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** Valerius, the second main character of the story, being in charge to rescue the queen while Conan storms the gate. After spending most of the story mending his wounds and passing as a beggar to gather info he springs into action and sink his sword through Salome's heart.
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--> He fiercely hugged the head of the great dog growling at his side, muttered: “All right, boy, give 'em hell!” and sprang to his feet, drawing his ax. Then the dark figures flooded over the breastworks and closed in a storm of flailing axes, stabbing knives and ripping fangs.
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first modern fantasy heroes, and is the origin of 'sword and sorcery' and the so-called 'low' HeroicFantasy. ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' owes half its existence to ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''. The other half it owes to Conan.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives on the back of a magically conjured beast, lifts the attempted usurper over his head by throat and crotch before throwing him off a balcony ("Take your plots to hell with you!"), then calling all his loyalists together to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives on the back of a magically conjured beast, lifts the attempted usurper over his head by throat and crotch before throwing him off a balcony ("Take your plots to hell with you!"), then calling all his loyalists together to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first modern fantasy heroes, and is the origin of 'sword "sword and sorcery' sorcery" and the so-called 'low' "low" HeroicFantasy. ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' owes half its existence to ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''.''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. The other half it owes to Conan.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'."Literature/TheScarletCitadel". He arrives on the back of a magically conjured beast, lifts the attempted usurper over his head by throat and crotch before throwing him off a balcony ("Take your plots to hell with you!"), then calling all his loyalists together to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in
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** Planning to take the slave girl Zenobia with him after she rescues him. Even though he couldn't, the fact that he wanted to says a lot about his honor. And hey, [[spoiler: the very last line of the novel is Conan asking his defeated enemy to find Zenobia for him, because he wants to marry her!]]
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** Planning to take the slave girl Zenobia with him after she rescues him. Even though he couldn't, the fact that he wanted to says a lot about his honor. And hey, [[spoiler: the very last line of the novel is Conan asking his defeated enemy to find Zenobia for him, because he wants to marry her!]]her!
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** Yasmina spends the story (mostly) unwillingly adventuring next to Conan. In the end, she gets exactly what she wants, though definitely not in the way she wanted -- Conan has killed the Black Seers of Yimsha. Despite extremely high sexual tensions, she prepares to return to her country and throne with her army, though she offers Conan a ransom for services rendered. Conan, leading the barbarian tribes arrayed against Vendhya, says he'll come collect his ransom -- from Yasmina's capitol, with five thousand men to ensure the scales are fair. Yasmina ''laughs in his face'' and promises to meet him with ten thousand men. The two part considering each other a WorthyOpponent (and remember Yasmina has seen Conan in action extensively, and is under no illusions about how formidable an opponent he really is). Perhaps the only character in the Conan canon with balls bigger than Conan's is Yasmina.
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** Yasmina spends the story (mostly) unwillingly adventuring next to Conan. In the end, she gets exactly what she wants, though definitely not in the way she wanted -- Conan has killed the Black Seers of Yimsha. Despite extremely high sexual tensions, she prepares to return to her country and throne with her army, though she offers Conan a ransom for services rendered. Conan, leading the barbarian tribes arrayed against Vendhya, says he'll come collect his ransom -- from Yasmina's capitol, with five fifty thousand men to ensure the scales are fair. Yasmina ''laughs in his face'' and promises to meet him with ten a hundred thousand men. The two part considering each other a WorthyOpponent (and remember Yasmina has seen Conan in action extensively, and is under no illusions about how formidable an opponent he really is). Perhaps the only character in the Conan canon with balls bigger than Conan's is Yasmina.
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** Yasmina spends the story (mostly) unwillingly adventuring next to Conan. In the end, she gets exactly what she wants, though definitely not in the way she wanted -- Conan has killed the Black Seers of Yimsha. Despite extremely high sexual tensions, she prepares to return to her country and throne with her army, though she offers Conan a ransom for services rendered. Conan, leading the barbarian tribes arrayed against Vendhya, says he'll come collect his ransom -- from Yasmina's capitol, with five thousand men to ensure the scales are fair. Yasmina ''laughs in his face'' and promises to meet him with ten thousand men. The two part considering each other a WorthyOpponent (and remember Yasmina has seen Conan in action extensively, and is under no illusions about how formidable an opponent he really is). Perhaps the only character in the Conan canon with balls bigger than Conan's is Yasmina.
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first modern fantasy heroes, and is the origin of 'sword and sorcery' and the so-called 'low' HeroicFantasy.
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first modern fantasy heroes, and is the origin of 'sword and sorcery' and the so-called 'low' HeroicFantasy. ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' owes half its existence to ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''. The other half it owes to Conan.
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** Making things even more impressive is that, after Baal-pteor falls dead, Conan privately admits that he was bluffing; a few seconds either way, and Baal-pteor would have ''killed him instead'', an honor that very few human foes can claim in the Conan mythos.
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** The death of her brother Bhunda Chand, that leads off the book, is somewhere between this and a TearJerker. The great prince, loved by all the people, is dying of an evil curse that drives him insane. He suddenly becomes lucid and commands Yasmina to kill him while he is in his right mind. And she does.
--> "Swiftly, I command you!" There was the old imperious note in his failing whisper. "You have never disobeyed me -- obey my last command! Send my soul clean to Asura! Haste, lest you damn me to spend eternity as a filthy gaunt of darkness. Strike, I command you! ''Strike!''"
--> "Swiftly, I command you!" There was the old imperious note in his failing whisper. "You have never disobeyed me -- obey my last command! Send my soul clean to Asura! Haste, lest you damn me to spend eternity as a filthy gaunt of darkness. Strike, I command you! ''Strike!''"
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** Planning to take the slave girl Zenobia with him after she rescues him. Even though he couldn't, the fact that he wanted to says a lot about his honor. And hey, [[spoiler: the very last line of the novel is Conan asking his defeated enemy to find Zenobia for him, because he wants to marry her!]]
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first modern fantasy heroes, and is the origin of 'sword and sorcery' and the so-called 'low' HeroicFantasy.
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* And killing the demonic Dark Man with a thrown solid silver bench in ''The Black Stranger''. SILVER AND FIRE!
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* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives on the back of a magically conjured beast, grabs the supposed "rightful heir" and chucks him into a crowd of displeased citizens, right before calling all his loyalists together to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
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* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives on the back of a magically conjured beast, grabs lifts the supposed "rightful heir" attempted usurper over his head by throat and chucks him into a crowd of displeased citizens, right crotch before throwing him off a balcony ("Take your plots to hell with you!"), then calling all his loyalists together to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
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** Being on the run from soldiers (who are able to follow him because of a bewitched crow that keeps squawking over his position), he sees an old woman in the borders of the kingdom he lost about to be lynched. Forgetting all about his problems, he goes to protect his subject.
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** Being While on the run from soldiers (who who are able to follow tracking him because of a bewitched crow that keeps squawking over his position), with magical aid, he sees an old woman in the borders of the kingdom he lost about to be lynched. Forgetting all about his problems, he goes to protect his subject.
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* From the Frost Giant's Daughter:
--> [[BadassBoast Not in Vanaheim, but Valhalla shall you tell your kinsmen you faced Conan of Cimmeria]]. *kills a Vanirman*
--> [[BadassBoast Not in Vanaheim, but Valhalla shall you tell your kinsmen you faced Conan of Cimmeria]]. *kills a Vanirman*
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* From the Frost ''Frost Giant's Daughter:
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--> [[BadassBoastNot "Not in Vanaheim, but Valhalla shall you tell your kinsmen you faced Conan of Cimmeria]]. Cimmeria]]." *kills a Vanirman*
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first fantasy heroes, and is the origin of HeroicFantasy and Sword And Sorcery.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives on this mystical bird thing, grabs the supposed "rightful heir" and chucks him into a crowd of displeased citizens, right before rounding up an army to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives on this mystical bird thing, grabs the supposed "rightful heir" and chucks him into a crowd of displeased citizens, right before rounding up an army to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
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* Conan himself in general, as he's continued to be a part of pop culture and literature seventy five years after his last original story, may be one of the first fantasy heroes, and is the origin of HeroicFantasy 'sword and Sword And Sorcery.
sorcery' and the so-called 'low' HeroicFantasy.
* Conan's return to Aquilonia after he escapes capture in 'Literature/TheScarletCitadel'. He arrives onthis mystical bird thing, the back of a magically conjured beast, grabs the supposed "rightful heir" and chucks him into a crowd of displeased citizens, right before rounding up an army calling all his loyalists together to kick the crap out of the other invaders. You can just hear the song "Holding Out For A Hero" being sung in your head while this is going on.
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** When you're hanging from a cross and kill the birds that have come to peck out your eyes... with your ''teeth...'' you have entered the very heights of RatedMForManly.
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** [[JustForPun Both figuratively and literally.]]
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** For bonus points, even though the film portrays Conan as DumbMuscle, he is able to throw a LogicBomb at his god.
-->'''Conan:''' If you do not listen, then to hell with you.
-->'''Conan:''' If you do not listen, then to hell with you.
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* ''Literature/ThePhoenixOnTheSword'' when assassins burst into King Conan's bedchamber intending to slaughter an old man in his sleep, or at worst while he is still waking up. On finding themselves face to face with a half armored savage, they stop dead.
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** For bonus points, even though the film portrays Conan as DumbMuscle, he is able to throw a LogicBomb at his god.
-->'''Conan:''' If you do not listen, then to hell with you.
-->'''Conan:''' If you do not listen, then to hell with you.
