Tarzan is the orphaned son of two British nobles who were shipwrecked in Africa. Raised by gorillas, he became known as the Lord of the Apes in adulthood, falling in love with the explorer Jane Porter. An enemy of villains both human, like Clayton, and animal, like Sabor, he defends his jungle home against the forces of evil in Disney Heroes vs Villains, despite an initial enmity with Simba.