- “This is MY kingdom! MY DESTINY!”
- ―Scar[src]
Scar is the main antagonist in the 2019 photorealistic CGI remake of The Lion King. In this film, it is heavily implied Scar got his scars from challenging Mufasa for the right to rule the Pride Lands and in an attempt to win Sarabi's affections, though he ultimately lost the fight and she chose Mufasa over him.
He is based on the character from the character of the same name from the 1994 animated film.
Background[]
Physical appearance[]
In this version, Scar has a more realistic appearance and not as evil as in the previous version, with lighter grayish-tan (somewhat bleached) fur and amber eyes. He has a receding dark brown mane that is duller and mangier than Mufasa's, and is paler around his face until he takes over the Pridelands. By then, his mane and the stripe on his forehead are black, save for around his face. In addition to the signature scar over his left eye (which is larger and darker now), Scar also has a noticeable notch in his right ear and several small scratch marks and bruises on his body while his facial structure gives him an angry look. This change from his animated depiction was, according to director Jon Favreau, meant to emphasize Scar's inner trauma and evil nature.
Appearances[]
The Lion King[]
First, Scar appears when a mouse wanders into his lair while he muses mid-chase about how unfair it is that his "right" to become next in line to rule has been taken by Simba, who was born earlier that day. When Zazu shows up to inform him that Mufasa is on his way to see him after he failed to be present, Scar tries to devour the hornbill, saying that he can do as he pleases. When Mufasa stops him, Scar pretends to forget and begins to depart, saying that Mufasa shouldn't turn his back on him after Mufasa tells Scar not to likewise turn his back on him. Mufasa prepares to challenge Scar as a result, but Scar backs down, saying that he would not dream of challenging Mufasa again. As he departs, Zazu retorts to Mufasa that Scar should have been expelled from the Pride Lands long ago, but Mufasa refuses, saying that as his brother Scar has every right to live in the kingdom as long as Mufasa is king.
Later, Scar sees Simba chasing a beetle and tells him to run along, as he doesn't babysit cubs thus showing hatred to the cub. When Simba brags about seeing the kingdom with his father and one day having to tell Scar what to do when he becomes king in the future, a visibly bitter Scar weaves a lie that the elephant graveyard is a place where all lions have gone to show their bravery. Wanting to prove he is brave, Simba asks more about it, and Scar, knowing full well that Simba wants to explore it, tells him how dangerous and forbidding the elephant graveyard is before he makes him promise not to tell about it.
Scar during "Be Prepared".
After finding out his attempt to have Simba (and an accompanying Nala) killed by the hyenas failed, Scar meets with Shenzi and her clan to form an alliance in order to kill him and Mufasa. Scar promises them that the mighty will be able to take whatever they want when they want thus getting the clan to join him. The next day, Scar takes Simba to the gorge in the Pride Lands, saying that to impress Mufasa after getting in big trouble, he should find his roar in the gorge, which all lions do according to Scar. Scar leaves him to practice as the hyenas stampede the wildebeest herd into the gorge, setting the trap as Scar tells Mufasa Simba is in danger. During the stampede, Scar sends Zazu to rally the lionesses to help while he tries to help Mufasa, leaving no witnesses to his plans. After Mufasa rescues Simba, Scar waits as his older brother tries to scale the walls of the gorge and get away. When Mufasa begs him for help, Scar pierces his paws and taunts him saying "Long live the king!" and sends Mufasa falling to his death with a swipe of his paw, murdering him instead. Then he tricks Simba into believing Mufasa's death is all his fault, and tells him to run away as the pride will not accept him for slaughtering his father. After Simba flees, Scar orders Shenzi and the hyenas to kill Simba, but unknown to him and Shenzi alike, Simba gets away after he nearly fell to his demise during the escape.
When he tells the pride about Mufasa's death, Scar lies that he did not make it to the gorge in time. Then Scar takes the throne and brings in the hyenas as his enforcers. Afterwards, he personally leads the hyenas to hunt instead of the lionesses so he can show his dominance over the kingdom, resulting in the Pride Lands becoming a wasteland years later due to his desire to kill prey where and when he wants, making the other lionesses unsatisfied. He offers Sarabi to become his queen, but she denies him, citing his greed and selfishness. To corner her, Scar enforces the rule that the lionesses can only eat the scraps from hyenas' foods until she concurs to become his queen. This causes Nala to depart and search for help, resulting in her looking for Simba as Nala manages to leave Pride Rock without getting caught by Scar.
When Simba returns home and encounters Scar after he attacks Sarabi, he goads him into revealing his "role" in Mufasa's death. While Simba anxiously tries to deny that he did not kill his father just as Scar tells him if he is a king or a betrayer, he pushes him into slipping at the edge of Pride Rock afterwards. Just as lighting strikes a dead tree to cause a massive fire in the Pride Lands, Scar cites that Mufasa had the same look in his eyes before he died, before Scar secretly tells Simba that he killed Mufasa. Upon hearing the truth, Simba bites Scar on his mane and pulls himself back up, angrily reprimanding his uncle for betraying their family. Scar tries to protect himself by denouncing Simba's sanity, claiming he killed Mufasa and now plans to kill him next, Sarabi however reveals that she overheard Scar spoke about seeing the look in Mufasa's eyes before he died, contradicting him not arriving to gorge in time like he told the pride. Scar, realizing too late that he accidentally exposed himself, orders the hyenas to kill all the other lions and Simba as Nala orders the lionesses to fight against the hyenas.
Scar realizes his treachery has been discovered.
Seeing the pride, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, and Rafiki defeating his forces, Scar retreats to a ledge near the top of Pride Rock, where he's cornered by Simba. Scar begs for mercy and even double-crosses the hyenas, lying that they forced him into murdering Mufasa and denouncing them as "revolting scavengers" he was planning to kill in the end; unknown to him, Shenzi, Kamari, and Azizi were listening nearby. Simba refuses to believe Scar's words, stating he tricked the hyenas the same way he tricked him, but is pacified enough to choose exiling his uncle over killing him. Scar pretends to concede, but then he throws burning embers in Simba's face and attacks him while he is blinded, leading to a fight between the two lions. Scar nearly pushes Simba over the edge, but Simba prevents this from happening by knocking Scar down. Simba tells Scar that he can't win, but Scar argues this is his kingdom and destiny. The two lions continue their fierce duel and though Scar proves to be a surprisingly formidable opponent despite his weak appearance, Simba ultimately proves to be the stronger of the two and pushes Scar off the edge of Pride Rock.
The last moments of Scar as he tries to survive against the hyenas in vain.
Scar survives the fall and as he struggles to his feet, Kamari, Azizi, and several other surviving hyenas show up and surround him. At first, Scar is relieved to see them, saying that they must rebuild their forces if they are to retake what they have lost. Unfortunately, the seething Kamari and Azizi revealed that they overheard his attempt to double-cross them when he called them "revolting scavengers" and planned on killing them. Realizing his mistake too late, Scar tries to reason that he was only trying to fool Simba, and promises that together, they will rule the Pride Lands. However, Shenzi coldly tells him that the only true thing he ever said was that "The hyena's belly is never full", indirectly ordering her clan to kill him as revenge for using them and trying to sell them out. Cornered and outnumbered, Scar briefly, but vainly attempts to fight back, only to be overwhelmed and eaten alive by the hyenas, bringing his reign to a well-deserved end. After Scar's death, Simba takes his place as the rightful king of the Pride Lands and undoes the damage his uncle had done, thus finally avenging Mufasa and restoring the land back to its former glory.
Mufasa: The Lion King[]
Scar will return in the prequel to the 2019 remake of The Lion King. It will be revealed that Scar's real name is " Taka" and he is a biological member of the royal family of the Pride Lands, well an orphan lion cub, named Mufasa was eventually taken in by Scar's parents and became Scar's brother. The film will also reveal that Scar and Mufasa once had a close, loving relationship and how their brotherly bond became fractured, leaving Scar bitter and resentful towards Mufasa.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the 2019 remake, Mufasa was heavily implied to have given him the scar in a challenge.
Variants[]
References[]
- ↑ "‘The Lion King’ Prequel: Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Aaron Pierre To Lead Cast For Disney & Barry Jenkins". Deadline Hollywood (August 26, 2021).
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