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Tublat

Background information
Feature films
Television programs	The Legend of Tarzan
Video games
Park attractions
Portrayed by
Portrayed by
Animators
Voice	Keith David
Performance model
Designer
Inspiration	Kerchak
Honors and awards
Character information
Full name
Other names
Personality	Brutal, ruthless, domineering, violent
Appearance	Large, obese dark blue gorilla
Birthday
Occupation	Member of the gorilla family (formerly)
Affiliations	Bad
Goal	To kill Tarzan and seek leadership of Kerchak's family
Home	The Jungle
Relatives
Pets
Allies
Minions	The other gorillas (formerly)
Enemies	Tarzan, Jane Porter, Archimedes Q. Porter, Kala, Kerchak, Terk, Tantor, Flynt and Mungo, the other gorillas
Likes	Torturing Tarzan and the other gorillas
Dislikes	Everything (to an extent)
Powers and abilities	Strength, roars
Weapons	Fists
Fate	Rescued by Tarzan, despite Terk's protests.
Quote	"You should have never come back!"

[Source]

Tublat is a villain from The Legend of Tarzan. A rival of Kerchak's, he aggressively tried to take over control of the family, but was quickly banished. With Tarzan now in charge, he seeks to defeat him and assert himself as the leader of the apes. Strangely enough, while the books portrayed Kerchak as being the violent one, but was made more sympathetic by Disney, using the book's portrayal of Tublat as being benevolent, Disney's version of Tublat suffered the complete opposite (he is changed into a villain using the original version of Kerchak's personality). He was voiced by Keith David.

Personality

Tublat is incredibly mean, aggressive and angry. He challenged Kerchak for leadership but was defeated and cast out. He is considered dangerous by all the gorillas. He is based on Kala's husband (and Tarzan's foster father) in the original Tarzan novel. His personality is also very much like the original Kerchak and/or Terkoz from the novel. He once took over another gorilla family that Gobu belonged to. But the family overthrew him and Gobu replaced him. He often calls Tarzan a hairless runt. He has four toes on his right foot, and this is one way to tell he is in the area.

Appearances

Tarzan and Tublat's Revenge

A violent thunderstorm has Tarzan, Jane, and the rest of the gorilla family seeking shelter in nearby caves, but they have chosen the same cave that the banished gorilla Tublat lives in. Tarzan is no physical match for Tublat. But using his superior cunning and ingenuity, he manages to defeat him.

Tarzan and the Caged Fury

Niels and Merkus return to the Jungle to mine diamonds. Tarzan agrees to this as long as they stay away from the gorillas. Neils and Merkus are threatened by Tublat, who they capture and plan to make money out of. Tarzan sets out to rescue Tublat, despite Terk's protests and the past conflict between them.

Tarzan and the Enemy Within

In this episode, Tublat appeared as the leader of the family of a gorilla named Gobu, whom Tarzan had earlier nursed back to health after he found him being attacked by a pack of hyenas. Gobu states that a few months before the events in that episode took place, Tublat killed the family leader and took over control.