Is Scar actually stronger than he lets on?

[Animal of the Wild]

Considering he held onto his brother before killing him, struck Sarabi really hard, and fought his nephew pretty well, I feel this could be the case. What are your thoughts?

[juhouh]

Yes, but not that strong as Mufasa and Simba were. He's a lion after all

[TheLionPrince]

Even though people regard you now as a troll, you still deserve an adequate answer.

Scar himself acknowledges his weakness in strength to begin with as he stated, "As far as brains go, I got the lion's share, but when he comes to brutal strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool." He relies on a clan (up to a legion) of hyenas to make up the difference. Before he battles Simba, Scar was in a fight-or-flight response. His instincts wanted him to fight so he can still secure the throne so Scar naturally fell for it. Because Simba's own diet consisted of protein from the bugs he ate (which is not much) coupled with Scar's weakness, the fight would be even, though Scar seemed to have carry a stronger motivation to fight. Not to mention, Scar caught Simba off-guard when he blinded him with the fiery ash which gave him an initial advantage.

[EdtheHyena]

Yes, Scar was very strong.

[Ananda]

Yes he was.

[it means no worries]

strong but not compared to Mufasa