In The Lion King how did Scar get his name?

[DodgerGirl]

I always wanted to know how in The Lion King Scar was named Scar? Because a scar is something you get when you get injured and I wonder if Scar was a nickname that they called him? Did Scar have a real name too?

 

[Dug720]

The movie Mufasa goes into that. It's on Disney+.

 

[slo]

I always wanted to know how in The Lion King Scar was named Scar? Because a scar is something you get when you get injured and I wonder if Scar was a nickname that they called him? Did Scar have a real name too?

Great question and this is something I never thought of until your post. Now I’m intrigued

The movie Mufasa goes into that. It's on Disney+.

I haven’t watched this yet and I want to. I’m glad to hear the OP’s question was answered in this movie. Maybe I’ll watch it this weekend

 

[DodgerGirl]

So Scar's real name is Taka? I guess they nicknamed him Scar because he used to get in a lot of fights with Mufasa earning Taka his nickname