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Conan the Adventurer (animated series)

Conan the Adventurer (animated series)

Overview
Conan the Adventurer was the name of a popular American
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 animated television series adaptation of the literary and comic book
Comic book
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 character, Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian is a fictional character in books, comics and movies. He is a hero, a well known and iconic figure in American fantasy, and the most famous barbarian in fiction.Conan is often associated with the fantasy subgenre of sword-and-sorcery and heroic fantasy...

, created by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. His most famous character — created in the pages of the Depression-era pulp magazine Weird Tales — is Conan the Barbarian.With Conan and his other heroes, Howard created the genre of...

 in the 1930s. Produced by Jetlag Productions and Sunbow Productions, the series debuted on October 1, 1992, ran for 64 episodes and concluded one year later, on November 22, 1993.

This 64 episode cartoon series premiered October 1, 1992 and was produced by Sunbow Productions
Sunbow Productions
Sunbow Entertainment is an animation studio, founded in 1980 and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. The first animation efforts by Griffin-Bacal were producing the animated commercials for Hasbro's G.I. Joe toy line....

.
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Conan the Adventurer was the name of a popular American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 animated television series adaptation of the literary and comic book
Comic book
A comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...

 character, Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian is a fictional character in books, comics and movies. He is a hero, a well known and iconic figure in American fantasy, and the most famous barbarian in fiction.Conan is often associated with the fantasy subgenre of sword-and-sorcery and heroic fantasy...

, created by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. His most famous character — created in the pages of the Depression-era pulp magazine Weird Tales — is Conan the Barbarian.With Conan and his other heroes, Howard created the genre of...

 in the 1930s. Produced by Jetlag Productions and Sunbow Productions, the series debuted on October 1, 1992, ran for 64 episodes and concluded one year later, on November 22, 1993.

Overview


This 64 episode cartoon series premiered October 1, 1992 and was produced by Sunbow Productions
Sunbow Productions
Sunbow Entertainment is an animation studio, founded in 1980 and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. The first animation efforts by Griffin-Bacal were producing the animated commercials for Hasbro's G.I. Joe toy line....

. The series was produced in association with Graz Entertainment
Graz Entertainment
Graz Entertainment is a licensing and distribution company, run by Jim and Stephanie Graziano, which obtains and provides programming and licensing rights for children's television animation. They currently control Z Blade, The Attic, Goliath, Tom Thumb, and others.-See also:*Stone Protectors*G.I...

 for the first thirteen-episode season, and Jean Chalopin's Creativite et Developpement
Jean Chalopin
Jean Chalopin is a French producer and writer. In 1971, Chalopin created the company DIC Audiovisuel, which later evolved into DIC Entertainment, and wrote and produced programs animated by Japanese studios. Jean Chalopin is married to Chinese/Singaporean ex-Model, Ethel Chalopin...

 for the remaining episodes.

Conan lived in the Black Sea
Black Sea
ur a loser!The Black Sea is an inland sea bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and various straits. The Bosporus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects it to...

 region with his parents throughout his childhood. While out with his grandfather one day on a trek, meteors dropped from the skies. Conan collected some of these "fiery tears" and brought them back to his family.
The metal turned out to be Star Metal, the strongest metal in existence. Conan's father forged the Star Metal into various weapons and sold them. His finest work, a magnificent sword, he kept for Conan. This last weapon was laid in a crypt and covered over with a heavy stone slab. Conan's father told him that when Conan was "man enough" (i.e., strong enough) to push off the stone slab, he could own the sword.

The evil, shapeshifting
Shapeshifting
Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology and folklore, as well as in science fiction and fantasy. In its broadest sense, it is when a being undergoes a transformation. Commonly the transformation is purposeful, and not a curse or spell...

, Serpent Man
Serpent Men
Serpent Men are a fictional race created by Robert E. Howard for his King Kull tales. They first appeared in "The Shadow Kingdom," published in Weird Tales in August of 1929....

 wizard Wrath-Amon wanted this Star Metal to release his deity Set
Set (Serpent God)
Set is the name of a fictional demon-god within the continuities of Conan the Barbarian and Marvel Universe.He is apparently an amalgam of the name of the Egyptian god Set and the appearance and characteristics of the Egyptian monster Apep and the Greek mythological figure the Lernaean Hydra. This...

 from "the Abyss". Set had been banished from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the fifth largest of the eight planets in the solar system, and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in terms of diameter, mass and density...

 long in the past by the combined powers of virtually every living wizard on Earth because he wanted to enslave the human race.

Upon hearing of this cache of Star Metal, Wrath-Amon went in search of Conan's family. Conan's father had sold most of the Star Metal by this point, and told Wrath-Amon that he had sold all of the star metal (this was a lie; aside from the sword, it was revealed in a later episode that he had hidden pieces of Star Metal with other villagers). Wrath-Amon used the spell of living stone upon Conan's family.

Conan sought the Star Metal sword to attack Wrath-Amon and his followers. When the Star Metal sword got near Wrath-Amon it disrupted his magic and showed his reptilian face. To this, he said, "Those who see the true face of Wrath-Amon must perish!" (This scene is similar to one in the film.)

Wrath-Amon's henchmen are also shapeshifting Serpent Men. When Conan's Star Metal sword is close enough to them it broke the spell that disguised them and revealed their true form to be Serpent-Men. When Star Metal made contact with the Serpent-Men it banished them to the Abyss with Set. Spies and agents of Set and Stygia, many of them also serpent-men, were present in many cities, nations and tribes throughout the land in the age of Conan.

Conan the Barbarian vs. Conan the Adventurer


As compared with the original Conan stories and the black and white Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Publishing, Inc., a company doing business as Marvel Comics, produces American comic books and related media. It forms a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc....

 such as King Conan, Conan Saga, Conan the Barbarian, and Conan the King, the cartoon Conan displays a higher degree of modern morality. While the Conan from these tales is bloody, a womanizer, thief and so on, cartoon Conan has more in common with sword-wielding cartoon characters such as He-Man
He-Man
He-Man is a heroic fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise. He is the alter ego of Prince Adam and also the twin brother of She-Ra...

.

He is a kind and caring character, albeit a little naive, who stands up for his friends and what he sees to be right and is very respectable.

It is possible that when Conan the Adventurer came out, the original planned villain was the skull-faced sorcerer Thulsa Doom
Thulsa Doom (character)
Thulsa Doom is a fictional character first appearing in the Kull short story "Delcardes' Cat" by Robert E. Howard. He has since appeared in comic books and film as the nemesis of Kull and, later, one of Howard's other creations, Conan the Barbarian....

who was the template for He-Man's archenemy Skeletor
Skeletor
Skeletor is a fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise, the arch-enemy and main antagonist of He-Man. Tagged "The Evil Lord of Destruction", he is the greatest threat to present-day Eternia...

. However, Wrath-Amon (who is loosely based on Thoth-Amon
Thoth-Amon
Thoth-Amon is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard. He is an evil wizard in The Phoenix on the Sword, the first of the Conan the Cimmerian stories...

) came into existence as the main villain.

The series also spawned a small toyline in 1992 created by Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a U.S.-based, multinational toy and boardgame company. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. The majority of its products, however, are manufactured overseas.-History:In 1923, two brothers—Henry...

.

Eventually, the final plot where Wrath-Amon summons the evil serpent demon Set was placed in the 2002 version of He-Man. In this storyline, King Hiss and the snakemen summon their god, Serpos, and He-Man fights Serpos to save Eternia.

This first incarnation of Conan in cartoon form performed much better than its sequel, Conan and the Young Warriors
Conan and the Young Warriors
Conan and the Young Warriors was a television cartoon series which premiered in 1994, produced by Sunbow Entertainment and aired by CBS aired as a spin-off to the popular Conan the Adventurer animated series.-Overview:...

, which lasted only 13 episodes.

Heroes

  • Conan (voiced by Michael Donovan
    Michael Donovan
    Michael David Donovan is a voice director. He is also a voice actor for many TV shows and anime. He is most known for his voice on the series ReBoot for his voices of Phong, Mike the TV, Cecil, and Al. He has also provided the voice of Sabretooth for X-Men: Evolution and Carnage for Spider-Man...

    ): The main character of the story. In this version, his parents are turned into living stone and there are few hints of his predestination of becoming a king; the references come as either a private joke to those who know the Conan mythos (one episode ended with him wearing a crown on his head, to the amusement of his allies) or as a finale note (In one episode in particular, Conan rescues a princess from a one-shot villain. Her father, a king, promised his kingdom to whoever returned her safely home and naturally, Conan succeeds in rescuing her which is a spoof of the adult Conan movie's King Osric asking Conan to rescue his daughter but Conan does not rescue her from Wrath-Amon but is thrown in prison for demanding the promised payment which is his weakness here. He is rescued then by the princess he saved who comments that Conan would always be a king in her heart as the closing line). It is stated a few times that he and his Cimmerian tribe are descended from the people of Atlantis, and Conan is a descendant of Atlantean kings. Unlike Conan the Barbarian, he is more of a kind and caring character with Jezmine as the only woman he's involved with. He shows mercy to some of his opponents and nonetheless reconciles with friends, unlike the original Conan the Barbarian. He is portrayed to be able to break metal chains, do more unusual feats of strength as well unlike the movie Conan. He eventually defeats his long-time archenemy Wrath-Amon, the leader of the Snake Cult but was forced to face the old leader of the Snake Cult Ram-Amon as well as Set (his final enemy) in the last battle. By vanquishing Set, he had somewhat permanently defeated the Snake Cult. He has a star metal sword


  • Needle (voiced by Michael Beattie): Conan's fledgling phoenix sidekick. He possessed the ability to enter flat surfaces and magically transform into a phoenix design (although he needed his magical tail feathers to accomplish this feat, and lost this power if he lost one of them). He spent most of his time inside Conan's shield. Needle speaks in the third person giving others nicknames (i.e. he calls Conan "big dumb barbarian") and loves to eat pomegranates. He eventually learns how to harness his full power and aid Conan in battle. When in public, Needle (who has the ability to speak) is often asked to impersonate a parrot in order to not arouse suspicion, an act which he greatly resents.

  • Thunder: Conan's willful (but loyal) horse, eventually armed with Star Metal horse shoes. Thunder was stubborn, refusing to enter cities, and threw Conan from his back on more than one occasion rather than enter a city.

  • Zula: Prince of the Wasai, a tribe similar to Sub-Saharan Africans, based from the original Conan literature, may have inspired T. J. Storm
    T. J. Storm
    Theodore Jasper "T.J." Storm is an American actor.-Early life:Storm was born Juan Ricardo Ojeda in Indiana and raised in Hawaii. His father was African American and his mother Puerto Rican, although he was later adopted by a Native American Caucasian Mother and a Mexican American father...

    's character Bayu in the live series
    Conan the Adventurer (TV series)
    Conan: The Adventurer was a low-budget American television series produced from 1997 to 1998 and loosely based on the fantasy hero Conan the barbarian. The TV show premiered on September 22, 1997, and ran for 22 episodes. This live-action series starred Ralf Moeller as Conan of Cimmeria and Danny...

    , who is a different but similar person. He is the first ally Conan makes in the show, when Conan is captured and enslaved, alongside Zula and other captives. He and Zula start a slave rebellion and free the other slaves. Zula makes Conan his blood brother. Zula's cousin Gora was a spy for Wrath-Amon, and secretly tricked Zula into the ambush where he was captured by Wrath-Amon's slavers so he could inherit the throne instead of Zula (ironically, by making Conan his blood brother, Zula made Gora third in the line of succession). Gora schemed against Conan and his friends, and was eventually discovered and captured. Zula was a master of the sign of Jhebbal-Sag, which allowed him to communicate with beasts and persuade them to aid him. Originally armed with Star Metal bolos
    Bolos
    Bolos can be:*An alternate Latin rendition of Volos , a city in Greece*The plural of bolo, which has many meanings...

    , he reforged them into a boomerang because the bolos tangled. They would return on command thanks to Jezmine.

  • Jezmine (voiced by Janyse Jaud
    Janyse Jaud
    Janyse Aldis Jaud is a Canadian actress and singer/songwriter. She is of Icelandic-French descent.Janyse combined her voiceover and songwriting talents to create the unique concept and pop music album "The Magic Of Think"...

    ): An agile circus performer who possesses a set of Star Metal throwing stars
    Shuriken
    Shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that were generally for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing...

    , her character was possibly based on Valeria (she started as a thief but became an honest woman for the rest of the series but is in love with Conan nonetheless) especially where the first point is that Conan and Jezmine are seen climbing a tower where Jezmine attempts to steal some priceless treasures. Her parents are later revealed to be a nobleman and woman in the city of Tarantia. To her horror, she learns that her mother serves Wrath-Amon and her father is the serpent man Astivus, making her a half-breed. From that moment, she is terrified her Serpent-Man heritage will assert itself. When her father Astivus, who loved Jezmine's mother, sides with Jezmine and her mother against Wrath-Amon, Wrath-Amon banishes her father and mother to the Abyss. A magical potion applied to her Star Metal shuriken allow Jezmine to magically summon the throwing stars to return to her. She shared this potion with Zula. Jezmine hated Astivus, despite his love for her. She and Conan were able to free her mother during a trip to the Abyss, and later Astivus escaped when Set and the Serpent-Men banished over the years were freed from the Abyss by Wrath-Amon. Once again, Astivus chose Jezmine and her mother over serving Set, and it is implied in the final episode that Jezmine might be willing to reconcile with him. Unlike Valeria, Wrath-Amon doesn't kill her.

  • Greywolf (voiced by Scott McNeil
    Scott McNeil
    Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian voice actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...

    ): A wizard from the magical city of Xanthus. Originally armed with a bare staff, he was given the mystical "Claw of Heaven" made of Star Metal that was mounted atop his staff and effectively doubled his magical power (as stated on a couple occasions). His brother and sister were transformed into werewolves in a plot by the Stygian queen and sorceress, Mesmira. As a result, he consistently seeks a cure for their condition alongside of Conan. In the finale, he isn't able to turn his siblings back to normal, though he did manage to give them a small sampling of the cure that causes them to revert to human form once per month (on a full moon). The inability to completely cure his siblings remains as a plot dangler which never even happened in the sequel Conan and The Young Warriors which is somewhat similar to the events of Conan the Destroyer.
    • Sasha & Meesha: Greywolf's older brother and sister, transformed into wolves by Mesmira. During one episode, a single flower was found that could transform one of the siblings back into a human. Not wanting to have to choose, the flower was split down the middle each eating half, giving them the ability to resume human form once per month, on a full moon. In only one other episode did the siblings appear as humans.

  • Falkenar (voiced by Alec Willows): Champion of the kingdom of Kusan, he the uses the "Mantle of Wind" to fly, and is armed with a Star Metal whip. He and Windfang are bitter enemies through repeated attempts by the villain to invade Kusan. He has a female falcon named Stormclaw. He is the only character who is not featured in the logo

  • Snagg: (voiced by Gary Chalk
    Gary Chalk (actor)
    Gary Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor and voice actor. He is also known as Garry Chalk.Chalk was born in Southampton, England and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1957. He has been involved with professional theatre since 1978, and has performed at The Playhouse, The Arts Club and numerous...

    ) - A Viking
    Viking
    A Viking is one of the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century. These Norsemen used their famed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, and as far...

    -like barbarian (as strong as Conan) from Vanirmen tribe, which lives at the sea shore. Snagg likes to travel by water. He often quarrels with Conan, because they grew up in neighboring countries with different culture. Once even a war happened between them. Despite it Snagg and Conan are true friends. Snagg also has Star Metal weapon - axe and grapnel. Later he gave his grapnel to make Star Metal horseshoes for Thunder, when Thunder saved his life. Conan and Snagg start as rivals, but become increasingly friendly. They continue to compete with and insult each other, but it becomes jovial and good-natured. Snagg and Conan are very similar, though Snagg is generally less serious and controlled.

  • The Kari Dragon: The only dragon character in the series, the Kari Dragon was once imprisoned in an artifact and could be summoned to do the bidding of mortal men. Conan summoned him and granted him freedom, for which the dragon was grateful, however, when Conan later came to him for aid, the dragon gave him a series of tests, which Conan passed. When the final battle against Set came, the dragon sacrificed himself in battle with Set to provide Conan with enough time to escape Set and his minions.

Villains

  • Set: The evil Serpent Demon and leader of the serpent men as well as the Snake Cult. He is a giant cobra with mystical powers but he only has one head unlike the usual representation from Marvel Comics
    Marvel Comics
    Marvel Publishing, Inc., a company doing business as Marvel Comics, produces American comic books and related media. It forms a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc....

    . He planned to enslave the human race, deceived many into his cult and as punishment, he was locked away into the Abyss for that offense by the Elders. He gives orders to the Snake Cult's high priest to give him the Star Metal, to build seven pyramids to release him. He returns in the finale to wreak havoc only to be banished once again thanks to the combined efforts of Conan, his friends and a surprise guest who turns out to be his sworn enemy. Conan and his friends sent him off with the Star Metal weapons. He was locked away for good.

The Snake Cult


The Snake Cult is an evil religion that worships Set and lures away victims, even rulers who fear the wrath of Wrath-Amon (similar to the Conan movie). Wrath-Amon preaches the wicked religion of Set and so did the sorcerer Ram-Amon before him. Their quest is to set their god free from the Abyss. Unlike in the movie versions, the only brutality the Snake Cult is revealed to do are kill people and enslave them, with less violence, although it's safe to assume that they also eat human beings but isn't shown.
  • Wrath-Amon (voiced by Scott McNeil
    Scott McNeil
    Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian voice actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...

    ): The evil sorcerer who currently leads the Snake Cult and the archenemy of Conan. He was originally large gila monster
    Gila monster
    The Gila monster , Heloderma suspectum, is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico...

     who was changed into a serpent man who overthrew his own master Ram-Amon, the previous leader of the Snake Cult, after taking his Black Ring and now has the mission to free his god Set with the help of the Star Metal. Conan's grandfather states that his evil is legendary, that he is feared by kings and that he possesses so much power. But he only fears Set who is his deity. He led the attack on Conan's village (but then, Conan had grown man enough, in contrast to the movie where Conan is still a child when it happens where he is supposedly to kill Conan's parents) where he turns Conan's parents into stone instead of killing them like in the original line. At the end of the series, Conan reverts him back into a gila monster after a hot battle before his followers revealing him to be a fraud instead of beheading him, to reduce the violence. Like Thoth-Amon in Conan, he is powerless without his black ring. It was said that if his ring is destroyed, his spell of living stone on Conan's family would be undone. He obviously looks like a serpent man even without being exposed. His long life span may either be because of the Black Ring or his ability to shed his snake skin as most members of the Snake Cult are serpent men.

  • Dregs (voiced by Doug Parker
    Doug Parker (voice actor)
    Doug Parker is a Canadian voice actor and voice director.He has been in several cartoons and anime, He is probably best known for playing Terrorsaur in Beast Wars, He also played Starscream who made a cameo appearance in the show...

    ): Wrath Amon's evil Naga assistant. He once became Dregs-Amon when Wrath-Amon was going to undergo hibernation
    Hibernation
    Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate. Hibernating animals conserve energy, especially during winter when food is short, tapping energy reserves, body fat, at a slow rate...

    . He quickly changed his loyalties when Wrath Amon was defeated, and served under Ram Amon. He was crushed by a large statue in the final episode, but it is not revealed if he survived.

  • Skulkur: One of Wrath-Amon's henchmen. A powerful undead
    Undead
    Undead is a collective name for fictional, mythological, or legendary beings that are deceased yet behave as if alive. Undead may be incorporeal, such as ghosts, or corporeal, such as vampires and zombies...

     who can raise skeletons as warriors; star-metal would break the spell that animated them. Once a human member of another Snake Cult branch in Africa, where Set is worshipped as Damballah; (it is assumed that they are cannibalistic as well). He helped a man seize the power of the high priest in return for a promise of power, but the new high priest betrayed him. He then swore himself into Wrath-Amon's service, who empowered him with the Black Ring. When he tried to take his revenge, the new high priest who had betrayed him tried to transform him into a zombie slave, but his magic and the Black Ring's magic clashed, and transformed him into the skeletal Slulkur.

  • Windfang: Windfang is a fire breathing four armed winged dragonoid enslaved by Wrath-Amon. Windfang was once a human general named Venturas from Koth that opposed Wrath-Amon 200 years before the events in the series. His king sent him to invade Stygia, but his men fled from Wrath-Amon's evil sorcery. Venturas fought on, but he was captured and mutated by Wrath-Amon. Being a cruel despot, he then released Windfang, who flew to his fiancee, who screamed and reacted with horror upon seeing him; realizing he had nothing left to live for, he agreed to serve Wrath-Amon in exchange for a promise to transform him back into a human at some point in the future (a promise Wrath-Amon certainly never intended to keep.) He was in love with Jezmine initially because she reminded him of his dead fiancée Lady Mirim, but although she showed him kindness she didn’t love him. Windfang also commands other flying reptilian creatures similar to himself. Windfang often sought to find a way to transform back into a human without Wrath-Amon or to force Wrath-Amon to keep his promise, and made it clear he would not continue in Wrath-Amon's service if he could regain his humanity. He has an eyrie high in the mountains where he keeps trophies of his long lost past and human self. His eyrie was located close to or within the borders of Kusan, the kingdom of Falkenar, and he raided it often, so the two are bitter enemies.

  • Ram-Amon: Wrath Amon's creator and predecessor. A black sorcerer and previous leader of the Snake Cult, probably a member of a forgotten race. After transforming a large lizard into a lizard man, he lost the black ring, claimed by the lizard man, who later became Wrath-Amon. He later replaced Wrath Amon after his defeat by Conan, and escaped following the defeat of Set. Whether or not he is a snakeman still remains to be seen.

Other villains

  • Mesmira (voiced by Kathleen Barr
    Kathleen Barr
    Kathleen Barr, born in 1967, is a Canadian voice actress. She has also sometimes been credited as Kathleen Baar. She is married to Canadian voice actor Jason Barr-Filmography:* Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Additional voices...

    ): Mesmira is apparently a member of the Stygian royal family, the evil Queen of Stygia, and a powerful sorceress who battled Conan and company several times. She initially appeared as a visiting sorceress in Xanthus, pretending to be a friendly visitor, before revealing herself as an agent of Wrath-Amon seeking to attack Xanthus. Her further appearances on the show continued in that deceptive vein; she often appeared using her illusion magic to disguise herself, generally as an attractive, seemingly innocent young girl, and typically engaged in subterfuge and deception to further her goals. On several occasions, star metal has failed to have any harmful effect upon her, so she is almost certainly human, indicating that there are human Set worshippers in Stygia, even many who have apparently reached high positions (though it stands to reason that serpentmen and serpentwomen may have interbred with her human ancestors at some point in the past). Despite being a member of the Stygian royal family and the Queen of Stygia, she did not rule Stygia (a position she most certainly strongly desired), as the Black Ring was in Wrath-Amon's possession, and rulership of Stygia apparently depended upon possession of the Black Ring (It is possible that Wrath-Amon's seizure of the ring from Ram-Amon disrupted the process of succession, and it might have passed to her under ordinary circumstances). Although she initially served Wrath-Amon, she hated him, and tried several times to overthrow and kill him in order to seize the Black Ring and rule in his place. Mesmira turned Greywolf's siblings into werewolves; after he acquired the Claw of Heaven (a piece of star metal that greatly increased the power of a wizard who possessed it) and affixed it to his staff, she sought to take his staff to further her power. She found Conan attractive, and openly sought his affection. She hated Jezmine (possibly stemming at least partly from jealousy of her close friendship with Conan and viewing her as a rival for his affections,) and Jezmine despised her right back. Jezmine did not fully trust her even during their initial meeting, before she revealed herself as a villain, and often exhibited suspicion of her when she appeared disguised by illusion as an attractive girl. At the end of the series, after Set's reurn, she assists Conan's friends in infiltrating Stygia to launch an attack upon Wrath-Amon (as she will never rule Stygia if Set conquers the world,) and after Wrath-Amon is defeated, she escapes with the remains of the Black Ring.

  • Yin Doo: A warlord who was exiled from Kusan for his evil deeds. He often teams up with Windfang in his various plots.

Others


There are references to other unseen beings which are never seen in the series. They are possibly deities (except Crom, although he was a deity in Conan the Barbarian)
  • Crom: The guardian Spirit of the tribe of Conan in Cimmeria. In Conan the Barbarian he was a Deity of the earth and asked the recently dead before they entered Valhalla the secret of steel. In this series we learn that he fervantly believes in freedom of men when Conan is offered a chance to a rule a city and its slaves which he outright refuses.

  • Mitra: Another being we aren't shown, though he/she/it has priests. In the series finale it is revealed that he/she/it has paladins and we see one of this being's priests marry a couple.

  • Kraken: Mentioned by a pirate in an episode of Conan. It stands to reason this is a sea deity as the Kraken was a mythical creature of the sea in Greek Mythology.

  • Woden: The guardian Spirit of the Venirmen Tribe.

Nations, Tribes, and Groups

  • Cimmerians: Conan is a Cimmerian, a tribe that tends Animals in the mountains and valleys. Despite being called barbarians, they settlements and do not invade other towns when not at war. Barbarian is likely a reference to their relative primitiveness; they have villages, but not large towns, wear little clothing, paint their bodies for war, and are largely warriors. They are descended from the Atlantians. Their chief, and possibly only, deity is Crom.

  • Wasai: The Wasai are a large, powerful and wealthy tribe, of whom Zula is a prince. The Wasai are African and live in the jungle.

  • Vanirmen: The Vanirmen, including Snagg, are a barbarian tribe almost completely analogous to Vikings, except that they are not pillagers. They serve a God called "Woden", an obvious reference to the Norse deity Oden
    Oden
    Oden is a Japanese winter dish consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon radish, konnyaku, and processed fish cakes stewed in a light, soy-flavoured dashi broth. Ingredients vary according to region and between each household...

    . They are a seafaring and fishing tribe, who's organization and outlook is similar to the Cimmerians.

  • Picts The Picts are an extremely primitive tribe who paint their bodies. They are similar to the Picts
    Picts
    The Picts were a confederation of tribes living in what was later to become eastern and northern Scotland from before the Roman conquest of Britain until the 10th century. They lived to the north of the Forth and Clyde rivers, and spoke the extinct Pictish language, thought to have been related to...

     of Scotland, in the name, painting, and habit of pillaging other towns, though they live in or near the jungle. Nearby tribes and nations tend to fear the Picts.

Episodes


The first episode comprises the series premiere
Premiere
A premiere is generally "a first performance." This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention...

. The final three episodes comprise the series finale
Series finale
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.

First season


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Title | Episode #
"The Night of Fiery Tears" September 12, 1992  1
Conan, a young barbarian in Cimmeria, has his family turned to stone by the cruel warlord Wrath-Amon. Now the young warrior must go on a quest to break the curse on his family and end the tyranny of Wrath-Amon.
"Blood Brother" September 19, 1992  2
Conan is captured and enslave by spies of Wrath-Amon. Now he must face the monster that cursed his family.
"Star of Shadizar" September 26, 1992  3
Conan and Zula journey to Shadizar to find the Star of Transmutation, a powerful magical jewel which might help Conan break the curse on his family. On the way they meet a mysterious circus performer named Jazmine who might help them on their quest.
"Conan the Gladiator" October 3, 1992  4
When Conan and Jezmine are given the news that Zula has been captured by cannibals and is presumed dead, Conan vows to find his Blood Brother.
"The Heart of Rakkir" October 10, 1992  5
Wrath-Amon has discovered the location of the Heart of Rakkir which will give him the power over a sea monster. He finds out that only a person with Atlantean blood may acquire the jewel. Luckily for Conan, he is the descedent of the Atlanteans.
"Men of Stone" October 17, 1992  6
When Wrath-Amon enslaves a village and turns their chief to stone, Conan goes to investigate the matter and learns the secret behind the curse, but will it cost him his friends?
"The Terrible Torrinon" October 24, 1992  7
Conan, Jasmine and Snag ride into a town shunned by locals as being "cursed". There, they see a woman being carried away by an evil wizard, feared as the Terrible Torrinon. The adventuring trio mount a rescue, only to find that they have been deceived by a clever ploy of the villagers. Unfortunately, Wrath-amon too has been deceived, and he arrives to challenge Torrinon to a sorcerer's duel.
"Greywolf of Xanthus" October 31, 1992  8
Conan, Jezmine, and Zula journey to Xanthus, the ancient city of wizards, to look for a way to break the stone curse that Wrath-Amon placed on Conan's family.
"Shadow Walkers" November 7, 1992  9
Conan and Greywolf are in the city of Phenion. When they are attacked by a gang of ninjas. The ninjas then explain that they are the Silent Dragons and they need his help. Conan agrees and the ninjas offer to teach him how to be a ninja.
"The Claw of Heaven" November 14, 1992  10
Conan and Greywolf hear of a tribe of Picts (primitives) whose shaman/tribal leader wields a staff with a piece of Star Metal forged in the shape of a claw upon it (the Claw of Heaven of the title). This specially forged Star Metal amplifies magical power, so the duo must both persuade the Picts to give them the Claw and protect it from Mesmira and Skulkur.
"The Serpent Riders of Set" November 21, 1992  11
Conan, Jasmine and Snag are travelling through a forest when they come across a band of warriors lead by a youth, the ruler of the local land who was recently ousted by Wrath-Amon and his Serpent Men. Wrath-Amon captures castle and a mystical tomb of the Serpent Riders of Set, seven mystical 'horsemen' who served Set eons ago and who can be resurrected. Conan and the others agree to help the youth regain his castle.
"Windfang's Eyrie" November 28, 1992  12
Windfang, under Wrath-amon's orders, kidnaps Jasmine and imprisons her in his lair. As Conan comes to her rescue the draconically deformed Windfang reveals his previous existence as a normal human to Jasmine.
"Seven against Stygia" December 5, 1992  13
Wrath-Amon is about to complete a second pyramid and come much closer to free his master Set. Conan and Zula discover this and call on the rest of their comrades so they may prevent it from happening.

Second season


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Title | Episode #
"Tribal Warfare" September 13, 1993  14
When Snag's tribesmen, the Vanirmen, are attacked by what appears to be Cimmerians (Conan's tribe), Conan and Snag's friendship is tested. To complicate the matter further, men who appear to be Vanirmen attack the Cimmerians. This escalates to war between the two tribes and now between two friends.
"Curse of Axh'oon" September 14, 1993  15
Conan and Zula must deliver the mask of Axh'oon to the Wasai, ancient enemies the Orashawa as payment from Gora so he may be made their king. Conan and Zula are skeptical but agree to the task, for it may deliver peace to the two kingdoms... or it may deliver danger.
"The Master Thief of Shadizar" September 15, 1993  16
Conan and Jasmine team up with an arrogant and notorious thief to plunder a wizard's tower, but trouble arises when the wizard turns out to be an old enemy of theirs.
"The Vengeance of Jhebbal Sag" September 16, 1993  17
Zula performs a magical ritual that calls the spirit Jhebbel Sag, Master of Beasts, into the material world. Wrath-amon captures Jhebbel Sag and traps him, then uses his dark magics to corrupt the spirit into a being of evil.
"The Red Brotherhood" September 17, 1993  18
Conan and Snagg are in Toran when a female pirate helps them escape a group of soldiers who started a fight with two of them. Her name is Valeria and she wants them to join her crew the Red Brotherhood. Conan and Snagg are hesitant, but agree to join.
"Thunder and Lightning" September 20, 1993  19
Conan is becoming more frustrated with Thunder's free-willed nature. They soon reach the city of Ranoako. There they find weapons similar to what his father made and ask where the blacksmith duplicated it. He tells them he copied it from the village of Rempier from a blacksmith named Morgo. On the way there Thunder meets a female and decides to meet her. This drives Conan angry and he decides to let Thunder go luckily they meet another horse which Conan decides to become master of and names it Lightning. Has Conan found a permanent Horse?
"The Crevasse of Winds" September 21, 1993  20
In search of the mystical Book of Skelos, which may hold the secret to releasing Conan's family from Wrath-amon's Spell of Living Stone, Conan, Greywolf and Falkenar climb to the infamous Crevasse of Winds, where they discover that the Book has a guardian; a tainted adult Phoenix. Problems arise over precisely where Needle's loyalties lie; with the Phoenix, or with his friends?
"Hanuman the Ape God" September 22, 1993  21
Conan and Jezmine find a magical golden city in the middle of the desert ruled by a man with a magic rod. This entire city seems to worship an ape-god (Hanuman) who crashed to the earth in a big rock, bringing the magic rod with him. When checking the rock to make sure it isn't star metal, Conan and Jezmine find that Hanuman is a prisoner, and free him, giving him back his magic rod.
"Isle of the Naiads" September 23, 1993  22
Conan and Snag are in deep trouble after a visit to the mysterious "Isle of the Naiads", home to magical spirits of water, trees and stone, results in them losing their strength to the enchanted waters of weakness. Especially seeing as how Wrath-amon and Windfang are now laying siege to the island!
"In Days of Old" September 24, 1993  23
Conan, and Jezmine travel to village where they are meant to rendezvous with Greywolf. When they arrive he is no where to be found. Until his siblings Sasah and Misha lead them to him. They find him apparently drained of his youth. He tells them that he journeyed to the mountains to find a Sorcerer. The Sorcerer used his magic to take his youth and left him to die. Conan and Jezmine decide to pay a visit to the Sorcerer but will they suffer the same fate as their friend?
"Birth of Wrath-Amon" September 27, 1993  24
Conan, Zula, and Falconer travel to the mountains and find the Spellbinder. They ask him to break the curse on Conans family but he refuses. Through some bargaining from Conan, he provides a solution; to send Conan back in time before the spell happened. Conan agrees and is sent through a portal, but the place he arrives seems different and Wrath-Amon is no where to be found.
"Earthbound" September 28, 1993  25
Windfang tired of being Wrath-Amons unwilling henchmen steals a spell that can take him to Queen Fridgia to mystic Askaloon where he can break his curse. He kidnaps Jazmine because he needs a witness and they break the curse. Wrath-Amon learns of this and decides to take vengeance against his former slave.
"The Treachery of Emperors" September 29, 1993  26
The Princess of Vendhya has been abducted by Sarenshaw the leader of the hooded ones. The Emperor promises that whoever saves his daughter shall be made King of the western province. Fortunately, Conan is in Vendhya and hears the proposal and agrees to save the princess so he may become a king.
"The Sword of Destiny" September 30, 1993  27
Conan and Jasmine battle to rescue a village besieged by serpent men, but things go awry when a young man wishing to be a hero steals Conan's star-metal sword.
"Return to Tarantia" October 1, 1993  28
Conan and his group go to Tarantia, there Jazmine meets her mother and father again, but the dark secrets of Jazmine's family are revealed to her and she is also ambushed by Wrath-Amon.
"The Book of Skelos" October 4, 1993  29
Conan, Jasmine and Zula, in search of the second Book of Skelos (the first having been destroyed in "The Crevasse of Winds"), enter an ancient ruin that leads to a nightmarish pocket dimension controlled by a monstrous demon.
"Labors of Conan" October 5, 1993  30
Conan, Jezmine, and Greywolf are traveling by the mountains when they are attacked by Serpentmen. Zulanti, a wizard, comes to their aid and helps them drive away the Serpentmen. Zulanti quickly shows his power to the group and they are quite impressed. Conan is impressed even more when Zulanti breaks the stone curse on a group of people. Conan soon believes that he may have found the answer to help his family.
"The Amulet of Vathelos" October 6, 1993  31
Conan travels to Stygia where he insults some demon-worshippers in a large city. He walks away from that encounter to eventually meet a man whose friend has been turned into stone by the same demon. This man knew Conan's grandfather when he was young, and we hear the entire story of how Conan's grandfather stole the amulet of Vathelos. |-
"Final Hours of Conan" October 7, 1993  32
A false trail instigated by Wrath-amon leads to Conan being stung by a hideous imp created by the evil sorcerer. To the group's horror, the sting slowly starts turning Conan into a Serpent-Man; can they find a cure or will they lose their friend to Wrath-amon's control?
"An Evil Wind in Kusan" October 8, 1993  33
Falconer is captured by Windfang and Yin Doo, a native of Kusan exiled for his ties to Set. They force Falconer to don a cursed mantle that transforms him into the demon Harock who then attacks Kusan. The only hope for Kusan's survival is a "Duel of Champions", where Harock will battle Kusan's champion, determined by the fact they must wear the Mantle of Winds. Unfortunately, the only one with the blood able to do so is a weak scholarly lad. Can Conan teach the lad how to fight well enough to defeat a demon? And will they be able to discover Falconer's fate and save him from Harock?
"Blood of my Blood" October 11, 1993  34
Conan, Jasmine, and Greywolf travel to the Temple of Tomes to research how to break the spell of living stone, and it is revealed that Conan is unable to read. As Jasmine attempts to teach the barbarian, he finds a barbarian much like himself, only this fellow is unable to speak very well. The evil Mesmira learns of their presence and begins a nasty plan of her own.
"Dragon's Breath" October 12, 1993  35
Conan returns to Phenion, when his master Dong Hee tells him that he may have foung a way to help him. He tells Conan that he may find the answer from an old friend the Kari Dragon.
"The Queen of Stygia" October 13, 1993  36
Things get rough, when on the way to stop the building of one of Wrath-Amon's pyramids, Conan is tricked and enchanted by Mesmira and turned against his friends. Can they set him free, or will they all meet their doom?
"Nature of the Beast" October 14, 1993  37
Mesmira captures Sasha, and using a wicked spell, transforms herself into a copy of her, planting bait to lure Conan and his friends into a trap and steal their star-metal weapons. It is up to Sasha to escape and warn the others of the imposter before it is too late.
"City of the Burning Skull" October 15, 1993  38
Conan and his friends find a mysterious city with a struggle going on between the city's last people and a diabolical sorcerer who needs their bodies to continue his life
"Son of Atlantis" October 18, 1993  39
Wrath-Amon finds a magical horn that controls the people of Atlantis, the Cimmerians, with the blood of Atlantis flowing through their veins, are called to Stygia by the horn's power, will Conan defeat Wrath-Amon's plot, or are the people of Cimmeria doomed?
"Conn Rides Again" October 19, 1993  40
Mesmira summons Conan to her boat, claiming she will undo the spell of living stone cast on Conan's family, meanwhile, Conn and Greywolf plot to stop Mesmira.
"Down to the Dregs" October 20, 1993  41
Needle and Dregs are forced to team up to escape an evil collector of rare animals.
"Dregs-Amon the Great" October 21, 1993  42
Chaos ensues when a new ruler takes control of Stygia. All hail ... Dregs-Amon the Great!?
"The Wolfmother" October 22, 1993  43
Conan and Greywolf travel to an unnamed country of frost, when Sasha and Misha run away, Greywolf goes in search of them and vanishes, Conan goes to a nearby lodge to solicit the aid of its residents. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman teaches Greywolf to understand the plight of his siblings, will they be forever lost to their wild instincts, or will they follow Greywolf?
"Conan of the Kosaki" October 25, 1993  44
Crossing the sea to a distant kingdom whose king is enslaving his people to construct one of the stone pyramids that will release Set, Conan, Jasmine and Snag are thrown into prison for their troubles. Escaping to join forces with the renegade Kosaki
Kosaki
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, Conan and Snag must learn to stop their "playful" fighting in order to inspire the Kosaki to cease squabbling amongst themselves.
"Torrinon Returns" October 26, 1993  45
The diminutive and incompetent magician Torrinon frantically summons Conan, Snag and Jasmine for assistance after he accidentally provokes Wrath-amon's wrath with a magical prank.
"The Frost Giant's Daughter
The Frost Giant's Daughter
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October 27, 1993  46
Eager to win the heart of a fiery warrior woman, Snagg brings Conan along into the wilds in search of a flower from the garden af Atali, the Frost Giant's Daughter. But will they find more than they bargained for?
"Cornucopia of Grondar" October 28, 1993  47
Conan and friends seek the lost Cornucopia of Grondar, a mystical horn of plenty with the ability to create any object. But when the horn falls into Wrath-Amon's hands, will they be able to stop him before he creates enough star-metal to free Set?
"When Tolls the Bell of Night" October 29, 1993  48
Yin Doo enlists the aid of Windfang to free an evil demon of fear and darkness imprisoned in ancient times. But when the demon turns out to be more powerful than they thought, an unlikely alliance may have to be made to vanquish the beast.
"The Last Dagger of Manir" November 1, 1993  49
Conan and his allies land in the pirate city Tortage, where Conan soon lands them in some deep trouble. Now Conan must convince a greedy pirate captain of the power of star-metal and the danger of Set before he and his friends are handed over to Wrath-Amon!
"Thorns of Midnight" November 2, 1993  50
Conan, Jasmine, and Greywolf finally manage to track down some lycanthrus flowers to return Sasha and Misha to normal, but it looks like they have competition: Mesmira is after the plants as well!
"The Vale of Amazons" November 3, 1993  51
Conan is taken prisoner by the Amazons and made a slave, and it is up to Jasmine to defeat the treacherous queen of the Amazons and rescue her friend.
"Bones of Damballa" November 4, 1993  52
Fearing he is to be replaced, Wrath-amon sends Skulkar to assassinate his potential replacement, a shaman named Shadizar- who happens to be an old enemy of Skulkar's. However, things go wrong and Shadizar turns Skulkar back into his original human form. With no other choice, Skulkar must team up with Conan and Zula to restore himself to his undead form.
"Turn About is Foul Play" November 5, 1993  53
When a new queen is revealed to be a Serpent-Woman, she tricks the king into imprisoning Conan and Zula. Now Conan and Zula, facing execution, must escape and put the treacherous snake's plans to an end!
"Once & Future Conan" November 8, 1993  54
Conan goes to a mysterious garden to find a cure for the spell of living stone, the meeting is actually an ambush set by Wrath-Amon, Conan is pulled into the future right before he is slain by a giant serpent. The person who pulled him into the future turns out to be a much older Greywolf, he tells Conan of the future that will occur because Conan was killed in the garden by the giant serpent's venom, he must quest through the horrible new world to obtain the cure to the poison and save the future.
"Sword, Sai & Shuriken" November 9, 1993  55
Conan is asked to return to Phenion to face an unstoppable warrior. Who has defeated every ninja in Phenion. Will Conan suffer the same fate?
"Full Moon Rising" November 10, 1993  56
Greywolf and Conan thwart the attempt of a rogue wizard to steal forbidden knowledge, resulting in his expulsion from Xanthus. Vowing revenge on Greywolf, he teams up with Mesmira, with devastating effect. Can Conan, Sasha and Misha to mount a rescue before the full moon is over?
"The Stealer of Souls" November 11, 1993  57
Wrath-Amon uses the black ring to summon The Stealer of Souls, a large, insect like creature that can absorb human souls and gives control of it to Gora. He then summons the beast to consume the souls of his cousin, Zula, his uncle, and Conan. Will the heroes escape, or spend eternity trapped in the lair of The Stealer of Souls?
"Amra the Lion" November 12, 1993  58
Gora uleashes his revenge against Conan, and Zula. Will the heroes escape or have they met their doom.
"Escape of Ram-amon" November 15, 1993 59
On a quest to destroy Wrath-Amon, Conan finds the long-imprisoned Ram-Amon, predecessor of Wrath-Amon and sets him free, the two then team up to destroy Wrath-Amon.
"The Star Metal Monster" November 16, 1993  60
In search of friendship, a young orphan girl with innate sorcerous powers breathes life into a grotesque metal statue. Dubbing the extremely protective beast "Titainus", she feels safe at last. Unfortunately for her the statue was forged entirely from star-metal, which means that her new friend has earned the attentions of Wrath-amon!
"Into the Abyss" November 17, 1993  61
After a tentative meeting with Ram-amon to discuss the Amulet of Vathelos, Conan discovers that the Amulet needs to be recharged with some of Set's own dark magic. The result of this is that Conan and Jasmine undertake a perilous quest into the Abyss. Surrounded by hostile Serpent-Men, against which their star-metal weapons now have no effect, can the two make it out alive?
"A Serpent Coils the Earth, Part I" November 18, 1993  62
Wrath-Amon finishes the building of pyramids and opens the Gates of Eternity in order to bring evil Set back to the Earth. After destroying the city of Shushan, Set and his army go to the north, bringing fear to everyone. The next goal of Set is Tarantia, one of the most beautiful cities. While Conan’s friends defend Tarantia, he goes to Galamira Mountain in hopes to find Epimetrius, who can tell how to destroy Set.
"A Serpent Coils the Earth, Part II" November 19, 1993  63
"A Serpent Coils the Earth, Part III" November 22, 1993  64

DVD Releases


In the UK Jetix Films has released the complete season one DVD set containing all 13 episodes in their original story order. It is unknown at this time if more sets will follow.

The complete series was released on DVD in Australia in 2004 by Force Entertainment in a series of sixteen single-disc DVD volumes, with four episodes per disc.

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