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| - Ator (Miles O'Keeffe) is a renowned swordsman / body builder / scholar / scientist / healer / warrior whose trademarks include a well-developed fat-free physique, little pants, a resplendent mane of freshly-shampooed locks complete with adorable Samurai top-knot, leather accessories (chest straps, bracelets, belt, and leather-fringed leg warmers), a pointy little visor and the ability to fight - poorly - with two swords at once. He is a one-time disciple of Akronas and dwells in a remote castle/cave of his own "at the edge of the Earth".
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| - Ator (Miles O'Keeffe) is a renowned swordsman / body builder / scholar / scientist / healer / warrior whose trademarks include a well-developed fat-free physique, little pants, a resplendent mane of freshly-shampooed locks complete with adorable Samurai top-knot, leather accessories (chest straps, bracelets, belt, and leather-fringed leg warmers), a pointy little visor and the ability to fight - poorly - with two swords at once. He is a one-time disciple of Akronas and dwells in a remote castle/cave of his own "at the edge of the Earth". Akronas has invented / discovered / ordered from The Sharper Image a new, potent power source / bright light which he has christened "the geometric nucleus". Apparently, it has many potential applications, one of which might be a weapon - or a lunchbox, it's not so clear. His daughter Mila becomes aware of her father getting really worried about his new acquisition and asks him what is the matter. Aware he is about to be overrun by the evil faux-Asian warlord Zor (David Brandon) and his henchmen, he decides the only person who can protect the nucleus is his former student Ator. In a long flashback he gives Mila Ator's life story, and how after killing a large puppet he moved to the eastern lands with his his mute warrior/sage/personal trainer/sidekick Thong (Kiro Wehara). As Zor enters the castle Akronas dispatches Mila to summon assistance from Ator. Mila dons her best Loverboy headband and "Plymouth Somerset hubcap" breastplate and sets off on her journey just as Zor arrives at the castle. Eventually, Mila stumbles into Ator's castle after being ambushed with an arrow by Zor's minions. After treating her wound and conducting an identity check, Ator sets out to aid Akronas, in no particular hurry and with no visible supplies for the journey except a fabulous floor-length lavender cape, with the aid of Thong and Mila. Zor, a whisper-thin, loquacious Snidely Whiplash-type villain with a ridiculous helmet, hairstyle and mustache is approximately as threatening as an under-caffeinated theater major with mono. He arrives at Castle Akronas and begins employing a combination of threats, flattery, sarcasm, wheedling, cajoling, magic, and halting, monotonic speech to wrest Akronas' secrets from him. With the help of his personal wizard Zandor he is able to observe Ator's movements from afar. As Ator and company near the castle, they encounter an assortment of foes - samurai mimes, invisible Charlie Callas assailants, behemoth velour stuffed snakes, and cannibalistic cavemen. Mila tends to get captured so that Ator can dramatically and photogenically come to her rescue. Ator also is called upon, Kurosawa-style, to save a village from marauding Huns. Meanwhile, Zor gets ever more physically abusive with the none-too-robust Akronas (he has a heart condition and has not gotten around to inventing beta blockers just yet). At last, Ator reaches the castle and launches an assault to rescue his mentor, employing a surprising mode of attack. Of course, we know he must ultimately do battle with the treacherous Zor. Will Ator save his wise old master's life and prevent Zor from obtaining the geometric nucleus, and with it, unlimited power? Will he manage to convince Mila to provide him with a little sugar?
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