The lion king's scar – how he got his … scar

The release of Jon Favreau's live-action takes The Lion King also revived interest in the original film, raising a number of questions that even Rafiki's wisdom could never hope to answer.

Are Nala and Simba linked? Why does Scar have a British accent in the African savannah? And how did Simba survive by eating insects for so long?

Questions like these have been bothering Disney's obsessive fans for almost 25 years and for the most part, there is no easy answer. However, there is one particular mystery that we can solve for you now that revolves around Scar and his ugly namesake.

Nobody is born with a scar on his eye, so how did Simba's uncle take his name? Get ready for sensational news as we dive into a 90s book titled The lion king: six new adventures.

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The real name of Scar

First published by Grolier Books in 1994, the official release includes a story entitled A tale of two brothers, which explores the life of a much younger Mufasa and Scar. Of course, Scar was not known at the time as Scar and instead, he called Taka.

Not so bad, right? Well, some of the names in The Lion King have a special meaning when translated into Swahili. For example, Rafiki means "friend" and Simba, "power" ("Mufasa" apparently means "cigarette", unless Google Translate punishes us). "Taka" can actually be translated in different ways, but one of the most common meanings in English is "dirt."

And you thought Simba had problems with Dad.

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A tale of two brothers is set shortly after the arrival of Rafiki to Pride Rock. In an attempt to steal the throne in Mufasa, a young Taka tries to turn his father against him, but Rafiki surprises the plan. Unfortunately, the wise baboon is not fast enough and Taka still manages to convince a buffalo named Boma to attack Mufasa.

Taka's plan would have worked, but things are bad when he begins to laugh at pleasure with his own evil plan. Upon hearing this signature crack, the buffalo flock suddenly turns against Taka and, although his father saves him, the young lion soon finds himself with a big hack to the eye.

Rafiki does his best to treat Taka, but it is difficult to attend medical training in the savannah (when one is a baboon) and as long as Simba's uncle survived, the wound remains forever in the form of a scar. As if that did not remind enough of what had happened that day, Taka then asks his father to no longer call him "Scar" only from that day onwards. ensuring that he will never forget what has happened.

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Although & # 39; Scar & # 39; is actually a step forward compared to 'Taka & # 39; – or & dquo; dirt & # 39; – you might think that the bad lion might have considered a more inspiring name. Nevertheless, it's easy to see why Scar would want to remember that day and, to use the words of a wise baboon, "Change is good!"

The Lion King has been released in cinemas now.