I cannot stress this enough: be careful who you give dueling scars to, and where those scars are located.
You might think youâre slashing them across the face to âteach them a lessonâ or âput them in their placeâ or even âto give them something to remember you byâ, but in practice all youâre doing is giving them a backstory, raising their sex appeal, and setting them on the path of revenge.
If you want them to come back five, ten, fifteen years from now, then by all means, be my guest. Give them the sexiest scar you possibly can. But they will be more determined and more talented than you and they will kick your ass and probably kill you. Even if theyâre not objectively âbetter at duelingâ than you are, and you initially seem to have the upper hand, they have the blessing of plot behind them and that character arc is about to come crashing down on top of your head.
If youâre going to scar them, do it in some uncool and embarrassing place. The belly, maybe, if youâre careful. Across the nipple is pushing it. A slash across the ass isnât particularly noble or sportsmanly of you but it doesnât really increase your opponentâs cool factor unless youâre in a farcical comedy. Scar them somewhere if you must but do NOT help them accessorize their tragic backstory.