Tormak and Li'ella

This article is about the relationship between Tormak and Li'Ella.

Overview
Li'Ella is Tormak's adopted daughter. He rescued her as a cub after her village was destroyed by the hunters. Tormak shows that he's very protective of her. He cares very much for her and only wants to just keep her safe. When Laval met Li'Ella, Tormak strongly disliked his daughter being with him. Later on, it seems that Tormak accepted Li'Ella and Laval's relationship, as he is seen in "Merry Chima Everyone!" smiling at them holding hands.

Background
In ancient Chima, Tormak led a team of special cave fighters called the Tunnel Cats, the ones who chased the hunters through their treacherous caverns. After the first war, Tormak was the last Tunnel Cat. He continued to fulfill his duty in the dark tunnels.

That was then, Tormak heard the cry of a little lion cub, that almost fell into the gorge. Tormak caught it at the last second. His plan was to take it back to the lions, but to his surprise, he wasn't able to let the cub go. Tormak felt all the loneliness he suffered from in the tunnels, he couldn't go back to that feeling.

Tormak kept the little lioness and called her Li'Ella. She returned his love the way only a child can, and Tormak lost his heart to her. He taught her everything he knew about fighting and self-defense. Li'Ella also taught Tormak something- how to feel happy again, how to smile and have fun. Li'Ella saved Tormak's soul from drowning in sorrow and Tormak knows it. There isn't a thing he wouldn't do for her.

The Crescent
This is Li'Ella's debut episode. After Laval and his friends protected the Cresent, the phoenix temple is revealed and Laval runs to welcome them, but Tormak tells Laval to back up, knowing his daughter Li'Ella comes too. Li'Ella accidentally knocks Laval down but is surprised to see another Lion.

Tormak shows his fatherly love for Li'Ella when Laval saw her. He hits Laval and even tells him to stay away from her.

The Snowball Effect
Li'Ella goes on a tour of the Lion City with Laval, this Tormak hears as Laval runs to tell Eris earlier. As Tormak cares for his daughter's safety, he checks on the Lion City in the middle of the Hunters' take over the throne room. Tormak then defeats all of the Hunters' with the help of the lions. As Li'Ella and Laval return, Li'Ella runs to her father and asks if everything is okay and supports him. She tells the story of the Tunnel Cats, and how her father is the last Tunnel Cat, she seems to know the story very well and knows how uncomfortable Tormak feels about it. Tormak leaves as he says that he came to protect Li'Ella, and now she's safe, so he returns to the phoenix.

The King Thing
With the Lion City being under attack again, Li'Ella runs to tell Fluminox and Tormak, but Tormak claims that they can't help the groundborns with every little problem, but Li'Ella argues that it's more than a little problem, and reminds her father that he is a groundborn too, and so they fly off to help the lions.

Getting to the city, Tormak goes to close the tunnels and tells Li'Ella to stay in the bastion. Unfortunately, Li'Ella doesn't listen and go to help in the lion city. As the events unfold, Sir Fangar captures Li'Ella.

A Very Slippery Slope
After Li'Ella was kidnapped by Sir Fangar, the heroes plan a way to break through Sir Fangar's trophy room and get everyone out. Tormak joins as well, claiming Sir Fangar will feel the rage of a father, and his misery will echo across the ages.

After they freed everyone, Li'Ella was nowhere to be found. The Ice Mountain ended up falling into the archway. Tormak showed deep concern for his daughter, looking down to try and spot her, but Flinx told them that she wasn't there- but getting ready to a wedding to Sir Fangar.

The Artifact
All of Chima looks for Li'Ella. Drowning in grief, Tormak searches the map of Chima looking for Li'Ella, he decides to look in the Hunter's tunnels, there Sir Fangar finds and blackmails him- asking for the Artifact in exchange for Li'Ella.

Tormak considers this offer, looking at her double-headed axe reminds him how he rescued and raised Li'Ella. all of his memories drove him to tears. Looking at the drawing she made of the two, Tormak finally decides to steal the Artifact, he can't bear the thought he'll never see Li'Ella again.

After meeting with Sir Fangar and rethinking, Tormak backs up from his decision, but looking at the drawing Li'Ella made of him and her again, he runs after the Hunters, willing to do whatever it takes to get his daughter back.

Fluminox tries to change Tormak's mind as he goes to give the Artifact to the Hunters, but Tormak says that's for Li'Ella and that he has no choice. When the artifact exploded, Tormak was burned and became the panther from Eris' visions, but so does the drawing of him and Li'Ella.

Tormak rushes to get Li'Ella but sees that Sir Fangar tricked him. He runs away to the Outlands, Li'Ella still on his mind.

The Phoenix has Landed
Li'Ella is rescued from the wedding to Sir Fangar by Laval and his friends. Later on, she mentions to Laval how she can't wait to tell her father about everything she experienced with Laval, but Laval is skeptical since Tormak became panthar and ran into the Outlands, getting a worried look from Li'Ella.

Returning to the Cresent, Li'Ella runs frantically to Fluminox, desperate to understand what happened to Tormak from Fluminox' side. But since the Hunters' caught Flinx, Fluminox let the matter slip until they get his son to safety, although he is sorry and claiming they won't be allowed to let Tormak roam free.

A Spark of Hope
After the heroes are freed with the help of Lavertus, all of Chima is now frozen, but Fluminox says the only way to defeat the Hunters is impossible since Tormak stole the Artifact. Li'Ella is confident she'll find Tormak and he will help them, but worries about her father's state, fearing that he's all alone and in pain. Laval and his friends try to light up her mood, saying they all have made it through dark times- and so will Tormak.

Wings of Fire
While Laval, Li'Ella, Eris, Cragger and Lavertus follow the light into the Outlands, Li'Ella feels aches in her chest, claiming that as they get closer to the light the pain grows. They discover the light was coming from Tormak's CHI-Up, caused by the power of the Artifact, now burned inside Tormak.

Li'Ella shows her concern towards her father, but Tormak tells her that he needs to help them, and not the opposite.

After finding the first Fire Wings, the heroes split up, and Li'Ella decides she'll go with her father, saying she'll never let him out of her sight again, showing her great love for Tormak and his well-being.

The Heart of Cavora
Tormak and Li'Ella went together to find Fire Wings, together the found two. Later they went to fix the Phoenix Flying Fire Temple and helped the main eight heroes to pass their way into Mount Cavora.

After the Great Illumination, Tormak and Li'Ella landed on Mount Cavora, Li'Ella asked Tormak desperately if their friends are okay, and he assures her that this Illumination was successful.

Trivia

 * Li'Ella's necklace once belonged to Tormak, but he gave it to her. It was taken by Sir Fangar in episode 37, and from there on isn't owned by Li'Ella. It is revealed that Tormak found it in the Outlands in the short "The Panthar".
 * Li'Ella feels Tormak's pain everytime he CHI-Ups in Wings of Fire, this could mean that she might have some connection to Tormak- mentally and physically.
 * In The Artifact, Li'Ella gives Tormak a drawing of them both holding hands (in a flashback). Tormak kept the drawing on him even thousand of years later, but it was burned in the fire from the Artifact's explosion. It is unknown if it was burnt completely.