Conan And The Young Warriors Came Out On Conan The Destroyer's 10th Anniversary Year

Coincidence or not? It's really something that Conan the Adventurer was released in 1992 - that would be 10 years after the first Conan the Barbarian film. Conan the Adventurer finally ended its broadcast on November 23, 1993. On March 5, 1994, the short-lived Conan and the Young Warriors came out - months before Conan the Destroyer would hit its 10th anniversary. I did watch this one but hated it. Then again, I have no intention of rewatching Conan the Adventurer ever again after seeing the 1982 Conan the Barbarian film. 

The setting goes where Conan must mentor three new characters. What happened to the original cast? It's not known. Conan the Adventurer's finale did hint at a sequel hook when there was no sign of either Ram-Amon (who's obviously a footnote to Movie Thulsa) nor Mesmira the rightful queen of Stygia. Greywolf's siblings Sasha and Misha are still stuck in the curse. They could've picked up from there. Instead, Conan and the Young Warriors got so loosely connected. Sure, Conan training some children could be a good plot. We have Draegen with the powerful armor, Brynne with her ability to generate illusions, and Navah who can only control a mongoose for now. They have these powers thanks to the Star Stones.

Instead, a new villain named Sulinara was introduced. Back then, I wasn't too keen on female villains. However, one can't deny that Mesmira from Conan the Adventurer is a more credible threat. Mesmira was a toned-down version of Queen Taramis from Conan the Destroyer. Sulinara seeks to get the three Star Stones so she can rule Hyboria for herself. However, she ends up less of a credible threat than Wrath-Amon or Ram-Amon. I think Ram-Amon would've put a score against the three chosen ones, gotten their Star Stones, and even brought back Set from the Abyss. If I'm not wrong, Sulinara was also a worshiper of Set herself. 

Interestingly, Sulinara was voiced by Kathleen Barr, who also voiced Mesmira. A waste really that Kathleen voiced the lame Sulinara when Mesmira was a much better threat. I think Mesmira herself would've been a bigger threat to the three Chosen Ones. It's also interesting that one episode has Sulinara conjure up the demon Demonicus. Was Demonicus meant to be a throwback to Dagoth from Conan the Destroyer? 

Thankfully, the really bad sequel only ran for 13 episodes. The people behind it could've tried to copy from Conan the Destroyer. Conan the Destroyer still got vindicated by history. There are times I feel it's not as good as the first but its WATCHABLE. Conan didn't have to deal with three brats in Conan the Destroyer. Also, Taramis was a really credible threat when she foolishly tried to resurrect the demon Dagoth. Unlike Conan the Destroyer - it looks like there's really hardly any vindication for this abomination of a sequel.