History Main / GoodScarsEvilScars

* In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', on the final level, a close-up of Sgt. Major Avery J. Johnson is shown. His face appears to be somewhat
scarred. However, it is possible that this was not scarring, but [[spoiler: him being distraught about the death of Miranda Keyes.]]

** ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'' brought us Panther Caroso, a suave ladies' man, who has a large white cheek scar on the right side of his face. It greatly resembles a DuelingScar, but there has so far been no indication how he got it.

*** So what you are saying is that [[HurtingHero Harry doesn't actually expect to live to 200]].

** Jon Snow, sometimes accused of being a MartyStu, gets cool scars. First he gets his hand burned in a wight attack, forcing him to wear a black glove most of the time. Then he gets his face clawed by a possessed eagle, giving him some cool facial scars that women comment on.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', on the final level, a close-up of Sgt. Major Avery J. Johnson is shown. His face appears to be somewhat scarred. However, it is possible that this was not scarring, but [[spoiler: him being distraught about the death of Miranda Keyes.]]

** On the Player Character side, Axton has two nicks across his chin and eyebrow that go right in hand with his "grizzled soldier" look while contrasting his [[GloryHound actual personality]], and [[MadScientist Gaige]] has a robot arm of her own design. Finally, [[spoiler:Handsome Jack is disfigured with a massive Vault symbol that seems to have been ''branded'' onto his face]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' uses the good version, with Weiss having a small scar over her left eye.

* In ''[[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Spider-Man 3]]'', [[spoiler:when Harry gets knocked around by Spidey early on and [[AmnesiacDissonance temporarily turns good]] from EasyAmnesia, he doesn't even have a bruise -- as Mary Jane points out. Later, after going back to the dark side, Harry fights Peter again, and gets a horrible facial scar. At the end of the movie, he undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, but he's still scarred, and sure enough, RedemptionEqualsDeath.]]

* In ''Franchise/TheCrow'' [[spoiler:the title character's return from the grave gifts him with a healing factor that prevents him from gaining any new scars - but the scars from the bullet wounds that killed him remain clearly visible on his chest when shirtless.]]

** Although it's yet to be seen, Littlefinger is said to have a scar on his chest gained during a rather one-sided duel with Brandon Stark for Catelyn's affections, marking the beginning of his transition from TheWoobie to a bitter and [[{{Yandere}} somewhat unhinged]] MagnificentBastard.

** Although it's yet to be seen, Littlefinger is said to have a scar on his chest gained during a rather one-sided duel with Brandon Stark for Catelyn's affections, [[StartofDarkness marking the beginning of his transition from]] TheWoobie to a bitter and [[{{Yandere}} somewhat unhinged]] MagnificentBastard.

** Also, in ''StartOfDarkness'', Right-Eye has a large, jagged scar across his face which he got when his [[EyeScream eye was stabbed out by a paladin]].

* Perfect Storm from ''{{X-Men Forever}}'' has a huge scar that came right across her face and between her eyes as a result of [[spoiler:Kitty slashing her across the face in retaliation for Storm killing Logan.]]

* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney: Justice for All'', when [[spoiler:Matt Engarde]] reveals his true nature, the revelation is punctuated by him [[spoiler:pulling back the hair covering the right side of his face]] to reveal nasty-looking scars [[spoiler:across his eye]], when [[spoiler:he is sweating at the end of his case and unable to keep the hair back fully, the same scars make him look pathetic]].
** Also in ''Apollo Justice'': [[spoiler:Kristoph is revealed to have a ''Skull'' shaped scar on the back of his hand.]]
*** [[spoiler:Actually, only the 'mouth' of the 'skull' is a scar. The rest is him stretching his hand.]]
** And we can't forget the most impressive one: [[spoiler:Shelly De Killer]], which has one that [[spoiler:goes across ''his face, forehead to chin'']].

* Shiki of ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' has a large scar on his chest from [[spoiler:being stabbed and killed by the eventual BigBad]], normally hidden from sight by his shirt.
** In another {{Nasuverse}} example, Shirou of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has a burn scar on one of his shoulders that he got while working at his part-time job. It's normally covered by his shirt, although it [[InformedDeformity doesn't actually show up in any of the CGs where he's shirtless]]. Huh.

* Hanako Ikezawa of ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' is a prime example of the "horrendous scar as mark of tragedy" subversion. The right side of her body bears the burn scars of a fire that took her parents from her at a young age, leaving the poor girl a nervous wreck and an extreme ShrinkingViolet.

* Early in the early-2000s Image run of the ''Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' comic, Raphael has half his face shot off by the Foot Clan and spends the rest of the run resembling [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGallery Two-Face]].

* In ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'', [[AnAxeToGrind the axe fighter]] Curio got a nice one across his left eye [[spoiler:by protecting a pre-teen Odin (or better said, Juliet) from abusive guards]]. Also a subversion: unlike many other cases, [[ScarsAreForever his eye was permanently damaged]]. And finally, [[spoiler:Curio's EyeScream incident is what prompts Juliet to become the [[VigilanteMan Red Whirlwind]].]]

* Subverted in ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' with [[TheNameless Zombie]], who's entire body riddled with ugly, asymmetrical black stitches but still proves to be nothing less than a stand-up guy.

* JonahHex, a morally ambiguous but generally heroic bounty hunter in Franchise/TheDCU's Old West titles, is massively scarred on the right side of his face, to the point where he has stringy strands of flesh over that side of his mouth.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' series, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Helena Pierce]], [[ThePollyanna T.K. Baha]], and [[GentlemanAdventurer Sir Hammerlock]] all have ArtificialLimbs (well, in the second case, a peg leg) that speak less against their moral character and more of DeathWorld nature of Pandora. Helena Pierce also has scarring over [[TwoFaced the entire left half of her face]], something mercilessly mocked by [[BigBad Handsome Jack]] and notably no one else.

* All three generations of Desmond's family from the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series have managed to get a single vertical scar through the right side of their lips. Altair can be excused -- it's apparently Desmond's face overwriting his -- but Ezio managed to get his scar during the first part of the game, so it seems to be real.

* ''Classic'' comic-book example: DC's Harvey Dent (aka "Two-Face"), who went psychotic after having acid thrown in his face, resulting in massive and freakishly asymmetrical scarring. Half his face is ruined--and, since he's only evil about half the time, this verges on a LampshadeHanging.

* ''AgeOfConan'' allowed some scars, ranging from discrete cheek scarring to "a bear took a hunk out of my chest". Mostly good alignment in that game, relatively speaking.

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