* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Was Eleanor really brainwashed? The only proof we have is her own word, as we never see her being possessed, and the act itself seems to go even against Blackwolf's own policies, which are about assassinating the enemy leaders and not controlling them. Judging by all that, it's entirely possible to believe that she was a ManipulativeBitch who pretended to desert to Blackwolf's army in order to both gain entrance to his fortress and have the chance to kill Peace to avenge her father. Even worse, if it is true, it might mean she is actually manipulating Avatar's own attraction to her by the end of the film to help her found a kingdom.
** Were Avatar and Blackwolf's natures predestined? Given that they are even officially described as some sort of mystical incarnation of good and evil, it might mean they have no free will and are just acting out of their respective predetermined personalities. Also, considering Blackwolf clearly believes it is awful to be a mutant, it might be a SelfFulfillingProphecy: he became evil because he resents being born a mutant while his brother received a much better life as an elf.
* AnticlimaxBoss: The final battle between Avatar and Blackwolf. Avatar just cuts the BS and [[spoiler:shoots him with a handgun, killing Blackwolf]] on the spot and ending his reign of terror then and there.
* BestKnownForTheFanservice: For many people, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZgJVYGHCq0 Elinore]] is by far the most memorable part of the film.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the priests dancing around, spanking and crucifying each other among other things.
* CompleteMonster: [[WastelandWarlord Blackwolf]] fancies himself to be the next UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. [[AfterTheEnd Millions of years after the world is devastated by a nuclear war]], [[CainAndAbel Blackwolf and his brother Avatar]] are born in the kingdom of Montagar. After their mother dies, Blackwolf is overjoyed, seeing this as his chance to seize power. Avatar defeats Blackwolf in battle and banishes him. Blackwolf moves to the kingdom of Scortch, [[PollutedWasteland a radioactive waste land filled with mutants]] and takes over. Blackwolf sends out assassins to search the land and kill anyone who practices magic. Blackwolf also assassinates all the leaders of the free states so he can be at a better position to strike. Blackwolf's mutant army is at first undisciplined and unmotivated and does not win battles. However, Blackwolf eventually finds a projector and some old Nazi propaganda films, which he uses to inspire his troops and bring fear and confusion to his enemies, so now Blackwolf's troops often slaughter the opposing side. Blackwolf's troops seize a village and end up killing all the prisoners they captured, as well as blowing up a church. Blackwolf claims mutants are a MasterRace and wants to fight for their interests, but when [[StrawHypocrite he discovers his son will be a mutant]], he plans on [[OffingTheOffspring killing him]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Necron 99/Peace. A badass robotic assassin with a design that can best be described as Bender cosplaying as Deadpool as a cartoon Nazi. His design was so striking he wound up on the film's [[https://unshavedmouse.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/bakshi.jpeg most well known poster]] and even spawned [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/01/9b/e7/019be7eade4a6d3964c7a062645243b9.jpg some merchandise]].
* EvilIsCool: Blackwolf's army which is comprised of mutants, demons from Hell and everything in-between.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** The mounts ridden by the characters are [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jd8219Nj2so two-legged horses.]]
** A fantasy world populated by magical monsters and mutants after a nuclear holocaust. [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Sound familiar?]]
** Peace, a ''robot assassin'', was originally known as [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 "Necron 99."]]
** Background artist Ian Miller would continue to make contributions to two ''very'' iconic brands of [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 science]] [[{{TabletopGame/Warhammer}} fantasy]].
* MemeticMutation:
** "They killed [[WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat Fritz!]]"
** Bakshi referring to the film as "A family picture" in his distinct accent on the DVD is now one of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's catchphrases (appropriately enough when he asks WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids), even though Ralph himself [[BeamMeUpScotty never actually said this]].
* {{Narm}}:
** Necron 99/Peace's nasally, almost Jewish sounding voice coupled with a YouNoTakeCandle speech pattern post-reprogramming kinda diminishes the badass presence he'd built up and many people, including internet movie reviewer [[WebVideo/BrandonsCultMovieReviews Brandon Tenold]], have pointed out that it probably would've been better if he'd stayed silent throughout the film instead.
** The climax of the movie where Avatar [[spoiler:pulls a pistol out of nowhere and shoots Blackwolf dead]] is so unexpected that it's hard not to laugh at it. It almost feels like a joke, especially considering how unexpected it is for the otherwise very pacifistic Avatar.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** One of the fairies is voiced by Creator/MarkHamill around the same time that he got the role of [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]].
** Illustrator and background artist Ian Miller would later go on to work for Games Workshop.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The movie [[CultClassic has had its loyal fans since its release,]] especially among Bakshi fans, but for many the movie falls flat and today many find it has not aged well. The most common criticisms are a clumsily handled and [[{{Anvilicious}} unsubtle]] story with a lot of dialogue that tries [[PurpleProse too hard to sound poetic,]] a mostly unremarkable cast of characters outside of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Avatar]] and [[RobotSoldier Peace]], and pacing that tends to alternate between going too fast or too slow. The animation and humor are the most lauded aspects of the movie, though the first does contain some severely rough moments, like some laughably bad rotoscoping that happens in the battle scenes.
* SpecialEffectFailure:
** There are some scenes when a character is seen from a different angle, but the background behind them does not change. This is especially noticeable in the final battle in Blackwolf’s castle.
** Tracing devil horns onto live-action footage of Sword & Sandal movies and soldiers fighting in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII makes for as convincing an evil mutant/demon army as you'd expect.
* {{Squick}}: [[spoiler:Eleanor]] becomes Avatar's love interest because of the fact that he looks ''much'' older than her.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The misconception of the movie being made for children comes from its PG rating[[note]] Bakshi's lowest rating for a movie[[/note]] as well as Bakshi himself referring to it as such; despite its copious amounts of violence and the well-endowed Eleanor in what looks like a Vegas showgirl outfit. Bakshi clarified in 2012 that when he called the movie a "kids film," he was really inferring to *older* kids aged 13 and up, not actual children. This is also reflected in the film's previously mentioned rating in America, as receiving a PG rating in the 70s was the equivalent of receiving a PG-13 today-- at the time, the PG-13 rating didn't even exist. So while the film certainly isn't for small children, it's ''much'' more kid-friendly than ''WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat'' or ''{{WesternAnimation/Coonskin}}''.
** Even Website/ThisVeryWiki made this mistake because, at one point, this film was cataloged under WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids despite it not being a children's film.
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