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* 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.



* BreakoutVillain: Akivasha was a very minor villain in the Conan mythos who made a single appearance in the books. Here she is promoted as BigBad.

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Wrong trope- see Orcus On His Throne


* DragonInChief: Downplayed. Akivasha is clearly the main threat and has assorted powers, but she spends most of her time hanging back in her temple and waiting to complete her plan. Taligaro is the one who presents the most direct threat to Kull's quest for the Breath of Valka and can match him in a fair fight. Of course, Taligaro doesn't much like being someone else's dragon.



* WholePlotReference: The movie borrows heavily from the Conan novel ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', only replacing Conan with Kull as the barbarian who becomes king by dethroning the previous tyrant, gets removed from power by the machinations of conspirators who release an undead sorcerer and has to fight to get it back. Makes sense considering this movie was supposed to be an Conan sequel which would have adapted that novel.

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* WholePlotReference: The movie borrows heavily from the Conan novel ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', only replacing Conan with Kull as the barbarian who becomes king by dethroning the previous tyrant, gets removed from power by the machinations of conspirators who release an undead sorcerer and has to fight to get it back. Makes sense considering this movie was supposed to be an Conan sequel which would have adapted that novel.novel, plus turnaround is fair play as the 1982 Conan movie it's supposed to be a sequel to actually borrowed more from Kull than it did the Conan novels!
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Akivasha was a Conan foe rather than Kull's. Its rather ironic when you consider that Thulsa Doom (a Kull villain) was the BigBad in Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982.

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Akivasha was a Conan foe rather than Kull's. Its It's rather ironic when you consider that Thulsa Doom (a Kull villain) was the BigBad in Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982.
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-->'''Kull''': Noble blood...all over the palace fIoor.!

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** Ascalante to Hadratus as a friendly priest of an foreign deity.

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** Ascalante to Hadratus as a friendly priest of an a foreign deity.



* TheGoodKing: Kull, upon becoming king, immediately releases several slaves in the palace and tries to abolish slavery completely but is told he can't because the kingdom's ancient law allows it. Further, he refuses to have sex with Zareta before he's sure she's willing, as she had been the former king's sex slave and accustomed to serving that way. He also frees a priest persecuted for heresy and establishes religious tolerance, saying people can worship whatever gods they want. All this is ''before'' Kull faces down the main villain. After he defeats her, Kull abolishes slavery anyway, ancient law be damned.



* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Akivasha was a Conan foe rather than Kull's. Its rather ironic when you consider that Thulsa Doom (a Kull's villain) was the BigBad in Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982.

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Akivasha was a Conan foe rather than Kull's. Its rather ironic when you consider that Thulsa Doom (a Kull's Kull villain) was the BigBad in Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982.
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* VainSorceress: ImpliedTrope with Akivasha. Her true form is apparently a ''very'' ugly demon with horns, but she spends most of the film looking like a HotWitch.
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* PlotTriggeringDeath: The plot is kicked off because paranoid King Borna kills the rest of the royal family for fearing they're conspiring against him and then dies himself after attacking the barbarian Kull. The rest of the film is the result of the SuccessionCrisis caused by Borna giving the throne to Kull out of spite.
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Not to be confused with the similarly-named SwordAndSorcery film ''Film/{{Krull}}''.

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Not to be confused with the similarly-named SwordAndSorcery SciFi film ''Film/{{Krull}}''.
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Not to be confused with the similarly-named SwordAndSorcery film ''Film/{{Krull}}''.
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Inverted. Ascalante is quite happy to see his sister Zareta and Kull together.
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* EunuchsAreEvil: Subverted by the royal eunuch, who seems set up to full an EvilChancellor role in alliance with the two main bad guys in the DecadentCourt, but he apparently remains ignorant of their (and later Akivasha's) schemes. His most morally ambiguous act is to insist to Kull that his kingdom retains the ancient laws permitting slavery.

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* EunuchsAreEvil: Subverted by the royal eunuch, who seems set up to full fill an EvilChancellor role in alliance with the two main bad guys in the DecadentCourt, but he apparently remains ignorant of their (and later Akivasha's) schemes. His most morally ambiguous act is to insist to Kull that his kingdom retains the ancient laws permitting slavery.
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* ForgotICouldChangeTheRules: While Kull is informed early in the movie that he CAN'T outlaw slavery (although we later see that there's no mechanism to enforce this rule), he later acts as if the law prevents him from freeing his own slaves.

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: During the climax, Kull plunges [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Taligaro's own sword]] into him. However, he suddenly springs up alive for one final confrontation. Kull then uses his axe to finish him once and for all.

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: During the climax, Kull [[spoiler:Kull plunges [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Taligaro's own sword]] into him. However, he suddenly springs up alive for one final confrontation. Kull then uses his axe to finish him once and for all.all]].
* IronicEcho: At the start of the movie, Taligaro looks down on Kull for using an axe as WeaponOfChoice as this isn't how a proper soldier fights. [[spoiler:At the end, Kull uses an axe to finish off Taligaro proclaiming this is how "a [[BarbarianHero barbarian]] fights"]].
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* RelativeError: Kull assumes Ascalante to be Zareta's lover since he's so keen on rescuing her. When he asks Zareta directly about their relation to each other, she reveals that Ascalante is her brother. She later becomes Kull's lover.

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* RelativeError: Kull assumes Ascalante to be Zareta's lover since he's so keen on rescuing her. When he asks Zareta directly about their relation to each other, she reveals that Ascalante is her brother. She later becomes Kull's lover.lover, which Ascalante is totally fine with.

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* DefiledForever: Defied. Kull's LoveInterest Zareta was previously forced into Borna's RoyalHarem and become his concubine. This doesn't bother Kull at all, even though he feels jealous towards her [[RelativeError relationship with Ascalante]].

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* DefiledForever: Defied. Kull's LoveInterest Zareta was previously forced into Borna's RoyalHarem and become his concubine. This doesn't bother Kull at all, he even though he feels jealous towards her [[RelativeError relationship with Ascalante]].



* IOweYouMyLife:
** Ascalante twice over. When he first see him, he's facing public execution for his religious beliefs, but Kull intervenes and pardons him. We later learn that Borna almost had Ascalante executed years ago for heresy, but Zareta agreed to become his slave in exchange for her brother's life.
** Averted with Taligaro. Kull prevents Borna from killing him, but Taligaro displays absolutely no appreciation or loyalty as a result.

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* IOweYouMyLife:
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IOweYouMyLife: Ascalante twice over. When he first see him, he's facing public execution for his religious beliefs, but Kull intervenes and pardons him. We later learn that Borna almost had Ascalante executed years ago for heresy, but Zareta agreed to become his slave in exchange for her brother's life.
** Averted with Taligaro. Kull prevents Borna from killing him, but Taligaro displays absolutely no appreciation or loyalty as a result.
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* UngratefulBastard: Taligaro, since Kull saves him from being killed by Borna and he re-tributes by trying to usurp him.
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* DefiledForever: Defied. Kull's LoveInterest Zareta was previously forced into Borna's RoyalHarem and become his concubine. This doesn't bother Kull at all, even though he feels jealous towards her [[RelativeError relationship with Ascalante]].


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* {{Expy}}: Most characters are based on the cast of ''The Hour of the Dragon'' as follow:
** Akivasha is a composite character of Xatoltun and the vampiress of same name from the book (See details above).
** Zareta is based on Zenobia, a {{beautiful slave girl}} from his predecessor's harem whom Kull/Conan inherited after killing him.
** Ascalante to Hadratus as a friendly priest of an foreign deity.
** Taligaro is Amalric, the general of the kingdom's army that conspires to overthrow TheHero.

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* DragonInChief: Downplayed. Akivasha is clearly the main threat and has assorted powers, but she spends most of her time hanging back in her temple and waiting to complete her plan. Taligaro is the one who presents the most direct threat to Kull's quest for the Breath of Valka and can match him in a fair fight. Of course, Taligaro doesn't much like being someone else's dragon.



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* OneWingedAngel: Akivasha spends most of the movie in human form. As the red moon begins, she begins to transform into a demonic form. During the climax, we see a winged and horned demonic form.

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* OneWingedAngel: Akivasha spends most of the movie in human form. As the red moon begins, she begins to transform into a demonic form. During the climax, we see a winged and horned demonic form.demon.


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* SadisticChoice: After mortally wounding Borna, Kull holds the crown. Both Taligaro and Ducalon demand it, and Kull clearly doesn't know who to give it to. Resolved by Borna deciding to screw over all three of them by naming Kull his successor.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: For the kingdom. In the original stories, Valusia was a DecadentCourt, where no one could apparently conceive of acting any different, and Kull faces danger at every turn. Here, while Borna was a mad king, and several locals are treacherous towards Kull, everyone else is largely benevolent and loyal.
* AdaptationalSexuality: The Kull of the original stories was described as "not interested in women." Here, Kull clearly falls for Zareta very quickly.


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* BigBadWannabe: Taligaro and Ducalon share the spot, being outclassed by a demon witch. Taligaro can at least fight TheHero; Ducalon is a hapless royal.


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* CosmicDeadline: Akivasha's plan is dependent on the BadMoonRising.


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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Like in the original stories, Kull was a slave and a pirate.
* DemotedToDragon: Taligaro finds he's this to Akivasha and struggles to fight against it.
* DerelictGraveyard: Many ships are said to have tried to find the Breath of Valka but never returned. Before entering the cave on the Isle of Ice, Kull's group sees a number of frozen ships.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: While gloating over the trick he pulled off, Juba says the ropes are too strong even for Kull to break. The wood the ropes are tied to, however...
* DirtyCoward: Juba when the tables turn.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Borna's eldest heir challenged him for the throne. Borna not only reacted by killing him, but then acted to kill ''everyone'' who'd have a claim on the throne. He also tries to kill first Taligaro for simply objecting to this and then Kull for stopping him from killing Taligaro.


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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Early on, Taligaro dismisses an axe as a mere chopping tool. He meets his end at the business end of Kull's axe.
** During a one-on-one sword session to prove his worth, Kull squats down and swings upward, but Taligaro deflects this attack. Later, Kull tries this same move when facing Borna, but it actually works here.
** Zareta accurately predicts that a kiss will decide Valusia's fate.


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* FrameUp: Zareta is the fall gal for the supposed assassination of Kull.


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* IChooseToStay: After the first assassination attempt, Kull offers Zareta her freedom, but she decides to stay.
* IOweYouMyLife:
** Ascalante twice over. When he first see him, he's facing public execution for his religious beliefs, but Kull intervenes and pardons him. We later learn that Borna almost had Ascalante executed years ago for heresy, but Zareta agreed to become his slave in exchange for her brother's life.
** Averted with Taligaro. Kull prevents Borna from killing him, but Taligaro displays absolutely no appreciation or loyalty as a result.
* IdiotBall:
** Kull is insistent on bringing along Juba, a guy he pointedly doesn't trust. He gets betrayed almost immediately.
** Enaros just keeps mouthing off to the vicious demon who regularly inflicts physical harm on him.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: During the climax, Kull plunges [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Taligaro's own sword]] into him. However, he suddenly springs up alive for one final confrontation. Kull then uses his axe to finish him once and for all.
* Irony:
** After rejecting Kull for not having any royal blood, Taligaro talks about the importance of having it just before a messenger reports that Borna is executing all of his heirs. Kull gladly snarks about this turn of events.
** Taligaro having to bow before the man he rejected for his army and even mocked. Had he not turned Kull away at the time, he could've very well ended up as king when Borna is confronted. And you can tell that thought crossed his mind after Kull is named king.


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* ManOnFire: Akivasha gives Ducalon this fate. After she presses his forehead, he screams before falling out a window and bursts into flames.
* NotQuiteDead: Akivasha promised to kill Kull, but instead, she only made it look like he was poisoned and then had him detained at her temple. Taligaro is pissed when he finds out what Akivasha did.
* OhCrap: Kull when he sees Akivasha go OneWingedAngel.
* OneWingedAngel: Akivasha spends most of the movie in human form. As the red moon begins, she begins to transform into a demonic form. During the climax, we see a winged and horned demonic form.
* OpeningNarration: Done by our titular hero. It summarizes the fall of Akivasha's kingdom and the rise of Valusia.


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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Ducalon and then Taligaro get what they deserve.


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* TheScapegoat:
** When the first assassination attempt fails, Taligaro and Ducalon attempt to blame it on a neighboring kingdom, though Kull casts them a suspicious glance.
** Zareta is quickly blamed by Akivasha for Kull's apparent death.


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* ShoutOut: Akivasha tells Taligaro she is altering their deal and that he better [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack pray she doesn't alter it any further]].
* SkunkStripe: Zareta has this as a result of her experience with the Breath of Valka.


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* ThisCannotBe: Kull was left behind on the Isle of Ice to die, so Taligaro has this reaction when he sees him sailing up to the shores of Valusia.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Juba has this look on his face before Kull knocks him overboard.
* UndyingLoyalty: Enaros to Akivasha, no matter how many times she injures him.


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* XanatosGambit: With the assassination attempt clearly failing, Taligaro kills one of the would-be assassins to make himself look like a loyal soldier.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Taligaro pursues Kull to the Isle of Ice simply to kill his rival, with finding a way to deal with Akivasha a later concern. When he sees the Breath of Valka is legit and that Zareta has it, he adjusts his priorities.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Kull doesn't end up with either of his love interests. Akivasha is a demon witch queen who wants to conquer the world so she's an automatic no, while Zareta sacrifices herself to give Kull the Breath of Valkur required to destroy Akivasha.]]
Actually [[spoiler: Zareta survives, though she gets a hair cut and a white streak. Kull does choose her as his queen, so that "From our lines a new bloodline will be born." Since she's also not of noble birth.]]
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Actually [[spoiler: Zareta survives, though she gets a hair cut and a white streak. Kull does choose her as his queen, so that "From our lines a new bloodline will be born." Since she's also not of noble birth.]]
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Kull doesn't end up with either of his love interests. Akivasha is a demon witch queen who wants to conquer the world so she's an automatic no, while Zareta sacrifices herself to give Kull the Breath of Valkur required to destroy Akivasha.]]
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''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 HeroicFantasy film.

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''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 HeroicFantasy film.
film featuring Creator/KevinSorbo as the eponymous hero and Creator/TiaCarrere as BigBad Akivasha.
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covered under Bad Moon Rising


* WeirdMoon: The awakening of the dark forces of Acheron turns the moon into a gruesome red demonic face.
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* SlaveLiberation: After Kull becomes king, he decides to abolish slavery altogether but is dissuaded from this by the noblemen of the kingdom because it is written in ancient laws. He still releases several of his palace slaves. Then at the end of the movie he shatters the ancient tablet that permits slavery anyway.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: After Kull becomes king he marries a [[EvilRedhead redheaded]] noblewoman who is actually an ancient demon witch-queen resurrected by Kull's enemies in the court. They learn that EvilIsNotAToy as Queen Akivasha wants to restore the kingdom to its former glory and has no intention of sharing her power with them.

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: After Kull unexpectedly becomes king he marries a [[EvilRedhead redheaded]] noblewoman who is actually an ancient demon witch-queen resurrected by Kull's enemies in the court. They learn that EvilIsNotAToy as Queen Akivasha wants to restore the kingdom to its former glory and has no intention of sharing her power with them.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: After Kull becomes king he marries a redheaded noblewoman who is actually an ancient demon witch-queen resurrected by Kull's enemies in the court. They learn that EvilIsNotAToy as Queen Akivasha wants to restore the kingdom to its former glory and has no intention of sharing her power with them.

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: After Kull becomes king he marries a redheaded [[EvilRedhead redheaded]] noblewoman who is actually an ancient demon witch-queen resurrected by Kull's enemies in the court. They learn that EvilIsNotAToy as Queen Akivasha wants to restore the kingdom to its former glory and has no intention of sharing her power with them.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: After Kull becomes king he marries a redheaded noblewoman who is actually an ancient demon witch-queen resurrected by Kull's enemies in the court. They learn that EvilIsNotAToy as Queen Akivasha wants to restore the kingdom to its former glory and has no intention of sharing her power with them.
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to the earlier (and [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 later]]) ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' films, which this is a DivorcedInstallment of. In the ''Conan'' movies there are some pretty violent deaths, epically evil bad guys, and nudity. Because ''Kull'' was made with a PG-13 rating in mind, all of these are absent.
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* WidowsWeeds: Queen Akivasha wears a black dress after arranging King Kull's "death".

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* WidowsWeeds: Queen Akivasha wears a black veiled dress after arranging King Kull's "death".
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* WidowsWeeds: Queen Akivasha wears a black dress after arranging King Kull's "death".

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