Prince Thun
Prince Thun is a male extraterrestrial characters who features in Flash Gordon.
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Biography
Prince Thun was a male member of the Lion Men race that inhabited the planet Mongo.
The Lion Men were shown as living in tents and using 'space gyro' aircraft, which are capable of defeating Ming's rocket ships in aerial combat. The Lion Men also have access to artillery, and are shown to own a mortar gun capable of destroying a small city. Thun helped Flash Gordon twice in stopping Ming marrying Dale.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Prince Thun was a young male Lion Man with leonine features.
His father was King Jugrid who was the ruler of the Lion Men and one of the three mightiest rulers of Mongo.
Powers and abilities
Thun possessed all the abilities of a typical member of the Lion Man race.
Notes
- Prince Thun was created by Alex Raymond where he was created by King Features Syndicate Flash Gordon (February 11, 1934).
In other media
Television
- In Flash Gordon, Prince Thun appeared in the setting of the 1979 Filmation animated television series where he was voiced by actor Allan Melvin. Thun appeared as a literal lion man, with a lion's head and claws on a human body. He was referred to as a king, rather than a prince. Thun is the first of Flash's allies on Mongo, and the most loyal and steadfast.
- Originally, Thun was voiced by actor Ted Cassidy, however, he died before production of the series so the role was recast with Allan Melvin providing the voice.
- In Flash Gordon, Prince Thun did not appear in the 1996 animated television series but was instead replaced by Princess Thundar. She was depicted as a literal lion-person who was a teenager and worked with Flash, Dale Arden and Prince Talon of the Hawk-People to overthrow Ming.
Films
- In Flash Gordon, a character named Prince Thun appeared in the 1980 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor George Harris. This version appeared as a clean-shaven human who was referred to as the Prince of Ardentia. When he offered his loyalty 'without measure', Ming the Merciless commanded him to fall on his sword. Instead, he attacked Ming and was destroyed, paralyzed by Ming's probe and then stabbed with his sword by Ming revealing him to have blue blood.
Appearances
- Flash Gordon: (1934)
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