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| “ | I am Akivasha! I am the woman who never died, who never grew old! Who fools say was lifted from the earth by the gods, in the full bloom of her youth and beauty, to queen it forever in some celestial clime! Nay, it is in the shadows that mortals find immortality! Ten thousand years ago I died to live for ever! | „ |
Akivasha is a minor antagonist in the 1935 Conan story The Hour of the Dragon by the late Robert E. Howard. She appears as the main antagonist in the 1997 film Kull the Conqueror, which is a loose adaptation of The Hour of the Dragon and the character's role was merged with Xaltotun.
In the 1997 film adaptation Kull the Conquerer, she was portrayed by Tia Carrere, who also portrayed Juno Skinner in True Lies.
What Makes Her Pure Evil?[]
Comics Version[]
- She dwelled in the shadows, living off of priests, magicians, and virgins captured and brought to her.
- When Conan came to the Temple of Set, in search of the Heart of Ahriman, he was pulled aside by Akivasha as he stalked the corridors.
- She tries to stalk and seduce him.
- She never faces any punishment for what she did, making her a Karma Houdini.
Film Version[]
- The long time before the plot, she already was a cruel tyrantess and people remember about her with obvious fear.
- While she does heal the Enaros's burns, it's just to make him trust her.
- She always abuses Enaros horribly just to vent her anger and even returns the burns on his face, giving him no care or gratefullness even despite he recurrented her and is probably the only person who loves her.
- She seduces and assaults Kull.
- After stunning Kull, she throws him into dungeons and accuses Zareta in Kull's murder even despite he's still alive and Akivasha knows it.
- She sends people to kill Kull.
- She kills one of her minions. While he did assault her, she visibly took pleasure from it.
- She makes one last attempt to seduce Kull, which leads to her death.
External Links[]
- Akivasha on the Villains Wiki
