McGowan plays Marique, a part-human/part-witch villainess with a high forehead, twisted hair, and no eyebrows. McGowan told WWD.com that her striking transformation "required six hours of makeup each day starting at 2:30 in the morning."
McGowan's character is the daughter of Khalar Zym, play by Stephen Lang, the brutal warlord who murdered Conan's father