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Golden Axe (2026) - Carnage Count









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Today we are covering Golden Axe!
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Link : https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/golden-axe/

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He-Man always has Skeletor as his main enemy and fans didn't mind and I'm sure having Death Adder as enemy won't be bad.
Of course we could use story from Golden Axe: the Duel where Golden Axe himself is the main villain.

Skeletor wasn't killed off every season though. If they wanted Death Adder as a permanant main villain, they shouldn't kill him off all the time.

I'd rather Hampton Squib stayed like this. I always dislike the twist where a "Chosen One" is actually just the descendant of an important bloodline because it replaces earned personal achievement with a cosmic form of nepotism, undermining the core appeal of the story. When greatness is tied to a secret royal lineage, prophecy, or special DNA, it strips away the idea that the character succeeded through hard work, grit, or moral choices. Instead of earning their victory, they were essentially pre-programmed to win by their family tree.

I was suggesting Squib be the same guy from Golden Axe Warrior.

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Skeletor wasn't killed off every season though. If they wanted Death Adder as a permanant main villain, they shouldn't kill him off all the time.

It's because Skeletor doesn't have the power of ressurection.

I was suggesting Squib be the same guy from Golden Axe Warrior.

They are literally built different. Not enough muscle. I doubt Squib could even use sword.

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It's because Skeletor doesn't have the power of ressurection.

True, but killing off and resurrecting the villain all the time will just be cliché.

They are literally built different. Not enough muscle. I doubt Squib could even use sword.

He might e a bit buff by season 2, who knows. I'm just pointing out the fact GAW stars an anonymous protagonist that Squib could fill the shoes in.

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True, but killing off and resurrecting the villain all the time will just be cliché.

Cliché but that's the root of Golden Axe is.
Remember that Golden Axe was first made for arcade.
All three Golden Axe arcade games (Golden Axe, Revenge, and Duel) only have Death Adder as main villain.
Other main villains (Death Bringer, Death Adder Jr., Dark Guld, Damned Hellstrike) only showed up in the console / handheld version, never in the arcade.
Sure the Mega Drive Golden Axe 2 and 3 may retain the numbered titles, but that's because they couldn't port Revenge to Mega Drive due to cartridge ram size limitation so they make a new one instead.

He might e a bit buff by season 2, who knows. I'm just pointing out the fact GAW stars an anonymous protagonist that Squib could fill the shoes in.

Yeah, still not every character has to fight with a sword, someone could fight with their brain too. Squib could fill the role, especially after they made Ax Battler dumber in this show.

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[Mystic Monkey]

Cliché but that's the root of Golden Axe is.
Remember that Golden Axe was first made for arcade.
All three Golden Axe arcade games (Golden Axe, Revenge, and Duel) only have Death Adder as main villain.
Other main villains (Death Bringer, Death Adder Jr., Dark Guld, Damned Hellstrike) only showed up in the console / handheld version, never in the arcade.
Sure the Mega Drive Golden Axe 2 and 3 may retain the numbered titles, but that's because they couldn't port Revenge to Mega Drive due to cartridge ram size limitation so they make a new one instead.

Well, they could introduce Death Adder Jr to the series and not kill him. Defeat him, but fail to kill him.

Yeah, still not every character has to fight with a sword, someone could fight with their brain too. Squib could fill the role, especially after they made Ax Battler dumber in this show.

And apparently married to Tyris, even though it was a fake wedding.

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Well, they could introduce Death Adder Jr to the series and not kill him. Defeat him, but fail to kill him.

Yeah ... if there's a season 2 ever planned.

And apparently married to Tyris, even though it was a fake wedding.

And may be they'll have fake "child" when they're drunk later? Still, none of the Golden Axe characters were depicted as having children in the game other than Death Adder.

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[Mystic Monkey]

And may be they'll have fake "child" when they're drunk later? Still, none of the Golden Axe characters were depicted as having children in the game other than Death Adder.

I wouldn't oppose Tyris and Ax being more than just friends, but honestly, Tyris seem to regard Ax and Gilius as battle-associates. She doesn't hate them, but less interested in making friends and more interested in unmaking enemies.

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I wouldn't oppose Tyris and Ax being more than just friends, but honestly, Tyris seem to regard Ax and Gilius as battle-associates. She doesn't hate them, but less interested in making friends and more interested in unmaking enemies.

They kinda switch the usual trope in Golden Axe TV series.
Usually the hero is the battle-crazy one and the heroine is the heart of the group, the one who calmed her friends when they're angry or too far.
It's the opposite here, Tyris is the battle-crazy one and Ax is the heart of the group. He always tried to stop Tyris from murdering Chronos and reason with her.

[Mystic Monkey]

They kinda switch the usual trope in Golden Axe TV series.
Usually the hero is the battle-crazy one and the heroine is the heart of the group, the one who calmed her friends when they're angry or too far.
It's the opposite here, Tyris is the battle-crazy one and Ax is the heart of the group. He always tried to stop Tyris from murdering Chronos and reason with her.

It's not so bad of a switch up, given if they were all meat-headded lunks, it wouldn't offer much dynamic to the group. Ax Battler is still a warrior even if he is the more sentimental one.

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It's not so bad of a switch up, given if they were all meat-headded lunks, it wouldn't offer much dynamic to the group. Ax Battler is still a warrior even if he is the more sentimental one.

The game version was more Conan-like. In the Game Gear version to ensure the world never falls back into darkness, he alone takes the Golden Axe, mounts the back of a Giant Eagle, and flies off into the vast sky to spread the message that peace has been restored. I can't see the humble and dumb version from animated version doing like that.

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[Mystic Monkey]

The game version was more Conan-like. In the Game Gear version to ensure the world never falls back into darkness, he alone takes the Golden Axe, mounts the back of a Giant Eagle, and flies off into the vast sky to spread the message that peace has been restored. I can't see the humble and dumb version from animated version doing like that.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who wanted a Conan-approach to the Golden Axe series. But can't say the animated series did too bad as a comedy adventure. And certainly painted a colourful, primal world over it.