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♪ What did you say 'bout my brother? That's not a stray, that's my brother! ♪
~ Taka protecting his brother while singing.

Taka, better known later on as Scar, is the main antagonist of Disney's 2019 remake film The Lion King and the deuteragonist of its 2024 prequel/sequel Mufasa: The Lion King.

He was the son of Obasi and Eshe, the best friend turned adoptive brother and murderer of Mufasa, the former love-interest and adoptive brother-in-law of Sarabi, and the evil adoptive uncle and arch-nemesis of Simba. He is also based on his original counterpart.

Unlike his original counterpart however, this version of Scar is shown to be tragic and have redeeming qualities, namely when he was a teenager, such as genuinely loving and caring for Mufasa, as well as loving his parents and having romantic feelings for Sarabi. Sadly, he would slowly lose several of these redeeming qualities, including his love for his brother.

As a cub, he was voiced by Theo Somolu and by Kelvin Harrison Jr. as an adolescent. In the Japanese dub of the movie, he was voiced by Yosuke Eguchi.

Appearance[]

Unlike his animated counterpart, this version of Scar is more realistic, unhealthy, and battle-worn in appearance. He has sandy-tan, slightly bleached fur, and a rather emaciated frame separating him from the rest of the lion pride. His mane is thin and ragged, mostly dark brown, but paler around his face until his regime over the Pride Lands. By then, his mane is closer to the original's fuller black mane. As his name suggests, he has numerous scars, most notably a long, thin, vertical gash over his left eye, which is pink and slightly cloudy. He also has a notch in his right ear, a small cut on the right side of his muzzle, and several small scratch marks on his flanks. Scar also has amber eyes, a dark stripe down his forehead, and a tan muzzle complete with a goatee.

Personality[]

Before Scar became the ruthless villain who would become willing to kill his adoptive brother in order to become king, he was a young cub known as Taka, who was shown to be very caring, polite and loving, as shown as when him and Mufasa met. The two hit it off immediately and he starts begging his parents to take Mufasa in, admitting he always wanted a brother. As the future king of his clan, even the very young Taka had a great deal of pride. Above all, he had a big heart, purposely losing a race against Mufasa so that he would be accepted into his clan and become the brother he always wanted to have.

Growing up, Taka still loved his adopted brother deeply, though he envied him for spending time learning to hunt with the lionesses while Taka was only learning his father's typical way of ruling inactively. Due to his inexperience in hunting, Taka greatly lacked confidence in the face of danger, having fled when Eshe was cornered by two enemy lions. He was later ashamed of his cowardice, asking his mother for forgiveness for not being there for her, though Eshe did not hold it against him as she understood that Taka had to find his own courage within himself.

The loss of his parents left Taka deeply saddened, combined with doubts that he had never been able to show them his worth. After meeting Sarabi, Taka quickly developed romantic feelings for her, but was too nervous and shy to have the courage to speak to her without seeking advice from Mufasa. Upon eventually discovering that Sarabi and Mufasa had fallen in love, Taka felt terribly betrayed by his adopted brother, retorting that he had saved Mufasa's life only for him to steal his destiny. Jealous and bitter, a blinded Taka eventually allies himself with the Outsiders in order to get revenge on Mufasa, though Taka was partially trying to convince Kiros into gaining a place among the Outsiders.

However, even after revealing his betrayal and hatred to the world, Taka felt remorse upon seeing Mufasa brutally beaten by Kiros and recalling his happy memories with him and his mother's words encouraging him to find his moment of courage, Taka turned on Kiros and took a claw swipe to protect Mufasa, earning his famous scar. Following Kiros' death, Taka was briefly tempted to let a worn-out Mufasa drown, but chose to save him before walking away from him and Sarabi, looking at the one he had loved in shame, accepting that he did not deserve her.

Ashamed of having betrayed his brother and everyone, Taka sincerely begged for Mufasa's forgiveness by attempting to apologize for his actions. At first, he was glad that Mufasa allowed him to stay, only to be deeply devastated when Mufasa disowned him for his previous betrayal and vowed to never call him by his name again. Once again corrupted by anger and hatred, Taka chose to take on the name Scar so that no one would forget what he had done. With his relationship with his brother broken, Scar's bitterness would inevitably lead him down the path of the cruel lion he ended up becoming.

Quotes[]

You stole my destiny!
~ Taka turning on Mufasa.
Taka: Mufasa.... please, forgive me.
Zazu: You must banish him, sire.
Mufasa: As long as I'm king, my brother will have a place here....
Taka: Brother.... I'm so sorry-
Mufasa: ...but I will never say your name again. I can't.... I won't!
Taka: Then call me Scar, so I will never forget what I have done.
Mufasa: Scar....
Taka: Your Majesty....
~ Taka taking the name of Scar after Mufasa disowns his name for betraying him.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first and (currently) only version of Scar to have redeeming qualities or be shown in any kind of heroic light
  • This is the third version of Scar of how he got his own Scar and has been renamed as “Scar”

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