by TheLionPrince » September 15th, 2015, 3:48 pm
[quote="gothprincesskiara"]forgive me if im confused by what you said could you possibly simplify that a little more please?[/quote]
My main arguments were:
1. From details in the first two movies, intentional murder (or attempted intentional murder) of a pride member is punishable by exile. Scar, while not the king, condemns Simba for "murdering" Mufasa to leave the kingdom and after Scar confesses to the murder, Simba tells him likewise. Kovu is sentenced to exile for collaborating with Zira and the Outsiders for attempting to kill to Simba (even though he was innocent).
2. If Scar did murder a member of his Lion Guard, how was able to cover his tracks without anyone noticing?
[*] Exhibit A. Someone would noticed that his Lion Guard powers have disappeared and make a connection to the death of the Lion Guard.
[*] Exhibit B. After Mufasa died, wouldn't someone speculate that Scar was behind it given a similar circumstance of the death of his Lion Guard since Scar was one of the last lions they encountered before their untimely death?
A lot of my arguments heavily depend on "if" since the background story hasn't been aired yet, but I can't but feel it won't line up with the original film and will come off as contrived.
[quote="Elton John"]If scar did murder his guard he got away with it because he excels at lying and manipulating others.<br abp="696"><br abp="697">He was able to trick everyone in the first movie, until he slipped up and told simba he killed mufasa. Now why would he tell simba such a thing? Perhaps scar thought that saying such a thing would only weaken simba instead of giving him an adrenaline rush strong enough to to get the upper hand in the situation.[/quote]
True, but it depends on how Scar executes his plan and how his characterization is portrayed. Who knows, we may be talking about a younger, less-experienced Scar. However, if Scar in The Lion Guard was just as manipulative and cunning as he is in the first film, then, maybe, that's how he got away with it. But surely Scar would have to answer about losing his powers, and it would be interesting how he sneaks his way out of that situation.