's special ability: .
June 1, 2021
  • Fixed Sunset and Storm Clowoud Lions acting as rare animals.
May 27, 2021
  • Fixed Clowoud Lion acting as a rare animal.
May 22, 2021
  • Clowoud Lion skins (//) added to the Store.
July 30, 2021
  • Bundle containing () removed from the Store, rendering it inaccessible if not already bought.
May 22, 2021
  • Classic Lion skin () is added in the Store (with a few changes), as part of the Legacy Skin bundle.
December 31, 2020
October 25, 2020
October 23, 2020
  • Mantilian () added to the Store.
October 19, 2020
May 24, 2019
  • Lion is reskinned:
  • Added Lion species to the main version: //.
(Beta) May 17, 2019
  • Lion is reskinned yet again:
  • Added Lion species: //
  • Lion switches places with Tiger, now being a tier 11 animal.
(Beta) May 9, 2019
  • Lion gets a reskin: ().
November 23, 2018
  • Zombie Infection mode is removed, rendering the Zombie Lion inaccessible to players.
October 27, 2018
  • Zombie skin () is added, accessible in Zombie Infection mode. Players that use the Lion and get infected will have this skin applied.
January 26, 2018
  • Classic Winter skin () removed again.
December 25, 2017
  • Classic Winter skin () re-added.
March 14, 2017
  • Classic Winter skin () removed.
January 9, 2017
  • Lion's ability is nerfed, having a 25% lower stun time.
January 4, 2017
  • Lion's "Roar" ability is added.
January 1, 2017
  • Lion gets a speed boost.
December 21, 2016
  • Classic Winter skin () added, can be toggled in Settings.
December 18, 2016
  • Lion and Cheetah swap tiers (Cheetah is now tier 8 and Lion tier 9).
November 7, 2016
October 30, 2016
October 4, 2016
  • Added the Lion as an option after the Fox, being the highest available tier at the time.

Trivia[]

  • The Lion has existed in Mope.io since it was first released - it was the one of the first animals in the game.
  • The Lion is one of two animals to have animals added directly before and directly after it. The Deer and Cheetah were both added in updates.
    • Before the cheetah was added, it upgraded to the crocodile at 16K XP.
    • Before the deer was added, it upgraded from the Fox at 4K XP.
  • It is the animal that has moved the most around the upgrade path;
    • From Fox and to nothing.
    • From Fox and to Crocodile.
    • From Fox and to Cheetah.
    • From Deer and to Cheetah.
    • From Deer and to Zebra.
    • From Zebra and to Cheetah.
    • From Cheetah and to Bear.
  • It use to be the only land animal with a land equivalent, the gorilla.
  • Like the Hippo, wolf, Fennec Fox, T-REX, Land Monster, The Bigfoot, Cobra and the Wolverine, their abilities make the player say a message.
  • Prior to the rebalance, the roar could give a very rare occurrence of a "MEOW!" which gives off a weak stun and a very short range.
    • This feature is now exclusive to the Lion Cub.
  • Before the October 4, 2016 update, with the introduction of the Dragon, it was the highest animal on the food chain.
  • The Lion has 10 species in total: 4 for the Lion (White, Black, Normal and Black Maned), 3 for the Lioness (White, Black and Normal), and 3 for the Lion Cub (White, Black and Normal).
  • There was a glitch that gave the player 50 coins when they select the Sunset Clowoud or Storm Clowoud. It worked in a fashion similar to rares - if a player kills a Storm Clowoud or Sunset Clowoud they will also earn 50 coins.
    • This was fixed in Hotfix #2.1 on May 27, 2021.