History WesternAnimation / FireAndIce

* BareYourMidriff: Teegra. Of course, it's far from ''all'' she bares.

* {{Fanservice}}: The entire film is a cavalcade of musclebound males and hot females, all of whom wear little clothing. It's expected given Frank Frazetta was the artist and he frequently included loats of fanservice in his work.

* SexySurfacingShot: While being transported by the subhumans, Princess Teegra dives into the middle of the lake where they are resting and emerge; the water cascading down her body, her already tiny bikini now almost transparent, and her nipple clearly visible through the cloth. she uses the distraction this causes among the subhumans to escape.

%%* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Dragon Hawks.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Arguably one of the earliest examples, though surprisingly, less than one would expect. The producers were dismayed to discover they couldn't find an actress with Teegra's endowments; if they had, she probably would have been bouncing like ''crazy'' when she ran.

* AnAxeToGrind: Darkwolf's usual WeaponOfChoice.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Larn is blond, but also has a deep tan.

This animated movie was neither financially nor critically successful, but later became a cult classic among fans of the film's two creators, Creator/RalphBakshi and Creator/FrankFrazetta. Creator/RobertRodriguez has begun work on a live-action adaptation, which was picked up by Sony Pictures, but there have been no new developments in years so it seems like the remake is trapped in DevelopmentHell.

''Fire and Ice'' is a 1983 animated HeroicFantasy film. From their stronghold in Icepeak, the evil [[EvilMatriarch Queen Juliana]] and her son [[EvilOverlord Nekron]] send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat south towards the equator. Nekron sends a delegation to King Jarol in Firekeep to request his surrender, but this is really a ruse for Nekron's sub-humans to kidnap Jarol's daughter, the Princess Teegra. But Teegra makes an escape and comes upon Larn, the only survivor of a village razed by glaciers, who offers to escort her back to Firekeep. As Teegra is recaptured, Larn teams with the mysterious Darkwolf to save Teegra and then travel to Icepeak to stop Juliana and Nekron.

* HeroicFantasy: The primary magic-users of the tale, Nekron and Julianna, are the villains who are using their powers to TakeOverTheWorld. However, the plot is mostly focused upon how this affects Firekeep and the surround areas, so the conflict is limited to only to a small section of the world and a few individuals. A big chunk of the movie is also dedicated to the kidnapping and attempted rescue of Princess Teegra; the protagonists only set out to directly take down Nekron's forces in the climax. Two of the main heroes, Larn and Darkwolf, are pretty unambiguously the good guys, and they save the day through force of arms (although it's hinted Darkwolf may have preternatural abilities of some kind that enhance his combat skills, he's not shooting fireballs at people).

''Fire and Ice'' (1983). From their stronghold in Icepeak, the evil [[EvilMatriarch Queen Juliana]] and her son [[EvilOverlord Nekron]] send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat south towards the equator. Nekron sends a delegation to King Jarol in Firekeep to request his surrender, but this is really a ruse for Nekron's sub-humans to kidnap Jarol's daughter, the Princess Teegra. But Teegra makes an escape and comes upon Larn, the only survivor of a village razed by glaciers, who offers to escort her back to Firekeep. As Teegra is recaptured, Larn teams with the mysterious Darkwolf to save Teegra and then travel to Icepeak to stop Juliana.

** Darkwolf is pretty much [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan]] (whose covers Frazetta used to draw) combined with Franchise/{{Batman}}.

* {{Fanservice}}: The entire film is a cavalcade of musclebound males and hot females with little clothing. Also drawn by Frank Frazetta.

%%* GoshdangItToHeck: Averted.

* HeroicFantasy: Larn and Darkwolf are pretty unambiguously the good guys, and they save the day through force of arms.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Darkwolf is better at basically everything than Larn.

* LaughingMad: Nekron. He does it rather often near the end.

* PteroSaurer: The dragon hawks, pterosaurs big enough that a person can ride on one.

This animated movie was neither financially nor critically successful, but later became a cult classic among fans of the film's two creators, Creator/RalphBakshi and Creator/FrankFrazetta. Creator/RobertRodriguez has begun work on a live-action adaptation, which was picked up by Sony Pictures.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Nekron is disgusted by the thought of mating with Teega, and it seems this isn't the first time he's had to tell his mother that he doesn't want a bride. Meanwhile, his reaction to seeing Larn is to comment on how much this nearly-naked male intruder interests him, ''slowly remove his shirt'' while his minions make sure Larn is held near enough to see, and initiate a strangely homoerotic sparring match. Granted, he might be AmbiguouslyBi, as his "lesser beasts" comment about Teegra implies he might not have simply any interest in having relations outside women of his own ethnic group (which, considering his father doesn't seem to be of the same group as his mother, can be considered ironic).

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Near the end, damsel in distress Teegra is brought into the throne room of the BigBad, Nekron, by his mother Juliana. Juliana tells him that she has done this specifically so he can breed with Teegra. Nekron first refuses, at which point Teegra asks if they cannot even be friends for the sake of peace. Nekron embarks on a "screw you" rant, during which he states that he finds the ideas of peace and mating with Teegra (who by all reasonable standards fits the attractive female stereotype) to be repulsive, eventually throwing her in the dungeon.

%%* HeroicFantasy

%%* LeanAndMean: Nekron.

* MaskPower: Darkwolf's eponymous mask.

%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Nekron.

* {{Slurpasaur}}: Surprisingly, an animated example. The giant lizard that wipes out the first party of subhumans is clearly just an iguana with stegosaurus plates on its back... despite the animated medium completely negating any need for such cost-cutting measures.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Roleil, the witch who half-saves-half-kidnaps Teegra, has a son, which implies she had a male mate at some point. However, she spends most of her onscreen time fawning over the almost-naked Teegra before slipping her a drink that makes her go to sleep and then ''literally kissing her'' while she's asleep (which [[DudeShesLikeInAComa leads to some pretty nasty implications]] of [[RapeAsDrama what she might have intended to do next]] if she hadn't been distracted).

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:Darkwolf's masked]] face shows up in some ancient ruins. It's unknown if he was somehow the guy the statues were modeled after, a descendant of him or his people, or someone deliberately imitating him.

* DamselOutOfDistress: Teegra's length of time in captivity depends solely on how quickly she can pilfer a dagger from one of her captors, or even just a sharp stick. [[ActionGirl Once that happens...]]
* DisappearedDad: There's no sign Nekron or Raleil's son's fathers remain around. However, in the former case there's some implication that it's [[spoiler:Darkwolf]].

%%* LargeHam: Nekron is the chief example, but others, like Roleil, get involved at certain points.

* NoEscapeButdown: When Larn is cornered by the subhumans at the top of the jungle trees, he escapes by leaping into the cloud-shrouded chasm, despite not knowing how deep it is or what lies at the bottom.

!!''Fire and Ice'' provides examples of the following tropes:

''Fire and Ice''. From their stronghold in Icepeak, the evil [[EvilMatriarch Queen Juliana]] and her son [[EvilOverlord Nekron]] send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat south towards the equator. Nekron sends a delegation to King Jarol in Firekeep to request his surrender, but this is really a ruse for Nekron's sub-humans to kidnap Jarol's daughter, the Princess Teegra. But Teegra makes an escape and comes upon Larn, the only survivor of a village razed by glaciers, who offers to escort her back to Firekeep. As Teegra is recaptured, Larn teams with the mysterious Darkwolf to save Teegra and then travel to Icepeak to stop Juliana.

** Darkwolf is an expy of Frazetta's Deathdealer. Many shots have Darkwolf in a specific pose where he's sitting on his horse with his axe held aloft, looking at the viewer. This is the very pose of the Deathdealer in Frazetta's painting. And like the Deathdealer, Darkwolf is a PhysicalGod or at least an avatar of one.

* EndlessWinter: Nekron is able to expand his ice palace world into the tropics, stopping only when he tires.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Dragon Hawks.
* EvilLaugh: Nekron has a rather aristocratic one.

* LargeHam: Nekron is the chief example, but others, like Roleil, get involved at certain points.
* LeanAndMean: Nekron.

* {{Mooks}}: Nekron's sub-humans.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Nekron.

* ActionGirl: Teegra, in many instances. Almost every time she's captured, she's tough and resourceful enough to escape on her own -- before the heroes arrive.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Juliana apparently keeps interrupting her son's world-conquering to try to set him up with women, because she wants grandkids. Nekron is unamused.
* AmbiguouslyBi: The witch who half-saves-half-kidnaps Teegra has a son, which implies she had a male mate at some point, but she spends most of her onscreen time fawning over the almost-naked Teegra before slipping her a drink that makes her go to sleep and then ''literally kissing her'' while she's asleep. [[DudeShesLikeInAComa It leads to some pretty nasty implications]] of [[RapeAsDrama what she might have intended to do next]] if she hadn't been distracted.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: It's never said or shown what became Nekron or Otwa's fathers or Teegra and Taro's mother. It is implied that Darkwolf is Nekron's father, but that is the most for any of these parents.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Nekron is disgusted by the thought of mating with Teega, and it seems this isn't the first time he's had to tell his mother that he doesn't want a bride. Meanwhile, his reaction to seeing Larn is to comment on how much this nearly-naked male intruder interests him, ''slowly remove his shirt'' while his minions make sure Larn is held near enough to see, and initiate a strangely [[FoeYay homoerotic]] sparring match. Granted he might be AmbiguouslyBi as his "lesser beasts" comment about Teegra implies he might not have any interest in having relations outside women of his own ethnic group, which considering his father doesn't seem to be of the same group as his mother can be considered ironic.

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Near the end, damsel in distress Teegra is brought into the throne room of the BigBad, Nekron, by his mother Juliana. Juliana tells him that she has done this specifically so he can breed with Teegra. Nekron first refuses, at which point Teegra asks if they cannot even be friends for the sake of peace. Nekron embarks on a "screw you" rant, during which he states that he finds the idea of peace and mating with Teegra (who by all reasonable standards fits the attractive female stereotype) to be repulsive, eventually throwing her in the dungeon.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Nekron, shockingly. Despite lounging on his throne and preferring to use his magic to deal with his enemies, he's rather adept with a sword.

* BattleStrip: Nekron takes off his robe to fight Larn in a loincloth similar to his.

* BloodKnight: Surprisingly out of all the barbaric looking characters (including Darkwolf), it is Nekron, who should be the SmugSnake and SquishyWizard. Rather than use his magic to simply kill Larn on the spot, he takes off his shirt, takes a sword and spars with him for a bit (though he does use magic in between this spar) and overpowers him. Nekron spares Larn so Larn might recover from his wounds. Nekron was intrigued by Larn and wanted to prolong their fight [[spoiler:which doesn't happen because Nekron is killed by Darkwolf.]] This would explain why peace and Teegra don't interest him.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday:

* TheCombatPragmatist: Nekron actually enjoys opportunities to fight one-on-one, but against opponents who are physically equal or superior to him, he prefers to subdue them with his magic instead. [[spoiler: Which doesn't work on Darkwolf]].

* DeathWorld: At many points, it seems the characters can't go ten feet without getting attacked by dire wolves, killer pillbugs, freshwater giant cephalopods, and [[{{Slurpasaur}} giant iguanas]]. It is admirably badass that people live in this world wearing just loincloths and wielding nothing more than spears and swords.

* DisappearedDad: There's no sign Nekron or Raleil's son's fathers remain around. However, in the former case there's some speculation that he's [[spoiler:Darkwolf]].

* EvilSorcerer: [[RuleOfThree Nekron again.]] Most of his on-screen magic is limited to [[PeoplePuppets making intruders kill one another,]] [[MindOverMatter stopping the more resilient from landing a blow on him,]] or [[AnIcePerson expanding his icy fortress]] across the world.

* ExposedToTheElements: Nearly every character is barefoot and mostly naked, yet they stroll through ice as if it's nothing.

** Darkwolf is pretty much [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan]] combined with Franchise/{{Batman}}.

** Roleil and her son remind one of [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} Grendel and his mother.]]
** Nekron is an apathetic, skinny, pale, white-haired sorcerer who suffers from violent mood-swings, can handle himself in a sword-fight, and is pitted in battle against Darkwolf. [[Literature/TheElricSaga Hm]].

%%* {{Fanservice}}: By Frank Frazetta!

* FemaleGaze: Inevitable given that every male in the film is a muscle man in a loincloth. Larn's thong-clad tush is shoved into the camera every five minutes.

* FrazettaMan: Nekron's {{Mooks}}, of course (who look like a cross between Neanderthals and orcs), as well as the big, hairy lug who's the son of the red-haired witch. This ''is'' a work by the TropeNamer.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Arguably one of the earliest examples, though surprisingly, less than one would expect. They were dismayed to discover they couldn't find an actress with Teegra's endowments; if they had, she probably would have been bouncing like ''crazy'' when she ran.
* GoodAllAlong: The {{mooks}} after the main bad guys are killed. It's implied they'll go back to living in the north and not bother the protagonists.

%%* GrimUpNorth

* LargeHam: Nekron is the chief example, but others, like the forest sorceress, get involved at certain points.

* MaleGaze: Teegra. If you do a shot every time you see ridiculous amounts of cleavage or she rams her butt into the camera, you'll be dead five minutes later (don't attempt it with FemaleGaze examples either, this movie is surprisingly egalitarian in its shameless fanservice). Mitigated in that she's more than capable of handling herself, at least.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: When the Sub-Humans kill the jungle witch they burn her hut with her in it. Larn sees the fire, and the witch's skeleton is able to tell Larn where to find Nekron before she disintegrates.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Nekron is not seen off his throne or even outside of his throne room for most of the movie. In fact, he is a good reason of why this trope and BloodKnight do not mix. He is a blood knight by nature but being an Orcus on his throne leaves him bored, which is why he is so happy when Larn finally shows up.

* RasputinianDeath: The forest sorceress is stabbed, set on fire, and then lingers for a while as a talking skeleton before finally crumbling to dust.

* RebelliousPrincess: Teegra resents her royal duties of lounging about her room all day and soaking up lessons from her tutor, her real dream is to go out and help her brother fight. She sorta gets her wish...

* WeaponOfMassDestruction: The Firekeep have their Lava Flow. This is a weapon where the Firekeep people activate a series of volcanoes and direct its flow with man-made channels. King Jerol is understandably loathe to use it as the weapon destroys a vast tract of jungle, but it does destroy the Icepeak and roasts almost all of the Sub-Humans.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The forest sorceress means to turn Teegra over to Nekron's Sub-Humans for a price. Suffice to say that it doesn't end well for her.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The DragonHawks.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: It's never said or shown what became Nekron or Raleil's son's fathers.