History Film / KullTheConqueror

* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Subverted. Kull and his friends board the ship of Juba, one of Kull's old associates from his days as a pirate, to travel to an island that contains the weapon to destroy the villainess. Juba serves them food and wine, which Kull suspects to be poisoned and only partakes after Juba drinks and eats from it himself. It turns out that the food wasn't poisoned, but it ''was'' [[SlippingAMickey drugged]]. Juba's men tie up Kull and his team while their boss is unconscious.

* EvilIsNotAToy: General Taligaro and the king's cousin decide to revive an ancient demon witch queen to remove Kull from the throne of Valusia. This of course ends up backfiring when she demotes them both to mere minions and takes over herself.

''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 HeroicFantasy film. It was intended as a sequel to the Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian movies, but the character was changed to Robert E. Howard's older character Literature/{{Kull}} after Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's refusal to reprise the role.

* RelativeError: Kull assumes Ascalante to be Zareta's lover since he's so keen on rescuing her. When he asks Zareta directly, she reveals that Ascalante is her brother. She later becomes Kull's lover.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction:

* EvilRedhead: Akivasha.

* HellOnEarth: When Kull tells Akivasha to go to hell after she tells him [[WeCanRuleTogether they can rule together]], she retorts that he shouldn't be in a hurry--she's already planning to bring hell to her kingdom instead.

* KissOfDeath: The Red Witch gives such a kiss to [[spoiler:Kull, though taking a liking to him, she does not give him the fatal version. (Apparently she could have if she wished)]]. At the end of the movie, she beckons to him with a promise of a kiss (she's [[OneWingedAngel transformed into a fugly demon]] by that point btw) [[spoiler:and Kull gives her his own kiss of death, forcing the Breath of Valka into her body]].

* KissOfDeath: The Red Witch gives such a kiss to [[spoiler:Kull, though taking a liking to him, she does not give him the fatal version. (Apparently she could have if she wished)]]. At the end of the movie, she beckons to him with a promise of a kiss [[spoiler:and Kull gives her his own kiss of death, forcing the Breath of Valka into her body]].

'''''Kull the Conqueror''''' is a 1997 HeroicFantasy film. It was intended as a sequel to the Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian movies, but the character was changed to Robert E. Howard's older character Literature/{{Kull}} after Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's refusal to reprise the role.

* CompositeCharacter: The main villain of the movie is a combination of two villains from ''Literature/HourOfTheDragon'', the book that serves as inspiration for this story: Akivasha, a female vampire and a minor obstacle from the book, and Xatoltun of Acheron, an evil sorcerer from a long destroyed empire that was resurrected by conspiring nobles to remove the main protagonist from the throne. She shares the former's name and the latter's role.

* AscendedExtra: Akivasha was a very minor villain in the Conan mythos who made a single appearance in the books. Here she is promoted as BigBad.
* BarbarianLonghair: Kull has this, although the hair isn't overly long.

* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Akivasha was a Conan foe rather than Kull's.

* {{Kissgusting}}: Witch Queen Akivasha kisses General Taligaro in an attempt to [[WeCanRuleTogether seduce him to her side]]. As soon as he turns away he wipes his mouth in disgust, all too aware of what she really is.

''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 HeroicFantasy film. It was intended as a sequel to the Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian movies, but the character was changed to Robert E. Howard's older character Literature/{{Kull}} after Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's refusal to reprise the role.

* SuccessionCrisis: An example without a war happens at the beginning. The paranoid king of Valusia slaughters most of the royal family out of fear that someone will try to kill him. Kull, a barbarian from {{Atlantis}}, ends up mortally wounding the king. Kull picks up the crown, not knowing what to do with it. Immediately, General Taligaro and the king's cousin each demand that Kull hand him the crown. As a final "fuck you", the king manages to proclaim Kull his successor, pointing out that Kull will now have to live in constant fear of assassination. The high priest confirms that the king has that right, resulting in Taligaro and the king's cousin plotting to get rid of Kull by resurrecting an ancient sorceress. Naturally, it doesn't go according to plan.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: The movie starts with the eponymous barbarian (played by Creator/KevinSorbo) being denied in joining the king's army, as all of them are noble-born. Then the king goes berserk and murders most of his successors before being mortally wounded by Kull. While the captain of the guard and a nobleman bicker over who should claim the crown, the king decides that all three should be punished and gives the crown to Kull before dying. The priesthood approves, and, suddenly, the captain of the guard must bow down before a barbarian he has just rejected from the army.
* UnwantedHarem: Kull inherits a literal unwanted harem from the previous king. At the end of the movie, Kull officially disbands the harem, proclaiming that "the king commands no one's affection".

* BarbarianLonghair: Kullhas this, although the hair isn't overly long.

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