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Ming the Merciless is a fictional character who first appeared in the
Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials, television series and
film adaptation. Ming is depicted as a ruthless
tyrant who rules the planet
Mongo.
[1] In
Alex Raymond's comic strip, when the heroic
Flash Gordon and his friends land on the
fictional planet Mongo, they find it ruled by an
evil emperor, a
despot who quickly becomes their enemy.
[2][3] He was not named at first, only being known as the
Emperor until six weeks later, when his name was revealed to be "Ming".
[4]
The capital of his empire is named Mingo City in his honour. In addition to his army, Ming is shown to have access to a wide variety of science fiction gadgets, ranging from rocket ships to death rays to robots. Though evil, he has his weaknesses, which include a desire to marry Flash's beautiful companion, Dale Arden.[2] Ming's daughter Princess Aura is as evil as he is when the series begins, but is eventually reformed by her love for Flash, and later for Prince Barin of Arboria. Back to me:
