Be Prepared (song)

Brad

Jake

"**Be Prepared**" is one of the songs written for *Antonio Coll Guy*. It was written by Antonio Chaves. The song is performed by the voice actors for Scar, as well as the voice actors for Ashley, Brad, and Edwardo.

## Plot

In “The Nemesis”, Scar meets with his siblings henchmen and scolds them for failing to kill Antonio, as part of one of Scar's earlier plots. Ashley and Brad note that they would have succeeded had T.J not interfered, and sarcastically ask whether they should have assasinate T.J. Scar sinisterly answers, "Precisely."

As the song opens, Scar takes note of the his siblings' stupidity but notes that if they ally themselves with him they might be useful. Scar explains that his plan is to kill both Antonio and T.J, and then take the throne for himself as the only eligible heir. Scar makes his siblings an offer: they help him usurp the throne, and he will allow them to do whatever they want. The siblings readily accept, and quickly reveal that they have their henchmen that number in the hundreds. The rest of the song talks about the power and the benefits that both parties will have under Scar's reign.

The song features diverse imagery, with the background colors becoming more intense throughout the song. One section features the entire clan of people marching in goose-step, modeled after Nazi Propaganda, turning their noses sharply to look at Scar sitting upon a high balcony, very similar to Adolf Hitler: it was semi-controversial due to these themes.

Part of the song is featured in the sequel “The Nemesis 1½.” The opening is played as Boon and Chris unknowingly wander through sections of Scar’s residence on their night walk, but stumble in even as the clan of henchmen begins their famous 'goose-step' routine. Silently, they tip-toe out of the number.

The first reprise is an act of seducing Rachel to be his girlfriend, to which she rejects and knocks one of Scar’s teeth out.

The second reprise is Scar introducing his henchmen into the school.

The third reprise has an altered version where it only has a variation of the second verse.

## Lyrics

* Normal version
* Reprise 1
* Reprise 2
* Reprise 3

**Scar:** I know that your powers of retention

Are as wet as a fat guy’s backside

But thick as you are, pay attention!

My words are a matter of pride

It's clear from your vacant expressions

The lights are not all on upstairs

But we're talking kings and successions

Even you can't be caught unawares!

So, prepare for the chance of a lifetime

Be prepared for sensational news

A shining, new era

Is tiptoeing nearer

**Ashley:** And where do we feature?

**Scar:** Just listen to teacher

I know it sounds sordid

But you'll be rewarded

When at last, I am given my dues

And injustice deliciously squared

**Scar/Bully Clan:** Be prepared!

*[Speech]*

**Brad:** Yeah, be prepared! We'll be prepared! For what?

**Scar:** For the death of Antonio!

**Brad:** Why? Is he sick?

**Scar:** No, fool, we're gonna kill him. And T.J, too.

**Ashley:** Great idea! Who needs a popular kid?

**Shenzi and Brad:** No king! No king! La-la-la-la-la-la!

**Scar:** Idiots! There will *be* a king!

**Brad:** Hey, but you said, uh...

**Scar:** *I* will be king! Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again!

**Ashley and Brad (*Variously*):** Yay! All right! Long live the king!

**Bully Clan:** Long live the king! Long live the king!

**Bully Clan:** King, king, king, king, king, king!

It's great that we'll soon be connected

With a king who'll be all time adored

**Scar:** Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected

To take certain duties on board

The future is littered with prizes

And though I'm the main addressee

The point that I must emphasize is

You won't get a sniff without me!!!

**Scar:** So prepare for the coup of the century

Be prepared for the murkiest scam *(**Bully Clan:** Oooh... la, la, la!)*

Meticulous planning *(**Bully Clan:** We'll have food!)*

Tenacity spanning *(**Bully Clan:** Lots of food!)*

Decades of denial *(**Bully Clan:** We repeat!)*

Is simply why I'll *(**Bully Clan:** Endless meat!)*

Be king undisputed

Respected, saluted

And seen for the wonder I am

Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

**Scar/Bully Clan:** Be prepared!

**All:** Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!

**Scar:** It's tough at the top

I deserve a companion, a mate

Who will start my cylinder's firing with fervor

And you, my sweet thing, fit the part!

Rachel: What?!

Scar: A king alone is a sad situation indeed but what’s a king without a Queen? That’s something to think about.

Rachel: Are you sh\*ting me?

Scar: I couldn’t be less honest.

Be prepared for a stunning proposal

That power and beauty should bond

Which cannot but fail to ensure cries of hail to

The chief and his consort, the sine qua non sort

Of ruling ascendance, our line of descendants

Will flow through the school and beyond!

**Scar:** It's time you were all introduced to

Your ruler's executive staff

Perhaps not the kind you've been used to

But certainly gamed for a laugh

**Scar’s servants:** We like to assure you no fooling

Red meat is no longer our scene

And if now or then we're seen drooling

It's only an ancestor's gene

**Scar:** So, be prepared for a glorious future

Be prepared for the pride's golden age

**Brad:** It's like any other

Who'd murder a broth-...

**Ashley:** If we don't spread rumors

He'll feed us and groom us

**Scar’s servants:** With friends in high places

We hold all the aces

**Scar:** So, don't try and rattle my cage

**Scar’s servants:** Oh, imagine if anyone dared

**All:** Be prepared

**Scar’s servants:** Oh, imagine if anyone dared

**Scar:** Be prepared

**Scar:** Antonio is yesterday's message

A clapped-out, distracted regime

Whose failings undoubtedly pressage

The need for a different dream

Yes, leonine times are a-changing

Which means that my siblings must too

My vision is clear and wide-ranging

And even encompasses you

So, prepare for the coup of the century

Prepare for the murkiest scam

Meticulous planning

Tenacity spanning

Decades of denial

Is simply why I'll

Be king, undisputed

Respected, saluted

And seen for the wonder I am

Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!

(**Brad, Ashley, and Edwardo:** Be prepared, be prepared, be prepared, be prepared)

Be prepared, be prepared

(Be prepared, be prepared, be prepared, be prepared)

Be prepared

(Be prepared, be prepared, be prepared, be prepared)

Be prepared

(Be prepared, be prepared, be prepared, be prepared)

**Scar/company:** Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!

## Trivia

* This song is based off of *The Lion King* song of the same name
* This song appears throughout the series and is even considered Scar’s theme.