Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-26205772-20160120174515/@comment-26205772-20160120180038

Scar's incompetence doesn't necessarily mean he's not taken seriously by the plot. Before his coup? The Lion King is a lighthearted romp through the life of the ambitious young Simba with only occasional moments of drama. After the coup? The story becomes quite a bit darker and the conflict gets a hell of a lot more personal; even during moments where Scar is acting like a spoiled brat, it's played for pathos when you realize he's simultaneous starving Pride Rock (which becomes a lot more dour after Scar takes over) to death. Even during his spoiled moments, Scar still shows he's got manipulative prowess when he verbally breaks down Simba, again adding onto the more personal aspects of the conflict.

So I've ranted on about his heinousness. Ultimately, though, I feel Scar fulfills the basic qualifications for a Knight; he's rarely played for comedy (there's about two scenes I can think of that he's actually doing something funny and they're both as a result of him simply snarking) and the mood generally darkens when he's onscreen, his actions have very serious effects on the plot and in a sense changes the tone of the movie until his death, and he's a stark contrast to both the nature of the film and the Disney animated canon in general in the sense that he's the first character to score the onscreen murder of another major character in cold blood.

Any objections?