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Line 2: [[File:Krull_1046.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\| ''"The ancient prophecy: that a girl of ancient name shall become queen, that she shall choose a king, and that together they shall rule our world, and that their son shall rule the galaxy."''}} A [[~~Distressed~~ Damsel in Distress\|princess has been kidnapped]] by an [[Evil Overlord]], her father has been killed by evil minions, and it's up to [[The Hero]] to gather a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] to save her and avenge his father's death. Sounds [[Strictly Formula\|sickeningly derivative]], doesn't it? Line 19: * [[Binary Suns]] * [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: A form of [[Glamour Failure]] sported by both the Changeling that replaces the Seer and the seductress Vella. * [[Blessed ~~With~~with Suck]]: The Cyclopes traded with the Beast: one of their eyes (which is why they only have one now) for the ability to see into the future. The Beast ''did'' give them the ability to see into the future - but they can only see the moment of their own deaths. ** Using the knowledge to avoid their death? [[You Can't Fight Fate\|That just brings a much more painful death.]] * [[Blind Seer]]: The Emerald Seer. Line 41: * [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The cyclops and the widow of the web. ** Don't forget the Old One. And in the case of the Widow it was more of a [[Redemption Equals Death]] kinda thing. * [[Hypocritical Heartwarming]]: Ergo changed to a puppy to grant the boy's wish. After changing back, he said it was a stupid wish, although [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold\|no one is fooled]]. * [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: Very much how the Beast treats Lyssa during her captivity, whether [[Scarpia Ultimatum\|attempting to woo her]], offering her [[Pimped-Out Dress\|gorgeous gowns]] and [[Requisite Royal Regalia\|a floating crown]], or coming right out and telling her [[We Can Rule Together]]. The motivation for this seems to be a cross of [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]] (because her child is supposed to rule the galaxy) and old-fashioned [[For the Evulz\|villainous nastiness]] so that he can taunt Colwyn with having claimed his love and inspired her betrayal. Of course, she refuses--the first clue that while she is a [[~~Distressed~~ Damsel in Distress]], Lyssa isn't just [[The Chick]] she seems to be. ** In the novelization, it's more of a case of [[Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?]]?. The Beast says "You have been brought here for a marriage, though not of the sort you can imagine. It will be a much more intimate melding than you can conceive of." * [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: The glaive, a giant, telekinetic ninja star, with retractable blades. And manually adjustable rotation rate; Colwyn uses it as a rotary saw at one point. * [[Inept Mage]]: Ergo * [[Ironic Echo]]: Lyssa's twisting of the Beast's words back to him might be [[Narm]] to some, a delicious [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] to others who truly believe in [[The Power of Love]]. {{quote\| '''Lyssa''': ''Power'' is fleeting. ''Love'' is eternal.}} * [[Kill and Replace]]: {{spoiler\|a shapeshifter kills the Emerald Seer and takes his form to get close to Colwyn and kill him.}} * [[Kill It ~~With~~with Fire]]: How the Beast is finally taken down. * [[Licensed Game]]: Yes, it existed...three of 'em, in fact! There was a pinball game, a 2600 game, and a really confusing arcade game. ** And a [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1626/krull board game containing an plastic-army-man-sized Colwyn and The Beast], AND [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25901/krull-card-game a card game.] Line 61: * [[Mooks]]: The Slayers * [[Mood Whiplash]]: From bad to good -- from {{spoiler\|another of Torquil's men dying by walls with [[Spikes of Doom]] closing in and the others in general peril}} to Lyssa and Colwyn happily meeting again. Also, a milder example in (paraphrased) dialogue: {{quote\| '''Ergo:''' If I had my wish, I'd be out of this gloomy place...if I'd ''really'' have my wish, I'd be sitting on a gooseberry pie as [[Big Eater\|big as a mountain.]] No, that's a bit greedy...I'll settle for one as big as a house. What'd you wish for, Titch?~~<br />~~ '''Titch:''' ''(ponders)'' A puppy.~~<br />~~ '''Ergo:''' Only one? Why not a hundred?~~<br />~~ '''Titch:''' Only want one.~~<br />~~ '''Ergo:''' Well, that's a foolish wish...what about you, Rell, what'd you wish for?~~<br />~~ '''[[The Comically Serious\|Rell]]''': ''(gloomily)'' Ignorance. }} * [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: Thanks to the [[Special Effects Failure]] in how the Beast was portrayed, rather like the shark in ''[[Jaws (~~Film~~film)\|Jaws]]'' and the creature in ''[[Alien (~~Film~~franchise)\|Alien]]'' it is more frightening when unseen, only sensed or heard breathing. [[Malevolent Architecture\|The unsettling, surreal interior of the Black Fortress]] doesn't help. * [[The Obi-Wan]]: "The Old One" ** "Well, not as old as all ''that!''" Line 73: * [[Pet the Dog]]: Literally, but inverted: the moment where it's first shown that Ergo has a heart and a more selfless side is when he turns ''himself'' into a dog for Titch to pet and hold. * [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Ergo * [[Poke in ~~The~~the Third Eye]]: The Beast pulls this on the Emerald Seer, shattering his scrying gem in the process. This necessitates the Seer having to travel to the Emerald Temple where he will have enough power to break through the Beast's barriers...[[Genre Savvy\|a trip during which the Seer just so happens to be very vulnerable]]. * [[The Power of Love]]: Which is considerably less metaphoric than in other examples. {{spoiler\|Part of the marriage ceremony in this story involves the female taking a literal fire from a ceremonial pool and holding it in her immune-to-this-flame bare hand. Lyssa literally [[Chekhov's Gun\|carries this flame for Colwyn through the entire film]] until the [[Final Battle]], where it proves to be more than the [[Big Bad]] can handle.}} * [[Princess Classic]]: Lyssa. Though in her opening scenes she shows courage, strength of heart, and more than a little independence (for one thing, it's made quite plain that the alliance by marriage was her idea and she bullied her father into it), and when she is captured it's clearly due to lack of fighting skills and training, not lack of desire to fight back. Line 91: * [[Troperiffic]] * [[The Walls Are Closing In]]: Includes the [[Spikes of Doom\|spiked walls]] version, and a gruesome death for one character who could have escaped but went back for his cherished knife. * [[Wangst]]: [[In -Universe]] it's both justified and defied. {{quote\| '''Colwyn:''' "You haven't lost a father, and a bride on the same day!~~"<br />~~ '''Ynyr:''' "Nor have I become ''king'' on that day." }} * [[We All Do It Together]]: At the climax of the film, Colwyn and Lyssa jointly use the flame from their wedding ritual as a weapon to defeat the Beast, firing and directing it together. * [[Woman Scorned]]: The Widow by Ynyr, in [[Backstory]]. * [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: Not if you're a Cyclops. Well, you can (as in, [[Do Not Go Gentle\|refuse to go off into self-imposed exile]] to await your foreseen death), but [[Fate Worse Than Death\|you'll regret it]]. [[Heroic Sacrifice\|Rell doesn't]] -- he may regret the pain, but not the reason for it. {{reflist}} Line 102 ⟶ 103: [[Category:Krull]] [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Cult Classic]]