YMMV / Lion Man

• Complete Monster: Kumandan Antuan is a ruthless warlord who took over Sultan Suleyman Shah's palace by posing as a gift-bearing ambassador, before having his soldiers ambushing the palace and slaughtering everyone in it, with Antuan personally killing Shah by hacking off his arms and taunting that he will hunt down Shah's pregnant wife to terminate his bloodline. When Antuan's mistress, with his newborn child, rejects him over what he had done, Antuan responds by having his family thrown into a dungeon, desiring power over having loved ones, before taking over the kingdom and ruling with an iron fist, having other lords who opposed him executed and crucified in public. When the Sultan's newborn son, Aslan, turns out to be alive and return decades later to seek revenge, Antuan retaliates by having entire villages thrown into dungeons for being affiliated with Aslan, forcing Aslan and his new friend Altar to duel each other in exchange for the villagers' lives. When Antuan's mistress reveals the truth behind Aslan's heritage, Antuan responds by stabbing her, and later tortures Aslan by pouring acid onto his fingers, causing Aslan to fall to his near-death, and plots to have all of Aslan's captured allies tortured and killed.
• Only the Creator Does It Right: There is a sequel released four years later, titled Lion Man II: The Witch Queen, which isn't as well-received as the original because it was made under a different studio, and starring a whole different cast.
• Sequelitis: Most fans preferred to ignore the sequel, or consider it to be massively inferior when placed alongside the original. The fact that the sequel doesn't have Cüneyt Arkın may be a factor.

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