But some people think that the 더 많이 believers Kopa has the 더 많이 real he'll become. As in that if many enough believe in him as canon regardless of 디즈니 saying he's not, 디즈니 would make him into what those believers want him to be.
Well, Kopa believers: If I were you, I wouldn't hold my breath. And here's why.
The 책 and Kopa are outsider written and look what happened: 디즈니 approved him for profit and childrens' entertainment in 책 known only in USA and did not even refer to him in the movie. Whereas their own creation (Fluffy/Kiara) they threw into the main stream known world wide. They chose their own creation over fanon creation when they saw The Lion King became a huge success.
A company the size and popularity of 디즈니 doesn't have to remark its 팬 likings. It does whatever it wants and just hopes many enough people like their decision. And hence the size and popularity there are always billions who do like it. Which results in 디즈니 getting everything they wanted: entertainment delievered and profit received. Hence, they don't have to care about what 팬 think of a third-party character.
That's for general.
As for Kopa's chances individually...
The only thing playing for him is that 디즈니 has his copyrights and thus could make a movie with him. But that chance-giver dies in the light of:
1.) They already made it official that the cub is Kiara. As in they made it impossible to become anyone else anymore in 영화 unless they wish to totally contradict themselves. (They do already 의해 Kiara's redesign but it's just an appearence, not an entire character contradiction.)
2.) 디즈니 prefers using and developing stuff they've created themselves 또는 stuff based on epic tales. Kopa is neither. Indeed Kopa is NOT Disney's creation. (link)
3.) If 디즈니 thought Kopa is worth 더 많이 than just to be in the books, they would've released the 책 everywhere and not just in US and they would've reprinted them. They would've refered to the cub as Kopa instead of Fluffy. But they didn't.
4.) They would've done something with him 의해 now. It's been 17 years!
5.) The only way 디즈니 could make Kopa literally CANON would be to release another commentary track 의해 the same people who spoke on the 1995/2003 commentary and have them say the cub is Kopa. But since they didn't cofirm Fluffy even as Kiara (as in a pure 디즈니 character) there is no way in hell they would 확인 Fluffy as a happened-to-become-official fan-made OC!
Results in: In my reviewing opinion, 디즈니 has the power to use Kopa in any way they want, but he most likely will never be made a movie-character, and most certainly never be made a canon character.
Fanfiction is fun and Kopa is an excellent character for it. Enjoy him but for goodness' sake let go of him a little. There's no sense in believing against facts because if 당신 do you're in a fight 당신 can not win. It shouldn't be the end of the world if to 디즈니 Kopa's not the greatest thing since sliced bread! You'll still have him for unlimited fanfiction.
You're gonna say people should fight for what they believe in. I agree. But I also happen to think it would do good to be able of realizing when the fight's useless and go find a new fight in which 당신 actually stand a chance. You're gonna say everyone should chase their dreams and no one has the right to stomp anyone's dreams to the ground. I agree. So I'm not trying to strike down anyone's right to dream of whatever he/she wants nor tell them to throw the dream to the trash can. I'm just trying to remind them not to get their hopes up too high in this particular case. It's important to dream, but even 더 많이 important to not completely lose the touch with reality. Because dreams are our 출처 of strength but reality is still where we have to live in and eventually deal with. That is if we want to really live.
Mighty big ending speach for a matter of a fictional character, 당신 might say? Well, if 당신 take a good look around the Kopa believers are utterly believers; some of them take their belief to a religious level and come off as if Kopa was a god who saved them from falling to their death. So I'd say the above paragraph is worth a serious considering and just big enough speach for the topic.
Thank 당신 for reading. There was no offense intented. :)
PS.
link's a factual timeline about the cub's development in the franchise. The 포럼 in 질문 is for those who like to seperate the 책 from the 영화 just like 디즈니 does.
