Conan nodded and, without ceremony, left the ruin. At the gates of Ghal-Zur he placed the talisman into the hands of the High Steward—a woman with scarred knuckles who’d spent her youth moving grain through winter snows. She pressed the stone to her breast and, for the first time in years, slept without dream of breakers.
, on a quest to retrieve a mystical horn. Conan is promised that the Queen will resurrect his lost love, Valeria, if he succeeds. Along the way, he assembles a diverse crew of warriors, including the fierce Zula and the wizard Akiro. The film concludes with a battle against the awakened monster , whom Conan defeats by ripping out its horn. Critical & Commercial Reception Tone Change: Unlike the grim, dramatic first film, Conan the Destroyer was intentionally made more family-friendly and humorous. Critical Views: Roger Ebert conan the destroyer isaidub