Subotai
Background
Subotai is a Hyrkanian from the great order of Kurlit. He prays to the Four Winds. Subotai is a thief and archer.
During the events of Conan the Barbarian (1982) played by Gerry Lopez
Conan leaves the Witch's hut and finds Subotai chained up as dinner for wolves. Conan frees Subotai and they go in search of the location the witch spoke of. They travel to the city of Zamora and the Tower of the Serpent. They happen upon Valeria, another thief at the base of the tower. Valeria decides to team up with Conan and Subotai who she implies are amateurs. Valeria stays in the upper area of the tower while she sends Conan and Subotai into the lower portion. Rexor is holding a sacrificial ceremony where a follower is to jump into a hole and be eaten by a giant snake. While Conan is stealing the a large jewel called the Eye of Set, Conan's dripping sweat wakes up the giant snake which attacks him. Conan and Subotai kill the giant snake, but before he leaves Conan takes a jade amulet of the snake cult which he recognizes from when his village was destroyed. Rexor is alerted to the thieves when the sacrificial victim jumps into the pit and immediately screams as the headless snake is thrashing. Conan and the others escape back to the top of the tower and jump down into the garden pool. Subotai, Conan and Valeria become successful thieves and he and them are eventually brought before King Osric. King Osric offers them jewels in order to find and bring back his daughter. Subotai and Valeria do not want to do it, however Conan wants revenge. Subotai finds a dead Conan hanging from the Tree of Woe. When the Wizard attempts to bring Conan back to life Subotai helps Valeria fight off the spirits who try and claim Conan's body. He joins Conan and Valeria on the attack on the pleasure garden of the serpent cult in order to capture the Princess. As Valeria is burning on her cairn he cries because he knows Conan cannot. Before Thulsa Doom's attack on the ruins to reclaim the Princess Subotai prepares many traps and during the attack kills many of Thulsa Doom's men. He saves the Princess' life when he uses a shield to block a snake arrow Thulsa Doom shoots at the Princess.
