Characters
The following characters have prominent roles in Conan prose fiction:
- Bêlit — A self-styled queen of the Black Coast, captain of the pirate ship "Tigress," and Conan's first serious lover (Queen of the Black Coast).
- Thoth-Amon — A Stygian wizard of great power who appeared in the first Conan story written (The Phoenix on the Sword) and was mentioned in The God in the Bowl and The Hour of the Dragon. L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter made Thoth-Amon the arch-nemesis of Conan. In the Marvel comics, Thoth-Amon was also Conan's lifelong opponent and had a striking appearance designed by Barry Windsor-Smith; he wore a distinctive ram-horn ornamental headdress. He is portrayed by Pat Roach in Conan the Destroyer.
- Valeria — A female mercenary affiliated with the Red Brotherhood (Red Nails).
- Yara — An evil wizard and an adversary of Conan (The Tower of the Elephant) who enslaved Yag-Kosha, an extraterrestrial resembling Hindu god Ganesh.
- Zenobia — A seraglio concubine whom Conan promises to wed and make queen of Aquilonia (The Hour of the Dragon).
The following characters have prominent roles only in Conan comic-book fiction:
- Red Sonja — An Hyrkanian warrior created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith for the Conan comics. She was based on the Howard character, Red Sonya of Rogatino, who appeared in The Shadow of the Vulture tale set in the 16th century.
- Jenna - (Marvel comics character). A dancing girl from the city of Shadizar. She becomes Conan's girlfriend after he saves her from a monstrous bat, but later betrays him to the authorities. Conan gets his revenge by throwing her into a pool of sewage. Based on an unnamed character in the prose story Rogues in the House.
- Mikhal "the Vulture" Oglu - In Marvel comics' Conan the barbarian #23, Mikhal Oglu is Yezdigerd's enforcer and the greatest swordsman in Turan. He challenges Conan but is defeated and beheaded. He was inspired by a character in a non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard (The Shadow of the Vulture)
- Zukala - A character from the Conan comics published by Marvel, inspired by a poem by Robert E. Howard. Zukala is an evil sorcerer who gains his powers from his mask. His daughter Zephra falls in love with Conan
- Yezdigerd - Ruler of Turan, a Turkish empire-based civilisation. He employs Conan as a mercenary but betrays him after he outlived his usefulness
- Fafnir - A mighty red-bearded Vanir warrior and pirate captain. At first he and Conan are enemies but they soon become allies after being shipwrecked
The following characters have prominent roles only in Conan movies:
- Thulsa Doom — A skull-faced necromancer in a King Kull story, a recurring villain in the Kull comics, and the antagonist in the 1982 film, played by James Earl Jones.
- Rexor - In the 1982 movie, the chief priest of Thulsa Doom's snake cult, stole the sword of Conan's father
- Thorgrim - Hammer-wielding minion of Thulsa Doom in the 1982 film. Played by Sven-Ole Thorsen
- Subotai - Hyrkanian thief and archer. He is Conan's companion in the 1982 film. Played by Gerry Lopez.
- Akiro - A character from the two Schwarzenegger Conan movies. He is a powerful wizard who befriends Conan and Subotai. He is played by Japanese actor Mako Iwamatsu.
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