Scar

### Allies

Lady Tremaine, Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, Evil Queen, Jafar, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, Hyena Clan, The Outsiders (formerly),

### Enemies

Mufasa, Simba, Sarabi, Nala, Sarafina, Zazu, Rafiki, Jasiri, Kion, Bunga, Fuli, Ono, Beshte, Kinyonga, Makini, Ma Tembo, Zito, Laini, Bupu, Boboka, Twiga, Juhudi, Shingo, Thurston, Muhanga and Muhangus, Basi, Makuu, Hadithi, Anga, Mbeya, Kifaru, Shujaa, Kiara, Kovu, Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, Nne, Tano,

### Crimes

Murder (Mufasa)Attempted Murder (Simba)

Tyranny

### Movie

The Lion King

**Mufasa**: "*Don't turn your back on me, Scar!*"
**Scar**: "*Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.*"
―Mufasa and Scar
**Scar** is the main antagonist of Disney's 1994 animated feature film *The Lion King*. As the brother of Mufasa and second-born prince of the Pride Lands, Scar was next in line to assume the throne as king. However, his chances were lost at the birth of his nephew, Simba. This embittered Scar with jealousy and a sense of entitlement, prompting him to develop a regicidal plot to take over the kingdom, with the aid of his hyena henchmen.

As one of Disney's most infamous villains—made especially notorious for his success in murdering Mufasa, Scar is a primary member of the *Disney Villains* franchise. Scar is also a primary antagonist in Descendants: The Night is Young where he escapes after the barrier is broken. He is the father of two unnamed children, the husband of Lady Tremaine, The Stepfather of Anastasia, Drizella and Cinderella, the Step-father-in-law to King Charming, the father of two unnamed children and the grandfather of Sam who he took and raised alongside Tremaine.

## Before The Isle of The lost

On the day of Simba's presentation, Scar remains in his cave, where he laments the loss of the throne while trying to eat a mouse. He suddenly receives a visit from Zazu, who reprimands Scar for his failure to attend Simba's presentation. Scar wickedly attempts to eat Zazu out of irritation, but Mufasa intervenes and questions Scar's absence, but Scar shows no remorse and merely expresses disdain for the young prince before leaving Pride Rock, dejected, much to the chagrin of Mufasa.

As some time passed, Scar rapidly became jealous of his nephew Simba's position as the next king of Pride Rock and started plotting to kill him in order to take out the competition for the throne. He started to recruit hyenas—primarily Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed—to build an army. He used bribes of food to get them on his side. In the first attempt, Scar lured Simba to the hyenas' domain at the Elephant Graveyard, where Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were to kill Simba and his friend, Nala. When Mufasa foiled that plan, Scar saw the whole scene with great fury. Later that night, Scar admonishes the hyenas for failing to kill Simba, but still gives them food nonetheless. Knowing Simba will always be safe so long as Mufasa is around, Scar proposes they kill both Simba *and* Mufasa.

To motivate and mobilize the hyenas, Scar promises that under his rule, the hyenas will never go hungry again, a promise which he clearly cannot (and ultimately fails to) keep. With their help, he engineers a wildebeest stampede meant to kill both Simba and Mufasa, tricking Simba into waiting in a gorge under the notion that Mufasa has a 'marvelous surprise' for him. Scar alerts Mufasa, who rushes to Simba's aid. Mufasa manages to save his son and ends up clinging to a cliff where he spots Scar and pleads with his brother to help him. However, Scar instead pierces Mufasa's paws with his claws and, grinning wickedly, throws his brother off the cliff to his death with the taunting words, "Long live the king". Scar discovers Simba still alive and places the blame of Mufasa's death on his nephew. Simba asks him what he should do and he orders Simba to run away and never return as punishment. Scar then sends the hyenas to kill Simba, but they fail this task as Simba escapes into the desert after going through a bed of thorn bushes much too dense for them to follow him through. Believing Simba is as good as dead out in the wasteland, the hyenas let the cub go (but warn that they'll kill him if he ever decides to comes back), and lie to Scar about it.

With feigned grief, Scar announces that Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede, and takes over the Pride Lands, using the hyena clan as muscle to ensure his reign goes undisputed. As king, Scar enacts a law that forbids the mention of Mufasa's name in his presence. He also grants the hyenas unrestricted hunting rights, resulting in a shortage of food due to the hyenas' overeating. Additionally, a drought deprives the kingdom of water, driving away most animals. After receiving complaints from the hyenas, Scar summons Sarabi and questions her as to why she and the rest of the lionesses are not hunting for food, to which Sarabi explains the state of the kingdom. She suggests they leave Pride Rock to survive, but Scar stubbornly rejects the idea. Pushed beyond composure, Sarabi openly compares Scar to Mufasa in a condescending manner, angering Scar to the point of ruthlessly striking her. Just as this occurs, an adult Simba, alive and well, returns and confronts the anxious Scar, who initially mistakes Simba for Mufasa. However, after learning it is his nephew, Scar sarcastically expresses "joy" at seeing him alive and gives a dirty look at the hyenas, realizing they had in fact failed at their task and lied to him.

Simba orders Scar to resign as king or engage in battle for the throne. Scar initiates a trial against Simba, blaming him for Mufasa's death in an attempt to turn the pride against him. Simba, still thinking he was responsible for his father's death, admits his "crime" and tries to explain he was not a murderer, but Scar backs him up until he is left dangling over the ledge of Pride Rock. As a lightning bolt strikes below Pride Rock and causes a wildfire due to the dry grass, Scar quietly admits to killing Mufasa, enraging Simba who, in a burst of adrenaline, furiously tackles Scar and forces him to confess his murder. This leads to a ferocious battle in which the lionesses, Timon, Pumbaa, and Rafiki, work together to defeat the hyenas. Scar tries to escape in the chaos, but is cornered by Simba at the top of Pride Rock. With nowhere to run, Scar begs Simba for mercy and even attempts to blame his crimes on the hyenas (unaware that Shenzi, Banzai and Ed are listening nearby); Simba refuses to believe him, but chooses to exile Scar rather than kill him. Scar appears to concede, but viciously attacks Simba, and they engage in a fierce fight.

Scar eventually gains the upper hand by bashing Simba across the face and knocking him onto his back. However, as Scar leaps to deliver the deathblow, Simba uses his hind legs to hurl Scar over the edge of Pride Rock, sending him tumbling down a rocky slope to the base of the formation, just like his uncle had done to his father. Scar survives the fall, and as he slowly gets to his feet, the hyenas arrive. Scar is initially relieved to see his "friends", but they reveal that they overheard Scar betraying them out by calling them "the enemy" and they begin to surround their fallen master with wide vicious grins. Realizing his mistake too late, Scar begs for mercy and attempts to justify what he said, but the hyenas, giving into their hunger and rage and finally fed up with his broken promises and abuse, ignore his life plea, leap upon him, and violently maul him to death as flames surround them. With Scar overthrown and deceased, Simba ascends Pride Rock and reclaims the Pride Lands as the new king and the kingdom is restored to its former glory.