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1. Ming the merciless movie#
2. Ming the merciless serial#
3. Ming the merciless series#
4. Ming the merciless free#

In the 1986 animated show Defenders of the Earth, a more unstable and green-skinned version of Ming the Merciless served as the main antagonist. He was dispised my most races on Mongo but exacted control over his subjects due to the hatred between those races. He would engage in personal combat more than Middleton's incarnation. In the series, he was known as a brilliant scientist and ruthless warlord who had a robot army to his disposal.

Ming the Merciless' voice was provided by the famed voice actor Alan Oppenheimer.

Ming the merciless series#

In 1979, Filmation produced an Flash Gordon animated series based on the comic strip. Ming the Merciless in Filmation's Flash Gordon. This interpretation of Ming became one of the most well-known in pop culture for years to come. Middleton reprised the role in two sequel serials: " Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars " (1938) and " Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe " (1940). Middleton. He was characterized as ruthless and slightly based on the character of Dr.

Ming the merciless serial#

When the comic strip got adapted in serial format for the cinema's in the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, the role of Ming the Merciless was played by the late Charles B. Ming's first appearance in 1934 by Alex Raymond.Įventually, Ming got overthrown by Flash and his allies during the ceremony of marriage. His daughter by the name of Princess Aura fell in love with Flash Gordon and joined him in his fight against her father. He forced Gordon into slavery and later forced him to fight in the arena. He got introduced as just "The Emperor" and immediately expressed desire to marry Flash's female companion Dale Arden. Ming the Merciless was introduced in the original 1934 run of the "Flash Gordon" comic strip written and drawn by the late Alex Raymond in the newspapers. In the 1980 Flash Gordon film, he was portrayed by the late Max von Sydow, who also played Joubert in Six Days of the Condor, Lamar Burgess in Minority Report, Varden Reynard in Rush Hour 3, Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Never Say Never Again and Brewmeister Smith in Strange Brew. He has become a staple of the "Flash Gordon" mythos appearing in every incarnation. Soon, Emperor Ming's megalomaniacal views brought him in conflict with the earthlings. When Flash Gordon and his companions, scientist Hans Zarkov and Dale Arden traveled to Mongo to prevent its collision with Earth, they were captured by Emperor Ming's forces. He is the blasphemous and tyrannical dictator of the planet, who is bent on the conquest of the planet Earth. He is the Emperor of Mongo and the archenemy of Flash Gordon. Ming the Merciless, also simply known as Ming or Emperor Ming, is the main antagonist of the Flash Gordon franchise. Here you can see the back pleats that extend from the tailored back and give the train shape and fullness.I like to play with things a while, before annihilation. The collar – which was created from multiple layers of haircloth, muslin, Sculpt-or-Coat and finished with gold sequin material on the front and the robe’s red taffeta on the back – is tested over the re-cut of the upper part of the robe and mandarin collar.Ī shot of the robe during construction. The train and back pleats are visible here as well as the sleeve fullness and wings and the first incarnation of the mandarin collar. This image shows the muslin fitting version of the robe.

Ming the merciless free#

The back was cut in a tailored fashion so that, even though it was free from the belt, it would remain fitted. I decided to go with an elongated frock coat style with a belt that went through slits in the side so that it would keep the front of the costume close to the body and still leave the back free to train and drape without impediment. The client was a very tall man – I would guess 6’5″ – 6’7″ and wanted a train and a costume that could be worn without the collar.

The first thing I did was a sketch that would outline the seams, accessories and overall fit and style of the garment.

Ming the merciless movie#

While he wanted the costume to be true to the movie version for the most part, he did have a few stipulations and also wanted to create the costume on a budget. He was the groom and his fiancee was having the Dale costume created on her own. This page outlines the process of creating a Ming the Merciless costume for a guy who was having a Flash Gordon wedding.