The last of the remaining free tribes of rebels was led by wise King Pheron (Roger Rees), determined to challenge the tyrannical and evil warlord Memnon with a prophetic Sorcerer at his side, but disapproving Nubian warrior Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan) refused to lead his men into an unwinnable battle.However, the protagonist is portrayed as a reluctant victim of social and environmental conditions during the time period - as a returning WWI doughboy to a 1918 America of unemployment, he is lured to a corruptible life as a small-time hood after being denied his old job and after taking advantage of poorly-conceived government laws.Beneath her covers was the killer""s filthy Fedora, and when asked where it came from, Nancy replied: "I brought something out from my dream." Apollo snapped back: "Man, that""s easy for you to say.You""re still on top.But what happens when you""re not on top.Then what, huh? Where do we go, Stallion? ""Cause we sure as hell can""t be born again." He argued that they couldn""t change who they really were - fighting warriors -- "And you can forget all this money and stuff you got all around you, man, ""cause it don""t change a thing.She requests a basket to be extended to her on the throne: "It holds victory." She removes a real, one-foot long snake/asp and applies it to her breast in one of the most memorable suicidal death scenes in film history.