History NightmareFuel / TheLionKing1994

*** The Icelandic version also has some terrifying parts. Scar considers his hyena minions to be nothing more than brainless slaves, telling everyone to be prepared for a bloody feat, and in the last part, "My teeth and ambitions will be bared" becomes "Yes, the blood will fill the field!" Not to mention the emotion that the actor put into this song.

*** Scar manages to turn this around when Simba declares his rightful claim to the throne by [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asking what part the latter had with Mufasa's death]]. When the latter admits it, Scar [[BreakingSpeech accuses Simba of being a murderer before the latter can even explain that it was an accident. He even brings up the fact that he's in trouble again and Mufasa's not there to save him because he "killed him" and everyone knows why.]] This is backed up by Scar verbally and physically cornering him to the edge of the ridge of Pride Rock, leading to Simba barely grasping the edge to not fall down to his death. And then a bolt of lightning ignites the dry wood on the ground, causing a wide spread of fire for Simba to fall into- being burnt alive as he fell down.

*** The leadup to it. After Scar has tried to kill Simba and fallen into a crevasse, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed approach. Scar addresses his friends, to which Shenzi says, "Friends?" I thought he said we were the enemy." Banzai replies, "Yeah, that's what I heard." Shenzi and Banzai turn to Ed... who breaks into a disturbing giggle like nothing we have heard before... and it's ''terrifying''.

----->'''Banzai''': Yeah, that's what I heard.

* "Ooooh, I quiver with '''''FEAR'''''!". The menacing growl that Scar puts into the word "fear" is very creepy and intimidating. And then he stares intently at Zazu, who does NOT like the look in Scar's eyes, before he suddenly leaps at Zazu and catches him in his mouth, [[SapientEatSapient clearly intent on eating him]]. Even worse, if you look at the action in slow motion, the individual frames show Zazu's terror and make it seem like he's being SwallowedWhole (though fortunately, the opposite is true).

* ''[[VillainSong Be]] [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Prepared.]]''
** It starts with Banzai suggesting to kill Mufasa, and the previously mostly stern Scar gives a [[PsychoticSmirk smile]] while saying [[WhamLine "Precisely."]] It then becomes very clear both earlier with the reveal he was behind the hyena attack and that statement [[BaitTheDog whatever little familial bonding he had with his nephew are a sham]]. That when he was talking about wanting to be King, he meant it-[[KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil even if it means killing his own nephew and brother to do it]].
*** [[NotSoHarmlessVillain And he's more than capable of following through it in spite of his earlier sillier traits]].
** The background colors during the song gradually change from sickly green to menacing yellow to finally hellish red as if it was the manifestation of the psychological layers of Scar being exposed- going from effeminate manipulator to charismatic dictator to murderous and narcissistic tyrant.
** Special mention goes to Scar screaming '''''"YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!"''''' at one of the hyenas, who promptly falls into a pit of what we can assume is boiling lava.
*** It's telling that Creator/JeremyIrons did this line so many times he eventually blew out his vocal cords and had to be replaced for the rest of the song by Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}. They wanted it to be ''that'' scary.
** Just as bad is the hyenas snarling and lunging at the camera through hellish flames on "Yes our teeth and ambitions are '''BARED!'''" near the end of the song. Brr.[[note]] Even ED. [[/note]]
*** And just in case the symbolism wasn't obvious, there's a full thirty seconds set in the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName infamous "cathedral of light."]] Complete with a full hyena parade including goosestepping.
*** For extra effect, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWm87HkaYdE&ab_channel=LeanaMcKie watch the scene in German]].
** Really, the entire segment is effectively an animal version of the Nazi propaganda piece ''Triumph Of the Will''. [[RealismInducedHorror There's really no doubt of who Scar is drawing on]].
** Just before the second verse of the song begins, there's a point in the soundtrack which at first sounds like the strings section--but quickly you realize it's the hyenas laughing: ''hehehehehehe.''
** The Croatian version makes the ending part even more terrifying (and on top of already terrifying imagery, at that) thanks to how one of the lines was rewritten; "Our teeth and ambitions are bared!" was translated to "Sada šalu je odnio vrag!", which basically translates back to "The mischief has gone to hell" - in other words, Scar and the hyenas are ''straight up telling you there's no more goofing around'', and the events that take part after the song show they're not kidding.
** The Icelandic version also has some terrifying parts. Scar considers his hyena minions to be nothing more than brainless slaves, telling everyone to be prepared for a bloody feat, and in the last part, "My teeth and ambitions will be bared" becomes "Yes, the blood will fill the field!" Not to mention the emotion that the actor put into this song.

* Scar manipulates Simba into thinking it's his fault Mufasa died ''while they're standing near Mufasa's dead body''.
** Scar's order to the hyenas as they emerge from the fog behind him as Simba runs off is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday chilling in its brutal simplicity]]. Especially since he ''doesn't even look in their direction'' as he gives them the order.
--->'''Scar:''' Kill him.
** Said order is apparently chilling [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3q0dAatP4o in any other language.]]

* The Pridelands under Scar's regime. What was once [[GhibliHills a lush savannah paradise]] is transformed into [[CrapsackWorld a parched, desolate wasteland.]] Littered with countless animal skeletons and dead trees, and infested with ravenous hyenas, one has to wonder how anyone managed to survive for so long. Had Simba actually died, Scar would have most likely driven his own family to extinction due to his own stubbornness.
* Zazu being forced to entertain Scar for fear of being killed. Then he's threatened with being eaten (again) when Scar grows tired of him. Zazu could've wound up as just another pile of bones in the cave. Speaking of, Scar playing with a baboon skull during "Lovely Bunch of Coconuts".
* The part where Scar backhands Simba's mother Sarabi when she mentions Mufasa was particularly unsettling.
-->'''Sarabi:''' It's over. There is nothing left. We have only one choice. We must leave Pride Rock.\\
'''Scar:''' We're not going anywhere!\\
'''Sarabi:''' Then you have sentenced us to death!\\
'''Scar:''' [[LackOfEmpathy Then so be it!]]\\
'''Sarabi:''' You can't do that!\\
'''Scar:''' [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem I'm the king!]] [[PsychopathicManchild I can do whatever I want!]]\\
'''Sarabi:''' If you were ''half'' the king Mufasa was, you'd-\\
'''Scar:''' (''Strikes Sarabi with enough force to knock her down'') '''[[BerserkButton I'M]] ''[[BerserkButton TEN TIMES]]'' [[BerserkButton THE KING MUFASA WAS!]]'''
** Which instantly results in arguably the first time in the film that Simba looks downright vicious. Scar's BerserkButton slinks into [[OhCrap simpering terror]] when he realizes just who saw that and what they are contemplating. He even thinks for a moment that Mufasa may have actually come back for revenge.
--->'''Scar:''' ''Mufasa?'' No! You're dead!
** Scar manages to turn this around when Simba declares his rightful claim to the throne by [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asking what part the latter had with Mufasa's death]]. When the latter admits it, Scar [[BreakingSpeech accuses Simba of being a murderer before the latter can even explain that it was an accident. He even brings up the fact that he's in trouble again and Mufasa's not there to save him because he "killed him" and everyone knows why.]] This is backed up by Scar verbally and physically cornering him to the edge of the ridge of Pride Rock, leading to Simba barely grasping the edge to not fall down to his death. And then a bolt of lightning ignites the dry wood on the ground, causing a wide spread of fire for Simba to fall into- being burnt alive as he fell down.
*** While this [[NiceJobFixingItVillain immediately backfired on him by giving Simba the resolve to expose him]], Scar [[KickTheDog takes a gleeful moment to remark that Simba dangling helplessly reminds him of this being exactly how Mufasa looked as he died]] and proceeds to whisper [[EvilGloating that he killed Mufasa]] with the intention of tossing his own nephew to his would-be fiery death.
** For most of the movie, Scar's eyes except [[VillainSong briefly during Be Prepared]] lack a shine to them except when he [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims recalls with glee about when he killed his own brother Mufasa]] with a very visible gleam of delight. In spite of being otherwise miserable about his rule not going the way he planned, he shows zero remorse for killing his kin and still relishes this fact, showing Scar was truly evil deep down.
* The scene of Scar leaping at Simba (shown above), teeth and ambitions bared and claws out with fire burning behind him. He looks like a demon leaping straight out of Hell. Try seeing that in 3D.
* And finally, Scar's death. He might [[AssholeVictim have it coming]], but it's still scary to watch.
** The leadup to it. After Scar has tried to kill Simba and fallen into a crevasse, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed approach. Scar addresses his friends, to which Shenzi says, "Friends?" I thought he said we were the enemy." Banzai replies, "Yeah, that's what I heard." Shenzi and Banzai turn to Ed... who breaks into a disturbing giggle like nothing we have heard before... and it's ''terrifying''.
*** It also implies--[[WordOfSaintPaul as confirmed by Jim Cummings about Ed faking his craziness]]--that Shenzi and Banzai ''know'' Ed is dangerous and know that if ''he'' decides that Scar is screwed, then the die is cast. It could probably be why Scar figuratively ''shits himself'' at the laugh.
*** Notice also that Ed is, throughout almost the entire movie, laughing or scared with unfocused eyes. When they first approach Scar at the end, his face is pure rage and he is staring straight at Scar.
*** Following that, we see Scar's final moments in pure fear and terror as he tries begging for his life as he is surrounded by a gang of looming {{Slasher Smile}}s, followed by a quick ShadowDiscretionShot as they pounce and tear him apart, with him going out as terrified as Mufasa did when he killed him, complete with a very similar OhCrap zoom in used during Mufasa's death:
---->'''Scar:''' ''(Relieved)'' Ah, my friends.
---->'''Shenzi:''' "Friends?" I thought he said we were the ''enemy''.
---->'''Banzai''': Yeah, that's what I heard.
---->'''Both''': Ed?
---->'''Ed:''' ''(Begins to [[GigglingVillain giggle maniacally]] before licking his lips as [[PsychoticSmirk an insane smirk forms on his face]], then he and the other hyenas begin to approach Scar)''
---->'''Scar:''' [[OhCrap No!]] [[ICanExplain L-L-L-Let me explain!]] [[AintTooProudToBeg No, you don't understand!]] No, I didn't mean it! I--No! No! I'm-I'm sorry I called you--No! ''(They all leap on him at once and attack)''
** The hyenas' unsettling laughter as they approached would've been the last thing Scar heard aside from his own screams.
** The nameless hyenas have no pupils on their [[GlowingEyesOfDoom otherwise supernaturally glowing golden yellow eyes]] as well as no distinguishable physical attributes. They're just heartless, bloodthirsty beasts whom Scar could no longer lie to. Emerging from the flames, all while [[LaughingMad laughing]] and wearing [[SlasherSmile demented grins]] as they slowly surround him, the hyenas look like demons ready to [[DraggedOffToHell drag Scar down to Hell]].
** This was taken from Gaston's original fate from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' where he survives his fall, only to be devoured by a pack of wolves.
** Scar getting eaten by hyenas seems somewhat tame after watching the alternate storyboard ending. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14TwUGQ3xE Scar defeats Simba and Scar gets engulfed in flames resulting in the destruction of Pride Rock.]] [[PyrrhicVictory Whoops.]] If you look closely at the sketches, he seems to be reduced to ''bone'' for a short time. To top it all off, there's also the fact that he would've been [[DieLaughing laughing hysterically the entire time while being burned alive]].
** [[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Lion-King,-The.pdf An early draft]] of this scene has Scar saying, "My friends," when the pack of hyenas approach instead of Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed approaching first and the trio aren't even present. In fact, the script implies that Banzai and Ed die when they are catapulted into a flaming tree; Shenzi is the only one who approaches from behind and hears Scar betraying the hyenas; she disappears after this. The final scene is enacted with no dialogue from the hyenas, they just erupt in a "choir" of eerie laughter as Scar [[OhCrap slowly realises he's screwed]].
** The stage version of Scar's death changes it to where Scar is injured by his fall from Pride Rock, is unable to get up, and asks his "friends" for help. The dialogue occurs, but Ed is perhaps even more terrifying than his animated counterpart because when asked, he breaks out into extremely deranged, cruel laughter and then shrieks as he leads his comrades into eating Scar. What's worse is that we barely get a ShadowDiscretionShot; the curtains come down, and we see the silhouettes of the hyenas eating Scar alive while he screams, their heads going up and down as they tear into him. Sweet dreams, kids.

** Which instantly results in arguably the first time in the film that Simba looks downright vicious. Scar's BerserkButton slinks into [[OhCrap simpering terror]] when he realizes just who saw that and what they are contemplating.

*** It also implies--[[WordOfSaintPaul as confirmed by Jim Cummings about Ed faking his craziness]]--that Shenzi and Banzai ''know'' Ed is dangerous and know that if ''he'' decides that Scar is screwed, then Scar IS screwed. It could probably be why Scar figuratively ''shits himself'' at the laugh.

---->'''Scar:''' [[OhCrap No!]] [[ICanExplain L-L-Let me explain!]] [[AintTooProudToBeg No, you don't understand!]] No, I didn't mean it! I--No! No! Look, I'm sorry I called you--No! '''''NO!''''' ''(They all leap on him at once and attack)''

** The Wildebeest stampede. An average Wildebeest is nearly 300 pounds[[labelnote:*]] Approximately 136 kilograms [[/labelnote]]and can run at 50 miles[[labelnote:*]] Roughly 80.46 kilometers [[/labelnote]]per hour; the combination of which would already cause significant damage upon contact. Now imagine an entire herd of those bovines running for their lives at the same speed, and you're in the middle of it all. [[HarmfulToMinors Now you know what Simba was feeling.]]

*** It also implies--as confirmed by Jim Cummings about Ed faking his craziness--that Shenzi and Banzai ''know'' Ed is dangerous and know that if ''he'' decides that Scar is screwed, then Scar is screwed. It could probably be why Scar figuratively ''shits himself'' at the laugh.

*** Following that, we see Scar's final moments in pure fear and terror as he tries begging for his life as he is surrounded by a gang of looming {{Slasher Smile}}s, followed by a quick ShadowDiscretionShot as they pounce and tear him apart, with him going out as terrified as Mufasa did when he killed him, complete with a very similar OhCrap zoom in used during Mufasa's death--
---->'''Scar:''' ''[Relieved]'' Ah, my friends.

---->'''Ed:''' ''[Begins to [[GigglingVillain giggle maniacally]] before licking his lips as [[PsychoticSmirk an insane smirk forms on his face]], then he and the other hyenas begin to approach Scar]''
---->'''Scar:''' [[OhCrap No!]] [[ICanExplain L-L-Let me explain!]] No, you don't understand! No, I didn't mean it! I--No! No! Look, I'm sorry I called you--No! '''''NO!''''' ''[They all leap at him at once and attack]''

** Scar getting eaten by hyenas seems somewhat tame after watching the alternate storyboard ending. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14TwUGQ3xE Scar defeats Simba and Scar gets engulfed in flames resulting in the destruction of Pride Rock.]] [[PyrrhicVictory Whoops.]] If you look closely at the sketches, he seems to be reduced to ''bone'' for a short time. To top it all off, there's also the fact that he would've been laughing hysterically the entire time while being burned alive.

* And finally, Scar's death.

** Pumbaa's expression of wild-eyed terror when he gets stuck under the tree branch.

** Scar getting eaten by hyenas seems somewhat tame after watching the alternate storyboard ending on YouTube. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14TwUGQ3xE Scar defeats Simba and Scar gets engulfed in flames resulting in the destruction of Pride Rock.]] [[PyrrhicVictory Whoops.]] If you look closely at the sketches, he seems to be reduced to ''bone'' for a short time. To top it all off, there's also the fact that he would've been laughing hysterically the entire time while being burned alive.

* The build-up to the hyenas is rather effective. The score takes an ominous tone when Simba asks about the "dark, shadowy place" beyond the Pride Lands. Later, Zazu mentioning hyenas in the Pride Lands causes Mufasa to drop everything and stoically order Zazu to take Simba home. It really says something that even though Mufasa is later shown to be able to easily beat the hyena trio, he knows damn well what threats hyenas can be (particularly to his cub son) and does not underestimate them.

* The arrival to the Elephant Graveyard. We get some absolutely terrifying, piercing strings from [[https://youtu.be/K8SMPGuywAg the score]] of this scene as Simba and Nala arrive at the big elephant skull. They then take a look out at the wasteland, and you can hear distant sounds that are likely distant hyena laughs. As quiet and downright ethereal-sounding as this scene is, you'd be forgiven for believing the Elephant Graveyard has a portal to hell stashed away somewhere in its depths.

** In the stage version at the end of "Chow Down", the cubs are trying to climb away from the hyenas up the elephant skeleton piece, but the hyenas succeed in dragging down Nala. They lick their chops and cry out "Yum yum yum!" and what not, and we see all three hyenas lunging to bite into Nala before Simba stops them in their tracks with his pitiful roar.

*** [[NotSoHarmlessVillain And he's more than capable of following through it, in spite of his earlier sillier traits]].

** The Icelandic version also has some terrifying parts. Scar considers his hyena minions to be nothing more than brainless slaves, telling everyone to be prepared for a bloody feat, and in the last part, "My teeth and ambitions will be bared" became "Yes, the blood will fill the field!" Not to mention the emotion that the actor put into this song.

** Scar's behavior as well. At first, when Mufasa is calling for help, Scar seems to ponder what to do, as if he's realized that [[MoralEventHorizon there would be no turning back]] if he killed his brother... and then not only he does it anyway, but takes some moments to ''enjoy'' Mufasa's terror. This isn't useful to his plan but highlights his sadistic nature.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8gDjaHWWA A deleted scene]] that is mostly restored in the play as "The Madness of King Scar" is downright disturbing. The play version is simply discomforting. The film version is downright disturbing. Scar starts to show feelings for Nala, wanting to her to be his queen, but she refuses his advances. In front of the entire pride, he banishes her. In and of itself the scene is mildly unsettling. The way Scar says his lines, though, is outright disturbing.

* The three hyenas are a source comedic relief for the film, but during the climax, they don't appear much, instead focusing on the rest of the clan, who prove they truly can be a force to be reckoned with, as an entire pack of them dogpiles Simba and attacks him rather brutally after he makes Scar reveal the truth, even when the lionesses join the battle, you can see the hyena army fighting back viciously as well. And the whole time, they don't laugh, but utter primal growls, snarls and howls of ''sheer fury''. Thankfully, the combined strength of the lionesses helps drive the unnamed hyenas away... just in time for what they have in store for Scar...
* The Pridelands under Scar's regime. What was once [[GhibliHills a lush savannah paradise]] is transformed into [[CrapsackWorld a parched, desolate wasteland.]] Littered with countless animal skeletons, dead trees, and infested with ravenous hyenas, one has to wonder how anyone managed to survive for so long. Had Simba actually died, Scar would have most likely driven his own family to extinction due to his own stubbornness.

** Which instantly results in arguably the first time in the film Simba looks downright vicious. Scar's BerserkButton slinks into [[OhCrap simpering terror]] when he realizes just who saw that and what they are contemplating.
** Scar manages to turn this around when Simba declares his rightful claim to the throne by [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asking what part the latter had with Mufasa's death]]. When the latter admits it, Scar [[BreakingSpeech accuses Simba of being a murderer before the latter can even explain that it was an accident. He even brings up the fact that he's in trouble again and Mufasa's not there to save him because he "killed him" and everyone knows why.]] This is backed up by Scar verbally and physically cornering him to the edge of the ridge of Pride Rock, leading to Simba to barely grasping the edge to not fall down to his death. And then a bolt of lightning, ignites the dry wood on ground, causing a wide spread of fire for Simba to fall into- being burnt alive as he fell down.
*** While this [[NiceJobFixingItVillain immediately backfired on him by giving Simba the resolve to expose him]], Scar [[KickTheDog takes a gleeful moment to remark that Simba dangling helplessly reminds him of this being exactly how Mufasa looked as he died]] and proceeds to whisper [[EvilGloating that he killed Mufasa]] with the intention of tossing his own nephew to his would be fiery death.
** For most of the movie, Scar's eyes except [[VillainSong briefly during Be Prepared]] lack a shine to them except when he [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims recalls with glee about when he killed Mufasa his own brother]] with a very visible gleam of delight. In spite being otherwise being miserable about his rule not going the way he planned, he shows zero remorse for killing his kin and still relishes this fact, showing Scar was truly evil deep down.

*** Following that, we see Scar's final moments in pure fear and terror as he tries begging for his life as he is surrounded by a gang of looming {{Slasher Smile}}s, followed by a quick ShadowDiscretionShot as they pounce and tear him apart, with him going out as terrified as Mufasa did when when he killed him, complete with a very similar OhCrap zoom in used during Mufasa's death--

** The hyenas unsettling laughter as they approached would've been the last thing Scar heard aside from his own screams.
** The nameless hyenas have no pupils on their [[GlowingEyesOfDoom otherwise supernaturally glowing golden yellow eyes]] as well no distinguishable physical attributes. They're just heartless, bloodthirsty beasts whom Scar could no longer lie to. Emerging from the flames, all while [[LaughingMad laughing]] and wearing [[SlasherSmile demented grins]] as they slowly surround him, the hyenas look like demons ready to [[DraggedOffToHell drag Scar down to Hell]].

** Scar getting eaten by hyenas seems somewhat tame after watching the alternate storyboard ending on Youtube. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14TwUGQ3xE Scar defeats Simba and Scar gets engulfed in flames resulting in the destruction of Pride Rock.]] [[PyrrhicVictory Whoops.]] If you look closely at the sketches, he seems to be reduced to ''bone'' for a short time. To top it all off, there's also the fact that he would've been laughing hysterically the entire time while being burned alive.
** [[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Lion-King,-The.pdf An early draft]] of this scene has Scar saying, "My friends," when the pack of hyenas approach instead of Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed approaching first and the trio aren't even present. In fact the script implies that Banzai and Ed die when they are catapulted into a flaming tree; Shenzi is the only one who approaches from behind and hears Scar betraying the hyenas; she disappears after this. The final scene is enacted with no dialogue from the hyenas, they just erupt in a "choir" of eerie laughter as Scar [[OhCrap slowly realises he's screwed]].
** The stage version of Scar's death changes it to where Scar is injured by his fall from Pride Rock, and is unable to get up, and asks his "friends" for help. The dialogue occurs, but Ed is perhaps even more terrifying than his animated counterpart, because when asked, he breaks out into extremely deranged, cruel laughter, and then shrieks as he leads his comrades into eating Scar. What's worse is that we barely get a ShadowDiscretionShot; the curtains come down, and we see the silhouettes of the hyenas eating Scar alive while he screams, their heads going up and down as they tear into him. Sweet dreams, kids.

*** For extra effect, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC9Pkz9dPMU watch the scene in German]].

* The part where Scar hits Simba's mother Sarabi when she mentions Mufasa was particularly unsettling.

'''Scar:''' (''[[WouldHitAGirl Strikes Sarabi with enough force to knock her down]]'') '''[[BerserkButton I’M]] ''[[BerserkButton TEN TIMES]]'' [[BerserkButton THE KING MUFASA WAS!]]'''

-->'''Sarabi:''' We have no choice, Scar. We must leave Pride Rock.\\

'''Scar:''' I'm the king! I can do whatever I want!\\
'''Sarabi:''' If you were ''half'' the king Mufasa was-\\
'''Scar:''' (''[[WouldHitAGirl Strikes Sarabi with enough force to knock her down]]'') '''[[BerserkButton I AM]] ''[[BerserkButton TEN TIMES]]'' [[BerserkButton THE KING MUFASA WAS!]]'''

** For most of the movie, Scar's eyes except [[VillainSong briefly during Be Prepared]] like a shine to them except when he [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims recalls with glee about when he killed Mufasa his own brother]] with a very visible gleam of delight. In spite being otherwise being miserable about his rule not going the way he planned, he shows zero remorse for killing his kin and still relishes this fact, showing Scar was truly evil deep down.

** Really, the entire segment is effectively an animal version of the Nazi propaganda piece ''Triumph Of the Will''. There's really no doubt of who Scar is drawing on.

* Zazu being forced to entertain Scar for fear of being killed. Then he's threatened with being eaten (again) when Scar grows tired of him. Zazu could've wound up as just another pile of bones in the cave. Speaking of, was Scar playing with a ''lion's skull'' during "Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"?
** Thankfully not, it was a baboon skull.

* The Pridelands under Scar's regime. What was once [[GhibliHills a lush savannah paradise]] is transformed into [[CrapsackWorld a parched, desolate wasteland.]] Littered with countless animal skeletons, dead trees, and infested with ravenous hyenas, one has to wonder how anyone managed to survive for so long.

** The film uses a discretion shot for Mufasa's death (the shot darkens as he falls and cuts away just before impact), but the companion book ''The Art of The Lion King'', includes a piece of concept art that actually shows Mufasa being trampled. Every bit as horrific as it sounds.

** The Wildebeest stampede. An average Wildebeest is nearly 300 pounds and can run at 50 miles per hour; the combination of which would already cause significant damage upon contact. Now imagine an entire herd of those bovines running for their lives at the same speed, and you're in the middle of it all. [[HarmfulToMinors Now you know what Simba was feeling.]]

*** It's telling that Creator/JeremyIrons did this line so many times he eventually blew out his vocal cords and had to be replaced for the rest of the song by Creator/JimCummings. They wanted it to be ''that'' scary.

---->'''Scar:''' [[OhCrap No! L-L-Let me explain!]] No, you don't understand! No, I didn't mean it! I--No! No! Look, I'm sorry I called you--No! '''''NO!''''' ''[They all leap at him at once and attack]''

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, his teeth and ambitions are bared! BE PREPARED!]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, his teeth and ambitions are bared!]]

** It starts with Banzai suggesting to kill Mufasa, and the previously mostly stern Scar gives a [[PsychoticSmirk smile]] while saying [[WhamLine precisely]]. It then becomes very clear both earlier with the reveal he was behind the hyena attack and that statement [[BaitTheDog whatever little familial bonding he had with his nephew are a sham]]. That when he was talking about wanting to be King, he meant it-[[KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil even if it means killing his own nephew and brother to do it]].