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Askari II, better known as Scar, is the main antagonist of Disney's The Lion King franchise. He is the former leader of the Lion Guard of the Pride Lands. Mufasa's younger brother, Simba's uncle and arch-enemy, and Kiara and Kion's great-uncle who plotted to usurp the throne of the Pride Lands from his brother. However, he is defeated by his nephew and soon killed in a fire as the hyenas attack him. He has no regards to the Circle of Life and delights in tormenting his great-nephew Kion in The Lion Guard.

In the original film, he was voiced by Jeremy Irons. In the 1998 sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and the game Simba's Mighty Adventure, he was voiced by Jim Cummings, voiced various characters for Disney including Winnie the Pooh and Kaa from The Jungle Book

In the Kingdom Hearts franchise, he was voiced by James Horan.

In The Lion Guard, he was voiced by David Oyelowo, Who also portrayed Alexsandr Kallus in Star Wars Rebels.

Trivia

  • Scar is the first Disney villain to be biologically related to the main character, followed by Hades from Hercules. Chronically both of them are the uncles of the main character of their respective films, Hercules and The Lion King.
    • Lady Tremaine and The evil Queen do not count because they are related to the main heroines, Snow White and Cinderella by marriage.
  • Scar is based off of King Claudius from William Shakespeare tragedy play, Hamlet because they are both the younger brother of the previous king who they killed and are the arch enemies of their nephews Hamlet and Simba.
  • in his youth Simba used to call his uncle "Uncle Scar" but by the time he is an adult, he doesn't address his uncle like that, likely due to Simba being disgusted by how his uncle ran Pride Lands into the ground and because Scar killed his father when he was young.

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           The Lion King

Movies
The Lion King: Simba | Nala | Timon | Pumbaa | Rafiki | Zazu | Mufasa | Sarabi | Sarafina | Pridelanders
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: Kiara | Kovu | Vitani
The Lion King ½: Ma | Uncle Max

Television
The Lion Guard: Kion | Bunga | Fuli | Ono | Beshte | Jasiri | Makini | Anga | Tiifu | Zuri | Janja | Rani | Baliyo | Surak | Nirmala | Askari

Books
Kopa | Ahadi | Mohatu


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