Prince Barin
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| Prince Barin | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | King Features Syndicate |
| Created by | Alex Raymond |
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| Supporting character of | Flash Gordon |
Prince Barinis a character in theFlash Gordonstories. He is king of a region ofMongocalled Arboria.[1]Barin becomes one of Flash's best friends, and is deeply in love withPrincess Aura.In his appearance, Barin resembles the character ofRobin Hood.[1]
Barin appears regularly in theFlash Gordoncomic strip, becoming the ruler of Mongo after Ming's overthrow.
In other media
[edit]Prince Barin was first portrayed byRichard Alexanderin the 1936Flash Gordonfilm serial.[2]He reprised the same role in the 1938 sequelFlash Gordon's Trip to Mars.In the 1940 sequelFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe,the role was portrayed byRoland Drew.
Alan Oppenheimerprovided the voice of Prince Barin in the 1979Filmationanimated series.[3]Here, Barin is depicted as a masterarcher,armed with arrows encasing any item they strike in ice. His fortress city in Arboria is highly advanced, and almost equal in technology to Mingo City. The city is protected by a defensive energy shield and by squadrons of formidable airships called Leaf Fighters. Barin also makes use of a gigantic tank-like drilling machine called the Mecha-Mole.
In 1980, Prince Barin was portrayed byTimothy Daltonin the filmFlash Gordonproduced byDino De Laurentiis.The prince becomes the heir to the throne of Mongo, but evilMing the Mercilesssteals 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,Dr.Hans ZarkovandPrince Vultanof the Hawkmen in order to overthrow Ming, and at the end he becomes Mongo's apparent ruler, and makes Vultan the leader of his armies.
Steve Bacicportrayed Prince Barin in the 2007Flash Gordontelevision series.[4]Although Ming plans a union between Barin and Aura at one point, the two despise each other and the wedding is called off following an assassination attempt by Barin on Ming. Barin is then saved from execution when Flash organizes a fake prophecy to imply that killing Barin would jeopardize Ming's rule.
References
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- ^ Harmon, Jim;Donald F. Glut(1973). "2." We Come from 'Earth', Don't You Understand? "".The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury.Routledge. pp. 29–35, 38.ISBN978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^Terrace, Vincent (10 January 2014).Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. - Vincent Terrace.McFarland.ISBN9780786486410.Retrieved2015-06-20.
- ^"Flash Gordon" Alliances "Review - IGN".Uk.ign. 2007-10-02.Retrieved2015-06-13.