In Conan's next movie, what would you like to see him fight? An evil priest and an ugly God/demon have been done. There has got to be a huge battle, even bigger than in Braveheart, but what should be his most dangerous foe?
Monsters In The Next Conan Movie
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 12:08 AM
It has been many years since I read Howard's books in the 70s, but my recollection has Conan fighting Snake People who have infiltrated disguised as normal human folk.
King Conan's son gets a taste of women and battle in this tale, I remember. So have 'em fight the army of Lizards In Women's Skins!
King Conan's son gets a taste of women and battle in this tale, I remember. So have 'em fight the army of Lizards In Women's Skins!
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 01:07 AM
Actually it's King Kull who was involved in ongoing battles with the serpent men, and I think he pretty much wiped them out. By the time of Conan, I think, serpent men were rare enough, and feared enough, to be regarded as demons.It has been many years since I read Howard's books in the 70s, but my recollection has Conan fighting Snake People who have infiltrated disguised as normal human folk.
King Conan's son gets a taste of women and battle in this tale, I remember. So have 'em fight the army of Lizards In Women's Skins!
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 02:41 AM
Conan was involvd in on going fights with High Priests of Set!he was always fighting those minions of Set!
Thulsa Doom
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Thulsa Doom
Xaltotun
Thulandra Thuu
Thoth-Amon
Wrath-Amon(LOL)
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"Suffer No Guilt Yee Who Weild This In The Name Of Crom."
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 11:05 AM
I would for sure like to see Giant Spiders, a wizard, and a demon 
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 12:55 PM
Hi Cinetastic .
...Cinetastic , Originally Wrote :
>It has been many years since I read Howard's books in the 70s, but my recollection has Conan fighting Snake People who have infiltrated disguised as normal human folk.
>King Conan's son gets a taste of women and battle in this tale, I remember. So have 'em fight the army of Lizards In Women's Skins!
- You're thinking of Lyon deCamp & Lin Carter's Conan pastiche tale "Shadows in the Skull " ( from the pb "Conan of Aquilonia" ) .
Cheers , Danny .
...Cinetastic , Originally Wrote :
>It has been many years since I read Howard's books in the 70s, but my recollection has Conan fighting Snake People who have infiltrated disguised as normal human folk.
>King Conan's son gets a taste of women and battle in this tale, I remember. So have 'em fight the army of Lizards In Women's Skins!
- You're thinking of Lyon deCamp & Lin Carter's Conan pastiche tale "Shadows in the Skull " ( from the pb "Conan of Aquilonia" ) .
Cheers , Danny .
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 01:27 PM
Hi Crom's Warrior .
... CW , Wrote :
>Conan was involvd in on going fights with High Priests of Set!he was always fighting those minions of Set!
- Sure , but are you implying that Conan actually "encountered" Serpent-men in the original REH Conan tales too , CW ?
>Thulsa Doom ( Isn : as an adversary to Conan ) .
- Thulsa-Doom , within the "Conan Universe" was a contruct of Mr. Milius's lot ( and perhaps elsewhere too ? ) . TD was originally an adversary to REH's Kull ( Delcardes' Cat ) .
>Wrath-Amon(LOL) .
- Me-thinks that you've seen the Conan the Adventurer Cartoon / the associated merchandise !
Cheers , Danny .
... CW , Wrote :
>Conan was involvd in on going fights with High Priests of Set!he was always fighting those minions of Set!
- Sure , but are you implying that Conan actually "encountered" Serpent-men in the original REH Conan tales too , CW ?
>Thulsa Doom ( Isn : as an adversary to Conan ) .
- Thulsa-Doom , within the "Conan Universe" was a contruct of Mr. Milius's lot ( and perhaps elsewhere too ? ) . TD was originally an adversary to REH's Kull ( Delcardes' Cat ) .
>Wrath-Amon(LOL) .
- Me-thinks that you've seen the Conan the Adventurer Cartoon / the associated merchandise !
Cheers , Danny .
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 05:53 PM
Yes! All part of the Wonderful World of the Conan Mythos,isnt it!
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
"Suffer No Guilt Yee Who Weild This In The Name Of Crom."
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 11:11 AM
Thanks Danny for the pb source heads up for the other authors! I now remember some of the liner notes saying those guys would trawl through Howard's notes and unfinished/unpublished stuff, even to incorporating plot lines from other characters tales.- You're thinking of Lyon deCamp & Lin Carter's Conan pastiche tale "Shadows in the Skull " ( from the paperback "Conan of Aquilonia" ) .
I now want to check out the non chronological timescale of Howard's writings, and spot where those other two authors slotted in stuff. I guess many others have pastiched since then too, but they seem 'closer' as they were my 'first' intro to the whole legend - especially as they were presented alongside Howard's work in that big series of paperbacks!
A search of this Forum may yield this info?
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 01:56 PM
how about conan fighting his evil "twin",conjured up by some sorcerer who is conan's exact double and a perfect match for his fighting skills and cunning?
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The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.
Robert E. Howard's last words
Look upon my Works,Ye Mighty,and Despair! - Ozymandias
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 11:05 PM
One of my biggest disapointments with C:TB was the fight with the giant snake. Having read about in several film mags I went to the theater with high hopes of an epic battle and was let down.
With the new computer graphics and anamatronics, I would love to see a proper battle between Conan and another giant serpent.
With the new computer graphics and anamatronics, I would love to see a proper battle between Conan and another giant serpent.
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And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
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Posted 13 May 2003 - 04:02 AM
Nah, snake's already been done. How about that three-eyed demon thing in my avatar? 
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Posted 13 May 2003 - 04:44 AM
I'd love to see a big, shapeless, gelatinous monstrosity,
statues coming to life, or (even though it's been done in other films) reanimated skeletons/zombies.
statues coming to life, or (even though it's been done in other films) reanimated skeletons/zombies.
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Posted 13 May 2003 - 04:57 AM
Skeletons are always cool. Who could ever forget Ray Harryhausen's wonderful animated fighting skeletons? Still a classic creation after all these years!
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Posted 13 May 2003 - 11:45 AM
Zombies and skeletons. They always make anything better.
"I vanquished Law once, I'll conquer yet again--
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
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And dead gods I will again defy?"
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Posted 13 May 2003 - 06:20 PM
Kane, that's what I want on my tombstone.
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Posted 17 May 2003 - 12:25 AM
I wanna see Arnie fight Thak and I mean a cool fight. Not that pile of bull crap on Conan: the Destroyer. That scene brought a tear to my eye.
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Posted 17 May 2003 - 01:09 AM
I'd like to see him in the fight with Baal-Pteor: strangling the strangler and bragging at the same time.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 17 May 2003 - 09:54 AM
In any case, Conan's opponents should be worthy of him. They should be so formidable that the issue seems in doubt.
Back when conan.com belonged to Keller (the tv show), someone asked what kind of opponents would give Conan an even fight (this was in response to Ralf Moeller depicting Conan having long duels with single human opponents.
I responded:
Humans: 6 seasoned warriors or 20 random thugs.
Frost giants: 2 at a time.
Demons from Hell: one
Wizards: one at a time provided they aree really powerful, world-class, rock-crushing wizards.
Back when conan.com belonged to Keller (the tv show), someone asked what kind of opponents would give Conan an even fight (this was in response to Ralf Moeller depicting Conan having long duels with single human opponents.
I responded:
Humans: 6 seasoned warriors or 20 random thugs.
Frost giants: 2 at a time.
Demons from Hell: one
Wizards: one at a time provided they aree really powerful, world-class, rock-crushing wizards.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 17 May 2003 - 11:33 AM
Ninjas. No, ninja babes. Scantily clad hot ninja babes.
"I vanquished Law once, I'll conquer yet again--
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
