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Dastan was born a street urchin in 6th-century Persia he was adopted by the king, after he shows valor and integrity, in an effort to prevent his two others sons from fighting over the throne.
Dastan was born a street urchin in 6th-century Persia he was adopted by the king, after he shows valor and integrity, in an effort to prevent his two others sons from fighting over the throne.


* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type II]]. He drinks, bloodily dispatches enemies, and causes property damage on a ridiculus scale, though that last one isn't ''technically'' all his fualt.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type II]]. He drinks, bloodily dispatches enemies, and causes property damage on a ridiculus scale, though that last one isn't ''technically'' all his fualt.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
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* [[Standard Hero Reward]]
* [[Standard Hero Reward]]
* [[Stepping Stone Sword]]: He uses crossbow bolts to scale the city walls.
* [[Stepping Stone Sword]]: He uses crossbow bolts to scale the city walls.
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: Dastan, the boy that risked his life to save someone wrongly persecuted ends up leading the attack on an innocent nation, though doing so from misinformation and out of a concern to avoid, as much as possible, the horrendous death tolls that the original attack plan's full frontal assault would most likely incur going by [[Real Life]] historical record<ref> there's a reason attacking walled cities tended towards long sieges to starve out the defenders, after all</ref>.
* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: Dastan, the boy that risked his life to save someone wrongly persecuted ends up leading the attack on an innocent nation, though doing so from misinformation and out of a concern to avoid, as much as possible, the horrendous death tolls that the original attack plan's full frontal assault would most likely incur going by [[Real Life]] historical record<ref> there's a reason attacking walled cities tended towards long sieges to starve out the defenders, after all</ref>.
* [[Warrior Prince]]
* [[Warrior Prince]]
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* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]
* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* [[Go Go Enslavement]]
* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]
* [[Hair Decorations]]
* [[Hair Decorations]]
* [[Hot Blooded]]: One of the rare female examples.
* [[Hot Blooded]]: One of the rare female examples.
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* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Tamina starts to fall for Dastan after realizing what a good person he is and how selfless he is to help her cause. That is, once Tamina tells the truth and they stop backstabbing each other.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Tamina starts to fall for Dastan after realizing what a good person he is and how selfless he is to help her cause. That is, once Tamina tells the truth and they stop backstabbing each other.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Well Excuse Me Princess]]: She and Dastan snark at each other ''a lot'' when the first met.
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]: She and Dastan snark at each other ''a lot'' when the first met.
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[Worlds Most Beautiful Woman]]: Apparently.
* [[Worlds Most Beautiful Woman]]: Apparently.
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* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Dude, the man hosts ''Ostrich Races''... '''Ostrich Races!'''. And he thinks ''he's'' the sane one.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Dude, the man hosts ''Ostrich Races''... '''Ostrich Races!'''. And he thinks ''he's'' the sane one.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Has shades of this.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Has shades of this.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Most of the time he's nothing but a useless goof. {{spoiler|After Seso's [[Heroic Sacrifice]], he goes into full on hero mode.}}
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Most of the time he's nothing but a useless goof. {{spoiler|After Seso's [[Heroic Sacrifice]], he goes into full on hero mode.}}
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
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* [[Knife Nut]]: It's [[Lampshaded]], too.
* [[Knife Nut]]: It's [[Lampshaded]], too.
* [[The Lancer]]: To Sheik Amar.
* [[The Lancer]]: To Sheik Amar.
* [[One Man Army]]
* [[One-Man Army]]
* [[The Quiet One]]: He usually only speaks when he has something important to say.
* [[The Quiet One]]: He usually only speaks when he has something important to say.
* [[Scary Black Man]]: But he turns friendly later.
* [[Scary Black Man]]: But he turns friendly later.
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* [[The Brute]]
* [[The Brute]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]: He's apparently famous for it.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: He's apparently famous for it.
* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]: He gets better.
* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]: He gets better.
* [[Inspector Javert]]: Garsiv and Tus think Dastan [[You Killed My Father|killed their father]].
* [[Inspector Javert]]: Garsiv and Tus think Dastan [[You Killed My Father|killed their father]].
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* [[No Indoor Voice]]: The one thing he's ''most'' famous for!
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: The one thing he's ''most'' famous for!
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Warrior Prince]]
* [[Warrior Prince]]


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* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Surprisingly so.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Surprisingly so.
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[Family Unfriendly Death]]: [[Eye Scream|bitten in the eye]] by {{spoiler|his own snake}}, impaled by Dastan's scimitar, ''[[Rule of Three|and]]'' finally thrown into a [[Bottomless Pit]], [[No Kill Like Overkill|just to be sure]]. For a [[Disney]] film (and not of a subsidiary, but Disney itself), there's quite a bit of this trope in play.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: [[Eye Scream|bitten in the eye]] by {{spoiler|his own snake}}, impaled by Dastan's scimitar, ''[[Rule of Three|and]]'' finally thrown into a [[Bottomless Pit]], [[No Kill Like Overkill|just to be sure]]. For a [[Disney]] film (and not of a subsidiary, but Disney itself), there's quite a bit of this trope in play.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: His favorite tactic was to call one of his ''pet'' snakes to attack, {{spoiler|so Tamina grabs it and forces it to bite ''HIM'' in the climax.}}
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: His favorite tactic was to call one of his ''pet'' snakes to attack, {{spoiler|so Tamina grabs it and forces it to bite ''HIM'' in the climax.}}
* [[Icy Blue Eyes]]
* [[Icy Blue Eyes]]

Revision as of 14:39, 8 January 2014


The Heroes

Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal)

Dastan was born a street urchin in 6th-century Persia he was adopted by the king, after he shows valor and integrity, in an effort to prevent his two others sons from fighting over the throne.

Tamina (Gemma Arterton)

Princess Tamina is second protagonist of the Prince of Persia film. Tamina is a Princess whom Prince Dastan teams up with to protect the Sands of Time. While her relationship with Dastan appears to begin badly, the two eventually get over their differences.

Sheik Amar (Alfred Molina)

Sheik Amar is an entrepreneur and an ostrich racing organizer.

Seso (Steve Toussaint)

Seso is a Ngbaka, an expert knife thrower and man-servant to Sheik Amar.

Tus (Richard Coyle)

Tus is the first son of King Sharaman (and therefore crown prince), and adopted older brother to Dastan.

Garsiv (Toby Kebbell)

Garsiv is the second son of King Sharaman and adopted older brother to Dastan. Garsiv is also the hot-headed leader of the Persian Army.

The Villains

Nizam (Ben Kingsley)

 Nizam: I never understood why my brother brought trash into our house! Enjoy the gutter, Dastan! It's where you will stay under my reign!

The Hassansins' Leader (Zolm) (Gísli Örn Garðarsson)

  1. ↑ there's a reason attacking walled cities tended towards long sieges to starve out the defenders, after all
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