Thulsa Doom was a Stygian whose power as a strong and renowned wizard placed him as the leader of a snake cult. In the 1982 movie Conan The Barbarian, Thulsa Doom said to Conan, "Steel isn't strong, boy, flesh is stronger". After coaxing a girl to jump to her death from the Mountain of Power, Thulsa Doom asked, "What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?"