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Under the read-more is a breakdown of all the verses that take place on this blog. The first section deals with verses in the timeline of his existence, and the section lists the different AUs that may arise.

If the links do not work, every verse is tagged as " v; [name] ", eg " v; i could be king " (excluding quotation marks). There are no special symbols used.

This is an Independent, semi-selective Scar from ‘The Lion King’ series. While the primary focus is post-movie (ie a ghost/really dead), he can be played at other points in the timeline. The backstory is headcanon-based and includes the Lion Guard lore. I'm happy to adjust lore to better suit other blogs, just let me know and we can work something out.

This is a side-blog of dreamingofmuses. All follows and asks will come from there, with the blog url at the end. I never send asks on anon.

My name is Ash, I'm 30, and I reside in the GMT timezone. Between this and working a full-time job that includes travelling to the city two days a week, activity will likely be slow. I am also somewhat rusty writing Scar, so please have patience with me.

I'm not mutual-exclusive. I don't want people feeling obligated to follow both the hub and side-blogs. I don't follow everyone back, but that doesn't rule out the chance of writing together. Memes and starters are open by default, unless stated otherwise.

The blog is SFW. The main warnings are: violence, blood, murder, and topics surrounding the paranormal and supernatural. If there are things particularly graphic, I always tag with "tw" at the end, such as #blood tw . I do try and tag things that I spot in rules, but if there's something I'm missing, please let me know.

I don't have a preferred writing length. I'm happy to do iconned one-liners as much as I am paragraphs. 

Most of the icons used were lovingly provided to me by sixba, and I made a few extra to supplement that. I intend to draw my own icons for younger Scar, since I do not feel comfortable using the artwork of another artist. The only exception I can think of would be gift art. This will be updated if new credits are needed.

Presently, I haven’t decided what the position is with Scar and shipping. As a result, platonic relationships take priority. Hateships are also encouraged. If there is shipping (which I doubt tbh), it will be based on chemistry. I don’t mind who you ship Scar with but please don’t force a ship down my throat.

I'm happy to roleplay with variants of the same muse. It's a great opportunity to explore different dynamics. If you have an idea, let me know! I can't imagine there would be a problem!  (I've been in the position where a character I write was added to a 'collection' of identical dynamics. Twice. I'll make sure that doesn't happen here.)

On the topic of relationships, romantic shipping is not a high priority. I don't have a wishlist for romantic ships, but I would very much welcome other types of relationships. He needs friends! Maybe he might actually tolerate members of his family! What about his own cubs? What about other cubs or pups? There's a lot to explore!

Name: Tacari, Taka, Scar Species: Lion; Fire-based ghost Titles: Prince, Lion Guard Leader, King of the Pride Lands, Volcano Spirit

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Known as a tyrant and a murderer, Scar’s rule over the Pride Lands brought despair, drought, and devastation. It was only through the return of Simba that his reign was brought to a swift end. Of course, being dead doesn’t always mean they should no longer be considered.

Then again, all the stories of Scar are rather one-sided. An evil, heartless monster from birth, he sought nothing more than the ultimate power, even if it resulted in murder. Simple, right?

Wrong.

Like many, Scar - or Tacari - was not born evil. Much like his older brother Mufasa, he was raised to be a upstanding example in the Pride Lands. He had the lithe build of his father, and the pelt colouring of his mother. In a way, the brothers were like the earth and the sun, who would work together to bring a time of prosperity. Unfortunately, Tacari saw himself as Mufasa’s shadow. In the cub’s eyes, his brother was the epitome of perfection: the warm and outgoing personality, the strong build, the fur of the sun, and the strength that assured no one would mess with him. Tacari, in his view, didn’t possess any of these things. He preferred watching on rather than directly engaging. He was an expert in using logic and tactic (but then again, who cares about intelligence?). To add insult to injury, his father paid him little attention. Unknown to Tacari, the king was giving lessons to Mufasa, and was still doing his best with the younger son.

Do realise, this is not an unhappy start. Tacari was in a loving family who cared deeply about him. His mother would take him out on walks and show him different features of the land. His father taught him lessons, including the importance of the Circle of Life. And Mufasa…? This might surprise you, but Tacari cared deeply about his older brother. Mufasa took the time to include Tacari, even if the younger did not seem keen. He helped Tacari learn some skills to help defend himself in a fight.

Unfortunately, Mufasa also was the cause for Tacari’s scar, but that is not a tale for now.

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The pair matured, and Mufasa was ready to take his place as king. As for Tacari, he found himself in a rather interesting position when he became leader of the Lion Guard. Forming his team (which included friends he had known since he was a cub), he spent his early adult years preserving the balance in the Pride Lands. It was a good experience for Tacari, who was able to overcome some of his introverted behaviours and improved his public speaking skills. Pride Landers began seeing him as a confident young lion, and soon he began to see this himself.

While this was supposed to be a tactic to trick himself into gaining more confidence, it backfired. As years went on, Tacari began looking at Mufasa and his responsibilities, and the seed of jealousy was planted. He began to wonder why he had to do all the footwork and got nothing in return; while Mufasa (in his eyes) lounged around all day, talked to a bird to find out the news, and got all the glory. He began to realise that he could run the kingdom as both king and leader of the Lion Guard. He knew the run of the land. It wouldn’t be complicated.

Logic should have advised him to approach Mufasa, voice his concerns, and offer to be his eyes and ears while on duty. However, the seed of jealousy had sprouted into an invasive vine that twisted and corrupted his thoughts. Only killing Mufasa would solve the problem… But he knew he couldn’t do it alone. This was where he turned to the Lion Guard for support.

I won’t tell the full story today, but I will tell you that an injured, battered, and dejected Tacari limped back to Pride Rock a month later with the grim news that the entire group had been caught under a horrific rock slide. Tacari would also have died only that the fatal rock had missed his skull by inches. However, all would agree that Tacari had died that day, replaced by a pessimistic, sarcastic lion who called himself Scar.

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The following years were spent in the shadow of Pride Rock, recovering from his injuries from the rock slide, minutely regretting his mistakes, and growing jealous of perfect Mufasa. But his time to prove them all wrong would come. He was younger, he would be king soon…. Until Simba was born.

His focus shifting to clearing the way to the throne, Scar relied more on the hyenas to help him achieve his aims and, ultimately keep all suspicion off him. After all, if he was caught, he would never be king, and that would leave him in a worse position than before. Now, I won’t bore you with the details we already know, so I will skip a little, until we reach his reign.

Scar had good intentions (surprisingly) but two things ruined him: drought, and the hyenas. By introducing the hyenas to the Pride Lands and being unable to control their hunting due to the sheer numbers, the kingdom fell to ruin in a few short years. He never admitted it, but the guilt of killing Mufasa and destroying his home ate at him, eventually turning him into a paranoid, nervous wreck of a lion whose main personality is nothing but a mask.

He met his end in a violent manner - mauled by hyenas and burned alive. His body was destroyed by the flames, and the ashes were scattered by the winds. Now, his soul is trapped. He cannot move on, and he can never join the Great Kings. However, he can be summoned. Ushari and Janja were the first to figure out how, but this is not the only way to do so.

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