YMMV / A Witch Shall Be Born

• Complete Monster:
  • Salome the Witch plots to overthrow her goodhearted twin sister Taramis, queen of Khauran. After Salome frees Constantius from the dungeons, the two quickly replace Taramis. Salome's only response to Constantius raping her sister is to gleefully tell him to "tame her as he will". Under the ruling hand of the duo, Taramis's kingdom becomes depraved and dissolute. Salome takes every chance to abuse her captive sister, presenting her with the head of her faithful friend and councilor, and allowing the guards to violate her multiple times. Salome also has a demonic being named Thaug that she uses as a guard dog that she and Constantius round up people as food for. At the end, they even try to feed Taramis to it before unleashing Thaug on the populace when all is lost.
  • Constantius the Falcon was selected for his "utter lack of characteristics men call good" by Salome to help her overthrow Taramis, with Constantius raping and brutalizing the queen for his amusement. Constantius's soldiers abuse and violate the people at will, with any who resist facing death or slavery. Constantius also aids Salome in rounding up citizens to sacrifice to Thaug. When only Conan realizes that "Taramis" is an imposter, Constantius captures him and crucifies him in the desert, leaving him in agony and to be devoured by the vultures while still alive.
• Moment of Awesome: Conan's recapture of the kingdom is one long CMOA for the good guys, from Salome learning much too late that Conan has a load of elite horsemen with him alongside his undisciplined desert nomads, and curbstomped her forces, Valerius rescuing Taramis and later killing Salome, the oppressed people rising up against Salome and Constantius, to Constantius getting his just deserts at Conan's hands.
• Moral Event Horizon: Constantius is introduced as a ruthless and power-hungry man from the word go, but we find out how vile he truly is when he rapes the captive Taramis, with Salome's permission.
• Signature Scene: Conan's crucifixion at the hands of Constantius, which he survives and endures through sheer will. Such an iconic scene that it was re-used for the 1982 movie.
• The Woobie: The real Taramis who's kept captive by her evil sister to be physically and mentally tortured and raped just for the latter's enjoyment.

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