<P> Scar makes a brief cameo appearance in the film in Simba's nightmare . In the nightmare, an adult Simba runs down the cliff where his father died, attempting to rescue him . Scar intervenes, however, and then turns into Kovu and throws Simba off the cliff . Scar makes another cameo appearance in a pool of water, as a reflection, after Kovu is exiled from Pride Rock . </P> <P> Scar makes a brief cameo in Disney's animated feature film Hercules (1997) in the form of a limp lion skin coat worn by Hercules, parodying the Nemean lion . This is also likely a reference to Zazu's remark (in the first film) that Scar would "make a very handsome throw rug". Scar's supervising animator Andreas Deja also served as the supervising animator of Hercules . The character appears in the 1994 video game The Lion King . According to AllGame, Scar appears towards the end of video game as Simba finally "must defeat his Uncle Scar" and "stop Scar and reclaim what is rightfully his ." Scar plays a similar role in the video game The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000); Simba's climactic "battle with Scar concludes the first six levels of the game ." According to IGN, the video game features the voices of the film's cast, including Jeremy Irons as Scar . Voiced by James Horan, Scar appears as a non-player character in Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure (2003) and Kingdom Hearts II as a villain who ultimately transforms into a Heartless as a result of the character's own "hatred and jealousy ." </P> <P> Scar also makes a brief non-speaking cameo appearance in an episode of Timon & Pumbaa, despite that he is deceased at that time . </P> <P> Scar is portrayed through paintings throughout season 1 of The Lion Guard television series, which explains some of his backstory . When Scar was younger--as per tradition to all second born children of the current reigning "Lion King"--he led the Lion Guard who protected The Pride Lands and defended "The Circle of Life" from all enemies before his great - nephew Kion led the Guard . Like Kion, Scar was also gifted with The Roar of the Elders, which causes the lions of the Pride Lands' past to roar with the user . However, the power went to Scar's head and he vainly believed that with this power, he should be the king instead of Mufasa, but when his fellow Lion Guard members refused to aid him in his plan to dethrone Mufasa, Scar furiously destroyed them with the Roar . As a result, Scar lost the Roar forever, as it is only meant to be used for good, not evil . </P>

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