Scar's lies everywhere The Lion King are what allows him to carry out his villainous coup, and the release of Mufasa: The Lion King I just confirmed another big lie from Scar from the 2019 remake. The Lion KingScar is portrayed as a manipulative assassin who kills Mufasa and scares away Simba to begin his authoritarian rule over the Pride Lands. However, Mufasa: The Lion King paints a much more sympathetic version of Scar, then known as Taka, revealing more about his plans in The Lion King.
Mufasa: The Lion King tells the origin story of Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi and many other icons The Lion King characters, with the film starting with Mufasa as a puppy. After the death of Mufasa's parents, a friendly cub named Taka adopts Mufasa into his family, with the two becoming brothers who share a seemingly unbreakable bond. However, the rest Mufasa: The Lion King narrates the fight between Mufasa and Takashowing how Taka actually became Scar.
Scar told Simba that Mufasa learned to roar in his throat like a cub before the Lion King.
In an attempt to convince Simba to enter the gorge
A major plot point in 1994 and 2019 The Lion King it has to do with Scar's plan to kill Simba. Scar originally planned to take Simba to a canyon and have his hyenas cause a stampede.one that would kill Simba. To convince Simba to enter the dangerous gorge, Scar told Simba that they would go there so Simba could learn to roar.
Scar takes advantage of Simba's desire to be a great king like his father, telling him that it was in this gorge that Mufasa learned to roar. So Simba wants to learn how to roar there, hoping to follow in his father's footsteps. While this detail was clearly being used to manipulate Simba, there was no reason to believe it wasn't a true part of Mufasa's story. However, Mufasa: The Lion King changed that.
Mufasa prequel story confirms Scar lied about this detail to Simba
Mufasa didn't even grow up in the pride lands
Mufasa: The Lion King spends a lot of time with Mufasa as a cub, with the prequel story highlighting the future king's childhood. One of the most shocking revelations Mufasa: The Lion King is that Mufasa wasn't born into royalty, and the character didn't even live near the Pride Lands. While this is an interesting story, it proves that Scar's story about Mufasa learning to roar was a lie.
As Mufasa did not grow up in the Pride Lands, he could not have learned to roar in the gorge, with him roaring well before arriving in the Pride Lands as an adult. This adds another layer of deception to Scar's plan, with his history in Mufasa: The Lion King making him even more of a villain.