Talk:The Lion King (musical)/@comment-30875807-20190831105954

I wish the show had a backstory of how Taka got his scars. It would be revealed that his birth name was actually Taka and he had become very upset when he found out that his older brother Mufasa was chosen to be king over him, a decision which caused Taka much sadness and distanced him from his father and older brother. Over time, Taka came to resent Ahadi for favoring Mufasa and for choosing kingly duties over spending time with his sons. One day, Taka went on a daily patrol with Mufasa and Ahadi. While they were patrolling the Pride Lands, the three ran into Rafiki, a traveling baboon who was being plagued by the trio of hyenas until he was saved by Ahadi. After the departure of the hyenas Ahadi, welcomed Rafiki into the Pride Lands and let him spend the night at Pride Rock. Even after Taka acted bored and commented that they should’ve let the baboon die, When Mufasa stayed by his father's side throughout the ordeal, Taka wandered off, feeling very unconcerned with his father's doings. Later that night, Taka set a cobra on Mufasa, hoping to kill his brother in his sleep, but Rafiki thwarted the plan. The day after the attempted murder, Ahadi had promised to take his sons out hunting, until a group of angry Pride Landers stalled him, and he was forced to cut the hunting trip short. Although Mufasa understood why his father had made that decision, Taka reacted with outrage and accused his father of always finding other things to do when they were supposed to spend time together. In answer to his son's protests, Ahadi attempted to tell him that his brother Mufasa understood the pressures of ruling a kingdom, but Taka's temper only flared, and he accused Ahadi of favoring Mufasa. Despite the young lion's animosity, Ahadi has decided to pursue his kingly duties, by leaving Taka alone to hunt with Mufasa. Before the hunt, Taka plotted with the hyenas, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, to get Mufasa in trouble with Ahadi, so that their father might have second thoughts about Mufasa being the next king. Once he agreed with his friends He lured Mufasa to the waterhole, where a greedy Buffalo, named Boma, is hoarding all the water supply for himself. When Mufasa attempted to reason with Boma, Taka interjects with an ultimatum: and told Boma that he should either clear out by order of the King, or challenge Mufasa to a fight. Boma becomes enraged because he tricked Mufasa into angering Boma. When the buffalo began to Mufasa, Taka, only laughed at his brother's fear until the other members from his herd, began to attack the young lion causing him to be knocked out unconscious giving him his scar. Before he is killed, Ahadi came to the rescue to stop the attack. And Taka was taken back to Pride Rock, where Rafiki cared for him until he was patched up enough to speak,once recovered, Taka was told by his father, that the scar he had earned will serve as a reminder of his recklessness. When Mufasa asked his brother why he made Boma angry, Taka only admitted he wanted to embarrass Mufasa and to get even with Ahadi for breaking his promise to go hunting with him, then Ahadi warned his son to keep his anger at bay and let his wound serve as a reminder of his mistakes. At first Taka was angry, but then Taka finally accepted his fathers words. And asked to be called "Scar" from now on.