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* TheJimmyHartVersion: The soundtrack of the movie is "borrowed" from ''Film/EnterTheDragon''. Complete with Bruce Lee's iconic "Waa, whoo-haha!" screams included. It's as jarring as it sounds especially during the big fight scenes.
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* KnifeNut: Besides his natural strength, agility, and fighting skills, Aslan is also a devil with throwing knives, capable of flinging knives at multiple mooks while sliding down a zipline.
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''Aslan Adam'', or ''Lion Man'', also known by it's [[TheForeignSubtitle international release title]] ''The Sword and The Claw'', is a 1975 Turkish movie starring Creator/CuneytArkin.

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''Aslan Adam'', or ''Lion Man'', also known by it's its [[TheForeignSubtitle international release title]] ''The Sword and The Claw'', is a 1975 Turkish movie starring Creator/CuneytArkin.

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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Antuan's arms with his ''bare hands'']].

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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: AnArmAndALeg:
** The opening ambush had Antuan hacking off Suleyman's arms before killing him.
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In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Antuan's arms with his ''bare hands'']].


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* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler: Aslan's mother, who fled the palace while pregnant with him, ends up giving birth in the wilderness and quickly succumbing to the ordeal]].


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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Antuan, who killed the Sultan by hacking off his arms and took over the entire kingdom as a dictator, ends up having Aslan, the son of the Sultan, finish him off by ripping his arms into stumps. Followed by a throat-rip, and then being chucked off the palace's walls to his death]].
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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Altar, who took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Altar.

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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Altar, Antuan, who took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Altar.
Antuan.



* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Altar's arms with his ''bare hands'']].
* BarrierBustingBlow: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Altar realize the battle is no longer in his favour and tries to escape via a hidden passage... only for Aslan to punch through the walls with his natural strength, grab Altar by the throat, and drag Altar out to finish the villain off]].
* BigBad: Altar the evil warlord and crusader, who invades Aslan's kingdom, killed Aslan's father Suleiman, caused Aslan to be abandoned in the woods, and rules the kingdom as a tyrant.
* DiedStandingUp: Aslan's father, Suleiman Shah, dies in this manner, holding the castle's gates close to prevent Altar's soldiers from catching his baby son.

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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Altar's Antuan's arms with his ''bare hands'']].
* BarrierBustingBlow: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Altar Antuan realize the battle is no longer in his favour and tries to escape via a hidden passage... only for Aslan to punch through the walls with his natural strength, grab Altar Antuan by the throat, and drag Altar Antuan out to finish the villain off]].
* BigBad: Altar Antuan the evil warlord and crusader, who invades Aslan's kingdom, killed Aslan's father Suleiman, caused Aslan to be abandoned in the woods, and rules the kingdom as a tyrant.
* DiedStandingUp: Aslan's father, Suleiman Shah, dies in this manner, holding the castle's gates close to prevent Altar's Antuan's soldiers from catching his baby son.



* {{Fingore}}: Aslan suffers this fate halfway through the film, when Altar pours ''acid'' on his fingers in an attempt to make Aslan fall to his death. Aslan barely survives, and turns the second half of the movie into an InjuredLimbEpisode as the resistance tries to heal him.
* FoeTossingCharge: Aslan in the final battle use his strength to fling aside mooks who gets into his way while pursuing Altar.

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* {{Fingore}}: Aslan suffers this fate halfway through the film, when Altar Antuan pours ''acid'' on his fingers in an attempt to make Aslan fall to his death. Aslan barely survives, and turns the second half of the movie into an InjuredLimbEpisode as the resistance tries to heal him.
* FoeTossingCharge: Aslan in the final battle use his strength to fling aside mooks who gets into his way while pursuing Altar.Antuan.



* HangingByTheFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Altar and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Altar pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.

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* HangingByTheFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Altar Antuan and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Altar Antuan pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.



* MenOfSherwood: The LaResistance warriors, led by Altar, who can kick plenty of ass on their own. They serve as backup fending off Altar's army in the climax as Aslan deals with the villain, and did a great job fighting on their own.

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* MenOfSherwood: The LaResistance warriors, led by Altar, who can kick plenty of ass on their own. They serve as backup fending off Altar's Antuan's army in the climax as Aslan deals with the villain, and did a great job fighting on their own.



* ShieldBearingMook: In the final battle, several of Altar's soldiers tries to stop Aslan by forming a wall using a row of shields. Aslan simply punches ''through'' those shields with ease.

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* ShieldBearingMook: In the final battle, several of Altar's Antuan's soldiers tries to stop Aslan by forming a wall using a row of shields. Aslan simply punches ''through'' those shields with ease.



* YouKilledMyFather: Eventually, Aslan learns that Altar is responsible for his father's death, and vows revenge.
* ZergRush: Altar's soldiers tries this tactic on Aslan, which doesn't work, since Aslan just flings them aside with ease every time.

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* YouKilledMyFather: Eventually, Aslan learns that Altar Antuan is responsible for his father's death, and vows revenge.
* ZergRush: Altar's Antuan's soldiers tries this tactic on Aslan, which doesn't work, since Aslan just flings them aside with ease every time.
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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, who took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.

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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, Altar, who took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.
Altar.



* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Antuan's arms with his ''bare hands'']].
* BarrierBustingBlow: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Antuan realize the battle is no longer in his favour and tries to escape via a hidden passage... only for Aslan to punch through the walls with his natural strength, grab Antuan by the throat, and drag Antuan out to finish the villain off]].
* BigBad: Antuan the evil warlord and crusader, who invades Aslan's kingdom, killed Aslan's father Suleiman, caused Aslan to be abandoned in the woods, and rules the kingdom as a tyrant.
* DiedStandingUp: Aslan's father, Suleiman Shah, dies in this manner, holding the castle's gates close to prevent Antuan's soldiers from catching his baby son.

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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Antuan's Altar's arms with his ''bare hands'']].
* BarrierBustingBlow: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Antuan Altar realize the battle is no longer in his favour and tries to escape via a hidden passage... only for Aslan to punch through the walls with his natural strength, grab Antuan Altar by the throat, and drag Antuan Altar out to finish the villain off]].
* BigBad: Antuan Altar the evil warlord and crusader, who invades Aslan's kingdom, killed Aslan's father Suleiman, caused Aslan to be abandoned in the woods, and rules the kingdom as a tyrant.
* DiedStandingUp: Aslan's father, Suleiman Shah, dies in this manner, holding the castle's gates close to prevent Antuan's Altar's soldiers from catching his baby son.



* {{Fingore}}: Aslan suffers this fate halfway through the film, when Antuan pours ''acid'' on his fingers in an attempt to make Aslan fall to his death. Aslan barely survives, and turns the second half of the movie into an InjuredLimbEpisode as the resistance tries to heal him.
* FoeTossingCharge: Aslan in the final battle use his strength to fling aside mooks who gets into his way while pursuing Antuan.

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* {{Fingore}}: Aslan suffers this fate halfway through the film, when Antuan Altar pours ''acid'' on his fingers in an attempt to make Aslan fall to his death. Aslan barely survives, and turns the second half of the movie into an InjuredLimbEpisode as the resistance tries to heal him.
* FoeTossingCharge: Aslan in the final battle use his strength to fling aside mooks who gets into his way while pursuing Antuan.Altar.



* HangingByTheFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Antuan and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Antuan pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.

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* HangingByTheFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Antuan Altar and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Antuan Altar pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.



* MenOfSherwood: The LaResistance warriors, led by Altar, who can kick plenty of ass on their own. They serve as backup fending off Antuan's army in the climax as Aslan deals with the villain, and did a great job fighting on their own.

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* MenOfSherwood: The LaResistance warriors, led by Altar, who can kick plenty of ass on their own. They serve as backup fending off Antuan's Altar's army in the climax as Aslan deals with the villain, and did a great job fighting on their own.



* ShieldBearingMook: In the final battle, several of Antuan's soldiers tries to stop Aslan by forming a wall using a row of shields. Aslan simply punches ''through'' those shields with ease.

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* ShieldBearingMook: In the final battle, several of Antuan's Altar's soldiers tries to stop Aslan by forming a wall using a row of shields. Aslan simply punches ''through'' those shields with ease.



* YouKilledMyFather: Eventually, Aslan learns that Antuan is responsible for his father's death, and vows revenge.
* ZergRush: Antuan's soldiers tries this tactic on Aslan, which doesn't work, since Aslan just flings them aside with ease every time.

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* YouKilledMyFather: Eventually, Aslan learns that Antuan Altar is responsible for his father's death, and vows revenge.
* ZergRush: Antuan's Altar's soldiers tries this tactic on Aslan, which doesn't work, since Aslan just flings them aside with ease every time.
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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' meets ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, who took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.

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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' meets [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, who took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.
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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' meets ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, who intends to take over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.

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Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' meets ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, who intends to take took over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.
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[[caption-width-right:350:No Aslan, you may ''not'' scratch my back!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:No [[caption-width-right:250:No Aslan, you may ''not'' scratch my back!]]
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lion_man_poster.jpg]]

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* HangingByTheirFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Antuan and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Antuan pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.

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* HangingByTheirFingers: HangingByTheFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Antuan and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Antuan pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.
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[[caption-width-right:350:No Aslan, you may ''not'' scratch my back!]]

''Aslan Adam'', or ''Lion Man'', also known by it's [[TheForeignSubtitle international release title]] ''The Sword and The Claw'', is a 1975 Turkish movie starring Creator/CuneytArkin.

Best described as ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' meets ''Film/BattalGazi'', Cuneyt Arkin stars as Kilic Aslan, an Anatolian prince whose father, Sultan Suleiman Shah, was murdered by Christian invaders led by the warlord Antuan, who intends to take over the kingdom while Aslan was a mere baby. Taken into the woods by the loyal vizier, Aslan ends up being raised by a pride of lions, becoming a jungle warrior with razor-sharp claws, extreme agility, and capable of performing absurd feats of strength. When returning to civilization, Aslan - a name he adopts for recognition of his adoptive lion family - discovers his royal lineage, and seeks revenge against Antuan.

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!!Lion Man contains examples of:

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Aslan's ability to claw through flesh and rip through his enemies' guts, thanks to being raised by a pride of lions.
* AgeCut: Used to depict Aslan growing from youth to adulthood while living with the lions.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Aslan rips off both of Antuan's arms with his ''bare hands'']].
* BarrierBustingBlow: [[spoiler: In the final battle, Antuan realize the battle is no longer in his favour and tries to escape via a hidden passage... only for Aslan to punch through the walls with his natural strength, grab Antuan by the throat, and drag Antuan out to finish the villain off]].
* BigBad: Antuan the evil warlord and crusader, who invades Aslan's kingdom, killed Aslan's father Suleiman, caused Aslan to be abandoned in the woods, and rules the kingdom as a tyrant.
* DiedStandingUp: Aslan's father, Suleiman Shah, dies in this manner, holding the castle's gates close to prevent Antuan's soldiers from catching his baby son.
* FacialHorror: Several of Aslan's kills are enemy soldiers whose face he claws out, with bloody results.
* {{Fingore}}: Aslan suffers this fate halfway through the film, when Antuan pours ''acid'' on his fingers in an attempt to make Aslan fall to his death. Aslan barely survives, and turns the second half of the movie into an InjuredLimbEpisode as the resistance tries to heal him.
* FoeTossingCharge: Aslan in the final battle use his strength to fling aside mooks who gets into his way while pursuing Antuan.
* {{Gorn}}: Being raised by lions, Aslan has a habit of clawing or ripping out chunks of flesh from his enemies' face, throat, guts, and various body parts. And the movie doesn't shy away from showing the graphic gore details ''onscreen''.
* HangingByTheirFingers: Aslan ends up in this state as he tries to hold a trapdoor shut to prevent Antuan and his soldiers from pursuing the escaping LaResistance. Too bad he didn't count on Antuan pouring acid through the cracks on said trapdoor.
* ImprovisedZipline: During the palace breakout, Aslan managed to scale the courtyard by grabbing hold on the horizontal rope spanning each side of the area.
* InASingleBound: Aslan jumps a lot during his fights, leaping all over the damn place. His backstory of being raised in the wilderness is probably a key reason.
* TheJimmyHartVersion: The soundtrack of the movie is "borrowed" from ''Film/EnterTheDragon''. Complete with Bruce Lee's iconic "Waa, whoo-haha!" screams included. It's as jarring as it sounds especially during the big fight scenes.
* KnifeNut: Besides his natural strength, agility, and fighting skills, Aslan is also a devil with throwing knives, capable of flinging knives at multiple mooks while sliding down a zipline.
* MeaningfulName: Kilic Aslan means "Lion Man" in Turkish. It's also the name of the main character, a Turkish Prince raised by lions.
* MenOfSherwood: The LaResistance warriors, led by Altar, who can kick plenty of ass on their own. They serve as backup fending off Antuan's army in the climax as Aslan deals with the villain, and did a great job fighting on their own.
* AMinorKidroduction: The protagonist starts off in the film as a baby, before Sultan Suleiman's enemies invade the palace resulting in the protagonist being abandoned in the woods. He then gets raised by lions, with a montage of him as a boy living in the wilderness, before eventually reaching adulthood.
* PowerFist: After Aslan suffers a severe crippling damage to his fingers, the resistance decides to give Aslan clawed gauntlets made by their best blacksmiths (seen in the poster above) as replacement. These turns out to be better, stronger, and allows Aslan to kill twice as many enemies in his fights.
* SuperStrength: Somehow, being raised in the wild has granted Aslan the strength of over a dozen men, allowing him to throw mooks around like ragdolls and at one point rip a tree off its roots as an ImprovisedWeapon.
*RaisedByWolves: The titular hero is Raised by Lions.
* ShieldBearingMook: In the final battle, several of Antuan's soldiers tries to stop Aslan by forming a wall using a row of shields. Aslan simply punches ''through'' those shields with ease.
* WildChild: Aslan, being raised by lions, with a childhood montage depicting him living with lions, eating raw flesh and killing animals with his bare hands.
* YouKilledMyFather: Eventually, Aslan learns that Antuan is responsible for his father's death, and vows revenge.
* ZergRush: Antuan's soldiers tries this tactic on Aslan, which doesn't work, since Aslan just flings them aside with ease every time.
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