Tropes about the permanent marks that result from damaged tissue — scars.
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See also:
- Achey Scars: A scar causes pain with a trigger.
- Blemished Beauty: Attractive in spite of (or maybe even because of) their scars.
- Burn Scars, Burning Powers: Burn scars on a fire-user.
- Carved Mark: A person writes a word in scars.
- Covered with Scars: A character has lots of scars on their body.
- Death by Disfigurement: A beautiful person dies after being deformed in some way.
- Dueling Scar: A scar on the face that happened in a sword duel.
- Distinguishing Mark: A character has an unusual marking on their body that sets them apart from the rest of the crowd.
- Ear Notch: Someone has a piece of their ear missing.
- Every Scar Has a Story: A character recounts the story of every scar on their body.
- Glasgow Grin: A character has scars at the corners of their mouth that make it look like they have a large, eerie grin.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Characters with minor scars are good guys, while characters with severe deformities are bad guys.
- Mark of Shame: An easily noticed marking to permanently label one as a disgrace or failure.
- Masking the Deformity: A character regularly wears a mask that hides a facial deformity of some kind, such as scarring.
- Physical Scars, Psychological Scars: Scars symbolically represent mental trauma.
- Rugged Scar: A character has a scar to show that they've survived a lot of danger.
- Scars Are Forever: Scars never heal.
- Scar Survey: A scene (often after sex) where the heroine asks the hero how he got the various scars on his body.
- A Scar to Remember: Giving someone a scar to ensure they won't forget about you anytime soon.
- Scarred Equipment: Weapons and armor have scars to show how much they've been used.
- Scars Are Ugly: Scar-related angst.
- Slave Brand: A mark made to identify someone as a slave.
- A Taste of the Lash: A character is whipped as a punishment.
- Tattoo Conceals Scars: A character covers up a scar with a tattoo.
- Two-Faced: Half of the person's face is disfigured.
- Vampire Hickey: Scar left on the neck from a vampire bite.
- The Worsening Curse Mark: A scar (of sorts) on the body that will only grow, and not for the better.
- Wound That Will Not Heal: It's a bad sign if a wound remains fresh and open long after it should have healed.
- "X" Marks the Hero: An X shaped scar used for heroic characters.
