"Ra Djaaran, and is described as Ming's Grand Vizer and head of Ming's secret police. Ming is also shown as working with the Third Reich to conquer the planet. The prequel, ""Merciless: The Rise of Ming"" depicts Ming's ascent to power over Mongo. ""Merciless"" depicts Ming as the son of Emperor Krang, and the husband of Auranae, who becomes Princess Aura's mother. In the later Dynamite Flash Gordon comic, ""King's Watch"" (unconnected to the events in ""Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist"") Ming uses a dimensional portal to send his troops to the planet Earth. Flash, Dale and Zarkov travel to Mongo to"
"The chief villain of the series is Ming the Merciless, archetype of the Evil Overlord. Cruel, cold, arrogant, avaricious, ruthless, and Machiavellian, Ming is the epitome of the tyrant. Yet he is brilliant, referred to by some as the greatest scientist in the universe, and politically and diplomatically capable. He is skilled in personal combat, but feels no compulsion to engage in it when misdirection will work as well. His personal race is unclear, his ears are pointed, his teeth seem fanged, his frame oddly thin yet very strong...and he claims to be immortal, with some supporting evidence. He also"
"man and take his women!"" Incest, between father and daughter, is a recurrent theme in the narrative of ""The Mask of Fu Manchu"", especially the ambiguous nature of the relationship between Fu Manchu and his daughter, Fah Lo See (Myrna Loy), an example of the unnatural sexuality of the yellow race. Emperor Ming the Merciless, nemesis of Flash Gordon, was another iteration of the Fu Manchu trope. Peter Feng calls him a ""futuristic Yellow Peril"", quoting a reviewer who referred to Ming as a ""slanty eyed, shiny domed, pointy nailed, arching eyebrowed, exotically dressed Oriental"". Likewise, Buck Rogers fought against"
"as a Water Baron and emperor. Ming's primary assistant in this story is Rankol, a cyborg who is an expert technologist. Although as evil as ever, Ming is known as and addressed as ""Benevolent Father"". However, his people call him Ming the Merciless, because of his harsh and often brutal leadership. Ming was also known as Ming the Merciless during his military career and rise to power. He justifies everything he does as maintaining order and preventing a return to the chaos that occurred before he took power. Ming is depicted as having a son, Terek, whom he ordered killed"
"Mongo, but evil Ming the Merciless steals the throne. Barin is banished to the forest moon of Arboria. He is in love with Ming's daughter, Princess Aura, and she decides to hide Flash there after saving him from execution. Jealous of Aura's love for Flash he tries to kill him, but they are captured by Hawkmen and forced to fight. After Flash saves Barin from falling to his death during the fight, the Prince becomes an ally. He is sentenced to execution by Ming with Zarkov, but Aura frees them. The prince eventually joins forces with Flash Gordon, Dale Arden,"
"instead called ""Benevolent Father"", though he is still called ""the Merciless"" in closed circles. He also exhibits the traits of modern, media-savvy dictators, rather than the more simplistic, stereotypically evil characterization of earlier incarnations. Also, unlike previous depictions, Ming resembles a blond Caucasian human, rather than a bald East Asian man. Ming has a daughter, Princess Aura (Anna van Hooft), who is disturbed by her father's brutality. The series adds a new non-Terran character, Baylin (Karen Cliche), a bounty hunter from Mongo. She finds herself trapped on Earth and becomes a comrade of Flash, Dale and Zarkov and their guide"
"Spider-Punk fights Kang along with Captain Anarchy and the Hulk. Kang is defeated and disappears, but not before mentioning that Spider-Punk will die young while Captain Anarchy will die an old man. Kang the Conqueror Kang the Conqueror is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A time traveler, several alternate versions of Kang have appeared throughout Marvel's titles over the years, including his future self Immortus and a young heroic character named Iron Lad. In 2009, Kang was ranked as IGN's 65th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Kang first appeared in ""The"
"the Crimson King, is a similarly disembodied evil presence whose icon is also an eye. In the Marvel Comics Universe, the supervillain Sauron, an enemy of the X-Men, names himself after the Tolkien character. In the comic series ""Fables"", by Bill Willingham, one character is called ""The Adversary"", an ambiguous figure of immense evil and power believed to be responsible for much of the misfortune in the Fables' overall history. Willingham has stated ""The Adversary"", in name and in character, was inspired by Sauron. Sauron Sauron is the title character and main antagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord"
"of Polaria, ruled by the tyrant Polon, (who has the power to shrink or enlarge living things). Jim Keefe made the Unexplored Continent the location where the villain Garakahn had his fortress. In some versions of the comic strip, Mingo City is renamed ""Alania"" after Ming's overthrow. In the 2011 Dynamite Comics ""Flash Gordon:Zeitgeist"", Ming opens a portal between dimensions to enable Mongo to attack Earth in the year 1934. This story also describes Mongo as the ""Crossroads of the Known Universes"". The prequel, ""Merciless:The Rise of Ming"" depicts Ming's ascent to power over Mongo. In this version Emperor Krang,"
"in ""Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Volume 8"" (), which was published in 1999 as part of the DC Archive Editions collection. Mordru the Merciless ""Mordru the Merciless"" is a story arc that was published by DC Comics, and was presented in ""Adventure Comics"" #369-370 (June–July 1968). It was written by Jim Shooter, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Jack Abel. The story arc features the first appearance of Mordru, arguably the most powerful enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. At the Legion of Super-Heroes' headquarters in the 30th century, Superboy, Duo Damsel, Mon-El and Shadow Lass race toward the"
"Tony Pastor for the main title music, and Stan Lee for the lyrics. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest. The plot begins with Flash Gordon and his son Rick escaping from Ming the Merciless, who has exhausted the natural resources of his home planet Mongo and desires to exploit Earth. Ming tries to brainwash Flash's wife Dale Arden, but she resists until death, whereafter her psyche is later included in the Defenders' supercomputer Dynac X. Later, Flash and Mandrake organize the Defenders against Ming. Marvel Productions and"
"area's tyrannical despot. Flash leads a rebellion against Brazor (who briefly replaced Ming as the comic strip's main antagonist) and eventually defeats him. To the north-west of Tropica is an ""Unexplored Continent"". After Raymond left the ""Flash Gordon"" strip in 1944, his successors would add new characters and locations to Mongo. Austin Briggs created Kang the Cruel, the son of Ming. Kang would depose Barin and take over Mongo, resulting in Flash leading another rebellion. Mac Raboy created several new elements for the fictional planet's mythology, including giving Mongo two moons, Lunita and Exila, as well as the ice kingdom"
"series. She was portrayed as Ming the Merciless' daughter, who at first assists her father in battling Flash and company, but turns against him and joins the rebel forces of Mongo. She also has an elite guard of female warriors under her command known as the Witch-Women. After Ming is removed from power, the Witch-Women remain in Princess Aura's service. Princess Aura also initially resents Dale Arden and rejects Prince Barin's affections, but would become the former's friend and the latter's love interest as the series progressed. Consequently, her attraction to Flash is downplayed and does not resurface after her"
"enemy from Mongo, Ming the Merciless (Charles B. Middleton), whom they had believed dead, is still alive, and has formed an alliance with Azura (Beatrice Roberts), the Witch Queen of Mars. From Azura's planet, and under her protection, he is operating a gigantic Nitron ray that is destroying Earth's atmosphere. Azura's powers include the ability to transmute people into figures of living clay, condemned to live in darkened caves, and she is hated and feared by most of the population. Conversely, the Clay People, led by their King (C. Montague Shaw), know the secret of how to eliminate Azura's power,"
"Dale Arden Dale Arden is a fictional character, the fellow adventurer and love interest of Flash Gordon and a prototypic heroine for later female characters, including Princess Leia and Padme Amidala in ""Star Wars"". Flash, Dale and Dr. Hans Zarkov fight together against Ming the Merciless. Dale is Flash Gordon's constant companion in his adventures, as well as his one true love. The emperor Ming the Merciless is immediately attracted to her and the early strips were basically based on Flash’s heroic efforts to rescue Dale from Ming's many attempts to marry her. Filmation’s Flash Gordon’s Bible portrayed Dale Arden"
"name is Arthur King. Merlyn appears in Green Arrow's S.T.A.R. Labs Missions in """". Merlyn (DC Comics) Malcolm Merlyn (Arthur King), otherwise known as the Dark Archer, is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a deadly bow-wielding assassin and contract killer who serves as the archenemy of Green Arrow, though writers have developed him over the years as an adversary of other superheroes in the DC Universe as well, such as Batman and Black Canary. In addition, Merlyn is also the father of Tommy Merlyn. In 2012, the character made his"
"This mysterious crime lord and his henchmen threaten the world with acts of sabotage and wholesale murder in an effort to wreck the U. S. national defense. Columbia Pictures used their original serial ""The Spider's Web"" as the basic template for many of its early serials: the daring hero and his assistants adopt disguises to battle an exotic, secretive villain and his lawless gang. In ""The Spider Returns,"" The Gargoyle wears robes which would not look out of place being worn by Flash Gordon's longtime nemesis Ming the Merciless. Both serials feature a dramatic wardrobe enhancement to the Spider's original"
"Ringmaster (comics) The Ringmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The best known Ringmaster in the Marvel Universe is Maynard Tiboldt who debuted in ""Hulk"" #3. A villain known as the Ringmaster of Death appeared in ""Captain America Comics"" #5 (Aug 1941). This character also appeared much later in flashback in ""Captain America"" #112 (April 1969). The second Ringmaster is Maynard Tiboldt. Since his first appearance in ""Hulk"" #3, he has turned up as a somewhat pathetic and luckless opponent for virtually every hero in the Marvel universe, ranging from Spider-Man"
"Anti-Monitor The Anti-Monitor is a character, a comic book supervillain and the main antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries ""Crisis on Infinite Earths."" In 2009, Anti-Monitor was ranked as IGN's 49th greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. The Anti-Monitor first appeared in ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"" #2 (although he remained in shadow until ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"" #5) and was created by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, and Jerry Ordway. He was destroyed in ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"" #12 only to return after a long absence in ""Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special"" #1 (Aug. 2007). The Anti-Monitor is an"
"gained the ability to alter reality in a radius around him. Ringmaster (comics) The Ringmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The best known Ringmaster in the Marvel Universe is Maynard Tiboldt who debuted in ""Hulk"" #3. A villain known as the Ringmaster of Death appeared in ""Captain America Comics"" #5 (Aug 1941). This character also appeared much later in flashback in ""Captain America"" #112 (April 1969). The second Ringmaster is Maynard Tiboldt. Since his first appearance in ""Hulk"" #3, he has turned up as a somewhat pathetic and luckless opponent"
"defeat. A now darker Raiden brings them Shinnok's disembodied head as a warning for them not to attack Earthrealm. Liu Kang was the hero of the comic book adaptation of the ""Mortal Kombat"" series Malibu Comics. In the first miniseries, ""Blood and Thunder,"" his backstory was mostly kept intact as a Shaolin monk out to restore the tournament to their righteous owners, with the only difference being that he was not the chosen one to defeat Goro, which instead fell on twin monk brothers named Sing and Sang, two original characters created specifically for the comics; after they are killed"
"The Mekon The Mekon (of Mekonta) is the arch-enemy of the British comic book hero Dan Dare, first appearing in 1950 in the ""Eagle"" comic strip ""Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future"" and created by Frank Hampson. Apart from Dan Dare himself, he is the only character to appear in every one of the numerous versions of the comic strip that appeared in the ""Eagle"", ""2000 AD"" and Virgin Comics. In the 1950s, roughly every other story featured the Mekon. The Mekon was the ruler of the Treens of northern Venus, although he was ousted from this position at the"
"occasional ally and even a member of the X-Men at times. His character's early history has been compared with the civil rights leader Malcolm X and Jewish Defense League founder Meir Kahane. Magneto opposes the pacifist attitude of Professor X and pushes for a more aggressive approach to achieving civil rights. Magneto was ranked by IGN as the Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Sir Ian McKellen portrayed Magneto in five films of the ""X-Men"" film series, while Michael Fassbender portrayed a younger version of the character in three films. Magneto first appeared in the debut issue of ""X-Men"""
"balding, bespectacled scientist Hans Zarkov. Both Flash and Dale are children of United States Airforce personal. Flash's parents were American astronauts who were in space during Ming the Merciless initial assault on Earth and barely escaped his dimensional worm hole and ""space torpedos"" used by Mings forces. The trans-dimensional portal was placed there by Ming the Merciless, despot emperor of the planet Mongo, who hoped to provide open access for his invading armies. In this series, Ming had reptilian characteristics, and seemed to have a wife who was long dead (it was implied in some episodes that she had gone"
"Robert Wu Robert William Wu (born October 25, 1972) is an American actor, producer and writer. He played Ming, who transforms into a version of ""Ming the Merciless"", the arch-enemy of Flash Gordon, (during an hallucination that Sam J. Jones, the actor who plays Flash Gordon has) in Seth MacFarlane's film, ""Ted"" (2012). He has also worked with MacFarlane on episodes of ""Family Guy"", providing voices for several characters on the show. He also has appeared as the character Scooby/Wayne on multiple episodes of ""The Shield"". Wu was born in San Francisco, California on October 25, 1972. In addition to"
"TV series ""Tou du"". Wu has also provided his voice talents to videogames such as ""Resident Evil 6"", """", ""MAG"", ""L.A. Noire"", """", """", """" (the voice of David Nord/Agent Zero), ""Ready 2 Rumble Revolution"", """", ""Narc"", """", and Jet Li's ""Rise to Honor"". Robert Wu Robert William Wu (born October 25, 1972) is an American actor, producer and writer. He played Ming, who transforms into a version of ""Ming the Merciless"", the arch-enemy of Flash Gordon, (during an hallucination that Sam J. Jones, the actor who plays Flash Gordon has) in Seth MacFarlane's film, ""Ted"" (2012). He has also"
"adventurer who was the direct descendant of Jack and Moll. The celebrated anti-hero, ""The Steel Claw"" from the first issue, with his fantastic power of invisibility and the capability to electrocute his enemies, due to his body's ability to store electric current, would influence comic creators such as Alan Moore and David Lloyd. ""Mytek the Mighty"", a giant robot ape from issue 104, started out as a villain in the hands of a criminal named Gogra, but eventually became a hero who battled other robots and giant creatures. As well, a two-page text story titled ""Jason Hyde"" from issue 137,"
"by the Shadow King. He planned on killing the Battlezone's baron, Senator Kelly, but is stopped when X-Force rescues the X-Men. Shadow King The Shadow King (also known as Amahl Farouk) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is particularly associated with the X-Men family of comics. His nemesis is the X-Men's leader, Professor X, and he also figures into the backstory of the X-Man Storm. As originally introduced, Farouk was a human mutant from Egypt who used his vast telepathic abilities for evil, taking the alias Shadow King. Later writers established"
"as a joke because Ming is often criticised as a negative Chinese stereotype. The British surreal sketch show ""Big Train"" features a Ming style villain, portrayed by Mark Heap, going about mundane household tasks such as checking his answer phone and vacuuming. Charles B. Middleton's portrayal of Ming from the 1930s serials appears during the opening titles of the Spanish dramedy ""The Last Circus"" (2010) by Alex de la Iglesia, along with classic movie monsters such as the Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein's monster and Wolfman. George Lucas has cited Ming the Merciless as a basis for Emperor Palpatine and"
"Batman's greatest foes. Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the protagonist. It explores Luthor's motivations behind being a constant foe to the Man of Steel inside a city that has largely embraced him. Luthor views Superman as a demigod who looks down on humanity and believes that in order to ""save"" the human race from extraterrestrial threats, Superman must be stopped. At the onset of the"
"his vast wealth. He is intelligent, cunning, ruthless, and completely amoral. Leland McCauley Leland McCauley is the shared name of several fictional characters in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Universe. They have been frequent antagonists of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Leland McCauley III was a wealthy tycoon and industrialist, one of the richest men in the galaxy, though not quite as rich as Legion of Super-Heroes benefactor R.J. Brande. This caused him no end of envy, and he always considered Brande a rival, though Brande seems to have considered him more of an annoyance at first. The"
"Mordru the Merciless ""Mordru the Merciless"" is a story arc that was published by DC Comics, and was presented in ""Adventure Comics"" #369-370 (June–July 1968). It was written by Jim Shooter, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Jack Abel. The story arc features the first appearance of Mordru, arguably the most powerful enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. At the Legion of Super-Heroes' headquarters in the 30th century, Superboy, Duo Damsel, Mon-El and Shadow Lass race toward the Time Chamber, in an effort to escape the sorcerer Mordru, the Dark Lord. A being of near-limitless mystical power, Mordru conquered"
"adversary Skeletor's primary weapon is his intellect. He-Man He-Man is the principal superhero of a series of comic books and several animated television series, characterized by his superhuman strength. In most variations, he is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends attempt to defend the realm of Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor. In 1976, Mattel's CEO Ray Wagner declined a deal to produce a toyline of action figures based on the characters from the George Lucas film ""Star Wars,"" due to the $750,000 license required upfront. Following the commercial"