History Film / Krull

* {{Wangst}}: InUniverse it's both justified and defied.

* YouCantFightFate: Not if you're a Cyclops. Well, you can (as in, [[DoNotGoGentle refuse to go off into self-imposed exile]] to await your foreseen death), but [[FateWorseThanDeath you'll regret it]]. [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice Rell doesn't]]--he may regret the pain, but not the reason for it.]] The cyclopes were beings with two eyes, but they bartered away their second eye to The Beast in order to see the future. The Beast instead tricked them, and the only future they can see is the time of their own death.

* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler:While he's not the first to die in the invasion of the Black Fortress, Rell the Cyclops is the first to die when they actually get inside the Fortress. He holds open a closing wall just long enough for his companions to get past, before it crushes him to death]].

* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:The party is slowly whittled down as it progresses towards the end of its quest, including A: Ynyr, who dies in the process of finding out where to find the Black Fortress, B: The 'Travelling Man', one of whose wives we meet in a previous scene, and C: Rell the Cyclops, who makes a HeroicSacrifice. Whereas Colwyn began with nearly an army, only four of his allies are still alive at the end to walk off into the distance with the hero after he rescues Lyssacute and saves the world]].
* EightiesHair: Lyssa´s fluffy mane sells it as an 80's movie.

* ScrewDestiny: A variation of it. Rell initially had to leave the group to face his death. However, later he arrived to help them get inside the Black Fortress and soon got crushed (a much worse death than whatever he envisioned); presumably he preferred a HeroicSacrifice over however he originally envisioned his death. This was lampshaded earlier by one of Torquil's men who says Rell should have come with them to the Black Fortress if he's going to die anyway.
* ShapeshiftingSeducer:

* SoulJar: The Black Widow's hourglass - or more specifically the sand inside it - determines her life span. She passes it on to an injured Ynyr so he could inform the group about the fortress's next location.
* SpaceFantasy: With more emphasis on fantasy. Though it's regularly acknowledged that the Beast has conquered other planets, and Rell is a visitor from one of those planets.

* YouCantFightFate: Not if you're a Cyclops. Well, you can (as in, [[DoNotGoGentle refuse to go off into self-imposed exile]] to await your foreseen death), but [[FateWorseThanDeath you'll regret it]]. [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice Rell doesn't]]--he may regret the pain, but not the reason for it.]]
* YouCantFightFate: The cyclopes were beings with two eyes, but they bartered away their second eye to The Beast in order to see the future. The Beast instead tricked them, and the only future they can see is the time of their own death.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Ergo assumes the form of a puppy to make [[TagalongKid Titch]] happy. Subverted with the Beast:
-->'''Beast:''' ''([[EvilDoppelganger morphs into Colwyn]])'' I can assume any form I wish. Any form you wish.\\
'''Lyssa:''' There is no love in that form.

* AnimalGenderBender: Some of the 'Fire Mares' are visibly geldings.
* {{Anticlimax}}: Presumably due to technical limitations, the final battle consists of [[spoiler:A: Colwyn standing still and gesturing at the far-off Beast while the Glaive attacks it, and B) Colwyn standing still and gesturing at the far-off Beast shooting flames at it.]]

* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler:Rell]], being crushed to death at the fortress's gate.

* BlackEyesOfEvil: A form of GlamourFailure sported by both the Changeling that replaces the Seer and the seductress Vella.

* ButtMonkey: Ergo acts silly and has silly things happen to him, until his character development, when he helps fight the Slayers.

* CuffsOffRubWrists: The thieves do this when Colwyn removes their manacles.

* {{Cyclops}}: Rell is of a race of people who traded one eye.

* DwindlingParty: The party is slowly whittled down as it progresses towards the end of its quest.

* EvilOverlord: The Beast has conquered many worlds before he comes to Krull.

* GiantSpider: The crystalline spider, that is guarding the Widow of the Web, is the size of an elephant.

* LoadBearingBoss: The Beast. The Black Fortress falls apart after he dies.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler:Rell]] sacrifices himself to keep a stone gate open so the heroes can get in.

* MagicMisfire: Ergo's BalefulPolymorph spells always hit himself.
* MagneticHero: Colwyn

* MalevolentArchitecture: The Black Fortress is loaded with traps.
* MarsNeedsWomen: The alien BigBad, the Beast, kidnaps the hero's fiancé. This is due to a prophecy that if he gets Lyssa to marry him, their son will rule the world. There's also a prophecy that implies if she chooses to marry the Beast, their son would rule the universe.

* NothingIsScarier: Thanks to the SpecialEffectFailure in how the Beast was portrayed, rather like the shark in ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' and the creature in ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' it is more frightening when unseen, only sensed or heard breathing. [[MalevolentArchitecture The unsettling, surreal interior of the Black Fortress]] doesn't help.

* PreciousPuppy: When the boy mentions he always wanted one, Ergo transforms into a puppy for a few scenes.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: The Glaive will definitely hit its target. Justified by its supernatural nature.

* TooAwesomeToUse: The Glaive. The hero is specifically told not to use it until he faces the Beast. Otherwise the movie would just be a long string of monsters getting hacked apart by a flying rotary saw.

* ScrewDestiny: A variation of it, Rell initially had to leave the group to face his death. But later he arrived to help them get inside the Black Fortress and soon got crush (a much worse death than whatever he envisioned), but assumingely he preferred a HeroicSacrifice over however he originally envisioned his death. This was lampshaded earlier by one of Torquil's men who says Rell should have come with them to the Black Fortress if he's going to die anyway.

* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler:Colwyn, Lyssa's help. create a flame that burns the Beast.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: Vella the seductress, who [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation depending on interpretation]], either could not kill or seduce Colwyn because she fell in love with him herself or because she could not [[ThePowerOfLove ruin his love with Lyssa]], let alone take the life of [[TheHero a man of such goodness and virtue]]. Either way, hearing her speak of the happiness and hope [[TragicDream she knows can never be hers]], and [[YouHaveFailedMe knowing what fate lies in store for her]], you can't help but feel pity for her.

-->'''Beast:''' ''([[EvilDoppelganger morphs into Colwyn]])'' I can assume any form I wish. Any form you wish.
-->'''Lyssa:''' There is no love in that form.

* GeniusLoci: While not strictly alive or even sentient, the Black Fortress does seem to obey the Beast with great alacrity as if it is just an extension of his will--witness how the dome forms around Lyssa, or how the floor just so happens to crack open under the heroes, then close as Colwyn is trying to climb through. [[spoiler: This would also explain why it [[LoadBearingBoss collapses after he is killed]].]] If it ''is'' an outer manifestation of the Beast's mind, its MalevolentArchitecture would then be not only a typical EvilTowerOfOminousness, but a reflection of its master being an EldritchAbomination (or at least, not thinking or viewing the world at all the way humans do).

* GalacticConqueror: The prophecy states that a couple will marry, rule Krull, and their son would rule the galaxy.

* SpaceFantasy: With more emphasis on fantasy. Though it's regularly acknowledged that the Beast as conquered other planets, and Rell is a visitor from one of those planets.

* ScrewDestiny: A variation of it, Rell initially had to leave the group to face his death. But later he arrived to help them get inside the Black Fortress and soon got crush (a much worse than than what he envisioned), but assumingely he preferred a HeroicSacrifice than however he originally envisioned his death. This was lampshaded earlier when one says Rell could have remained with the group if he's going to die anyway.

* ItHasBeenAnHonor: One of Torquil's says this to Colwyn after he got shot while they try to get inside the Black Fortress.
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler:A shape-shifter kills the Emerald Seer and takes his form to get close to Colwyn and kill him.]]

* ScrewDestiny: A variation of it, Rell initially had to leave the group to face his death. But later he arrived to help them get inside the Black Fortress and soon got crush (a much worse than than what he envisioned), but assumingely he preferred a HeroicSacrifice than however he originally envisioned his death.

* IronicEcho: Lyssa's twisting of the Beast's words back to him might be {{Narm}} to some, a delicious CrowningMomentOfAwesome to others who truly believe in ThePowerOfLove.

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe

* CarpetOfVirility: Ken Marshall had one.

* EightiesHair: Lyssa´s fluffy mane sells it.

* InsignificantLittleBluePlanet: The Beast says that the planet Krull is this.

* MarsNeedsWomen: The alien BigBad, the Beast, kidnaps the hero's fiancé. This is due to a prophecy that if he gets Lyssa to marry him, their son will rule the world.
** There's also a prophecy that implies if she chooses to marry the Beast, their son would rule the universe.

* ObviouslyEvil: The Beast and the Slayers.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Near the end, Ergo decides "if my BalefulPolymorph spells always backfire, why not turn myself into a tiger?"]]

* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler:Colwyn does this in the climax with Lyssa's help.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: Ergo.

* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: The Glaive. Justified by its supernatural nature.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Beast.

* SaveThePrincess: The basis of much of Colwyn's actions.

* {{Troperiffic}}

* VillainBeatingArtifact: The Glaive.

* WomanScorned: The Widow by Ynyr, in {{Backstory}}.

* DwindlingParty: As the party nears the end of its quest, several characters start dying.

* ShapeshiftingSeducer: Or at least ''would-be'' lover, at two points. The Beast assumes Colwyn's form, and at least one of his minions can do so as well [[spoiler: by impersonating the Emerald Seer]]. Whether the Changeling sent to "make [Colwyn] betray her; if not, kill him" had a similar ability or was somehow assigned the form is not revealed.

* FairytaleWeddingDress: Lyssa's dress with lots of lace, which she ends up wearing for most of the movie.

* IKnowYourTrueName: Ynyr is able to reach the Widow of the Web by calling her true name, [[spoiler: Lyssa. It is a coincidence that she has the same name as the princess.]]

* KillEmAll: By the end of the movie, only Colwyn, Torquil, Oswyn, Ergo, and Titch are still alive out of an army of around a dozen or so.

* MeaningfulEcho: "Only the king and his lord marshal carry those keys." The second time he says that, he realizes that Colwyn has made him his lord marshal.

* {{Mooks}}: The Slayers.
** They are very powerful though, easily slaughtering the RedShirtArmy near the beginning of the movie, and even the heroes have a difficult time fighting them. Thus they could be considered SuperSoldiers.

* DealWithTheDevil: The Cyclopes, in their backstory. They were once normal humans living on a distant world. They made a deal with the Beast, exchanging one of their eyes for the ability to know the future. The Beast cheated them, however, only allowing them to know the times of their own deaths, and ensuring they will die horribly if they try to resist their deaths.

* AllThatGlitters: Implied as a lesson of the Emerald Seer's when the thieves try and take emeralds from his cave, only to find that outside they're simply [[AllThatGlitters ordinary stones]]. In this case, presumably the real treasure of the seer's cave is knowledge. Unsurprisingly, [[TricksterMentor he seems to have a nice chuckle over this lesson]].

* MarsNeedsWomen: The alien BigBad, the Beast, kidnaps the hero's fiance. This is due to a prophecy that if he gets Lyssa to marry him, their son will rule the world.