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{{quote|''This is the most ambitiously bad movie we’ve ever done.''|'''[[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000|Mike]]'''}}
 
''Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell'' is the third movie in the [[Deathstalker Series (Film)|Deathstalker Series]]. It stars John Allen <s> Relson</s> Nelson as the titular Deathstalker. Like John Terlesky, who played the role in [[Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans]], Nelson plays Deathstalker as a [[Lovable Rogue]] and [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]. Sadly, his Deathstalker isn't all that lovable, is a terrible rogue in the [[Dungeons and& Dragons]] sense of the word (he gets caught trying to steal a horse AND sneaking around the villain's castle) and comes off as a [[Jerkass]] rather than a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]].
 
The plot, such as it is, centers upon the [[Evil Sorceror]] Prince Troxartas and his efforts to acquire several magical stones that will enable him to [[Take Over the World]]. He is also dabbling in [[Black Magic]], which lets him bring warriors he has killed [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]], so he can build an [[Sealed Army in Aa Can|Invincible Army of the Undead.]] Deathstalker becomes involved after Troxartas' men try and grab one of the stones from his friend, the wizard Nicias and he is entrusted with a second stone by a dying princess, who was going to use the magic of the stones to find a legendary city full of treasure for her landless people.
 
Along the way, he gets framed for the murder of the princess, runs into the princess's [[Rich Bitch]] twin sister (who is also Troxartas' betrothed), seduces a potato farmer's [[Hot Amazon]] daughter and - somehow - saves the day.
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This is the only one of the Deathstalker films not available commercially on DVD.
 
For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode see ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)/Recap/S07 /E03 Deathstalker and Thethe Warriors|here]] ''.
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=== ''[[Deathstalker and The Warriors From Hell]]'' contains these tropes: ===
 
* [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: Troxartas seems to be either impersonating Shatner, or hyperventilating.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Troxartas.
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Deathstalker
* [[The Archer]]: The potato farmer and her daughter.
* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]: Troxartas' Warriors From Hell.
* [[Bald of Evil]]: Troxartas
* [[Bathe Her and Bring Her Toto Me]]: Interacts with [[Fashion Victim Villain]] when Troxartas (who favors lavender robes and short tunics without tights) finds the princess and orders that she be given a bath and a change of clothes.
{{quote| '''Troxartas:'''(To the [[Dark Chick]] Camisarde) Give her something of yours, then... something billowy and soft.}}
* [[Beard of Evil]]: Troxartas' head mook.
* [[Black Cloak]]: Troxartas' mooks.
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Deathstalker goes off looking for another magical city full of treasure at the end.
* [[City of Gold]]: The treasure the [[MacGuffin]] stones are supposed to be able to find.
* [[Covers Always Lie]]: While the above cover artwork is a good Boris Vallejo piece, the [[Barbarian Hero]] doesn't look a thing like Deathstalker in this movie. Nor do any of the heroines resemble the kneeling [[Hot Amazon]]. And we never get to see our hero fighting monsters creeping out of coffins, as we do here.
* [[The Dragon]]: The head mook with the bat helm.
* [[Dull Surprise]]: Carla Herd, as the twin princesses, Carissa (the dead one) and Elizena (the dumb one). She has difficulty conveying any emotion other than annoyance. Luckily for her she spends most of her time having to be around very annoying characters.
* [[Eighties Hair]]: Quite a few people have it.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]: We have two princesses, though one dies early on.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: Nicias spinning his way out when casting his teleport spell.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: During Deathstalker's torture scene - strapped down and wearing nothing but ''distressingly tight pants''.
* [[Hero Withwith Bad Publicity]]: Deathstalker, for being framed for killing the first twin princess.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: John Allen Nelson of [[Baywatch]].
** Look for [[Puma Man|Miguel Angel Fuentes]] in a cameo role as one of the Princess' guards.
** And Hawk from ''[[Buck Rogers in Thethe Twenty Fifth25th Century]]'' as Troxartas.
* [[Informed Ability]]: We're told that Deathstalker is a great swordsman and hero but he seems to spend most of the movie getting caught stealing things, sneaking around where he isn't supposed to, running away and getting his ass-kicked. Hell, the only reason he wins the final fight against Troxartas is because his [[Hot Amazon]] sidekick threw him a sword and distracted the evil wizard.
** To be fair, the claims of his always fighting fair are justified. He even refuses to kill Troxartas while he's unarmed {{spoiler|(despite that leading to the death of his girlfriend)}}.
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* [[Large Ham]]: Troxartas. He may be one of the [[Bad Bad Acting|hammiest villains ever]].
* [[Lovable Rogue]]: Deathstalker tries for this but misses the Lovable part.
** Considering how lousy he is at sneaking around and stealing horses, it's debatable he misses the Rogue part too.
* [[MacGuffin]]: The three stones needed to find the lost city.
* [[Mr. Exposition|Ms Exposition]]: The first twin princess that Deathstalker meets.
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