In The Lion King Scar doesn’t just kill Mufasa, he also betrays Simba so he can rule the Pride Lands. In the movie’s climax, he and Simba come head-to-head after Scar reveals that he was the o ...

Was the idea of Mufasa and Scar not being related by blood established long before the 2024 Mufasa movie? Read on to find out!

In both versions of The Lion King, Scar appears as a power-thirsty lion who envies his brother’s kingdom. His motivations are political, as he wants to rule the lands with an iron fist.

Later, the new king decreed that the name of the royal blood lion should not be spoken again. As a result, Taka began calling himself Scar after receiving a scar from Kiros on his face while ...

Aaron Pierre, left; Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anika Noni Rose, Barry Jenkins and Kelvin Harrison Jr. of “Mufasa: The Lion King” pose in the IMDb Official Portrait Studio at D23 2024 at Honda Center ...

who became the devious lion Scar by the time the original “Lion King” story happened. Mufasa did not come from royal blood. He was actually an orphan who was adopted by Taka’s family.