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Scars (trope)
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| Related tropes/genres | Body Horror, Body Worship, Hurt/Comfort, Whump |
 Fanart by Yara-V of Astarion (Baldur's Gate) showing the poem inscribed on his back through scarification in an act of torture (2021) | |
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Scars are a popular trope in both canon and fanon works. In some instances, they are portrayed positively as tokens of heroism and valour, or as evidence of resilience and survival. Negative portrayals present them as mere disfigurement or indications of unlovability and/or moral weakness.
The touching of a character's scars is a common scenario in fanworks involving body worship or body horror. Scarification is a less-common form of body modification that sometimes features in both canon and fanworks.
Top surgery scars sometimes feature in fannish depictions of transmasculine characters. This includes both canonical trans men and characters headcanoned as trans men by fans.
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- The Road to Healing, Archived version, a frostiron drabble by SecurityBreach (2019)
Gallery
Fanart by Rave of a young Remus Lupin from the The Shoebox Project (2004). This fic is sometimes credited with setting off the trend of depicting Remus with facial scars in Harry Potter fandom.
Fanart by Kaek of a young Hester Shaw of Mortal Engines with Shrike (2010). The severity of her facial scarring – which includes the loss of her nose and an eye – was reduced for the 2018 film adaptation of the books.
Fanart by Rodrigo Rezende of Tyrion Lannister depicting the facial scarring caused by a battle injury – including the loss of his nose – as described in the the ASoIaF novels (2014). The severity of this injury was reduced in the TV adaptation Game of Thrones.
Fanart by burdge of Harry Potter with a naturalistic lightning-shaped scar (2014). Most depictions of Harry have featured a more stylized lighting bolt.
A transmasc tiefling OC by gunderstank (2022). He has top surgery scars and several apparent battle scars on his body. Based on the painting The Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel.
External Links
- Scars tag on Archive of Our Own
- Scar Tropes on TV Tropes