Scar's Real Name & Meaning In The Lion King Explained
Warning: Contains Spoilers for Mufasa: The Lion King!
Mufasa isn't the only character who has his backstory explored in Mufasa: The Lion King, as the prequel film actually explains Scar's real name and the meaning behind it. Throughout The Lion King franchise, Scar has always been painted as the big bad, with him killing Mufasa, betraying Simba, overthrowing the Pride Lands, and then being thrown off Pride Rock. Interestingly, Mufasa: The Lion King takes a much more sympathetic look at Scar, with it finally trying to explain why Scar is the way that he is in the original The Lion King and its 2019 remake.
Mufasa: The Lion King is the highly-anticipated prequel to the 2019 The Lion King remake, with the movie following Rafiki as he tells the story of Mufasa's origins to Simba's daughter, Kiara. The story chronicles Mufasa's childhood up until he becomes the king of the Pride Lands,...
Mufasa isn't the only character who has his backstory explored in Mufasa: The Lion King, as the prequel film actually explains Scar's real name and the meaning behind it. Throughout The Lion King franchise, Scar has always been painted as the big bad, with him killing Mufasa, betraying Simba, overthrowing the Pride Lands, and then being thrown off Pride Rock. Interestingly, Mufasa: The Lion King takes a much more sympathetic look at Scar, with it finally trying to explain why Scar is the way that he is in the original The Lion King and its 2019 remake.
Mufasa: The Lion King is the highly-anticipated prequel to the 2019 The Lion King remake, with the movie following Rafiki as he tells the story of Mufasa's origins to Simba's daughter, Kiara. The story chronicles Mufasa's childhood up until he becomes the king of the Pride Lands,...
- 12/20/2024
- by Robert Pitman
- ScreenRant
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