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  • The Lion King 2019 changes Scar's backstory. 1 / 6

    The Lion King Character Posters Scar Vertical

  • In the animated world, Scar wasn't always known as Scar; his original name is Taka, meaning waste. 2 / 6

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  • The story goes that Scar was attacked by buffalo; Mufasa saved him but nit before Scar had been gashed above the eye 3 / 6

    Scar and Mufasa in The Lion King Vertical TLDR

  • But in The Lion King 2019, it's implied that Mufasa gave Scar his scar. 4 / 6

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  • Scar challenged Mufasa for the throne, and the pair fought, with Scar coming off worst 5 / 6

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  • Scar also wanted Sarabi, but she refused, repeatedly, to be his queen. 6 / 6

    Scar in The Lion King Vertical