Scar

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Scar Background information Feature films The Lion King (1994) Television programmes Video games Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II Park attractions Actor Actress Animators Andreas Deja Voice Jeremy Irons Performance model Designer Inspiration Awards Character information Other names Taka, Monkey's Uncle Personality Vain, power-hungry, scheming Appearance Emaciated and melanistic with a goaty and a scar, hence his name. Occupation Illegitimate King of the Pride Lands, Leader of the Hyenas, Lion, Predator Affiliations The hyenas, Zira Goal Overthrow Simba and Mufasa and rule over the Pride Lands Home Pridelands Allies Zira Enemies Simba, Mufasa, Sarabi, Sora Minions Shenzi, Banzai and Ed; Other hyenas Likes Power Dislikes Fighting his own battles, being second-best Powers and abilities Powerful magic attacks (Kingdom Hearts II) Weapons Claws and teeth Fate Overthrown by Simba and killed by both the hyenas and the flames; resurrected in the Kingdom Hearts continuity but was killed again by the Sora/Simba team Quote "Long Live the King"

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Prince Taka, better known as Scar, is the main villain of The Lion King. He was the son of Ahadi who was at one time king of the Pride Lands, and brother of Mufasa who would also become king of the Pride Lands. Scar was also the uncle of Simba. He was voiced by Jeremy Irons and animated by Andreas Deja.

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Scar was once named Taka, and had became upset when he learned that his brother Mufasa was chosen to be king over himself. He wanders off to talk to three hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, who tell him that if Mufasa is made to look like a failure, then he will look kingly in comparison and soon take the throne.

This leads to Taka tricking his brother into going down to the waterhole, where a Cape buffalo called Boma is refusing to share the water with the rest of The Pride Lands which, at the time, is having a terrible drought.

While there Mufasa starts to try to reason with Boma, and Taka roars and tells Boma that he must move by order of the Lion King, or fight Mufasa, Boma then charges out of the water at Mufasa. Mufasa escapes with the aid of a Mandrill called Rafiki, and Boma goes after Taka instead.

Mufasa runs back and finds Taka being attacked by Boma's herd. A large buffalo slashes Taka with his horns, causing him to be knocked unconscious. Mufasa leaps in to save his brother and the buffaloes prepare to attack again. Before they can do so, King Ahadi, father of Taka and Mufasa, appears with a large herd of animals that surrounds the Buffaloes. It was during this attack that Taka got a scar on his eye, and re-named himself Scar.

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Scar remained bitter at his brother but was allowed to live in the Pride Lands. He attended Simba's presentation but left after he was born, earning him Mufasa's disgust. Scar eventually became jealous of his nephew Simba's position as the next king of the Pride Lands, and stated plotting to kill both his brother and nephew in order to take the throne himself. He started to recruit hyenas including Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, to build an army. He used bribes of food to get them on his side.

The first attempt the hyenas made was to kill Simba when the young cub entered their territory, but Mufasa foiled that plan. Scar lined up his ranks of troops promising that under his rule, they would never go hungry again. With their help, he triggered a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa, tricking Simba into waiting in a gorge under the notion that Scar has a "surprise" for him and his dad. He tricked Simba into practicing his roar to make it appear as the trigger of the stampede, which was actually started by the hyenas. Scar then sent Mufasa to save Simba, hoping that they would die.

Instead, Mufasa saved his son and ended up clinging to a cliff. He then spots Scar and pleads with Scar to help him. However, Scar pierces 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 finds that Simba is still alive, and convinces him that it is his fault Mufasa is dead. He told the cub to "run away, and never return."

Scar went on to take the throne and sent Shenzi, Banzai and Ed to finish Simba off. This was a task they failed, allowing the cub to flee into the desert to apparent certain death. Under Scar's rule, the Pride Lands became a dry place and the animals left leading to food becoming scarce. While he and the hyenas had at first prospered, they ate everything and drove off the rest of the kingdom, leaving his clan and the lionesses on the brink of starvation. Determined to hold on to the throne, he forbade the lionesses to leave and continued to bask in his perceived glory.

Simba returned years later, to Scar's surprise (Who believed Simba was dead) and Scar was forced to reveal the truth that he himself had killed Mufasa. This lead to a battle in which the lionesses, aided by Rafiki, Timon, and Pumbaa easily defeated the cowardly hyenas. Simba confronted Scar on the top of Pride Rock, but Scar, knowing he was too physically weak to fight Simba, was hesitant to fight. He tried to blame everything on the hyenas, not knowing that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed had followed him and heard Scar blame them. Scar (who was offered the chance to leave the Pride Lands), attacked his nephew but ultimately lost when Simba threw him off Pride Rock, literally overthrowing him. The hyenas then arrived, reminding Scar that he called them the enemy. Realizing his mistake too late, Scar pleaded for his life as the hyenas closed in and mauled their leader.

Despite his ultimate demise, Scar maintained the loyalty of the Outsiders, a pack of lions led by his former mate Zira., who were banished by Simba. Zira was fanatically loyal to Scar and intended to install her son Kovu as King of Pride Rock, as previously decreed by Scar. They would continue to create trouble for Simba in the following years.

Scar also appeared briefly in a dream in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride where Jim Cummings voiced him. Scar is also featured in the game Kingdom Hearts 2 voiced by James Horan.