History Characters / ConanTheDestroyer

!!Kingdom of Shadizar

[[folder:Queen Taramis]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SarahDouglas

The ruler of the kingdom of Shadizar, who has sinister motivations.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Her book counterpart was far more sympathetic.
* AffablyEvil: Despite being an evil cultist who would sacrifice her own niece to an evil god, she's kind to Jehnna and pleasant with Conan.
* BigBad: She is the film's main antagonist, planning to unleash an ancient monster.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first, she appears to be a reasonable ruler and supportive aunt. In reality, she's a scheming cultists who hopes to resurrect an {{eldritch abomination}}.
%%* BlackCloak
* BlatantLies: Her promise to Conan.
%%* TheCaligula
* CompositeCharacter: ''The Horn Of Azoth'' merges her and The Leader into Karanthes.
* CoolCrown: At the end.
* CoolHelmet: In the opening.
%%* DarkIsEvil
* EvilAunt: Is planning to sacrifice her niece.
* EvilMatriarch: She treats her niece Jehnna very well, but it's only in the hope of sacrificing her to Dagoth.
* EvilOverlord: Ruler of Shadizar.
* ForcedSleep: Uses magic to put Jehnna back to sleep after she wakes from a nightmare.
* GenderFlip: The graphic novel turns her into the sorcerer Karanthes.
%%* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:She is killed by the evil god she vowed to unleash.]]
%%* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
* ManipulativeBastard: She recruits Conan to protect Jehnna during her quest, but she fails to tell him that she'll sacrifice Jehnna to Dagoth.
* OffingTheOffspring: The ''The Horn Of Azoth'' graphic novel replaces her with Jehnna's father who's trying to sacrifice her.
* PsychicPowers: Uses them to manipulate Conan to follow her at the beginning. She doesn't seem to have any power besides that for the rest of the movie.
%%* SmugSnake
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Some of her [[http://hollywoodshow.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/s/c/scan0085.jpg outfits]] which were not included in the movie.
%%* UnlimitedWardrobe
%%* TheVamp
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[[folder:Jehnna]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaDabo

The princess of the kingdom of Shadizar and niece of Queen Taramis.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Called Natari in ''The Horn Of Azoth''.
* BodyguardCrush: Has one on Conan.
* TheChosenOne: Indicated by a BirthmarkOfDestiny, only she can touch the Heart of Ahriman and not be obliterated.
* ComingOfAgeStory: At the beginning of the film, Jehnna is spoiled, naive, and immature. By the end of the film, she's the dignified ruler of her late aunt's kingdom.
* DamselInDistress: She has to be rescued ''twice'' in the film.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Although she can definitely behave like an annoying brat, Jehnna does have a compassionate side; as seen when she convinces Conan to save Zula from the villagers who are tormenting her.
* HandsOnApproach: A drunk Conan sees Zula giving Jehnna fighting lessons with a staff, and interrupts so that he can teach her to use a "real" weapon. Since Jehnna can't even lift his sword on her own, he stands behind her and helps her. It's clear that she was ''immensely'' turned on by this, but Conan didn't notice or care.
* HopelessSuitor: She becomes irreversibly smitten with Conan, but after learning that he loves another woman who is into action, she tries (and fails) to toughen up to gain his interest.
* TheIngenue: She's innocent and doesn't know much about life beyond the palace she lived in, although she still has RoyalBrat tendencies.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When asking Bombaata about Conan, Jehnna mentions that Bombaata is the only man she's ever known and she's never known a "real man." If you've only seen the movie you may be wondering what Jehnna meant by this remark, but the novelization mentions that Bombaata is a eunuch, making Jehnna's comment a lot more understandable - and mean.
* LoveAtFirstSight: It's more like a schoolgirl crush, but she wanted Conan the moment she saw him. After being repeatedly saved by him, though, she flat out asks him to rule beside her.
* OddFriendship: With Zula. She asks Zula for advice on how to woo a man, and isn't sure how to react when Zula encourages her to "grab him!". She later seems pleased that Zula feels welcome in the group and asks Zula to teach her how to wield a staff in combat.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: She's the only one who can touch the Heart of Ahriman.
* PrincessesRule: Becomes the ruler of Shadizar at the end.
* RoyalBrat: Jehnna starts out as having a haughty and bossy attitude, believing that everybody should obey her because she's the princess. Although by the end of the film she does become more humble and fair in her treatment of others.
* SaveThePrincess: What Conan, Malak, Akiro and Zula do in the climax, as she's about to be sacrificed to awaken Dagoth.
* ScreamingWoman: She screams quite a lot, and it doesn't help at all.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Prior to the events of the film, she has never been outside of the royal palace. Her sheltered upbringing manifests itself in the fact that she's ''very'' naive about many things.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Many of Jehnna's outfits are quite revealing, especially considering that she's only in her early-to-mid teens.
* TargetedHumanSacrifice: Dagoth's summoning ritual requires Jehnna to be sacrificed. Whether the virgin Jehnna ''herself'' must be sacrificed, or whether any virgin would do, is unclear.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Jehnna was supposed to die as a human sacrifice to Dagoth. Instead, she assumes the throne after Queen Tamaris dies by Dagoth's hand (or rather, horn).
* VirginSacrifice: Taramis' plan depends on the fact that Jehnna is still a virgin. She actually tasks Bombaata with making sure that the princess retain her virginity.
* WomenPreferStrongMen: She has a crush on Conan, who's basically the strongest man around.
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[[folder: Bombaata]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain

The most trusted soldier of Queen Taramis' retinue, basically her main henchman/bodyguard. She orders him to bodyguard Jehnna to make sure no one strips her from her virginity so she can be sacrificed to Dagoth once she returns with the horn.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Called Strabo in ''The Horn of Azoth''.
* BeardOfEvil: He's a bearded man whose loyalty to the cult of Dagoth shows him to be evil.
* TheBigGuy: He and Conan are the two physically largest members of the cast.
* BlatantLies: Once Conan has disposed of Togra, Bombaata (while he's still in the team) briefly attacks him, under the false pretense that he though Conan was going to harm Jehnna.
* TheBrute: At the end, he stands between the sacrifice room and Conan's party, and demonstrates much brutality in trying to kill Conan.
* CoolHelmet: Wears a Art/StatueOfLiberty-like spiked helmet for the first quarter of the movie.
* DarkIsEvil: He's always dressed in black, and sure enough, he's a traitorous team member whose loyalty only goes to Taramis.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even after being fatally stabbed, he tries to strangle Conan with the last of his strength.
* TheDragon: Queen Taramis' trusted henchman.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Want to know why Bombaata was the only man trusted around Jehnna? The novelization of the film mentions that he is a eunuch, so he is incapable of taking her virginity (going by his beard and deep voice, though, he presumably lost his 'nads ''after'' puberty). In the film, his eunuch status (which thus makes sense) is implied when Jehnna teases him about not being a "real man".
* EvilCounterpart: He's taller than Conan and nearly as well built, he serves an evil queen, and the two have a duel to the death in the climax.
* SavageSpikedWeapons: He wields a spiky morgenstern-like mace with a beak. He also carries a battleaxe in the climax, but prefers to ditch it and rely on his mace to battle Conan.
* ScaryBlackMan: In the climax especially, where he demonstrates his rage and brutality to its fullest against Conan.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Joins Conan's party to protect Jehnna and betrays the party once the Horn of Dagoth is found.
* UndyingLoyalty: He's deeply loyal to Queen Taramis.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dagoth]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Wrestling/AndreTheGiant

Also known as "the Dreaming God", Dagoth is a deity worshipped by the people of Shadizar, particularly Queen Taramis. He participated in a large battle with other gods, during which his source of power, a jeweled horn, was broken off. Dagoth fell to Earth in a weakened state and his body turned into stone. Putting the horn back on his forehead would revive him.
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* AdaptationNameChange: ''The Horn of Azoth'' changed Dagoth to "Azoth".
* ArtifactOfDoom: His horn, which must be placed in a statute of Dagoth to resurrect him.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Dagoth is vulnerable if his horn is forcibly removed.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The climax has Conan besting him in combat.
* EldritchAbomination: The botched sacrificial ceremony unleashes him into this form.
%%* FantasticFragility: His horn.
* FinalBoss: The last threat that Conan faces in the film.
* GodOfEvil: His resurrection will cause an ApocalypseHow. It's unclear, but it ranges from Planetary to Universal, and is ''hinted'' at a Metaphysical Annihilation. However, the prophecy is so vague some assume that Dagoth will reward those who align with it.
* HornedHumanoid: With the horn equipped, his statue depicts him as a horned man. In his physical form, he's a horned, vaguely human-shaped monster.
* MythologyGag / {{Homage}}: Dagoth sounds very similar to Dagon, a well-known deity featured in both Caananite mythology, and Creator/HPLovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos as the god of the Deep Ones. Creator/RobertEHoward was a correspondent of HP Lovecraft. Dagoth's monster form looks rather similar to a deformed Deep One or even Cthulhu himself. He even has the title of "The Dreaming God."
* OneWingedAngel: Just look at the image above and compare it with the one below.
* SealedEvilInACan: He resides in a statue depicting him as a handsome young man.
* WorfHadTheFlu: The sacrifice was botched, making it far easier to deal with.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Grand Vizier]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JeffCorey

The vizier of Queen Taramis and the high priest of the cult of Dagoth.
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* BeardOfEvil: He's a Dagoth cultist with a long beard.
* TheConsigliere: To Queen Tamaris.
%%* DarkIsEvil
* EvilOldFolks: He's an older man who deceives Conan, tries to sacrifice Jehnna, and worships the evil Dagoth.
* HighPriest: Of the Dagoth cult.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Zula throws her staff directly into his chest while he is attempting to sacrifice Jehnna.
* ObviouslyEvil: Yeah, in black and with that thing on his head, he doesn't look like up to anything good.
* ReligionOfEvil: Worships Dagoth.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Togra]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SvenOleThorsen

The leader of Queen Taramis' praetorian guard.
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%%* CoolHelmet
%%* EliteMook
* PraetorianGuard: Of Taramis.
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!!Miscellaneous villains

[[folder:Toth-Amon]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/PatRoach

A powerful sorcerer who lives in a crystal castle in the middle of a lake. He possesses the Heart of Ahriman, which is the key to get the Horn of Dagoth.
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* AchillesHeel: The key to defeat the Man Ape? [[spoiler:''Smashing the mirrors around him''.]]
* AdaptationNameChange: Called Ramming in ''The Horn of Azoth''.
* AdaptationalWimp: He is clearly a nod to the character Thoth-Amon from classic Conan literature. However, while the original Thoth-Amon was a genuine threat so great that Conan was terrified despite having an army at his back, the movie's version is a standard (albeit powerful by the movie series' standards) wizard and illusionist that Conan almost defeats by accident.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: He sure appears evil, but in the light of later story reveals and sparseness of his own exposition, it's hard to say how evil his agenda exactly was.
* AncientKeeper: Of the Heart of Ahriman.
* {{Animorphism}}: Turns himself into a giant ethereal bird to kidnap Jehnna.
* AntagonistAbilities: He himself is a MasterOfIllusion and SummonMagic, which means he doesn't even need to fight you directly. His beast minion has a number of "unfair" abilities as well, such as {{Intangibility}}, which makes swords and melee attacks worthless.
%%* ArcVillain
%%* BeardOfEvil
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:See entry under DeathSeeker.]]
* TheBrute: His illusion nicknamed "[[AllThereInTheManual Man Ape]]". It takes the form of a seemingly invincible and ''[[WrestlerInAllOfUs wrestling]]'' humanoid beast.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Possibly. It seems like he always wanted to know why Jehnna was the only one allowed to touch the Heart of Ahriman. As Conan impaled him, he had nothing to lose and finally touched it, then vanished.]]
%%* DiscOneFinalBoss
%%* EvilSorcerer
* MageTower: His castle.
%%* MasterOfIllusion
* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:The Man Ape's body turns into mirror shards, and Toth Amon himself vanishes upon touching the Heart of Ahriman.]]
* RedRightHand: Toth Amon is one-eyed.
* WeaksauceWeakness: His Man Ape form can be defeated simply by smashing the mirrors of the room in which said form has been summoned.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: CastTheExpert.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Horn of Dagoth Guardians Leader]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Ferdy Mayne

The leader of an ancient order of soldiers guarding the place where the Horn of Dagoth is kept.
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* AncientKeeper: He's been guarding the Horn for quite a while, and his order predates him.
* ArcVillain: The villain of the Horn of Dagoth part of Conan's quest.
%%* BeardOfEvil
* CharacterTics: Instead of giving orders, he audibly clashes his metal bracers together.
%%* CoolCrown
%%* DarkIsEvil
%%* EvilOldFolks
%%* EvilSorcerer
* PsychicPowers: He can telekinetically open doors, at the very least.
* ReligionOfEvil: Worships Dagoth, apparently.
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Character sheet for ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''.

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!!Conan and his allies

[[folder:Conan]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/RichardDarbois (European French)

The famous Cimmerian warrior. Queen Taramis hires him to lead a quest to find a powerful artifact to awaken a god, promising him to resurrect his beloved Valeria.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In keeping with the first film, Arnold Schwarzenegger still has dark brown hair instead of the plain black that the novels/comics Conan had.
* AmazonChaser: He tells Jehnna how he is attracted to female warriors and compares Valeria's force to Zula's.
* BarbarianLonghair: He's a Cimmerian, and still keeps his hair long.
* BarbarianHero: Although he's still a Barbarian outlaw, he has a good enough reputation to be acclaimed by the people of Shadizar when arriving there, and ultimately saves Jehnna and the whole city selflessly.
* TheBigGuy: He's easily the strongest member of the party.
* BoisterousBruiser: He is definitely less sullen and stoic here than he was in the first film.
* CharacterTitle: '''Conan''' the Destroyer.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He's strong enough to lift a stone door no one would even budge.
* CoolCrown: The Aquilonian crown at the end, once again.
* FamedInStory: At this point, everyone knows who Conan is, presumably from offing Thulsa Doom.
* HeartbrokenBadass: In the opening, he is seen praying for [[TheLostLenore Valeria]], who died in the first film.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He still wields the Atlantean Sword that he obtained in the first film.
* HeroicBuild: For this film, the producers asked Arnie if he could get even ''more'' muscular than he was in the first movie. Never one to turn down a challenge, Arnie happily accepted.
* TheLeader: He leads the party Queen Taramis sends to retrieve the Horn of Dagoth.
* LoveableRogue: He is implied to have stolen things with Malak before Taramis came to them. And while he is acclaimed by the population of Shadizar, a rich man hides his jewels out of sight.
* MasterSwordsman: His proficiency with a sword is still unmatched.
* MenDontCry: He doesn't cry at all when praying for Valeria.
* MrFanservice: The fact that Conan spends most of the film clad in only a loincloth means that there's no shortage of beefcake for female fans.
* TalkToTheFist: "ENOUGH TALK!" Followed by...
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: When confronting Toth Amon, he throws his sword into a mirror, which happens to be the right one, and the thrown sword impales the magician.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Conan is seen shirtless for a large chunk of the movie this time.

[[folder:Malak]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/TraceyWalter

A thief who became Conan's companion at one point.

* AmazonChaser: In one scene, Malak attempts to seduce Zula and backs off when she threatens to split his head open.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Malak might be a shrimp and a coward, but don't turn your back on him. Opponents on the receiving end of his knives learned this the hard way.
* BumblingSidekick: A pretty goofy and cowardly sidekick, to say the least.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While his role as comic relief tends to undercut his abilities, there are hints that he's fairly competent at his job as a thief, and resourceful in a fight. Not only does he seem to know exactly where to backstab someone to cause a lot of damage, he also demonstrates a great degree of accuracy with thrown daggers. There's also the fact that Conan isn't known to suffer fools, so if he was Conan's traveling companion, he probably has skills that make him valuable.
* DeviousDaggers: Malak is Conan's thief sidekick and [[TheLancer lancer]] is skilled with knives, able to both throw them accurately and cleanly slit a man's throat from behind. However this is not due to a treacherous nature, but CombatPragmatism as he lacks Conan's strength, skill and courage.
* InTheBack: His favourite tactic when it comes to a fight.
* KnowsAGuyWhoKnowsAGuy: His "brother's sister's cousin" told him about a [[CaveBehindTheFalls cave behind the waterfalls]] of Shadizar with a SecretUndergroundPassage leading directly to the palace. And it proves to be true (exactly why his "brother's sister" wasn't also his sister is something he doesn't explain).
* TheLoad: He's mostly an useless goofball, except when he remembers that his "brother's sister's cousin" told him there's a secret passage to enter the palace, which proves to be true.
* LovableCoward: He cowers under a stone altar in the opening fight and tends to avoid fighting whenever he can, but he's pretty friendly.
* LoveableRogue: He's an outlaw, but nothing makes him really hateful.
* PluckyComicRelief: So much so that, at the end of the film, Jehnna makes him her court jester.
* TheTalk: Fails to give this to Jehnna after she asks him what she should do with Conan.
* VictoryPoseOnPerson: After Conan kills the Dagoth, Malak gives Dagoth's corpse a meaningless stab and poses with one foot on it, pretending that he gave the killing blow.

[[folder:Zula]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/GraceJones
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/MaikDarah (European French)

A fierce warrior whose pillaging raid party has been wiped entirely. She joins Conan's party after Conan saves her life.

* ActionGirl: Zula is a fierce and very skilled warrior who's introduced as she holds off a half dozen men at least when chained to a stake, as punishment for having raided the village she's in. Zula is quite adept with a staff or spear, as shown here and throughout the rest of the film.
* AdaptationNameChange: ''The Horn of Azoth'' graphic novel renames her Shumballa.
* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Zula is a tough warrior woman who has eyes for Conan, who's a very muscular and a powerful swordsman.
* AmazonianBeauty: She's a lean, muscular warrior woman from a warrior tribe. Malak and Conan both find her quite attractive.
* AnimalMotif: Her warrior outfit is made to resemble a horse.
* AntiHero: She once led a party of raiders who RapePillageAndBurn. Accompanying Conan's party and protecting Jehnna gives her an opportunity to redeem her previous life.
* BigDamnHeroes: She [[JavelinThrower hurls her staff]] into the Grand Vizier's chest before he can sacrifice Jehnna. Not only does this save Jehnna's life, but it results in Dagoth materializing in a weak form, rather than a world-destroying form.
* BoyishShortHair: Zula has a very short haircut, while being a tough, formidable warrior woman.
* CadreOfForeignBodyguards: She's not from Shadizar, and she becomes the chief of Jehnna's royal guard at the end of the film, with a really exotic outfit.
* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: She lets out all sorts of noises akin to Bruce Lee fighting screams when fighting.
* GenderFlip: The film turned Zula, a male warrior/wizard from the Marvel Comics line, into a Zulu Amazon of sorts.
* IOweYouMyLife: Conan saves her from a mob of angry villagers on Jehnna's order. She wants to join the team afterwards.
* TheLadette: Zula is a lean, muscular warrior woman who acts even fiercer than the male warriors, and her advice on how to get a man seems outright parodic of the uber-masculine stereotype, while she's a ScreamingWarrior too and bares her teeth when she fights.
-->'''Jehnna:''' How do you attract a man? What I mean is, suppose you set your heart on somebody. What would you do to get him?\\
'''Zula:''' Grab him! And take him!
* OddFriendship: With Jehnna. She admits to Jehnna that she feels welcome in Conan's group, agrees to teach Jehnna how to use a staff in combat, and gives Jehnna romantic advice (consisting of "grab him, and take him!"). In the climactic scene of the film, Zula saves Jehnna's life by killing the Grand Vizier.
* PraetorianGuard: Jehnna appoints her chief of her personal guard at the end.
* ProudWarriorRaceGirl: Zula is a fierce fighter who obviously loves battle and says her entire tribe are warriors after GirlyGirl princess Jehnna comments on her being the first warrior woman she's ever met.
* RapePillageAndBurn: She was the leader of a pillagers raid before the villagers captured her.
* ScaryBlackMan: A GenderInvertedTrope, as Zula's a fierce black warrior woman who is introduced fending off several men at once and is a skilled ScreamingWarrior. She's tall for a woman, and bares her teeth too when fighting. Zula's on the good side, however previously she'd been part of a raiding band.
* ScreamingWarrior: She's quite vocal during combat.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's afraid of mice. In one scene, Conan's team is navigating the cave to find the Horn of Dagoth, when Zula suddenly starts shrieking and jabbing her spear at something off-screen. When they see that's she's overreacting over a ''rodent'', she looks sheepish.

[[folder: Akiro]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/{{Mako}}

The wizard Conan befriended in the first film. Conan saves him from a cannibal tribe and he joins the party.

* BaldMystic: He's a bald old man with considerable knowledge and genuine magical power.
* CassandraTruth: Warns Conan about the prophecy and VirginSacrifice. Conan doesn't really care until Bombaata betrays them and brings Jehnna back to Taramis.
* ChewingTheScenery: His epic narration, once again.
* CoolOldGuy: He's so grateful to Conan for saving his life that he joins Jehnna's quest, assists Conan's team throughout the film, and grows alarmed when he learns what the cult of Dagoth plans to do with Jehnna.
* CourtMage: Seems to have been given a job similar to this by Jehnna at the end.
* DistressedDude: When Conan shows up to take him along for the quest, he's in the process of being prepared for dinner and has to be freed first.
* HandSeals: Uses a lot of hand signs for his spells, often the pictured one with his hands clasped and his indexes straight, which he also used in the previous film.
* IgnoredExpert: Literally ignored by Conan when he explains the Horn of Dagoth is hidden for a reason; Conan figured it was worth the gamble.
* IOweYouMyLife: Conan saves him from a CannibalTribe. He joins the team immediately.
* LargeHam: He provides some epic theatrical narration once again, but only in the opening this time around. The fight against the leader of the Guardians of the Horn of Dagoth counts too, with his funny face and noises.
* MagicalBarefooter: Subverted. He is found barefoot, but unlike Zula, he gets sandals shortly after. Still, barring Zula, this makes him the most lightly shod party member.
* MindOverMatter: When he closes the mouth / door in the chamber of the Horn of Dagoth while struggling against the Leader's spell which opens the door. He wins.
* NamedInTheSequel: The first film doesn't really provide us with his name, unless you keep an eye for the end titles.
* {{Narrator}}: He serves as Conan's chronicler, as he did in ''Conan the Barbarian''.
* PlayingWithFire: Summons fire on a torch.
* {{Seers}}: He can see what happened in a given place just by concentrating himself a few seconds and joining his fingers.
* TheSmartGuy: He's knowledgeable about magic and literate in the language of the ancient Dagoth worshipers.
* SquishyWizard: He's not much of a physical combatant, being old and small, but his magical abilities are top notch.
* TookALevelInBadass: Didn't show his telekinetic powers in ''[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan The Barbarian]]''.

!!Kingdom of Shadizar

[[folder:Queen Taramis]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SarahDouglas

The ruler of the kingdom of Shadizar, who has sinister motivations.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Her book counterpart was far more sympathetic.
* AffablyEvil: Despite being an evil cultist who would sacrifice her own niece to an evil god, she's kind to Jehnna and pleasant with Conan.
* BigBad: She is the film's main antagonist, planning to unleash an ancient monster.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first, she appears to be a reasonable ruler and supportive aunt. In reality, she's a scheming cultists who hopes to resurrect an {{eldritch abomination}}.
%%* BlackCloak
* BlatantLies: Her promise to Conan.
%%* TheCaligula
* CompositeCharacter: ''The Horn Of Azoth'' merges her and The Leader into Karanthes.
* CoolCrown: At the end.
* CoolHelmet: In the opening.
%%* DarkIsEvil
* EvilAunt: Is planning to sacrifice her niece.
* EvilMatriarch: She treats her niece Jehnna very well, but it's only in the hope of sacrificing her to Dagoth.
* EvilOverlord: Ruler of Shadizar.
* ForcedSleep: Uses magic to put Jehnna back to sleep after she wakes from a nightmare.
* GenderFlip: The graphic novel turns her into the sorcerer Karanthes.
%%* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:She is killed by the evil god she vowed to unleash.]]
%%* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
* ManipulativeBastard: She recruits Conan to protect Jehnna during her quest, but she fails to tell him that she'll sacrifice Jehnna to Dagoth.
* OffingTheOffspring: The ''The Horn Of Azoth'' graphic novel replaces her with Jehnna's father who's trying to sacrifice her.
* PsychicPowers: Uses them to manipulate Conan to follow her at the beginning. She doesn't seem to have any power besides that for the rest of the movie.
%%* SmugSnake
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Some of her [[http://hollywoodshow.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/s/c/scan0085.jpg outfits]] which were not included in the movie.
%%* UnlimitedWardrobe
%%* TheVamp

[[folder:Jehnna]]
[[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jehnna_9700.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaDabo

The princess of the kingdom of Shadizar and niece of Queen Taramis.

* AdaptationNameChange: Called Natari in ''The Horn Of Azoth''.
* BodyguardCrush: Has one on Conan.
* TheChosenOne: Indicated by a BirthmarkOfDestiny, only she can touch the Heart of Ahriman and not be obliterated.
* ComingOfAgeStory: At the beginning of the film, Jehnna is spoiled, naive, and immature. By the end of the film, she's the dignified ruler of her late aunt's kingdom.
* DamselInDistress: She has to be rescued ''twice'' in the film.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Although she can definitely behave like an annoying brat, Jehnna does have a compassionate side; as seen when she convinces Conan to save Zula from the villagers who are tormenting her.
* HandsOnApproach: A drunk Conan sees Zula giving Jehnna fighting lessons with a staff, and interrupts so that he can teach her to use a "real" weapon. Since Jehnna can't even lift his sword on her own, he stands behind her and helps her. It's clear that she was ''immensely'' turned on by this, but Conan didn't notice or care.
* HopelessSuitor: She becomes irreversibly smitten with Conan, but after learning that he loves another woman who is into action, she tries (and fails) to toughen up to gain his interest.
* TheIngenue: She's innocent and doesn't know much about life beyond the palace she lived in, although she still has RoyalBrat tendencies.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When asking Bombaata about Conan, Jehnna mentions that Bombaata is the only man she's ever known and she's never known a "real man." If you've only seen the movie you may be wondering what Jehnna meant by this remark, but the novelization mentions that Bombaata is a eunuch, making Jehnna's comment a lot more understandable - and mean.
* LoveAtFirstSight: It's more like a schoolgirl crush, but she wanted Conan the moment she saw him. After being repeatedly saved by him, though, she flat out asks him to rule beside her.
* OddFriendship: With Zula. She asks Zula for advice on how to woo a man, and isn't sure how to react when Zula encourages her to "grab him!". She later seems pleased that Zula feels welcome in the group and asks Zula to teach her how to wield a staff in combat.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: She's the only one who can touch the Heart of Ahriman.
* PrincessesRule: Becomes the ruler of Shadizar at the end.
* RoyalBrat: Jehnna starts out as having a haughty and bossy attitude, believing that everybody should obey her because she's the princess. Although by the end of the film she does become more humble and fair in her treatment of others.
* SaveThePrincess: What Conan, Malak, Akiro and Zula do in the climax, as she's about to be sacrificed to awaken Dagoth.
* ScreamingWoman: She screams quite a lot, and it doesn't help at all.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Prior to the events of the film, she has never been outside of the royal palace. Her sheltered upbringing manifests itself in the fact that she's ''very'' naive about many things.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Many of Jehnna's outfits are quite revealing, especially considering that she's only in her early-to-mid teens.
* TargetedHumanSacrifice: Dagoth's summoning ritual requires Jehnna to be sacrificed. Whether the virgin Jehnna ''herself'' must be sacrificed, or whether any virgin would do, is unclear.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Jehnna was supposed to die as a human sacrifice to Dagoth. Instead, she assumes the throne after Queen Tamaris dies by Dagoth's hand (or rather, horn).
* VirginSacrifice: Taramis' plan depends on the fact that Jehnna is still a virgin. She actually tasks Bombaata with making sure that the princess retain her virginity.
* WomenPreferStrongMen: She has a crush on Conan, who's basically the strongest man around.

[[folder: Bombaata]]
[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bombaata_2986.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain

The most trusted soldier of Queen Taramis' retinue, basically her main henchman/bodyguard. She orders him to bodyguard Jehnna to make sure no one strips her from her virginity so she can be sacrificed to Dagoth once she returns with the horn.

* AdaptationNameChange: Called Strabo in ''The Horn of Azoth''.
* BeardOfEvil: He's a bearded man whose loyalty to the cult of Dagoth shows him to be evil.
* TheBigGuy: He and Conan are the two physically largest members of the cast.
* BlatantLies: Once Conan has disposed of Togra, Bombaata (while he's still in the team) briefly attacks him, under the false pretense that he though Conan was going to harm Jehnna.
* TheBrute: At the end, he stands between the sacrifice room and Conan's party, and demonstrates much brutality in trying to kill Conan.
* CoolHelmet: Wears a Art/StatueOfLiberty-like spiked helmet for the first quarter of the movie.
* DarkIsEvil: He's always dressed in black, and sure enough, he's a traitorous team member whose loyalty only goes to Taramis.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even after being fatally stabbed, he tries to strangle Conan with the last of his strength.
* TheDragon: Queen Taramis' trusted henchman.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Want to know why Bombaata was the only man trusted around Jehnna? The novelization of the film mentions that he is a eunuch, so he is incapable of taking her virginity (going by his beard and deep voice, though, he presumably lost his 'nads ''after'' puberty). In the film, his eunuch status (which thus makes sense) is implied when Jehnna teases him about not being a "real man".
* EvilCounterpart: He's taller than Conan and nearly as well built, he serves an evil queen, and the two have a duel to the death in the climax.
* SavageSpikedWeapons: He wields a spiky morgenstern-like mace with a beak. He also carries a battleaxe in the climax, but prefers to ditch it and rely on his mace to battle Conan.
* ScaryBlackMan: In the climax especially, where he demonstrates his rage and brutality to its fullest against Conan.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Joins Conan's party to protect Jehnna and betrays the party once the Horn of Dagoth is found.
* UndyingLoyalty: He's deeply loyal to Queen Taramis.

[[folder:Dagoth]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/statueaa2_8892.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Wrestling/AndreTheGiant

Also known as "the Dreaming God", Dagoth is a deity worshipped by the people of Shadizar, particularly Queen Taramis. He participated in a large battle with other gods, during which his source of power, a jeweled horn, was broken off. Dagoth fell to Earth in a weakened state and his body turned into stone. Putting the horn back on his forehead would revive him.
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* AdaptationNameChange: ''The Horn of Azoth'' changed Dagoth to "Azoth".
* ArtifactOfDoom: His horn, which must be placed in a statute of Dagoth to resurrect him.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Dagoth is vulnerable if his horn is forcibly removed.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The climax has Conan besting him in combat.
* EldritchAbomination: The botched sacrificial ceremony unleashes him into this form.
%%* FantasticFragility: His horn.
* FinalBoss: The last threat that Conan faces in the film.
* GodOfEvil: His resurrection will cause an ApocalypseHow. It's unclear, but it ranges from Planetary to Universal, and is ''hinted'' at a Metaphysical Annihilation. However, the prophecy is so vague some assume that Dagoth will reward those who align with it.
* HornedHumanoid: With the horn equipped, his statue depicts him as a horned man. In his physical form, he's a horned, vaguely human-shaped monster.
* MythologyGag / {{Homage}}: Dagoth sounds very similar to Dagon, a well-known deity featured in both Caananite mythology, and Creator/HPLovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos as the god of the Deep Ones. Creator/RobertEHoward was a correspondent of HP Lovecraft. Dagoth's monster form looks rather similar to a deformed Deep One or even Cthulhu himself. He even has the title of "The Dreaming God."
* OneWingedAngel: Just look at the image above and compare it with the one below.
* SealedEvilInACan: He resides in a statue depicting him as a handsome young man.
* WorfHadTheFlu: The sacrifice was botched, making it far easier to deal with.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Grand Vizier]]
[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/conan_le_destructeur_conan_the_destroyer_1983_portrait_w858_4739.jpg]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JeffCorey

The vizier of Queen Taramis and the high priest of the cult of Dagoth.
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* BeardOfEvil: He's a Dagoth cultist with a long beard.
* TheConsigliere: To Queen Tamaris.
%%* DarkIsEvil
* EvilOldFolks: He's an older man who deceives Conan, tries to sacrifice Jehnna, and worships the evil Dagoth.
* HighPriest: Of the Dagoth cult.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Zula throws her staff directly into his chest while he is attempting to sacrifice Jehnna.
* ObviouslyEvil: Yeah, in black and with that thing on his head, he doesn't look like up to anything good.
* ReligionOfEvil: Worships Dagoth.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Togra]]
[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Togra_7645.jpg]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SvenOleThorsen

The leader of Queen Taramis' praetorian guard.
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%%* CoolHelmet
%%* EliteMook
* PraetorianGuard: Of Taramis.
[[/folder]]

!!Miscellaneous villains

[[folder:Toth-Amon]]
[[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/14726-3763_7382.jpg]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/PatRoach

A powerful sorcerer who lives in a crystal castle in the middle of a lake. He possesses the Heart of Ahriman, which is the key to get the Horn of Dagoth.
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* AchillesHeel: The key to defeat the Man Ape? [[spoiler:''Smashing the mirrors around him''.]]
* AdaptationNameChange: Called Ramming in ''The Horn of Azoth''.
* AdaptationalWimp: He is clearly a nod to the character Thoth-Amon from classic Conan literature. However, while the original Thoth-Amon was a genuine threat so great that Conan was terrified despite having an army at his back, the movie's version is a standard (albeit powerful by the movie series' standards) wizard and illusionist that Conan almost defeats by accident.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: He sure appears evil, but in the light of later story reveals and sparseness of his own exposition, it's hard to say how evil his agenda exactly was.
* AncientKeeper: Of the Heart of Ahriman.
* {{Animorphism}}: Turns himself into a giant ethereal bird to kidnap Jehnna.
* AntagonistAbilities: He himself is a MasterOfIllusion and SummonMagic, which means he doesn't even need to fight you directly. His beast minion has a number of "unfair" abilities as well, such as {{Intangibility}}, which makes swords and melee attacks worthless.
%%* ArcVillain
%%* BeardOfEvil
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:See entry under DeathSeeker.]]
* TheBrute: His illusion nicknamed "[[AllThereInTheManual Man Ape]]". It takes the form of a seemingly invincible and ''[[WrestlerInAllOfUs wrestling]]'' humanoid beast.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Possibly. It seems like he always wanted to know why Jehnna was the only one allowed to touch the Heart of Ahriman. As Conan impaled him, he had nothing to lose and finally touched it, then vanished.]]
%%* DiscOneFinalBoss
%%* EvilSorcerer
* MageTower: His castle.
%%* MasterOfIllusion
* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:The Man Ape's body turns into mirror shards, and Toth Amon himself vanishes upon touching the Heart of Ahriman.]]
* RedRightHand: Toth Amon is one-eyed.
* WeaksauceWeakness: His Man Ape form can be defeated simply by smashing the mirrors of the room in which said form has been summoned.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: CastTheExpert.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Horn of Dagoth Guardians Leader]]
[[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ferdy_Mayne_Conan_5655.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Ferdy Mayne

The leader of an ancient order of soldiers guarding the place where the Horn of Dagoth is kept.
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* AncientKeeper: He's been guarding the Horn for quite a while, and his order predates him.
* ArcVillain: The villain of the Horn of Dagoth part of Conan's quest.
%%* BeardOfEvil
* CharacterTics: Instead of giving orders, he audibly clashes his metal bracers together.
%%* CoolCrown
%%* DarkIsEvil
%%* EvilOldFolks
%%* EvilSorcerer
* PsychicPowers: He can telekinetically open doors, at the very least.
* ReligionOfEvil: Worships Dagoth, apparently.
[[/folder]]

The most trusted soldier of Queen Taramis' retinue, basically her main henchman. She orders him to bodyguard Jehnna to make sure no one strips her from her virginity so she can be sacrificed to Dagoth once she returns with the horn.

* CarryABigStick: He wields a spiky mace with a beak. He also carries a battleaxe in the climax, but prefers to ditch it and rely on his mace to battle Conan.
* CoolHelmet: Wears one strangely similar to the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first quarter of the movie.

* TheDragon: Queen Taramis' trusted right hand man.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Want to know why Bombaata was the only man trusted around Jehnna? The novelization of the film mentions that he is a eunuch, so he is incapable of taking her virginity. (Going by his beard and deep voice, though, he presumably lost his 'nads ''after'' puberty.) In the film, his eunuch status is implied when Jehnna teases him about not being a "real man".

* ScaryBlackMan: In the climax especially, where he demonstrates his brutality to its fullest.

* BigDamnHeroes: She hurls her staff into the Grand Vizier's chest before he can sacrifice Jehnna. Not only does this save Jehnna's life, but it results in Dagoth materializing in a weak form, rather than a world-destroying form.

%%* FunnyBruceLeeNoises

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's afraid of mice. In one scene, Conan's team is navigating a cave, when Zula suddenly starts shrieking and jabbing her spear at something off-screen. When they see that's she's overreacting over a ''rodent'', she looks sheepish.

* ScaryBlackMan: A GenderInvertedTrope, as Zula's a fierce black warrior woman who is introduced fending off several men at once and is a skilled ScreamingWarrior. She's tall for a woman, and bares her tooth too when fighting. Zula's on the good side, however previously she'd been part of a raiding band.

* ScaryBlackMan: A GenderInvertedTrope, as Zula's a fierce black warrior woman who is introduced fending off several men at once and is a skilled ScreamingWarrior.

* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Zula is a tough warrior woman who has eyes for Conan, who's very muscular and a powerful swordsman.

* AmazonianBeauty: She's a woman-warrior from a society of warriors.

* ScaryBlackMan: GenderFlip. It's Grace Jones, after all.

* DeviousDaggers: Malak is Conan's thief sidekick and [[TheLancer lancer]] is skilled with knives, able to both throw them accurately and cleanly slit a man's throat from behind.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's perpetually barefoot in a very sword-and-sandals world. Though... she ''is'' played by [[MadeOfIron Grace Jones]] after all.

* {{Bishonen}}: His statue depicts him as an attractive young man. If you summon him without sacrificing Jehnna, [[OneWingedAngel however]]...

* DistressedDamsel: She has to be rescued ''twice'' in the film.

* RatedMForManly: What with Arnold Schwarzenegger in his still-working-out-like-hell prime, kicking ass left and right and lifting heavy stuff, with plenty of {{shirtless scene}}s.

->'''Played by:''' Tracey Walter

->'''Played by:''' Creator/GraceJones

-> Played by: Creator/{{Mako}}

->'''Played by:''' Creator/SarahDouglas

-> Played by: [[Creator/OliviaDAbo Olivia D'Abo]]

->'''Played by:''' UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain

->'''Played by:''' Wrestling/AndreTheGiant

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JeffCorey

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Zula throws her staff directly into his chest while he is attempting to sacrifice Jehnna.]]

->'''Played by:''' Sven-Ole Thorsen

->'''Played by:''' Creator/PatRoach

->'''Played by:''' Ferdy Mayne

->'''Played by:''' Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger

->'''Played by:''' Sarah Douglas

->'''Played by:''' Jeff Corey

* LoveAtFirstSight: It's more like a schoolgirl crush, but she wanted Conan the moment she saw him. After being repeatedly saved by him, though, she flat out offers for him to be her queen.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Atlantean sword, naturally.

* WeaponOfChoice: A staff.

* WeaponOfChoice: He wields a spiky [[CarryABigStick mace]] with a beak. He also carries a battleaxe in the climax, but prefers to ditch it and rely on his mace to battle Conan.

* MartialArtsStaff: Her sole weapon, although she sharpens the tip in case she has to throw it. Such an occasion happens in the climax.

* WeaponOfChoice: A MartialArtsStaff.