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When a character gets a scar, it’s usually from a sword or knife fight (and the occasional fire) or a childhood accident. But just because they have a scar doesn’t mean that it can’t be freakin’ awesome looking. Mainly it has to have a cool shape or be in a very noticeable place or have a cool back story. Sometimes it may be a MarkOfShame or a DistinguishingMark.

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[[AC:Anime & Manga]]

* Tigrerra from ''{{Bakugan}}'' has a scar over her left eye but it’s assumed that’s natural for Tigrerras to have.
* Himura Kenshin from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' has a large X shaped scar on his cheek.

[[AC:Films — Live-Action]]

* Inigo Montoya from ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' has a pair on both sides of his face because he tried to fight the six-fingered man.
* Colonel Quaritch in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' has three on the right side of his face, they're never explained but it’s assumed something scratched him.
* In ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' Diego Zorro cuts a Z into Raphael Montero’s neck, surprisingly twenty years later it still looks pretty fresh. Alejandro Zorro also cuts an M on Captain Love’s face.

[[AC:Films — Animated]]

* Cloud gets a scar on his face in ''FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' when Loz shoots him in the face at point-blank range.
** In Advent Children Complete Cloud gets cut in the face by Sephiroth during their Sword Fight scene, in several places including through the stomach.
*** Barret has two going down the side of his face.
*** Red XIII has one over his eye.

[[AC:Literature]]
* Literature/HarryPotter’s signature lightning bolt shaped curse scar.

[[AC:Video Games]]

* Odette from RuneFactoryTidesOfDestiny has one on her face, that she supposedly got from playing kitchen by cutting a rock with a knife, which subsequently broke and hit her in the face.
** Gerard has one right under his left eye.
* Squall from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' receives one from Seifer during their Gunblade fight. Squall later returns the favor.

[[AC:Western Animation]]

* Zuko’s scar from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Even though he got it from his JerkAss dad, it looks like a rotting black eye and his eye can’t open all the way it’s still pretty cool.
** Despite surviving an explosion and getting cut on some ice the cuts he receives from the Northern Water Tribe heal up completely.
** A girl he meets has a scar on her leg from getting blasted as well.
*** And then there’s Aang’s scar on his back from getting shot with lightning.
* Panthro in the 2011 version of ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|2011}}'' has a scar over his eye and many, many scars on the rest of his body.

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* Tigrerra from ''Bakugan'' has a scar over her left eye but it’s assumed that’s natural for Tigrerras to have.
* While they’re not exactly scars the tracer marks from ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds'' look pretty cool, specifically Yusei’s.

* Inigo Montoya has a pair on both sides of his face because he tried to fight the six-fingered man.
* The colonel in Avatar has three on the right side of his face, their never explained but it’s assumed something scratched him.
* In the Mask of Zorro Diego Zorro cuts a Z into Raphael Montero’s neck, surprisingly twenty years later it still looks pretty fresh.
** Also Alejandro Zorro cuts an M on Captain Love’s face.
* Harry Potter’s lightning bolt shaped scar.

* Cloud gets a scar in his face in ''Final Fantasy VII Advent Children'' when Loz shoots him in the face at point-blank range but Cloud’s goggles took most of the damage for him but still you can notice it several times later in the movie.

* Odette from Rune Factory Tides of Destiny has one on her face, supposedly she got it from playing kitchen by cutting a rock with a knife, the knife supposedly broke and hit her in the face.

* Squall from Final Fantasy receives one from Seifer during their Gunblade fight, Squall returns the favor.

* Zuko’s scar from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', even though he got it from his Jerk-ass dad and it looks like a rotting black eye and his eye can’t open all the way it’s still pretty cool.

When a character gets a scar, it’s usually from a sword or knife fight (and the occasional fire) or a childhood accident. But just because they have a scar doesn’t mean that it can’t be freakin’ awesome looking. Mainly it has to have a cool shape or be in a very noticeable place or have a cool back story. Sometimes it may be a Mark of Shame or a Distinguishing Mark.

* Tigrerra from Bakugan has a scar over her left eye but it’s assumed that’s natural for Tigrerras to have.
* While they’re not exactly scars the tracer marks from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds look pretty cool, specifically Yusei’s.
* Himura Kenshin from ''RurouniKenshin has a large X shaped scar on his cheek.

* Cloud gets a scar in his face in Final Fantasy VII Advent Children when Loz shoots him in the face at point-blank range but Cloud’s goggles took most of the damage for him but still you can notice it several times later in the movie.

Cool Scars

Anime & Manga

* Tigrerra from Bakugan has a scar over her left eye but it’s assumed that’s natural for Tigrerras to have.
* While they’re not exactly scars the tracer marks from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds look pretty cool, specifically Yusei’s.
* Himura Kenshin from [[Rurouni Kenshin]] has a large X shaped scar on his cheek.


Films — Live-Action

* Inigo Montoya has a pair on both sides of his face because he tried to fight the six-fingered man.
* The colonel in Avatar has three on the right side of his face, their never explained but it’s assumed something scratched him.
* In the Mask of Zorro Diego Zorro cuts a Z into Raphael Montero’s neck, surprisingly twenty years later it still looks pretty fresh.
** Also Alejandro Zorro cuts an M on Captain Love’s face.

Films — Animated

* Cloud gets a scar in his face in Final Fantasy VII Advent Children when Loz shoots him in the face at point-blank range but Cloud’s goggles took most of the damage for him but still you can notice it several times later in the movie.
** In Advent Children Complete Cloud gets cut in the face by Sephiroth during their Sword Fight scene, in several places including through the stomach.

*** Red XIII has one over his eye.





Video Games

* Odette from Rune Factory Tides of Destiny has one on her face, supposedly she got it from playing kitchen by cutting a rock with a knife, the knife supposedly broke and hit her in the face.
** Gerard has one right under his left eye.
* Squall from Final Fantasy receives one from Seifer during their Gunblade fight, Squall returns the favor.




Western Animation

* Zuko’s scar from Avatar the Last Airbender, even though he got it from his Jerk-ass dad and it looks like a rotting black eye and his eye can’t open all the way it’s still pretty cool.
** Despite surviving an explosion and getting cut on some ice the cuts he receives from the Northern Water Tribe heal up completely.
** A girl he meets has a scar on her leg from getting blasted as well.

* Panthro in the 2011 version of ThunderCats has a scar over his eye and many, many scars on the rest of his body.



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* ScarTropes
* RuleofCool