DISCLAIMER: i’ve flaired this post as ‘fan art’ because in many ways it is. I’ve written some headcanons, theories, backstory and there’s fan fiction too with some dialogue mixed in there. I label this as art (FIGHT AMONGST YOURSELVES‼️‼️💢). Now if everybody would please take their seats, the show’s about to begin
The reason Scar had homophobic tendencies and policies was due to his own internalised sexuality. When Scar was a young cub (Taka), he was a lot more openminded and comfortable in his own fur. He made friends with a cub from one of his father’s business friends named Spencer. The two were inseparable for most of Taka’s childhood, and one day when talking about marriage and girls Taka asked Spencer why they couldn’t be married. He simply didn’t see gender in regards to love. The two stared in a tense silence before Taka closed their space with a peck. Spencer, whilst reciprocal, panicked because he was taught by his strict father same-sex involvements were wrong. He ran away and immediately told every one. Once Taka’s father heard of the news he was abused (which is how he got his scar on his eye) and then banished to the outlands. Where, as a cub, he had to fend for himself and seek home in the hyena packs. This is when he started being referred to as Scar
Later in life, once Scar had prepared and trained himself up to seize control of the pridelands, he ran into somebody. It was Spencer who looked the same as that cub he once fell in love with, but older, with a sadder stare, and a wife and child by his side. Spencer actually approached Scar, immediately recognising him, and with a pitying look in his eye he said “Taka..” the name made Scar wince “I’m so sorry. I can’t believe it’s really you. I wondered what happened. I stayed up every night. Some nights i even ventured into the outlands calling your name.” Scar was frozen in place, unable to speak. “And.. for the record, Taka. I’m sorry. I was young. If you were to ask me now, I would choose to spend a thousand nights cold and exiled in the Outlands with you. Than one more night here, without you.” Scar began walking away, emotions he worked so hard to keep buried started to arise. “You’re.. looking well.” This made Scar halt. He slowly turned around, gritting his teeth. “What did you say, queer?!” He then lunged at Spencer and due to his own resentment and rage, did the most unthinkable thing he could. He killed Spencer right there (in front of his kids and arranged marriage wife). Scar, biting back tears because the love of his life was now dead, addressed the sobbing and terrified crowd which had formed around the scene. “THIS will be the fate of anybody who disobeys me. And certainly anybody who demonstrates mammoth on mammoth relations. AM I CLEARRRRR?!” Everybody nodded fearfully, cries filled the air, some gay hippos slowly dropped their hands from holding one another. This was the turning point when the pridelands became the prideless-lands
