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Scar is the primary villain of Disney's popular 1994 animated movie The Lion King. He was voiced by Jeremy Irons and animated by Andreas Deja. He has since made appearances in other Disney media. Based on literary villains such as Claudius from Hamlet and Iago from Othello, Scar is widely regarded as one of the best Disney villains of all time.

Scar in The Lion King

Scar was the younger, presumably adopted or half-brother, brother of the lion king Mufasa, and the uncle of Simba. Scar was jealous of Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, so he plotted to overthrow his brother and nephew.

To do this, Scar recruited three hyenas — Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — who gladly did the scheming lion's bidding for food. At first, there were only three hyenas, but eventually Scar gathered a full army of them. The first attempt by the hyenas to kill Simba was foiled by Mufasa, so Scar lined up his ranks of troops and promised that, in the new era in which he would rule as king, the hyenas would never go hungry again.

With the help of the hyenas, Scar triggered a wildebeest stampede that was meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa, but Mufasa saved his son at the last minute. When Mufasa, clinging to a cliff, pleaded with Scar to help him, Scar leaned over the ledge, pierced Mufasa's paws with his claws, and flung his brother off the cliff to his death with the mocking words "Long Live The King". Scar then made Simba believe that the young prince was the one who caused the stampede and in turn killed Mufasa. Simba ran away, overwhelmed by guilt and fear. Scar then ordered Shenzi, Banzai and Ed to finish him off. Unknown to Scar, however, the hyenas did not succeed. Scar returned to Pride Rock and claimed the throne for himself.

Under Scar's reign, the kingdom soon began to decline as droughts hit and food became scarce. Years later, to Scar's surprise, Simba returned to challenge his uncle for the throne. Scar threatened to reveal the "truth" about Mufasa's death and backing him to the cliff edge. As Simba fell backwards and desperately clung to the rock, Scar taunted him by revealing that he had in fact killed Mufasa. In a blind rage, Simba leapt upon Scar and engaged him in battle. Simba had Scar trapped on the summit and slowly approached his uncle. Terrified, Scar pleaded for his life, blaming his crimes on the hyenas, unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed had followed him and heard Scar blame them. Simba, at last not willing to sink to Scar's level, spared his life and banished him from the Pride Lands. Scar began to walk off, but then suddenly flung some burning embers into Simba's eyes, and resumed the fight. A fierce battle ensued, and in the end Scar was thrown from the summit by Simba.

The hyenas, determined to get revenge on Scar for denouncing them as "the enemy," surrounded their fallen leader. Scar tried to talk his way out of the situation, but the hyenas leapt upon Scar and tore into his body. His screams were drowned out by the hyenas' laughter.

Scar in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

In the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), it is revealed that Scar had a group of lioness followers who were exiled by Simba after he became king. They were led by a lioness named Zira, who was Scar's mate. The couple had a son, Nuka, and a daughter, Vitani. In the film, Zira attempted to use Kovu, a lion originally chosen to inherit Scar's throne but of no relation to Scar, to kill Simba and become king. Kovu is very similar to Scar in appearance and even gains a scar on his eye after being slashed by Zira.

In the film Scar only appears twice, the first time in Simba's nightmare. In the nightmare, Mufasa clings to the cliff above the stampede as in the first film, and Simba tries to reach down to help his father. However, Scar appears on the ledge and grabs Simba's paws. Mufasa falls, and then as Simba looks at Scar, he changes to Kovu. Kovu then flashes an evil grin and throws Simba into the stampede, as a repeat of Scar's actions in the first film. He appears again when Kovu is banished from the Pride Lands by Simba. As Kovu looks into a stream, Scar's reflection is shown instead of his own, much like in the first movie in which Simba was instructed by Rafiki to look into the water.

Scar in The Lion King 1½

In the direct-to-video midquel The Lion King 1½ (2004), Scar makes a few brief, non-speaking appearances in the scenes for which he was present in the original film.

Scar In Other Media

Scar briefly appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film Hercules (as a mere lion skin), and in the animated TV series House of Mouse (2001-2003). He also made a very brief, non-speaking appearance in an episode of the Timon and Pumbaa television series in which Timon tries to revive Pumbaa's wiped memory.

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Games - Scar

Scar in The Lion King

Scar in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Scar in The Lion King 1½

Scar In Other Media

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