Scar's Alternative Name

Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby rich198 » May 22nd, 2010, 10:15 pm

i think scar was used in the movies to give a slightly morre bad guy profile of which taka wouldent have done
but to answear youre question i do prefer scar i reckon it sounds cooler than taka
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby SilverSimba01 » May 23rd, 2010, 5:14 pm

I prefer the name "Scar", it make him sound like the bad guy
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby Simbaholikov » May 24th, 2010, 4:22 am

To be personally I think that both names fit him well, the story of how his name changed is good also I think. However, the (nick)name 'Scar' gives him the more menacing and scary feel to his character, which is more fitting for his personality :)
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby AustralianChaos » May 24th, 2010, 5:30 am

Both names seem to work for him, especially now that I know what 'taka' means

I personally prefer 'Scar'. Like most people here seem to agree, it just seems to be more menacing for his character in the movie.
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby iluvnala » January 19th, 2011, 2:14 pm

I vote Scar over Taka it suits him :)
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby SuperBabySimba » January 19th, 2011, 6:33 pm

Scar doesn't sound like a name a parent would give their child at birth. I haven't cared to vision a birth name to him but I wouldn't have given him the name "Taka", as in I don't regard it at all when talking about him or writing fanfiction. But in general it's fine with me. But I'd like to think the author made it up for its meaning "want", which I think is also one meaning for the name. Because it could fit the character all along whereas "trash" or "garbage" doesn't really.
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby Jiirani » January 19th, 2011, 6:36 pm

I've always figured if they wanted to make TLK less like Kimba, it would have been better to give Scar a name that sounds less like Claw from Kimba... And at least put the scar on the other side of his face rofl.

But Scar seems like such a disrespecful name ;'S
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby atouchofgrace » January 19th, 2011, 7:55 pm

I like Scar better because that's his real name, the name we see in TLK.
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby Taka » January 19th, 2011, 7:59 pm

I prefer Taka as a name *points at username* but I think Scar fits him better
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Re: Scar's Alternative Name

Postby SummerSnowLeopard » February 6th, 2011, 4:54 pm

[quote="Moka"] For me, I think its a good name. I like Scar better, its more of a nickname though, its the only character who has an english name. I liked the story of how his name changed. What do you think?[/quote]
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